Activision has confirmed slide cancelling returns for Modern Warfare 3 with the release of an obvious tease sent to Call of Duty influencers.
Warzone streamer Swagg received a package over the weekend that included a pair of slides, a can, and a call phone. What could it possibly mean? Slide-Can-Cell.
Not that further evidence was required, but Swagg also received a text message that sealed the deal: “You’ll be expected to move more quickly in Al Mazrah.” Al Mazrah is the fictional setting of last year’s Modern Warfare 2.
Slide Cancelling is back ?? W or L? pic.twitter.com/PJ4f5uwfSO
— FaZe Swagg ☢️ (@Swagg) August 7, 2023
Slide cancelling is a long-running movement option in the Call of Duty series that high-skilled players use to avoid enemy fire. It involves cancelling the slide animation, thus resetting your tactical sprint and maintaining momentum even as you slide about.
Slide cancelling was in the original Warzone and 2019’s Modern Warfare, but for Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward stopped it from working as it used to (you can't slide cancel out of a tactical sprint), sparking a vociferous debate among the player base. While the community came up with their own way of performing slide cancels in both games, these methods involve more inputs and are not as powerful. Modern Warfare 3, then, looks set to U-turn on slide cancelling, speeding up movement in the process.
Activision will announce Modern Warfare 3 this week after a number of leaks revealed weapons and even key art. A Modern Warfare 3 event is set to happen within battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone at some point.
Image credit: Twitter / @Swagg
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
