Call of Duty Dev talks Advanced Warfare changes


Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare brings such major changes to the series that one of its key developers even says, 'You've never played Call of Duty this way before.' That quote comes from Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey, who said during a recent Best Buy Google Hangout that having three years to develop Advanced Warfare meant the studio had more time than ever before for experimentation.


'I think that was really what that extra year gave us, the chance to break a few things,' he said. 'To maybe alienate a few ideas to bring Sledgehammer's take to Call of Duty. And maybe push boundaries further than people were comfortable and then pull it back if we went too far.'


A big change already known to the players is the inclusion of the exosuit, which will give characters super human abilities on the battlefield, something that hasn't been tried in the series till now. Though Advanced Warfare does push things forward with the exosuit, Condrey assured fans that it will not stop the game feel like part of the series.


'It feels like Call of Duty and everything about that gun-on-gun action that you know and love; and high production values of campaign,' he said. 'But, you've never played Call of Duty this way before.'


Condrey also explained the Pick 13 system and the Scorestreak customization in the multiplayer. Introduced in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Scorestreaks function very similarly to Killstreaks, but award perks for reaching a certain score in a single life, rather than for a specific kill count. Scorestreaks are now fully integrated into the game's Pick 13 system, and can be customized to suit specific styles of play. Advanced Warfare will enable players to select up to four Scorestreaks at once, or to pass on them completely in order to save points. The customization option also lets gamers change items to their own specifications, like changing the remote turret to have secondary firepower such as rockets.


Advanced Warfare is the first Call of Duty game developed on Activision's new, three-year cycle for the extremely popular franchise. In announcing the new schedule earlier this year, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg said this move will allow developers to have extra time to not only create new features to help push the franchise forward, but also they can spend more time polishing each game.


Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare launches November 4 for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC.


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