Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has a full campaign that picks up immediately where the story left off in Modern Warfare 2, but this year’s game will include the new Open Combat missions. A Call of Duty blog post reveals how these new mission types will work, and here’s everything you need to know.
Most of the missions found in Modern Warfare 3 will be the typical, linear style of play, but a handful of Open Combat missions will greatly expand the playable area, offering you more choice in how you complete your task.
During these missions you’ll still have a fixed objective, but the blog says you’ll have “endless possibilities” for completing them. In your first playthrough of an Open Combat mission, you’ll be assigned a starting loadout according to the mission’s narrative, including the Spotter Scope to better scan the environment for enemy threats, tagging enemies, locating equipment, and discovering information about points of interest.