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This week (of Dec 11, 2011) Modern Warfare 3 came out with the Playlist for DROP ZONE. If you haven’t played it yet, you must, it can get you leveled up and prestiged in no time………….LOTS of points to be had here Read How to play, then recommendations then check video below to get an idea of how fun, or frustrating this mode can be.

How do you play it?
Well, the objective is similar to Headquarters, somewhat. An area will appear on map, at first always in the middle of your spawn points (yours & enemies). It will be a red circle with reddish halo around that circle and as soon as any team gets there, they will receive a care package. So don’t worry about Killstreaks, there ARE NONE in this mode, just the Care Packages that get dropped. Whomever gets awarded the CP, they can quickly aquire the CP; however, you teammates & enemies can capture it also, just takes longer. Also while a team has control of cirlce, you will receive 20 points for EACH team member in the circle per SECOND…..THIS ADDS UP FAST. This is why you want a team that plays as a team (no lone wolfs here, if you want points) You still get 50 points per kill also, but the big points come from being in the Drop Zone.

A note on the DZ, After game has stared and someone has entered the DZ, it gets VERY busy around there, because the Spawn points for both teams are typically very close to the DZ. Also I’ve noticed that when we have be ahead in points a lot (or maybe it’s because we’ve won so many in a row) that when new DZ pops up….(They rotate appx every 2 minutes or so) that it spawns the losing team ON TOP OF the new DZ, my guess is IW/Sledgehammer trying to keep it exciting, just take note of it, tell us if you noticed this too.

Recommendations for Drop Zone on MW3:
As stated before, this requires team play, so here are some tips that at least SOME of your teammates have available.
TROPHY SYSTEM: This saves you a** when Predators, Javelins, Nade Launchers, regular Nades come flying in!
JAVELIN: Can be used to Multi-Kill another team not using Trophy system, or to knock stuff obtained by CP’s out of the sky.
TACTICAL INSERTION: This can keep you even CLOSER to the action.
RIOT SHIELD: This can protect you from the onslaught and keep your team in control of DZ. (Recommend Scavenger & Throwing Knife with this setup)
BLAST SHIELD PRO: Lots of explosives in the DZ!
SITREP: Lets you identify enemy “Fake” CP Bombs, before you try to steal them and get blown up.

So these are a few tips. Try to create a team where some are fast (so they can get to DZ first), some that can absorb explosive damage, and 1 or 2 that are “shooters” This is fast and stressful game, and if played as a team your KDR will suffer; however, you will get MAD POINTS.

If you’ve played this, share your setups, curious if I’ve missed some awesome setup item

In the video, you’ll note my score is not HUGE, because it seemed pretty quick; however, there have been plenty of 5k-8k matches without any challenges, so good luck and level up! (OH, and before anybody asks….YES a trophy system CAN take out a predator & Javelin!)

Checking my Facebook this morning I noted two videos posted by some fellow veterans, former “Shipmates” of mine, Lou Tardona Jr. and Jerry Powell. I wanted to share them with you, to help us remember our Military that “stands to wall” and “keeps watch” during this Christmas season (as well as 24/7/365) giving us the security and freedoms to enjoy our time off to play a game (Call of Duty) that they live in real life. So when you open your presents this Christmas and find that “Santa” has brought you an Xbox or PS3 along with “Modern Warfare 3″ pause for a moment and reflect while you play this fantasy of being a soldier that REAL ones are out there giving you the ability to enjoy this game with “no worries” because they are currently “Standing Guard” for us. Thank you to all current serving Military and Veterans, Peace be with you, and YOU will be thought of this Christmas Season

“Soldiers Silent Night”

“LT. DAN BAND: FOR THE COMMON GOOD – A Letter Home”

*Note on the Video “Letters from Home” you may also want to check out where this comes from, it’s a Documentary with Gary Sinise (LT. Dan of Forest Gump”) proceeds go to help Gary support our Troops. Check it out. LT. Dan Band The Movie!.

Activision Studios: Sledghammer Games and Infinity Ward’s Joint venture “Modern Warfare 3″ has just busted though yet another record, beating out Avatar (the movie) for generating over $1,000,0000,000 in sales the fastest. Avatar did it in 17 days, which MW3 beat by ONE day. Congratulations Activision, now lets take some of that money and apply it towards getting ELITE to work properly $ounds like a good idea to me, LOL. Really though great job guys/gals.
Partial Press release below.

Press Release:

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare™ 3 crossed the $1 billion mark in sales since its launch on November 8, 2011, according to Charttrack and retail customer sell-through information. Highlighting the trend of interactive entertainment gaining a greater hold of audiences worldwide, the game achieved this milestone in just 16 days, eclipsing the record set in 2009 by the feature film “Avatar,” which reached the $1 billion milestone in 17 days.

While 2011 box office revenue is on the decline — down 4 percent this year at $9.4 billion, compared with $9.8 billion in 2010 — the number of people purchasing and participating in gaming is on the rise, with no sign of slowing.(1) With more than 30 million gamers, the Call of Duty community now exceeds the combined populations of the cities of New York, London, Tokyo, Paris and Madrid.