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The Call of Duty series is Activision's flagship IP, and the series has launched dozens of titles at a rate of one title per year. The latest title, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, is expected to be released on October 25 and has topped the Steam weekly sales charts many times in recent months.

However, in recent days, "Call of Duty" has been unexpectedly bombarded with negative reviews from players. However, the target is not "Black Ops 6", but "Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered" released in 2017.

The reviews of "Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered" on Steam in the past 30 days have been "overwhelmed with negative reviews", with the number of negative reviews increasing by more than 1,000 per day. The 7% positive review rate is lower than the recently controversial "Bad Encounters 2" and the always stable "Three Kingdoms". The reason for this situation is that the official stopped a mod work.

"Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered" is a remastered version developed by Activision for the "Modern Warfare" series. This game has many classic COD characters including Soap, Ghost and Price. At that time, the development team comprehensively upgraded the graphics and gameplay of the single-player campaign part of the original game.

Because this version is so classic, some folk Mod authors wanted to do their part and developed a Mod called "H2M".

It is reported that this mod will include more than 50 new maps, including an updated progress system, new accessories and camouflages not included in the original game, and a brand new interpretation of the original game's multiplayer mode. Therefore, many old players have high expectations for "H2M".

Because of the development of this mod, many players recently bought "Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered", which boosted its sales. It also seems that in order to cater to players, Activision has also opened a discount for the game.

After some efforts, the completed "H2M" was originally scheduled to be launched today. However, a sudden update shattered the players' expectations. Earlier today, "H2M" released a dynamic statement saying: "Our team members received a cease and desist order from Activision representatives to the H2M-Mod project. We will comply with this order and immediately and permanently cease all operations."

The reason for banning the release of "H2M" was not explained in the post, but this move inevitably angered players. Because no matter from which angle you look at it, this ban is unreasonable.

First, H2M is not profitable as a free mod author; second, the emergence of mods boosted the sales of the game itself, otherwise Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered would not have had a second spring. In the eyes of players, Activision's approach is like what Sheffield did to Ghost.

At present, there are more than 10 million discussions on this topic on the Internet. On the Reddit forum, Activision's administrators have been deleting so many posts that they are tired. However, the official has not yet made an official response. As the incident becomes more popular, perhaps Activision will be able to give players a reasonable explanation next.

So what do you have to say about this?