Being a multiplayer-focused franchise for the best part of two decades now,Call of Dutyhas had its fair share of imbalances over the years, from weapons to Killstreaks to cosmetics. But by far some of the most controversialCall of Dutyimbalances have come from the series' vast array of multiplayer Perks. Designed to grant the player various advantages in battle,Call of Duty’s Perks haven’t always functioned how they were meant to, or even worse, their intended function has only led to pure frustration.
Martyrdom is one of the best examples of this, letting the player essentially get instant revenge on their killer for free. Scrambler is another infamousCall of DutyPerk, designed to obscure the enemy’s radar to hide the player, but ironically reveal exactly where they are in the process. But above them all sits Last Stand, widely regarded as one ofthe worst Perks inCall of Dutyhistoryresponsible for causing some real trauma. And if recent leaks are to be believed, fans might have to relive some of those traumatic memories once again, with Last Stand potentially coming toCall of Duty2024.
Having Last Stand in Call of Duty 2024 Could Be Detrimental
Last Stand Is One of the Most Hated Perks in Call of Duty History
Technically originally used by AI enemies during the veryfirstCall of Dutycampaign, the Last Stand Perk sees players enter a prone downed state whenever they receive enough damage that would have normally killed them. In most iterations of Last Stand, downed players automatically swap to whatever sidearm they have equipped, where they have the opportunity to get immediate revenge on their killer. Downed players can be killed properly by simply shooting them again, or by throwing a grenade in their general vicinity.
When Last Stand was first introduced back in 2007’sCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, it gained immediate infamy, and despite that, it continued to appear throughout the entire franchise in various forms, gaining even more notoriety over the years to the point where its name sends shivers down many fans' spines. There are several major reasons whyCall of Duty’s Last Stand Perkis hated so much.
The most prominent of these is that it practically guarantees the user a free revenge kill, as although a downed player can be killed easily, that brief window of invincibility between standing and prone allows most players to lock onto their killer and start shooting, often long before the attacker even realizes they had the Perk equipped. Another reason Last Stand is hated intheCall of Dutycommunityis that many of its iterations allowed teammates to easily steal a player’s kill, with it only counting as a full kill if the downed player is finished off. This was eventually fixed inModern Warfare Remastered, but it remained a prominent issue with the Perk for years.
A similar Deathstreak named Final Stand appeared in bothModern Warfare 2andModern Warfare 3, allowing players to enter a downed state and even fully revive themselves, which obviously caused its own controversy back in the day.
Last Stand Is Terrible In Every Iteration
InCall of Duty: World at WarandBlack Ops, an alternate version of the Perk named Second Chance appeared. A unique quirk of this iteration of the Perk was that it allowed players with the Perk equipped to revive one another from their downed state. However, this quirk came with its own annoyances.
It was too often the case that players with Second Chance on wouldn’t be revived, resulting in them just sitting there for 30 seconds while they slowly bled out. It was also irritating to be on the other end of Second Chance, with the player thinking they’d downed an enemy only to see them revived back to full health a few seconds later.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
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The war has changed. Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience. The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world. In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features. In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet
