Spawn trapping and camping on MW3

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How can you prevent spawn camping on MW3 in game modes like Demolition? It's very annoying and ends up ruining the game. Is there any good counter to spawn campers?

Best Answer

Unfortunately, you can't prevent it. This has been a problem in game modes like Demolition for at least the past few years.

What people do is, they will bomb one of the sites (or allow it to be bombed) and then gang up and sit right next to where everyone on the other team's spawn points are. They will kill you as soon as you spawn by standing behind the default spawn locations and shooting or knifing anyone who appears there. Eventually the higher tier killstreaks unlock, and then in addition to people standing in the spawn, there are choppers and other air support mowing people down left and right.

I tend to avoid these game types for this very reason. People who play are generally more interested in boosting than in actually playing the game. However, sometimes it's worth it (ie, to complete a challenge or unlock a title/emblem). Here's what I would suggest:

  • If you join a game in progress, check the score before you choose your class. If the score is super lopsided or one or more players have 50+ kills, it's likely to be a group who is spawn trapping, so quit and search again.
  • If you join a lobby before the game, watch for groups of people with the same tag or who are all in a party together/on each other's friends lists. It takes a good 3-5 people to properly spawn trap, so it's a common warning sign.
  • Also check the scores from the previous game if they're still being shown. Very high scores are also indicative of spawn trapping.

It's my opinion that the gametype is fundamentally broken, and has been for several iterations of the game. The developers haven't shown any interest in changing it to fix this problem, so if you enjoy Demolition (or similar lobbies) be ready to deal with spawn campers/trappers.

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