Back in 2016, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered released alongside Infinite Warfare, completely remastering the iconic single-player and multiplayer modes that defined a generation. When it came to the release of the long-rumored Modern Warfare 2 Remastered, Activision chose a different route by omitting the Multiplayer and Spec Ops modes from the remaster entirely and instead promised to bring forward fan-favorite maps from the series to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, to avoid splitting the player base any further between the current game and the battle royale, Call of Duty: Warzone.
It's already been confirmed in the roadmap for Season 3 of Modern Warfare that a remake of the map Hardhat would be coming later in the season, the first remade map from 2011's Modern Warfare 3. Hardhat follows a number of beloved maps that have already been remade including Modern Warfare Remastered's Vacant, Shipment, Crash, and Backlot, and Modern Warfare 2's Rust and Scrapyard. If Infinity Ward plans to continue releasing fan-favorite maps from previous games in the series, here's a few ideas from MW3 that would be perfect for future seasons.
Seatown
When Activision announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare would be a soft-reboot of the popular series following poor reception to Call of Duty: Ghosts and Infinite Warfare, it made perfect sense. The original Modern Warfare set a new standard for the next generation of first-person shooters, and to this day Modern Warfare 3 remains as the highest-selling game in the franchise. Maps like Seatown illustrate everything MW3 did right back in its day, focusing on fast-paced gameplay and balanced map design that allowed players to choose how they wanted to play. Seatown has already been remade for Call of Duty Online, but considering it's only available in China, it's a befitting staple for Modern Warfare.
Overwatch
Back when Modern Warfare 3 was the latest game in the series, Activision introduced a paid subscription service called Call of Duty Elite, where DLC maps were released individually on a monthly basis with traditional map packs coming later. Some might say the now-defunct service was ahead of its time. Designed as MW3's take on the popular Highrise map, Overwatch was released as part of the second DLC drop for the game and is set atop a highrise apartment building in Lower Manhattan, New York, during sunset. We don't know what's coming beyond Season 3 of Modern Warfare,but Overwatch would be a good addition to the roadmap.
Dome
Every Call of Duty game always releases with at least one small, close-quarters map that generally ends up being iconic to either the series or at least that game. And while it's unlikely Infinity Ward would ever add the famous Treyarch map, Nuketown, it has slowly added all of its own iconic maps including Modern Warfare Remastered's Shipment and Modern Warfare 2's Rust. That leaves only Modern Warfare 3 to complete the trilogy and round out the reboot. Infinity Ward released Shipment released during Season 1 and Rust during Season 2. How about Modern Warfare 3's Dome for Season 4 of Modern Warfare?
Arkaden
Although not nearly on the same level as Call of Duty: Ghosts, one common complaint about the multiplayer mode for Modern Warfare is how big a lot of the maps are, which is why there's a common trend with the maps in this list being small to medium-sized maps. With Warzone and Ground War available, Modern Warfare needs to focus on 6v6 and 2v2 Gunfight if it wants to cater to the needs of all players. Arkaden is one of those maps that was beloved during the MW3 days and deserves another shot in the limelight, plus it would help solve the ongoing issue of Modern Warfare maps being too large.
Underground
Underground was the first multiplayer map ever shown for Modern Warfare 3, being featured prominently in the original reveal trailer. Despite the single-player campaign exploring the Westminster underground train station and the fact that the multiplayer map is named after the famous tube system, Underground never actually goes underground. Instead, the fight takes place on the streets in London, fit with gloomy grey skies, tight corridors, and a solid design for addition to Modern Warfare.
Fallen
Set in the streets of an abandoned apartment complex near the town of Pripyat, Ukraine, Fallen's setting is based on the fallout of the infamous 1986 Chernobyl disaster which also served as inspiration for the fan-favorite single-player mission, All Ghillied Up from Modern Warfare Remastered. Fallen perfectly captures the ghost-town atmosphere of Pripyat, and provides players with a perfect mixture of close-quarters and long-range combat that makes it perfect for all modes from Free For All to Domination and Search and Destroy.
Activision is yet to officially unveil Call of Duty 2020; however, if recent rumors are to believed, it looks like the game may end up being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Should that be the case, now would be the perfect time for Activision and Infinity Ward to double down on support for both Modern Warfare and Warzone. Rummage through the library of maps MWR, MW2, and MW3 and delivers on the promise of bringing the full multiplayer experience forward.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.