Summary
Over the years, the customization options available inCall of Dutyhave changed in a number of ways. Things started simple with weapon camos, calling cards, and emblems before new additions like the emblem editor started to shake things up. However, changes like that editor have come and gone.Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s character customizationthat allowed players to adjust every piece of their soldier’s gear quickly faded away, as did the face paint fromBlack Ops 4. AsCall of Dutyadds and removes customization options like finishing moves and watches, it will hopefully inch closer to reviving player creativity.
When thinking about players expressing themselves in theCall of Dutyfranchise, a few things likely come to mind. The aforementioned emblem editor would be great to see again, as would the Paint Shop fromthe beloved entryBlack Ops 2that let players make custom weapon skins. Theater mode and its many screenshots and clips would be another thing to revive. However, when it comes to something new, there is one great option that remains on the table: custom calling cards.
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Call of Duty Calling Card Customization Would Be a Game Changer
Despite only having a few dozen layers and a limited number of shapes to work with, gamers accomplished some amazing things withCall of Duty’s emblem editor. Superheroes like Deadpool and Batman, animated characters like Goku and SpongeBob,tributes toCoDZombiesand games outside the franchise - fans could do it all. All throughout YouTube, players can find old emblem tutorial videos, showing how passionate players were about the system. As such, it is fun to think about how much could be done if players had an entire calling card’s worth of space to work with.
While custom emblems were great, players only had a small square to play with, meaning that they were a bit limited as to what exactly could be made. While close-ups of single characters were doable, or one big item, that was about it. Similarly, players could not do much with backgrounds and environments. With customCall of Dutycalling cards, though, players could really shake things up. An emblem focusing on Finn fromAdventure Timecould be crafted, with the Land of Oo and other characters spread throughout the calling card. Alternatively, an image could start in the emblem and continue through the card, like Batman throwing a Batarang in the emblem and the gadget traveling across the card to hit Joker on the other end.
To make an emblem and calling card editor more in-depth,Treyarch, Infinity Ward, or Sledgehammer Games could add emblem editor pieces to the progression system. Every few levels a player progresses, they could get access to some new pieces for emblem creation. Additionally, instead of just letting players view the best emblems through the in-game theater,Call of Dutycan allow players to download them if the creators give permission. This way, there would be a reason to constantly search up new emblems, and players who lack time or artistic talent would not need to slowly copy a guide off the internet.
Unfortunately, just like with the NSFW emblem designs that sawCall of Duty’s emblem editor being retired, there would be a concern about offensive calling card designs. Still, with inappropriate names being seen inCall of Dutyalready, it seems odd to remove a feature that a majority of the player base will use correctly. Players can simply report rude players like they used to, and thanks toRicochet anti-cheat, it may now be possible to easily detect offensive emblem designs, stopping them before they are even finished.
HadCall of Duty’s custom emblemsstuck around, a calling card editor likely would have happened eventually. Unfortunately, that was not the case, with the series returning to official designs only followingCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Though there are certainly some neat designs available that have been crafted byCall of Duty’s developers, players can no longer express themselves in the same way and celebrate the things they love via emblems. Hopefully, the emblem editor returns one day alongside a calling card editor, as having both features at once would allow creative players to make designs that are more stunning than ever before.
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