Call of Duty has a wide assortment of weapons catering to many playstyles, but the player base in Modern Warfare 3 is already over one such piece of gear—the Riot Shield. After just two weeks of it taking over multiplayer, the community is calling for massive nerfs to the melee weapon.
Discussion was sparked among the community after a player shared a clip of their experience on the MW3 subreddit today. The clip sees the player spot an enemy with a Riot Shield out behind the gas silos on Scrapyard. They lined up a shot but as the Riot Shield is impenetrable, it wouldn’t amount to anything. In the blink of an eye, the enemy then stowed the shield to throw a knife at the player, instantly killing them.