A small but hugely welcome addition to the CoD series comes in the form of the firing range. Say you're in the lobby waiting for the next match to start and want to try out a new weapon? Just select it, then hit the firing range button, and you'll be quickly transported (without a single loading screen, impressively) to said range, where you can shoot the weapon to your heart's content. This is a huge improvement over having to simply pick a weapon and hope for the best, having to wait to try it out on the battlefield, which can be frustrating if it turns out to be a dud and you've made no other custom classes. It may seem like a tiny little fix, yet it says to gamers that Sledgehammer aren't just interested in the big picture, but also the small things which, when added up, can be either supremely detrimental or complimentary to a game depending on their inclusion or exclusion.
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