Today, the community is kept alive by nostalgia, the superior precision of mouse and keyboard, and a thriving modding scene that has fixed many of the original game's shortcomings.

Before diving into technicalities, it is crucial to understand why MW3 holds a special place in PC gaming history. Following the massive success of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 , MW3 was the first title developed jointly by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games. It took the "cinematic blockbuster" formula and refined it to a razor's edge.

If you have fond memories of raining down airstrikes with the AC-130 or knifing your way through a lobby of quick-scopers, reinstall MW3 on your PC today. The veteran community is waiting for you in the server browser, and the lobby is still as intense as it was in 2011.