MW3 players slam “painful” Mimic Skull grind in Horde Hunt event
ActivisionMW3 and Warzone added a new zombie-themed event in Season 2, Horde Hunt. It has many rewards up for grabs, but players feel getting them is too much hard work, so they are asking developers to dial down on the “toxic retention farm” grind.
MW3 Season 2 added plenty of multiplayer content to the shooter, as well as a new zombie event in Horde Hunt. As usual, it has players kill zombies and collect their parts such as Skulls. But, you’ll need hundreds of them for rewards, and players aren’t liking the hustle.
One of the weekly challenges in Horde Hunt tasks you to collect 200 Skulls of Mimics. Players were already disappointed with the reward for the challenge, and are now asking the devs to reduce the required amount of skulls.
Reddit user ‘Inevitable-Ocelot639’ made a post in the ModernWarfareIII subreddit that described the event as the “worst grind added to [the] game.” The OP points out that farming Skull is “not feasible on zombies” and that it “destroys the good casual vibes that Hordepoint should provide.”
Many players agreed with the OP, as a user wrote, “I side with OP in this one. The devs just ain’t about that QoL. Everything is such a fu**ng painful grind in this game.” Another user pointed out a different issue with the event: “The event is stupid because it doesn’t even do the bare minimum of differentiating between the 3 different types of skulls in the in-game counter.”
Given how the rewards had already left many MW3 players disappointed, multiple comments said it wasn’t worth the grind either, “The reward is not worth it, just don’t go for it man.”
Some, meanwhile, said it is easier on certain game modes: “Got quite alot in resurgence tonight playing in a quad, jumped up a considerable number and got completed.” Others, more or less, said it was the “most ridiculous grind,” but you can ease it up considerably if you play Warzone.
If you need help with the event, check out our guide on how to find & kill Mimics, or details on
Zombies Threat Zones.