The developers behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare have responded to complaints that the beta doesn’t feature a mini-map, saying “we hear you loud and clear.”
Multiplayer mode in all the previous Call of Duty games has featured a constant mini-map, which allows players to see where they are in an area, spot enemy gunfire, and sync up with teammates. However, in the Modern Warfare beta the mini-map is only available as a two killstreak reward called “Personal Radar.”
After players complained on Reddit about the loss of what had become a valuable tool, communications manager Ashton Williams wrote a post saying “Okay….let’s talk about minimap.
Source: IGN.com Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Dev Responds to Mini-Map Complaints