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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) – How To Disable Haptics

Ghost in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Credit: Activision

This Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) guide explains how to disable haptics and trigger effects.

Call of Duty has been living in the shadow of the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot over the last two years. But that’s all set to change with the upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Its campaign is available now while multiplayer will be launching on October 28th. Players are curious about the new features and changes they are now seeing for the first time.

Of course, people are already wondering about the optimum controller setup in Modern Warfare II.

When you’re trying to up your game in CoD, it’s important to explore all the options available to you. This includes the various controller settings you can tweak to your liking.

A divisive new feature of modern console controllers is haptics. For those who don’t know, haptics include things like trigger effects and immersive vibration.

How To Disable Haptics in Modern Warfare 2
Credit: Activision

The PlayStation 5’s revolutionary DualSense controller adds a new level of realism to the Call of Duty experience. With haptics enabled, triggers have resistance when firing like a real weapon. They also vibrate as the weapon fires.

While many players love this feature, some do not. They claim it puts the player at a disadvantage, particularly in multiplayer. As a result, they want to know how to turn off haptics and trigger effects altogether.

So, let’s go over how to disable haptics in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

How To Disable Haptics In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)

While many love the level of immersion controller haptics bring, it is understandable that they aren’t for everyone.

Thankfully, it is possible to customise or completely turn off controller haptics in Modern Warfare 2.

Modern Warfare 2 How To Disable Haptics and Trigger Effects
Trigger Effect and haptics option in Settings.

This is how to disable haptics in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Press the Options/Menu button and go to ‘Settings’. Select ‘Controller’ and go to the ‘Inputs’ section. Change the ‘Trigger Effect’ option to ‘Off’. This will disable controller haptics and trigger effects.

If you do not want to turn off haptics entirely, you can choose the ‘Weapon Fire Threshold’ option. This is the ‘click’ effect you get when pushing in the trigger to fire.

And there you have it – you now know how to disable haptics in Modern Warfare 2.

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