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Modern Warfare 4 players declare 'broken' on DMZ perk that lets you self-revive after full death
Some hate that you can't know an enemy's truly dead in DMZ.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's big extraction mode DMZ has been out for one day, so it's a bit early to make sweeping declarations about balance, but even I'm raising an eyebrow at an operator trait that the internet is already calling broken.
That's "broken" in the "so overpowered it shouldn't exist" way, not the "literally doesn't work way," though when you see Possum in action, it does give the impression of a bug.
As someone who's been around the extraction shooter block, it's a very powerful trump card. It doesn't take that long to get, either: If you beeline straight to it on the Warfighter skill tree, you can do it in a handful of matches.
To be clear, this is not the same as reviving yourself during the DBNO (down but not out) state, which anyone can do from level 1: Possum means you can be a cold, dead, lootable body, and then suddenly spring back to life.
I'm not surprised folks are panicky about the prospect of playing around lobbies full of Possum players. There's already one clip circulating (per xFleXy_ on X) of someone fully killing a player, turning their back to fight other nearby enemies, then getting shot in the back by the guy they just killed.
Umm I kill & finish the guy in the white skin and then he suddenly pops up and kills me??? @InfinityWard @CallofDutyCM https://t.co/XFrgD6MRCIOctober 20, 2026
That's the nightmare scenario, though the perk has drawbacks that xFleXy could've exploited if they'd known Possum existed. The self-revive isn't quick, and once it's done they still have to pick themselves up from DBNO with a tourniquet. If the killer is paying attention when that first step happens, they can easily end them for good before they stand back up.
I reckon Infinity Ward didn't envision folks using the perk to instantly turn the table on a lost fight. Per the name, you're likely meant to sit still, play dead, then self-revive after your corpse has been picked clean and the killers have moved on. You lose some stuff, but you escape with your operator (which can be expensive to replace). Call of Duty YouTuber JGOD demonstrated this use case in his own video.