Al Bagra Fortress Control is a frustrating, dreaded map and mode combination, and fans want to know if it is getting removed from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Ranked Play.

Since MW2's release, Fortress Control has received harsh criticism from casual and professional players. 100 Thieves co-owner, Jack "CouRageJD" Dunlop, tweeted, "I can say with 100% certainty that Al Bagra Fortress Control is the WORST game mode in Call of Duty history."

The map's unforgiving spawns allow for virtually unbreakable defensive holds. If a team is stuck with offense Round 5, it will take nothing short of a miraculous effort to get the round (and map) win.

With Himmelmatt Expo's introduction to MW2, could Fortress Control be leaving Ranked Play?

Is Fortress Control Getting Removed from MW2 Ranked Play?

As of now, Fortress Control is still in MW2 Ranked Play. Despite the calls for it to be removed from Ranked and the CDL, the map remains as part of the limited Control map pool.

If Himmelmatt Expo, the new Core map added as part of Season 2 Reloaded, gets added to the rotation, we could finally see Fortress Control removed. Until the professionals thoroughly test Himmelmatt Expo, though, Fortress will keep its spot as the third Control map.

It is hard to imagine Himmelmatt Expo Control is worse than Fortress. At CDL Major 3, the crowd chanted, "This map sucks" while watching the boring, inevitable spawn traps. As Season 2 Reloaded unfolds, hopefully Fortress Control will be replaced.

This article was originally published on dbltap as Is Fortress Control Getting Removed from MW2 Ranked Play?.