I give these maps an 8. Not including DLC, heres how I rank the rest of the CoDs I played from release until the next title

W@W 10

MW3 8

MW2 7.5

Black Ops 7

In W@W, there wasn't a single map that came up where I was like "****, I hate this map." In MW3, they may have gone a bit overboard with the small size of the maps, but outside of Downturn there isn't a map that I truly hate. MW2 was too camper freindly at times. Didn't really hate too many maps, but I didn't really love any either. In Black Ops, I either loved or hated the map, there was absolutely no middle ground. The maps I loved were awesome, but I hated 4 or 5 of the maps with a passion.

The only map I can't stand on MW3 is downturn, I don't know why but it always seems you get killed from behind.

The rest of the maps are fine, best maps in cod since cod4. I personally like the fact you can run around on any map with an SMG and still do well. If you play the maps enough you'll be able to judge when the spawns will flip so you wont get shot in the back as much.

They are very mediocre. I hate that they've removed all the fun stuff that MW2 had, like how you could climb almost anything (think Highrise). MW3 maps are boring.

I personally like the maps of MW3; they're small enough that you spawn close to the enemy, while large enough that they don't give you a disadvantage due to spawn.  I also love the different aesthetics and worlds where the maps take place (this is probably the first game in FPS history where the multiplayer takes place in central Africa, which is pretty neat sh*t).

The thing I love about MW3 is, if you stop looking at them from a MLG point of view, the different locations and environments that they take place.  From America (which never really had any maps that took place there in MW history) to Britian to the Czech Republic to even Bangkok, Thailand.  It adds a uniqueness to each map, and you're not stuck looking at the same sh*t different map like in CoD4.

Cod4 maps were my favourite so i have to disagree with you there. Backlot, pipeline, ambush, countdown, creek and shipment are by far the best maps I have ever played and i have played 20+ days on every cod since cod4. the maps were interesting and suited every play style, snipers were even took into account with the open lines of sight on every map. Mw3 is very selfish to smg and assault rifles. All Black ops Dlc and some mw2 maps are the closest thing to suiting every play style I have ever seen.

the maps are poorly made, too small and too many places for people to hide!

Yeah, it's really more the horrid spawning (you usually respawn a little distance left or right of where you were killed, so if people run the right way, they can easily run into you again shortly after you respawn and kill you again, which I've had happen quite often several times in a row) + people constantly running around that makes maps seem so small.

Add on people using Extreme Conditioning while hip spraying with sub machine guns or akimbo machine pistols...yeah...

Hmmm...

I've only played Cod4, Black Ops and MW3 extensively.

Of those, Cod4 easily had the best maps, and Black ops the worst. I can not explain just how much I hate the Black Ops maps.

MW3 is in between in my opinion, but leaning closer towards the quality of Cod4. The only maps I dislike extremely are Hardhat and Dome. Some of the other maps are also pretty average.

So:

Cod4: 9/10

BO: 4/10

MW3: 7-7.5/10

The maps feel like they are designed by 12 year olds. Very easy to headglitch on most maps all over the place and they mainly favor cqb battles. Much better designed, diverse maps in the other cods, this said I do like most mw3 maps as I do favor gun on gun action and I can easily "headglitch" back, though it's frustrating as you need to aim so precise and fast to have a chance at beating constant headglitchers.