Dr Duncan Steel
Member
The amount of killing guys in their backs and getting shot in the back has probably quadrupled this past week. Fuck that shit.
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare |OT| House of CODs
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LowEndTorque
Member
I hate to admit it but I'm kind of loving this game. I don't remember enjoying a COD this much since COD4. Spawns are fucked up and the netcode needs some polish but I'd be lying if I said I'm not having a blast. Haven't even touched the campaign yet.
Jonesy7707
Member
I'm right there with ya. The couple of patches seemed to have fixed the lag for me the last couple of nights and now I am really enjoying it.
Playing it a lot smarter now and running a loadout that really seems to be working and it's paying off.
With all the games coming out, it's not surprising to see some people going off to play other stuff.
What'll be the test is to see whether or not they come back.
I for one just ordered myself a copy. Looking forward to jumping in and having some fun!
It's an extremely competent campaign. That was pretty much the reason I didn't return the game in the first week while I was doing poorly in multiplayer and lagging all over the place.
Not noticing any improvements PC side. Still having about the same mixed bag of games -- some are fine throughout; some are ok but have a few people who consistantly produce pseudo-instagibs, corner deaths and delayed hit detection; and some lobbies are either a shitfest from the start, or start out fine then go to pot after a few people cycle out.
I really like the core of this game, but whatever's going on with multiplayer performance is getting really tiresome really fast. :[
I really like the core of this game, but whatever's going on with multiplayer performance is getting really tiresome really fast. :[
old manatee
Banned
Search and Destroy is a pretty good Counter Strike knock-off. Probably my favorite multi mode next to survival.
LQX
Member
With as few players as there are on PC there is no fucking way connecting to online services or whatever that is should be stalling out. Why publishers keep heaping shit on rather than making it simple and fluid is beyond me. Now you have to sit there for minutes or connect through a damn internet browser rather than in game. Games that came out damn near 20 years ago did it better.
Neuromancer
Member
Don't you have to get a kill in each category to fix it?
I'm flipping the switch tonight, wish me luck. Mostly I want that suit, if my challenges screw up I don't really care.
DryvBy
Member
I haven't touched campaign yet, but the worst thing about this game so far for me is the stupid hit detection. I was shooting a wall at one point and got a kill. Trying to see if the video saved now..
drotahorror
Member
Really wish they'd fix that PS4 Audio popup about prioritizing party etc. It did that in Ghosts too. These 2 games are the only ones that spam it.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Shit, that'll probably happen to me too.
By the way, whats the Sentinel camo from? Preorder bonus?
DryvBy
Member
Range goes down, and sometimes damage.
The Sentinel camo is part of the Advanced Warfare Digital Personalization pack. It is only available to people who pre-ordered the game digitally.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
It feels like every time I kill one guy, there's 3-4 of this teammates ready get up in my ass, immediately around some corner or on the many rooftops. It's kind of exhausting.
DryvBy
Member
Ok, I got some footage of my issue with hit detection. I was shooting a guy, aiming like a noob (which I am since I haven't played this series online since MW2).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nboK7oDmUss
This was just about 30 minutes ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nboK7oDmUss
This was just about 30 minutes ago.
Yaphett Kotto
Member
Apparently, the suppressor's downside doesn't work as intention and there is no increased damage drop off.
The Strokes
Banned
To those Gafers who play AW, got a question: Is this worth keeping?
I got it thanks to Target's B2G1 but lended it to a friend while I'm working on Mordor and MCC, this was tuesday, he started playing the campaign on Wednesday and he finished it today.
I know it's a COD game plus the Spacey factor, but I heard good things about that side of the game. As for MP, never been a fan of this game system (Halo player, sorry) and I was expecting to hop in Zombie Mode just to found out that I have to pay for it (a 50 bucks season pass?!) and I got turned off.
So I'm thinking after finishing the campaign I could trade it for, dunno, Destiny, DGA, or AC Unity when all the bugs are patched.
What do you say?
I got it thanks to Target's B2G1 but lended it to a friend while I'm working on Mordor and MCC, this was tuesday, he started playing the campaign on Wednesday and he finished it today.
I know it's a COD game plus the Spacey factor, but I heard good things about that side of the game. As for MP, never been a fan of this game system (Halo player, sorry) and I was expecting to hop in Zombie Mode just to found out that I have to pay for it (a 50 bucks season pass?!) and I got turned off.
So I'm thinking after finishing the campaign I could trade it for, dunno, Destiny, DGA, or AC Unity when all the bugs are patched.
What do you say?
I think I'm done with this game. I cannot believe that seven iterations on from Call of Duty 4, this is what we have. Frankly, I'm not sure there is much of that game's brilliance left underneath all the trash that has been added to it year after year after year.
It was blindingly obvious that neither Infinity Ward nor Treyarch had any particularly good ideas for how to take the franchise forward, but none of their innovations ended up breaking it entirely. Yet, Sledgehammer, in a thoughtless attempt to distinguish themselves and their game have done just that. Adding the exo-suits to this game was brave, making no substantial changes to any other element of the game to fit with the vastly increased mobility was stupid.
It was blindingly obvious that neither Infinity Ward nor Treyarch had any particularly good ideas for how to take the franchise forward, but none of their innovations ended up breaking it entirely. Yet, Sledgehammer, in a thoughtless attempt to distinguish themselves and their game have done just that. Adding the exo-suits to this game was brave, making no substantial changes to any other element of the game to fit with the vastly increased mobility was stupid.
littlegrasshopper
Member
I used to be able to play the SP at 60FPS locked with everything minus the AA maxed out. Now after this latest patch my load times are 4 times longer than before and my FPS has been shot to 20FPS tops. What the hell is going on with this games patches? Jesus!
Also, I have tried everything to get multiplayer to work and it still will not load. I get the Steam error of "failed to start game" but coop mode launches fine. I have never touched the MP because I can't get it to launch.
1. I have verified the game files
2. Uninstalled and installed the game multiple times
3. Deleted the appcache folder
4. Did the steam url command in my browser that resets some settings
Nothing has fixed the multiplayer but like I said coop mode launches fine.
Jesus Activision get your act together. I regret buying this game and spending the extra money to get the deluxe edition. Huge mistake. CoD: Ghosts had its issues but it was never as bad as this game is. Sheesh.
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Also, I have tried everything to get multiplayer to work and it still will not load. I get the Steam error of "failed to start game" but coop mode launches fine. I have never touched the MP because I can't get it to launch.
1. I have verified the game files
2. Uninstalled and installed the game multiple times
3. Deleted the appcache folder
4. Did the steam url command in my browser that resets some settings
Nothing has fixed the multiplayer but like I said coop mode launches fine.
Jesus Activision get your act together. I regret buying this game and spending the extra money to get the deluxe edition. Huge mistake. CoD: Ghosts had its issues but it was never as bad as this game is. Sheesh.
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i5-3570K @ 4.3ghz
16gb ram
GTX 680 4gig OC
2TB HDD
AllBusinessJr
Member
I don't think so. The multiplayer is frustrating, filled with silencers and moments where you're continuously shot in the back. I'm not very good at this COD - have been a decent player in the past - but the gameplay online is incredibly frustrating.
Jack Scofield
Member
I don't think I've played a game in which control was effectively taken away from me so often. The last mission is literally just slowly walking forward on a tiny path for what seems to be an eternity,
And what's with the QTEs being insanely fast? I think I failed nearly every one of them because they aren't telegraphed very well, and by the time you finally see the button prompt you've failed.
And what's with the QTEs being insanely fast? I think I failed nearly every one of them because they aren't telegraphed very well, and by the time you finally see the button prompt you've failed.
hunchback
Member
That one map called Biolab is completely broken because of that glitch where you can crawl into a glass room.
Every time that map comes up people immediately head for that spot and camp. I have never understood why people do this. Is winning that important to them? I refuse to lower myself to their level and cheat like that.
Every time that map comes up people immediately head for that spot and camp. I have never understood why people do this. Is winning that important to them? I refuse to lower myself to their level and cheat like that.
crazyturtle
Member
Anyone else felt that Gideon was more of the main character than the main character?
you can wall bang them from the other side lol
Game feels completely broken to me. I want to love it, I really do. But when I find myself saying Xbox record that after every bullshit spawn or lag-comp kill, I don't seem to be enjoying myself.
The verticality and subsequent map design makes any sort of map control next to impossible. With previous CoDs, two or three people could hold down a section of the map. The TTK mixed with netcode and chaotic map design (due to exo) make this almost impossible. This results in a constant shifting of map control.
In previous CoDs, similar to halo, when you were about to be faced with a spawn flip, you knew it by reading the situation. In this game, there is no spawn flip. Its just picking temporarily empty portions of the map. But due to the speed and exo abilities, any safe spawn will be compromised mere moments later.
Even playing classic mode, the poor netcode and lag-comp are terribly obvious.
While Titanfall got old really fast, I never had a problem with lag. Getting killed always seemed fair. In CoD AW, I'm raging at least every other death.
Taking a break and tackling some backlog for a good while. I'm sure there will be some balances and straightening out the netcode in the coming months.
The verticality and subsequent map design makes any sort of map control next to impossible. With previous CoDs, two or three people could hold down a section of the map. The TTK mixed with netcode and chaotic map design (due to exo) make this almost impossible. This results in a constant shifting of map control.
In previous CoDs, similar to halo, when you were about to be faced with a spawn flip, you knew it by reading the situation. In this game, there is no spawn flip. Its just picking temporarily empty portions of the map. But due to the speed and exo abilities, any safe spawn will be compromised mere moments later.
Even playing classic mode, the poor netcode and lag-comp are terribly obvious.
While Titanfall got old really fast, I never had a problem with lag. Getting killed always seemed fair. In CoD AW, I'm raging at least every other death.
Taking a break and tackling some backlog for a good while. I'm sure there will be some balances and straightening out the netcode in the coming months.
I'm going to echo the same frustrations with MP. I'll go some ok stretches and then other times I'll just get completely wrecked and it seems like my weapons are completely ineffective. Also tired of getting shot in the back just seconds after killing an enemy, where a good portion of the time it's from the dude I just killed...I think I'm going to complete the SP over the weekend and then I'm done with this game. Shame because it was fun at first but that slowly wears away and leaves nothing but frustrating moments.
IISANDERII
Member
Played nearly 4hrs of multiplayer in total now and while I can't say there's anything wrong with the game, there's not much to like. Just feels uninspired, uninteresting, random and aimless.
Maybe I'm just burned out, having put hundreds maybe thousands of hours into COD since 2007.
Maybe I'm just burned out, having put hundreds maybe thousands of hours into COD since 2007.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
I did for the other camos. I'll try and hopefully get it unlocked.
It was already unlocked but I'm not sure how. I assumed wveryone had it
mr stroke
Member
Neuromancer
Member
One assy thing about prestiging - even though when you play in private matches all guns are unlocked, for some reason special guns you got in supply drops are not unlocked. I think it's a mistake but I was disappointed to find that out.
Lionheart1827
Member
Yeah this game is still inconsistent as shit. But hey at least they fixed the ping bars!
Razgriz-Specter
Member
What about the chick who was
seemingly important only to vanish completely for multiple missions then randomly show back up for the last missions
Ninja Scooter
Member
The spawning combined with the exo ablities/map design (the real problem) makes it so damn random and frustrating. It feels like "knowing" a map doesn't really serve any sort of advantage. If I see a guy on my minimap rounding a corner towards me it doesn't really matter because there is zero predictability and for all I know he could just boost around or above me. I think the problem is that the maps are too open. There are way too many ways to get to every point. I know they probably wanted to show off the new abilities but there should be more points on the maps where the abilities are more neutralized.
TheStruggler
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since you can move so fast with the exo abilities I wish teh maps were a bit bigger and the spawning was fixed. Its a good game not great however also it seems they made auto aim less sticky so i am a fan of that
drotahorror
Member
Yep, froze a few times. Had to force close it with PS button.
Also, the patch seems to have fixed things up a bit. It's not perfect but they're gettin there.
Dominican Power
Member
You're talking about choke points and there hasn't been that since MW2
As much as I loved the SP this did bother me. So random.