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Call of Duty: Black Ops II |OT| Black to the Future

Sushen

Member
It's my fav COD since MW2. It's weird that it feels closer to MW2 than BO.

Problem raises only when I host where I can't win a fair gun fight,
 

Sushen

Member
Doesn't this only happen when the host migrates? If so, I feel the rage quitting is absolutely justified. Games are meant to be fun. When you're the host in this game, many times it simply isn't fun. Why would a person want to keep playing when an on target, point blank shotgun blast is totally ineffectual, and gives the other player time to turn around and shoot you. The problem is with the game, not the people. I've said it before, fuck everybody else's experience until treyarch fix the problem.
Rage quitting s fine but dash boarding is a cowardly act that should be punished because it ruins the game for everyone.
 

Sojgat

Member
It's my fav COD since MW2. It's weird that it feels closer to MW2 than BO.

Problem raises only when I host where I can't win a fair gun fight,

I feel the same way. I love the game, and I have very few lag comp problems unless I'm the host. I'm probably going to get the season pass, which is not something I would have expected when picking this up, since the last couple of CODs have disappointed me.


Rage quitting s fine but dash boarding is a cowardly act that should be punished because it ruins the game for everyone.

I totally agree. Are dash boarders the only cause of the game crashing back to the matchmaking screen? A lot of people seem to do it, if that's the case.
 
I feel the same way. I love the game, and I have very few lag comp problems unless I'm the host. I'm probably going to get the season pass, which is not something I would have expected when picking this up, since the last couple of CODs have disappointed me.




I totally agree. Are dash boarders the only cause of the game crashing back to the matchmaking screen? A lot of people seem to do it, if that's the case.

I have it on good authority that if you do it uh...twice...you will get a warning that you are being put on probation. The game does not distinguish between reckless dashboarding & quitting due to your kids waking up from naps and screaming. Maybe that's better with Kinect?
 
It is IMO. I used my first permanent unlock on it, and have prestiged the gun twice. I use quickdraw and fast mag with it, it's a great gun. People using the SWAT are most often running select fire so they can use full auto.

How's the range on the M8A1 compared to the SWAT?
 

Sethos

Banned
I went back and forth between the PS3 and PC versions today... d-d-d-damn. It's really like a different game.

It really is, especially going back and forth on a PC monitor makes the game looks fantastic. Console version looks borderline atrocious. Just seeing that perfect 60 and extremely crisp look, makes me jump up and down.
 

Nome

Member
It really is, especially going back and forth on a PC monitor makes the game looks fantastic. Console version looks borderline atrocious. Just seeing that perfect 60 and extremely crisp look, makes me jump up and down.
Yep. The SP looks especially great. Really wish some of the MP levels pulled back the curtains and give us the visuals of SP.
 

Sojgat

Member
How's the range on the M8A1 compared to the SWAT?

Pretty good, and it's recoil is very low. The only problem is that damage is also low, so you have to make sure you're hitting with the whole burst. Two bursts usually works for me at long range. Mid range the gun seems unbeatable, but up close you probably want full auto.
 
Pretty good, and it's recoil is very low. The only problem is that damage is also low, so you have to make sure you're hitting with the whole burst. Two bursts usually works for me at long range. Mid range the gun seems unbeatable, but up close you probably want full auto.

Thanks for the impressions. If I'm fighting up close with a burst fire gun, I'm assuming I'm dead anyway. I like Burst Fire, but the in game stats show the M8A1 to have much lower range than the SWAT.

I'll give it a try though. I tend to use the burst fire guns for mid-long range with FMJ for bullet penetration.

If I'm going close-mid range, I'll use an automatic. I dig the MTAR.
 
Congratulations! Do you remember where you got the Triple for the RPG? Haha

Thanks. lol it was so long ago. Don't remember.

Not sure if you tried what I said earlier but try getting 2 kills using bullets then quickly switch to the RPG for the 3rd kill (or 2 kills with the RPG then the 3rd using bullets. Any combination like that). I can't confirm if that works or not but I say this because when I got my triple kill, i'm pretty sure it wasn't with 1 RPG (unless it happened so quick I didn't notice).

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Just reached Prestige 6. I already have all the extra create a classes so the other 2 awards are kind of useless for me lol. I read that you can get that eraser calling card by resetting your stats. At least they give you SOME kind of reward for resetting. I'll be doing that eventually.
 

FroJay

Banned
The acting in the single player was cheesy, but I did enjoy the gameplay of it quite a bit. Definitely the easiest COD game on Veteran I've ever played with very few if any frustrating moments like COD 4 (MW1) or COD 5 (WAW). Leveled up to a 12 in TDM and the gameplay is addicting but just feels like more of the same. Not sure I'll stick with this one for very long, but I'll hold onto it if I need that fast paced shooter fix. A buddy of mine who is a very strong player isn't sticking around, he doesn't like the new mechanics for killstreaks.
 

Riggs

Banned
Man, switching back and forth between the campaign in this and the campaign in Spec Ops The Line is fucking weird.

Someone said it best on the Player One podcast that the campaign in Black Ops II almost feels like a parody of CoD games. Sure it's got great production values and it's fun, but I can't tell which game is more disturbing. Spec Ops is the first game in a long time that has actually made me cringe in near disgust over just how fucked up the story is and the war is hell kind of theme.

Blops is disturbing because it's like Michael Bay times 10. It's almost like it's military porn. I can't shake this feeling that I'm playing a military-themed Natural Born Killers at times it's so absurd sometimes. I half imagine Oliver North getting an erection while playing it, especially during the look out it's terrorists line in the club level. It's just so ridiculous at times. The word fuck even seems like it's thrown into every other sentence even if it doesn't make sense.

Haha this post is great. Fucking agreed man, fucking agreed.
 

ace3skoot

Member
Might pick this game up for crimbo, haven't decided yet. one major question!

how are LMG's holding up in this one, i thought it sucked there was Only 3 in black ops 1, and never bothered apart from the M60. how many? how do they handle? are thye viable?
 

Feature

Banned
The admiral acting in the single player is pathetic. Constant swearing for no reason. It's like they made the campaign a joke on purpose.
 
Might pick this game up for crimbo, haven't decided yet. one major question!

how are LMG's holding up in this one, i thought it sucked there was Only 3 in black ops 1, and never bothered apart from the M60. how many? how do they handle? are thye viable?

LMG's are pretty good, have way more range than the other weapons and are pretty accurate. I wouldn't recommend buying the game though,speaking for myself the game is pretty unstable and inconsistent, but since you didn't ask about that feel free to ignore my opinion.
 

Sojgat

Member
The admiral acting in the single player is pathetic. Constant swearing for no reason. It's like they made the campaign a joke on purpose.

You either hire Tony Todd to say "cocksucker" a lot, or to play some variation of the Candyman. I think Treyarch made the right choice. The campaigns in COD have become a parody of themselves. I actually enjoyed my playthrough of MW3's campaign just for how utterly stupid it was. Black Ops 2 takes it to the next level, I just don't know what else they could have done.
 

Sub_Level

wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Wait there's a player card for erasing stats?


Well there goes my chance at getting all the player cards

The player cards are a little too boring to go after anyways I think. The gun camos on the other hand can be pretty fun, requiring stuff like 150 kills with no perks or attachments.
 
Level 55. I'd really like more class slots, but I hate the idea of having to unlock stuff over again. Plus, I'm getting my ass handed to me when spawns and the multiple entry points don't go my way. I'd hate to lose my gear.
 

eek5

Member
Level 55. I'd really like more class slots, but I hate the idea of having to unlock stuff over again. Plus, I'm getting my ass handed to me when spawns and the multiple entry points don't go my way. I'd hate to lose my gear.

It's actually not that bad. When you unlock weapons they stay at whatever level you left them at so you'll be up and running w/ most basic kits pretty quickly.

This is the first COD I've gone past P1
 

Acinixys

Member
Assisted Suicides dont count as kills? Fucking stupid.

They dont? You do get points for it though. Ive often hurt someone and had them jump off something and die, and then get the assisted suicide ribbon. I think its 150 points or something

The player cards are a little too boring to go after anyways I think. The gun camos on the other hand can be pretty fun, requiring stuff like 150 kills with no perks or attachments.

Ha. "Fun". Getting 150 FAL kills with no perks or attachments was horrible
 
It's actually not that bad. When you unlock weapons they stay at whatever level you left them at so you'll be up and running w/ most basic kits pretty quickly.

This is the first COD I've gone past P1

I normally don't Prestige at all. But I'm enjoying Pick 10, and the ability to have all these tweaks in different classes makes me want to gain the class slots.
 
Having some more fun with the custom classes.

Solid Snake in Black Ops 2 (Custom Class Setup)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISC0yCtxhNA

Ha, awesome. That gun is pretty much a MAC 10 from BLOPS 1. Man, pistols are so good in this game.

eek5 said:
It's actually not that bad. When you unlock weapons they stay at whatever level you left them at so you'll be up and running w/ most basic kits pretty quickly.

This is the first COD I've gone past P1
Yup, there really isn't any reason not to now. Plus you can choose to permanently unlock a certain perk, or weapon that you're accustomed to. First time I actually want to go past prestige 1.

Acinixys said:
Ha. "Fun". Getting 150 FAL kills with no perks or attachments was horrible
Easily the most hassle free gold camo I've gotten so far. Semi-auto FTW! Now, the other ARs....
 
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NinjaFridge

Unconfirmed Member
The admiral acting in the single player is pathetic. Constant swearing for no reason. It's like they made the campaign a joke on purpose.

cocksucker blahblahblahblah cocksucker blahblah bhlah cocksucker
 

tatsuki

Member
Congratulations! Do you remember where you got the Triple for the RPG? Haha

I think a good spot for this would be HC CTF on Raid. Right at the start run through the house or up the stairs(depending on spawn) and fire it straight across the little courtyard area 0o. I've gotten a lot of triple kills in this spot.
 

snap0212

Member
How do you know when you are hosting the game ?
I think you’ll be the first person who has the connection bars next to your name if you’re host.

Played for about three hours straight yesterday. League games are so much fun as everyone seems to be really interested in winning, more so than in public matches where a lot of people playing game modes like Domination seem to be only going for as many kills as possible. Some things I don’t like such as not being able to join a game that’s already in progress or the fact that you don’t really level up when playing League games. It sometimes also takes a very long time to find a match but that might be due to not many people playing the game mode. For those who don’t know, you have every weapon and extra unlocked from the beginning when playing League games so that you don’t have a disadvantage.
 

hamchan

Member
I'm actually finding decent success with the Type-25. Will probably just use this one weapon through my first prestige.

Also I'm not sure I like the scorestreaks that much. Get confused because it's harder to tell how close to the next scorestreak I am where with killstreaks it was much more simple.
 
You really don't need Ghost if you want to flank. Though that depends on the mode you play on. I get good flank kills on people all the time because I play (and probably too) aggressive.

I play aggressive too, but if you're flanking and you end up in the enemy spawn and a uav comes on, you're gonna get swarmed. Going lone wolf and maneuvering anywhere isn't the best idea if you position is constantly exposed, and I find my team constantly giving up uav streaks. sure I can get a few kills if I flank without ghost but I wanna be able to sustain a streak
 

excaliburps

Press - MP1st.com
Wait there's a player card for erasing stats?


Well there goes my chance at getting all the player cards

You're not missing much. I got the "eraser" playercard from accidentally resetting my stats. Just a pink and blue strip. Pretty much not nice to look at in anyway. :)
 

Acinixys

Member
Spawns are seriously pissing me off. Just went 4-17, because every time i spawned it was either onto a mine, or there was a guy who instantly shot me in the back. So frustrsting!
 
Might pick this game up for crimbo, haven't decided yet. one major question!

how are LMG's holding up in this one, i thought it sucked there was Only 3 in black ops 1, and never bothered apart from the M60. how many? how do they handle? are thye viable?

LMGS are actually pretty awesome. There are four in BOPS2. The one you start with MK48 is great, clip size is huge, recoil is good, distance is good...and the initial perks are complimentary to that play style. AR's are pretty weak until high level, but the SMG's and LMG's definitely rock out early. I like to use the quick draw handle, Target Finder, and FMJ. Perks I use Toughness, Flack Jacket, Lightweight, and Dexterity. You can also setup a class that uses less Weapon 1 attachments and perks for a SMG secondary weapon. The MP7 which is the starting SMG is pretty awesome too.

Best thing about this game for me is that the scorestreaks reward more team based play which is the style of game I prefer. I love it.
 
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