Turned on, you got killed, then knifed and rage quitted ... yeah well, no thanks.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II |OT| Black to the Future
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Turned on, you got killed, then knifed and rage quitted ... yeah well, no thanks.
Hispanicguy
Member
Isn't it possible to JUST have a UAV equipped and earn nothing BUT that? If so, maybe that's why you see so many in the air. Add Hardline and yea, lol.
Assault Shield unlocks at level 34? Damn...guess I DO have to use a gun, lol.
Assault Shield unlocks at level 34? Damn...guess I DO have to use a gun, lol.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Yep. Turned the stream off because he came off as kind of a douchebag.
first impression is not so good...
I think this stream just saved me 59.99$ + tax
but I will keep watching
all the guns are looking and sounding the same to me
horrible hit detection
wub dub step built into background music of the lobby (fuck no)
bleh
I'm out
I'm just going to reinstall COD4.....
is there even a server browser for PC ?
guy in the stream is raging pretty hard LOL
threetri333
Banned
Whoever has a Rapid Fire Controller, they will be dominant with the FAL DSW.
PC CoD and server browser? what year are you living in? 2006?
And yeah, stream guy is the reason why cod/halo and so on is full of idiots these days.
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Btw, haven't bought a CoD since MW1. Used to play the hardcore modes since, well ... 2 headshots or so were no safe kill on normal.
Looks like the old hardcore is normal now? One throwing knife to the knee, two shots to the chest ... meh. Don't know if I'm going to buy this.
Oh, and no radar was awesome ...
I'll have my eyes checked on Monday.
And yeah, stream guy is the reason why cod/halo and so on is full of idiots these days.
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Btw, haven't bought a CoD since MW1. Used to play the hardcore modes since, well ... 2 headshots or so were no safe kill on normal.
Looks like the old hardcore is normal now? One throwing knife to the knee, two shots to the chest ... meh. Don't know if I'm going to buy this.
Oh, and no radar was awesome ...
So, next game after you rage quitted again being 10-20 behind, searched for a game, got the same game and rage quitted again ...Ive played for 11 hours straight. That was the only time i rage quited, and it was because of lag. Its hard to not get frustrated.
I'll have my eyes checked on Monday.
Ive played for 11 hours straight. That was the only time i rage quited, and it was because of lag. Its hard to not get frustrated.
computers putin'
Member
Sounds like this game is discouraging lone wolf play, because the best way to counter a uav is to group up with your teammates and cover each others blindspots; get caught trying to flank while a uav is up and you're fucked.
I've always had a love/hate thing for uav's, or radars in any shooter really. On one hand it does speed up gameplay a bit, and keeps players on their toes. but on the other it takes the fun out of tracking players because you're not using your own skills and intuition to find players anymore.
A uav called in every once in a while is okay if the game becomes too slow, but if a uav constantly up it really dumbs down gameplay. But with so many places to hide in these games you need a uav to counter cheesy play lol. Seriously, if these maps were more, open finding people wouldn't be an issue and we really wouldn't need uav's.
I've always had a love/hate thing for uav's, or radars in any shooter really. On one hand it does speed up gameplay a bit, and keeps players on their toes. but on the other it takes the fun out of tracking players because you're not using your own skills and intuition to find players anymore.
A uav called in every once in a while is okay if the game becomes too slow, but if a uav constantly up it really dumbs down gameplay. But with so many places to hide in these games you need a uav to counter cheesy play lol. Seriously, if these maps were more, open finding people wouldn't be an issue and we really wouldn't need uav's.
fabricated backlash
Member
Fucking hell, the Wii version isn't far below that
I wonder why the PS3 version was so gimped. I asumed from the excellent Wii ports that Treyarch is one hell of a dedicated developer.
If it lags, i leave. Simple as that.
Fucking hell, the Wii version isn't far below that
I wonder why the PS3 version was so gimped. I asumed from the excellent Wii ports that Treyarch is one hell of a dedicated developer.
people have been asking that every year
they dont give a shit, it will sell enough to not care for next year either. xbox is their lead sku and as long as that works they can show it off and run to the bank.
nothing will change until a new engine is used or they feel the need to optimize for the ps3.......which wont happen until sales drop. so circular logic
Thanks for this info. Can you hear the Disc Spinning loud after the install?
fabricated backlash
Member
But then why the effort put into the Wii versions? The PS3 versions sells a huge amount more than the Wii versions ever did.
It just seems odd that Treyarch would treat one console badly given what amazing work they did with the Wii Versions of not just their games but even IWs ports.
I guess Blops2 is a watershed moment. If it's still massively worse then it's safe to say that Treyarch simply doesn't care about the PS3.
Unfortunately, even with the install, the game loads stuff from the disc all the time.
Wartek of the famous Faze sniper clan. One of the best (if not the best) sniper groups. Apparently he's now in a clan named "ea"? Kylen was going up against their clan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBXDGq_dg6Q
Neuromancer
Member
My frothing demand for this game increases
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Fucking yikes at that UAV talk. It would be fine if Counter UAV were easily unlockable as it has been in the past.
Interested to see how that plays out I suppose. Might mean less 'ninja assassin' twats who can run around the level with impunity.
I liked it in COD4 where because people had a good idea of where everyone was in the map, it meant that there were tighter, slower-paced standoffs, as opposed to the sprinting free for all that the recent iterations have become.
Interested to see how that plays out I suppose. Might mean less 'ninja assassin' twats who can run around the level with impunity.
I liked it in COD4 where because people had a good idea of where everyone was in the map, it meant that there were tighter, slower-paced standoffs, as opposed to the sprinting free for all that the recent iterations have become.
BruiserBear
Banned
I see some people relied on Assassin a little too much in MW3. lol
I have always hated the fact that people could hide from the radar entirely, so I welcome all these changes. That perk was ridiculously overpowered in MW3 and I predicted a lot of people were going to be upset with this game in the MW3 thread a couple months ago.
I saw you mention quitting out of the match when the other team gets UAV. Is there still basically no penalty for quitting in this game? :/
This "policy" usually means "if I'm doing poorly I quit", and unfortunately the developers are always afraid to shame or penalize people who do that. They should have a "quit percentage" stat that is visible to everyone in a lobby, so it's clear just how often people quit. Would be so awesome if that ever happened, but it won't.
Eh... I'll have to play a bit but that Ghost nerf is extremely disappointing. I'd rather they go the other way and remove UAV from the game to make people actually become aware instead of staring at their radar all game like clueless cunts. I hope they recognize the frustration and give us a playlist without UAV.
BruiserBear
Banned
Since MW1 the UAV has been central to facilitating the fast paced gameplay. It's literally part of the COD DNA. It's a big part of why the game is so popular.
Well so far so good. Plays great, maps are far better than the MW3 ones. They are open but you never feel exposed. So far the UAV's havent been an issue, tbh i dont see any difference to the BO / MW3 ones, the UAV=Blackbird statement is an exaggeration.
And wow the sound effects are amazing.
And wow the sound effects are amazing.
Thanks! - What are your impressions of the performance/framerate? My 360 died so this will be my first COD on PS3 and I need some reassurance
!Not really. Small maps, quick movement, and offensive killstreak rewards do the trick. People with anti-UAV perks are still running around as much if not more than people who stare at their radar all game. Now they're just catering to scrubs with no game-sense. Unless they have a playlist where UAV is banned/radar is completely off then I'll be passing on COD for the first time.
Dat quickscoping
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
I feel like we're straying into "people who don't sprint for the entire duration of the game = camping noobs / people who sprint around the map continuously = awesomeproelitegamerz" territory.
Take from it what you will. Won't change how I see players who require bright, constant dots on the radar to get kills though.
BigDaddyFatSack
Banned
Got it just now! It wasn't easy
My cod ritual is to go online after finishing the campaign. So see you all tomorrow!
How is the framerate like for the PS3 version compare to the Black Ops 1? Because BO1 was just a mess.
Thanks! - What are your impressions of the performance/framerate? My 360 died so this will be my first COD on PS3 and I need some reassurance
I dont have a 360 so i can only compare it to the other PS3 CODs: I havent noticed any severe slowdown so far and the performance seems to be at least equal to MW3
= far better than the original BO). However, on some maps there was a slight and minor stutter every now and then, i dont really know what was causing this (might be just lag / loading) but it wasnt to noticeable anyways. Image quality is a little bit blurry, once again not as bad as BO1 but depending on the map it can be distracting.Worst online experience so far: 2 players who always did that stupid "jump into dodge" move.
legacyzero
Banned
That stream I was watching last night. I just had to stop. That guy was the reason I dont play on Xbox Live anymore.
We're already in that territory.
Actually between that and the UAV rage, I can't wait to play BO2 :O
Alias03
Member
I missed the stream. What was he doing that bothered you?
legacyzero
Banned
It wasn't Kylen's stream. It was the one titled "hold me back".
The guy was just dropping racial and homophobic slurs left and right. It was pretty fucking sickening.
MrCompletely
Member
I totally agree, I turned off the sound just to not hear that guy - its just disgusting, I have a lot to say about it, but I'll end up ranting for pages.
Alias03
Member
Yeah that's unfortunate and disgusting. Thankfully Black Ops 2 finally added a mute entire lobby option! ; )
It's sad that when I log in by myself just to get a few games in that I end up just muting everybody including teammates. It's unfortunate because there are some rare times that you actually meet someone worth chatting with but ultimately that's ruined by 95% of the other people making u want to mute everyone as soon as you enter a lobby.
protonion
Member
Just did the first mission. It was very chaotic and very smooth.
It looks prety good for a cod game actually!
There is already a 56 mb patch that failed to download for some reason. I will try again later. I'm doing the install now. It's 1,8 gb under multiplayer options.
Xbox Profile Settings -> Friends only voice chat
Think I've had that set about 99% of the time for the last, oh, five years
GhostRidah
Member
Never bought MW3, was more of a MW1 and Black Ops fan, never followed this games news or anything so I am blind. Do you guys think this will be better than BO1? Thinking of getting the pc version.
I think the multiplayer has the potential to be special.
legacyzero
Banned
Black Ops was the best one since MW1. MW2 and W@W were both terrible games. IMO.
Treyarch has basically taken over as the go-to people for the best COD's IMO.
I'm just hoping Activision doesn't gut THEM afterwards.
Kung Fu Grip
Banned
Wait, everything is level locked? I thought you could choose anything you wanted at the start?
W@W was a fantastic game.
Fixed.
W@W was a fantastic game.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
A stream currently playing Search and Destroy:
http://www.own3d.tv/HooderisRL/live/413131
http://www.own3d.tv/HooderisRL/live/413131
It's only locked in public games, in league play everything should be available.
Has anyone has the chance to try out League Play yet? The supposed leaked screenshots pointed towards there being two leagues: the Treyarch World League and the Treyarch Champions Leagues. The Champions League required a team of 4, does the World League have the same requirement?