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

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Ryck

Member
monsterfracas said:
Blargh, been getting a ton of lag today. So much rubber banding.
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Yeah it's bad today, it's an "unload a full mag to get a kill" kinda day. Played some Mw 1 to put my mind at ease. Kinda sad that after all these years Mw1 is still the most consistent and playable.
 
Alex

Alex

Member
Can anyone tell me if the zombies mode scales to player count? Considering picking this up, need a quick pick up n' play game on a console to play with a friend but I haven't played a COD since... 2, really, so I have no idea what happens in these anymore.
 
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computers putin'

Member
Orochinagis said:
what have they done !? I am playing the game at 30 fps
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Ryck said:
Yeah it's bad today, it's an "unload a full mag to get a kill" kinda day. Played some Mw 1 to put my mind at ease. Kinda sad that after all these years Mw1 is still the most consistent and playable.
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monsterfracas said:
Blargh, been getting a ton of lag today. So much rubber banding.
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I've been getting frame drops the past few days myself, as well as some lag and some problems with matchmaking. Oh, and the problem with matches not starting and getting stuck at "need more players to balance" popped up again, but not often. Could be because Treyarch's doing some server side tweaks or something, or it could be bad luck, who knows.
 
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Jak140

Member
YES! I finally got bloodthirsty with the damn crossbow, after previously getting four kills three times, once in team deathmatch with the tribolt attachment and twice in hardpoint with no attachments, I got it on hardpoint in Overflow with the tribolt on.

This was my complete setup if it helps anyone: MP7 w/ silencer, crossbow w/ tribolt, lightweight, scavenger, dexterity, and tactical mask, and 1 concussion grenade. I actually had to get several kills with the mp7 in between in order to refill the crossbow with scavenger. I had tried this before with guns I picked up, or the MP7 without the silencer, but usually I'd get quickly killed after by some random seeing me light up as a red dot on their map.

As far as strategy, try to get a kill with both of your first clips, impact kills if possible as they will give you scavenger packs while an explosive kill won't (an impact kill requires, I think, a direct hit with all the arrows or a hit on a damaged enemy). If not, you will have to use the mp7 or knife to get a few scavenger packs after your first two crossbow kills. If you are expecting to get into a gun fight with an enemy who can see you after the first two crossbow kills, switch to using your mp7 until you see an easier target (as a plus this will also allow you to refill your clip). Remember, even if you get a bloodthirsty medal it won't count until you get 5 kills overall with the crossbow. It took many tries and a fair amount of luck, but I finally got it!
 
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Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
Man, I'm gonna have to quit playing Dom. I like to play solo and it seems like I'm the only one playing the OBJ. In addition my teammates routinely go negative.

Shit gets old really fast.
 
Hoya Destroyer

Hoya Destroyer

Member
Since they cracked down on the emblems (and I got a 2 week ban for my topless chick), its going to be so boring looking at them now.
I used to laugh at the "immature" ones and was actually only offended by a single one (9/11 related, which I reported at the time).
Now, I dont think any emblems should be banned. People should just have the ability to turn them off if they dont want to see them.
 
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tsigo

Member
Friendly shock charges: Either they need an icon next to them like every other piece of friendly equipment, or they need to not make their sound. So dumb.

Edit: Yes, I know they're green instead of red. But you can't see that through walls like you can icons.
 
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hairypeckpeck

Member
Horrible games tonight on psn

Every game I got into was either filled with spoiled black kids dropping n bombs every other word bragging about why they want for Xmas or being up against an entire team with a 5+ Kd

And the lag got to me. Nothing more frustrating than shooting someone point blank 10x with the fal only to get knifed
 
F

Fracas

#fuckonami
So the general consensus is that, due to lag compensation, having a great connection is actually a handicap?

I'm on my university's T5, and I'm getting really nasty lag. Crazy rubberbanding, fucked up killcams, everything. I'm going home tomorrow to my 1.5mb connection tomorrow, let's see how it feels lol.
 
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MechDX

Member
Snipers in domination are completely and utterly worthless! Every game I play they rack up kills but get no captures and a couple defends. Then have the nerve after the match to brag about how high their score is.

When you mention the team score they respond with "But look at my score!"
 
GenericUser

GenericUser

Member
Tried to find some cod buddies last night and did not mute everybody right when I joined a lobby.

But these kids and their manners. I said WOW.
 
O

Officerrob

Banned
Hoya Destroyer said:
Since they cracked down on the emblems (and I got a 2 week ban for my topless chick), its going to be so boring looking at them now.
I used to laugh at the "immature" ones and was actually only offended by a single one (9/11 related, which I reported at the time).
Now, I dont think any emblems should be banned. People should just have the ability to turn them off if they dont want to see them.
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I don't care about 99.99% of the emblems, but reported one guy who had one that said "KKK" and showed a Klansman shooting a black guy. Some shit is just going too far
 
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tsigo

Member
I don't get offended by the actual emblems, regardless of content, but I do get offended by the idea of some kid thinking he's being funny, clever, original, or shocking by having a Swastika emblem.
 
Hoya Destroyer

Hoya Destroyer

Member
tsigo said:
I don't get offended by the actual emblems, regardless of content, but I do get offended by the idea of some kid thinking he's being funny, clever, original, or shocking by having a Swastika emblem.
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Fair enough.
Though I think quite a few people had Swastikas because they like the idea of being associated with the bad guy/hollywood villian rather than that they are racists or trolls.
 
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anonymous_abc

Member
Hoya Destroyer said:
Fair enough.
Though I think quite a few people had Swastikas because they like the idea of being associated with the bad guy/hollywood villian rather than that they are racists or trolls.
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never the less that shit needs to be stomped as early as possible so their ignorant views don't turn to real racism in the future.

not sure why anyone would be "offended" by bare breasts or a penis in the avatar though :p
It something one the two we all(most all) have one of...
 
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Blue Lou

Member
MVCUK says Black Ops 2 sales figures in the UK are around equal to the combined total of Assasin's Creed 3 + Halo 4 + Borderlands 2 + Hitman Absolution + Resident Evil 6.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mcv-s-believe-it-or-not/0108224

How is it that Black Ops 2 and the rest of the Call of Duty series holds their retail (and used) value so well when so many copies have been made and successfully sold. I would have thought that because so many have been bought the retail value would have dropped, yet they are still selling fo £40+ on the high street - more than the other games mentioned above.
 
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Acinixys

Member
FliXFantatier said:
never the less that shit needs to be stomped as early as possible so their ignorant views don't turn to real racism in the future.

not sure why anyone would be "offended" by bare breasts or a penis in the avatar though :p
It something one the two we all(most all) have one of...
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40% of CoD players are 12 (This is a scientific fact), so i guess they have to enforce dumb rules like no rude emblems.

I also find it hilarious that every time i log in on PC i get the CHECK OUT LEAGUE PLAY MAN, ITS RAD splashscreen, but when you go into the league playlists you see:

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Oh Treyarch
 
Z

zeelman

Member
JB1981 said:
Have to say had a lot of fun playing Domination and Hardpoint last night. COD gets its hooks in you again!
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The SBMM didn't put you against tryhards? Every other game of KC I played last night was a struggle. When we managed to win, the homophobic slurs came out.

I gotta remember to mute everyone but my team for now on.
 
CHEEZMO™

CHEEZMO™

Obsidian fan
Hoya Destroyer said:
Since they cracked down on the emblems (and I got a 2 week ban for my topless chick), its going to be so boring looking at them now.
I used to laugh at the "immature" ones and was actually only offended by a single one (9/11 related, which I reported at the time).
Now, I dont think any emblems should be banned. People should just have the ability to turn them off if they dont want to see them.
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I saw one yesterday that was just the words "GOD HATES ARABS".
 
A

aku:jiki

Member
MechDX said:
Snipers in domination are completely and utterly worthless! Every game I play they rack up kills but get no captures and a couple defends. Then have the nerve after the match to brag about how high their score is.

When you mention the team score they respond with "But look at my score!"
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Not exactly exclusive to snipers. The entire franchise has become borderline unplayable solo, because your entire fucking team will just camp in random spots, or run around the outskirts of the map trying to pick off opponents camping, and no one even attempts to actually play the game. It's infuriating to lose game after game because no one's actually playing.

It's gotten to the point where K/D, W/L and SPM are useless indicators of skill. I can't exactly kill the entire enemy team, cap every flag and defend every flag by myself, while the rest of my goofball team sits way off in the distance somewhere.
 
Hoya Destroyer

Hoya Destroyer

Member
FliXFantatier said:
never the less that shit needs to be stomped as early as possible so their ignorant views don't turn to real racism in the future.

not sure why anyone would be "offended" by bare breasts or a penis in the avatar though :p
It something one the two we all(most all) have one of...
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I played Black Ops 1 frequently (up until the first map DLC) with a topless chick as my emblem. I only ever got positive comments about it and the higher powers never gave me any grief about it either.
I was hoping for a similar experience with BO2. Oh well.

CHEEZMO™;45422759 said:
I saw one yesterday that was just the words "GOD HATES ARABS".
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I saw one the other week, that was just the words "HITLER DID NOTHING WRONG".
Still, I would personally be happy to put up with other peoples bullshit, if it means I have the freedom to create my own, in my emblem :)
 
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Kinky John

Member
PC patch details...

December 14, 2012 Update for Singleplayer, Muliplayer, and Zombies

Global Changes:
Improved loadtimes when using AMD hardware
Fix for issues when binding mousewheel to fire
Using arrow keys to adjust Mouse sensitivity will increment the value by .01
Fix for some instances of "Error quit was not requested in the main thread"
Fix for issues with 16:10 displays
Fix for TXAA not disabling when an unsupported card is detected
Improvements to ambient occlusion
Increased Friends list limit to 300
Joinable friends now sort to the top of the friends list
Users now have the ability to unlink youtube accounts.
Added SFX to sliders in options menu
Fix for knife lunge not working when a gamepad is connected
Improved film rendering stability and made progression bar more accurate while rendering a film.
Improved audio/rumble responsiveness when hitting enemies with gunfire.
Fix for issues with changing the gamepad Button Layout in theater
Fix for Party host receiving infinite "Reconnecting to Party" message when clicking on "Bring Party" in a post-match lobby.

Campaign Changes:
Fix for crash that could occur during credits
Fix for freeze when unlocking Death From Above achievement

Multiplayer Changes:
Matchmaking improvements
Added Hardcore Kill Confirmed playlist to the Hardcore category
Game now resets the Care Package for a non-owner if the owner re-rolls the package using the Engineer perk.
Fix for incorrectly being able to purchase an 11th Create a Class slot
Collision and clipping fixes on all maps
Fixed a number of new UI error messages reported by users.
Improved CoDTV sort filters for browsing content
Players can now render films in addition to clips
Removed incorrect SFX for placing from party games
Fixes for issues with codtv images not loading in
Bots no longer count towards the party size limit in Custom Games
Added the ability to "View League Teams" from any player's Playercard.
Added the ability to “View Playercard” from League solo leaderboards.
Map exploit fixes in Meltdown
Fixes for errors on Express when the train arrives
“Drop Shot” medal is no longer awarded after standing back up.
Fix for escort drone cuing incorrect audio
Added voice chat volumn controls
CoDTV video playback improvemnts
Fixes for out of sync audio issues in rendered videos
Fixes for rendered clips showing the wrong length on youtube
Fixes with "Hacked" items not targeting the correct team
Shadows seen through sniper scopes now render more correctly.
Fix for Hijacked minimap displaying incorrectly
Fix for some equipment not being destructible by Friendly Fire in Hardcore mode
Fix for final killcams not displaying properly if it is an "Assisted Suicide" kill.
Fix for Bomb Defuser Challenge not progressing properly
Fix for Hero Medal not appearing in game at the correct time.
Fix for XP bar in League Play not displaying correctly
Fix for teams being kicked from league play when matched against a previously played team
Fix for crash when getting disconnected while viewing the like/dislike menu of a screenshot
Fix for partial loss of functionality when theater is started while a party member is in emblem editor
Fix for Arch Nemesis challenge unlocking incorrectly
Addressed issues which prevented some master challenges from being completed.
Fix for friends list showing the wrong rank icon for players
Fix for Escort Drones spawning under the map
Added a fail-safe to prevent spawn trapping in CTF.
Fix for floating corpse models on some maps
Players can now copy a custom class to the extra prestige slot.
Improved overall communication of Double XP when enabled.
AAR better communicates how much XP was earned in each match.
Fix for issues with having Assault Shield and no secondary weapon
Thermal vision overlay no longer appears using the VTOL glitch.
Fix for players not being able to capture their own Care Packages when using the Black Hat PDA in FFA
Fix for Camera Marker slide bar not functioning correctly
EMP grenades no longer affect the CODcaster HUD.
Fix for SFX that plays when player gets in the top 3 in FFA
Increased sight checks on turrets to improve spawning algorithms.
Multi-team games no longer count as a tie if an entire team quits.
Players with Black Hat PDA can no longer hack a Care Package faster than the owner can capture it.
Addressed a number of issues that would cause friendly/enemy color indicators on equipment and scorestreaks to display as the wrong team.
Precision challenge “Wet Work” will now unlock with 10 kills.
The wins challenge will now account for all FFA modes when ending a match with a tie (if you are in the top 3).
Players that help with the “Synchronized Attack” challenge now get credit for it.
Players will not be able to manually take control of their AGR if they die at the exact moment that their AGR deploys.
Players using Ghost will no longer be invisible at all times in Custom Games with the mini-map option set to “constant”.
Players using Ghost and a Suppressor attachment will no longer appear on the enemy’s minimap while shooting and moving while a UAV is up.
The median for the K/D graph in the AAR is set to 1.0 instead of 0.0.
Players can no longer get on top of the shrubs in Nuketown 2025.
Kills from the explosion on the explosive crossbow bolt now count towards challenges.
Clan tag is no longer locked immediately after prestige.
Fixed an area in Express where K9 Unit dogs could get stuck.
Party Privacy count no longer affects how many bots will spawn in Combat Training.
Players can no longer stand on invisible collision in Carrier.


MP Gameplay Balancing:
The following is a list of numerous gameplay balancing tweaks that were made after thorough review of statistical data from player usage of weapons, equipment, perks and scorestreaks since launch.

Scorestreaks:
UAV: cost increased from 350 to 425.
Lightning Strike: added 750ms delay

Equipment/Grenades:
Bouncing Betty: increased the grace period between trigger and activation by 200ms.
Sensor Grenade: increased the range (now 1000 units), frequency (now 800ms between pings), and amount of time (now 6s) that players appear after explosion.
Concussion Grenade: decreased movement penalty and turn speed penalty when hit.

SMGs:
All: increased hip fire recoil.
All: increased max hip fire spread from 4.75 to 5.
All: reduced bullet penetration.
MSMC: increased recoil slightly.
PDW-57: increased recoil slightly.

Assault Rifles:
All: reduced idle sway for more reliable long-range aiming.
M8A1: reduced lethal range of 3-hit kills from 250 to 50 inches.
M8A1 + Select Fire: increased recoil.
FAL OSW + Select Fire: increased recoil.
SWAT-556 + Select Fire: increased recoil.

Sniper Rifles:
All: increased hip fire spread.
All + Laser Sight: increased hip fire spread.
XPR-50: increased recoil slightly.

Shotguns:
R870: reduced one-hit kill range by 45 inches.

Pistols:
B23R: reduced headshot multiplier from 1.4 to 1.
KAP-40: reduced headshot multiplier from 1.4 to 1


Zombies Changes:
Fix for Reviving text remains on screen during scoreboard after game ends
Fix for Mystery Box beacon disappearing after host migration
Fixes for players getting inside of or clipping into objects in all ZM maps
Improved zombie AI pathing in all maps
Fixes for players falling outside of the map for all maps
Players will now take damage while holding buildable parts
Fixes for issues obtaining the Jet Gun
Removed debug text that sometimes appears after host migration
"You Have No Power Over Me" achievement is now awarded at the correct time
Fix for infinite loading screen when uploading short clips
Fix for errors that may occur when viewing long clips
Fixes for Green flashes appearing when exiting Nuketown Zombies
Dead players can now text chat with living players
Added voice chat volume controls
Fix for players having unbreakable zombie shield
Fix for issues with multiple players buying the same door
Fix for incorrect character audio while holding breath with sniper scopes
Fix for rare issue with players getting stuck in custom game lobby
Fix for players getting permanent perks
Fix for persistent upgrades never going away.
Fix for players not dying when falling from extreme distances after purchasing juggernog in survival modes
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http://community.callofduty.com/message/413552518#413552518
 
N

Nori Chan

Member
Double xp is on and there's a clan op for Domination in most caps.

If anyone wants to party up send me a message or an invite to GT: xGeneral Ice
 
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Canis lupus

Member
Yeah I finally unboxed my Nuketown edition copy! Playing on ps3 btw. So far played Hijacked(best map so far), Slums and Cargo(worst map so far).
 
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