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Call of Duty: Black Ops III |OT| No Content For Old Gen

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TheChewyWaffles

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TimeEffect said:
Do you guys enjoy the 3 lanes gameplay, and why?

Don't you find yourself running from one side of the map to the open to duke it out, and then repeat? I had problems with the beta maps for feeling like they forced you to a confrontation in the middle, but due to the lanes and speed, it never felt like you could progress or sneak around, as you were immediately funneled.

Are all maps 3 lanes? I would have been totally down for a new COD, as I've been wanting to jump back since Blops 1. This game looked great, but I feel like spawns in the beta were quite awful. Combined with how small and funneled maps felt, and the speed of the game, it all felt very unlike what I wanted.

Comparing Map Design from Black Ops 1 to Black Ops 3, would you guys say that there is anything like the older map design in this game?

I feel like the existing maps would be perfect for like 4v4 or 3v3, but sadly, there doesn't seem to be a playlist for that either. I feel crazy saying this, but I would probably be willing to buy the game entirely for a team tactical mode. I just want something more quieter, thoughtful, and strategic.

In fact, even the maps in Advanced Warfare were not so funneled. Isn't the new map design incredibly jarring to you COD fans?
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Chokepoints mean a reasonable chance at map control. Ghost and AW were garbage because this was never ever possible.

Also, new map design? This is the way it's always been until that crap MW3.
 
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Hugstable

Banned
sam777 said:
What is the general feeling on the story mode?
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Same I buy these games for single player campaign and trying to decide whether I'm gonna put my target trade in credit towards this or just save ot for Xenoblade X. I love COD campaigns and if it's just as good as last years I'm gravy
 
LabouredSubterfuge

LabouredSubterfuge

Member
TheChewyWaffles said:
Chokepoints mean a reasonable chance at map control. Ghost and AW were garbage because this was never ever possible.

Also, new map design? This is the way it's always been until that crap MW3.
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Yup, well designed lanes was part of the reason MW1 maps were so good. You could control them cleverly and it prevented the matches from being clusterfuck sprint-and-shoot-everything-that-moves-fests.
 
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Bucca

Fools are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.
Bucca said:
Hey guys will the Sony Pulse Elites microphone work when plugged in to the xbones controller jack? Without the adaptor?

Sound comes through and my microphone shows up when I speak but my party member can't hear me.
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Anyone?
 
RedAssedApe

RedAssedApe

Banned
RS4- said:
no surprise there. Happened to me for streaming Battlefront. Which is unfortunate, as I'd prefer not to stream on twitch.
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lame. guess i'll turn off music for mp or just go back to using twitch

that or don't leave your game running while you're sitting in a lobby waiting for friends -_-
 
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TimeEffect

Member
TheChewyWaffles said:
Chokepoints mean a reasonable chance at map control. Ghost and AW were garbage because this was never ever possible.

Also, new map design? This is the way it's always been until that crap MW3.
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How do you figure that? In the beta, you would fight in the middle, then the enemy spawned around, usually in close enough vicinity.

It was not uncommon for enemies to spawn on both halves of the ends of the maps, resulting in some "base" kills to my recollection of one of the objective modes I played in beta.

I have never felt map design was like this in COD4, WaW, or Black Ops 1.
 
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Fjordson

Member
Not that anyone cares, but my quick take on the campaign is that it's boring, at least early on.

Quick take on the multiplayer is that it's just as much fun as the beta was (meaning a lot of fun). Good stuff.
 
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mangochutney

Member
Trying to get a public campaign mission going is a fucking joke.

Everyone just pisses about in the Safehouse area, goes in and out the deploy room then someone gets fed up waiting so leaves and the process repeats over and over.
 
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zsynqx

Member
This is probably one of the best first impressions for a multiplayer in a long time for me, but the specialists are starting to really annoy me. It is nowhere near Destiny bad, but still annoying.
 
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Parzival Qc

Member
Ensoul said:
.80 kdr. I am not even going to get to a 1.0 kill death ratio I am so bad this game.

I just get worse and worse and each Call of Duty game. The problem is I just can't hit anybody, and when I do I get about 10 hit markers yet somehow I always die first
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That's why I'm not getting CoD games anymore. Dedicated servers are needed because one in two matches i get screwed by my ping to the host. I love CoD games but thinking you killed the guy and looking at the killcam and seeing you weren't even close is frustrating. And then the next game I'm a freaking god with a 3.0 ration and killing evryone one the map is not even rewarding because you know the netcode helped you.

That's why Battlefront and Halo 5 will be my main online shooters this year. But if ever activision stop being cheap and moves the game to dedicated servers then CoD will probably become my main online shooter again.
 
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Toa TAK

Banned
The player character in this campaign, his/her personality is hilariously spot-on. Just an average joe along for the ride.
 
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31GhostsIV

Banned
On PS4, put the game in and went out, so it would be installed when I got home. 45 minutes later and nope, this is easily the slowest game install I've experienced on PS4 - anyone else? Or just me?
 
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J4mm1nJ03

Member
Bucca said:
Anyone?
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I mean, it should. I use the golds with the adapter and I do have issues with parties from time to time. I never know if I should blame the Xbox's kinda iffy party system, NXOE, or in my case my adapter. I had issues before NXOE as well, so I wouldn't necessarily say that's specifically why. I usually just have to reboot sometimes multiple times, which is annoying.

Dizastah said:
Exact same for me right now...
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Yeah, I just really don't know what to do. I have until like the 15th to decide before they drop my order and preorder credit. Sometimes it feels like I'm just trying to force myself to enjoy COD MP. It's not a game that I enjoy playing alone at all and I think I actually have more friends who play Halo than COD at this point, so idk.

thejpfin said:
Why does it even have a profanity filter? Game is rated M and R-18 in EU.
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I always found that especially weird since the only person seeing the class names at all is the one playing it. There's nothing public about the class names.

brandonh83 said:
I have the Gold 7.1 and that works plugged in with a stereo jack but the volume is quiet... had to buy a chat adapter to change the volume.
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I'm pretty sure there's a slider in the settings to adjust game chat without needing the adapter. It's buried a few screens deep though, so the adapter is still nice to have. I use one, since I don't have a newer controller.
 
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Purest 78

Member
Mad Havok said:
That's why I'm not getting CoD games anymore. Dedicated servers are needed because one in two matches i get screwed by my ping to the host. I love CoD games but thinking you killed the guy and looking at the killcam and seeing you weren't even close is frustrating. And then the next game I'm a freaking god with a 3.0 ration and killing evryone one the map is not even rewarding because you know the netcode helped you.

That's why Battlefront and Halo 5 will be my main online shooters this year. But if ever activision stop being cheap and moves the game to dedicated servers then CoD will probably become my main online shooter again.
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Blop3 Has dedicated servers about 10 in North America. I'm not sure how many are in the rest of the world. I'm not sure what the name of the software to find the dedis, but my friend has it And showed the map. Thankfully I'm right next to the NY servers My connection has been great.
 
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ScaredHitless

Neo Member
Hugstable said:
Same I buy these games for single player campaign and trying to decide whether I'm gonna put my target trade in credit towards this or just save ot for Xenoblade X. I love COD campaigns and if it's just as good as last years I'm gravy
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I've only played the first mission but I love it so far. The couch co-op went a long way towards convincing the girlfriend (who generally hates console FPS games) to give it a shot. Will have more impressions tonight.
 
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Parzival Qc

Member
Purest 78 said:
Blop3 Has dedicated servers about 10 in North America. I'm not sure how many are in the rest of the world. I'm not sure what the name of the software to find the dedis, but my friend has it And showed the map. Thankfully I'm right next to the NY servers My connection has been great.
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Are you sure? Because if that is true my wallet will have 85$ less in it tonight
 
Sugarmonkey

Sugarmonkey

Member
This game has renewed my faith in CoD and brought the fun back for me. Ghosts and AW were both shelved after a day or two (I mainly play CoD for MP), and I thought I was done with the series. I think the map design and spawns play a big part of it, and the unlocks just feel better. As a side note, I love not having to wish I got it on one console or the other due to controllers as my XIM4 is letting me rock a mouse / keyboard!
 
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rdytoroll

Member
I'm sorry, anyone else has this problem? I just started the game after downloading the Day1 Patch and it says "currently installing multiplayer and campaign" for like 10 minutes at least. I have the PS4 disc version. What's going on?
 
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BokehKing

Banned
Mad Havok said:
That's why I'm not getting CoD games anymore. Dedicated servers are needed because one in two matches i get screwed by my ping to the host. I love CoD games but thinking you killed the guy and looking at the killcam and seeing you weren't even close is frustrating. And then the next game I'm a freaking god with a 3.0 ration and killing evryone one the map is not even rewarding because you know the netcode helped you.

That's why Battlefront and Halo 5 will be my main online shooters this year. But if ever activision stop being cheap and moves the game to dedicated servers then CoD will probably become my main online shooter again.
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The kill cam has never ever ever ever been accurate in any COD

case in point, get quick scopes, it always looks like you got shot 8 feet away from your head
 
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Strider

Member
Starting to get better as I learn the maps... Up to a 2.22 K/D in Team Deathmatch which is about where I was in BO2.

Had more fun with this already than I did in the few hours I played AW multiplayer. Treyarch
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Onaco

Member
With these shitty update servers, I won't be able to get a match in on my lunch break. Fucking fix this shit, Sony. Tired of having 2GBs take a god damn hour.
 
GHG

GHG

Member
Finished downloading. Will play some campaign initially to get a grip on things but will go online later.

Feel free to add me on PSN (ps4)

PSN ID: OMitchF
 
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