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[jedimike]

Just had a match with some guy who was nuke boosting. Knew something was up because he had a Chopper gunner within like 2 minutes after the match started. The guy on my team was 0-17 and I managed to find and kill the booster who was 22-0. He just cursed me out after the match ended.

Good job! Too bad there wasn't a way for IW to create a "Booster Justice" title. I used to play a lot of FFA and there were always boosters, right now I'm on a MTDM kick and I've only come across one booster. I was too late in recognizing it the first match and the guy got a nuke, but the next few rounds the boosters barely even got established before they were taken out.

Elevator glitch. Youtube it.

I thought IW fixed those back in the first patch... I have about 8 days play time and have never seen anyone do an elevator glitch. Not saying they don't exist... just personally have never seen it.

 

[xtheEnemy]

Anyone knows what's the latest patch for ? (PS3)

Cause I played last night and there's still a care package glitch.

fucking IW.

 

[InterMoniker]

Anyone knows what's the latest patch for ? (PS3)

Cause I played last night and there's still a care package glitch.

fucking IW.

:lol @ IW

I've been going back to COD4 lately because it has no commando perk, no marathon perk, no stupid duel wielding akimbo bullshit, better levels that have less spots to camp, there's not 20 different kill streaks just uva airstrike chopper Cod4 is just way more balanced.

 

[Dark-Cloudz]

I've been playing for 6 days and didn't know there were visual hit markers, just the 'thuck' sound markers.

Is there anything else like this in the game that isn't widely known?

 

[Procarbine]

For all of you guys that are bitching about the killstreaks, runners, tubers, spawn campers, etc, go play some hardcore s&d. No, seriously. There is very little of all of that there, it's as close as you'll get to MLG/Game Battles without being on a team.

 

[Mileena]

:lol @ IW

I've been going back to COD4 lately because it has no commando perk, no marathon perk, no stupid duel wielding akimbo bullshit, better levels that have less spots to camp, there's not 20 different kill streaks just uva airstrike chopper Cod4 is just way more balanced.

Complaining about Marathon now? :lol :lol :lol

gtfo

 

[sneakypete]

Heh. Nothing like good ole fashioned rape. Just spent the last 2 hours going 30-5 or better every match.

Scar + FMJ/Silencer(depending on level of retardedness in foe's)
Spas + Grip/Dual Rangers
ClayMore
Flash Nerds

Scavenger Pro
Hardline Pro
Steady Aim Pro

Care Package
Predator/Sentry
Emergency Air Drop

 

[Xux]

Heh. Nothing like good ole fashioned mediocrity. Just spent the last 2 hours going 20-15 or so every match.

F2000 + FMJ(depending on how long I can handle the retardedness of unlocking Extended Mags)
USP + Tactical Knife
Claymore
Flash Grenades

Scavenger Pro
Stopping Power Pro
Commando Pro

UAV
Predator
Harrier

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

UMP. Silencer. Marathon. Cold Blooded. Ninja.
Harrier > Chopper Gunner > Nuke.

I just nuked with a U M fucking P running and gunning in the trenches of Afghan. Holy fucking shit was that intense. I wasn't even going for it, and got near death like three times (stupid noob tubes). So awesome.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

:lol @ IW

I've been going back to COD4 lately because it has no commando perk, no marathon perk, no stupid duel wielding akimbo bullshit, better levels that have less spots to camp, there's not 20 different kill streaks just uva airstrike chopper Cod4 is just way more balanced.

The side effect of "more balanced" in COD4 is "less variety." It's like playing a fighting game with only three characters. It's guaranteed to be more evenly balanced because everyone's on more equal footing. The upside to COD4 is that it's much more of a pure CS-style shooter, whereas MW2 reminds me more of something along the lines of Team Fortress, with crazy variety and more of a rock-paper-scissors style of balancing.

The RPS analogy is actually the best way to look at game balance here. Sure, the air support will wreck you, but that's because they are the rock to your scissors. Switch to a Stinger and they drop like flies, because now you are the paper to their rock. And (lag aside), knife runners and shotguns share a similar relationship.

There's definitely a place for both in this world. I personally love MW2, but there are many who don't - and that's great! There are millions of FPS fans out there; the community is more than big enough to support MW2, COD4, Halo, Battlefield, and maybe even Bioshock 2.

 

[DoomGyver]

I just saw someone get a game winning kill with a care package and it was complete luck. In Karachi, he was on the second floor where all of the chickens are and he threw the CP down below where a bunch of people were blindly running in order to get the final kill, it dropped right on top of a guy, funny as hell. But the kill-cam only showed him running down the stairs.

 

[celestial body]

I know it's probably been asked but do you keep killstreak kills when you prestige for the first time. So will any ac130 kills you got before you prestige contribute to the spectre challenge once it's unlocked? I know the answer is probably 'no' but just checking to be sure.

 

[uraldix]

I know it's probably been asked but do you keep killstreak kills when you prestige for the first time. So will any ac130 kills you got before you prestige contribute to the spectre challenge once it's unlocked? I know the answer is probably 'no' but just checking to be sure.

Nope, you start over.

 

[rezuth]

So I just had an amazing game on Favelia, I was in the motha effin zone. I had an UMP with FMJ and owned the whole game (Was Team Deathmatch, final score 32-1) I really wish I had equipped a nuke

 

[diehard]

I know it's probably been asked but do you keep killstreak kills when you prestige for the first time. So will any ac130 kills you got before you prestige contribute to the spectre challenge once it's unlocked? I know the answer is probably 'no' but just checking to be sure.

The ones in the "killstreak" list do reset, however the killstreaks in the "prestige" list do NOT reset. Prestige ones reward the title/emblem.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

The ones in the "killstreak" list do reset, however the killstreaks in the "prestige" list do NOT reset. Prestige ones reward the title/emblem.

But the challenges aren't active until you prestige for the first time. So any kills you got during your initial level-up with your bonuses won't count.

 

[Mr. B Natural]

The side effect of "more balanced" in COD4 is "less variety." It's like playing a fighting game with only three characters. It's guaranteed to be more evenly balanced because everyone's on more equal footing. The upside to COD4 is that it's much more of a pure CS-style shooter, whereas MW2 reminds me more of something along the lines of Team Fortress, with crazy variety and more of a rock-paper-scissors style of balancing.

The RPS analogy is actually the best way to look at game balance here. Sure, the air support will wreck you, but that's because they are the rock to your scissors. Switch to a Stinger and they drop like flies, because now you are the paper to their rock. And (lag aside), knife runners and shotguns share a similar relationship.

There's definitely a place for both in this world. I personally love MW2, but there are many who don't - and that's great! There are millions of FPS fans out there; the community is more than big enough to support MW2, COD4, Halo, Battlefield, and maybe even Bioshock 2.

Eh, the game doesn't add as much variety as you think. There still are only certain classes - a runner class, a mid-range class, and a sniper class. The only class that they added that adds any true variety to the gameplay is the riot shield class. Of course, that's a crap class that doesn't work and nobody ever uses. Oddly enough you'll also find less and less snipers in this game. 90% of the time this game is a mid-range AR vs mid-range AR game unlike cod4 where just about every class was needed to have a solid team.

MW2's best chance to make it play different than cod4 was to give the true new class - the riot shielder - an actual chance. It could have really changed COD's concept for the better. Games would be more team oriented. Camping would have a counter and map flow wouldn't be as stale as it is now.
Other than that, the only way this game feels different to me is that the maps play out differently thanks to choke points, hiding spots, openness and size. Most games I play feel like playing Creek over and over again. Creek was an exception in cod4 and the norm here.

 

[Fugu]

For all of you guys that are bitching about the killstreaks, runners, tubers, spawn campers, etc, go play some hardcore s&d. No, seriously. There is very little of all of that there, it's as close as you'll get to MLG/Game Battles without being on a team.

Except no pro gaming league plays hardcore or S&D because neither are particularly balanced.

 

[Dresden]

Except no pro gaming league plays hardcore or S&D because neither are particularly balanced.

Pro gaming leagues shouldn't be touching Modern Warfare 2, at all. It's the WoW of FPS games, and like WoW, doesn't lend itself well to a team-based competitive gameplay.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

...Modern Warfare 2...doesn't lend itself well to a team-based competitive gameplay

MW2 is at its best when two solid teams, with good communication, play each other.

 

[Fugu]

Pro gaming leagues shouldn't be touching Modern Warfare 2, at all. It's the WoW of FPS games, and like WoW, doesn't lend itself well to a team-based competitive gameplay.

They don't, really. CoD4's pro gaming scene used a mod that disabled LMGs, the P90, and the third perk, and fixed the first and second perk to bandolier and stopping power, respectively.

 

[gibration]

Except no pro gaming league plays hardcore or S&D because neither are particularly balanced.

What are you talking about? All MLG/Gamebattles play is HC S&D.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

just got the game
1. wtf iw, no english vo in the german version`??? really... on a blu-ray?!?
2. sp feels last gen, linear ... no physics ... bah
3. i cant see shit! what is up with the blood splatter?
4. who designed the brasil level?? kill him

haven`t got to the mp, but since i disabled autoaim for sp i hope there is a game mode in mp without autoaim?

i know this game is mp king, but sp is bad... r2 felt better

 

[divisionbyzorro]

They don't, really. CoD4's pro gaming scene used a mod that disabled LMGs, the P90, and the third perk, and fixed the first and second perk to bandolier and stopping power, respectively.

I suppose that makes sense; the perk system and weapon varieties tend to go against the sort of purist perspective that the top competitive scenes have.

I guess Halo 3 is the only modern console shooter that has openly embraced the MLG scene, huh?

 

[divisionbyzorro]

just got the game
1. wtf iw, no english vo in the german version`??? really... on a blu-ray?!?
2. sp feels last gen, linear ... no physics ... bah
3. i cant see shit! what is up with the blood splatter?
4. who designed the brasil level?? kill him

haven`t got to the mp, but since i disabled autoaim for sp i hope there is a game mode in mp without autoaim?

i know this game is mp king, but sp is bad... r2 felt better

None of the game modes have autoaim to the degree that the single player does. But you cannot alter the degree of autoaim that they do have.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

This game has some of the worst net code I have ever experienced in a game this generation, yesterday about every game I joined was laggy, today there is a host migration every few minutes. IW, work on your net code. :lol :lol

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

This game has some of the worst net code I have ever experienced in a game this generation, yesterday about every game I joined was laggy, today there is a host migration every few minutes. IW, work on your net code. :lol :lol

Yea, seriously shitty lag today.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

This game has some of the worst net code I have ever experienced in a game this generation, yesterday about every game I joined was laggy, today there is a host migration every few minutes. IW, work on your net code. :lol :lol

It's mostly their inability to choose a good host. Whatever method they use to choose host is completely awful.

 

[zero margin]

I have been getting more could not connect to host errors lately, of course that happens right as the game starts so you wait an entire intermission for nothing.

 

[tsigo]

The thing that baffles me about the game choosing a bad host is that once it's chosen a bad host, it doesn't choose a new one for the next game. Why doesn't it figure "Hey, every player in this game except the host had 2 bars or less for the entire game. Let's not use this guy again."?

 

[backflip10019]

It's mostly their inability to choose a good host. Whatever method they use to choose host is completely awful.

True. I always wonder why I don't get picked as host when I'm sure that my connection is better than 95% of the general populous. The game always seems to pick the guy with the yellow bar connection as host. It's such garbage.

 

[Dresden]

True. I always wonder why I don't get picked as host when I'm sure that my connection is better than 95% of the general populous. The game always seems to pick the guy with the yellow bar connection as host. It's such garbage.

To be fair, whenever that guy with the yellow bar gets host, it'll be the only match of the night where he actually does well. :lol

 

[backflip10019]

To be fair, whenever that guy with the yellow bar gets host, it'll be the only match of the night where he actually does well. :lol

:lol True. Poor yellow bar guy with the Fisher Price dial-up modem

 

[CrazedArabMan]

True. I always wonder why I don't get picked as host when I'm sure that my connection is better than 95% of the general populous. The game always seems to pick the guy with the yellow bar connection as host. It's such garbage.

Yeah same here, also

Fal + Holo + Silencer = <3

 

[VaLiancY]

Since I got my Blue Tiger on my SCAR I fell back in love with it. With Bling I usually go Extended Mags and Silencer or Silencer and Red Dot. I don't use FMJ because I'm already working with a shallow clip, I don't to piss out rounds.

 

[backflip10019]

Since I got my Blue Tiger on my SCAR I fell back in love with it. With Bling I usually go Extended Mags and Silencer or Silencer and Red Dot. I don't use FMJ because I'm already working with a shallow clip, I don't to piss out rounds.

I never understood why people use scopes on the SCAR when the iron sight is soooooo good. Why not use the first perk slot for something more useful like Scavenger Pro (which gives you extra mags) or Sleight of Hand Pro (fast ADS = money).

 

[VaLiancY]

I never understood why people use scopes on the SCAR when the iron sight is soooooo good. Why not use the first perk slot for something more useful like Scavenger Pro (which gives you extra mags) or Sleight of Hand Pro (fast ADS = money).

Depends on the map, I'll use a sight. Big, open maps is when I'll use a sight. Closed small maps, I'll use extended mags.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

My god, I was playing Estate just now, my team was HORRIBLE. everyone in the house was on my team. The opposing team almsot entirely walks in the front door and wipes out the house. Jesus christ.:lol :lol

 

[divisionbyzorro]

I never understood why people use scopes on the SCAR when the iron sight is soooooo good. Why not use the first perk slot for something more useful like Scavenger Pro (which gives you extra mags) or Sleight of Hand Pro (fast ADS = money).

I like Holo on the FAL, Red Dot on the FAMAS and M16, ACOG on the ACR, and irons on everything else.

 

[Dresden]

I like Holo on the FAL, Red Dot on the FAMAS and M16, ACOG on the ACR, and irons on everything else.

I like the irons on every gun except for the FAL. For whatever reason, the irons on that thing are terrible. Just terrible.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

I like the irons on every gun except for the FAL. For whatever reason, the irons on that thing are terrible. Just terrible.

And the RDS is inaccurate. Ugh. Holo is the only sight worth using on that gun, and it even comes with a damage bonus!

 

[mr_boo]

I like Holo on the FAL, Red Dot on the FAMAS and M16, ACOG on the ACR, and irons on everything else.

The RDS is inaccurate on the M16 as well (last I heard). Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_q3OnoAzqg

I like the irons on every gun except for the FAL. For whatever reason, the irons on that thing are terrible. Just terrible.

Agreed.

 

[Shalashaska]

I never understood why people use scopes on the SCAR when the iron sight is soooooo good. Why not use the first perk slot for something more useful like Scavenger Pro (which gives you extra mags) or Sleight of Hand Pro (fast ADS = money).

Scavenger Pro makes such a difference with the SCAR. On my first prestige and I tried it out and it makes such a big difference. I do miss fast ADS but its definitely worth having more mags.

 

[mr_boo]

Still trying to figure out which SMG is better for me: SP UMP w Silencer or SP MU w Silencer. MU's range and small clip issue gets to me. It's happen to me twice where I was actually chasing an unaware target from behind (mid-range distance) and I failed to take them out cause they turned a corner. On the other hand, MU seems to outperform the UMP in close quarters. Regarding UMP - it's kick is a bit annoying.

Thus far, I think I prefer MU over UMP simply cause of the kick and the close quarters effectiveness. If I'm caught though in a mid-range combat, I feel that I'll be on the losing side more than less.

 

[Dresden]

Still trying to figure out which SMG is better for me: UMP w Silencer or MU w Silencer. MU's range and small clip issue gets to me. It's happen to me twice where I was actually chasing an unaware target from behind (mid-range distance) and I failed to take them out cause they turned a corner. On the other hand, MU seems to outperform the UMP in close quarters. Regarding UMP - it's kick is a bit annoying.

Thus far, I think I prefer MU over UMP simply cause of the kick and the close quarters effectiveness. If I'm caught though in a mid-range combat, I feel that I'll be on the losing side more than less.

I'm biased, since my favorite smg is the UMP and I even have Fall for it. The UMP is basically an assault rifle though. And it's always a three shot kill even with the silencer.

Only problem with the gun is its slow ROF and the fact that camo barely shows up on it! Fall looks like woodland under most lighting conditions.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

also having massive problems today with spawning directly in front of the other team. "You own B, so we'll spawn you right next to the corner 8 guys on the other team are about to come around to take B! GOOD LUCK"

 

[TheOMan]

And the RDS is inaccurate. Ugh. Holo is the only sight worth using on that gun, and it even comes with a damage bonus!

Wait, what? You got a link for that?

 

[mr_boo]

Wait, what? You got a link for that?

Reference: http://denkirson.xanga.com/715966769/modern-warfare-2/
On the scripted damage chart, select FAL and you'll see that when equipped with the Holo, it actually raises the minimum base damage from 35 to 40.

Regarding Holo vs RDS - I tend to just stick with Holo now just cause it seems like Holo > RDS for buggy reasons

 

[backflip10019]

Argh, I just played with a teammate who went 17-46 in a game of Domination. Seriously, I didn't know that you could be that bad.

 

[turtle553]

Argh, I just played with a teammate who went 17-46 in a game of Domination. Seriously, I didn't know that you could be that bad.

Could be they were actually trying to capture areas and win for the team instead of caring about their k/d ratio.