Foliorum Viridum
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Okay, I'm giving up on this and going back to coursework. Hopefully in 2/3 hours I'll be able to join a fucking game. :lol
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divisionbyzorro
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Veritas_ said:
So they really did nothing about OMA tubing? Really? Nothing?
That's total bullshit.
zero margin
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Pulka said:
This. This. This will decide if I get it at all at this point. No TDM playlist for the new maps was the first straw.
Diablohead
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100% MW2 gameplay still in tactFrillen said:
zero margin
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eek5 said:so most of the kills were business as usual
daaaaang
Why are we all still surprised when something that involves a video game and the internet doesn't work the day it is released or supposed to be released. Between Xbox Live, Steam, Bad Company 2 and Bethesda Games(Fallout 3 for PC) I just assume that I won't be able to play the game until the day after its release. It's a sad but true fact of games.
I see no change to OMA at all, maybe someone else will be able to tell.
Bailout is so fucking awesome, definitely my favorite map of the bunch.
Salvage came up on SnD and it was awesome for that mode, seems like it could be a clusterfuck for anything else.
Storm was pretty nice, but seemed pretty ordinary for the most part.
Bailout is so fucking awesome, definitely my favorite map of the bunch.
Salvage came up on SnD and it was awesome for that mode, seems like it could be a clusterfuck for anything else.
Storm was pretty nice, but seemed pretty ordinary for the most part.
CrazedArabMan
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Frillen said:
That's ok, played yesterday and my first 6 deaths were not from being shot and killed, it was knife, knife, knife, grenade launcher, knife, semtex. So much fun!!!
Miggytronz
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Major Nelson - "Matchmaking is in a bad state on Xbox LIVE right now. We're working on it and will resolve it as quickly as we can."
I guess matchmaking on all games are effd, HALO players are experiencing problems too.
I guess matchmaking on all games are effd, HALO players are experiencing problems too.
Diablohead
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Amazing how this happens the day of the MW2 dlc and update :lolMikasangelos said:
CartridgeBlower
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Taking out certain playlists like FFA means people are going to be even 10x worse than usual at not doing the objectives on these maps. Ugggggghhhh.
zero margin
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Skel said:
Summmbeeach!
Genesis Knight
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No TDM or FFA playlists for Stimulus maps. WTF WHY?! GODDAMN, why would you not let us play the most popular gametype on the new maps?
Who makes these decisions, ffs?
Who makes these decisions, ffs?
celestial body
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You're fucking kidding??Genesis Knight said:
Genesis Knight
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The only playlists are a mixed-mode w/s&d, demolition, CTF and another one that is the same mix with hardcore ricochet.
Hardcore ricochet but no TDM?!!
I'm so pissed right now. $15 was no biggie, but this? God.
Hardcore ricochet but no TDM?!!
I'm so pissed right now. $15 was no biggie, but this? God.
Foliorum Viridum
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I always play objective games and never TDM/FFA, so I'm one of the few who must be happy with this move.
Activision/MS/IW has managed to fuck up four times now with this DLC.
1. The DLC is overpriced
2. They couldn't even manage to get the patch out in time of the DLC
3. Then they fucked up the mathmaking so now it's almost impssoible to find decent games, yet alone find ANY games
4. Where the frell is the regular TD mode!?
1. The DLC is overpriced
2. They couldn't even manage to get the patch out in time of the DLC
3. Then they fucked up the mathmaking so now it's almost impssoible to find decent games, yet alone find ANY games
4. Where the frell is the regular TD mode!?
damn....I can't play any games. I'm not sure if it'd be funny if the map pack broke the game essentially for people who dont buy it i.e. can't get into 50% of lobbies.
it'd be a trainwreck and might force people to rethink things, then again it might just force everyone to buy the fucker.
edit whoa I'm joining a game!
it'd be a trainwreck and might force people to rethink things, then again it might just force everyone to buy the fucker.
edit whoa I'm joining a game!
Genesis Knight
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I can't get into games and I bought the DLC. I think the patch broke matchmaking.
Digital Enhancement
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I just tried to download the new maps, but the download stopped 4% in without me doing anything. Has anyone else got this ?
celestial body
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slight overreaction.
PalaceBrother
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divisionbyzorro said:
Not that I can see. They may have reduced the blast radius that Danger Close gives to OMAs, but I can't see a difference.
Genesis Knight
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True word, knitoe. I wasted money on this without TDM. If it doesn't appear soon then there's no way IW will get my money for any future map packs. I certainly won't be a first-wave buyer again.
Diablohead
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They want you to camp the flag so you can earn double exp on people actually trying to play the game mode correctly :lolcelestial body said:
divisionbyzorro
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knitoe said:
Holy shit calm down. Just because they don't have a Stimulus-only TDM-only playlist doesn't meant that the new maps won't be used in TDM.
Once the initial week of showing off the maps is over, I would assume everything should go back to normal and the new maps will be mixed into the regular playlists.
Genesis Knight
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If that's the case, then non-DLC players will just be booted out of lobbies when the DLC maps turn up? That would work in merc TDM but would break TDM parties.
divisionbyzorro
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Genesis Knight said:
If done right, non-DLC players won't ever be matched up with DLC players.
If done right.
PedroLumpy
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divisionbyzorro said:
Assuming let's say 50% of players bought the maps (number completely made up), if DLC and non-DLC players are never matched up, you effectively cut the numbet of matches you have access to in half. This has some consequences when it comes finding non-laggy matches. The bigger the playerbase, the better your chance of getting a smooth match.
Personally I felt COD5 had a decent balance between serving the needs of DLC and non-DLC players. As a non-DLC player myself, getting into lobbies with new maps was annoying, but I can understand that the DLC players want a chance to play their maps. I'd either veto or find another match in 20 seconds. Not a huge deal.
But hey at least it's not like Halo amirite?
divisionbyzorro
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PedroLumpy said:
If I had bought the maps I would have hated that system because the new maps always seemed to be voted down. Thus I would never have gotten to play them. Thus my money would have been wasted.
As much as I have defended the cost of the DLC as being reasonable, someone in the DLC-bashing thread had a great point. Map packs should be free. Not because they aren't worth money, but because they split the user-base. Give away maps for free. Charge for new game content. They could charge for new guns, killstreak bonuses, challenges (plus titles and emblems), perks, etc, and so long as they weren't overpowered they wouldn't split the user base.
I suppose ideally you match everybody together, and when a DLC map comes up, you should seamlessly split the lobby in two, find people to fill the gaps, and keep going forward. But their matchmaking system can barely handle the game as it is now - making it more complicated is certainly not the answer. :lol
PalaceBrother
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PedroLumpy said:
You're forgetting that people who purchased the DLC are not locked out of the original maps. Most of the time non-DLC players will be eligible to match up with DLC players.
Edit: You're right to question the ability of the (already shaky) matchmaking system.
Also-there ain't gonna be a 50% adoption rate on this.
PedroLumpy
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divisionbyzorro said:
Indeed I did feel bad whenever a map got vetoed in COD5, majority rules I guess, but in COD4 I think if they got into a lobby with even just 1 non-DLC player, then no maps. In theory in COD5 it takes half the room to be non-DLC.
But I would certainly agree that neither is ideal. Free maps for all! Just personally I'd rather have no maps than paid map packs.
PalaceBrother said:
Ah yes, I was reacting to the suggestion that DLC and non-DLC be segregated, not reacting to the actual integration of the DLC as it stands now. Which I don't even know.
N.B. I don't actually know how it'll work. Don't go nuts and take this stuff as fact. Just theorycrafting.
So wait - non DLC people can be matched up with DLC people (and the new maps just never show up in the rotation)? I've always wondered about the map packs and matching. Seems like a huge downside to buying the map packs (I got them for the first MW).
Whoever had the idea of selling in game content is a genius.
Whoever had the idea of selling in game content is a genius.
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