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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |OT| Got 99 Problems, But Sales Ain't One.
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Fleet_of_Foot
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Well while those of us with jobs are waiting to play this tonight, maybe we can reminisce a bit.
Do you remember the first map you played in the last CoD games?
In Black Ops, the first map I ever played was Array. I liked it.
In MW2, first map I played was Quarry. I hated it because I was dying quickly and frequently. I have a feeling this is going to happen again tonight, based on what I'm hearing about how fast this game is.
That's why I preferred Black Ops to MW2. Don't care though, I'm ready to get back on the CoD treadmill again.
I never played WaW, and I have no idea what the first map I played in CoD4 was.
Do you remember the first map you played in the last CoD games?
In Black Ops, the first map I ever played was Array. I liked it.
In MW2, first map I played was Quarry. I hated it because I was dying quickly and frequently. I have a feeling this is going to happen again tonight, based on what I'm hearing about how fast this game is.
That's why I preferred Black Ops to MW2. Don't care though, I'm ready to get back on the CoD treadmill again.
I never played WaW, and I have no idea what the first map I played in CoD4 was.
Miggytronz
Member
Jrmint said:
Yeah i must say people were pretty upset they had to reverify their purchase for a wrist band and get back in line.
At our store we had 3 lines by the nights end.
- line inside the store for people who hadnt gotten a wrist band and fully paid their game off.
- XBOX line
- PS3 line
- Next to PS3 line was a line/crowd to play he game early in Spec Ops mode on our PS3 display outside.
It was a cluster.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
Jeff-DSA said:
I guess that was the upside to going to Best Buy for the release. It was a complete unorganized mess, but the crowd was much older and reserved. There is a Gamestop in the same center and looking at that crowd it was much younger. Alot of backwards baseball caps there.
In the end I remembered why I stopped doing the midnight thing. I get up there, stand in line, get the game and can't play more than 2 or 3 matches before I have to go to bed for work the next day. Amazon is the best route, especially if they are going to continue to give you credit for ordering games.
SuperAndroid17
Member
Best buy was organized , well mine was
2 lines , one for preorders and another for people who didn't have shit.
I was out in 15mins.
2 lines , one for preorders and another for people who didn't have shit.
I was out in 15mins.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Fleet_of_Foot said:
COD4 Bog
WaW: Airfield
MW2: Rundown
Black Ops: I don't remember. I think getting it early and running around all the maps in private matches while waiting for the servers to go up clouded my memory.
rance said:
I can hear the footsteps in Black Ops just fine.
TacticalFox88
Banned
Holy hell at
Scripted or not these things are fucking awesome.
Turbulence setpiece.
Scripted or not these things are fucking awesome.
Enordash
Member
Fugu said:
Yea, at least explain in detail your issues with it. I'm so sick of the "it's bad because it's bad" type of talk when it comes to COD/BF/whatever.
Is it the competitive nature of these games that brings the "fanboy" out? Everyone is allowed to love games like Skyrim, Bioshock, Arkham City etc. No one will ever berate you for liking them. Why is it that everyone has to choose sides when it comes to shooters? I personally don't believe Halo, COD, CS, or Battlefield should ever deserve a 0/10 review, but go on Metacritic and you'll find them in spades.
Wildstar75
Member
Midnight Gamestop line was flawless in Cambridge MA. There were about 200 or so people there.
Rabbitweed
Member
I'm not feeling the maps. They are just too cramped and busy for my taste. I miss these more open maps like Overgrown. It just feels like I'm always running around in these narrow alleyways and tight spaces trying to find the enemy and as soon I manage to kill someone I'm shot from the back immediately. Well, I hated most of the MW2 maps in the beginning too so maybe I get adjusted to these as well later on.... I still wish there would have been more variety when it comes to map styles though.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
rance said:
Yeah I think they might have.
Plus the game had already been out a couple of months when I got my headphones.
friskykillface
Banned
It feels like I run so slow in this game and run out of breath, even with extreme conditioning 0_o , I'm using an smg too.
Hmmm I need to mix and match some perks
Hmmm I need to mix and match some perks
TangoAlphaLima
Member
GillianSeed79 said:
Wow. Just wow. This is the kind of shit that makes gamers look bad.
Overly defensive? The only time I've posted here defending the game has been now (this post) and the two above. And I'm not exactly defending it, but rather pointing out when some people just talk out their asses.rance said:
As for being snark, it was just a joke. But really, I have not had any problem with the sound in Black Ops. Nor the weapons, for the case.
As for MW3, I'm still waiting for it to be delivered to me (I live in JPN so I have to either import or wait until the 17th...) in two days, so I will be able to comment by then.
Also, and this is not related to you but I wanted to post it.. some people here is expecting BF3 out of a game that's the sequel of some of the best selling games, and they are obviously not going to change the basic gameplay now just so some of you can enjoy it and give up on the millions of fans that enjoy it the way it is.
I bought BF3 back when it got released.. two weeks ago? last week? whatever, I played through the campaign and it was alright to me (love the people that makes fun of the COD campaigns and then go back to play BF3's campaign though..), but I personally didn't like how it played and I didn't just go to the BF3 thread and talk about how much I disliked it because that alone is not enough to even have a discussion. It's just a waste of time for all of us.
Some people here should do the same..
Things I like
-More customization of my weapons
-Large Emphasis on Gun on Gun gameplay
-Gun Play is still awesome
-There are a few pretty cool maps
-Different type of killstreaks means not as much shit in the air
Things I don't like
-Graphics are still muddy
-That new york themed map is a piece of shit
Some really douchey spots you can get too
Overall, The game is very good, but it feels almost like a really well done Cod 4 mod then anything else
-More customization of my weapons
-Large Emphasis on Gun on Gun gameplay
-Gun Play is still awesome
-There are a few pretty cool maps
-Different type of killstreaks means not as much shit in the air
Things I don't like
-Graphics are still muddy
-That new york themed map is a piece of shit
Some really douchey spots you can get too
Overall, The game is very good, but it feels almost like a really well done Cod 4 mod then anything else
TangoAlphaLima
Member
GrizzNKev said:
They're what the public perceives as "gamers."
TheApatheticOne
Member
So, first game Ive left work early for the entire year, got home at 2:15. UPS tracking has never shown a game delivered through RDD from Amazon past 1:00 where I live. Now almost 3:30 and still not here. Got pretty busy plans this evening, so if it doesnt hit here soon, probably not going to be able to touch it.
Not a huge deal, first world problems... yada yada, but still pretty annoying since I left work early.
Not a huge deal, first world problems... yada yada, but still pretty annoying since I left work early.
madmaxx350
Member
P90 is pure bliss to use.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Mine got here at about 2:30. But Gears of War 3 didn't get here until around 7pm.TheApatheticOne said:
bigwinnerx
Member
TheApatheticOne said:
My UPS comes at 6:00p like clockwork. For once I was disappointed I didn't get dropped down to the Lasership drop-ship company. They usually show up early in the morning.
TangoAlphaLima said:
sadly, this is true. most people i work with are surprised when they find out i play videogames. there is a certain stereotype that i (thankfully) don't fit. i try to explain to them that those gamers generally are the younger ones and that i have been playing games for 33 years.
edit: oh, those also weren't "grown" men.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
madmaxx350 said:
I picked it up once. It was pretty nice.
Quick comments from my binge last night:
Game feels razor sharp. Barring a tiny few matches with a bit of lag, it was great.
No connectivity issues, no weird glitches. Literally the only problem we had is there's a stupid bug with party chat turning off in all game modes instead of S&D only, but that's about it.
Gameplay wise, guns feel great, sound effects are awesome.
Shotguns feel crap because I get the feeling they balanced them around Damage/Range equipped, and both are high level, so I'll have to suffer a bit until I get to that point.
Snipers are terrifying. Surprisingly didn't run into any quickscopers or even good snipers though.
I spent the whole night switching through every new weapon/attachment/toy I earned, so I was having a rough time against people with leveled proficient/blinged out weaponry, but there's going to be a looooooot more meat out tonight, so I'll have fun mowing them down with every gun in the game. Weapons level pretty quick (well... if you can kill with them, oh god low level KSG shotty).
And I unlocked Assassin, single most important perk for the next week or two
Game feels razor sharp. Barring a tiny few matches with a bit of lag, it was great.
No connectivity issues, no weird glitches. Literally the only problem we had is there's a stupid bug with party chat turning off in all game modes instead of S&D only, but that's about it.
Gameplay wise, guns feel great, sound effects are awesome.
Shotguns feel crap because I get the feeling they balanced them around Damage/Range equipped, and both are high level, so I'll have to suffer a bit until I get to that point.
Snipers are terrifying. Surprisingly didn't run into any quickscopers or even good snipers though.
I spent the whole night switching through every new weapon/attachment/toy I earned, so I was having a rough time against people with leveled proficient/blinged out weaponry, but there's going to be a looooooot more meat out tonight, so I'll have fun mowing them down with every gun in the game. Weapons level pretty quick (well... if you can kill with them, oh god low level KSG shotty).
And I unlocked Assassin, single most important perk for the next week or two
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
I pre-ordered at Best Buy because getting to play MW3 during a tourney sounded really cool. The flyer said to come at 8 pm. The tourny didn't start until 9:20. They were supose to have games set up of MW3 for people to play, but that turned into one xbox in a sound room that only allowed 4 people in at a time. The tournament got F-ed because the Activision rep said ther was to be no MW3 outside of best buy so the cheap ass truck they were hosting the event in changed it to MW2 instead.
The tourny consisted of 4 xboxes, FFA, split screen, default classes. It was a mess. They rushed everything to get done in 20 minutes, and I was left to sit on my hands at 9:35. I didn't want to wait in line to play MW3 so I went home. I live about 6 minutes away so it was no big deal, but I ended up falling asleep. I woke up so pissed at Best Buy for having a shitty event that I went up the next morning and cancled my preorder. It was for a normal copy so I didn't think I'd be missing out.
To salvage the experince, I decided to hunt down the elusive Hardend edition. I wound up at Target (the second store I tried) and they said they had none. I looked around and found one behind a glass case. I baught it and returned home triumphant.
TLR
Fort Worth Best Buy event sucked hard. Ended up getting hardened edition at Target.
The tourny consisted of 4 xboxes, FFA, split screen, default classes. It was a mess. They rushed everything to get done in 20 minutes, and I was left to sit on my hands at 9:35. I didn't want to wait in line to play MW3 so I went home. I live about 6 minutes away so it was no big deal, but I ended up falling asleep. I woke up so pissed at Best Buy for having a shitty event that I went up the next morning and cancled my preorder. It was for a normal copy so I didn't think I'd be missing out.
To salvage the experince, I decided to hunt down the elusive Hardend edition. I wound up at Target (the second store I tried) and they said they had none. I looked around and found one behind a glass case. I baught it and returned home triumphant.
TL
RFort Worth Best Buy event sucked hard. Ended up getting hardened edition at Target.
Mister Wilhelm
Member
Bought the PS3 version and played about five games.
Thoughts:
- Net code is a million times better.
- Game looks like complete and total shit.
Thoughts:
- Net code is a million times better.
- Game looks like complete and total shit.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
CozMick said:
First time I've seen that complaint.....
What? I've only made two posts in this topic, and the other was asking whether or not shotguns were primaries. What is this assumption based off of?Mik2121 said:
I would be happy to explain my problem with the gunplay.
The removal of stopping power has caused them to necessarily balance guns in a way that encourages rock-paper-scissors type weapon selection that prevents gunplay from being a viable method of play in diverse environments. Specifically, the variance between gun damage (from one shot for close-range headshots for all snipers and the M14K to five shots for basically every SMG at range) makes it difficult to beat a player who has made the correct gun choice for the specific scenario presented. It makes it more difficult to be successful as an individual as the odds are more heavily stacked against you than they were before if you were using stopping power (even SMGs would kill in 3-4 at max range with stopping power). It also completely destroys the balance of SMGs and LMGs; LMGs were balanced by their ability to kill in two hits anywhere with stopping power. SMGs were balanced by their ability to reward a skilled player at a distance, particularly when coupled with a silencer. Assault rifles are ultra-viable, and single shot assault rifles make sniper rifles entirely redundant in this format. The presence of the one hit kill outside of sniper rifles also has ridiculous rammifications towards the depth of firefights, as a player with the M14 can end a firefight instantly with one well-placed shot without the consequences of using a sniper rifle as a primary weapon (the M14 does not have a hostile spread nor does it have particularly bad recoil).
In short, the game should never require you to take five shots to kill someone unless you are shooting through a surface, nor should it ever allow you to kill a player in one shot without having to undertake serious drawbacks. That both exist simultaneously is particularly ridiculous.
I really, truly love CoD4 and I didn't hate MW2 (it wrapped the solid gunplay of CoD4 in a burrito of stupid). I didn't buy this game just to shit on it; it's doing a pretty good job of accomplishing that itself.
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Lagspike_exe
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Mister Wilhelm said:
How bad is it? Goddamn, I'll be so angry if this looks worst than MW2 from the freaking 2009. It's been 5 years since PS3 launch, is it so hard to learn to properly code? :|