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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |OT| Got 99 Problems, But Sales Ain't One.

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unomas

Banned
SmokeMaxX said:
Here's why low level players are at such a disadvantage in this game:

1) You don't get Assassin until like lvl 27. For 26 levels, you're absolutely screwed when every player on the opposite team can get UAVs constantly without ever getting a killstreak. Cap a point with hardline and then they need ONE kill to get a UAV in domination with Assault package. Cap points and have 0 kills and get UAVs via Support Package. The only thing you can do is hope that you're not about to get shot in the back (which is amplified due to the horrible revenge spawning). If you're even close to the enemy, you're screwed because... Assassin counters UAV, Advanced UAV, and heartbeat and it's not even unlocked until lvl 27? Ridiculous.

2) You make noise even if you crouch walk. This is beyond stupid. If I aim and crouch walk, somebody will still EASILY hear me moving around. You cannot play smart Search & Destroy in this game without Dead Silence and they decided to make that like a lvl 55 unlock.

3) You don't get a good launcher until you're like lvl 20 either (maybe 30-40 for Stinger? I forgot). I'm not even going to mention the fact that every level has high buildings/structures just to have them which obscures air support from being shot down.

The game's pretty fun, but a lot of things need tweaking.
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Agree with all of this, I finally fired up free for all after having my K/D dip down to .81 in TDM, after 5 games of free for all I'm up to .94, but I also switched to support package, SCAR with Silencer and UAV/Counter UAV at 4 and 5. As a lowly level 18 I just feel like I'm at such a disadvantage not having access to the really good perks available at the higher levels.
 
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BlueScrote

Member
Zabka said:
I can see why people thought the damage was high when it first came out. If you don't watch the killcams you don't see the vast difference between what the server sees and what you see. Even in a 4 bar match it plays like there's 200 ms of lag.

I really wish they didn't put Kill Confirmed in the Mercenary TDM playlist. It's an awful gametype.
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Seriously? Kill Confirmed fixes 90% of my issues with TDM.
 
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vilmer_

Member
I just can't seem to keep my K:D ratio over 0.9 :/ It's the exact same for a friend of mine, her and I have been playing virtually non stop and it seems one game you'll go like 20-5 then the next it's 5-20 lol. I think I may go back to the Type 95, the PP90M1 doesn't seem to be hitting as hard as I would like.
 
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def sim

Member
Previous CoD's had slightly inaccurate killcams, but this one is far too off. We aren't seeing what we're supposed to be seeing, so if the cams are to be believed, the netcode might just be truly jacked. Giving us a seemingly skewed damage model and forcing us to play a certain style. It's playable, yeah, but I'd rather this be fixed than cover my ears and ignore everyone else's complaints.
 
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TangoAlphaLima

Member
SmokeMaxX said:
Here's why low level players are at such a disadvantage in this game:

1) You don't get Assassin until like lvl 27. For 26 levels, you're absolutely screwed when every player on the opposite team can get UAVs constantly without ever getting a killstreak. Cap a point with hardline and then they need ONE kill to get a UAV in domination with Assault package. Cap points and have 0 kills and get UAVs via Support Package. The only thing you can do is hope that you're not about to get shot in the back (which is amplified due to the horrible revenge spawning). If you're even close to the enemy, you're screwed because... Assassin counters UAV, Advanced UAV, and heartbeat and it's not even unlocked until lvl 27? Ridiculous.
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Okay, so I see in the CoD wiki that Assassin is a level 27 perk, but I already have it at level 15. (And I'm pretty sure I got it around level 12.) How is that possible? Is the wiki wrong?
 
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ZZMitch

Member
vilmer_ said:
Interesting. Just noticed that my NAT type is now moderate whereas it was open yesterday...
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I have been playing all my games at moderate NAT for a few months now, haven't really noticed anything different. College res internet lol
 
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Lima

Member
So just completed all of the Spec Ops missions on veteran. They were all way too easy except for Smack Town. God that first part in the chopper...

MW2 also wins in that department for me. The missions were harder and simply more awesome.
 
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aku:jiki

Member
TangoAlphaLima said:
Okay, so I see in the CoD wiki that Assassin is a level 27 perk, but I already have it at level 15. (And I'm pretty sure I got it around level 12.) How is that possible? Is the wiki wrong?
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It is a level 27 unlock; I'm on level 20 for the third time and I don't have it. Are you confusing it with Dead Eye?
 
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vilmer_

Member
ZZMitch said:
I have been playing all my games at moderate NAT for a few months now, haven't really noticed anything different. College res internet lol
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I haven't made any changes to anything either, it just suddenly changed lol. Perhaps it was the patch?
 
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popeutlal

Member
So i just unlocked the FAMAS clone gun... after being unimpressed with all the previous guns...this is the gun I'm sticking with.

Any better guns coming up?
 
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TestOfTide

Banned
upJTboogie said:
Not a bad choice, 4 and BO are the best COD games no contest, I'm considering going back to BO as well, the maps and spawns in this are abysmal.
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Unfortunately while IW goes overboard with nerfing shotguns (name me one good reason the AA12 is a primary) BO still has shitty servers. And their servers always manage to perform even worse when not as many people are using them.
 
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Dance Inferno

Unconfirmed Member
TestOfTide said:
Unfortunately while IW goes overboard with nerfing shotguns (name me one good reason the AA12 is a primary) BO still has shitty servers. And their servers always manage to perform even worse when not as many people are using them.
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I don't think BO has servers, I think it's P2P unless I'm mistaken. Of all the COD games I've played though, I've had the most fun with COD4 and BO. Why IW can't match what they did with COD4 I will never know.
 
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NinjaFridge

Unconfirmed Member
Just played a few games and had to quit. The lag was terrible and it kept freezing on me every few seconds. There was also some terrible spawning going on. At least in the past if COD patches didn't fix the problem they at least didn't make it worse, this is a joke.
 
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Touch

Member
First prestige is down. Today has been a shitty day to play this game. Nearly every game has been laggy and with a bunch of Jtaggers.
 
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snack

Member
Just wanted to give a shout out to X-Frame for recording one of my replays with his personal hardware since I don't have any myself. Thanks for your help.
 
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aku:jiki

Member
AnEternalEnigma said:
Looks like the JTaggers have already infested this game. Tons of hacked clan tags today.

Get your shit together, IW.
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People need to calm down about this. They're not hacking, there's a little method for telling the Xbox dashboard to display characters. Like you type "[ÁD]" and it shows up as a Y symbol. I'm 99% sure that everyone complaining that they're seeing "hacked gamertags" are seeing controller symbols in clan tags, not gamertags, and that's harmless.
 
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Sethos

Banned
The patch fixed sod all about matchmaking for me and the mates. Still only searches for Danish people and if there are none, it'll search forever. two Americans managed to sneak into one of our games throughout a 6 hour session, that's it.
 
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rCIZZLE

Member
I'm stuck on "Iron Lady" at the part where you have to use the javelin... for some reason it won't lock on at all. I watched some youtube walkthrough to see if I was doing something wrong and I'm standing in the exact same spot but it's not working. Guessing I have replay this level. -_-
 
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Sethos

Banned
By the way, anyone have a spare double XP code laying about? I'd love to get that XP boost so I can get my MK14 this weekend.
 
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CitizenCope

Member
Finished the single player last night. Wow. Not Wow wow but wow. Was pleasantly surprised. Early in the game I was thinking this was just more of the same but as it went on I really enjoyed it.
Also I'm an ass after all my bitching. The mp maps are still the weakest release maps of all but I've learned to deal with them and will probably buy the dlc. I'm a sucker for COD.
 
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Dance Inferno

Unconfirmed Member
CitizenCope said:
Finished the single player last night. Wow. Not Wow wow but wow. Was pleasantly surprised. Early in the game I was thinking this was just more of the same but as it went on I really enjoyed it.
Also I'm an ass after all my bitching. The mp maps are still the weakest release maps of all but I've learned to deal with them and will probably buy the dlc. I'm a sucker for COD.
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LOL. I know how you feel, I'm getting more of a feel for them, but I still suck total balls at some maps (Interchange is the bane of my existence).
 
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rvy

Banned
AnEternalEnigma said:
Get your shit together, IW.
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They did, they left.

Anyway, I'm a bit disappointed (a lot) that my fears have come true and the gunplay is much closer to Treyarch's offerings than MW and MW 2. Enjoying the campaign nonetheless.
Also the high-tech map intro stuff looks incredibly cheap. No style, at all. MW did it right, MW 2 improved upon it.
 
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vatstep

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ilnadmy said:
LOL. I know how you feel, I'm getting more of a feel for them, but I still suck total balls at some maps (Interchange is the bane of my existence).
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I think Mission is the map I've played the least. Not digging it. That maze of skinny corridors in the middle is terrible.
 
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rCIZZLE

Member
CitizenCope said:
Finished the single player last night. Wow. Not Wow wow but wow. Was pleasantly surprised. Early in the game I was thinking this was just more of the same but as it went on I really enjoyed it.
Also I'm an ass after all my bitching. The mp maps are still the weakest release maps of all but I've learned to deal with them and will probably buy the dlc. I'm a sucker for COD.
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Everybody hates every map on release. Soon as you get used to them the next game will have the weakest maps. lol
 
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CitizenCope

Member
ilnadmy said:
LOL. I know how you feel, I'm getting more of a feel for them, but I still suck total balls at some maps (Interchange is the bane of my existence).
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Yeah that's my camping, Type 95 map. Sorry! I don't know any other way to play it.
 
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Dance Inferno

Unconfirmed Member
vatstep said:
I think Mission is the map I've played the least. Not digging it. That maze of skinny corridors in the middle is terrible.
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Wow I actually love Mission. I camp the fuck out of those corridors. When playing Demolition I literally set up camp in the corridor near the B bomb (I think it's the B bomb at least) with a silenced Type 95 and rape face over and over and over again.

The problem is the map comes up EVERY SINGLE TIME I'm playing Demolition. I'd like to play some other maps please!
 
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Sh0k

Member
aku:jiki said:
People need to calm down about this. They're not hacking, there's a little method for telling the Xbox dashboard to display characters. Like you type "[ÁD]" and it shows up as a Y symbol. I'm 99% sure that everyone complaining that they're seeing "hacked gamertags" are seeing controller symbols in clan tags, not gamertags, and that's harmless.
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This is true, my son showed me today how he can have his clan tag with Xbos symbols, definatey he is not hacking.
 
Manp

Manp

Member
vilmer_ said:
I haven't made any changes to anything either, it just suddenly changed lol. Perhaps it was the patch?
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upnp can be a bit bitchy at times. i'm sure rebooting your router will fix it.
 
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kuYuri

Member
I'm on level 68, I've really hit my stride with the game. Sitting at 2.14 K/D, been playing mostly FFA, TDM/Kill Confirmed, with the occasional Domination when I get into parties. Learning the maps pretty well now.

Mostly sticking with Support, Strike Package, but use Assault occasionally and Specialist in FFA. Only pro perks I'm missing now are Sitrep and Overkill.

Still occasionally enter laggy games like Black Ops or MW2, but otherwise loving it. I need to play with more parties after next week.
 
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CitizenCope

Member
rCIZZLE said:
Everybody hates every map on release. Soon as you get used to them the next game will have the weakest maps. lol
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No I agree that's how it usually goes but man I don't see one map that comes up where I get giddy like other COD's the first week.
 
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