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CoD Black Ops |OT| Always Bet On Black
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xxjuicesxx
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Why For? said:
A guy sitting back camping might actually just be a smarter player supporting his team or holding map position...
I rarely see true camping (shotgun prone behind an obscure corner of the map) and there's usually an easy counter to it.
MirageDwarf
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Details about luxurious review event: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/...ack-ops-review-event-press-gifts-detailed.ars
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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I thought the hit detection was off at first, but then I realized that I wasn't aiming higher! :lolACE 1991 said:
Now it doesn't feel as bad. I just had to adjust my aiming a bit. I tend to aim low for some reason. It's such a bad habit.
Well, you can say what you like about the MP being crap, but it is now 3:00 AM and I just finished a mammoth domination session.
Sure, there's camping and crap matchmaking, but in the end it is still one awesome game. SP on veteran is of course complete balls, enemies still one-shooting you through a crack one pixel wide.
Sure, there's camping and crap matchmaking, but in the end it is still one awesome game. SP on veteran is of course complete balls, enemies still one-shooting you through a crack one pixel wide.
Got the 360 version and been playing it for a few hours. SP, weak start, but very quickly turned in to something rather extravagant, dim witted but very fun. Over the top in ever sense, and Sam Worthington (?) does a great job as the VA.
MP, so far I love it. Feels less bloated than MW2's. Out with some of the riff raff and a little bit more back to basics. Prefer the purchase system as well.
My only main negative is that in single player the hit detection and reactive animations are very weak. Blood often just doesn't splatter nearly enough to either make the kill satisfying or informing you, you are actually shooting an enemy and/or doing serious damage.
Oddly, other times the blood is randomly really pronounced. No idea why there's so much of a difference between levels of blood splatter and hit reaction in the game.
MP, so far I love it. Feels less bloated than MW2's. Out with some of the riff raff and a little bit more back to basics. Prefer the purchase system as well.
My only main negative is that in single player the hit detection and reactive animations are very weak. Blood often just doesn't splatter nearly enough to either make the kill satisfying or informing you, you are actually shooting an enemy and/or doing serious damage.
Oddly, other times the blood is randomly really pronounced. No idea why there's so much of a difference between levels of blood splatter and hit reaction in the game.
Neuromancer
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You can always count on Ars to blow the lid off that stuff. Good on them. I wish reviewers that went to these events would detail the circumstances of the event and the gifts they got, it would be a lot more honest.MirageDwarf said:
I mean, look at this place they put the reviewers up at for three days:
BuddhaRockstar
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MirageDwarf said:
What a joke. Sites should not be able to slap a score on all 3 versions when they only played one, and they should also have to document the circumstances they played under. Reviewers should be using a standard TV and sound system for both consoles for comparability in terms of graphics and sound, and reviewers should sure as hell not be accepting headsets and fucking flight helmets for reviewing a game.
Only good review of the game so far-
http://www.destructoid.com/review-call-of-duty-black-ops-186908.phtml
Score: 6
harriet the spy
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I played MW on hard (one notch up from normal, not two) and was pretty annoyed with it. Not so much because it was hard (or at least, I have played significantly harder games 
), but more the way it was hard (grenade spam, spawn points, but I am not sure these were the main issues).
I played MW2 on normal and thought it was quite too easy. :/
Do you guys recommend playing Black ops on normal, or hard?
), but more the way it was hard (grenade spam, spawn points, but I am not sure these were the main issues).I played MW2 on normal and thought it was quite too easy. :/
Do you guys recommend playing Black ops on normal, or hard?
Neuromancer
Member
I agree, was not expecting that. Reznov is awesome.hamchan said:
Had a good time in 3 hours of MP last night. It's really overwhelming jumping into a new game and having no idea where stuff is on the maps. As a result I played really aggressive with SMG's and dying a lot but I did end up getting back to back helicopters on the last game of the night. After months of trying to get the game winning killcam with one in MW2 I do the same thing first time I got one in this game, it figures.
I can't hear footsteps at all, this really messes with my groove, but it goes both ways.
Probably my favorite moments so far are trying to go prone on a roof to snipe in gun game and dolphin diving to a horribly embarrassing death, and falling into a wood chipper and getting 250 XP for my trouble.
I can't hear footsteps at all, this really messes with my groove, but it goes both ways.
Probably my favorite moments so far are trying to go prone on a roof to snipe in gun game and dolphin diving to a horribly embarrassing death, and falling into a wood chipper and getting 250 XP for my trouble.
kyo_daikun
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natedog4000 said:
Stats ae bugged
Diablohead
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Problem there is that you would never get to review any activision game ever again in their books, you would be blacklisted. Your website would lose hits and well you would have to buy the game yourself and review it a few days after launch.njean777 said:
This is why I hate game journalism, it's full of shit.
DevelopmentArrested
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Licensed yes... orchestral is pretty great esp. in MP.Y2Kev said:
Saren is Bad
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People saying this game is ugly...wut.
Playing on 360 and it looks great, easily up there with the best looking games recently, SP at least.
Only complaint so far is the absolutely retarded AI in SP.
Playing on 360 and it looks great, easily up there with the best looking games recently, SP at least.
Only complaint so far is the absolutely retarded AI in SP.
njean777
Member
Diablohead said:
true but i would have the satisfaction in knowing that I didnt lie about how crappy this game is, I wasted 80$ just like the xbox people did and it doesnt even run well. All pc players and ps3 players should be pissed. If MW2 ran perfectly fine on all platforms this game has no excuse for this shit.
Digital Enhancement
Neo Member
Who at Treyarch thought it would be a good move to remove the EXP bar from muitplayer. What a joke.
corkscrewblow said:
What?
I mean, instead of dying in say 1 burst shot (let's say 4 bullets), die in 2 or 3 bursts. I just think you die too quick, which just encourages the camping.
I play Halo a LOT more than CoD, and always have, and there's FAR less camping that goes on in Halo.
Even in Halo, when it DOES happen it usually happens on bigger maps where snipping is encouraged.
Other than that, it happens in SWAT mode, which like CoD you die FAR quicker in since there's no shield.
It also happens on Sword base because of the way the map has been designed, so that just reinforces my point
DevelopmentArrested
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You still level up, what's the problem?TheStringTheory said:
LOL. Don't play One in the Chamber or Hardcore or MW2...Why For? said:
Digital Enhancement
Neo Member
So fucking what. There was no reason at all for them to take it out. It's a step backwards.DevelopmentArrested said:
I don't mind the credit system, but I'm not a fan of just buying titles. It was better when you got them for completing challenges because it was exciting to see what you unlocked. If they wanted to use the credit system for them, they should have just let you unlock them by completing challenges or if you choose you can buy them for a certain price...
Gary Whitta
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Creedence and the Stones suck now?DevelopmentArrested said:
bobs...onGaf
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Tokubetsu said:
To be fair it didnt take up much space, I kinda liked it. You can see how much exp you need to rank up by pressing start though, while its not the same (who would pause just to check that) its still something.
EXP has taken a backseat to CoDpoints anyway.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
oh the individual songs are fine. i just thought their usage in the game was heavy-handedGary Whitta said:
Because Treyarch wanted to focus the MP on CoD points instead? Spoiler: they took out Nukes, Stopping Power, One Man Army, Spec Ops, etc etc etc too.TheStringTheory said:
Digital Enhancement
Neo Member
DevelopmentArrested said:
COD points aren't shown either, so you just successfully defeated your own argument.
FirstInHell
Banned
Game is unplayable on my PC. I usually have the lowest ping and the stuttering is unbearable. Dropping the resolution does not fix the issue and my PC ran MW2 perfectly.
Sitting this out until a patch.
What a fucking disappointment.
Sitting this out until a patch.
What a fucking disappointment.