cuevas. PhD.
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CcrooK said:
I end up just killing people sitting with shotguns on stairs, fucking boring map.
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CoD Black Ops |OT| Always Bet On Black
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I end up just killing people sitting with shotguns on stairs, fucking boring map.
OG_Original Gamer
Member
Really like discovery, has a nice flow to it.
divisionbyzorro
Member
My initial map pack impressions after having only played two games on each map:
And while not related to maps, the Kiparis + Extended Mags is pretty damn fun to use with Scavenger. Just throwing that out there.
- Kowloon: Fucking horrible. Worst map in the game. Way too much stuff to climb around and jump over. Camper's paradise.
- Discovery: Too soon to say. Seems pretty good though. I need some more time to mess around with it.
- Stadium: Awesome map. Best in the pack. Loads of fun for running and gunning with SMGs; just the right size too.
- Berlin Wall: Solid, all-around map. Nothing really special, but nothing to complain about. (The auto-turrets are completely superfluous and are functionally just a bottomless pit with a different skin.)
And while not related to maps, the Kiparis + Extended Mags is pretty damn fun to use with Scavenger. Just throwing that out there.
spiderman123
Member
Holy shit at the camping man !! I still rape these kids but holy shit 1 million campers
You won't know how good the maps are until you actually play on them for a while. Once you know the maps and see how people adapt and play on them, then you can really judge. There's quite a few maps that I disliked or liked when the game first came out that I've changed my mind about soon after.
bobs...onGaf
Member
spiderman123 said:
Yep.
The next CoD game needs to have Tactical Nuke backpacks which activate when someone stands still for too long. That would be awesome.
DodgyGeezerFella
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Latest on the PC version -
http://twitter.com/#!/pcdev
Also - http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gamelife/2011/01/the_numbers_mason_V2.jpg
http://twitter.com/#!/pcdev
Also - http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gamelife/2011/01/the_numbers_mason_V2.jpg
spiderman123
Member
Anybody looking for players
Combat Summary
k/d 2.39
W/L 3.09
Prestige 8
Score Per Min 327.92
TD k/d 2.47
Combat Summary
k/d 2.39
W/L 3.09
Prestige 8
Score Per Min 327.92
TD k/d 2.47
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
GT?spiderman123 said:
spiderman123
Member
RJNavarrete said:
GT? sorry gaming/ internet lingo is not up to date.
Game2Death
Banned
GamerTagspiderman123 said:
cuevas. PhD.
Member
CcrooK said:There's your problem
So I should let them sit on the stairs and let the time run down?
spiderman123
Member
SHIVAPRO
Anybody looking for players
Combat Summary
k/d 2.39
W/L 3.09
Prestige 8
Score Per Min 327.92
TD k/d 2.47
edit: re-posted with GT for Xbox Live
Anybody looking for players
Combat Summary
k/d 2.39
W/L 3.09
Prestige 8
Score Per Min 327.92
TD k/d 2.47
edit: re-posted with GT for Xbox Live
divisionbyzorro
Member
Strider2K99 said:
Good news. I was just about to complain that the lack of this playlist was ruining the game. Matchmaking is terrible at the moment. People are quitting lobbies left and right, so the matchmaking servers are overwhelmed. Plus, even though tons of people are buying the maps, tons of people still haven't, so the matchmaking is even harder since the people with the maps are spread all over the place.
It was a ridiculously stupid idea not to have a mappack playlist right away. Problem solved though, I guess!
Freezie KO
Banned
Those Black Ops numbers are crazy. A bit scary that we've killed nine times the world population...
Anyway, I agree that we won't really know the full extent of how the maps are played until trends settle down, but can anyone give me a feeling on Stadium? That was the only one that looked pretty bad to me, seeing as I hate Noobtown. Is it that bad as a spawn-killing, total chaos map? Does it compare to any of the non-first strike maps?
Anyway, I agree that we won't really know the full extent of how the maps are played until trends settle down, but can anyone give me a feeling on Stadium? That was the only one that looked pretty bad to me, seeing as I hate Noobtown. Is it that bad as a spawn-killing, total chaos map? Does it compare to any of the non-first strike maps?
Freezie KO
Banned
DRE Fei said:
Okay, thanks. I think Summit is a fine map. You can even hang back a little and just work the perimeter if you want.
I just can't stand Nuketown. I got spawn-killed four times in a row today on that map in a Domination game, and my team was winning.
A day of black ops is in order , i seem to win a shitload of free for alls, so i guess i will play free for alls , all day
Got lots of crackers and cheese, got some fine afghan hashish to smoke, and got some really good coffee beside me.
Today will be a good day.
fuck i may even order a pizza in tonight to top this wonderfull call of duty day off.!
Got lots of crackers and cheese, got some fine afghan hashish to smoke, and got some really good coffee beside me.
Today will be a good day.
fuck i may even order a pizza in tonight to top this wonderfull call of duty day off.!
PalaceBrother
Member
Your day is the antithesis of mine. Snowpocalypse in Toronto so the office is closed.Kentpaul said:
BLOPS Day!
<ring>
"This is the school board calling. Your childrens' schools are closed"
I'd be tempted to post fuuu.jpg, but making snow angels at home is as good as figuring out the new maps right?
...right?
PalaceBrother
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TDM, Domination, S&Dtuco11 said:
RebornYeti
Member
Thinking about re-buying this game, but for the PS3 this time. I have a question:
Is the PS3 version as bad as people say it is? I've heard some bad things, but I just want to know if any of the problems are game-breakers.
Is the PS3 version as bad as people say it is? I've heard some bad things, but I just want to know if any of the problems are game-breakers.
BigBlue1974
Member
No, not at all. I play both versions and the PS3 version I do find has more connection issues, but that's really about it. Depending on how your connection at home is, this might not even affect you too much. Sometimes I have to back out of a game or two until I get a lobby with a decent connection and then I'm fine after that.-Yeti said:
An added bonus and this is all from my ongoing personal perspective. There are more idiots on Live. More campers, more noob-tubers, more teammates that won't help you cap a flag even if they are 10 feet away. In general I get way less frustrated when I play on the PS3 vs the Xbox.
Man, this region bullshit they're pulling with the DLC was really the final nail in Treyarch's coffin for me. Just because I got a job in a different country, I don't get the to play this on the account I've owned and gathered stats on for five years. Awesome idea.
I'm still buying it because there is a workaround and, since I'm in a different country, I don't want to miss out on playing with my friends back home...but fuck fucking Treyarch after this. They're getting this last $10, and then I'm never giving them money again.
(One funny aspect of this is that all the troops stationed around the world, who Activision love to say that they love and support, are all fucked over by this. Fantastic fucking work, bureaucrats.)
If you're in a match where you just cannot get out no matter what, you're up against a really good team and they would've probably stomped you if you played normally too. Average players cannot achieve a complete spawn lock because of what I just said in the last paragraph.
It's like I always say - they need a "long-form TDM" with static spawns. That would fix so many of CoD's problems.
(Highrise obviously doesn't count.)
I'm still buying it because there is a workaround and, since I'm in a different country, I don't want to miss out on playing with my friends back home...but fuck fucking Treyarch after this. They're getting this last $10, and then I'm never giving them money again.
(One funny aspect of this is that all the troops stationed around the world, who Activision love to say that they love and support, are all fucked over by this. Fantastic fucking work, bureaucrats.)
How so? Besides the fact that you think it's annoying to die right after spawning - which can happen just as well in the other modes (just not as often) - what is the problem with spawn battles? Every map in both games that have Demo have a few spawn points that are a bit away from the big cluster of spawn points. You can always slip out and not partake if you don't like playing spawn area TDM.divisionbyzorro said:
If you're in a match where you just cannot get out no matter what, you're up against a really good team and they would've probably stomped you if you played normally too. Average players cannot achieve a complete spawn lock because of what I just said in the last paragraph.
It's like I always say - they need a "long-form TDM" with static spawns. That would fix so many of CoD's problems.
(Highrise obviously doesn't count.)
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Well, Kowloon is definitely one of the worst maps in the series. I've played it twice as much as any of the other new maps (since it keeps coming up for some reason), and it still doesn't make sense to me. I "get" all of the other maps by now, and have a feel for them, but Kowloon just feels like a randomized, condensed mess. I'm sure I'll learn it eventually, but this is really just a horribly designed map.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Just because you don't "get it" doesn't make it horrible.
Personally, I think Kowloon is the best map of the pack.
Personally, I think Kowloon is the best map of the pack.
the game is b0rked for me now. there aren't enough players, for good matches, who don't have the mappack.
can't download the DLC maps because its only compatible with the german version(i have bought my copy in the uk)
also i can't download it from a foreign country because of the IP lock.
thanks activision/treyarch for the nice treatment :/
can't download the DLC maps because its only compatible with the german version(i have bought my copy in the uk)
also i can't download it from a foreign country because of the IP lock.
thanks activision/treyarch for the nice treatment :/
EleventhDoctor
Banned
I like Kowloon and Discovery quite a bit. Berlin Wall can go fuck itself though...
spiderman123
Member
Jesus at this Kowloon map. Wtf were they thinking.
cuevas. PhD.
Member
spiderman123 said:
"We need a fourth map...we only have one dark campy map...KOWLOON!!!...put the intern on it"
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Well, I don't "get" it because I think it's a poorly-designed map; if you don't, that's fine. There's just a lot going on with the multiple levels, stuff to climb through and over, etc. There have been too many instances already where I've felt like I've been fighting the map, not the enemy. The rest of the new maps have some sort of "flow" (overused word, yes) to them, but Kowloon doesn't really seem to. They obviously took a risk with this one definitely seems to be a love it or hate it map.AnEternalEnigma said:
Mr. Enigma
Member
I like it because the zip-lines attract dummies that I can shoot.
Also, they can be useful if you're trying to cover both A and B in Domination. If you're in the building above B, you can zip down to A if someone starts capturing it.
Also, they can be useful if you're trying to cover both A and B in Domination. If you're in the building above B, you can zip down to A if someone starts capturing it.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I need to get out of this snow and go get a new controller. I broke another last night playing that stupid ass zombie mode.
spiderman123
Member
Brian Fellows said:
the monkey scared me shitless.
Played a fair bit of the DLC playlist last night.
Still not liking any of the maps. All 4 of them seem to play very campy. Which is hopefully due to people being unfamiliar with the maps, but it does seem like they are designed to contain as many little rooms with great sight lines as they could fit.
Summit remains the only snowy map in a Call of Duty game that doesn't suck.
Still not liking any of the maps. All 4 of them seem to play very campy. Which is hopefully due to people being unfamiliar with the maps, but it does seem like they are designed to contain as many little rooms with great sight lines as they could fit.
Summit remains the only snowy map in a Call of Duty game that doesn't suck.
Haunted Tank
Member
weeneo said:
Same for me! I realized that shortly after I had bought the map pack, 1200 points burned!
That was my first and last DLC I bought for a COD game! This was my goto game for a while and I was actually planning on playing it more often and was even willing to buy all the DLC, cause I was really having fun with it. Now it´s already gathering dust on the shelf.
divisionbyzorro
Member
user_nat said:
This is definitely the case at the moment. When you don't know how to move about the map, you're not going to move much, if at all. I think the maps will flow better as people learn the layouts.
I still think Kowloon is the exception. The map is a maze of little rooms. It's going to remain a nightmare to play for the lifetime of the game.
Mr. Enigma
Member
divisionbyzorro said:
I ran around constantly with Marathon Pro/Lightweight Pro with the 74u on my very first Discovery TDM and went 22-4 because everyone was so hesitant to move. :lol
I think I like the maps so far. Discovery and Berlin Wall are cool to me because they're just like some of the World at War maps, which is to say not very suitable for CoD but fun because of it.
Stadium kinda sucked, I thought. It was at least horrible in Domination, that C flag is like the worst ever! Kowloon feels pretty bad so far too... I thought it would be fun but it's just annoying chaos like Nuketown.
Stadium kinda sucked, I thought. It was at least horrible in Domination, that C flag is like the worst ever! Kowloon feels pretty bad so far too... I thought it would be fun but it's just annoying chaos like Nuketown.