Yeah ok I forgot that they got 2 full years of dev. AND a rock-solid engine AND rock-solid tools.
2 years seems enough in that scenario but it's Treyarch zzzzzzzzzzzzz. I never finished WaW, bored me to tears.
Oh boy I'm sure they will milk that controversy for all it's worth
I want CoD FUTURE WARS where you fight on the space shuttle with lazers
in a lot of ways waw (better maps, balance, local search) is better than mw2 so i'm looking forward to this.
Vietnam is the kiss of death for any FPS genre.
Ask EA how Battlefield Vietnam did.
Vietnam is the kiss of death for any FPS genre.
Ask EA how Battlefield Vietnam did.
Bad Company, Bad Company 2 and 1943 own your silly theory :lol
Rushed? All CoD games get 2 years...
Personally I can't wait for this. I'm sure they'll take a realistic approach like always; burning down innocent villages, watching your buddies get killed off from guerilla warfare and, of course, the cliffhanger where you return home only to get spit upon and live out your days with depression and severe paranoia. :hyper
Please make it like Platoon.
IW is total fail for not putting controllable vehicles in MW2 multi.
man, i have zero interest in a vietnam gamewhy not? It'll probably have more interesting characters than the WW2 games and the MW games but it'll still have fairly modern technology/warporn. It has a chance of being good.
The one thing that annoys me is that MW2 had such a bs cliffhanger and it probably won't be until next gen I'm guessing that we'll see the sequel to it.
probably. I think 2010 will be the last great year for current gen consoles.based on...?
I feel like new consoles will come out by 2012 as cheap PC hardware is already more powerful than the current. they'll probably announce the next-gen consoles in 2011 and a lot of publishers would want to push up development to the new hardware, or at least do a dual launch on both consoles.probably. I think 2010 will be the last great year for current gen consoles.based on...?
man, i have zero interest in call of duty anymore
fuck Platoon, they should just have you play as some poor sod under Frank Castle's command.
:bow The Punisher Born :bow2
I just thought of how awesome it would be to call in a napalm strike. Like using it to burn down foliage and huts, could be really fun in multiplayer.
but U can rhyme
I hope they make the weapons authentic like how the US cut costs on using an aluminum bullet chamber instead of chrome which made the chambers warp and jam rendering many m16s worthless.The campaign may even have M14's since what they used that in the beginning of the war.
I played a tiny bit of WaW single player and hated it, but I did play the multiplayer beta and 360 and it was still great. In the end, that is why people will be buying Black Ops and the devs seem competent at making a fun multiplayer mode. I heard that nazi zombie mode was also decently popular, and it even had 4 player co-op for the whole game.
Spec Ops > Zombies
Most of the recent news surrounding the Call of Duty franchise has involved the controversial departures at Infinity Ward. But now we have a new Call of Duty game to drool over, developed by the good people at Treyarch. Call of Duty: Black Ops debuted with a teaser trailer earlier this month and now we know when we'll see even more of the title.
We recently learned that on May 18th during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN we'll see an official "reveal" trailer of Black Ops on television. Will you tune in to check out the trailer even though LeBron has been knocked out of the playoffs?
OXM’s Call of Duty: Black Ops cover feature has been stripped of information. Head inside, soldier.The magazine says, “You’re not just relegated to mini-gun man who holds down the trigger and nudges the aiming reticle around the screen. For once, you’re flying the helicopter. And firing the missiles. And the mini-guns.”Other stuff:- You will be fighting the North Vietnamese Army in certain missions.- You’re an off-the-grid, best-of-the-best badass with a more important secret agenda.- Vehicles will return, but “not in the way you remember them from WaW”.- There will be “dedicated co-op” with separate levels. Treyarch changed the subject when the mag asked about World at War’s hugely popular Nazi Zombies.- A multiplayer beta’s being “considered.”- Treyarch will be improving mulitplayer by taking on feedback – even going so far as to openly acknowledge the under-the-map glitches that initially plagued World at War.- Changes are being made to the matchmaking to “make it easier for [players] to get into games with their friends.”- Multiplayer was up and running so early that some campaign levels were actually built from multiplayer maps.- Create-a-Class 2.0 will allow you to customise yourself like never before. This should include kit and appearance items as well as perks.OXM seems very excited about the game, saying, “The evolution Treyarch has undergone between World at War and Black Ops feels very familiar. In fact, we don’t have to look far to figure it out. We saw this exact kind of “oh-ha!” corner-turning in game design and execution from this very franchise back when Infinity Ward leapt from A-list to the AAA-list between CoD2 and the first Modern Warfare.”The developer also seems excited about the game, with Treyarch boss Mark Lamia saying, “We’ve taken some creative risks… We want to do something different than we’ve done before. It’s time… We want the game to speak for itself.”
Is the new primer trailer to be released today?
Is the new primer trailer to be released today?
Yeah at around 10PM EST during the basketball game. I'll post it although it may take a little bit before a decent HD version is on youtube.
I'm surprised that dude could type that well with Treyarch's dick in his mouth. Jesus
Its up on XBL Marketplace, and it looks fucking awesome. The crossbow has a timed explosive on it! Don't let me down Treyarch!
that explosive crossbow thing is going to lead to some mp hilaritynoobarrowing?
"i shot you in the balls with an arrow...which blew up"
Visually? It looks old like Willco implied.
Thematically? It's already failing. Change through multiple characters and time? Really? The story is gonna be shit. Bleh
Visually? It looks old like Willco implied.
Thematically? It's already failing. Change through multiple characters and time? Really? The story is gonna be shit. Bleh
so it's going to be like every other call of duty game ever made, then
Don't war games about Vietnam have a terrible-sales curse? Or have they all actually been shit?
But it wasn't in vietnam.....it was violent as fuck but it was a war that we (well not you) won.Don't war games about Vietnam have a terrible-sales curse? Or have they all actually been shit?
WaW sold like 10M copies. It deserved them be honest.
Is Black OPS coming out on PC?
Nope, first CoD I will start on Vet. Shouldn't be too hard as every CoD since 4 is easier on Veteran since the last one. I read that WaW's grenade spam was nowhere to be found in MW2 and MW2 was just overall easy.
Nope, first CoD I will start on Vet. Shouldn't be too hard as every CoD since 4 is easier on Veteran since the last one. I read that WaW's grenade spam was nowhere to be found in MW2 and MW2 was just overall easy.
Did you actually boycott MW2, Borys? my god, i thought all that was just fanboy banter.
Looks like Modern Warfare 2.
Half tempted to get this on PC this time around.
Yeah, that looked pretty solid. I'm pretty pleased with Treyarch. Perhaps all the shit I gave them in the past was unjust.
I plan to grab this on a Steam sale some time next year.
As you can see above, the ultimate package (again dubbed the Prestige Edition) comes with a working RC car complete with a camera that provides TFT color video and audio to its operator. You might recognize it as unarmed replica of the vehicle seen in the game's multiplayer trailer.
In addition to the perv mobile, you'll get the pictured Black Ops medallion (not to be confused with a Medal of Honor), an exclusive Xbox Live Avatar outfit (we've contacted Activision to find out what PS3 and PC can expect as a substitute), and four co-op multiplayer maps.
yeah, they should have included a ported version of United Offensive this time
i'll bet those co-op maps hit the dlc market, though, they're not gonna pass up any opportunity for extra dollars
Oh, I agree.
Although i's not quite the same, I would have bought Mafia II for PC or 360 if it weren't for the exclusive PS3 content (which is pretty content-heavy according to previews).
I'm just waiting for one of the companies to get ballsy enough to make online MP part of the "exclusive content" in a $70 to $80 "prestige" or collector's edition
Diverging your user base between the haves and the have-nots at product launch is a failure at rudimentary marketing and economics. A map pack is essential for the multiplayer core experience and to already split that up from the beginning is undermining your game.
Oh it's just co-op? I thought you guys meant like a general map pack for the usual multiplayer modes.
That's not as bad but I love co-op so that dicks me over right from the get go.
Who would have thought this? Scans of UK gaming magazine Shortlist have been posted on the internet today, revealing some revolutionary changes to the Call of Duty multiplayer formula. The most notable addition is currency: earned by playing multiplayer matches, you can use it to buy weapons, uniforms and accessories for your player. There are also several brand new gametypes which are unlike anything seen in Call of Duty before.
Customization
Customization will also play a huge part in the new Call of Duty. David Vonderhaar, lead multiplayer designer at Treyarch, told the magazine: “You can create a tag and etch it onto your weapons, so they’re stamped as yours. The option is also there to alter your sights and clip on attachtments such as flame-throwers.”
These attachments, sights and tags can be bought with in-game cash and will help to make your character ‘unique’. However, it seems likely that some elements of the traditional rank system from previous Call of Duty games will remain, given that players in the Multiplayer Teaser Trailer had ranks next to their names. It’s likely that we’ll find out more on this later tonight, at the Multiplayer Reveal Event.
‘Wager Match’
Another new addition is a Team Tactical gametype called ‘Wager Match’. When you choose to play Wager Match, you’ll be randomly placed in one of four modes: ‘One in the Chamber’, which sees players given one bullet to kill other players: miss, and they’re forced to use the knife, ‘Sharpshooter’, which sees players given a random weapon, ‘Sticks and Stones’, which involves the crossbow, ballistic knife and Tomahawk, and ‘Gun Game’ (formerly a mod for Call of Duty 4), which sees players vying to get kills with 20 different weapons: knife someone, and they move down a level.
“You gamble with your own currency, and the fear of loss is so incredibly great that it intensifies the action.” – David Vonderhaar
Team Deathmatch, the popular and ever-present gametype which pits teams of 6 against each other, will return in Black Ops. However, points for headshots and other bonuses will apparently add to the team score, encouraging players to be as accurate as possible.
Three maps were confirmed in the magazine extract: Launch and Summit have already been seen in the Multiplayer Teaser Trailer, but Radiation, set in a power station, is brand new. It was also confirmed that the rocket seen on the map Launch will indeed lift off during gameplay and 'fry anyone underneath it'.
We're sure to find out more tonight and hear confirmation of the features above. It definitely looks like Treyarch have not been content to produce a re-badged version of Modern Warfare 2, and it'll be interesting to hear the full extent of how these new features play out.
Be sure to follow our live-blog of the multiplayer reveal starting at 6PM PST. If you're not already following us on Twitter, you may also want to do that! Finally, do leave a comment or head over to the forums to discuss these new details.
The fact that there's Gun Game is awesome as hell. That's my favorite mode is a lot of FPS'sHype x 1000
What the fuck is Gun Game?
Will there be Zombies in Black Ops? No Zombies, no sale.
You don't know about Gun Game? You start off with the standard pistol and kills get you better weapons and you do this until you get the last weapon, which in CS:S is usually a grenade.
That sounds cool, but it's no Zombie.
Think last night was it from Treyarch as far as multiplayer went? Wrong. It still has an ace.The developer’s community manager Josh Olin has told Gamerzines it’s still to reveal a co-op mode.While admitting there will be such a mode, he wouldn’t get into specifics as to what it would be.“We haven’t revealed the co-op mode yet,” said Olin, speaking at gamescom.“I confirmed that part of the Prestige and Hardened Edition copies of the game is the four World at War Zombies levels playable in Black Ops co-operatively, but that’s all we announced.”He added: “As for what our actual co-op mode is that ships with the game, we’re not ready to reveal that just yet.”
After Call of Duty: World at War, we set out 3 goals for our next PC title:
1] PC gets every single game feature that the consoles get, but in a way that makes sense for PC.
2] PC gets even more features – the ones that PC gamers want like dedicated servers and more customization.
3] Keep it fun. Protect the integrity of the title through design and post-launch support.
Keep that in mind as you read through the decisions outlined below in our FAQ.
Call of Duty: Black Ops PC Multiplayer FAQ
Full feature support: Confirmed
Ranked Servers: earn XP and currency. Wager Servers: gamble your currency. Customizable Unranked Servers. Combat Training against practice dummies. Theater. Create-a-Class "2.0." Contracts. Emblem editor. Everything the consoles get. Implemented in a way that makes sense for PC (*cough* no lobbies *cough*).
PC Features: Confirmed
Dedicated Servers. New Server Browser. Dev console. /record. Customizable game modes, perks, killstreaks, classes, and higher player counts on unranked servers. Map rotation. RCon. Kick & Ban. MOTD. In-game custom Server Banners. And more.
Mod Tools: Confirmed
We will release mod tools sometime post-launch. We need to finish the game first. Then we will make sure any urgent issues are handled. Then we will begin work on tools. The extent of the mod tools package will not be known until this time.
Global Persistent Stats, Profiles: Confirmed
Your profile data is stored on servers for you and is accessible from anywhere on the internet. Stats, XP, COD Points, configs, etc.
Leaderboards: Confirmed
Yes, leaderboards - globally persistent leaderboards (i.e. NOT per-server based).
Steam Exclusive: Confirmed
Millions of Call of Duty fans are already on Steam. Their Friends are on Steam. Steam will provide the ease of auto-updating instead of manual patching. Auto-updating will also help keep the community playing together on the latest version. The Steam cloud will make your profile and configs available to you on any computer.
VAC: Confirmed
We are serious about protecting the integrity of this game from hackers and cheaters who would otherwise ruin the fun for the honest players. Used in conjunction with our own anti-exploit measures, Theater reviews, trusted servers, and supplemented by server admins with kick and ban powers we believe that Valve Anti-Cheat will be an effective solution for Call of Duty: Black Ops PC. We are committed to working closely and diligently with Valve to deal with new threats as they appear.
No “Public Server Files”: Confirmed
Many of these game features are predicated on having a trusted host or server. Otherwise these features would be wide-open to easy exploits and rampant cheating. Also, anti-cheat solutions can be significantly more effective on games that rely on trusted servers. We chose against “public server files” in favor of providing full feature support and protecting the integrity of this title. This doesn't mean you won't have customization or admin capabilities with your servers - because you will. This simply means we've partnered with an exclusive server provider.
GameServers.com Exclusive: Confirmed
We have partnered with GameServers.com as the exclusive provider of dedicated servers for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Every dedicated server for this title will be running on top quality hardware and infrastructure with excellent bandwidth. There will be a ton of official servers at launch for everyone to play on for free. If you want to run your own server you will be able to rent one at a great price (which will never go higher than $0.99/slot). They are actively adding new server locations and staffing up to meet global demand. If you don’t see your location you can suggest it here: http://www.gameservers.com/blackops/
Max Players: Not Confirmed
We have not yet finalized the maximum number of players in ranked or unranked servers. More playtesting is required to determine how high these numbers can go. This happens as late as possible in the project otherwise the game is likely to change in ways that could invalidate the results.
Minimum System Requirements: Not Confirmed
The game is still in development, and the PC team is hard at work making further optimizations. We will announce the min specs in the near future.
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Hopefully that answers the majority of the outstanding questions not answered from our MP Reveal coverage. There are still some questions we do not have answers for at this time, so as always, we appreciate your patience. We will have all questions answered before November 9th.
Regards,
-JD, PC Dev, & the PC Team
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Taking the wraps off one of the most anticipated features and worst kept secrets, Treyarch revealed today that the community-favorite "Zombies" is coming to Call of Duty(R): Black Ops which hits stores worldwide on November 9th, by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). Zombies were originally introduced in Call of Duty(R): World at War and became an instant hit. Call of Duty: Black Ops fans can combat the zombie apocalypse in up to four-player co-op gameplay.
"Zombies have been such a hit with our community that we were committed to bringing brand new zombie experiences to Call of Duty: Black Ops," says Treyarch Studio Head, Mark Lamia. "We've taken extra special care to retain the essential ingredients of our Zombie game, and have also crafted a nice surprise for the fans."
Today's news follows the announcement that four updated co-op maps from Call of Duty: World at War will be made available as part of the Call of Duty(R): Black Ops Prestige and Hardened Editions, along with the premium edition Steelbook(TM) Case, custom Black Ops limited edition medal and an exclusive Black Ops Avatar outfit.
Gamers can also experience an all new co-op game in Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer with Combat Training. Up to six players can rank up in this dedicated and exclusive multiplayer mode battling against enemy AI.
Call of Duty: Black Ops will release worldwide on November 9th. Pre-orders for the title are available now. Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation(R) 3 computer entertainment system, Nintendo Wii(TM) and Windows(R) PC is rated "M" (Mature -- Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language). Also scheduled for release is Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Nintendo DS(TM) family of hand-held systems, which is rated "T" (Teen) by the ESRB and in development by n-Space.
Additionally, fans who can't wait for the November 9th release of Call of Duty: Black Ops can hone their zombie combat skills on iPhone and iPod Touch starting tomorrow with the newest map release for Call of Duty: ZOMBIES, Der Riese ("Zombie Factory"), which is an adaptation of the popular downloadable content originally released for Call of Duty: World at War. Call of Duty: ZOMBIES is developed by Ideaworks Game Studio for the iPhone and iPod touch, based on Treyarch's console version, and now all four maps from the original game are available for $4.99 from the App Store at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
For more Call of Duty information, visit www.callofduty.com/blackops and also via Twitter @JD_2020.
Looks awesome. Maybe people will stop shitting on Treyarch and give them some more respect....nah
So far MW2>>>>>>>>>>Black OPS
Not saying the story itself was bad, just the way it was told. Specially compared to Call of Duty 4.
Also the ending setpiece of Call of Duty 4 is fucking amazing, much better than Modern Warfare 2.
Also the ending setpiece of Call of Duty 4 is fucking amazing, much better than Modern Warfare 2.
I'll agree with that.
I thought on an overall basis though I just liked the other missions a lot more in MW 2 than I did in COD 4. They are more memorable. Plus I liked running around the white house.
One detail that was revealed was that the Call of Duty series will once again have a fresh first-person installment late next year. "We will launch a new first-person action title during the back half of 2011," Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said. This sentiment was later echoed by Activision COO Thomas Tippl, who said that "Next year's Call of Duty will be a first-person shooter."
The executives did not name the game or which studio was developing it. A likely suspect is Modern Warfare 3, which court documents identified as being in development at Infinity Ward as of May. That same month, Activision said the studio, which had lost over 35 members following the firing of its founders in March, continued to work on its "next big project."
A second Call of Duty is also in the works from newly formed studio Sledgehammer Games. Though Activision has said this title would take the Call of Duty series into the action-adventure genre, third-person, a May job listing indicated it would also be a first-person shooter. Activision has not said when the Sledgehammer title will be released, but said it was not the unnamed COD project slated for next year--presumably Modern Warfare 3.
how good is the special ops section? One of the best features from mw2.
Direct2Drive has the PC version for $45 when you use the coupon bigsavings at checkout. It is a Steamworks game so you are forced to install malware on your computer to play it.why is direct 2 drive selling it? I thought they took some big stance against games with Steamworks in them. I remember that was the reason they gave for not selling MW2.
If I recall correctly, they reversed that decision awhile back due to customer complaints. I would also assume some revenue is better than none, especially considering Steamworks titles include some of the most anticipated in a given year (MW2, Civ5, New Vegas, Black Ops, etc).
Yesterday we reported that IGN's Direct2Drive web site had started selling the PC port of Modern Warfare 2 on its site, reversing an earlier decision not to provide Infinity Ward's best selling shooter game on Direct2Drive because of its use of Valve's Steam client as a requirement to play and update the game. We contacted IGN to find out why it decided to change its mind. Today we got back a response from Julie Uhrman, the general manager of IGN's Digital Distribution division.
In short, Uhrman said it was due to Direct2Drive's users that caused them to reverse its decision, saying, "We asked our customer base and they told us they weren't concerned whether a game came with a third-party client or not. And we listen to our customers." That would seem to leave things open for other Steam exclusive games showing up on Direct2Drive as well. When asked if that was going to happen Uhrman responded with, "Future titles will be decided on a publisher by publisher basis."
nobody lol(http://i.imgur.com/1DJwK.gif)
* 6.30pm GMT – Behind the Scenes and Build Up
Inside Xbox’s Dan Maher (MrPointyHead) and Graeme Boyd (AceyBongos) present an exclusive look behind the scenes at Battersea Power Station, home of the Call of Duty: Black Ops UK launch event!
* 7.00pm GMT – Welcome to the Call of Duty: Black Ops UK Launch Event!
Live from the Black Carpet as celebs and VIPs arrive for the launch of the most anticipated game in 2010. Also see the Battersea Power Station like never before as it comes under siege from Black Ops commandos…
* 7.30pm GMT – Multiplayer Tournament & More From the Black Carpet
Enter Battersea Power Station to watch the UK’s first Black Ops multiplayer challenge and hear from those lucky few to be involved. Featuring a DJ set from Freestyle Games, creators of DJ Hero!
* 8.00pm GMT – Treyarch Presents…
The developers of Call of Duty: Black Ops, Treyarch, take the stage to give you an exclusive inside look into how the game was made.
* 8.30pm GMT – EU multiplayer Tournament
UK, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands and Spain battle it out in a multiplayer challenge. Featuring interviews with UK challengers.
* 8.45pm GMT – Treyarch and VIP Interviews
Treyarch answer your questions about the Black Ops. Submit your questions on the Black Ops Facebook page Wall or on Twitter by using the #CoDLaunch hashtag.
* 9.00pm GMT – Reaction From an Exclusive Black Ops Feature Viewing
At 21:00 the doors open for the first ever viewing of an exclusive feature for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Hear the reaction from those who witness it first…
* 9.30pm GMT – Celebrity tournament
Watch invited celebrities battle it out as Treyarch invite them to take the stage. Followed by a live DJ set from Freestyle Games.
* 10.00pm GMT – Countdown to Launch
With only two hours until Black Ops is available we prepare ourselves for the most anticipated game launch of 2010.
* 10.45pm GMT – Live from GAME Oxford Street, London
We cross live to Oxford Street as the queues begin to build for the midnight opening at GAME.
* 10.50pm GMT – Guest Interviews
We go back to Battersea Power Station to gather more reaction and verdicts on the game from invited guests and celebrities.
* 11.00pm GMT – What happened in the US?
Watch footage from the launch event held in the United States, which took place on 4 November.
* 11.30pm GMT – Live from GAME Oxford Street, London
We hear more from the queues outside GAME in Oxford Street as the crowd gets ever closer to getting their hands on Black Ops.
* 11.45pm GMT – Un-Boxing of the Prestige Edition
Our presenters unveil the delights found in the Prestige Edition of the game, plus a look inside the VIP goody bags and more music from Rampage.
* 11.55pm GMT – Live From GAME Oxford Street, London
We cross one final time to Oxford Street and talk to the first people in the UK to get their copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops!
lack of destructible elements
nobody lol(http://i.imgur.com/1DJwK.gif)
The PC version is apparently broken and runs like shit even on the beefiest machines. :fbm
My Steam games list is thick and veiny.
isn't this a steamworks game? how are people already playing it if they aren't pirating it?
isn't this a steamworks game? how are people already playing it if they aren't pirating it?
It unlocked early in other countries.
Manabyte your Steam games list is pathetic.
Manabyte your Steam games list is pathetic.
That's not mine.
Shut the fuck up, cheeseburger.
Debating on the Hardened edition. Unlike MW2 this one doesn't have anything as good as CoD Classic.
Holy hell I played this from 12:30 to 8:00.
yeah i remember we played before but i sold my 360 like an idiot.. should hvae kept it because PC gaming blows. no friends, i feel alone and detached... PC gaming is for the anti-social loner types
also there's no achievements.. Steam achievements suck
im gonna get a new 360 slim in a few months
Steam achievements are the EXACT FUCKING SAME as the 360/PS3 ones.No they're not... they're terrible
Anyone confirm how long the game is?
Zombie mode is the only reason why I'd even consider buying this.
Anyone confirm how long the game is?
Zombie mode is the only reason why I'd even consider buying this.
"Will someone please be my PC friend?"
"PC gaming sucks, fuck you antisocial losers!"
"Why won't anyone be my PC friend?"
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"Will someone please be my PC friend?"
"PC gaming sucks, fuck you antisocial losers!"
"Why won't anyone be my PC friend?"
(http://www.grimmemennesker.dk/data/media/2/LOL.jpg)
"Will someone please be my PC friend?"
"PC gaming sucks, fuck you antisocial losers!"
"Why won't anyone be my PC friend?"
(http://www.grimmemennesker.dk/data/media/2/LOL.jpg)
so u wana be my friend or not
"Will someone please be my PC friend?"
"PC gaming sucks, fuck you antisocial losers!"
"Why won't anyone be my PC friend?"
(http://www.grimmemennesker.dk/data/media/2/LOL.jpg)
so u wana be my friend or not
Sure, join the evilbore Steam group and I'll add you
I won't be getting it for a few days, though
The PC version is apparently broken and runs like shit even on the beefiest machines. :fbm
Had things not gone down at Infinity Ward as they did, Modern Warfare 3 would almost certainly be next year's installment. That's still the odds on favorite in some camps, but it's not a certainty.
Infinity Ward is still around, and working on something, even though it has suffered significant staff departures beyond West and Zampella. But Sledgehammer Games, run by Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, formerly of EA's Visceral Games unit, is the wildcard. The group is working on a FPS Call of Duty game, something Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg implied on last week's earnings call would be next up.
"This [next] Call of Duty title will be first-person shooter, just to make sure there's no misunderstanding there," he said, without directly mentioning Sledgehammer.
That unit hasn't talked specifically about what it's doing with the franchise. But industry sources say Sledgehammer's Call of Duty will be set in the future and feature, for lack of a better term, space Marines, a very big step for a franchise that has historically based itself on realism.
It's the same engine. WaW used the engine enhancements IW made to CoD4 and Black Ops uses the same changes IW did to MW2.
Forget the multi-player for a bit and dive into the mind-blowing blockbuster campaign...
Well I guess I'm gonna get the 360 version over PC due to the numerous MP complaints.
I'll probably get it on PC when it gets sorted out since I'm sure I'll be able to trade in the 360 version at a good rate.
It's the same engine. WaW used the engine enhancements IW made to CoD4 and Black Ops uses the same changes IW did to MW2.
I don't think that's actually the case. I believe I read that essentially Treyarch used the enhanced WaW engine. Either way I can tell you it doesn't look as good as MW 2. Not that it matters or anything. The gameplay is the most important thing.
Need some Vet impressions. Are we talking FRUSTRATING RIP MY DICK OFF World At War?
game sometimes has problems in communicating what you need to do
I think all the bitching about the PC MP comes from people playing on shitty ping servers. Been playing on servers with sub-60 ping all day and it's smooth.
Nice to see Treyarch not getting shit on for once. They are a good bunch of kids.
You motherfuckers. I can't fuxking believe I just bought a goddamn Treyarch game. SMH at myself
I think all the bitching about the PC MP comes from people playing on shitty ping servers. Been playing on servers with sub-60 ping all day and it's smooth.
To be fair the console matchmaking is pretty sketchy right now. So maybe some of that carries over to the PC side even with dedicated servers.
WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP! MY 22YR OLD SON GOT HIS COPY TODAY AND HE HASNT EVEN EATEN HARDLY ANYTHING ALL DAY I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!! HE IS USUALLY MUNCHING EVERYTHING OUT OF THE FRIDGE/FREEZER BUT I FIND THIS UTTERLY MIND BOGGLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE GOD DONT BRING OUT ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!!!!!
I'd l take a good shag with a curvy woman with big boobs, killer thighs and some crazy booty dressed in a nursing outfit OVER some crazy call of duty stupid game anyday anytime....... :-)
"He thinks about it every day and will use every spare opportunity to play it. I can sometimes tell when we are out together that he is watching the clock and trying to work out how long he can play when we get home.
"He practically goes into a cold sweat and gets the shakes."
The couple, from Yateley, Hants, were at a friend's wedding six months ago when Jay said he was going to the bar.
After an hour he hadn't returned, so Janine went up to their hotel room to find him and another wedding guest playing the game.
She explains: "He'd hidden the PlayStation in the car and they had walked half a mile in the rain to get it.
"Sometimes I think Call Of Duty is his first love.
"It has affected our sex life. There have been nights when I've been waiting for Jay to come to bed then woken up at 3am to find he's still playing against a stranger on a different continent.
"Now we have Lauren, Jay has had to calm down a bit. I was over the moon when he volunteered to get up to do night feeds - until I realised why. During the night he will feed Lauren then rock her to sleep in his chair while playing the game in silence.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-call-of-duty-black-ops-faceoff?page=1 (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-call-of-duty-black-ops-faceoff?page=1)
360 :bow2
I'm super bad at COD except when I'm in free for all. Kinda think the way they match you up with players should be a bit better. Don't really want to play with the bro who has unlocked all the top shit until I'm closer to his level.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-call-of-duty-black-ops-faceoff?page=1 (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-call-of-duty-black-ops-faceoff?page=1)
360 :bow2
Times won't get any less tough for :piss RSX budget GPU :piss2
Most maps Ive played seem built for SMGs and Shotguns.
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYVRTOg4BY[/youtube]
Fuck.
Guys, you have to understand that before the "IW fiasco" Treyarch didn't have access to anything from IW - no help, no assets, no MW2 engine, nothing.
W@W was developed from a MW1 code drop - meaning, "here's bunch of code and assets, go have fun".
So when asking "why is this a step back from MW2" you have to understand from Treyarch's perspective it never was MW2, it was W@W.
By the time MW2 came out (and later the "fiasco" when there was more access to MW2 source code), COD:BO was basically wrapping up.
It's a complex answer, but let's just say, the 360 was pushed hard, to a place where the PS3 couldn't go with the old tricks. Most of the time the battle was fitting the game in memory, and often to get performance you need to trade even more memory. I can go into details but with such a high profile title I'll quickly get in trouble.
I'm sorry, but your information is just not correct. IW did have access to W@W, but I don't think they cared.
These games are developed over 2 year periods. By the time the other studio is out you are half way through development, IW's engine is quite massive and convoluted. You can't just go grab bunch of code and expect it to work.
For good or bad, the engines have drifted apart, mostly because IW worked in full secrecy and isolation.
Obviously I might be biased in this case, but I personally don't think BO is a step back from MW2.
Everyone has their opinions, and especially when it comes to "looks" I don't know how we can possibly be objective about it. I think BO has fantastic lighting, character work and weapons.
The SPUs are pretty heavily used. A lot of engine code runs on them, physics, sound, graphics prep, GPU submission, culling, dynamic geo generation etc.
On 360 the situation is similar, every HW thread is heavily used.
Calling the IW Engine an old id Engine is unfair.
Looks like COD will be fine. Infinite Ward or not.
Black Ops has beaten Modern Warfare 2’s opening day sales to become the world’s largest ever entertainment launch with $360 million in revenue in the UK and North America alone.
The 24-hour figure stacks against the $310 million taken by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in North America and the United Kingdom last year, according to internal Activision estimates.
Call of Duty: Black Ops, marks the second year in a row that the Call of Duty franchise has set day one launch records across all forms of entertainment, Activision said today.
In its first day on November 9, the blockbuster title sold through approximately 5.6 million copies in North America and the United Kingdom, as compared to 4.7 million copies for last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
“There has never been another entertainment franchise that has set opening day records for two consecutive years and we are on track to outperform last year’s five-day global sales record of $550 million,” said Acti head Bobby Kotick.
Most maps Ive played seem built for SMGs and Shotguns.
I definitely see where Assault rifles can be useful and there are a couple of maps where its possible to snipe but overall I prefer the map layouts of MW 2. I think they were a little more balanced for all weapon types.
I do agree though that SMG's are very powerful due to the current map layouts because everything is so twisty with lots of objects in them. On some maps there is just very little open area which means close up weapons can be overly powerful since you're always turning corners.
Most maps Ive played seem built for SMGs and Shotguns.
I definitely see where Assault rifles can be useful and there are a couple of maps where its possible to snipe but overall I prefer the map layouts of MW 2. I think they were a little more balanced for all weapon types.
I do agree though that SMG's are very powerful due to the current map layouts because everything is so twisty with lots of objects in them. On some maps there is just very little open area which means close up weapons can be overly powerful since you're always turning corners.
I've watched two videos from two separate players (in the theatre mode), both guys were in the high 30s level-wise, and both were dominating with the burst-fire M16.
Like I said before tho, most randoms I see use SMGs, but that's not to say that you can't dominate with an assualt rifle.
So they actually went all the way and ripped off the whole storytelling bit from Black?
So does anyone like this more than Bad Company 2?
game runs like complete dogshit on pc
game runs like complete dogshit on pc
FUD. Runs fine on mine.
game runs like complete dogshit on pc
FUD. Runs fine on mine.
So they actually went all the way and ripped off the whole storytelling bit from Black?
Yep. Except they actually made it good instead of the dogshit from Black.
So does anyone like this more than Bad Company 2?
game runs like complete dogshit on pc
FUD. Runs fine on mine.
maybe your definition of fine is different than mine. i'm running the game maxed out and i'm getting drops to 24-30 fps on the very first shoot out. MW2 ran maxed out at 60fps locked the entire time and looks better than BLOPS (first level at least). friend of mine says he's running it on just high with some settings turned down and he's getting 40-60. sorry thats not running well. pretty obvious its poorly optimized and a pretty shoddy pc port.
Stuck on Vietnam mission:spoiler (click to show/hide)the first time you're in vietnam and gotta "hold the NVA back" and they keep saying there's dudes at the "trench line" and i dunno what you're supposed to do... when i move to the yellow marker 30m ahead i get destroyed because they keep coming. When you get to that marker a new one appears 45m to the right but there's no way you can get to it with a million guys there[close]
Stuck on Vietnam mission:spoiler (click to show/hide)the first time you're in vietnam and gotta "hold the NVA back" and they keep saying there's dudes at the "trench line" and i dunno what you're supposed to do... when i move to the yellow marker 30m ahead i get destroyed because they keep coming. When you get to that marker a new one appears 45m to the right but there's no way you can get to it with a million guys there[close]
Yeah that's what I meant when I said Treyarch for some reason misses obvious scripting clues unlike IW.spoiler (click to show/hide)You have to go up to one of the barrels filmed with napalm and kick it over into the trench. If you advance enough on the left side one of your AI partners does it to one of the barrels and you have to do it to the other one.[close]
Hey, what stick sensitivity do you guys use? Also, any videos out for black ops that go over some tips on how to be better? I
Campaign is amazing so far...what a perfect time period
What are your specs? I'm getting ready to start downloading. I'm running an i5-760 with a GTX 460 1GB OC.
Campaign is amazing so far...what a perfect time period
I'm about halfway through the game and you haven't seen anything yet. Some crazy shit up ahead. But yeah I agree. Great time period. It's like a Vietnam game without feeling overly retro and old school which is neat.
Also the gfx are really nice. I don't know why people were complaining about them...I don't see much people complaining about graphics,from xbot,PC side of course...the other side,hmmm
MCV can reveal that new Call of Duty beats previous record holder Modern Warfare 2 by 22 per centhttp://www.mcvuk.com/news/41776/Black-Ops-sets-new-UK-day-1-record (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/41776/Black-Ops-sets-new-UK-day-1-record)
Call of Duty: Black Ops has sold an incredible 1.4m units over just one day in the UK, UKIE/GfK Chart-Track told MCV.
That’s £58m in revenue.
It marks the biggest day one performance of any game, comfortably beating last year’s Modern Warfare 2 by 14 per cent in units and 22 per cent in revenue.
Last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 shifted 1.23m units during the same period, generating £47.7m in revenue.
Yep, SP runs pretty poorly for me, drops to sub-30 fps quite often, get weird fps drops in the menus - sometimes down to 5 fps with the cursor skipping everywhere. I'm running it maxed with medium corpses at 1600x900, which is what I run every other recent COD at and get a rock-solid 60 fps. Turned off v-sync and still had the drops and hitches. I'll mess around in the config file later and try some of the temp fixes people have come up with, see if it gets any better. If you buy it on PC you're likely going to have to do some digging around to fix it yourself until there's a patch. If you can live with that, and can wait on a patch (I am guessing there will be a SP patch within the next few days, maybe before the weekend is over), go ahead. But don't just listen to people who tell you this is fud, there are definitely problems right now, and there is more than a 50% chance it will run like shit for you. This is absolutely a case of "we'll fix it later, just get it out the door."
LIVE FIXES
11/5
- Villa: User can clip into rock at west edge of grid zone B2 and see through to the other side
- Crisis: User can clip into LVT between grid zone A3 and B3 and see through to the other side
- User can get an infinite number of 'Sam Turret', 'Care Package' and 'Sentry Gun' killstreaks (commonly referred to as the “care package glitch”)
11/9
- Radar sweep when there are only 2 players left in One in the Chamber will stop functioning if the 2 players have multiple lives when the sweep starts
- Crash when viewing content (films, clips, etc) in the Community & Recent Games menu
11/10
- Users’ rank and stats can get wiped under very specific conditions
11/11
- Online number counts were not updating properly; these are now reporting exact online numbers
- Parties getting disbanded when host did not find a match quickly
IN PROGRESS
- Improved matchmaking to find matches faster
- Improved match and host selection; will result in much better networking conditions for all games (a.k.a., decreased lag)
- Weekly and Monthly leaderboards stats reporting incorrectly for kills, deaths and assists (All Time leaderboard not affected by this)
- Additional improvements to party system
Regards,
-JD
That was a MP patch, which seems to have worked for most people. I haven't tried MP yet, won't be able to until later when I get home from work. SP still has problems according to the ragenerds on the Steam forums, but Treyarch has acknowledged they're working on it. I got the game as a gift from a friend so it doesn't bother me too much to wait on a SP patch, but if I'd spent $60 on it I'd definitely be pretty hot about the performance. It skips and stutters like crazy.
I think I am running into the "buying/obtaining PC games on Day One" problem. Usually I wait it out until there are price drops, by which time most problems have been fixed. I'll just play some Mafia II until they get all that crap worked out (that game is gorgeous on PC).
Beat it. 5.5 hours. Best CoD campaign in the series, hands-down. I disagree with Stoney's criticism that the lows are lower than MW2. I can't thing of a single mission in this game that I didn't like, aside fromspoiler (click to show/hide)the one where you're in the hazmat suit, fuck that stupid stage.[close]
Everything else was fantastic, though. Really loved the presentation and pacing.
Oh don't worry, I knew where you were coming from, I was just expecting some serious lulls in the pacing after reading your post, but found nothing of that kind.The pacing is definitely exceptional. You never do any one mission or any one thing in the game too long before you get sick of it. That's good shit. My lows comment was more directed at the points where I felt it would have been so cool to get past some of the things the first time which I didn't do in some cases because I was waiting for my cue on what to do exactly. To be fair there are only a few of those but maybe because I was enjoying myself so much they stood out even more in my mind.
Oh don't worry, I knew where you were coming from, I was just expecting some serious lulls in the pacing after reading your post, but found nothing of that kind.The pacing is definitely exceptional. You never do any one mission or any one thing in the game too long before you get sick of it. That's good shit.
Nah, that part was distinguished mentally-challenged. Somehow you're supposed to know that you need toOtherwise you'll face an endless amount of enemies that respawn two seconds after killing them. Finished it on my first try after watching a video and shaking my head.spoiler (click to show/hide)stick a knife in a barrel in order to trigger the checkpoint, even though there's a waypoint leading to the bottom of the hill.[close]
I'll probably wind up finishing in 8 hours or so as well. No idea how many missions there are, but I figure I'm probably 40-50% of the way through by now.
Hardened
As soon as you move down there,spoiler (click to show/hide)Woods kicks the first barrels and both him and Ed Harris yell at you until you do the rest. I play with subtitles on so perhaps it was easier for me to know what to do. Though I died a few times because that A.I. can one shot you like a motherfuck.[close]
As soon as you move down there,spoiler (click to show/hide)Woods kicks the first barrels and both him and Ed Harris yell at you until you do the rest. I play with subtitles on so perhaps it was easier for me to know what to do. Though I died a few times because that A.I. can one shot you like a motherfuck.[close]
I... I don't remember ever doing this. What mission is this?
Yeah, Ive been playing with it between 5-7 and while I do alright sometimes, I find myself missing a ton of dudes by fucking pixels and it pisses me off. I think playing at 2-3 is where I need to be. It's where Ive done the best.
what was the "no russian" mission that they couldve done in this game? weekend confirmed said they saw it a mile ahead and surprised they didnt do it?spoiler (click to show/hide)was it actually shooting kennedy in texas at the end?[close]
Damage starts at one amount of damage, decreases over a certain range and continues at a lower damage.
The Red line indicates the basic damage. The Green line indicates damage range with a silencer (or the Python's Snub Nose).
Certain body parts multiply damage from attacks.
Note that the L96A1 has an extra damage modifier. The shoulders and biceps also take 1.5x damage.
All shotguns' minimum damage is 10.
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A weapon's Hip Spread is determined by a minimum and maximum cone of fire in degrees from the center of the screen.
Shotguns from the hip are much less accurate than they used to be before. Aim down the sights with them to make them a bit more effective.
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Recoil is an area within four points and the random chance of the weapon kicking in those directions.
The view kick is made of four forces. When two numbers are in opposing directions, they fight one another.
The kick focuses on the average between the two, so if a weapon kicks left 10 and right 60, the kick will always be to the right.
If a weapon kicks 60 both left and right, the sights have equal chance of jumping either way.
If both numbers are on one side of the arrows, then it'll always kick in that direction.
Working against the recoil is Center Speed (number in the bottom right of the Recoil box) which is an arbitrary number. Higher Center Speed means faster recovery.
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A weapon's Fire Time is the time between each shot.
Divide 60 by the Fire Time and you get the Rounds Per Minute.
The L96A1 and Stakeout use RechamberTime, basically the same as FireTime, but there to prevent you from skipping the bolt/pump animation.
The burst fire weapons have a 0.2 second delay between bursts, cutting their damage down significantly.
Each weapon has a specific Reload Time for partial and Empty magazines.
For both of these reloads is the Add Time, the point where the Ammo Counter changes.
The Add Time indicates the point where you can cancel the reload animation and still have a reloaded weapon.
Some shotguns and the Python reload one round at a time. The first round takes longer than the following rounds.
The Python's Speed Loader time is also indicated in place of the Add Time (which is irrelevant for the Python).
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Raise Time and Drop Time are the lengths it takes to put away one weapon and take out another.
Combine one gun's Drop with another's Raise to see how long it will take.
NOTE: Switching from one weapon to a Pistol will cause your weapon in hand to use Quick Drop, only 0.25 of a second.
Aim Down Sights takes a moment before the sighted accuracy takes effect after pressing the ADS button.
Depending on the weapon you're carrying, your character will have his running speed changed.
Like Call of Duty 1 and 2, it is no longer based on your primary; what is in your hand determines your speed.
Meaning if you switch to a pistol, you will run faster than whatever assault rifle or LMG you've got.
I'm so terrible at the competitive side of this game
I get my ass handed to me in combat training :(
# 11/17 (full title update)
# · Improved matchmaking to find matches significantly faster
# · Improved matchmaking to ensure that players are more effectively matched to games with the best networking conditions
# · Improved host selection to ensure that the best host is always selected in the pre-game lobby
# · Improved party system to ensure that parties don’t get broken apart
# · Disable ability to join Private Match, Combat Training and Theater lobbies when searching for Player Match games
# · Server-side and game-side changes to decrease the amount of failed Film uploads
# · Weekly and Monthly leaderboards will now track all kills, deaths and assists properly (All Time leaderboards were not affected by this)
# · Prevention of Combat Training stats getting crossed with Player Match stats under rare conditions
# · Prevention of temporary loss of functionality when a button was being held down at the point of a disconnect
# · Additional fine-tuning of audio levels and ranges for footsteps and gunfire
# · Additional fine-tuning of audio levels for bomb plants/defuses
# · Additional online security enhancements
"Black Ops did $650m worth of business during its first five days on sale worldwide"MW2 was at $550m
The multiplayer is really good. Parts of it feels like a step back from MW2 (like no deathstreaks), but it also feels much more balanced and fun to play. So far I don't see people just using annoying and cheap tactics to win. I've played for a few hours and only saw one person spamming the grenade launcher :oIt's basically a modified version of MW 2 with some nice balance changes. The no death streaks is a good thing. I get why it was there to encourage newcomers but I think the training mode serves that purpose a lot better.
Wager matches are also really fun. Well, gungame and one in the chamber are both awesome while sharpshooter is kinda dull. Don't know if there is another type.
Just started playing on PC in 3D, holy fucking SHIT. Probably the best implementation I've seen of it yet.
would have been awesome if i kept this gungame run going - was getting rushed one by one lol
Just started playing on PC in 3D, holy fucking SHIT. Probably the best implementation I've seen of it yet.
are you using the nvidia shutter glasses, or just the red/blue
Ive tried my hardest but I just can't get slight of hand pro. Reloading in the middle of kills is something I never need to do.
He’s been on the bandwagon for some time now, and once again analyst Michael Pachter has declared his belief that Activision will introduce a premium paid-for element for Call of Duty online.
The analyst now claims that Activision decided not to unveil the service prior to the release of the record-breaking Black Ops for fear that such an announcement might damage sales of the game. But with the launch out of the way, Pachter believes confirmation is imminent.
“I think everyone will be offered the same multiplayer options for free that they have now,” he told Industry Gamers. “In addition, I see premium items offered as virtual goods for a modest fee – let's say $1.
“I think that the company will ‘tier’ its offering by offering a $5 per month subscription to Black Ops that includes ALL virtual items for free, plus access to all map packs released as long as the player remains active. There are probably going to be three $15 map packs, so that feature alone has a perceived $45 value, and I'm sure that there will be dozens of virtual items, so the $5 subscriber will perceive some value from subscribing.
“In addition, the $5 subscriber may be offered exclusive tournaments, game play modes, ladders, achievements, and any other features that Activision can think up to induce them to pony up more money.”
However, Pachter’s detailed prediction doesn’t stop there.
“Next, I think Activision will offer a $10 subscription to ALL Call of Duty games,” he added.
“Anyone paying $10 per month gets virtual items, ladders, tournaments, achievements, game play modes and map packs for CoD MW, CoD MW2, Black Ops and World at War, and as long as their subscription remains alive, they will get the next game and the one after that. There are a total of 7 map packs (I think) available now, and will be another 3 next year, so for $10 per month, a player will get all 10 map packs. Not a bad value.
“Next, I think Activision will offer a $15 monthly subscription that is an ‘all access pass’, allowing subscribers to play WoW, StarCraft II (look for monetization there), the new Bungie game (when it comes out), all COD games, and whatever they do with Guitar Hero (maybe free downloads of songs), on an unlimited basis.
“The trick is managing this without destroying sales of the game. They will tread very carefully, and will make sure that they let consumers know that they are NOT taking anything away, but are merely offering a LOT MORE VALUE for a little bit of money.”
I like last stand because people can revive me.
I hate last stand because people can revive me, but fucking don't.
Shitty perk that can only be fixed by giving people XP for reviving players.QuoteTreyarch has gotten rid of noobtubers
I find this to be hella false.
There have been a lot of instances where I'm downed, kill dude and teammates just stroll on by. I understand if it were out in the open and not thinking you can do it, but to be in a building alone with teammates just strolling past and letting the dude I killed spawn and run all the way back to finish me off is some shit.
MP is superior to MW 2. By a pretty good margin.
That's not to say that I don't prefer the maps of MW 2 more. I do. MW 2 also had more reliable connections. The host migration and generally ability to lose a game connection is worse in blops which is annoying.
But as an actual game on the MP side, Black ops is much better. Less frustrating. Less bullshit. Less no scoping madness. Less tubing. Less powerful airsupport, less commando lunge, etc, etc. I literally could name a dozen or two reasons why its the better game on that side.
It's not even really close honestly. It's better in nearly every way on the gameplay side.
IW is better at SP design but not MP design. And since MP is where most of my time is spent I'm down with that.
MP is superior to MW 2. By a pretty good margin.
That's not to say that I don't prefer the maps of MW 2 more. I do. MW 2 also had more reliable connections. The host migration and generally ability to lose a game connection is worse in blops which is annoying.
But as an actual game on the MP side, Black ops is much better. Less frustrating. Less bullshit. Less no scoping madness. Less tubing. Less powerful airsupport, less commando lunge, etc, etc. I literally could name a dozen or two reasons why its the better game on that side.
It's not even really close honestly. It's better in nearly every way on the gameplay side.
IW is better at SP design but not MP design. And since MP is where most of my time is spent I'm down with that.
Completely agreed. Black Ops multiplayer is the most balanced and genuinely fun of the Call of Duty games this gen, if not ever. It's amazing how many of the problems I had with the series since CoD4 that they fixed, and they went beyond that with the wager matches and theater. Though to be fair, half the wager matches are kinda weak. Sticks and stones would have been better if they had a regular crossbow from single player instead of an explosive tipped one.
Single player I didn't actually like; it was a collection of what I didn't like about past Call of Duty games. The funny thing is that the Goldeneye game on the Wii was my favorite parts of Call of Duty for the duration; if only it came out on the other systems. I still play the cliffhanger mission from MW2 because I find it really fun but I have no interest in replaying any part of Black Ops. What annoys me most is how they wasted some of the locations they went to, like Kowloon, which should have been really cool. Instead it was a brief scene that was influenced by Dogs of War, then the same shootouts from the rest of the game.
This games campaign is pretty sweet. I started and got through Vietnam in the same sitting. I just couldn't put the controller down. :ospoiler (click to show/hide):bow shooting down a rocket :bow2[close]
why is nobody playing this?
WHY?!
i was talking about you guys
I got into the MP for the first time this weekend. I really like the way you buy your equipment and the new money system. My only complaint is that the early guns you unlock all suck. The M14 is the worst. :yuck What a wasted round that was. I have just been using the M16.
Any of you have any advice on which early guns are the best and which to avoid so I don't waste mah money?
Danny Trejo: Right Now I’am at The “House of Moves” with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael Rooker, and Robert Englund, I’am Wearing A Suit Full of Lights Awaiting To Fight Zombies For The Hit Video Game CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS by Activision
This is The suit I Wore To produce My Character in CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS