Author Topic: Call of Duty:Black Ops 2 (Read 16679 times)

Momo · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2012, 02:43:57 AM »

Nope. No thanks, I played Black Ops (the only CoD I ever played) had enough of this forever.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:37:51 AM »

Quote from: Borys on April 23, 2012, 02:47:35 AM

Black Ops SP was sogood.gif. Gimme more, Treyarch!

No, it was one of the shittiest campaigns in all of forever. Stupid Borys.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2012, 08:57:58 AM »

Based on past track record, the mp will be better and more balanced than the infinity ward game but the campaign will be weaker. Although I like that Treyarch aims to stick a better story in their games.

Looking forward to the MP. MW 3 was okay but I despised the maps and I'm already kind of over it. I just kinda don't like the way they balance their mp. I think treyarch does a good job of slowing the game down a bit and actively thinking about the balance stuff more.

demi · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2012, 09:20:23 AM »

Black Ops campaign was one of the best, will pick up. Then sell off once the new one is announced.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2012, 09:22:57 AM »

yeah, i thought it was a good "take a ride" game with some clever parody of cold war paranoia

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2012, 09:24:15 AM »

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on April 23, 2012, 09:22:57 AM

yeah, i thought it was a good "take a ride" game with some clever parody of cold war paranoia

Yeah, I actually thought the concept behind it was more interesting and fun than probably any other cod campaign.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2012, 12:00:38 PM »

Black Ops = Shooting Castro in the eyeball

MW3 = HEY BRO LET'S JUMP THIS SPEEDBOAT OVER THE EXPLODING BUILDING

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2012, 12:07:34 PM »

the difference between treyarch and infinity ward (well, MW onward) is that treyarch realizes playing as richard nixon defending the pentagon from an undead nazi invasion is goofy fun, while infinity ward acts like they're above that kind of shit as they're simultaneously awarding you a pot-themed achievement for defending a burger king

Brehvolution · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2012, 01:26:44 PM »

I forget COD has a single player mode sometimes.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2012, 01:50:30 PM »

That's ok, I forget COD has a multi mode sometimes.

bork · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:39:12 PM »

Halo 4 comes out a week earlier...guess Halo has a chance now.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2012, 04:40:01 PM »

zzzzzzzz

maxy · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2012, 07:34:12 AM »

http://callofduty.com/uk/en/blackops2/

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Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise,
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 2 propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generation of warfare.

Momo · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2012, 07:43:22 AM »

A more modern setting would be welcome, apart from the Castro bits I wasnt interested in that period of history.

maxy · « **Reply #15 on:** May 01, 2012, 07:54:06 AM »

360/PS3/PC only

no Vita/WiiU/3DS/Wii

wait till E3

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #16 on:** May 01, 2012, 08:03:22 AM »

hahaha, i wouldn't be surprised if they just ported over those zombies ios games to vita and 3ds

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2012, 09:59:11 AM »

I like the near future setting and I like Treyarch. It's all good.

The trailer airs tonight during the playoffs.

I trust Treyarch more than fake IW at this point. Although there is some good stuff in MW 3 they need to steal like support streaks.

Huff · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2012, 10:11:25 AM »

So this is modern black ops? Interesting

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2012, 10:15:00 AM »

so... FUTURE WARFARE.

maxy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2012, 10:45:55 AM »

maxy · « **Reply #21 on:** May 01, 2012, 10:56:36 AM »

From joystiq

but

small hint

look at the car behind

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #22 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:28:42 AM »

This appears more interesting than MW3

Will Redbox for $2

maxy · « **Reply #23 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:32:51 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on May 01, 2012, 11:00:15 AM

Quote from: maxy on May 01, 2012, 10:56:36 AM
From joystiq

but

small hint

look at the car behind

What?

Size matters.

cool breeze · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:35:52 AM »

How futuristic is this? like GRAW or Battlefield 2142 mechs and lasers?

I thought Black Ops was he worst CoD campaign but multiplayer was really good. The wager matches were awesome.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #25 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:46:14 AM »

Quote from: Linkzg on May 01, 2012, 11:35:52 AM

How futuristic is this? like GRAW or Battlefield 2142 mechs and lasers?

I doubt it would be as far ahead as 2142. They most likely still want it to be relatable to normal people. We'll know tonight anyway after the trailer airs.

Momo · « **Reply #26 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:47:39 AM »

That thing looks straight out of Metal Gear

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #27 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:47:53 AM »

A METAL GEAR?

maxy · « **Reply #28 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:52:34 AM »

It's just some small robot,look at the car.

Bebpo · « **Reply #29 on:** May 01, 2012, 12:05:21 PM »

Graphics look terrible in those screenshots. Low-res textures a plenty.

I do think Call of Duty Mechwarrior is a good thing, though. Would be cool if it had space missions. I want to stop terrorists on the ISS.

cool breeze · « **Reply #30 on:** May 01, 2012, 08:18:28 PM »

2025
Frank Woods (

) is an old man
Fighting robots on horses (

)
VTOLs and big dogs

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #31 on:** May 01, 2012, 08:25:03 PM »

FUTUR GUNS
ROBATS
SCRIPTED SEQUENCES
$100 MILLION SHOOTING GALLERY

will rent for $2 on a Sunday when I'm not doing anything else

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #32 on:** May 01, 2012, 08:36:27 PM »

Looks good. I'm down like a mofo.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #33 on:** May 01, 2012, 08:38:53 PM »

Did I or did I not hear some wubwub in that trailer

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** May 01, 2012, 08:39:30 PM »

That trailer was nasty. Bought

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #35 on:** May 01, 2012, 09:00:22 PM »

what on earth is 'Black Ops' about this then

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #36 on:** May 01, 2012, 09:58:59 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on May 01, 2012, 09:00:22 PM

what on earth is 'Black Ops' about this then

quiet you

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #37 on:** May 01, 2012, 11:28:15 PM »

frank woods is the bearded sidekick in the first black ops

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #38 on:** May 02, 2012, 12:20:06 AM »

http://media.giantbomb.com/podcast/giantcodcast-050112.mp3

cool breeze · « **Reply #39 on:** May 02, 2012, 12:43:18 AM »

I'm reading the write up: http://www.giantbomb.com/news/lets-talk-about-the-future-of-call-of-duty/4120/

So a chunk of the game is 1980s and follows the Black Ops (1) characters. The rest is 2025 and you're the son of Alex Mason (the guy from avatar, I think). The horses are from Afghanistan in 1980s.

Campaign actually sounds pretty cool. And it has stuff like ghost squad!

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That part is also being addressed in a few ways, which means that Black Ops II will have a branching campaign with multiple outcomes--or at least varying shades of a similar outcome. It's hard to get a read on how different things will actually be in the final game. Some of these changes are extremely simple--for example, the Los Angeles mission has two on-screen icons at one point, allowing you to either rappel down from a broken freeway to help cover the President as she makes her way through an increasingly-hot battlefield or you can choose to stay up on the freeway and snipe as the rest of your crew covers her escape.

maxy · « **Reply #40 on:** May 02, 2012, 01:43:08 AM »

scripted horses?
hmm

Wii version is confirmed,btw

rodi · « **Reply #41 on:** May 02, 2012, 04:01:06 AM »

Well um I'm gonna buy this and regret it after.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #42 on:** May 02, 2012, 01:07:18 PM »

Will wait for the superior Weeeeeooouu version

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #43 on:** May 02, 2012, 01:13:14 PM »

face model they are using in that trailer is awful.

drew · « **Reply #44 on:** May 02, 2012, 11:44:19 PM »

CALL OF MECHU

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #45 on:** July 10, 2012, 04:01:46 PM »

Purple Filth · « **Reply #46 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:25:08 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on July 10, 2012, 04:01:46 PM

They got Tony Todd (Candyman/Final Destination) for this? nice.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #47 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:06:57 AM »

Brehvolution · « **Reply #48 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:24:19 AM »

Guns sound weird, but flying those little craft looks fun.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #49 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:33:45 AM »

It's hard to judge any mp trailer because they are all about spectacle.

I can say that I thought MW 3 was the worst mp of all the cod games. The weapon damage was too high which encouraged a great deal of camping and lack of movement. You need to reward and design toward aggression in a cod game mp mode rather than the camping for killstreaks mentality that has damaged a lot of the cod games after cod 4. I see some stuff to combat that like the x-ray scope and such but we'll see.

I think Treyarch is far better than IW at this point so hopefully they take those lessons to heart.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #50 on:** August 14, 2012, 02:42:52 AM »

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/8/14/3239603/call-of-duty-black-ops-2-multiplayer-custom-classes-perks-scorestreaks
http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/8/14/3230713/call-of-duty-black-ops-2-esports-shoutcasting-league-play

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Treyarch has scrubbed "absolutes" from perk design, Vonderhaar said, the hard and fast rules that make perks more difficult to balance. As an example, he detailed changes to the perk "Ghost" from the first Black Ops. Ghost's previous iteration made players undetectable by UAVs, infrared sensors, and sentries. In Black Ops 2, Ghost's benefits only apply while players are moving, a design change that hopes to prevent the perk from being exploited by campers.

Thank fucking god at the bolded. It's about time they started rewarding aggression and not passive play.

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With Black Ops 2 Treyarch is embracing e-sports to a greater extent than any Call of Duty game. "We think there is a tremendous opportunity here to bring e-sports to the masses, and we think Call of Duty is the game to do it," Vonderhaar said.

Treyarch has introduced League Play, a skill-based matchmaking system that sorts players into divisions. It is hoped it will mean players of all skill levels can get something out of the game, traditionally inhospitable to newcomers. To rank up into a division, you'll need to win and win consistently, Vonderhaar said.

Complimenting this is Codcasting, a new system that lets shoutcasters "put a show together". Shoutcasters have a number of viewing options they can switch between, and more information is displayed in the UI, including the score panel and a large name plate on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Feeds include an overhead map view and a picture in picture view, which shows the action on the left and player information on the right. Shoutcasters can also tune in to the players themselves, listening to communication during a match.

But perhaps the most exciting new e-sports related feature is Live Streaming. This work-in progress system is designed to allow players to stream their games from within the game itself with the press of a single button. Vonderhaar showed a live game running on multiple iPads, suggesting we'll be able to watch matches from multiple devices.

There is little information on Live Streaming at present. There is room for players to use a USB camera to show themselves picture in picture. "You're going to need some decent upstream bandwidth," Vonderhaar added. "You do not need a high end PC. You do not need complex streaming software and hardware." More information will be revealed closer to launch.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #51 on:** August 15, 2012, 03:40:57 PM »

Treyarch is way far ahead when it comes to mp design than infinity ward at this point. MW 3 feels like a bunch of shit thrown at a wall without any understanding of how it all fits together.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #52 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:44:19 PM »

Might buy this. I only bought MW1 and MW2 up to now. This seems to be really changing things up.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #53 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:53:49 PM »

I've bought and played all of them except WAW and in retrospect COD 4, and Black Ops are the good ones. Not that both of them don't have their annoying elements but MW 2 and MW 3 over-focused on the wrong elements in their mp.

Hopefully BO 2 can be added to that list.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #54 on:** August 16, 2012, 07:00:02 AM »

Black Ops had the best COD campaign imo so this is definitely a redbox rental. But I've played Battlefield for too long to get used to the fast multiplayer again.

bork · « **Reply #55 on:** August 16, 2012, 11:50:51 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on August 15, 2012, 03:40:57 PM

Treyarch is way far ahead when it comes to mp design than infinity ward at this point. MW 3 feels like a bunch of shit thrown at a wall without any understanding of how it all fits together.

Agreed- I really regret selling off Black Ops when Modern Warfare 3 came out; keep noticing that people on my friends list have been playing it instead of MW3, too. Might just go trade MW3 in for BLOPS.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #56 on:** August 16, 2012, 11:54:55 AM »

Quote from: bork laser on August 16, 2012, 11:50:51 AM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on August 15, 2012, 03:40:57 PM

Treyarch is way far ahead when it comes to mp design than infinity ward at this point. MW 3 feels like a bunch of shit thrown at a wall without any understanding of how it all fits together.

Agreed- I really regret selling off Black Ops when Modern Warfare 3 came out; keep noticing that people on my friends list have been playing it instead of MW3, too. Might just go trade MW3 in for BLOPS.

I've switched back to Black Ops for my cod fix instead of MW 3 which I just can't tolerate outside of that Chaos Mode. I've noticed the population has increased for it recently also from back when I stopped playing it. Like I said its got its own flaws but I can tolerate those flaws more than the MW 3 flaws. Also it has the wager matches which are still incredibly fun.

Takao · « **Reply #57 on:** August 16, 2012, 11:56:23 AM »

when is call of duty 5 coming out

bork · « **Reply #58 on:** August 16, 2012, 11:57:49 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on August 16, 2012, 11:54:55 AM

Quote from: bork laser on August 16, 2012, 11:50:51 AM
Quote from: Stoney Mason on August 15, 2012, 03:40:57 PM

Treyarch is way far ahead when it comes to mp design than infinity ward at this point. MW 3 feels like a bunch of shit thrown at a wall without any understanding of how it all fits together.

Agreed- I really regret selling off Black Ops when Modern Warfare 3 came out; keep noticing that people on my friends list have been playing it instead of MW3, too. Might just go trade MW3 in for BLOPS.

I've switched back to Black Ops for my cod fix instead of MW 3 which I just can't tolerate outside of that Chaos Mode. I've noticed the population has increased for it recently also from back when I stopped playing it.

Black Ops LTO edition is $35.98 on Amazon...fuck it, bought. Maybe I'll just ditch MW3 when I pick up a 3DS XL on the weekend.

cool breeze · « **Reply #59 on:** August 16, 2012, 12:44:40 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on August 16, 2012, 11:54:55 AM

I've switched back to Black Ops for my cod fix instead of MW 3 which I just can't tolerate outside of that Chaos Mode. I've noticed the population has increased for it recently also from back when I stopped playing it. Like I said its got its own flaws but I can tolerate those flaws more than the MW 3 flaws. Also it has the wager matches which are still incredibly fun.

That's surprising since I remember people being disappointed by Black Ops after MW2. I assumed the general audience preferred the madness and speed of those games.

Yeah. Treyarch understands how to make a quality multiplayer game. What's happening with BO2 sounds neat and I'm considering it after skipping MW3 entirely. Well, except for a Steam free weekend, where it seemed like a more chaotic MW2. I think Infinity Ward (don't know about MW3) makes better campaigns and bonus modes. Couldn't get into zombies, but arcade from CoD4 and spec ops in MW2 are pretty fun.

Are wager matches still in Black Ops 2? those were all I used to play before I stopped. Always played them for fun; never for points.

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