Am I the only one still playing this game ? Or do other people continue to play it ?
Anyway. I'm reaching about 6 days /played time now (Sorry Nightmare, I was a bit off
) and it's quite entertaining. AndI'm going to explain why.
Keep in mind that I NEVER play alone, I usually play with 2 or 3 clanmates of mine (Peds might know them as Chip, Blackwolf and a few others from my clan). I've tried playing this game alone but I get tired and bored very fast because mostly the team you're playing with sucks big time. It's like playing L4D on your own, without friends. People who own that game and are highly skilled know that crap players on your heavily dependant team-play game drastically lower the fun because you have to 'carry' them. And that simply doesn't work when you and 1 or 2 others do all the work.
I'm not trying to convince others into buying the game. But to play it with friendss it's not that bad. And many people who badmouth this game are usually correct but others flame the game just because it doesn't have features while past Call of Duty games did have them. Those flamewars are highly justified and I agree with most if not all points but I'll get to that later.
I'm not really comparing to CoD5, because I really dislike that game. I prefer MW2 over CoD5 (Even though jumping in CoD5 was more fun, atleast before the bounce fix).
The maps in MW2 are really great. CoD4 had some tiny maps (Maps like Crash, Backlot and Showdown), bit more medium maps (Ambush and District) and the bigger maps (Crossfire and Strike). Personally I dislike maps like Bloc (Too campy in those buildings), Countdown (The map is too open with too many obstacles), Creek (This map is like Estate, fucking camp map), Downpour (I personally dislike those maps with very difficult vision) and Pipeline (Too many routes, underground, normal roads and passages leading upstairs).
In MW2 you have the same size of maps (Although 1 or 2 maps are as big as some maps in CoD5). As of now there's only 1 map I don't like and that is Estate (It's the house on top of the hill surrounded by a forest). That map is like Creek. Campers rejoice! It's horrible. At the start I didn't like Sub Base either but once I knew the route everywhere it's a really good map. Same as with Favela really, but that map has even more routes but somehow I like it. Most MW2 maps are medium in size but you also have a smaller map, same size as Showdown and most other maps are as big as Ambush.
Personally I wish that some maps in MW2 would've been in CoD4. Maps like Afghan, Karachi and the Pripyat themed Brecourt. Although I do miss maps like Crash, Strike, Ambush and more. I just personally think MW2 has better maps compared to CoD4 (Nothing beats CoD1 maps though).
CoD4 Perks:
http://www.cod4central.com/cod4-perks.php
MW2 Perks:
http://www.themodernwarfare2.com/mw2/multiplayer/perks/
Some perks made it into MW2 aswell like the more obvious ones like Stopping Power and Sleight of Hand while some perks have been upgraded like Bandolier into Scavenger or Last Stand.
The best thing (imo) is that you can upgrade your perks and gain an additional bonus. There's some pretty good ones like Marathon Pro allows you to climb faster over obstacles and Commando Pro takes no fall damage. Sure it's stupidily overpowered and totally unrealistic but simply because of that it's pretty obvious to take this perk. It just makes such a big difference on maps with vertical differences. You just drop down a building without losing health or risking death and can carry on. I sometimes switch to my Sitrep perk when I know many people are using Tactical Insertion (Keep in mind that I only play CTF), that way I can easily find them and annoy the hell out of those players.
You upgrade your perks by killing a certain # of enemies while using the perk, or by destroying a certain # of enemy devices (Sitrep, in CoD4 it was Bomb Squad). I personally really like this since now you have a reason to use perks like Scrambler (This perk sucks since it basicly tells your enemy that you're close since you jam their radar when close)
Deathstreaks on the other hand are complete bullshit and I totally hate the fact that IW added those in. They even made a perk that killstreakes require 1 less kill (Hardline, but that's not the problem) but the Pro perk decreases the amount of deaths for your deathstreak by 1. And believe me, 3 of them suck big time and one is useless. They are Final Stand (You can get back up after 15 seconds or so?), Martyrdom, Painkiller (Like Juggernaut, takes 3 fucking sniper hits with Stopping Power to kill an enemy that way) and the crap one is a Deathstreak that you can copy your killers class. Totally useless. I wouldn't mind seeing them removed.
In CoD4 you only had UAV, Airstrike and a Chopper.
This is what you have in MW2:
http://www.themodernwarfare2.com/mw2/mu ... llstreaks/
At first I found the Chopper Gunner and AC130 really overpowered. But now when we play together we always make a race out of it who can destroy it with a Stinger. We just die on purpose, change class (Perk 1: Sleight of Hand, Perk 2: Cold Blooded, Perk 3: Ninja Pro). This way nothing can see you, Sentries, Harriers, AC130 etc all can't see you. Takes 3 Stinger Missiles to destroy an AC130 since it has those heat flares).
Nothing can stop a Nuclear Bomb though. But I personally didn't find it all that hard to get it. Already called in enough Nukes for the challenge. I've only seen 1 guy ever call in a nuke.
The weapons in MW2 are mostly really annoying. Sometimes I wonder what the point is in having a sniper rifle because LMGs and most MGs have no recoil at all. It's really silly. Weapon balancing was shitloads better in CoD4. Then again, sniping hasn't been this awesome since it was buggy as fuck in CoD4 (The scope fix in Promod made sniping stupididly easy though, but it's the only solution I think). I haven't had this much fun sniping ever since my time gaming during CoD1 and CoD2 (CoD1 sniping was without a doubt the hardest of them all since you couldn't hold your breath). As in all games I'm still sniping in most maps and sniping still requires the most skill. Even more now since MGs, LMGs and everything else hardly require any skill. It's just too easy. I'm not starting about Duel Shotties/SMGs because that's fucking stupid and is taking the piss too many times. Duo pistols I can understand but how does one handle the recoil on a shotgun with one in each hand, and how does one reload both of them at once with 2 hands full ? Surpasses my logic.
Some attachements are pretty stupid too. Heartbeat monitor, I've seen people totally relying on their little dots, not watching the surroundings. It's stupid and totally fucks up S&D. You can counter it, but at the expense of useful perks. What's even more funny as fuck is a silencer on shotguns or a silencer on a 50 cal. I actually lol'd when I first seen that.
IW totally failed at the weapon department. Nice mix of weapons. But they're all the same, they only differ in their looks. Add on top of that there is only 1 bolt action sniper rifle and 3 semi. 50 cal, M21 and some crap Middle-East sniper rifle. Always fun to learn about new weapons though.
There are some more crap things everybody knows. The more obvious ones like no dedicated servers. Matches are 99% impossible to play. No mods, nothing in that direction. I miss leaning. I fully agree with everybody on those more known points. It's more casual friendly. Too casual friendly. In time you want more, but you can't have more since the game can't be modified. Playing certain gametypes is a pain in the ass because some rounds are over in seconds. SD fucking sucks now because it's a huge campfest with crap attachements. I only play CTF since that is the most intense gametype. Instant respawns, you can either defend or attack, play a role you wish (I like to support my team members).
The best thing MW2 has to offer is that you can unlock loads of titles and emblems you can show off by completing various tasks. The collector I am I really like to do that. Pity that if you want it all you have to go Prestige. And going Prestige is a waste of time because I know I am bored of the game by the time I reached the final level (Not talking about the shitloads of rank hackers).
I remember Soviet stating that you can't comment on a game when you don't have a lot of time spent on it. He is correct. And I find I can safely give my opinions.
I also agree that there are more negative points than positive points but I actually like the gameplay (Now I know all maps inside-out, know how to counter all perks and killstreaks (Although I can't counter cheaters, there's way more than on CoD4), I like the maps more than in CoD4, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE sniping. Sniping hasn't been this good since CoD2. But I already miss playing matches
Just hoping what other people their opinions are. Opinions like ''But I want to play matches!'' or ''I want to create a custom map!'' go elsewhere since you knew in advance that those wouldn't make it in the game anyway. Which is obviously a huge shame.
Also, I'm still waiting on Bad Company 2, if my clan likes that we'll be ditching the CoD series. MW2 is fun to play. But it's certainly NOT a game for serious clans.
