Black Ops

vant0037 · November 2010

twisted thoughts wrote:

goin to snag mine after i get outta work
and zombie mode?? really?? thats what im talkin bout.

Oh definitely...as someone who's way into zombies (and killing them), I am excited to see such an awesome game series combined (once again) with zombies (and the killing of them).

Are you on Xbox?

Tommy Guitar · November 2010

Been playing it all day

Took a day off to play it with my friends :? I'm on Xbox also, GT: Mossye

mca47 · November 2010

twisted thoughts wrote:

goin to snag mine after i get outta work
and zombie mode?? really?? thats what im talkin bout.

Damn right!

Zombies made "World at War". I found the single player and multiplayer good, but found myself playing zombies more than anything!

Can't wait to pick this game up this weekend!

twisted thoughts · November 2010

vant0037 wrote:

Are you on Xbox?

yep. 360
played some solo campaign last night
this game runs so smooth...much smoother than halo
wish i coulda called out of work today to play more
this game is sick...i'll try and make it over to the zombies tonight...couldnt stop once i started last night tho
these games are great therapy...killing on the mind all day 8-)

vant0037 · November 2010

twisted thoughts wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

Are you on Xbox?

yep. 360
played some solo campaign last night
this game runs so smooth...much smoother than halo
wish i coulda called out of work today to play more
this game is sick...i'll try and make it over to the zombies tonight...couldnt stop once i started last night tho
these games are great therapy...killing on the mind all day 8-)

Haha...tell me about it. I hate when I get a game and I can't play it right away. I played it last night...made it halfway through the single-player. Single-player is fun, but man, multiplayer and zombie is so awesome. So freaking addictive. Definitely great therapy, especially when you deal with a lot of mentally ill people all day.

What's your gamer tag? Mine is: MeanHeater
If you message me, mention PJ so I know. I get a lot of those random players sending me spam messages.

twisted thoughts · November 2010

vant0037 wrote:

ingle-player is fun, but man, multiplayer and zombie is so awesome. So freaking addictive. Definitely great therapy, especially when you deal with a lot of mentally ill people all day.

Think im gonna try and finish the solo campaign first before I get sidetracked....Once i make it to multiplayer and zombies, i'll probably get stuck there. Campaign is only like 6hrs apparently so it shouldnt take me too long.

dcfaithful · November 2010

Pardon my moronic nature, but is this XBOX exclusive?

twisted thoughts · November 2010

dcfaithful wrote:

Pardon my moronic nature, but is this XBOX exclusive?

CoD is on all the systems now.
get on it dc!!!

unless of course you dont want to be a part of offending Cuba
cuz apparently we pissed them off with this one

*** spoiler alert***

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_en_ot/cb_tec_cuba_call_of_duty_4;_ylt=AvpiHV3FroBENS_lHvoOESb9SpZ4

mca47 · November 2010

How are you guys liking the new COD money system?

I haven't played it yet but have heard both good and bad.

Thoughts?

Green Circle · November 2010

I just read it made 360Million in 24 hours!!

GOOD HOLY GOD!! Its a freakin video game!!! 360,000,000.00!!!!

WTF!!!

mca47 · November 2010

Boo Boo wrote:

I just read it made 360Million in 24 hours!!

GOOD HOLY GOD!! Its a freakin video game!!! 360,000,000.00!!!!

WTF!!!

That's insane!

BrinkofForever · November 2010

I picked it up last night after work. So far, I like it but have to give the edge to MW2. The campaign mode is glitchy..the in-game movies hang up sometimes. Also, when you go through the campaign, it feels like your on autopilot half the time... following a lead. You can sit and wait for them to get all the kills then move on through the level.
Multiplayer is fantastic, although it doesn't have the grit that MW2 has.... the lighting and particle effects just aren't as good. The maps are huge though and the "training mode" is a huge boost in helping to learn the choke points and strategy.

I'm not so sure how I feel about the COD money..it's annoying to have to pick and choose what attachments I want on a weapon, but I guess it rewards longer play and better skill. I LOVE that they made the Grenade Launcher attachment the most expensive (3000 COD dollars)... that means less noobs running around grenade spamming all game.

Add me if you are on XBox Live! GT: N1C3 H3DSH07

vant0037 · November 2010

BrinkofForever wrote:

I picked it up last night after work. So far, I like it but have to give the edge to MW2. The campaign mode is glitchy..the in-game movies hang up sometimes. Also, when you go through the campaign, it feels like your on autopilot half the time... following a lead. You can sit and wait for them to get all the kills then move on through the level.
Multiplayer is fantastic, although it doesn't have the grit that MW2 has.... the lighting and particle effects just aren't as good. The maps are huge though and the "training mode" is a huge boost in helping to learn the choke points and strategy.

I'm not so sure how I feel about the COD money..it's annoying to have to pick and choose what attachments I want on a weapon, but I guess it rewards longer play and better skill. I LOVE that they made the Grenade Launcher attachment the most expensive (3000 COD dollars)... that means less noobs running around grenade spamming all game.

Add me if you are on XBox Live! GT: N1C3 H3DSH07

Yeah but its very easy to make a lot of money quickly. In other words, I don't think COD money prevents anyone from using any attachment. I guess I don't get the whole anti-"noob" thing (it took me months to figure out what the heck a "noob" was)...I'm a nerd who played the hell out of MW2 and I continually used grenade launchers. When you play objective based games, defending positions or preventing someone from planting bombs etc, grenade launchers are super helpful. If nothing else, they are no more annoying that dudes with sniper rifles, right? I get annoyed with any player, in general, "noob" or not, who plays objective based games but refuses to play for the objective.

My gamertag is: MeanHeater

Horos · November 2010

vant0037 wrote:

Claireack wrote:

vant0037 wrote:

non-13 year old, non-racist, non-little shits to play Call of Duty with.

Well my son is a 13 year old but he is non-racist and non-little shit (for the most part). We got it yesterday afternoon and he thinks the new things added like the fact that you can do 2 player on line is fantastic.

Unfortunately he's completely addicted to it now, so I'll ask him when I next see him (probably in a week or so) if he's still enjoying it.

No offense to your 13-year-old; he sounds like a great kid. Unfortunately, I can't say that for all the other young kids that play this game...lot of messed up things get said online while playing this game...

But yes...it is a great game. Tons of fun, even for a full-grown adult like me.

I tried playing with my 14yo for the first time yesterday. Boring. I don't think age is going to matter IMO you have to be pretty immature to enjoy these games.

mca47 · November 2010

BrinkofForever wrote:

I picked it up last night after work. So far, I like it but have to give the edge to MW2. The campaign mode is glitchy..the in-game movies hang up sometimes. Also, when you go through the campaign, it feels like your on autopilot half the time... following a lead. You can sit and wait for them to get all the kills then move on through the level.
Multiplayer is fantastic, although it doesn't have the grit that MW2 has.... the lighting and particle effects just aren't as good. The maps are huge though and the "training mode" is a huge boost in helping to learn the choke points and strategy.

I'm not so sure how I feel about the COD money..it's annoying to have to pick and choose what attachments I want on a weapon, but I guess it rewards longer play and better skill. I LOVE that they made the Grenade Launcher attachment the most expensive (3000 COD dollars)... that means less noobs running around grenade spamming all game.

Add me if you are on XBox Live! GT: N1C3 H3DSH07

While I agree the campaign seemed much more linear...kinda "going along for the ride", I think the story itself is better. MW2 was just all over the place.
I'm liking multiplayer better too. I like the maps better as well. The guns are a little tricky to get used to (especially at early levels).

Oh, and you just can't beat zombies!! I played zombies for a good 2-3 hours last night!

mca47 · November 2010

Oh, I guess one thing that I don't like about multiplayer...
They really made sniping tough.

The maps don't really allow it - There are a few spots, but there aren't many open areas.
The delay it takes to hold the scope steady - I read that Treyarch wanted to reduce or eliminate quick-sniping (which I agree with) but by the time you pull the gun up to line up a shot, let it steady and fire...you're already dead. The only way you can really snipe is if you are camping while holding your breath and even then it's hard because of the lack of sniping spots.
You can pull up a large machine gun, look down the barrel/scope and there is no delay, no player adjustment to steady the gun, but when you do it with a sniper rifle, it moves all over the place...despite the sniper rifle weighing a fraction of what a LMG does.
Doesn't make much sense.

get_axel_some · November 2010

i prob need a new computer to play this one... what are de reqiurements?

in the meantime i still play cod,cod:uo and cod 2, is there a thread about those games?

how many of you still play these cod-games?

vant0037 · November 2010

I tried playing with my 14yo for the first time yesterday. Boring. I don't think age is going to matter IMO you have to be pretty immature to enjoy these games.

Ouch. Or maybe you just have to like video games? If you're predisposed to not liking video games, then it will probably seem immature.

DeLukin · November 2010

Borrowed my brother-in-law's copy and played a TON of Black Ops this weekend (is that cheating, since I said I wouldn't buy it until Christmas?). I like it a lot, but so far don't love it. I got to level 32, so I don't think I've played long enough to say it's worse than MW2, but it just doesn't feel as cohesive. On multiplayer, some of the maps are way too big, and if you're playing in smaller parties it might be a while before you find anyone. Other maps, like Nuketown, are WAY too small/cluttered and are just annoying. Spawning seems pretty random as well, and trying to find a lobby with a party of 6 or more is nigh impossible.

But there is a lot of good stuff too: I like the wager matches a lot, especially the gun game. The money thing is kind of cool. It's annoying to have to buy guns and attachments but it makes the wager matches and contracts addicting. MW2 drove the love of Free for Alls out of me, but I've rediscovered their awesomeness with Black Ops. And some of the kill streaks are interesting (the dogs scared the crap out of me the first time I experienced them), while others are a waste (the slow-moving mortar team is useless). It's definitely tougher to kill than MW2 was, which is a good thing, and a lot of the guns have been nerfed to uselessness - not sure why anyone would use a shotgun anymore (especially as a Primary) b/c you have to super-close to be effective. Compare that to the tac knife, which can launch a blade almost across a map and there is definitely some disparity there. But the customization is cool, and I like the new voting system.

I haven't been invited to boost or join a 10th prestige lobby yet, so that's encouraging. The jury is still out for me my final Black Ops judgement, so I'm just going to keep playing...

vant0037 · November 2010

DeLukin wrote:

Borrowed my brother-in-law's copy and played a TON of Black Ops this weekend (is that cheating, since I said I wouldn't buy it until Christmas?). I like it a lot, but so far don't love it. I got to level 32, so I don't think I've played long enough to say it's worse than MW2, but it just doesn't feel as cohesive. On multiplayer, some of the maps are way too big, and if you're playing in smaller parties it might be a while before you find anyone. Other maps, like Nuketown, are WAY too small/cluttered and are just annoying. Spawning seems pretty random as well, and trying to find a lobby with a party of 6 or more is nigh impossible.

But there is a lot of good stuff too: I like the wager matches a lot, especially the gun game. The money thing is kind of cool. It's annoying to have to buy guns and attachments but it makes the wager matches and contracts addicting. MW2 drove the love of Free for Alls out of me, but I've rediscovered their awesomeness with Black Ops. And some of the kill streaks are interesting (the dogs scared the crap out of me the first time I experienced them), while others are a waste (the slow-moving mortar team is useless). It's definitely tougher to kill than MW2 was, which is a good thing, and a lot of the guns have been nerfed to uselessness - not sure why anyone would use a shotgun anymore (especially as a Primary) b/c you have to super-close to be effective. Compare that to the tac knife, which can launch a blade almost across a map and there is definitely some disparity there. But the customization is cool, and I like the new voting system.

I haven't been invited to boost or join a 10th prestige lobby yet, so that's encouraging. The jury is still out for me my final Black Ops judgement, so I'm just going to keep playing...

Well said...the game is good (no question there), but the jury is still out on its comparison to MW2. If nothing else, I'd say it may end up being as addictive (good too?) as MW2, if only because the multiplayer offers far more depth (i.e. zombies, wager matches, contracts, player customization etc). With so many nuances, players will have a lot of obsess over. But I agree on the playability...the maps on MW2 were fabulous and the maps on Black Ops are fine but not fabulous. Little differences like that make for good discussion and comparison between the 2 games, but ultimately I think people will be playing Black Ops just as much as they played MW2.

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