Call of Duty: Black ops II
Discussion
sidaorb said:
Spawns are the biggest issue in the game, a number of times I've respawned on a enemy bouncing betty, KABOOOM FFS. Hopefully this will get patched fairly quickly with an update (they are normally very good when an issue is identified).
Enjoying this lots still, some great maps (some not so), captured the flag is very tactical, and you can get far better results working as a team of 3 or 4 + (one as a runner, two assault flankers and a cover man with a decent single shot).
Loving some of the new attachments, particularly 'switchable fire', a great real life addition, increase your accuracy by going semi auto, or spray with full auto. Never really been into sniper rifles, always prefering the single shot / burst fire assault rifles with an ACOG, now you can switch them to full auto to makes them awesome.
It was the bullsEnjoying this lots still, some great maps (some not so), captured the flag is very tactical, and you can get far better results working as a team of 3 or 4 + (one as a runner, two assault flankers and a cover man with a decent single shot).
Loving some of the new attachments, particularly 'switchable fire', a great real life addition, increase your accuracy by going semi auto, or spray with full auto. Never really been into sniper rifles, always prefering the single shot / burst fire assault rifles with an ACOG, now you can switch them to full auto to makes them awesome.
t spawn point killing that put a stop to me playing BF3 
sidaorb said:
y2blade said:
It was the bullst spawn point killing that put a stop to me playing BF3
In it's defence it was in capture the flag, so if the opposition are on your flag point and theirs it will spawn you mid map where everyone tends to leave them. I do think it will get patched so I wouldn't let it be the deciding factor.t spawn point killing that put a stop to me playing BF3 Lots of the PH Xbox old skool COD boys have come back online with this, so lots of great clan / teamwork going on.
I think I'll sit on my pocketbook for the minute as my friend list are already starting to come back to MW3 already.
Guvernator said:
So played this a bit more and yes spawns are broken, getting killed 3 times in a row when it spawns you 3 metres in front of an enemy is quite frankly sh*te but this has always been a problem in CoD, you'd think they'd have learnt this by now as it's on it's zillionth iteration 
Apart from that's it's ok. Fun but I can see the normal multiplayer won't keep me hooked for long as it's very biased\unbalanced towards certain guns\perk setups. As an example take an SMG or shotgun, equip all attachments\perks which speed you up, ie quick hands, extreme conditioning, quick draw grip, dextrity and fast mags then absolutely own everybody else as you run around at 100mph shooting people point blank in the face before they've even managed to get a bead on you. Seriously I went 25\30 - 3\4 on many games using this setup. Sure it's fun for a while but I just find it frustrating that the game seems intent on encouraging\forcing you to play in this way to do well, the range at which 80% of encounters occur is very short and mostly involves running around a corner and seeing who get's the drop first.
However I also had a go at Zombies last night both local splitscreen and online and it is absolutely superb. Hilarious, fun and scarey in equal measure. Managed to get to level 10 on the farmhouse level with 3 other randoms, all covering each other, reviving etc. This mode is far better and more fun than the normal multiplayer IMO and could be the thing that saves this game for me.
Thank you for your thoughts on it.Apart from that's it's ok. Fun but I can see the normal multiplayer won't keep me hooked for long as it's very biased\unbalanced towards certain guns\perk setups. As an example take an SMG or shotgun, equip all attachments\perks which speed you up, ie quick hands, extreme conditioning, quick draw grip, dextrity and fast mags then absolutely own everybody else as you run around at 100mph shooting people point blank in the face before they've even managed to get a bead on you. Seriously I went 25\30 - 3\4 on many games using this setup. Sure it's fun for a while but I just find it frustrating that the game seems intent on encouraging\forcing you to play in this way to do well, the range at which 80% of encounters occur is very short and mostly involves running around a corner and seeing who get's the drop first.
However I also had a go at Zombies last night both local splitscreen and online and it is absolutely superb. Hilarious, fun and scarey in equal measure. Managed to get to level 10 on the farmhouse level with 3 other randoms, all covering each other, reviving etc. This mode is far better and more fun than the normal multiplayer IMO and could be the thing that saves this game for me.
Dave_ITR said:
y2blade said:
Is CoD4 MW1 still very active online?
It sure is. I went back to it for a little while and whilst it remains my favourite (many an evening spent on there) it does now feel dated.On topic, I liked MW2 & MW3 alot, I even liked WAW but never really gelled with Black Ops and having played it a little more now I can't say I am a massive fan of this new instalment.
There are a few things I like (class customisation for one) but unfortunately the bad points outweigh the good for me at the moment.
will have to give it a whirl later.
Cheers
y2blade said:
Dave_ITR said:
y2blade said:
Is CoD4 MW1 still very active online?
It sure is. I went back to it for a little while and whilst it remains my favourite (many an evening spent on there) it does now feel dated.On topic, I liked MW2 & MW3 alot, I even liked WAW but never really gelled with Black Ops and having played it a little more now I can't say I am a massive fan of this new instalment.
There are a few things I like (class customisation for one) but unfortunately the bad points outweigh the good for me at the moment.
will have to give it a whirl later.
Cheers
RockDoctor said:
y2blade said:
RockDoctor said:
y2blade said:
Dave are you sure you don't mean MW2???? MW1 servers are off, I've just looked.
On Xbox? I've been on pretty recently and they were running, with plenty of people on to boot.
I'm on MW2 right now though, lots of games available.
FellowPazzini said:
Tried again. This has got to be the worst edition ever. Shockingly bad game, makes me so angry. Going to try and never put that fkn thing in the Xbox again.
Guvernator said:
Yep have to agree, gave it one last go last night and....it's still very poor. I really don't understand why it's been getting such good reviews, it's almost as if the reviewers are afraid to pan one of the largest game franchises in history due to the backlash they will receive.
Anyway, poorly laid out maps, overpowered speed perks, broken spawn logic, quick scoping idiots (yes they are very much still there), corner camping kn*bs all amounts to a VERY frustrating experience.
A typical game goes like this.
Spawn, find someone directly in front of your gun sights, shoot them, yay get happy, start sprinting, 3 seconds later someone runs up behind you and shoots you, die, respawn, get shot, die, respawn, get shot, die respawn, get shot, eventually you spawn somewhere which isn't smack dab in the middle of a firefight\someone elses sights, run around for 5 seconds at full tilt, run round a corner to come face to face with someone, both frantically spay and pray, lag\luck determines the outcome, run around at full tilt, come face to face with a quick scope knob who gets a sniper shot off at point blank range in 1\2 a second by cheating and kills you. Spawn run round a corner and step on a bouncing betty. Spawn, run into a dark room and get shot by the git lying down in the dark corner. Repeat this about a 100 times and that's Blops 2.
I'm not on a downer because I'm not good at it as I almost always get into the top 3 spots on the leaderboard it's just a very frustrating gaming experience. I'm glad I rented it rather than bought it as I've saved myself £35 and it's going back tomorrow.
Thanks for your thoughts both of you.Anyway, poorly laid out maps, overpowered speed perks, broken spawn logic, quick scoping idiots (yes they are very much still there), corner camping kn*bs all amounts to a VERY frustrating experience.
A typical game goes like this.
Spawn, find someone directly in front of your gun sights, shoot them, yay get happy, start sprinting, 3 seconds later someone runs up behind you and shoots you, die, respawn, get shot, die, respawn, get shot, die respawn, get shot, eventually you spawn somewhere which isn't smack dab in the middle of a firefight\someone elses sights, run around for 5 seconds at full tilt, run round a corner to come face to face with someone, both frantically spay and pray, lag\luck determines the outcome, run around at full tilt, come face to face with a quick scope knob who gets a sniper shot off at point blank range in 1\2 a second by cheating and kills you. Spawn run round a corner and step on a bouncing betty. Spawn, run into a dark room and get shot by the git lying down in the dark corner. Repeat this about a 100 times and that's Blops 2.
I'm not on a downer because I'm not good at it as I almost always get into the top 3 spots on the leaderboard it's just a very frustrating gaming experience. I'm glad I rented it rather than bought it as I've saved myself £35 and it's going back tomorrow.
Steve Evil said:
GC8 said:
Ive never understood others issue with 'camping'. Surely its part of the game? If not, then why are snipers rifles and ghillie suits options to select? Id sooner be shot by a sniper whos holed up somewhere, than a wally running around with a sighted rifle quick scoping me!
How about someone hiding in a corner with a shotgun who waits until someone runs past and doesn't even have to aim, they just jab wildly at the trigger. Once killed they then go to another corner and repeat. It's as cheap and frustrating as it gets. Gassing Station | Video Games | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff