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Modern Warfare 2: This game will never make sense

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  • NumiNumi Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm still holding out for a patch that makes trying to knife someone while having the marker out ends up with the person tripping and gutting themselves.

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  • BlakoutBlakout Lordran's SpookylandRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I was care-package knifing everyone within a day of the game's release. I was a revolutionary, man.

    Karma caught up with me and I red-ringed a few days ago, though.

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  • Hiryu02Hiryu02 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I think I've discovered a new appreciation for the M16. The main thing it has over the FAMAS is that the bursts are closer together, allowing me to lay down more sustained fire. It also gives you a better chance of survival should your first burst miss.

    I'm gonna see how it does Blinged with a silencer and red dot/holo.

    Speaking of Holo, I think I understand why the red dot is more prevalent. It seems that because of the reticule being bigger, you have a tendency to fire even though the center of the reticule hasn't settled on the target yet. This does not happen with the red dot. Either the dot is on target, or it's not.

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    Sev: Your gameplay is the most heavily yomi based around. Usually you look for characters that allow you to force guessing situations for big dmg. Even if the guess is mathematically nowhere near in your favor lol. You're happiest when you have either a 50/50, 33/33/33 or even a 75/25 situation to go crazy with. And you will take big risks to force those situations to come up.
  • Tridus1xTridus1x Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Anyone wanna do some spec ops? I'll be on in like 10min just put your gamertag here and i'll add ya if ya want to give it a go!....or i'll just keep playing ground war and die a lot. Both sound fun!

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  • chasmchasm Ill-tempered Texan Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I got called an 1887 bitch for destroying a Witchblade tonight when he came after me. Soooooooo satisfying.

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  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm doing surprisingly well with the grenadier class I made. FAMAS with grenade launcher, thumper, and scavenger to get more shots.

    Maybe I'm just getting lucky. Who knows?

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm doing surprisingly well with the grenadier class I made. FAMAS with grenade launcher, thumper, and scavenger to get more shots.

    Maybe I'm just getting lucky. Who knows?

    Do you have One Man Army yet? If so, try replacing Scavenger and your Thumper with it for a couple games.

    You might need to get the Pro version for it to be as effective as I find it, I didn't get noobtube-happy until I already had OMA at pro.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    I'm doing surprisingly well with the grenadier class I made. FAMAS with grenade launcher, thumper, and scavenger to get more shots.

    Maybe I'm just getting lucky. Who knows?

    Do you have One Man Army yet? If so, try replacing Scavenger and your Thumper with it for a couple games.

    You might need to get the Pro version for it to be as effective as I find it, I didn't get noobtube-happy until I already had OMA at pro.
    Throw Danger Close on if you've got it.

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    I'm doing surprisingly well with the grenadier class I made. FAMAS with grenade launcher, thumper, and scavenger to get more shots.

    Maybe I'm just getting lucky. Who knows?

    Do you have One Man Army yet? If so, try replacing Scavenger and your Thumper with it for a couple games.

    You might need to get the Pro version for it to be as effective as I find it, I didn't get noobtube-happy until I already had OMA at pro.
    Throw Danger Close on if you've got it.

    Oh, Danger Close is a given for the Michael Bay class.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    mcdermott wrote: »
    Mechanical wrote: »
    Yeah, I like their fix for the Marker glitch: Instead of remove the marker speed bonus, nerf Lightweight!

    I think they're trying to figure out a way to cut back on Witchery. Because I'm pretty sure this wasn't an intended playstyle, and it's pretty damn prevalent (seems like almost half of the players in some games).

    Personally, I think there are a few things you can do:

    - Kill care package speed boost
    - Make Marathon and Lightweight not "stack" (sprint speed is still normal, or not as much faster)
    - Reduce Commando distance boost

    I can't think of anything else that wouldn't involve adding a penalty to a Perk (which isn't consistent) or adding a pause after sprinting before you can knife (which wouldn't be preferable either).
    SirToasty wrote: »
    In other news, dual '87 use has become almost nonexistent. I see people with singles but that is about it.

    Seems like the dual-1887 crowd has either moved to dual G18s or dual Rangers. Wonder what made them not nerf the Ranger along with the 1887...either way, I think Akimbo as a concept is something they really should have tested more.
    Because the Rangers have next to no range. They are balanced fine. Glocks could use a range nerf too. I hate those insecurity sprayers.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I wouldn't mind commando having a large range and becoming a sort of bayonet charge. The character rushes the target and doesn't lock on to anything. But you can't really change direction. So it would work more like the Targe in TF2 than the halo powersword crap we have now.
    Funny, I miss half of the close range Commando boosts that I attempt. It works great if they are just at the edge of the range but if they are rounding a corner at me I can dash and completely whiff it.

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  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    I'm doing surprisingly well with the grenadier class I made. FAMAS with grenade launcher, thumper, and scavenger to get more shots.

    Maybe I'm just getting lucky. Who knows?

    Do you have One Man Army yet? If so, try replacing Scavenger and your Thumper with it for a couple games.

    You might need to get the Pro version for it to be as effective as I find it, I didn't get noobtube-happy until I already had OMA at pro.
    Throw Danger Close on if you've got it.

    Oh, Danger Close is a given for the Michael Bay class.

    I'm still rank 15, but I'll definatley check those out when I have them.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Got Live working now, PA MW2 is back in business!

    *Recieves invites*

    ...

    PA MW2 is nearly at full capacity!

    If I'm going to make another meta-tag, should I just go with something simple like 'A PA MW 2 Clan'? Suggestions welcome.

    Anyway, I may hop back on today, but you can bet I'll be looking forward to playing with you guys again in the near future.

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Man, after about level 55, grinding out the EXP is such a fucking pain.

    "Ok, let's see, I need over 50k exp till my next level. Hm. Let's see if I'm almost done with any challenges to speed that up."

    *goes through list*

    "Alright, I can get 80 more kills with slight of hand, or 40 more kills with my m16. For 10k exp each. God damnit."

    I almost wish I could find a game where I could just run around with marathon and lightweight for the whole time, since I'm only on like level 3 of those challenges.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    Man, after about level 55, grinding out the EXP is such a fucking pain.

    "Ok, let's see, I need over 50k exp till my next level. Hm. Let's see if I'm almost done with any challenges to speed that up."

    *goes through list*

    "Alright, I can get 80 more kills with slight of hand, or 40 more kills with my m16. For 10k exp each. God damnit."

    I almost wish I could find a game where I could just run around with marathon and lightweight for the whole time, since I'm only on like level 3 of those challenges.
    It's more bearable after you Prestige. But I do hope they have a double experience weekend or something soon. That would be nice.

    Heck, I wish you got double experience during Prestige. It'd make it a lot more bearable.

    e: Hey if you threw Sleight of Hand on that M16 you can get 20,000 pretty quick. 40 kills ain't nothin.

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  • Psychotic OnePsychotic One The Lord of No Pants Parts UnknownRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Last night I was in a lobby where I think I was the only mother fucker who wasn't using UAV, Care Package, Emergancy Air drop. In a map of Afgan we had 3 fucking emergancy air drops and 2 care packages incoming simultaniously. Then after that I just mutter an Oh shit when I heard "Apache incoming! AC-130 is in the air. Hostile Predator missle incoming. AC-130 is in the air. Apache in..Hostile Predator missle incomming"

    I may have shit myself in anger and frustration as I desprately ran for cover before being spawn gibbed.

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  • xtaxta Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm doing surprisingly well with the grenadier class I made. FAMAS with grenade launcher, thumper, and scavenger to get more shots.

    Maybe I'm just getting lucky. Who knows?

    there's killcams you watch where people shoot a RPG into a random space with Danger Close. it hits nowhere near you, but thanks to danger close, you are instantly KO'd

    xta on
  • underdonkunderdonk __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Hey donhonk, thanks for the invite. I was playing with a large party at the moment and was going to jump off after one or two more. Which I did! Next time.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh man I played against the most annoying team ever. 3 or so had the same clan tags. We were playing Domination of Rundown and I spawned on the A side. One of their guys on the C side went to the shack in the back and started lobbing m203 rounds over the building right into the A point area. He had Danger Close so no one could cap A. The best part was that he had One Man Army so he just kept reloading and continually lobbing them over. It was the most irritating thing. I left promptly.

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  • underdonkunderdonk __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Raiden333 wrote: »
    I almost wish I could find a game where I could just run around with marathon and lightweight for the whole time, since I'm only on like level 3 of those challenges.

    It's called TDM on Wasteland. That's pretty much all that combo is good for anyways.

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    Back in the day, bucko, we just had an A and a B button... and we liked it.
  • DaebunzDaebunz Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Apparently free for all consists of everyone but me running around trying to knife one another.

    More like Ninja Warfare 2.

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Wow, carepackage witch build is like Scout and Spy from TF2 combined. 30-16 on Quarry. Most of those deaths were before I got the care package too.

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  • SJSJ College. Forever.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Oh man I played against the most annoying team ever. 3 or so had the same clan tags. We were playing Domination of Rundown and I spawned on the A side. One of their guys on the C side went to the shack in the back and started lobbing m203 rounds over the building right into the A point area. He had Danger Close so no one could cap A. The best part was that he had One Man Army so he just kept reloading and continually lobbing them over. It was the most irritating thing. I left promptly.

    Hahahaha, they were probably goons. Pro Piping ftw.

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  • walnutmonwalnutmon Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm in the midsts of a horrible kill streak drought, I got hot last weekend and called in my first few chopper gunners ever within a day, haven't had a predator in days now

    it feels as if the world has united against me

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    walnutmon wrote: »
    I'm in the midsts of a horrible kill streak drought, I got hot last weekend and called in my first few chopper gunners ever within a day, haven't had a predator in days now

    it feels as if the world has united against me
    I have days like that. Don't get too sprinty. Hold back a bit and you should be able to get a few more.

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Yeah don't sprint* you don't have anywhere to be real quick, I always crouch walk everywhere if I'm not witching/dakkaing.

    *unless you're witching.

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    SJ wrote: »
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Oh man I played against the most annoying team ever. 3 or so had the same clan tags. We were playing Domination of Rundown and I spawned on the A side. One of their guys on the C side went to the shack in the back and started lobbing m203 rounds over the building right into the A point area. He had Danger Close so no one could cap A. The best part was that he had One Man Army so he just kept reloading and continually lobbing them over. It was the most irritating thing. I left promptly.

    Hahahaha, they were probably goons. Pro Piping ftw.

    I was so proud of myself when I learned how to hit points A and C on wastelend from near point B.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Also what helped me a bunch in CoD4 was learning to sight up your gun when you round corners or come into high traffic areas. You need to know the maps well for this to be helpful. Also bringing up the sights on long stretches. If you see someone way off in the distance it's safe to assume they already have their bead on you.

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  • FiziksFiziks Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Also what helped me a bunch in CoD4 was learning to sight up your gun when you round corners or come into high traffic areas. You need to know the maps well for this to be helpful. Also bringing up the sights on long stretches. If you see someone way off in the distance it's safe to assume they already have their bead on you.

    Yeah playing the maps enough made me realize the common places where people hang out, so when I turn a corner my sights are already on that spot.

    But still I maintain that the most important skill in MW2 is being able to out-flank the enemy.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fiziks wrote: »
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Also what helped me a bunch in CoD4 was learning to sight up your gun when you round corners or come into high traffic areas. You need to know the maps well for this to be helpful. Also bringing up the sights on long stretches. If you see someone way off in the distance it's safe to assume they already have their bead on you.

    Yeah playing the maps enough made me realize the common places where people hang out, so when I turn a corner my sights are already on that spot.

    But still I maintain that the most important skill in MW2 is being able to out-flank the enemy.
    Also a very good thing to learn to do. Something I need to work on. It pays off if you can do it. It might take you an extra minute to get to the action but you'll have a distinct advantage when you get there.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Yeah, knowledge of maps and their common routes, camping spots and other places on the map where people could shoot you from are all important things to keep in mind.

    Frequent use of the sights and flanking is also good advice.

    One bit of advice I never seem to follow is knowing by instinct to melee when an enemy is in range. Use of the Riot Shield is making me better at this, though.

    Played a bit of FFA to get back into the groove, had some great games with Riot Shield + Throwing Knife and the F2000, of all things. Go-go bullet hose!

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I've gotten a lot better at knifing when someone is right in front of me. I used to try and hip fire like a madman which always got me killed. I am also getting into the habit of tanking a few bullets for a guaranteed knife kill. Sometimes I tank too many but it usually pays off and gets me the last couple kills for a Harrier.

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  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    SirToasty wrote: »
    I've gotten a lot better at knifing when someone is right in front of me. I used to try and hip fire like a madman which always got me killed. I am also getting into the habit of tanking a few bullets for a guaranteed knife kill. Sometimes I tank too many but it usually pays off and gets me the last couple kills for a Harrier.

    I still don't have this quite back to being instinctual, though it's getting there. Still too much hip firing and then I die to a stabbing.

    Which is a little weird given how often I end up with a Most Stabbings (or whatever) accolade. Then again, those generally come about from my efforts to flank the other team, which continue to improve as I learn these maps. Humbug to delayed learning curves thanks to waiting for Christmas :lol:

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  • TTODewbackTTODewback Puts the drawl in ya'll I think I'm in HellRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    My brother purchased him a copy of this on the PS3 today. He is loving it so far. Most likely because he's so used to SOCOM and that sucks balls.

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  • LookFreeGrenadeLookFreeGrenade Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I got 3 sentries out of an emergency airdrop during a domination on Favela

    B was held.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I got 3 sentries out of an emergency airdrop during a domination on Favela

    B was held.

    Nobody on the other team used Cold Blooded? :lol:

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  • CorriganXCorriganX Jacksonville, FLRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Friend of mine gifted me a copy on Steam, so if anyone is playing on the PC and wants another my steam ID is in my sig.


    I thought prestiging was bad, going from 360 to PC makes me lose all my titles and emblems too. :( Was able to get 8-bit price back though :D

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  • VapidVapid Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    SkutSkut wrote: »
    Yeah don't sprint* you don't have anywhere to be real quick, I always crouch walk everywhere if I'm not witching/dakkaing.

    *unless you're witching.

    I disagree. I sprint all the time to try and consistently outflank the enemy on certain maps, and it seems to work out pretty well for me.

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  • mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Vapid wrote: »
    SkutSkut wrote: »
    Yeah don't sprint* you don't have anywhere to be real quick, I always crouch walk everywhere if I'm not witching/dakkaing.

    *unless you're witching.

    I disagree. I sprint all the time to try and consistently outflank the enemy on certain maps, and it seems to work out pretty well for me.

    Yeah, I mainly sprint when either 1) I'm on a long straightaway and I'm reasonably confident no enemies will pop out or 2) I'm moving across a danger area. But sometimes you just plain do have somewhere to be real quick, particularly on non-TDM gametypes. Man, they say somebody is capping B and my team says nobody's there, you can bet your sweet ass I'm sprinting if there's any chance I can get there in time.

    And finally got my M4A1 Mastery...that took forever. This means now I can take off FMJs on all my M4 builds, and just work on slowly getting the two Prestige weapon challenges filled out. That, and I can shift focus to my UMP45.

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I just went 54-4 on Domination Derail. The amount of bitching by the enemy in the post-game lobby team was epic. I was moving all around the map, but apparently that's camping and I suck. To be fair, though, I did guard the A point for a short period of time, but it's Domination! Having a proper balance between defending and attacking is key to victory, not just shuffling everywhere like mindless zombies. If you leave a point undefended, it's going to get taken. Gah!

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