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COD: BLACK OPS: First Strike available now!
PaperLuigi44
My amazement is at maximum capacity.Registered User regular
My amazement is at maximum capacity.Registered User regular
Call of Duty: Black Ops
With thanks to Jaunty and Dietary for the old OP.Old Thread with MW2 info and stuff
Penny Arcade Call of Duty Black Ops News Feed:
LIVE FIXES
1/27/11 (Title Update 6)
New Features:• New contracts added to the rotation.
• Added optional pre-match timer for LAN / System-Link games.
• Support for “First Strike” map pack. All First Strike maps will be available in every playlist on 2/1.
Issues Addressed:
• Fix timing specific issue where the game can be put into slow motion.
• Addressed "disconnected path" error when using the doors in Radiation after a host migration.
• Fixed stability issues navigating lobbies after client on Split Screen Zombies quits out of a game.
• Addressed issue/exploit when removing Counter Spy Plane effects with the Jammer.
• Fixed a freeze when quickly loading maps one after another in private match.
• Fixed issue where players get primary weapons in Second Chance.
• Fixed “NEW” stamp not disappearing for Custom Slot 9 when highlighting the slot.
• Removed water vision effect when respawning after dying in the acid pool in Radiation.
• Several contract fixes.
• Now allow players to connect to System Link Games even if they are not connected to LIVE.
• Fixed crash when host migration occurred during a join-in-progress.
• Fixed issue with players seeing incomplete Create a Class submenus when Party leader switches lobbies or kicks player.
• Fixed in-game Friends List from opening when viewing then closing the playercard of a player in a lobby.
• Addressed Zombies split screen issue where players sometimes get booted back in the lobby.
• Replaced debug text appearing for some content in the in-game Store.
• Fixed crash when attempting to watch a film or clip with 3 or more profiles signed in.
• Fixed freeze while watching films and changing sign-in status using inactive profiles.
• Fixed a freeze if a player opens the Xbox Guide while the match is ending and quits immediately as they arrive in the post-game lobby.
Gameplay Tuning:
• Second Chance – players that put an enemy into Second Chance are now credited for a full kill once that enemy dies. If another player kills the enemy while the enemy is in Second Chance, they will get assist credit.
• Adjustments to the PSG1 with attachments.
• AK74U adjustments.
• RCXD adjustments.
• Silenced sniper rifle adjustments.
• Removed hit markers when shooting friendly equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEB0H90lt_M&feature=player_embedded
HOW DO I PLAY WITH YOU GUYS IF I'M PLAYING...
ON THE PC?
You'll probably want to get in The Steam Group
which is invite only, so post in the thread with a link to your Steam Profile
like this: http://steamcommunity.com/id/jaunty/
And people have been gracious enough to have rented servers for us to play on! If you're not a regular already, be sure to put PA as your clan-tag so you don't accidentally get kicked when someone needs a slot:
Also a fair number of people have had trouble with performance on the PC, here are various tips and tricks that have helped a few people out:
which is invite only, so post in the thread with a link to your Steam Profile
like this: http://steamcommunity.com/id/jaunty/
And people have been gracious enough to have rented servers for us to play on! If you're not a regular already, be sure to put PA as your clan-tag so you don't accidentally get kicked when someone needs a slot:
#1 [PA] Black Wang Server (Chicago) IP: 173.199.94.45 Admins: DietarySupplement, Jaunty Currently Serving: Team Tactical, except SnD #2 BloodSport [West] 209.247.83.209:3084 Admin: Rage Currently Serving: Domination
Also a fair number of people have had trouble with performance on the PC, here are various tips and tricks that have helped a few people out:
I'm not sure if this fix has been posted yet, but I thought I'd throw it out there. I tested it myself and the difference is HUGE.
-launch blops multiplayer
-ctrl alt delete
-in your task manager, right click steam.exe and set priority to LOW
-set priority on blackopsmp.exe to HIGH
I still see people jumping around a little bit, but my PERSONAL performance is butter-smooth. It's like night and day, literally 100% better. Try it, if it works for enough people please put it in the OP.
I'm not 100% sure why this works, but there have been rumors that blops is not using video RAM effectively. If that's the case, setting the priority on the mp client higher is probably alleviating the problem at least partially by allocating a larger percentage of system RAM.
Reposted from some random website:If your PC supports multi-threading:
seta r_multithreaded_device "1"
in config_mp.cfg (Steam\steamapps\common\call of duty black ops\players)
How do I improve the game's sound quality?
You can change sound to CD mode: 16 bits 44000 hz CD via control panel sound setting.
Misc. "potential" performance tweaks:
Run Steam in Offline mode > Start Black Ops > End the steam.exe process > Set BO process priority to high
/r_multiGpu - should be set to "0" if you do not have a multi-gpu graphics card.
/r_blur_allowed - people are reporting minor frame boosts with this set to "0"
/r_distortion - people are reporting minor frame boosts with this set to "0"
/r_dof_enable - people are reporting minor frame boosts with depth of field set to "0"
/r_glow_allowed - people are reporting huge frame boosts with this set to "0"
/cg_brass - people are reporting minor frame boosts with depth of field set to "0"
/r_cachemodellighting "1" - people are reporting minor frame boosts with depth of field set to "1"
/r_cacheSmodellighting "1" - people are reporting minor frame boosts with depth of field set to "1"
I tried all of these and it made no noticeable difference, maybe some of you will have better luck.
ON THE 360?
Metatags aren't really used anymore, just ask in this thread for buddies to play with!
ON THE PS3?
If you want to get added to this list, send me a PM
PA Handle - PS3 Name
Spicy_Rev as Spicy_RevofDC
Mostlyjoe13 as Mostlyjoe
joemomma as soyhead
Project Mayhem as jnorrisiv
Algertman as AlbertBOMB
Duke Phillips as Grizz359
mFiend as mFiend
Saint Justice as Saint__Justice (2 underscores)
Ah_Pook as Ah_Pook
SLyM as OvertlyEsoteric
Ketar as Ketar
themaxvoltage as themaxvoltage
Handfalcon as Handfalcon
Deadspace as Deadspace
Garris as Garris256
PBC-66 as PBC-66
initiatefailure as Subtle_Ties
KidDynamite as NinjaForHire
Alazull as Alazull
ex_peludo as veryeasytarget
BeenieWeenie as BeenieWeen33
EvilMonkey as SciencePiggy
DouglasDanger as DouglasDanger
bhdavis1 as bhdavis1
DarkMecha as DarkMecha
proyebat as proyebat
Ruiner999 as borntohula87
Binary as Binary101010
Bloodshed as Velleriand
PA Handle - PS3 Name
Spicy_Rev as Spicy_RevofDC
Mostlyjoe13 as Mostlyjoe
joemomma as soyhead
Project Mayhem as jnorrisiv
Algertman as AlbertBOMB
Duke Phillips as Grizz359
mFiend as mFiend
Saint Justice as Saint__Justice (2 underscores)
Ah_Pook as Ah_Pook
SLyM as OvertlyEsoteric
Ketar as Ketar
themaxvoltage as themaxvoltage
Handfalcon as Handfalcon
Deadspace as Deadspace
Garris as Garris256
PBC-66 as PBC-66
initiatefailure as Subtle_Ties
KidDynamite as NinjaForHire
Alazull as Alazull
ex_peludo as veryeasytarget
BeenieWeenie as BeenieWeen33
EvilMonkey as SciencePiggy
DouglasDanger as DouglasDanger
bhdavis1 as bhdavis1
DarkMecha as DarkMecha
proyebat as proyebat
Ruiner999 as borntohula87
Binary as Binary101010
Bloodshed as Velleriand
EMBLEEEMS
Note: From now on, if you want your emblem in the OP, PM me and make sure the image is re-sized to a decent size.
Gun Chart (Temporary fix, we'll see if there's a new one after patch 1.06).
MayGodHaveMercy wrote: »
OLD STUFF
VIDEOOOS
Other thread stuff
Q: What's this I hear about a bus?
A: We rode a bus all the way to hypeville. This is what it looked like before we got here:
Q: Can I bitch about Halo:Reach in here?
A: That's not good form, but whatever.
Q: Is Quick Scoping still in this game?
A: No
Q: Are people upset about it?
A: Just a little.
A Really old, outdated list of features and stuff in the game that I am too lazy to update
Perks
Other Game Info
We're all off the bus. Our butts are sore, we smell kind of bad, and we probably left our cell phones in the seat-backs. But we're here! Time to shoot mans in the gun game!
"There's a soldier in all of us"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJerWQhMl6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPTOVQFRggI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0_r4-eTmlA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEs2tbL_tFU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJerWQhMl6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPTOVQFRggI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0_r4-eTmlA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEs2tbL_tFU
Other thread stuff
Q: What's this I hear about a bus?
A: We rode a bus all the way to hypeville. This is what it looked like before we got here:
Q: Can I bitch about Halo:Reach in here?
A: That's not good form, but whatever.
Q: Is Quick Scoping still in this game?
A: No
Q: Are people upset about it?
A: Just a little.
A Really old, outdated list of features and stuff in the game that I am too lazy to update
Perks
Perk 1
Lightweight – Move Faster.
Pro: Aim faster after sprinting.
Scavenger – Pick up ammo from fallen enemies. Replenish lethal grenades.
Pro: Extra magazines (2000CP).
Ghost – Undetectable by the Spy Plane and the Blackbird.
Pro: No red crosshair or name when targeted (2000CP)
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Flak Jacket – Reduces explosive damage.
Pro: Extra fire resistance.
Hardline – Killstreaks require 1 less kill.
Pro: Second chance on care package results.
Perk 2
Hardened – Bullets penetrate better.
Scout – Hold breath longer.
Pro: Reduces weapon sway while aiming through a sniper scope.
Steady Aim – Increased hip-fire accuracy.
Sleight of Hand – Faster reloads.
Pro: Aim down sights faster (Doesn't work with sniper rifles).
Warlord – Equip two attachments to your primary weapon.
Pro: 2 attachmedents on secondary weapon.
Perk 3
Marathon – Longer sprint.
Pro: No falling damage.
Ninja – Silent movement.
Pro: Move through motion sensors and camera spikes undetected.
Second Chance – Pull out your pistol before dying.
Pro: Can use equipment as well as pistol.
Hacker – Ability to detect enemy equipment and explosives.
Pro: Booby trap enemy care packages and turn enemy killstreaks and equipment friendly.
Tactical Mask: Reduce the effects of flash and concussion grenades.
Pro: Night Vision Goggles.
Other Game Info
belligerent wrote: »From a different forum, some of this stuff I've confirmed for myself. Anything bold is confirmedHey People... This is all the info I have so far about the Black Ops Multi-player Reveal.
(This information comes from very reliable sources. 99% Accurate all will be confirmed in the next few days I'm sure.)
Weapons & Attachments
Note - You will keep all of your weapons when you prestige, since you bought them with your own COD points. (CoD Points Explained Later)
There will be 16 different gun camouflages. Not 100% sure of what they will be.
Pistols: ASP, M1911, Makarov, Python
Pistol Attachments: ACOG Sight, Snub Nose & Speed reloader (possibly only for Python), Dual Wield
Assault: Enfield, M14, Famas, Galil, AUG, FAL, AK-47, Commando , M16 (100% Confirmed, each worth 1000 COD Points)
SMG: MP5, Skorpion, MAC11, AK74u, UZI, PM63, MPL, Spectr
LMG: HK21, RPK, M60
Snipers: Dragunov, WA2000, L96A1
Lethal: Tomahawk, Frag, Semtex
Shotguns: Olympia, Stakeout, SPAS.
Launchers: M72, RPG, Strela, China Lake
Tactical Grenades: Smoke, Nova Gas, Flash bang, Concussion, Decoy
Attachments:
Extended Mag (500CP) ACOG Scope (750CP) Red Dot Sight (750CP) Reflex Precision Sight (750CP) Grip (750CP) MountedShotty (750CP) Flamethrower (750CP) Infrared Scope (1000CP) Grenade Launcher (1000CP) Suppressor (1000CP)
- Note: Shotguns are once again primary weapons.
Equipment:
Camera Spike (2000CP), C4 (2500CP), Tactical Insertion (2500CP), Motion Sensor (3000CP), Claymore (3500CP) & Radar Jammer (2500CP) - All 100% Confirmed.
COD Points
Every time you play, you earn COD Points -- CP. What you used to unlock by level is now purchasable with the in-game currency. Unlock what you want when you want (Cannot be purchased with real money)
Contracts
Contracts are time-limited challenges you buy and get more CP if you finish them. "Using any combination of stats, we can make any kind of Contracts we want, and can change them at any time." Mercenary, Operations, and Specialist contracts - Contracts are going to be huge, do challenges for what type of gun you want and earn more XP and more CP! (Something like challenges)
- Wager Match - a new Free for All game type. Put your COD Points against other players and the top three people get paid in the match - top 3 get paid. One in the Chamber (pistols only, one bullet, 3 lives gain ammo from kills), Gun Game (go through each weapon), Sticks and Stones (Ballistic knife, tomahawk and crossbow) Sharpshooter (everyone gets same random weapon - each kill = perk and score multiplier.)
Diving Ability: Dive into prone/Dive behind cover/dodge grenades/can’t shoot while diving (Heard it was glitchy and the animation takes about a second to get out of, haven't seen much so far)I have also heard that you can dive through windows and over cover.--Holi
Customization: You can customize your weapon so it looks the way you want it to look - 16 New camouflages patterns, and you place your emblem on it, customize your red dot sight
The reticles you can choose when you use a sight- (Dot, Semicircle, Line with Dot, Circle, Smiley Face, Arrows Horizontal, Arrows Vertical, Arrows with Dot, Boxes, Burst, Circle within a Circle, Circle with Dot, Circle with Crosshairs, Circle with Inner Line, Circle with Outer Line, Circle with Arrows, Circle with Triangles, Outer crosshairs, Small Crosshairs, Large Crosshairs, Diamond, Diamond Outline, Heart, Radiation, Skull, Square, Square Outline, Star, 3 Dots, Treyarch Logo, Triangle, Outer Triangles, X, or X with Dot, and Yin-Yang.)
The colors you can choose are Green, Blue, Purple, Teal, Yellow and Orange.
Emblem Editor – Images, layers, and a background. You change the scale, move, color, rotate, all that stuff. Create layers, then purchase the option with COD points to put it on your gun.
Killcams show customization so you will know exactly who shot you just by seeing their weapon.
*NEW* Face Paint - More info coming soon.
- Theatre mode: All Live games can be played back, searched, tagged, everything. The footage is yours. Storage up to 7 days or 100 games.
Bot Mode: Practice offline vs. Bots.
Create a Class
You see your character on this screen because Perk 1 has an impact on how your look in the game. If you are Ghost, you wear a Ghillie. If you take Flak Jacket, it's shown and you take less explosive damage.
PERKS
Tier One Perks: Lightweight . Scavenger. Ghost. Flak Jacket. Hardline. All 2000CP
Tier Two Perks: Hardened(FMJ/Deep impact). Scout. Steady Aim. Sleight of Hand. Warlord (Bling).
Tier Three Perks: Marathon. Ninja. Hacker (like Sitrep). Tactical Mask(Resists Flash/Gas Grenades). Second Chance.(Last Stand)
There ARE pro versions of all perks.
---NO STOPPING POWER---
No Commando, No One Man Army, No Danger Close
Kill Streaks
You can no longer rely on your Kill Streaks to get you higher ones. You have to get 11 kills in a row by yourself if you want to earn higher Kill Streaks.
(Prices listed are in COD Points)
2 – Spy Plane
3 – RC XD
4 – Counter Spy Plane $1600
4 – Sam Turret $1600
4 – Care Package
5 - Arch Angel Guided Missile
5 – Napalm Strike
6 – Sentry Gun $3200
6 – Mortar Team
7 – Attack Helicopter
7 – Valkyrie Rockets $4000
8 – BlackBird $4500
8 – Rolling Thunder $4500
9 - Chopper Gunner $5000
11 – Attack Dogs $6000
11 Gunship $6000 (Helicopter you see in the first Black Ops Trailer)
Returning Stuff
Host Migration
Game Winning Kill Cam
There will be 50 player ranks and 10 Prestiges
Maps
Radiation
Launch
Summit
We're all off the bus. Our butts are sore, we smell kind of bad, and we probably left our cell phones in the seat-backs. But we're here! Time to shoot mans in the gun game!
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This is the best possible first response.
@Angry: It's amazing what you can put your mind to when you move away from animals doing it *coughTriduscough*.
@Mercy: I'll remove you now.
Where have you been!?
Podcast WHORING: Episodes 2-8 (Thanks Zonghui)
I was going to post my quad napalm vid, but that didn't come up yet so I'm going to pop the video cherry on this thread with some old PM63 awesomeness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEhLGogaN2A
{Twitter, Everybody's doing it. }{Writing and Story Blog}
I played with Mercy just last night.
So I think he has been on Blops.
People also need to pick up the sam turrets and care packages I'm leaving around. It's all I need for pro dammit!
And a headset probably came with your 360.
Ask someone to take your package and they probably will.
Modern art doesn't count :P
One thing I forgot to mention, during a recent Domination game on Havana, I noticed that the highlight feed in the top-right corner was displaying everyone who capped a point, not just the first person on it, has anyone else noticed that?
Yeah, pretty much only that and ME2 for the last month.
Fizz, to be fair, we haven't been XBL Friends for like 2 years. :P
But that would require listening to that bro go on about how good he is!
And pfft Welfare packages! Yeah there pretty welfare but its so much fun. When I get bored of this I'll go back to W2000 with Acog, Crossbows, Tomawhawks and Scavenger. I'll win the war without bullets!
Plus you can turn the volume on your ear piece all the way down and other people will still have to listen to you.
Same here, that was a pretty close one. Anyways...Deal with it..
Speaking of emblems I just made a new one but it has to go through the screening process before being viewed by the public. I think i'll call it "Camping with thumper", oh how I wish I had more layers to use.
I thought about making video's of some of my horrible exploits, they certainly make me laugh when they happen to me. (And swear, theres also swearing)
Like this morning before work, I try out a HQ map for the first time, it's been nothing but TDM thus far.
I went 2/17.
I started to wish I could just not respawn. I'd walk around a corner and blam! I was dead.
Suffice to say I went back to TDM.
Oddly enough my favorite map is Nuketown so far. There's a few great places to sit and wait for someone, but it's also fun running right through the middle and hunting people down on the outskirts.
Also, everyone who follows you around for 10+ seconds before knifing you, just so you can see it during the Killcam - there is a special level of hell reserved for you people. Just so you know.
Thanks for the advice for newbies, keep it coming. I never played a CoD game before this one, I'm having fun, but it seems like a steep learning curve.
Battletag: Kain#1658
Is there anyway to show the scoreboard in a recorded clip?
Steam - Minty D. Vision!
Origin/BF3 - MintyDVision
For some reason I'm super satisfied with my simple white/red star (emblem collage, 1st column, 3rd row). I've had it forever and I feel no need to change it. And it looks so damn good on my guns. Especially the MPL.
What is something from pop culture that you enjoy (and possibly haven't already seen in emblem form)?
It's always a good start.
Luigi. I thought about attempting the Windows logo, or the Visual Studio logo for something REALLY nerdy. Thought about trying to do an iPhone. Thought about maybe a stick of RAM or two crossed sticks.
Oh shit. I know. I'll try to see if I can figure out how to do a bottle of Maker's Mark. That'd be pretty nifty.
Yusss. We had a game of TDM where there was always at least 2 SAM turrets up and the other side just kept calling in shit. What's that? Another Spy Plane? Why thankyou for the XP.
STEAM | XBL | PSN
All 2 guns that I use.
XBL : lJesse Custerl | MWO: Jesse Custer | Best vid ever. | 2nd best vid ever.
Also Luigi is right, the AUG is an absolute beast of a gun.
AUG, M1911, hardline, SoH, Marathon pro with spy plane, blackbird and chopper gunner has led to me going about five games in a row with 30+ kills in every one.
Steam - Minty D. Vision!
Origin/BF3 - MintyDVision
Oh, and the fact that it has my old emblem stamped on it.
Battletag: Kain#1658
Standing behind someone before knifing them so they realize their mistake is the best thing to do.
I recommend playing domination as the points being on the map give you some good landmarks to learn the maps and give you a good idea of the layout.
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Took me forever to notice that myself.
I first realized something was up when I was the first person to a point (by a wide margin) and didn't see my name pop up for the capture. Only to see it a little bit later when I was nowhere near a point.
It's annoying as hell because it means that it's always going to be horribly late with any other announcements, I'm hoping it's just a bug.