Also; for all out speculation about the future of CoD: Elite, the Elite website has been upgraded, and shows a Blops 2 section, so it's going to be active in some way or another.
Edit: Normally I'd change that text so it isn't a smily face, but I think CoD: Elite is actually a good name for a shit service.
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
Yes, yes it is. Wonder what's going to be a part of it?
Also, I don't really see this lasting another year/game. Unless it REALLY takes off. I mean the thing was pretty shit-tacular from the get go.
So, I played a few rounds of MW3 this morning in Merc, before jjae jumped online.
First game playing in forever was Mission Dom, I went 36-12 and fucked up and died right after getting my second reaper in one life, right before I could get my second pavelow. So, didn't seem too rusty.
Then was TDM on terminal, went 19-11 so whatev.
Third game, same lobby same people. (three of them had higher K/D than me, so it wasn't a room full of scrubs or anything) Kill Confirmed on Dome. I went 50-5 and got second on my team, and totally predatored my second pavelow out of the sky. The guy who got first went 66-17. The next game he was on the other team on Seatown Dom and I killed him with a striker 3 times and made him quit out, and he was host. So that's fun.
I played half a game of dropzone with 3-13 or so and turned my X-box off 'cause I was tired of quick scoping dick bags who can't play the objective and were immune to my bullets. I was grumpy the whole rest of the day.
Yes, yes it is. Wonder what's going to be a part of it?
Also, I don't really see this lasting another year/game. Unless it REALLY takes off. I mean the thing was pretty shit-tacular from the get go.
didnt elite make them just retarded amounts of money?
i wish they would just make it a season pass thing for the map packs and ditch elite and ditch the total clusterfuck that they made the dlc release schedule this last time around.
It made them a lot of money because nobody knew it was going to suck as hard as it did. The big problem with elite was the weird DLC release schedule. I'd be perfectly fine if map packs were released in the four packs and we all get them at the same time, but I don't have to pay for each individual one. Kind of like how every other season pass in every other video game works.
DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
edited September 2012
Honestly. I'm not counting on people to not be dumb enough to buy into it again this year.
Sad thing is. All they had to do what, like you two said, give out a 50 or so dollar season pass and people still would have bought it without the map pack releases getting fucked over.
Got to play a couple of games of Blops2 yesterday at Eurogamer Expo. Posted a full write-up on the site in my sig, but basically I was really impressed by it. Wasn't excited at all going in, but it was a hell of a lot of fun. I'm not planning on getting the equivalent of Elite again, but as for the game itself I'm definitely pre-ordering it now. If anyone's got any questions I can do my best to answer, although I'm not a COD expert by any means!
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Sirialisof the Halite Throne.Registered Userregular
I refuse to participate in class creation until I have the game.
I played two games tonight with Brutle and Jordan tonight and the second was awfully laggy. Nothing like being behind cover and then lagging five feet to the left and being wide open for some douche laying prone to kill you. Although I did see Brutle lag like 20 feet backward so we could lose a point. I also got to spawn in front of an exploding flash bang and be blind until some guy killed me. Beyond that I did go positive with the MK14 and it's the first time I've done well with that gun. I think Borderlands 2 and the Jakobs' revolvers have taught me to just go to town on the trigger.
From that class link, I'd definitely make something like this:
Silenced SMG, Ghost, CB, Scav, Dead Silence, Awareness, Sensor Grenades.
I know all.
But as much as all the options make me happy, I think this is the critical mass of complexity. I love it all, but the average pub might be turned off by the crazy options.
Whatever. Someone will discover the "best" build in a week and most will just copy that.
My most used BLOPS weapon was the HK21. The Enfield and Stakeout were in the top 5. The FAMAS was not.
I probably used Ghost less than anyone on this thread.
I give no fucks for what's 'the best'.
...Yeah. But you weren't talking about yourself.
You were talking about "average pubs".
Ah. I see now. I guess I didn't get my point across: I think the complexity will make pubs angry at what they see as "bullshit" which will mean "anything I don't understand or didn't predict from the many many MANY different options that this game allows other players to use". I mean, there has to be an upper limit to complexity before people just say 'fuck it' and move on to some easier casual gaming experience.
fearsomepirateI ate a pickle once.Registered Userregular
For people who hate people, like me, a ton of new info about bot modes has been released. Treyarch has also been forthcoming on Twitter as well. Here's the deal:
-Bots in everything except SnD
-Bots in custom/offline games
-Bootcamp: You earn multiplayer XP playing TDM with bots, three humans and three bots per side. Ends at level 10.
-Objective: You earn XP at a 50% rate now, can play any objective mode (not SnD)
-Bot Storm: 6 humans vs 6 bots, no XP earned (I am assuming everything is unlocked)
Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...nobody.
PSN ID: fearsomepirate
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
Kinda wish more games would do like Gears in that it's X amount vs X amount and any non-player spots are filled with bots.
Plus offline bot matches counted for awards/ribbons/xp.
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joshgotroDeviled EggThe Land of REAL CHILIRegistered Userregular
I'm guessing that that is 'improved irons sights' kinda like the most worthless attachment ever for pistols in Blops 1
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joshgotroDeviled EggThe Land of REAL CHILIRegistered Userregular
I don't understand the appeal of this customization system.
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BrocksMulletInto the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered Userregular
So, why do I suck? I've played shooters for... 15 years? I play most single player games on hard. I'm pretty decent at Tribes, Team Fortress 2, even counterstrike. etc. But the MW3 free weekend... it taunts me still. Sometimes, I might have 7 kills and 6 deaths, but too often, I'd get rolled 2 to 11, or something like that. The kill cams are fasinating, because the people killing me, often over and over, weren't doing anything fancy, just running along, and there I'd be, right in their gun sights, no twitching, no hyper reflexes, just me, like a curious rabit stepping out into the world for the first time. Is it the messy, broken maps? Are their specific movement patterns for moving through the world? Nobody ever really seems to duck, or ever stop moving. Do I need more familarity with the weapons? Why do I suck?
NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
Well, there is a bit of progress here in filling bars (long term) and getting kill streaks for the match.
Unless you're going support streaks.
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BrocksMulletInto the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered Userregular
edited October 2012
I mean progress in the, "I have to play that part of the level over again." sense. There rarely feels like there's any consequence to my actions, which is a general, weird problem I have with most online shooters. Still, the fact that I sucked, it hurts the pride.
It's the routes, if you know the maps you can have a really good idea of where people will be and you know where to look for the enemy based on your knowledge of the spawn points, and seeing where your friendlies are since the game tries to spawn you in a semi-safe location.
This game is pretty much 100% radar based. The second I spawn I know where the enemy is based on where my teammates are and which direction they are facing, even without a UAV up. And based on where I spawned/which objective mode you are playing/which objectives you control, it makes it even easier to tell where the enemy is most likely to be. Knowing the routes and power positions helps a ton, but the most important thing is knowing the spawn spots, which is mostly a 'play more' issue and not something someone can really explain without showing.
Plus, you know, the game is almost at the end of its life cycle, so most people you are playing against probably have a lot more time with the game (and they also know the M16/Type 95/Mk 14/MP7 are the best guns in the game)
I forgot that buffing the M-16 would make it super easy to use like a douche uses the Type-95. I go around using it for long range fights with the RDS, and then ass clowns run around spraying it as fast as they can with hipfire and now I hate that gun.
I forgot that buffing the M-16 would make it super easy to use like a douche uses the Type-95. I go around using it for long range fights with the RDS, and then ass clowns run around spraying it as fast as they can with hipfire and now I hate that gun.
Oh god, now I kinda wanna look up the first MW3 thread and find all my posts about how amazing the gun was, like, at noon the day after the launch.
Speaking of, I probably have vacation days to burn again this year, so I'll probably take the week off for Blops 2.
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acidlacedpenguinInstitutionalizedSafe in jail.Registered Userregular
Meh. I get reported for shooting people in the face really good.
Hat8rs gonna h8.
I got reported for a aimbot once in BF3, it was that final killcam where I sens10 snapped to a dudes dome and popped him with the barrett.
Hatemail and tears have never tasted so delicious.
I got called a cheater in MWO the other day, the guy thought we had some hacked armor or something because I kicked their teams' asses in a Jenner. Bitches don't know 'bout my ability to use my arms as ablative armor.
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Edit: Normally I'd change that text so it isn't a smily face, but I think CoD: Elite is actually a good name for a shit service.
Also, I don't really see this lasting another year/game. Unless it REALLY takes off. I mean the thing was pretty shit-tacular from the get go.
I played half a game of dropzone with 3-13 or so and turned my X-box off 'cause I was tired of quick scoping dick bags who can't play the objective and were immune to my bullets. I was grumpy the whole rest of the day.
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didnt elite make them just retarded amounts of money?
i wish they would just make it a season pass thing for the map packs and ditch elite and ditch the total clusterfuck that they made the dlc release schedule this last time around.
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Sad thing is. All they had to do what, like you two said, give out a 50 or so dollar season pass and people still would have bought it without the map pack releases getting fucked over.
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/call-of-duty-black-ops-ii/achievements/
Seems there is a few multiplayer ones this time.
But I quite enjoyed having a 0 gamerscore for it all the time.
Has this been posted? I'll just leave this here so you guys can practice or something.
So many combinations are going to create the hate, which I guess makes it "balanced".
Flak Jacket, Blind Eye, Hardwired, Scavenger, Awareness. Campin it up, inviting the Ghosts.
I played two games tonight with Brutle and Jordan tonight and the second was awfully laggy. Nothing like being behind cover and then lagging five feet to the left and being wide open for some douche laying prone to kill you. Although I did see Brutle lag like 20 feet backward so we could lose a point. I also got to spawn in front of an exploding flash bang and be blind until some guy killed me. Beyond that I did go positive with the MK14 and it's the first time I've done well with that gun. I think Borderlands 2 and the Jakobs' revolvers have taught me to just go to town on the trigger.
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From that class link, I'd definitely make something like this:
Silenced SMG, Ghost, CB, Scav, Dead Silence, Awareness, Sensor Grenades.
I know all.
hAmmONd IsnT A mAin TAnk
Just let me pick 10 RPGs. That's all I need.
My most used BLOPS weapon was the HK21. The Enfield and Stakeout were in the top 5. The FAMAS was not.
I probably used Ghost less than anyone on this thread.
I give no fucks for what's 'the best'.
hAmmONd IsnT A mAin TAnk
...Yeah. But you weren't talking about yourself.
You were talking about "average pubs".
Pistols
At
Dawn.
Ah. I see now. I guess I didn't get my point across: I think the complexity will make pubs angry at what they see as "bullshit" which will mean "anything I don't understand or didn't predict from the many many MANY different options that this game allows other players to use". I mean, there has to be an upper limit to complexity before people just say 'fuck it' and move on to some easier casual gaming experience.
hAmmONd IsnT A mAin TAnk
I don't know. I think that before getting frustrated most people will go "Man, that's cool. Maybe I should copy that."
I'm pretty sure I get reported for cheating everytime I use a Marksman class.
Granted, Marksman is Wallhacks, but I shouldn't be getting reported for it.
Hat8rs gonna h8.
I got reported for a aimbot once in BF3, it was that final killcam where I sens10 snapped to a dudes dome and popped him with the barrett.
Hatemail and tears have never tasted so delicious.
fuck, theres one for prestiging. i might have to break my streak of never prestiging this time around.
-Bots in everything except SnD
-Bots in custom/offline games
-Bootcamp: You earn multiplayer XP playing TDM with bots, three humans and three bots per side. Ends at level 10.
-Objective: You earn XP at a 50% rate now, can play any objective mode (not SnD)
-Bot Storm: 6 humans vs 6 bots, no XP earned (I am assuming everything is unlocked)
Here's an article about it:
http://www.examiner.com/article/black-ops-2-new-game-modes-theater-mode-and-prestige-system-revealed
There's also a bunch of new info about Prestige (you don't lose your crap!), for people who insist on playing with other people:
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/27/how-black-ops-2-handles-prestige-adds-levels-to-combat-traini/
PSN ID: fearsomepirate
Plus offline bot matches counted for awards/ribbons/xp.
Steam: BrocksMullet http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197972421669/
That and probably no familiarity with the maps, knowing where the chokepoints are and what not.
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Steam: BrocksMullet http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197972421669/
Unless you're going support streaks.
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This game is pretty much 100% radar based. The second I spawn I know where the enemy is based on where my teammates are and which direction they are facing, even without a UAV up. And based on where I spawned/which objective mode you are playing/which objectives you control, it makes it even easier to tell where the enemy is most likely to be. Knowing the routes and power positions helps a ton, but the most important thing is knowing the spawn spots, which is mostly a 'play more' issue and not something someone can really explain without showing.
Plus, you know, the game is almost at the end of its life cycle, so most people you are playing against probably have a lot more time with the game (and they also know the M16/Type 95/Mk 14/MP7 are the best guns in the game)
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Oh god, now I kinda wanna look up the first MW3 thread and find all my posts about how amazing the gun was, like, at noon the day after the launch.
Speaking of, I probably have vacation days to burn again this year, so I'll probably take the week off for Blops 2.
I got called a cheater in MWO the other day, the guy thought we had some hacked armor or something because I kicked their teams' asses in a Jenner. Bitches don't know 'bout my ability to use my arms as ablative armor.