Modern Warfare 2

[MasterBlaster76]

I cancelled my pre-order as a result of this. Ridiculous decision. There's a petition up which has 120,000 signitures in just under 3 days, according to IW's Twitter they are going to respond at some point.

Basically, no dedicated servers = 10v10 and the host is the one with the best connection. No mods, no 40v40, no hardcore modes, and worse of all, lag. And lots of it. Taking dedicated servers out of a PC game is ripping the heart out.

Ah - not good.

I'm still very interested in it though - for the singleplayer. According to PC Gamer, we'll see the enemy AI doing different things and in different places every time you play the level. In other words, and this is a direct quote from the article 'you won't be able to 'learn' the game'. If true, that's a huge step forwards for shooters in general. The last game I remember doing this was SWAT 4 and it added a whole ton of longevity to the game.

Edit: There won't be such online problems with the Xbox 360 version though, will there?

 

[Simbazz]

Ah - not good.

I'm still very interested in it though - for the singleplayer. According to PC Gamer, we'll see the enemy AI doing different things and in different places every time you play the level. In other words, and this is a direct quote from the article 'you won't be able to 'learn' the game'. If true, that's a huge step forwards for shooters in general. The last game I remember doing this was SWAT 4 and it added a whole ton of longevity to the game.

Edit: There won't be such online problems with the Xbox 360 version though, will there?

I'd imagine the only problems will be what we get now, random bits of lag, and sometimes the host needing to be changed (which is a new system now and the game doesn't end apparently) and obviously team killers.

 

[MasterBlaster76]

I'd imagine the only problems will be what we get now, random bits of lag, and sometimes the host needing to be changed (which is a new system now and the game doesn't end apparently) and obviously team killers.

Ah well, we'll always have retards who are so sad that they have to spoil people's enjoyment of the game by teamkilling - unfortunately.

 

[iridescentt]

Theres a video from IGN with their Daily Fix videos from yesterday. I was going to post it but my power cut off. Basically what they were saying about MW 2 was that there will be a 3rd Person Shooter mode which has been confirmed by IW and a full level video which has been uploaded to multiple sites (Though IW were quick to act and pull them down). In that short video it showed a sneak peak into the game and showed civilians within the crossfire.

Uber.

 

[cnbd_novice]

Haha, better put the SP detail in spoiler tags. I <3 IW's storytelling, and that mission does a cool job of it, kinda like the AC130 mission in CoD4. Both the MP and SP details were actually revealed by some French guy who somehow got an early copy of the game ("OMFG I thought only PC players pirated?! :o"). And that SP mission is brutal. Although I find it amusing how all of a sudden people are finding it to have gone too far. Oh and good luck finding it unless you bothered to download the very low-Q French video before IW took all of 'em down. Which is probably a good thing since it contains some bad spoilers in less-than-reputable-video-and-sound-quality glory. Did I say it was brutal?

Speaking of AC-130, Exclusive Modern Warfare 2 Spec-Ops AC-130 Mission Gameplay in High Definition ? G4tv.com : New SpecOps mission where 1 guy runs across a village under a set time carrying a laser-pointer attached assault rifle, with another guy covering him from up top with an AC-130.

Oh and MB76, you're probably reading a bit too much into the whole "unpredicable-AI" thing. It'll probably be like the Favela mission (linked somewhere in here before) where enemies jump at you from a more non-linear map and chase you down to death (they seem far more aggressive than before, although finite in amounts now), but your objectives are still very linear in what to do. Since IW games are set around set-pieces, you'll still know what to expect most of the times when you replay it. And going by the SP levels IW already showed, they look really, really short - which might not comfort you; but then neither should the lack of PC dedis. Consoles will probably be same-old goodly, though.

 

[Covvy]

I might be getting this despite generally hating shooters like these. Wait to see how the reviews go...

 

[Params7]

M.A.G and BF BC2 > MW2

Can't wait!

 

[cnbd_novice]

Launch Trailer

Newest trailer from I-Dub:

Full game's been confirmed leaked couple days ago - with videos of SP, MP and spec-ops floating up, and IW going berserk to take them all down. Lots of Xbox 360 pirated versions/early obtained copies, and I'm done watching the SP story - and without revealing something major, can probably safely say that this trailer reveals quite a bit of (really) important stuff from the campaign.

I also <3 Ghost.

In other news, PC players further phucked with earlier confirmed no dedicated servers, and newly confirmed no lean, no record, and capped 9v9 MP. Source: BestBuy Dev Chat @ Bestbuy MW2 Log

But as usual, plug.

 

[Deleted member 9102]

Edit: Chris Gayle

 

[iridescentt]

Wow. I get to use a mouse and type. Thats just great ... I really feel different from the console players.

Lucky I holed out of pre-ordering the game.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Got my mum to get this for me from Sainsburys today . ?26! Absolute bargain. She got there about 8:00AM and there were about 2 left for PS3 and 360 was totally sold out. I've only just started the campaign and it's already really good. You get all types and new gadgets and stuff to use and you really have to use them to your full advantage. Online is going to be much better this time, especially with the match restarting when a host ends (points stay same but you lose your kills + deaths I think). So far I've only used the fully automatic gun you get at the start, I think it's M4A1 or something along those lines. Really fun!

 

[blazerix]

my mom got it on her way home from work today. This game is awesome!

 

[Covvy]

Short question: Worth getting?

 

[Ari]

Short question: Worth getting?

Short answer: Yes

 

[gudduthemaster]

but the single player Missions are too short,in 5 hours my bro completed the game(regular difficulty ),:crying