SO sick of this crap.....

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Don't get me wrong, I'm a hardcore gamer all the way. I play FPS, Racing, RPG, Action, Adventure, and Military Sims. But the one thing I'm so goddamned sick of nowadays is the fact that it seems like every FPS I play online has to have some sort of BS leveling or RPG-style ranking system. Whatever happened to the good old days? I probably spend more time playing Day of Defeat and Battlefield 1942 on PC than any other FPSs' online, simple because those were truly fun to me. You join, pick a side, capture points, secure objectives, etc. Now I tried the same thing when playing Lost Planet, and I join servers where all the players are Japanese and at "Level 99". Granted, only a few hardcore players still play that one, but I'm just sick of this recent trend that FPS games have got. I mean, it's not as if it's a feature of some games, but most if not ALL seem to have this pointless RPG-style ranking system to them. If I wanted game rankings, I play on ranked servers.

This is such bulls.............

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It's simply irritating having to "unlock" weapons, items, etc. in multiplayer games. I could even understand if you had to unlock things by completing certain tasks in single player, but to restrict players' freedom so much right from the get-go in multiplayer is almost criminal.

P.S.

I ain't hot ****, but I certainly don't "suck", if that's what you're implying.

Jesus.

I find games without aspirational goals..... hmmm.. circular sounds appt. pointless could also be used. The reasons are simple, I like working towards something, and that's why I didn't like Halo 3 online.

What I am saying is you need to feel like you have accomplished something or you just don't go back to it.

Damn, that's ridiculous...

Hopefully I've never had such a game.

One of the elements that makes you want to go back to a game is constant rewards. That's what an RPG / level system does. It's like giving a dog a treat every 10 minutes so that it will follow you.

You may hate it, but it works and is probably going to be a part of every game from now on.

One of the elements that makes you want to go back to a game is constant rewards. That's what an RPG / level system does. It's like giving a dog a treat every 10 minutes so that it will follow you.

You may hate it, but it works and is probably going to be a part of every game from now on.

Hulabaloza

That's right, but some games simply don't need that kind of reward in multiplayer. Some games do, like WoW, but that's a completely different kind of game. We're talking about FPS. And I don't see how upcoming FPS games would make the game easy for hardcore players and too hard for newbies. They should fix this problem instead of making it hard for newbies.

As long as the game is balanced right there shouldn't be a problem.

Take BF 2142 for example: when you start off you have access to some basic weapons and equipment and as your rank up you get new gear that gives you more options in combat (mines, rifle rockets etc) but doesn't mean you lose if you're only just starting out. If you can't get any kills at all when you start out in 2142, CoD4 etc then maybe you should stop blaming the unlocks and get some more practise. Having all the gear doesn't make you invincible, trust me.

I like developing my online presence as well as my skills. I don't mind an RPG-style system, it might make me play a shooter that would seem too run-of-the-mill otherwise.nopalversion

ditto, and judging by COD4's sales there are many others that disagree with you also.