Why Cod is bad

I made this to see who agrees with me. I believe cod sucks because it never does anything new or improves it in any way. But everyone seems to think its amazing and innovative. The story in black ops copys off assasins creeds main story component but no one seems to notice! i wpuld like your thoughts cod fanboys stay away!

At this point I don't think anyone really argues that it's innovative. I play COD because I find it fun and a lot of my friends play it and I can play with them. It's not as if it's the only game I play. I really don't like the way people feel the need to single out COD because it's immensely popular, and I'm not defending it because I'm a "COD fanboy," I'm not saying it's a marvelous game but by the same token it isn't a bad game either.

I generally don't like the FPSs and I've heard that they're even worse on handhelds (DS for example) but it got a decent review here and scored an 8.0. Its not my cup of tea; the campaign is so up and down with its difficulty, but the multiplayer and zombies aren't bad. (This is the DS version I'm talking about). The other reeason why I bought was to add another genre to my collection. I like all sorts of games and prefer variety. But it has to be good.

theres abit of a difference between black ops story plot and the one in assaisins creed mate.....

as in ac the other people working the animus also see what s happening aswell as desmond while black ops only the actual protaginist is reliving it.

At this point I don't think anyone really argues that it's innovative. I play COD because I find it fun and a lot of my friends play it and I can play with them. It's not as if it's the only game I play. I really don't like the way people feel the need to single out COD because it's immensely popular, and I'm not defending it because I'm a "COD fanboy," I'm not saying it's a marvelous game but by the same token it isn't a bad game either.

dazman31

This is my exact thinking. People don't play it because it innovates on its original formula, people play it because it is fun and continues to be fun throughout the series. A big reason for me playing is to have something to play with friends because it's about the only game they play (Only one of my friends would be considered a "real" gamer and he's on 360 and I'm on PS3. The rest just play CoD).

Do you really have to make this thread? Some people like it (I'm one of them) and others don't. Is there a problem with that?

I made this to see who agrees with me. I believe cod sucks because it never does anything new or improves it in any way. But everyone seems to think its amazing and innovative. The story in black ops copys off assasins creeds main story component but no one seems to notice! i wpuld like your thoughts cod fanboys stay away!

wierdchild

And cheese is awesome, unless you're lactose intolerant.

So I guess TC is CoD intolerant :P

And cheese is awesome, unless you're lactose intolerant.

So I guess TC is CoD intolerant :P

Rhino53

I agree that the biggest problem is lack of innovation. Sports games have an even bigger problem since there realistically isn't much they could ever change to make them better other than the gameplay which gets the backseat to graphics which ironically aren't impressive either. The only change is the better mocap work.

But the question is that if someone believes that the game is the same then why buy the next version if there really are no changes? That's not logical. My guess is that people don't realize that at all. Another example is seen in the movie industry where stories are just getting ripped off. Avatar being the biggest rip-off of Fern Gully. But my guess is that most people haven't read it and just don't know.

My favorite thing is that I can play with friends. That's actually the reason a lot of my friends buy it is to play with each other, there's a few of us who really like it, the rest buy it to play with each other.

I agree that COD never REALLY does anything new, to be honest i never bought a COD game except for world at war. But i picked up Black ops because someone wanted me to be a "Hardcore" Shooter gamer. It ive seen differences in just about every aspect. But this may be because like i stated, i never bought a COD game until now. Its actually not that bad. In my opinion however, Medal of Honor, is more Hardcore, because it simply more realistic. Dont know if that means..hardcore or not.

I don't think CoD is bad. Derivative? Definitely. Milking the cow? Sure. That's still a far cry from being bad though.

Perhaps the old timers may think it's bad. But, there's always legions of new players coming up. They usually go for the latest if not the greatest and their first taste of the CoD franchise will be the latest CoD. For them, it's a brand new experience. Who am I to ruin their fun?

Don't fix what's not broken? Your argument is flawed and does not make COD seem "bad" in the least.

CoD isn't bad, but it isn't great either. It falls into the catagory of 7.0 for me (besides the first MW). It just brought nothing new and even took out some things (MW2 no dedicated servers.)

I play COD because i like it and it's the only game of it's kind which really surprises me. I can't believe no other company has tried their hand at the COD formula. It's the only game that gives you the option of primary guns, side arms, attachments, and perks that you can mix and match to your liking, that's one of the main reason's i never got into BF:BC was because i hate the fact that it has preset classes to where i can't choose to have a sniper rifle, with a rocket launcher, and be a medic at the same time.

Do you really have to make this thread? Some people like it (I'm one of them) and others don't. Is there a problem with that?

AvatarMan96

Finally a reasonable person

COD's just bad after cod 4, world at war is alrite but the MW2 and BO is just terrible

I made this to see who agrees with me. I believe cod sucks because it never does anything new or improves it in any way. But everyone seems to think its amazing and innovative. The story in black ops copys off assasins creeds main story component but no one seems to notice! i wpuld like your thoughts cod fanboys stay away!

wierdchild

1. I think you mean Fifa. No but seriously. Think of the amazing change between COD 3 and COD 4. The change beetween COD 4 and MW2.

Create a class, custom killstreaks, new weapons, new perks, new maps, new modes (Spec Ops and Zombies)

2. The story in Black Ops only copy's off one part of AC's story. That you see memories.(And it was only back ops, not the whole series.)

(We obviously have an Assasin's Creed fan boy in linkin park. lol)

Wanna know why people buy COD? Because the multiplayer is REALLY fun. And it amazing playing Zombies with a buddy, if both have Mic's-

Yup.

I play COD because i like it and it's the only game of it's kind which really surprises me. I can't believe no other company has tried their hand at the COD formula. It's the only game that gives you the option of primary guns, side arms, attachments, and perks that you can mix and match to your liking, that's one of the main reason's i never got into BF:BC was because i hate the fact that it has preset classes to where i can't choose to have a sniper rifle, with a rocket launcher, and be a medic at the same time.

JayQproductions

Anyways, I always had a few issues with COD that I couldn't shake off, probably because I was used to halo games. First of all, everything is horribly scripted and on-rails. This is usually not too bad, but in COD it also means most (or all) allies you have are invincible and don't do much against the enemies. They're just mascots most of the time. In Halo games I had a lot of fun actually protecting my allies because I know they'd be useful to me at some point. Pair this with the never ending stream of enemies until you pass a certain point, and the campaign usually felt tacked on to me.

In multiplayer the main problem I had was the horrible matchmaking. COD games have the potential for lots of strategy and tense matches. However, that never happens in "matchmaking" because at least half the players each match are horrible, and the good players end up kill-farming them and the game is won by how bad your teammates are instead of how good the rest of the players are. I quess this is pretty normal for most people, but having played halo games a lot, I was used to a much higher level of skill from my teammates and opponents. Basically, a lot of players online in halo 2 and 3 knew some advanced tactics, and were good at teamwork. It really made the game a lot better. In COD there was no such thing as teamwork.

That said, it's a good game for what it's trying to achieve. That is, being the Madden or Fifa of shooter games.

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Do you really have to make this thread? Some people like it (I'm one of them) and others don't. Is there a problem with that?

Broken_K

Finally a reasonable person

Thank you

I made this to see who agrees with me. I believe cod sucks because it never does anything new or improves it in any way. But everyone seems to think its amazing and innovative. The story in black ops copys off assasins creeds main story component but no one seems to notice! i wpuld like your thoughts cod fanboys stay away!

wierdchild

I don't think Call of Duty sucks. There are annoyances, but I love it.

I have:

CoD: BO

CoD: MW2

CoD: MW

CoD: W@W

CoD: 3 (Doesn't work b/c of cracked disc) :(

Thinking about this more trough, i believe milking a franchise is not equal to something negative if the games remain solid, and if they offer something in return. FF managed, at least up until X. Mario managed (but that's because it's character exists in varied types of games, nearly any game based on a mascot can endure the test of time).

The thing with CoD is that they use the same formula over and over again with each release, and naturaly, one's conclusion is that the developers in charge can't be creative, hence simply making a petty cash-in, it's a bussiness afterall.. Money. For a primarely online game, this oversaturation is going to end in blood sheed, & Activision knows it.

And now there's the eighth entry slated to be released in 2011.. No shame left in this cow cash in.

CoD, in the gaming industry, has become the Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber of the music industry.

You shouldn't discriminate against a fish.

I play COD because i like it and it's the only game of it's kind which really surprises me. I can't believe no other company has tried their hand at the COD formula

JayQproductions

Because then no-one buys the cheap COD rip-off game. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but in gaming its usually the kiss of death.

I've always liked CoD. I´ve had CoD 2,3,4 and MW2. I think the best of them is 4, because it's the only one actually innovative. I won´t say that i regret buying MW2, but if i knew how it was i would have bought another game. I simply got tired of CoD. I´m not saying that MW2 or Black Ops are bad, they just don´t interest me anymore.

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I made this to see who agrees with me. I believe cod sucks because it never does anything new or improves it in any way. But everyone seems to think its amazing and innovative. The story in black ops copys off assasins creeds main story component but no one seems to notice! i wpuld like your thoughts cod fanboys stay away!

1. I think you mean Fifa. No but seriously. Think of the amazing change between COD 3 and COD 4. The change beetween COD 4 and MW2.

Create a class, custom killstreaks, new weapons, new perks, new maps, new modes (Spec Ops and Zombies)

2. The story in Black Ops only copy's off one part of AC's story. That you see memories.(And it was only back ops, not the whole series.)

(We obviously have an Assasin's Creed fan boy in linkin park. lol)

Wanna know why people buy COD? Because the multiplayer is REALLY fun. And it amazing playing Zombies with a buddy, if both have Mic's-

First off i madde this to see what other people thought and im fine with u guys bashing me but please i made this for people who want to give me points about qhy it doesent suck but the ones who are just saying whats not broke dont fix it. Ya that works for 1 maybe 2 games. But not for 4 games. So dont give me that crap. Ok please.

I pretty much hate cod, but I play it cause it seems nobody else plays online in any other game.

i like cod 1-2 and cod4...thats about it...cod4 did make some innovative changes...but since...not much else...cod 1 was probably the best ww2 shooter around...i loved it...the only thing that can compete with it and probably beat it would have to be brothers in arms...and that game is just so...amazing...cod4...gosh i spent my entire summer before college playing the crap outta it...logged easily over 200 hours in 2 months with that...it was a very epic game...but i got bored with it...i tried the next few games and got bored with them as well...its funny...cause i love fps games...and i always seem to go back to unreal tournament 99 and quake 3 arena when i want to play with my friends...everyone(my friends) agree that they are some of the best arcade shooters out there...(only reason i didnt include cs:s is a sore loser we got who cant figure out how to get a hs)...so what im tryin to say, OP, is that u dont really have to be innovative to be good...which is odd cause some of the most innovative games around ive mentioned...but with how old they are...and how many sequels and out right copies of them have been made...they are still the best...and people have been trying to build on them...so...yeah innovation is great...but just bein a good ol' shooter...is better sometimes