Black Ops is the best online FPS ever made

I didn't want to believe it at first but Call of Duty: Black Ops is just the complete package for anonline FPS. Only being held back by it's servers, BO offers so much multiplayer content that it's no wonder why it's so popular. The formula is just very fast, which is a huge deal. I tried to believe that BC2 was better but it's just way too slow. It's all about instant action and most shooters have you constantly running to the action.

No one wants to spend the majority of their time running and waiting to respawn, they just want to kill things. That's what the COD franchise does best. I'm not saying BO will be timeless and still be good in 2-3 years but as for right now, no onlineFPS can compete.

I do believe MW3 will be better though. Only because it will be the newest one.

I desagree. Bad Company 2, Halo Reach and Left 4 Dead 2 are far better online games in my opinion.

The lag, its inescapable

I didn't want to believe it at first but Call of Duty: Black Ops is just the complete package for anonline FPS. Only being held back by it's servers, BO offers so much multiplayer content that it's no wonder why it's so popular. The formula is just very fast, which is a huge deal. I tried to believe that BC2 was better but it's just way too slow. It's all about instant action and most shooters have you constantly running to the action.

No one wants to spend the majority of their time running and waiting to respawn, they just want to kill things. That's what the COD franchise does best. I'm not saying BO will be timeless and still be good in 2-3 years but as for right now, no onlineFPS can compete.

I do believe MW3 will be better though. Only because it will be the newest one.

Utensilman

I wouldn't even put BLOPS in the top 10 shooters this gen, let alone of all time.

ya its better then badcompany but not battlefield2, unreal tourment, left4dead.

It really isnt, its the same thing Ive played since CoD4 only even less balanced, even more pointless filler content. Battlefield 3 is going to absolutely destroy it. Bad Company was a silly hybrid of the BF and CoD series, it lost most of its charm in that respect, but I would take large scale tactical battles with a variety of classes and vehicles over going around the same corners every second shooting people down until your shot in the back by a terrible spawning system. So much content, too bad the majority play Team Deathmatch only, most of the other modes are garbage =/Birdy09

that's too bad. Demolition, Sabotage, CTF,HQ, ground war, FFA, and hardcore modes are way more fun than TDM. I didn't even mention wager matches which has some great modes aswell

i experience little to no lag when playing BO, then again the majority of posters in SW play soley on playstation and BO is broken on PS3 online-wiseUtensilman

UT2004 would like a word with you.

actually, halo reach totally destroys BLOPS feature wise. With a whopping 23 playlists, with at least 2 game modes in each, i would estimate Reach has about 65-70 game modes. Reach also has excellent custom games, firefight, forge, and theatre mode(which is better than BLOPS).

And Halo Reach has better gameplay than COD anyway. I could name many FPSs better than BLOPS, though it is fun.

Blacks Ops is just fun and easy to run around with. That's all.

I didn't want to believe it at first but Call of Duty: Black Ops is just the complete package for anonline FPS. Only being held back by it's servers, BO offers so much multiplayer content that it's no wonder why it's so popular. The formula is just very fast, which is a huge deal. I tried to believe that BC2 was better but it's just way too slow. It's all about instant action and most shooters have you constantly running to the action.

No one wants to spend the majority of their time running and waiting to respawn, they just want to kill things. That's what the COD franchise does best. I'm not saying BO will be timeless and still be good in 2-3 years but as for right now, no onlineFPS can compete.

I do believe MW3 will be better though. Only because it will be the newest one.

Utensilman

Lacks deep, complexity and teamwork. As puere skill game, Counter Strike and UT/Quake are better. Compared against BC2, seems that every game mode is just "team deathmatch". Is much more "superficial", doesn't require a balance between infantry, ground and air vehicles, and seems that the game has no purpose aside casual matches. Also, technically is outdated compared against the competence, and in terms of gameplay offers nothing new (basically is the same game as MW 1 from 3 years ago). Has also some big problems with the netcode, and some design aspects, as the insta-kill knifing are annoying.

So, no, is far for being the best in terms of skill demanded, teamwork required or just fun, but I'll conceed that is the most popular shooter, currently.

No. The zombie mode is fun but the multiplayer is nothing more than we've seen before. COD4 was a good mix of hectic arcade shooter action and balanced gameplay but the series has gone crap after that. MW2 was THE biggest disappointment I think I've ever had in gaming.

The aim assist (on consoles) ruins the game completely, it's pretty much auto target. On PC (the version I own) there is hardly anyone playing multiplayer (in Australia New Zealand, there are more people playin COD4). The only game modes there are people playing are S&D, domination, TDM and gun game. Zombies is still very popular because it requires a lot teamwork once you get to levels 25+ unlike the multiplayer.

[QUOTE="Birdy09"]It really isnt, its the same thing Ive played since CoD4 only even less balanced, even more pointless filler content. Battlefield 3 is going to absolutely destroy it. Bad Company was a silly hybrid of the BF and CoD series, it lost most of its charm in that respect, but I would take large scale tactical battles with a variety of classes and vehicles over going around the same corners every second shooting people down until your shot in the back by a terrible spawning system. So much content, too bad the majority play Team Deathmatch only, most of the other modes are garbage =/Utensilman

that's too bad. Demolition, Sabotage, CTF,HQ, ground war, FFA, and hardcore modes are way more fun than TDM. I didn't even mention wager matches which has some great modes aswell

actually, halo reach totally destroys BLOPS feature wise. With a whopping 23 playlists, with at least 2 game modes in each, i would estimate Reach has about 65-70 game modes. Reach also has excellent custom games, firefight, forge, and theatre mode(which is better than BLOPS).

And Halo Reach has better gameplay than COD anyway. I could name many FPSs better than BLOPS, though it is fun.

Black Ops (like most CoD games) is very accessible for newcomers and thats what makes it so popular. There is almost no learning curve at all. The drawback is that you will never feel like you got any better in the game. Thats why for us old wolves that played Counter Strike with their teammates on LAN tournaments and were masters in it, Black Ops multiplayer is completely unrewarding, uninteresting, flat and pointless. Not that its singleplayer would be any better.

Nah, Battlefield 2 is the best multiplayer FPS ever made.

It really isnt, its the same thing Ive played since CoD4 only even less balanced, even more pointless filler content. Battlefield 3 is going to absolutely destroy it. Bad Company was a silly hybrid of the BF and CoD series, it lost most of its charm in that respect, but I would take large scale tactical battles with a variety of classes and vehicles over going around the same corners every second shooting people down until your shot in the back by a terrible spawning system. So much content, too bad the majority play Team Deathmatch only, most of the other modes are garbage =/Birdy09

that's too bad. Demolition, Sabotage, CTF,HQ, ground war, FFA, and hardcore modes are way more fun than TDM. I didn't even mention wager matches which has some great modes aswell

Black Ops (like most CoD games) is very accessible for newcomers and thats what makes it so popular. There is almost no learning curve at all. The drawback is that you will never feel like you got any better in the game. Thats why for us old wolves that played Counter Strike with their teammates on LAN tournaments and were masters in it, Black Ops multiplayer is completely unrewarding, uninteresting, flat and pointless. Not that its singleplayer would be any better.

BlbecekBobecek

MW3 could score universal praise as the highest rated game ever and nearly everyone here would still hate it because it's cool to hate what's popular. side note- what do you think the average age of SW is? I'd guess 16Utensilman

Just because it's popular doesnt make it a good game.

MW3 could score universal praise as the highest rated game ever and nearly everyone here would still hate it because it's cool to hate what's popular. side note- what do you think the average age of SW is? I'd guess 16Utensilman

[QUOTE="BlbecekBobecek"]

Black Ops (like most CoD games) is very accessible for newcomers and thats what makes it so popular. There is almost no learning curve at all. The drawback is that you will never feel like you got any better in the game. Thats why for us old wolves that played Counter Strike with their teammates on LAN tournaments and were masters in it, Black Ops multiplayer is completely unrewarding, uninteresting, flat and pointless. Not that its singleplayer would be any better.

Utensilman

[QUOTE="Utensilman"]MW3 could score universal praise as the highest rated game ever and nearly everyone here would still hate it because it's cool to hate what's popular. side note- what do you think the average age of SW is? I'd guess 16Gilgamane

Just because it's popular doesnt make it a good game.

[QUOTE="Gilgamane"]

[QUOTE="Utensilman"]MW3 could score universal praise as the highest rated game ever and nearly everyone here would still hate it because it's cool to hate what's popular. side note- what do you think the average age of SW is? I'd guess 16Utensilman

Just because it's popular doesnt make it a good game.

[QUOTE="Utensilman"][QUOTE="BlbecekBobecek"]

Black Ops (like most CoD games) is very accessible for newcomers and thats what makes it so popular. There is almost no learning curve at all. The drawback is that you will never feel like you got any better in the game. Thats why for us old wolves that played Counter Strike with their teammates on LAN tournaments and were masters in it, Black Ops multiplayer is completely unrewarding, uninteresting, flat and pointless. Not that its singleplayer would be any better.

ocstew

Though alot of fun, Reach doesn't have the staying power of CODUtensilman

Definately going to have to dissagree with you right there. If the past Halo's are any indication, they have the most staying power out of all the console games. Halo 3 had a strong run for 3 years until reach came out. Since Reach is Bungie's last halo game I expect it to keep going until the new 360, and even after that. In fact cod's have traditionally had the shortest staying time. Thats b/c they release a new one each year, and basically the whole cod community shifts to the new one. The only cod that has had a long active community was COD:MW on the pc. cod:bo on the pc had the potential to have the staying power of cod:mw, but they really messed up and the performance is terrible. Also with big titles like UC3, BF3, Skyrim coming out later this year along with a new cod, I don't expect cod:bo to last long

Quake 3/Live and Wolfenstein: ET say hi, I suppose CS:S as well, but I never got into that.

I didn't want to believe it at first but Call of Duty: Black Ops is just the complete package for anonline FPS. Only being held back by it's servers, BO offers so much multiplayer content that it's no wonder why it's so popular. The formula is just very fast, which is a huge deal. I tried to believe that BC2 was better but it's just way too slow. It's all about instant action and most shooters have you constantly running to the action.

No one wants to spend the majority of their time running and waiting to respawn, they just want to kill things. That's what the COD franchise does best. I'm not saying BO will be timeless and still be good in 2-3 years but as for right now, no onlineFPS can compete.

I do believe MW3 will be better though. Only because it will be the newest one.

Utensilman

[QUOTE="gamedude234"]

actually, halo reach totally destroys BLOPS feature wise. With a whopping 23 playlists, with at least 2 game modes in each, i would estimate Reach has about 65-70 game modes. Reach also has excellent custom games, firefight, forge, and theatre mode(which is better than BLOPS).

And Halo Reach has better gameplay than COD anyway. I could name many FPSs better than BLOPS, though it is fun.

Utensilman

how in the world did playing COD a lot help in Halo? They are too very different shooters.

And did you just use "COD" and "Staying power" in the same sentence?:lol: The only one which didn't die a year after its launch is COD4.

if youre talking this gen, of the top of my head I can come up with 2 games with far better multiplayer. killzone 3 and unreal tournament 3. hell, "homefront" has better multplayer than black ops.

[QUOTE="Utensilman"] Though alot of fun, Reach doesn't have the staying power of CODtutt3r

Definately going to have to dissagree with you right there. If the past Halo's are any indication, they have the most staying power out of all the console games. Halo 3 had a strong run for 3 years until reach came out. Since Reach is Bungie's last halo game I expect it to keep going until the new 360, and even after that. In fact cod's have traditionally had the shortest staying time. Thats b/c they release a new one each year, and basically the whole cod community shifts to the new one. The only cod that has had a long active community was COD:MW on the pc. cod:bo on the pc had the potential to have the staying power of cod:mw, but they really messed up and the performance is terrible. Also with big titles like UC3, BF3, Skyrim coming out later this year along with a new cod, I don't expect cod:bo to last long

heck, around 100-300 thousand people were playing halo 2 before MS shut it down. Plenty of people still play halo 3 now, and Reach is pretty popular.

Quake 3/Live and Wolfenstein: ET say hi, I suppose CS:S as well, but I never got into that.

Inconsistancy

I strongly disagree.