Mainly the unbalance in weapons, i mean there's something wrong when a 50 cal isn't always a one shot kill and a little throwing knife is.hoosier7
actually, the notion that a 50 cal doesnt ohk unconditionally and a throwing knife does is a perfect example of game balance. you are mistaking balance for realism
all in all it was a fine game, exactly what i was expecting. it isnt perfect but then i find some of the things people consider 'unbalanced' in these games and then praise elsewhere highly amusing.
I hate it because I don't enjoy playing it. Everytime I play it (with friends, mind you), I get really bored and want to play something more interesting like Forza 3.
Because it represents everything that's wrong with the FPS genre today, namely the focus on simplistic gameplay and cheap popcorn violence. Especially as someone who enjoys single player FPS, MW2 isn't even decent. I hate it with a passion.
Because it represents everything that's wrong with the FPS genre today, namely the focus on simplistic gameplay and cheap popcorn violence. Especially as someone who enjoys single player FPS, MW2 isn't even decent. I hate it with a passion.
DraugenCP
I think I can agree with this. It's the reason I prefer FPS like Stalker, even if they have worse production values.
I hate the multiplayer because it's too goddamn cheap. No game rewards camping like MW2 does with all its perks and killstreak rewards. Not only that, people can select their perks/weapons such that they make the ultimate cheap soldier. E.g. Scavenger perk and danger close, choose noob tubes and claymore mines = rage. Somebody can employ this and not move from an area in a map, rack up his killstreak and use those cheap arse gun ships - what's the point of that? This is just one example. COD4 was fine because it was still predominantly about your shooting skill. In fact the only thing they did actually fix was the grenade spam (but noobtubing is much worse in MW2). Also most of the maps are gross. It's like IW put zero thought into them. I truly tried to like this game. I think I ranked up to level 45 but when every multiplayer seems to be a cluster**** of camping and luck, it was time to call it a day. Of course I could camp and rack up my killstreaks and pwn, but where's the fun in that? If I don't do that and actually move around, the maps and spawning system is such that 80% of the time I'm shooting somebody from behind him, and then somebody comes and kills me from behind (i.e. getting lucky). Of course I could just be a noob *shrugs*. I'm pretty damn good at COD4 though.
I don't hate it. I think it's a good game but I think that it didn't deserve some of the scores it got and I also think that Bad Company 2 is a much better game.
Glitchy, unbalanced mess which caters to noobs. Noob tube was more powerful than COD4. Killstreaks give more reasons to camp, and killstreak kills add on to unlocking the next kill streak. Shotgun as a secondary weapon even though you can own maps with it. Akimbo. Gladly sold this over rated mess.
I don't hate it, I just think that the story is beyond stupid and the enemy ai was particularly annoying sometimes. I was never into the multiplayer so that never bothered me. I thought the first Modern Warfare was better.
Singleplayer - Short but exciting, not as good as MW. AA.
Multiplayer - Largely broken, pales in comparsion with BC2, or even the original MW, too many probelm to list but can still be kinda fun. A.
Overall - 7.5/10 ....that's still a good game, but considering it's success and the wealth of better FPS available it attracts a lot of (semi-deserved) hate. Plus Activision are the publisher. Anyone who keeps up with gaming news hates them with good reason.
I don't hate it. It's a game that had the sole intention of being fun, and it succeeded in doing so. A game doesn't have to be gritty and realistic, and meticulously balanced to be fun. It just has to be that: fun.
Singleplayer - Short but exciting, not as good as MW. AA.
Multiplayer - Largely broken, pales in comparsion with BC2, or even the original MW, too many probelm to list but can still be kinda fun. A.
Overall - 7.5/10 ....that's still a good game, but considering it's success and the wealth of better FPS available it attracts a lot of (semi-deserved) hate. Plus Activision are the publisher. Anyone who keeps up with gaming news hates them with good reason.
Kan0nF0dder
I agree with this review because I have actually played the game.
I don't hate it, but it never looked very fun. It probably has something to do with the fact that Call of Duty 4 got boring to me, so I expect more of the same from the sequel.
[QUOTE="web966"][QUOTE="Litchie"]I don't hate it, but World at War was A LOT better. MW2 felt like a bad action movie.Litchie
World at War was the most generic and uninspired game in the series. It felt more like a CoD4 mod than an actually sequel. And it still manages to be 10x more fun than MW2. Baffling. It had Nazi Zombies and campaign co-op. Since MW2's online mode might as well be thrown away, WaW is actually a pretty good deal.
1, Doesnt take skill. its who sees who first. And its currently a OMA tube fest witAA12ing on the sides. Oh and rangers. If scrub mcdubb spawns out of my butt behind me, of course he's going to kill me, while in Halo, I could whip around and out BR him. And thermal sniping. 2. Overpowered explosives, noob tubes, RPG's, semtex, and AT4's are all insane and paired with DC ridiculous. 3. COMMUNITY IS DOG #%$^. Everyone who plays has to be a a$$ and trash talk as soon as the game starts, and use commando and tubes. Everyone constantly spews slurs and curses. Even Halo is not as bad. 4. Camping 5. Commando 6. Lag 7. Map design. So many levels and stories and so many corners to camp. 8. Modded Controlers. OMFG don't start me. 9.Forhead clipping Thats all I can think of right now. And BTW i play the game everyday.
The first one got stale quickly for me and the second one took everything that got boring in the first and multiplied it by a thousand. That plus more noticeable glitches.
The online is too similar to COD4. I put so much time into COD4 that I got bored of it. I was hoping for this to reignite my passion, but it didn't. It's also very glitchy.
Let's face it. SW is a giant anti MW2 rally it seems. I've played the 360 version and I thought it was a pretty solid shooter. So SW can you explain why you guys all dislike this game so much?
And please don't just say "it takes no skill" if it doesn't take skill please clarify why.
bobcheeseball
I've said it before and I'll say it again, MW2 is a great game. The presentation, controls, mp, and gameplay are all fantastic. Now, I understand those that disagree with me but that's just my opinion.
It is not as unbalanced as people make it out to be. The balancing issue is based on people being stubborn and wanting to use "their" class as opposed to adapting to what is going on
Campers should never be a problem, even in hardcore. You have to take your time and clear your rooms/corners. Marathon/Lightweight/Akimbo players make this complaint the most, but they just run around the maps wrecklessly.
With a community as large as MW2, people will find glitches, it is inevitable. With that said, some of the glitches are unforgivable (javelin glitch, OMA infinite ammo, unlimited care packages), not to mention it took WAY too long to patch them and OMA infinite ammo has not been addressed.
LOL...you need aim assist. My complaint on this is the opposite, why is it there?
4 hours is good for a FPS, any longer and it becomes repetitive and dull
agreed
agreed
Not the end of the world, but I certainly understand this gripe amongst the PC community.
That can be controlled, there is rep on XBL and then there is controlling when you play. It is harder during the summer, but late morning, early afternoon or late weeknights are good times to avoid the kids. Beyond that, any popular game with an online community is going to have the same problem. That is not the games fault, but a societal problem.
Because people here are used to slow paced unskilled games like for example Halo, and of course they die a lot then cry because Mw2 is so 'unbalanced' even though its one of the most balanced FPS games out there.
Because people who play nothing but Call of Duty swear its the greatest game ever created and stare right past the obvious flaws in the game that are glaring them in the eye.
I hate that^ = I hate playing games with those people = Those people play MW2 = I hate MW2
One of my favorite moments while playing MW2 was when I was in a free for all and I kept getting noob tubed so I switched to a noob tube and this guy shot his grenade at me and missed so I shot mine back and him and killed him. After that, in a high pitched voice, he says "****ing ***** running around with a noob tube. Learn to play the ****ing game you ****ing scrub"
Honestly its the community that keeps me away from the game more so it is the actual game. Hot headed college frat boys and squeeky teenage guys with an infatuation with cuss words are not the kind of people I want to be conversing with while I play games.
It is not as unbalanced as people make it out to be. The balancing issue is based on people being stubborn and wanting to use "their" class as opposed to adapting to what is going on It is kind of unbalanced (though you're right, it's not as unbalanced as people make it out to be), simply because there's too many different perks and kill streak rewards.
Campers should never be a problem, even in hardcore. You have to take your time and clear your rooms/corners. Marathon/Lightweight/Akimbo players make this complaint the most, but they just run around the maps wrecklessly. People who complain about campers are the people who run out in the open like idiots. Who seriously thinks they're going to do well in a game like CoD if they're running around out in the open. TL:DR, i agree.
With a community as large as MW2, people will find glitches, it is inevitable. With that said, some of the glitches are unforgivable (javelin glitch, OMA infinite ammo, unlimited care packages), not to mention it took WAY too long to patch them and OMA infinite ammo has not been addressed. agreed
LOL...you need aim assist. My complaint on this is the opposite, why is it there? The game would be unplayable without aim assist. Think about Halo for a second. Ever noticed how much harder it is to kill your teammates than it is to kill enemies? That's because of the lack of aim assist when you're not aiming at enemies. Without some aim assist, console shooters would be unplayable. You may not notice it, but the speed of your aiming retical really slows down when you're hovering over an enemy. If it didn't, it would be very difficult to hit them.Now, the aim assist that drags your retical away from where you were aiming because someone ran in front of you is annoying.
4 hours is good for a FPS, any longer and it becomes repetitive and dull I honestly can't tell if you're serious. How the hell is a 4 hour long single player campaign acceptable in any way?!
agreed
agreed
Not the end of the world, but I certainly understand this gripe amongst the PC community. Yeah, kind of a big deal.
That can be controlled, there is rep on XBL and then there is controlling when you play. It is harder during the summer, but late morning, early afternoon or late weeknights are good times to avoid the kids. Beyond that, any popular game with an online community is going to have the same problem. That is not the games fault, but a societal problem.
I don't hate the game, it's more of the community. You can't run around a corner without there being someone there waiting for you. The entire game is a camp fest.ujjval16
yes because of the killstreaks causing the kids to camp, i do like playing with friends though
@Guppy507: A four hour campaign is acceptable when I have another 4-6 hours of playtime in a great co-op mode (spec-ops) and I have countless hours in multiplayer. I give MW2 a pass for those reasons. MW2 focused heavily on MP and the single player campaign was the add-on and not vice versa like most games. In a game like say AC2 or ME2 or MGS4, a 4 hour campaign is unacceptable. In a game like MW2, where the star is the muiltiplayer and not the story telling, it is acceptable.
[QUOTE="ujjval16"]I don't hate the game, it's more of the community. You can't run around a corner without there being someone there waiting for you. The entire game is a camp fest.jaqulle999
yes because of the killstreaks causing the kids to camp, i do like playing with friends though
The campaign was basically a rip of a bad michael bay movie.
The online community is worse than a pile of cow droppings.
Glitches. Lots of glitches.
People I know spend hours and hours talking about this game and claim it to be the "best game evar" when it clearly isn't. It ain't even close in my book, more like "most overrated game since OoT and Halo". Then they flame about actual good games and compare it to this mediocre pile of crap.
This game is pretty much a campfest. People just wait, and when they get killed, 75% of the time you'll hear a cuss on the other end.
That perk is not nearly as overrated as everyone says. You cant use Ninja While using it so you can hear them comming for you. It is easily avoidable. that has nothing to do with it. its about you shooting a guy thats 10 feet away twice, and he literally teleports into your chest and kills you instantly.
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