MW2: Camping is a legit strategy

I don't understand why players get upset with camping. I think it is a smart strategy especially when a situation calls for it. Isn't it all about adaptation? Personally I think players haven't figured out a way to deal with campers and that is why they get upset. Perhaps a class change from akimbo shotguns? Last time I checked, the only person who survived a wreckless abandon tactic was Rambo, Chuck Norris, Kevin Federline etc.

Bottom line:

Learn, Adapt, Play. Have fun... it's a game.

Thoughts?

Camping is completely legitimate. I didn't know games were fun sitting in a corner picking off people who have no possibility of shotting you before you shoot them, especially behind those borders where you just see the peak of their heads and the campers can see you fully.

The hypocritical part is that campers get pissed about people using Marathon/Lightweight. Sorry, no nuke for you this match.

Camping is for people who don't want to win, that's it

There's living life and there's surviving. People who go out and play games by going in harm's way and working towards a goal are people who live

People who camp out just care about surviving

Now if this was real life then yeah, survive all you want but in a game? No

The idea that someone doesn't play the game but cowers in a corner just to stay untouched for a few more mins is wrong

I only play with people who want to win, not those who are complacent enough to just be happy sitting in a game doing nothing

Well you can say its legitimate but It ruins the fun for you........IMO.

Camping is for people who don't want to win, that's it

There's living life and there's surviving. People who go out and play games by going in harm's way and working towards a goal are people who live

People who camp out just care about surviving

Now if this was real life then yeah, survive all you want but in a game? No

The idea that someone doesn't play the game but cowers in a corner just to stay untouched for a few more mins is wrong

I only play with people who want to win, not those who are complacent enough to just be happy sitting in a game doing nothing

Jaysonguy

In deathmatch, I believe your objective is to have more kills than deaths giving your team a + score. Headquarters, you have to defend objectives. I am just saying camping is a legit strategy. Don't use it all the time but use it when it benefits the team. I don't agree that people who camp playh for themselves. I don't when I camp.

LOL. the fact that you put "legit" in the topic Title just proves it isnt. If MOST people think camping is cheap, then it probably is. all online multiplayer games have campers. its just the way it is. but its not really "strategy". its called being lazy and just sniping from 1 spot for a long time. not a big fan, but thats just how it goes. and there are snipers in real life too that just camp out to get a few kills i guess.

LOL. the fact that you put "legit" in the topic Title just proves it isnt. If MOST people think camping is cheap, then it probably is. all online multiplayer games have campers. its just the way it is. but its not really "strategy". its called being lazy and just sniping from 1 spot for a long time. not a big fan, but thats just how it goes. and there are snipers in real life too that just camp out to get a few kills i guess.

Talldude80

Thats kinda like saying if I wrote "Itook a stinky crap" it's not stinky becauseIwrote that it was... not popular = not legit. I don't agree. Do i think camping can be cheap? yes (spawn killing). Do I think it can be lazy? well it's pretty easy to do. I just think it's okay to do especially when you are helping out your team. I personally think campers are easy to kill so I don't know why it is a problem. Adapt to the gameplay of your opponents. Shouldn't be a big ordeal in my opinion.

There's always a way to defeat camping. Most COD players resort to blindly charging in the wide open screaming into their mikes.

Spawn camping however is not legitimate and I cringe everytime I get put onto Rust.

There's always a way to defeat camping. Most COD players resort to blindly charging in the wide open screaming into their mikes.

Spawn camping however is not legitimate and I cringe everytime I get put onto Rust.

Soapweed

Camping is fine if all you care about is getting kills and not enjoying the game to the fullest.xTheExploited

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There's always a way to defeat camping. Most COD players resort to blindly charging in the wide open screaming into their mikes.

Spawn camping however is not legitimate and I cringe everytime I get put onto Rust.

Yagr_Zero

yup as some have already said it is legit its not like your cheating but if thats how you play the game its quite sad really. What fun can you really be getting out of sitting in one spot just waiting for someone to walk by. absolutely no skill is involved in it and no one will care about the K/D ratio your itching to brag about.

why does everyone b**** about campers (not that I am one)in MW2 its one of the few games that has killcam so anybody with half a brain cell should be able to sort it out.

And one more thing this noob tube thing (which I do use) why should I run into a building when I know an enemy is on the top floor camping protected by claymores when I can fire the grenade in there to sort he/she out.

JUST PLAY THE GAME and if you keep getting killed time to learn some new skills.

its alwyas legit to pick off noobs one-by-one

true, but charging a heavily guarded objective, maybe taking out one guy then being shot by 3 other guys is hardly a good strategy either and eventually ends up with you getting frustrated and leaving. IMO you need to find a good balance. I'll move to a location, scope it out, and if people continue running through my line of vision to attack an objective or something, then yeah I'm gonna stay there. But if I'm only getting one or two people every few minutes I'd rather keep moving and stay with the action.

This is why I like bad company 2, both "camping" and doing recon (identifying targets for your teammates) and also rushing the objectives are both equally rewarding.

youll never get thru to anyone with this stuff its pointless, regardless of what it is if it gets them killed they will complain, noobtubes, campers, perks, guns, they all get complained about simply becuase people like to complain-DirtySanchez-

Depends on the gametype. I'll play sabotage and there will be games were everyone just camps for kills and completely ignores the fact that the bomb has been planted and our team needs to ensure it doesn't get defused. That makes me much madder than anyone camping. If you want to farm kills, play TDM, don't play objective games when you won't work for the objective.

It really depends on the game mode. In modes like demolition, domination, and headquarters it's not only a strategy, it's almost borderline necessity if you want to win. Some of the other modes(free-for-all especially) camping is no more than a nuisance. Like others have said too, spawn campers have no place in gaming. They aren't as bad as glitchers or hackers, but they rank right up there.

camping is smart and can get the job done but it gets annoying sometimes and besides campers are easy 2 take out throw a flash or grenade and boom payback

I love campers. Gives me an excuse to put my sniper away and bring out the RPG's with Danger Close and Scavanger. :lol:

Camping is completely legitimate. I didn't know games were fun sitting in a corner picking off people who have no possibility of shotting you before you shoot them, especially behind those borders where you just see the peak of their heads and the campers can see you fully.

The hypocritical part is that campers get pissed about people using Marathon/Lightweight. Sorry, no nuke for you this match.

FriendlyAC130

^^What he said. Whats the point in playing a fps if you gonna lay down and pick people off. These people might aswell play those arcade games where you stay still and shoot the people on the screen..

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Camping is completely legitimate. I didn't know games were fun sitting in a corner picking off people who have no possibility of shotting you before you shoot them, especially behind those borders where you just see the peak of their heads and the campers can see you fully.

The hypocritical part is that campers get pissed about people using Marathon/Lightweight. Sorry, no nuke for you this match.

RamboJLC

^^What he said. Whats the point in playing a fps if you gonna lay down and pick people off. These people might aswell play those arcade games where you stay still and shoot the people on the screen..

lol. lethal enforcers was awesome!

It turns a FPS into a point and click adventure game.

Not my favorite play style. Whatever floats your boat.

There are two kinds of camping. Legitimate camping and **** camping. Legitimate camping is something along the lines of a sniper staying in the same spot for the whole game (I mean, what is he gonna do? Run around and try to kill people with his secondary?) or or if you're in an accessible area (like the roofs of the buildings on Favela) or if your are protecting a capture point or something of the like. **** camping is when you sit around a corner, where you can't be shot from any angle, with a shotty or close range weapon the entire game and shoot people as they walk around the corner or through a door. The former is fine. The latter is a cheap tactic used by people who can't get any kills otherwise.

Depends on the gametype. I'll play sabotage and there will be games were everyone just camps for kills

Cwagmire21

Putting aside the camping, doesn't EVERYONE play sabotage to get a bunch of kills? I don't think I've ever met anyone who plays sabotage because they want to fight over planting the bomb.

Camping is only a legit strategy if you're a Sniper

campers are fun as hell to kill i knife them right in the back of the head or i get a nice easy head shot

Camping is fine if all you care about is getting kills and not enjoying the game to the fullest.xTheExploited

its alwyas legit to pick off noobs one-by-one

PsYcHo_BrOwNiE

EDIT-this ^ applies to TDM game types in any game. not objective based game types. then its ok to camp if your defending, or sniping :P

sure, if you want to camp thats fine with me, but i think it defeats the whole aspect of having fun. Fun to me is running around frantically and killing lots of people. I dont think infinity ward is a big fan of campers. I mean, we have kill cam. And once we know where you are, we will find you, and kill you. So have fun sitting your ass in one spot

running around frantically and killing lots of people

cclbiah

I hate camping, it's boring IMO.

As long as it's not cheating I won't call it cheating...doesn't mean it'll annoy the p*ss out of me. ;)

[QUOTE="Megaflush24"]

I don't understand why players get upset with camping. I think it is a smart strategy especially when a situation calls for it. Isn't it all about adaptation? Personally I think players haven't figured out a way to deal with campers and that is why they get upset. Perhaps a class change from akimbo shotguns? Last time I checked, the only person who survived a wreckless abandon tactic was Rambo, Chuck Norris, Kevin Federline etc.

Bottom line:

Learn, Adapt, Play. Have fun... it's a game.

Thoughts?

jad206

Yes, it's a game. I buy games to PLAY. not sit in a corner and wait 20 seconds waiting for someone to run by. Sure it's a "legit" strategy, but so is noob-tubing across that map. That's gay isn't it? I think your just a camper and thats why your defending them. Not good enough at the game? Campers are the bane of enjoyment, and for you to defend them means your either a camper, or done right dumb.

I use whatever strategy works for the match. If I am a sniper... I am probably not gonna move much. Speaking of dumb... it's "down right" I believe. How about a Fresca? and I buy games to kiss them and not have fun.

[QUOTE="Megaflush24"]

I don't understand why players get upset with camping. I think it is a smart strategy especially when a situation calls for it. Isn't it all about adaptation? Personally I think players haven't figured out a way to deal with campers and that is why they get upset. Perhaps a class change from akimbo shotguns? Last time I checked, the only person who survived a wreckless abandon tactic was Rambo, Chuck Norris, Kevin Federline etc.

Bottom line:

Learn, Adapt, Play. Have fun... it's a game.

Thoughts?

jad206

Yes, it's a game. I buy games to PLAY. not sit in a corner and wait 20 seconds waiting for someone to run by. Sure it's a "legit" strategy, but so is noob-tubing across that map. That's gay isn't it? I think your just a camper and thats why your defending them. Not good enough at the game? Campers are the bane of enjoyment, and for you to defend them means your either a camper, or done right dumb.

Camping is fine if all you care about is getting kills and not enjoying the game to the fullest.xTheExploited

Agreed. Camping gets boring after awhile. I only do it when it involves defending an objective (flag, etc.) or an area where all the action is.

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]Camping is fine if all you care about is getting kills and not enjoying the game to the fullest.lil_d_mack_314

Much like a community, depends on who you play. And don't forget that this stragedy is also used in other networks and services too.

Campers never bother me it's when I'm in a game full of people that get slaughtered by campers that bothers me. If someone is camping please don't run directly into their line of sight and if you do it please don't continue doing it.. I don't camp in one spot but I do use cover to my advantage. I don't run in the middle of the open to get my *** kicked.

Well you can say its legitimate but It ruins the fun for you........IMO.

Drakshadow97