I'm about 10 missions in and I have to say I'm completely disappointed with the progression of the story. Pretty much nothing is going on and the conversations do not expand on the characters at all, there just isn't any depth. Anyways for those who have either beaten or gotten far in the game, does the story pick up and is it any good?

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i tried it out a year or two ago and had an absolute blast with it. i am a CS fanboy and combat arms felt like cs 1.6 on steroids. nothing more fun than being able to carry an ak47 AND a L96 sniper rifle. obviously its a free game so you cant expect it to be really high quality, but it is definitely a fun casual game.

fallout 3 goty edition which comes with all the added DLC. you wont play another game for a LONG time

guild wars when nightfall was launched

mass effect 1. i really wish they kept the synthesized retro futuristic, blade runner-esque music style for the 2nd one

Assault: hands down the m16. i consistently finish with 3:1 or 4:1 ratios with this gun, just got a platinum star for it recently at lvl 25 so im happy about that. the burst fire forces you to lay down controlled, accurate shots and turns you into an efficient killing machine. i feel the an-94 lacks the same finishing power that an m16 with magnum has because of only 2 shots in a burst. also, the m4 feels a kind of erratic and no where no as powerful. m16 all the way

Engineer: the ump. this is the only smg in the game that i can easily take people down at medium range, with short bursts while strafing. taking out snipers at short-medium range while strafing and firing 2-4 shot burts is awesome and usually guarantees a kill. i dont even bother using the iron sights with this, thats how accurate it is. its a shame that the clip size is smaller than the others. i think ppl generally debate between this and the ak74. ive never really been able to get used to the ak74 it shoots a little too fast for my taste and has too big a cone of fire, so medium range fights dont suit it, and it gets beaten short range by the pp-2000 and xm8 compact easily. i recommend the ump with magnum ammo.

Recon: I dunno, i never snipe although i plan to do it more often in the future. if im recon its usually because i want the c4 and motion tracking

Medic: dunno about this either. i know that the m60 is the best but i havent really had much experience with the guns. i definitely like the pkm but i just haven't put in the time for the medic class. i dont think ive even unlocked the debrillators.

post away what your favorite guns are and why, as well as any shooting tips you got!

are you sure? bleh that is such a shame. i miss the old days of cs, when you could use psycho stats to look at your k/d ratio for every single gun...

hey guys, i can't for the life of me find any stats regarding k/d ratio for a SPECIFIC gun, can anyone direct me to it?

I had no real issues with the mako sequences in mass effect. sure, navigating through terrain could be a little annoying but I honestly enjoyed fighting bad guys with it. dodging missiles with the mako's boost power was pretty entertaining and i loved blowing infantry into oblivion with my cannon. Anyone feel the same?

Which would you guys recommend for competitive multiplayer play? I was an avid cs player back in the day and lately I've been wanting to get back into the competitive gaming scene. I know how source plays, but how is modern warfare 2? I've heard that the whole IWnet server setup hurts the game really bad but how is the core gameplay? I will always love cs:s but if modern warfare 2's gameplay is fresh enough, I don't think I'll mind the lack of dedicated servers. Well...maybe