I'm still enjoying it, but I gotta say it doesn't hold a candle to COD4.
The camping has ruined it. I estimate about 1 out of every 3 matches doesn't even reach the score limit because of all these pussies hiding at either end of the map.
gotta say, the more and more i have been playing mw2, the less and less i'm liking it.
i'm starting to not like a lot of maps that i initially thought were okay.
i also think a lot of it is due to the way the opponents are playing. there seems to be so much more camping in MW2 than I remember in COD4.
granted it is a valid tactic, i just don't like it because it's boring.
so most of the maps that have buildings and windows to hide in on 2nd floors or roof tops, i'm starting to not like because i'm just seeing so many people camping now.
I attribute to the camping and slow pace to how new the game is.
I still run and gun but I do it at about 1/2 the speed I did it in CoD 4. It's more of a cautious trot and gun.
I gotta say, I'm really liking the Remington ACR. The stats are almost identical to the M4A1/Tar21 but I seem to do really well with it. I think it and the M4 are my two best guns. Still think that most of the SMG's are useless. I tried using the MP5K on Sub Base last night, from 20 feet away it was tough to hit someone.
I have noticed the score thing as well, and I have to attribute it to people not being as aggressive as well. i don't think i've once finished a game on Derail by one team hitting the kill limit (and this is one of my most hated maps).
The AA-12 is (IMHO) overpowered, but it certainly is useful. I just can't believe how slow it is to swap from a primary weapon to a machine pistol or shotgun. I discovered on hardcore though that I like using a pistol. Fast swap, accurate, fun!
And I agree that at distances the SMG's should be useless but 20 feet or less is a little ridiculous. I mean, I'm standing on the roof at Sub Base and you're on the ground right in front of me. The first 2 bullets hit you and then it's all over the place.
camping is because they nerfed our health so every joe that picks up this game can get a kill. You've got about half the health of cod4. Before the weak ass p90 would take 5+ shots to kill now it's 3.
Out of the ~150 games I've played, maybe less than 10% don't hit the score limit. If there's stupid campers, you gotta come up with a strategy to flush them out. There's many different ways to do so. Camping isn't any different than it was in COD4.
Not sure why your teams have a problem on Derail. I haven't yet had a game end to time on it yet.
What game modes are you playing? I have had a match hit the score limit on derail maybe 10% of the time. I play TDM. It is the worst as far as action goes.
I still like this map though, cause I usually score in the 20's because I run around in stealth and kill all the other team's campers, unfortunately my team usually camps as well so they barely get any kills.
well considering ground war is 12 v 12 and goes to 10,000 pts, and normal TDM is 6 v 6 and goes to 7500, it makes sense you hit the 10,000 mark since there are 12 people on each team. that averages out to only like 8 kills per person, whereas the TDM averages out to about 12 kills a person. keep in mind, you only have 6 targets to shoot at as oppose to 12.
then with FFA, again, you have more than 6 other opponents you are shooting at, and nobody is working together. everyone tries to shoot everyone else they see.
we're talking about TDM (at least I am) since that is the "default" for this game (first one in the list and most played).