Official Modern Warfare 2 thread

[dougp]

Yeah, I have no idea why they don't allow you to pick up ammo without scavenger if you find the same gun you are using on the ground. Pretty dumb if you ask me.

You can, but it has to be the EXACT same gun.

M16 w/ RDS can't pick up M16 with anything else, etc.

 

[tatteredpotato]

You can, but it has to be the EXACT same gun.

M16 w/ RDS can't pick up M16 with anything else, etc.

It's most likely a balance issue... if you could pick up ammo for the same gun then nobody would ever run out of ammo.

 

[dougp]

It's most likely a balance issue... if you could pick up ammo for the same gun then nobody would ever run out of ammo.

Meh, I personally feel it's one of those things that forces you into using Scavenger. Kinda like in CoD4, I used bandolier ... I guess the major problem is, who the hell carries 3 clips total? Give us the +clips from Scavenger all the time, and chances are you might see people using bling or marathon, etc.

 

[James Bond]

What are everyone's favorite guns now?

I find myself using M16 and ACR almost exclusively.

 

[fatpat268]

I use either the M16, FAMAS, or RPD.

I sorta like the ACR, but it feels weak in comparison to the M16

 

[Kabob]

I like the ACR, M4A1, and am sometimes fond of the SCAR-H. ACR = the winnar.

Anybody ever get killed by an airdrop? Happened to me tonight. Dropped smoke in a corner, tucked myself in about 5 feet away, the crate dropped, bounced, and crashed right on top of me.

Ouch.

Luckily I spawned 1 building over and still got the crate. Talk about humiliating. One of only 2 deaths that round. Lesson learned. Stay close but stay clear of smoke.

I've been killed twice by my own crate, the second time was complete BS though. I popped the smoke and the crate dropped. I moved UPHILL from where it was landing and the physics engine went crazy. The crate landed and flew uphill and hit me...man it sucked.

 

[mugs]

I've been killed twice by my own crate, the second time was complete BS though. I popped the smoke and the crate dropped. I moved UPHILL from where it was landing and the physics engine went crazy. The crate landed and flew uphill and hit me...man it sucked.

THIS is why this game and every other needs a game playback feature like Halo 3's.

 

[Kev]

Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill. Ninja kill. Payback kill.

I swear 80% of my deaths at this point are payback kills that occur within 5 seconds of me killing them.

 

[yours truly]

what did you mean by 7th prestige icon? do you mean the icon for the 7th level of the first prestige? in cod4 you would get a single icon for the entire prestige until you hit 55 again and continued into the subsequent prestige. do we get a different icon for each level when prestiging?

ps - prestige

Sorry for the confusion. I meant the 7th prestige icon like the gold cross in COD4.

btw IW added the rest of the maps for us FFA players - this proves they do listen.

have a happy thanksgiving my friends across the pond

 

[mugs]

I don't know if I've mentioned this previously, but I painkiller is crazy powerful for the short time you have it. Much more powerful than the Juggernaut was. I don't know why people complained about Juggernaut so much and didn't complain about stopping power. Stopping power and Juggernaut had the opposite effects, and neither was more powerful than the other. Stopping power vs juggernaut was the same as if neither player had their perk.

If you run into someone with painkiller and you don't have a corner to duck around, you better hope the guy is slow or just really bad. Seems like it takes 3 or 4 bursts from the FAMAS.

 

[Glitchny]

I like the ACR, M4A1, and am sometimes fond of the SCAR-H. ACR = the winnar.

Yea I love the ACR, just got Mastery on it done.

 

[bucwylde23]

My favorites are probably the M16 and ACR. i also love using the javelin. there are several maps that if I spawn on the right side I can get 1-2 kills almost every time at the start with the javelin.

 

[BoberFett]

If you run into someone with painkiller and you don't have a corner to duck around, you better hope the guy is slow or just really bad. Seems like it takes 3 or 4 bursts from the FAMAS.

It takes 3 or 4 bursts from the FAMAS to kill an injured bird. That things is a piece of junk. I've finally given up on it.

 

[Rage187]

new maps in rotation last night? I usually play free for all death match but there were new maps last night.

Usual: Afgan, Airport, little house, favela, high rise

Last night: karachi, sub base and some others I had never played free for all deathmatch on.

 

[mugs]

I haven't played any free for all, but what's this "little house" you're talking about? I don't think I've seen that map.

 

[Kabob]

Yea I love the ACR, just got Mastery on it done.

Yeah, I got mastery on the ACR the other day and I've got like 20 more FMJ kills left for M4A1 mastery as well.

I don't like the Javelin as much. I understand the benefit of having what is essentially a mortar but I think the stinger is alot better for taking out aircraft.

 

[Jules]

Like the game a lot but the killstreak rewards ruin the game for me.

 

[tatteredpotato]

THIS is why this game and every other needs a game playback feature like Halo 3's.

Agreed... ever since Halo 3 introduced saved films I have been craving them in every other game. The fact that it hasn't surfaced in other games yet is a testament to the technology required to implement such a feature imo.

 

[YoungGun21]

new maps in rotation last night? I usually play free for all death match but there were new maps last night.

Usual: Afgan, Airport, little house, favela, high rise

Last night: karachi, sub base and some others I had never played free for all deathmatch on.

Yea last night we were playing TDM and Rust came on. I thought that was only a FFA map.

 

[Rage187]

Yea last night we were playing TDM and Rust came on. I thought that was only a FFA map.

I enjoyed the change although 3 out of the 6 new maps are sniper centric.

 

[Dessert Tears]

Is the playing population softer on holidays? I haven't played enough to get a baseline. In general, I lose slightly more than half my one-on-ones, but I took up the slack today with opportunistic kills. Maybe the matchmaking system is setting me up with other noobs.

 

[smackababy]

So, I've broken the nuke barrier. After I finally got my first one two days ago, I've dropped 3 more. I am thinking of getting 10 before I prestige. I'm only level 56 or so right now.

 

[biggestmuff]

The SP was alright, but I get tired of the scripted gameplay. I could do with climbing the glacier. Wow, I'm clicking two buttons back and forth. The end was alright from a story-telling perspective, but dumb to a gamer. It needed to be more interactive. What happened to big, final boss battles?

I like the tweaks IW made to the AI, but Veteran should have been ramped up a little more. Veteran was not that much different than Regular. There weren't any horrible spots in the game on Veteran. There were two spots where there was a long gap in between two checkpoints, but the AI wasn't as brutal as it has been on past CODs. For reference I've beaten COD 2, 3 and 4 on Veteran.

I mostly play regular deathmatch...mostly. I like the map updates that were pushed the other day. I was surprised to see "Wasteland" on DM. It was fun, but it quickly turned into everyone running to the cave and spraying each other.

I had a 30-0 round on "Highrise" a few days ago.

I think the big part of the game is configuring which killstreaks you have activated. A had been playing with 5(Predator)-7(Harrier)-9(Pavelow), but then I switched to 7-9-11(AC130). I then rethought about them and spaced them out a bit more by going with 4(drop)-7-11 which works a bit better. I think I'm going to unlock the auto-turret (5) next and use that in place of my 4(drop). What killstreak setup is everyone else using?

 

[mugs]

I use UAV, Predator and Harriers. I'm going to replace Predator with the sentry gun because I usually don't get more than one kill with the predator. I'd like to add a higher level killstreak, but when I consider how frequently I'd actually get the higher killstreaks I think the payoff is better for me with the lower ones. UAV doesn't directly get you any kills, but it's incredibly useful and helps your whole team.

 

[biggestmuff]

I use UAV, Predator and Harriers. I'm going to replace Predator with the sentry gun because I usually don't get more than one kill with the predator. I'd like to add a higher level killstreak, but when I consider how frequently I'd actually get the higher killstreaks I think the payoff is better for me with the lower ones. UAV doesn't directly get you any kills, but it's incredibly useful and helps your whole team.

I play FFA DM so the UAV wouldn't help much. I don't use a HB sensor either. I constantly scan the surroundings and pay attention to my audio system to aware me.

The Predator is cool, but thinking back, I should have unlocked the sentry gun as it has a far greater potential for larger kill count.

Also, claymores plus the Scavenger perk is a huge advantage. At least for me and my play style.