Official Modern Warfare 2 thread

[bdubyah]

Me and my friend tried Snatch and Grab several times on veteran also, and we figured out it is probably easier to do by yourself. I know it sounds crazy, but we tried it COOP at least 20 times and we couldn't beat it.

Here's a few tips:

The juggernauts do change positions some. Most of the time you have one right off the bat. And you will have one after you get the intel and jump out of the broken plane. Sometimes though, you can go to the tip of the plane and snipe him first. Sometimes he doesn't appear till you hit the ground.

Also, easiest thing to do is DO NOT get the intel when you get to it. First, go in the plane and snipe all but one of the enemies in the next area. Make sure you leave one or else the juggernauts will come in real fast from behind you. I suggest leaving one to the left somewhere.

Then go get the intel and haul ass through the plane, and jump out and head right down to the other piece of a plane. If you haven't sniped the juggernaut yet, he will be coming down the hill in front of you. You should be able to snipe him before he gets close to you. If you HAVE to, flash him so you can get a few easy shots on him, but you will want those flashbangs for when you get to the top of the hill.

Once on top of the hill, there are around 10 or so enemies. You need to move at a decent pace or else a juggernaut will catch up with you from behind. Best thing is kill as many as fast as possible until there is only a few left. Flash them and run like hell, and pray you don't get shot in the back.


It took me around 3 tries doing that to get it. Hope it helps.

 

[DJFuji]

What other areas have these infinite enemies that you guys are referring to? The enemies are definitely not infinite save for one or two places. They are finite, and as I progress through the game I am able to take out every single one of them before I move on. The first part of Rio is the only exception I can recall (which is definitely annoying). I just rushed through that area as quickly as possible. Once you get to the dogs the infinite enemies are no more.

Veteran in MW2 is so much easier than Veteran in COD4 it's not even funny.

I haven't noticed infinite respawns anywhere but the favela (Takedown). It wasn't obvious until i started running out of ammo after camping and taking down about 400 guys in a row on the rooftops. There can't be THAT many guys coming from behind that shed up there...

 

[cheerio]

I think i might be getting this for Christmas from the wife but i dont want to wait that long

 

[state 08]

Is there any difference between the Holographic and Red Dot sights?


I actually prefer Red Dot because you can see more outside the scope as opposed to Holographic.

 

[gorcorps]

I think i might be getting this for Christmas from the wife but i dont want to wait that long

Rent it, that's what I did. You'll be able to get through all the single player and decent amount of MP. Should be enough to get you through xmas.

 

[bob4432]

Just ordered some new headphones + throat mic:
http://www.amazon.com/Technica-ATH-A.../dp/B000CMS0XU

thats funny....are you this guy?

 

[Glitchny]

Is there any difference between the Holographic and Red Dot sights?


I actually prefer Red Dot because you can see more outside the scope as opposed to Holographic.

Holographic is more accurate technically cause it is more transparent, and it doesn't move or jump from recoil/quick turning nearly as much as the red dot.

Personally I like TI, well I like it when others use it. I think I killed this dude 5 times in one match by just waiting for him to respawn at his TI. Was great.

 

[DJFuji]

Yeah IIRC in real life the holographic is more accurate because it isnt as susceptible to angular sight differences. e.g. looking at it from different angles. In game it's about the same though.

 

[d4mo]

So I swore I had read multiple times that killstreak kills count towards new killstreaks, as long as they don't come from care packages.

I also swear that my Attack chopper kills have gone towards my Chopper gunner. But recently I switched attack chopper to pavelow and the kills don't count(all I would need are 2 kills from it). What gives?

 

[DrunkenSano]

So I swore I had read multiple times that killstreak kills count towards new killstreaks, as long as they don't come from care packages.

I also swear that my Attack chopper kills have gone towards my Chopper gunner. But recently I switched attack chopper to pavelow and the kills don't count(all I would need are 2 kills from it). What gives?

Seems to count when I played (non-carepackage ones). I use to have Predator + Aerial Bombard + Harrier lined up and I would get one after the other once I hit the Predator, assuming I killed people with that stuff.

 

[d4mo]

Seems to count when I played (non-carepackage ones). I use to have Predator + Aerial Bombard + Harrier lined up and I would get one after the other once I hit the Predator, assuming I killed people with that stuff.

Predator always works for me, it was just the pavelow that I noticed recently.

 

[smackababy]

So, does anyone besides me get completely jewed out of nukes? I've only managed one so far, but I've gotten 23-24 kill streaks probably 20% of my 3rd person games.

 

[mugs]

So I swore I had read multiple times that killstreak kills count towards new killstreaks, as long as they don't come from care packages.

I also swear that my Attack chopper kills have gone towards my Chopper gunner. But recently I switched attack chopper to pavelow and the kills don't count(all I would need are 2 kills from it). What gives?

Double check and make sure you actually have chopper gunner selected? When I unlocked AC-130 I didn't notice that it also replaced my chopper with it; the next game I was wondering why I never got my chopper.

 

[d4mo]

Double check and make sure you actually have chopper gunner selected? When I unlocked AC-130 I didn't notice that it also replaced my chopper with it; the next game I was wondering why I never got my chopper.

I did, because I got 2 more gun kills and I got the Chopper Gunner.

 

[sygyzy]

I have Care Package, Sentry, and I think Harrier. For some reason it seems that when I get a Sentry and use it, I get a Care Package right away, with no additional kills. It's like a bonus. Am I imagining things?

Also, I was playing last night and this guy dominated with dual 1800's style shotguns. He must have had the fast reload perk on too but he killed me personally like 5 times. Has anyone used this combo?

 

[mugs]

Care package is 4 kills, sentry gun is 5. Unlike CoD4, you don't lose killstreaks that you don't use. You earned the care package at 4 kills but didn't use it, then you earned the sentry gun. When you placed the sentry gun it gave you another chance to use the care package.

 

[gorcorps]

I have Care Package, Sentry, and I think Harrier. For some reason it seems that when I get a Sentry and use it, I get a Care Package right away, with no additional kills. It's like a bonus. Am I imagining things?

Also, I was playing last night and this guy dominated with dual 1800's style shotguns. He must have had the fast reload perk on too but he killed me personally like 5 times. Has anyone used this combo?

Not used it, but I've seen it and have gotten my ass kicked by the guy. He was quick but what really messed me up was he also used a riot shield. First time I saw him he had the shield up, got him turned around then he got picked off from behind. Next few times I saw him though he had the dual shotguns with the riot shield on his back. The shotguns were enough to keep his streak up, and the shield made it tough to pick him off from behind anymore.

 

[sygyzy]

So you're saying he ran around with the shield as a back protector only and never used it on the front?

 

[BD2003]

I find I like the rds more for smgs or other cqb weapons, since the sight borders are thinner and the dot itself obscuring isn't a problem since it's close up. The transparent holographic is slightly better for long range assault rifle work, even if the borders are thicker.

They're really pretty much the same though, I wish there was more differentiation between the two.

I'm also really digging the tactical knife for the pistols...been getting a lot more melee kills than usual with it because it's so quick. The pistols are very underrated in this game...they're semi auto, but each shot does a lot more damage than the machine pistols. I don't find the magnum or the desert eagle as useful as the usp or m9 because of the recoil, but you can still take someone down very quickly up close with them, 2-3 shots.

 

[AstroManLuca]

So you're saying he ran around with the shield as a back protector only and never used it on the front?

I'm going to have to try this tonight. I never thought of using the riot shield as a back protector.

In fact, I haven't even used the shield at all yet. But for game types like Domination and HQ where kills are less important than defense, I bet it can be very helpful. There are some pretty good shotguns and pistols in the game.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

I'm going to have to try this tonight. I never thought of using the riot shield as a back protector.

In fact, I haven't even used the shield at all yet. But for game types like Domination and HQ where kills are less important than defense, I bet it can be very helpful. There are some pretty good shotguns and pistols in the game.

I think you can grab them off dead people and put them on your back and still use your assault rifle or alternatively use the riot shield in your setup and pickup assault rifles off the dead. I swear I've done this.

 

[sygyzy]

The part I am confused about is I think the riot shield only sits on your back unless you are running or you switch to your secondary weapon, right? Is it possible to use a primary plus riot shield?

 

[d4mo]

The part I am confused about is I think the riot shield only sits on your back unless you are running or you switch to your secondary weapon, right? Is it possible to use a primary plus riot shield?

It is if you pick up a gun off the ground.

 

[gorcorps]

So you're saying he ran around with the shield as a back protector only and never used it on the front?

The part I am confused about is I think the riot shield only sits on your back unless you are running or you switch to your secondary weapon, right? Is it possible to use a primary plus riot shield?

Like I said, when I FIRST saw him, he had his shield out front but every time I saw him afterwards it was just on his back and he was running with the dual shotguns.

I'm not sure if the dual shotguns are a 2ndary weapon or something, as I'm not that far into MP so I don't know what's possible. All I know is the few times I saw him in kill cam he had dual shotguns and his shield was still on his back.

 

[BD2003]

Dual sawed off shottys is a secondary, it's called the ranger. You can basically
blast off 4 full shotgun blasts in a split second, which is absolutely devastating close range, but utterly useless past that. It could
be a decent combo for defending a bomb site though.