Official Modern Warfare 3 thread

[Kabob]

Gun stats! From the MW3 strategy guide, so assumed accurate until proven otherwise.

AR Min (at distance) / Max (up close) Power:
ACR 30-45
AK47 25-49
CM901 25-49
FAD 24-30
G36C 25-40
M4A1 20-42
SCAR 20-35
M16 (Burst) 25-45
Type 95 (Burst) 20-55
MK14 (Single) 49-75

SMG Min (at distance) / Max (up close) Power:
MP5 20-42
MP7 20-35
P90 20-42
PM-9 20-35
PP90M1 17-42
UMP45 17-49

LMG Min (at distance) / Max (up close) M60E4 30-50
MG36 25-40
MK46 25-40
PKP Pecheneg 25-40
L86 LSW 20-38

Sniper Power (one number) / Head Mult / Neck / Upper Torso / Lower Torso:
AS50 98/1.5/1.1/1.1/1
Barrett 98/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.1
Dragunov 70/1.5/1.1/1.1/1
L118A 98/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.1
MSR 98/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.1
RSASS 70/1.5/1.5/1.5/1.1

Shotgun Min (at distance) / Max (up close) Power / Pellet per Burst / Total Potential Min/Max Damage
AA12 5-15/8/40-120
KSG12 15-28/6/90-168
1887 20-30/8/160-240
SPAS 5-25/8/40-200
Striker 15-25/6/90-150
USAS12 5-25/6/30-150

Machine Pistols Min (at distance) / Max (up close) Power:
FMG9 20-40
G18 17-42
MP9 19-33
Skorpion 20-30

Handgun Min (at distance) / Max (up close) Power:
Magnum 14-49
Deagle 25-49
Five Seven 17-36
MP412 17-49
P99 17-49
USP45 17-40

Launcher Min (at distance) / Max (up close) Power:
Javelin 50-300
M320 GLM 25-110
RPG7 49-135
SMAW 55-115
Stinger 55-155
XM25 35-55

Kabob, you know what to do with it...since I can't do it myself anymore.

LOL, I'm on it!

Sorry to hear that bud, they're mad Banhammer happy over there, but I'll be Black Ops like the XXL Chalupa guy and post it. :ninja:

 

[dougp]

LOL, I'm on it!

Sorry to hear that bud, they're mad Banhammer happy over there, but I'll be Black Ops like the XXL Chalupa guy and post it. :ninja:

I was Brian Wilson for Halloween ... :hmm:

 

[dougp]

Oh yah, really sucks to see that there's no Ricochet Hardcore modes now ...

 

[lokiju]

Anyone able to register on the COD website for their founder status yet?

Still unable to register an account...

 

[dougp]

Anyone able to register on the COD website for their founder status yet?

Still unable to register an account...

Nope, I haven't been able to. As a matter of fact, I was actually able to get to the Elite site, but it said I needed to play a multiplayer match when I'm already rank 26 or so.

 

[TheStuck]

Nope, I haven't been able to. As a matter of fact, I was actually able to get to the Elite site, but it said I needed to play a multiplayer match when I'm already rank 26 or so.

Same issue for me this morning and it didnt have my premium status loaded either. I could only get to it on a PC through the xbox it kept crapping out with an error. Hopefully they will fix this.

Alo last night I was having trouble connecting to any MW3 multiplayer through Xbox live. Kept getting a Xbox Live error but I was on Live so I have no idea. I started the single player and am about done with that.

 

[dougp]

Same issue for me this morning and it didnt have my premium status loaded either. I could only get to it on a PC through the xbox it kept crapping out with an error. Hopefully they will fix this.

Alo last night I was having trouble connecting to any MW3 multiplayer through Xbox live. Kept getting a Xbox Live error but I was on Live so I have no idea. I started the single player and am about done with that.

I'm avoiding the campaign until I get my X41's from woot - then I plan on moving my xbox to the 52" and playing it there instead of on the 42" in my office.

 

[TheStuck]

I'm avoiding the campaign until I get my X41's from woot - then I plan on moving my xbox to the 52" and playing it there instead of on the 42" in my office.

Those were on woot...I bet at a pretty sweet price.

I have a pretty decent home theater that I have my primary xbox on (61" TV and 7.1 sound). The campaign is really loud and tons of bass. My GF jumped when i unpaused the game one time. Also she seems to not be as excited as I am about MW3 for some odd reason....lol

 

[bucwylde23]

Loving the game so far. It's definitely an adjustment coming from black ops. There is so much chaos in comparison, but I like it.

Still undecided on the maps. I don't hate them, but I can't say that I love them yet either. For modes like domination it just feels like there is no way to hold down your side and defend. It's just like a constant circle of take a flag, move to the next one, and so on.

 

[dougp]

Loving the game so far. It's definitely an adjustment coming from black ops. There is so much chaos in comparison, but I like it.

Still undecided on the maps. I don't hate them, but I can't say that I love them yet either. For modes like domination it just feels like there is no way to hold down your side and defend. It's just like a constant circle of take a flag, move to the next one, and so on.

I agree about Domination, but it's a great way to level up guns. If you're looking to level up guns quickly, things like Domination and Kill Confirmed will probably be the best methods.

 

[bucwylde23]

I agree about Domination, but it's a great way to level up guns. If you're looking to level up guns quickly, things like Domination and Kill Confirmed will probably be the best methods.

Yeah I think i was averaging about 30-40 kills per domination game, got up to max proficiency with the M4A1 and working on the CM 901 or whatever now.

Domination is one of my all time favorite modes anyways so it's no problem playing it.

 

[dougp]

Yeah I think i was averaging about 30-40 kills per domination game, got up to max proficiency with the M4A1 and working on the CM 901 or whatever now.

Domination is one of my all time favorite modes anyways so it's no problem playing it.

Same, but I'm still working on my M4A1 - I'd like to try other guns, but I'm one of those people who feels compelled to max out a weapon before I move on.

 

[DrunkenSano]

Have to say, I am enjoying the SCAR while the M16 seemed a lot different than the one in MW2, a lot weaker. Playing BF3 a bunch really screwed up my MW3 senses but after a few rounds last night I was finally able to readjust back.

 

[PimpJuice]

I got my butt kicked last night. I believe I was having connection issues because I was shooting people and they would not die only to have them fling around and headshot me (or it seemed).

Its early, but I prefer Black Ops. The graphics and the map design seem to have taken two steps backwards. The maps are really bland in my opinion.

I'll be on again tonight, hope to catch some of you online.

Kabob, I also got the Reaper killstreak and I had quite a few kills with it. I guess it depends on the map too.

 

[tfinch2]

This game needs an install to hard drive or it is going to kill my PS3. It is constantly reading the disc while playing, and it is incredibly annoying.

 

[BD2003]

Fastest way to level up guns is def FFA. I think. If its just based on raw kills. They don't really explain the weapon XP system at all.

 

[Saint Nick]

Mostly feels like a big addon to MW2. Which isn't bad.

 

[blackdogdeek]

i haven't played blops or mw2 in several months. i picked up my controller last night and my fingers knew exactly what to do. i didn't even have to do a mental check at the beginning to make sure i had the mapping of the buttons in my head. it was kind of weird.

i played domination and it sure gets annoying when no one else is capping flags. i was scoring high on my teams even though my k/d was something like 9/28 on average because no one was capping.

 

[lokiju]

Fastest way to level up guns is def FFA. I think. If its just based on raw kills. They don't really explain the weapon XP system at all.

This could be correct. I only played FFA last night and at that only a handful of rounds but did level up quickly and seemed to get a lot of perks/points for my play style of quickly aiming down sights and killing within 2 seconds of aiming.

Got some kleptomania emblem for stealing peoples stuff and some other emblem for killing people with 3 different methods in one life.

Really can't wait to play some more tonight.

 

[Queasy]

MW3 can't hold a candle to BF3 in the graphics department but I'll give it major credit for a stable launch with millions of people trying to log on at the same time. I was able to connect without a hitch yesterday and every match was silky smooth.

The maps themselves are a mixed bag. Hard Hat is just gruesome looking while the African village map and some others show some personality at least if not stellar graphics.

 

[Kev]

I got my butt kicked last night. I believe I was having connection issues because I was shooting people and they would not die only to have them fling around and headshot me (or it seemed).

Its early, but I prefer Black Ops. The graphics and the map design seem to have taken two steps backwards. The maps are really bland in my opinion.

I'll be on again tonight, hope to catch some of you online.

Kabob, I also got the Reaper killstreak and I had quite a few kills with it. I guess it depends on the map too.

These are my exact sentiments after a couple hours of play.

I was having the same connection issues as well. I hope it's just lag because the game was just released.

 

[PimpJuice]

These are my exact sentiments after a couple hours of play.

I was having the same connection issues as well. I hope it's just lag because the game was just released.

I don't fault the game itself for my connection issues. We just bought a new house and a recent speed test showed a slower latency for me (45ms). I checked again this morning and it seems to be much improved (<30ms) so hopefully it was just a temporary thing. Its a brand new housing community and the cable guy (Charter) said that it will become more stable as more homes are hooked up around me. I'm not sure how true that is, who knows.

I'm not the best player and have no problems getting beat, but when I shoot someone in the face or back of the head, I expect to get a kill for it. Otherwise, its just not fun after a while I was about a 1.5 k/d in BLOPS, and only .49 or so after last night so hopefully I can improve on that.

 

[TheSlamma]

IMO this is basically a large DLC for MW2, the graphics and physics seem the exact same to me.

One thing I can say went way down hill for me is the Spec Ops, in MW2 the Spec Ops was awesome from beginning to end. I've only done 6 of the missions so far but it's been very boring in comparison (maybe if I played these 6 years ago they would seem fun),but MW2 with the aircraft junkyard, that cabin level and the snipers level are just 3 missions that really raised the bar for me that so far MW3 has taken steps backwards from.

The survival mode is just another zombies/horde/onslaught mode that every other game has already milked to death.

My friend and I also got dropped from spec ops due to a "connection error" but our xbox live party and comms stayed on just fine, so not sure about that but seems to be a little buggy on some code, that can be fixed though.

 

[Kev]

I don't fault the game itself for my connection issues. We just bought a new house and a recent speed test showed a slower latency for me (45ms). I checked again this morning and it seems to be much improved (<30ms) so hopefully it was just a temporary thing. Its a brand new housing community and the cable guy (Charter) said that it will become more stable as more homes are hooked up around me. I'm not sure how true that is, who knows.

I'm not the best player and have no problems getting beat, but when I shoot someone in the face or back of the head, I expect to get a kill for it. Otherwise, its just not fun after a while I was about a 1.5 k/d in BLOPS, and only .49 or so after last night so hopefully I can improve on that.

I was a 1.78 in blops, and in this I feel like I'll be lucky if I can approach 1.5 if the lag keeps acting the way it does. My connection is pretty awesome, so it's either the game or whoever the host is that's the problem.

 

[Kev]

Also, it doesn't help that people are constantly spawning behind you (sometimes after you've just killed them and getting a "payback kill").

They never fixed this in MW2, and they've had 2 years to fix it in MW3, so I'm sure they won't patch it. So the problem will only get worse as people learn the maps and learn how to quickly get back to where they were just killed so they can get payback.