So... CoD 4

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Rudee
That AC130 mission looks like something I saw on Youtube where they were killing insurgents in Afghanistan.

Yep and it was fun as hell

 

[JD50]

I'm really liking the Hardcore servers, I do MUCH better.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Modular
After about 11 hours into MP I must say that it truly does blow. Think about it...all you need to know are a few good spots per map, that's it...no skill, just the right spots. How that makes this a great game is beyond me.

SP has been OK. I'm looking forward to seeing how it pans out. MP gets a 4/10

Play on hardcore servers with good people (clan servers usually). It's incredibly difficult. I usually get in the top 3 on a server (and I don't hide in one place, I usually run around with a P90/G36C). Some people just play all day long and you basically die if they see you. Brings me back to my twitch-gaming Quake roots.

That AC130 mission looks like something I saw on Youtube where they were killing insurgents in Afghanistan.

Wow, I just watched one of those videos on youtube and it's exactly like the CoD4 mission. I think the developers might've actually watched that video to get the radio chatter right (there was a mosque instead of a church, but they had the same stuff about a moving vehicle coming in..."clear to engage.") It was awesome. And now I love that mission even more.

 

[DukeFan21]

I just got this game yesterday, and I must say it is fantastic. I only played through the first two missions on SP before moving onto MP. However, once in awhile I'll get a BSOD, with stop error 0x00000124. Does anyone have any idea how to stop this from happening? It only happens with this game, and I've tried updating my video and sound drivers like some Google hits suggest but nothing has worked. It's getting to be a bit annoying.

 

[JD50]

Does anyone have any good Hardcore servers that they could recommend? I was playing on "Deadbonesplatoon" server last night and that was pretty good. I might try and set up my own server. I know that you can run a COD server on linux, but does anyone know if you can run it on a linux virtual machine through VMware?

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: DukeFan21
I just got this game yesterday, and I must say it is fantastic. I only played through the first two missions on SP before moving onto MP. However, once in awhile I'll get a BSOD, with stop error 0x00000124. Does anyone have any idea how to stop this from happening? It only happens with this game, and I've tried updating my video and sound drivers like some Google hits suggest but nothing has worked. It's getting to be a bit annoying.

I had that for a while, I rolled back from the 169.25 to the 169.21 drivers and that fixed it for me.

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: JD50
Does anyone have any good Hardcore servers that they could recommend? I was playing on "Deadbonesplatoon" server last night and that was pretty good. I might try and set up my own server. I know that you can run a COD server on linux, but does anyone know if you can run it on a linux virtual machine through VMware?

.

 

[rasczak]

I love the game but it was too short, which was really disappointing.

 

[Crizza]

Originally posted by: jpbelauskas
I love the game but it was too short, which was really disappointing.

Game's all about the MP, the SP is just icing.

 

[rasczak]

i have not tried the mp yet, i havent played any kind of mp except cs. terrible isn't it? after 8 years you would think one could breakaway from a game. i may try COD4 mp but i need server recommendations

 

[tvdang7]

single player is really hard. literally want to throw my computer out the window i suck so bad.

 

[I4AT]

Just got this game today and I don't like it at all. The SP is nowhere near as good as CoD1/2's, neither is the MP. A friend brought the 360 version over and we played 4 player TDM offline, at first it was lame because I kept getting airstrikes and helicopter raids, but after we disabled those it was great fun. I figured the PC version can only be better.

No servers with less than 150 ping, no servers with choppers/airstrikes/perks disabled, 30 players typically on a server with maps designed for half that amount = spawning on top of a grenade or with a gun already up your ass, constantly. If you just started good luck ranking up with any sort of proficiency using an MP5 while trying to take down maxed rank players with multiple perks and semi automatic sniper rifles/dot sighted assault rifles and scoped P90's. Walls in the future are apparently made out of paper? Have fun trying to build a custom class in the 5 seconds you get in between each round, because it can't be done while a game is going for some reason... or you can disconnect everytime you unlock something, and refresh a list of 12,000 servers all over again trying to find one that isn't full with less than 150 ping. Oh and if you get kicked from every server with a PB Init Failed error, don't forget to update Punkbuster manually, cause apparently Punkbuster is about as capable of keeping itself updated as it is of keeping people from hacking, a lot of good that new background service that's running 24/7 on my PC is doing.

Keep your lameass RPG elements out of my FPS, I'm tired of these hold-your-hand console designed shooters being ported over to the PC. First it was TF2 with its critical hits and soon to be class specific special items, and now it's CoD4 with it's leveling system and perks. I wanted a post WWII era CoD, not a BF2/R6:V/Hellgate London mash-up pos. CoD4 is a step backwards from the first 2, not an improvement. A week ago I was joking about how overlooked UT3 is, wondering why anyone would buy it, and now I'm thinking about picking it up because it's the only true online shooter out right now with classic and balanced gameplay.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

I really like the perks and such you can get in CoD4. It gave me a goal to work towards when I was ranking up, and now all the perks and attachments provide variety and replayability.If you don't like these features, play on an "old school" server, where everyone starts with the same weapon and finds different ones around the map.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: I4AT
Just got this game today and I don't like it at all. The SP is nowhere near as good as CoD1/2's, neither is the MP. A friend brought the 360 version over and we played 4 player TDM offline, at first it was lame because I kept getting airstrikes and helicopter raids, but after we disabled those it was great fun. I figured the PC version can only be better.

No servers with less than 150 ping, no servers with choppers/airstrikes/perks disabled, 30 players typically on a server with maps designed for half that amount = spawning on top of a grenade or with a gun already up your ass, constantly. If you just started good luck ranking up with any sort of proficiency using an MP5 while trying to take down maxed rank players with multiple perks and semi automatic sniper rifles/dot sighted assault rifles and scoped P90's. Walls in the future are apparently made out of paper? Have fun trying to build a custom class in the 5 seconds you get in between each round, because it can't be done while a game is going for some reason... or you can disconnect everytime you unlock something, and refresh a list of 12,000 servers all over again trying to find one that isn't full with less than 150 ping. Oh and if you get kicked from every server with a PB Init Failed error, don't forget to update Punkbuster manually, cause apparently Punkbuster is about as capable of keeping itself updated as it is of keeping people from hacking, a lot of good that new background service that's running 24/7 on my PC is doing.

Keep your lameass RPG elements out of my FPS, I'm tired of these hold-your-hand console designed shooters being ported over to the PC. First it was TF2 with its critical hits and soon to be class specific special items, and now it's CoD4 with it's leveling system and perks. I wanted a post WWII era CoD, not a BF2/R6:V/Hellgate London mash-up pos. CoD4 is a step backwards from the first 2, not an improvement. A week ago I was joking about how overlooked UT3 is, wondering why anyone would buy it, and now I'm thinking about picking it up because it's the only true online shooter out right now with classic and balanced gameplay.

where do you live?
i found tons of servers under 100 ping. get off dial up and upgrade to DSL or cable.
find servers with 15 people or so, its not hard.

sounds like you just don't want to try anything new. the only complaints i have is that there aren't enough maps, need to eb able to disable helis and airstrikes or haev them very, limited. i'd like to see new weapons too, but thats not as important as the other 2 i mentioned.

 

[KeithTalent]

Ok, I just finished the game, and well, it took me a moment to realize I had actually finished it, which is never a good thing. Overall this just felt like a rehash of CoD2, which, in general, is what I expected, but this time around I actually felt the game was a lot less exciting than the previous iteration.

In CoD2 I was exhilarated by the ending and the start of every new section, but that did not happen with CoD4. I got to a point where I was just waiting for the game to end, and even when it did I was just left wanting. The only exception to the mediocrity, in my opinion, was the flashback section which really provided the only excitement in the entire game.

After this was done I decided to fire up the MP, which I had done for a brief moment previously, but I thought I should give it a second fair shake. Suffice to say I found it a little, um, underwhelming.

Overall I`d give it about a 6.3 out of 10, which is ok, but not great. Hopefully Bioshock will be more enjoyable.

KT

Edit: Does anyone need this game? PM me.

 

[Tempered81]

I absolutely love this game, It is the best i've ever played.

 

[batmang]

I finally got CoD4 about two weeks ago. I'm impressed with the game overall but multiplayer is lacking a few things specifically in Hardcore mode. They went after the CS style of gameplay and they failed. The weapons and physics are too accurate and the health system is horrible. I shouldn't be able to shoot someone in the leg and kill them in one shot. Hopefully a patch will come out that fixes those area's. Then it will become a CS competitor. Aside from those area's, man this game is badass!

 

[Imported]

Finally picked this up..

I guess I'll be out there dying a lot!

 

[TheUnk]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ok, I just finished the game, and well, it took me a moment to realize I had actually finished it, which is never a good thing.

I knew immediately when the game was near the end, especially how they set it all up.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: TheUnk

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ok, I just finished the game, and well, it took me a moment to realize I had actually finished it, which is never a good thing.

I knew immediately when the game was near the end, especially how they set it all up.

I guess I just wasn't paying attention, which is probably my fault, but if the story had been more interesting I think it would have been able to hold my attention to the very end.

KT

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: TheUnk

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Ok, I just finished the game, and well, it took me a moment to realize I had actually finished it, which is never a good thing.

I knew immediately when the game was near the end, especially how they set it all up.

I guess I just wasn't paying attention, which is probably my fault, but if the story had been more interesting I think it would have been able to hold my attention to the very end.

KT

I'm right there with you Keith, the last stage was fairly easy, I died maybe twice - and then I was pretty much like "Thats the end?"

I was pretty disappointed.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Eh, I really like the game. Not a lot of love for it here.

I only like the MP, though. The single player campaign is awful. Employing infinitely respawning enemy generators is the cheesiest, most old-fashioned game convention that still gets done these days, and when that happens I immediately drop the difficulty down to the lowest possible and try to slog through the game as quickly as possible.

But the MP, yeah, good stuff. Especially hardcore. I know there's essentially no health?you're basically playing InstaGib. But on the other hand, that really frees up your weapon choices, and it makes you pay way more attention to your surroundings. In SC you have to unload a whole clip into someone to kill them. I use stealth more than anything else. I love sneaking around the back corners of the map, surprising unsuspecting snipers with my knife

My main build consists of a silenced assault rifle (I still bounce between the M16, M4, and G36c), a silenced USP, Bandolier, UAV Jammer, and Dead Silence. I also often use an M60 with ACOG scope. It's actually very accurate for single fire and works well with the gun, and you can always spray-n-pray if you get into a close combat situation.

 

[Tempered81]

Yah i loved it too. I think the people saying, "i beat it and died twice. took 3 hours" are guys that prefer different styles of games, or played it on super easy. I really enjoyed it, going back and playing on "Veteran" mode. I can't seem to beat it on this difficulty. haven't tried the multiplayer yet.

 

[jjzelinski]

Wow, I absolutely LOVED the single player game. The presentation was simply excellent.

 

[LumbergTech]

SP is better than MP for COD4 in my opinion...

you can shoot through too many walls in the multiplayer..i like the overall idea but they should have drastically reduced the number of things that you can shoot through ...it totally ruins any chance for real strategy because its all just pew pew ur dead but its too easy to shoot people
game also needs more recoil is kinda sad