Modern Warfare 2

[fishbowlhead]

Im still not getting on with this at all online anymore, purely because of the connection issues.

Ive not actually come up against anyone on the game i couldn't defeat, or outright crush, as long as the connection is the same speed and were all on level peggings, but soon as my connection is nerfed because of all the yanks logging on, my death ratio shoots up dramatically.


To put it in perspective, ive gone from a kill death ratio of 3.11, down to 2.14, all purely down to connection .

Whats even worse is some little pr**k yank gloating when he gets top score, all because of his stupidly fast connection and everyone else ends up lagging around the map (even though the kid is complete sh*te!!), grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[MJ]

I wish they would release Bad Company 2 sooner so I can trade this in for a good online game.

[jim g]

I might go back to MW1. These gun totting Akimbo kids are really annoying. And, IW are to blame not the kids, they created the game

[fishbowlhead]

I might go back to MW1. These gun totting Akimbo kids are really annoying. And, IW are to blame not the kids, they created the game

Indeed, if the stupid feature wasn't there in the first place there wouldn't be a problem, as the little tw*ts would have to play properly, and thus get destroyed by people willing to learn and play it how it should be played.

My pet hate setups in this currently are the
Akimbo shotguns (for players of zero skill and maximum annoyance, im going to slap the whole teenage population of America in this category).

Comando, marathon and lightweight. If you have someone who has a mega fast connection and yours is even slightly below it, they can almost teleport the last 10feet and stab you.

[ezee ryder]

I totally understand people getting cheesed off with the cheaters, I do aswell but complaining about perks which everyone has access to is a bit strange. Once you unlock them you also have the choice of using them no? If you don't want to then hey that is your choice but you have to understand other people will use them.

I will agree that the akimbo idea is a bad one and something which needs to be toned down or removed from the game. The fact that you can be so accurate with dual weapons is what makes it so annoying, IW need to sort that out. Saying that though it is immensely satisfying when I kill someone who has akimbo and I have done it quite a few time, so it is not like they are invincible.

The other perks, I have no issue with really because like I said they are there for everyone to use once you have unlocked them. The people who use the knife set-up are pretty easy to kill to be honest, it is just about being quick and accurate. They have got me on the odd occasion but, again, it has been immensely satisfying to get them back after.

[Jebus]

I totally understand people getting cheesed off with the cheaters, I do aswell but complaining about perks which everyone has access to is a bit strange. Once you unlock them you also have the choice of using them no? If you don't want to then hey that is your choice but you have to understand other people will use them.

I think there's a difference between a perk that makes the game interesting, and one that makes the game unbalanced though mate?

I don't think I could ever get the stage I'd unlock those perks, so should I be penalised because I can't put 40+ hours into this in the first fortnight its out? My playtime count is 3 hours, other people on my list have put 2 days into this already!!

The matchmaking doesn't work, I can't avoid those high level players and play my skill only, therefore the game becomes unbalanced.

[stepp]

great game ruined by the ****ty online side of things, the pc version needed dedicated servers.

Sadly the game isnt about "skill" its about lag.

This game will die within 6 months.

[jim g]

My playtime count is 3 hours, other people on my list have put 2 days into this already!!

Ahem, cough, cough I am at 3 days 19 hours now.

New bug I have just had, unlocalized animation, see here http://imgur.com/piFbG

[PeteJ]

The matchmaking doesn't work, I can't avoid those high level players and play my skill only, therefore the game becomes unbalanced.

There is something weird going on here, I'm level 30-something and am always placed against level 60 odd folk which seems unfair on the surface but I'm rarely completely hammered.

I think the matchmaking is looking at the Microsoft TrueSkill system rather than CoDs own levelling. That would explain why we keep going against such random numbers - getting to level 70 has nothing to do with skill, just hours logged, so it must be looking at the microsoft system.

I'm getting hugely pissed off with the flippin akimbo shotguns though, it just isn't fun to play against those guys.

[ezee ryder]

I think there's a difference between a perk that makes the game interesting, and one that makes the game unbalanced though mate?

I don't think I could ever get the stage I'd unlock those perks, so should I be penalised because I can't put 40+ hours into this in the first fortnight its out? My playtime count is 3 hours, other people on my list have put 2 days into this already!!

The matchmaking doesn't work, I can't avoid those high level players and play my skill only, therefore the game becomes unbalanced.

The matchmaking in most games isn't great but people (whether they admit it or not) seem to be complaining about MW2 the most.

When I started playing I was coming across high level 30's but it wasn't really much of problem to be honest as the level (in most cases) is just representative of how long that person has played the game for and not their actual skill.

Like I said earlier, I do agree that the akimbo perk is rather annoying and unfair as the dual weapons are way to accurate. The other perks are not really much of an issue, it is just a matter of adjusting to players who have certain set-ups.

Even with the original MW people complained about certain perks, some gamers are just never satisfied or happy. It seems like some people don't actually know what they want. If the game was stripped down with no perks (or the bare minimum) people would probably say "boring online" and they want some innovation or new ideas.

The online side of things has some issues with cheaters (Javelin hack) and balancing (akimbo) but millions of gamers play it for a reason, it is one of the best online shooters around.

[Jebus]

When I started playing I was coming across high level 30's but it wasn't really much of problem to be honest as the level (in most cases) is just representative of how long that person has played the game for and not their actual skill.

But what that means is that a level 13 "me" is constantly coming across people using tactical nukes and other perks I'm nowhere near unlocking!

That makes the game unbalanced and just plain stupid.

I'm penalised for not having 2 days of my life to plough into a game?

I know exactly what I want in a game mate, simply put...it's for all the players of the game to have the same chance as one another.

The online side of things has some issues with cheaters (Javelin hack) and balancing (akimbo) but millions of gamers play it for a reason, it is one of the best online shooters around.

Indeed...the pinnacle of "next gen" whereby you don't even have dedicated servers and games are hacked within days to ruin the experience for everyone else!

[ezee ryder]

But what that means is that a level 13 "me" is constantly coming across people using tactical nukes and other perks I'm nowhere near unlocking!

That makes the game unbalanced and just plain stupid.

I'm penalised for not having 2 days of my life to plough into a game?

I understand what you're saying mate and I agree the matchmaking isn't perfect but the people with perks aren't invincible, they can be killed.

Before I get vilified, I am not suggesting people are crap or anything but if you are decent enough then higher level player shouldn't be anything but a minor annoyance. I am a level 47 (I think) and have had lower levels cause me some problems. At the end of the day the game is about being quicker to shoot your opponent that he shoots you, even with perks and everything.

[jim g]

Just has two games FFA, two french guys playing together, I could never find them on the maps, both got nukes. I guess they were playing to get the nukes, by taking turns at kiling each other, but I could never find them......gggrrrr

[PeteJ]

But what that means is that a level 13 "me" is constantly coming across people using tactical nukes and other perks I'm nowhere near unlocking!

That makes the game unbalanced and just plain stupid.

I'm penalised for not having 2 days of my life to plough into a game?

I know exactly what I want in a game mate, simply put...it's for all the players of the game to have the same chance as one another.

The whole multiplayer design that went into Modern Warefare 1 & 2 is unbalanced, it's one of the few games I've played that goes out of its way to punish those that are doing badly. Not only do you get your head kicked in by an opponent who can shoot straight, that opponent is then rewarded even further by being able to stick an attack helicopter right above you.

The whole design is wrong in my opinion, however it does actually work because occasionally you get this huge sense of power - almost griefing - when things do go your way.

I'm completely with you. I don't like this setup as it rewards twatery, but for every ten games of utter misery I get one of evil, bastardness in which I can get my revenge and there are few moments in gaming as satisfying as knowing you are ruining someone elses evening just like they've done to you for the past nine games.

[ezee ryder]

I reckon IW should strip out all the perks and things that make the unique and go back to being plain shooting, simple. That would be so awesome, so innovative.