Modern Warfare 2

[MJ]

Trailer observations thread from Infinity Ward's forums:

http://forums.infinityward.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=25748

I've also heard they're dropping Call of Duty from the title and it will just be called Modern Warfare 2, which I think is strange considering the high profile of Call of Duty as a brand.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Could be a move away from the American focus/influence of the game?

[Number45]

A very cool analysis of the trailer.

[PeteJ]

A teaser trailer for the anouncement trailer has been released, includes first ingame footage:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/49095.html

[Neon Ignition]

Aah, business as usual. Excellent, the added colour over WAW alone makes this appealing to me. Everything else is a bonus

[Spatial]

Sexy.

My biggest decision at the moment is whether to be there on Day One or leave it until Xmas like I did with CoD4.

Had a real blast chillaxing over Xmas / New Year and getting stuck in to it.

[Uli]

A teaser trailer for the anouncement trailer has been released...

i'm sure next time there will be an announcement of the teaser which teases the announcement trailer which then announces a release date of the actual game trailer...

[Spatial]

Teaser trailers are the new pre-render

[nonny]

Looks great. Two things I'd like to see from cod:w@w, a local search filter for finding matches and co-op campaign.

[Uli]

Looks great. Two things I'd like to see from cod:w@w, a local search filter for finding matches and co-op campaign.

that's a pretty small wish-list which is very likely going to be fulfilled as this was already on the CoD4 wish-list of many and they simply can't afford to disappoint a second time.

my hopes are also on:
+ terrorist zombie mode (co-op) which also adds to your MP score
+ customizable outfits for MP
+ fairer checkpoint system (especially on veteran difficulty)
+ more realistic AI with limited or no respawns

[kernow]

it amazes me how quick they knock these games out, the last one didn't seem to take that long.

[Ouenben]

2 years Kernow and they don't work on any other titles really.

There's a call of duty each year though because the developer switches with each game.

I for one hope for what most people asked for in this thread + NO MARTYRDOM. and for the P90 to return <3

I'd be shocked if we saw a zombie mode in this game, doesn't seem to be infinity wards style to copy from treyarch but we may see some other equally addictive or fun mode.

[nonny]

that's a pretty small wish-list which is very likely going to be fulfilled as this was already on the CoD4 wish-list of many and they simply can't afford to disappoint a second time.

my hopes are also on:
+ terrorist zombie mode (co-op) which also adds to your MP score
+ customizable outfits for MP
+ fairer checkpoint system (especially on veteran difficulty)
+ more realistic AI with limited or no respawns

Lol... ok they would be my top 2 above anything else. To me they stand out as the main additions COD:W@W has brought to the online component.

The local filter almost erradicates that trial & error search for a good quality game which makes the whole public online experience more enjoyable, then of course the co-op campaign is something we've all be wanting for ages... thankfully now the bar has been raised I'd fully expect that to happen.

If I was going to point out anything else it would be the "Second Chance" perk, which is the evolved version of "Last Stand" in COD4, where you can revive fallen comrades with a shot of adrenalin. Love that perk, if used right in a team its a little bit of Wolfenstein in the COD universe.

Then you have the hosting option in COD:W@W where you can turn on/off the kill streak weaponry. I think IW really have to look at every feasible option that can be configured in COD and make it available for private match hosting, plus the ability to name the config, much like Halo's gametype creation.

I really enjoyed Hardcore mode in COD4, and COD:W@W for that matter... but turning off the killstreaks and well makes it as pure a hardcore mode as you can get.

Last but not least... support the damn game. My main criticism of COD4 is the way IW had an absolute winner on its hands, it was top of the MP XBL charts for months and yet they threw out one 4 map-pack and then left it to move onto the sequel. That just isnt good enough in this day and age.

[Neon Ignition]

I'd be shocked if we saw a zombie mode in this game, doesn't seem to be infinity wards style to copy from treyarch but we may see some other equally addictive or fun mode.

I'm sure it has been mentioned somewhere on this forum previously that IW have said the mode will be returning in an expanded form though it would get rid of the Zombie slant and become a locked in Seige

[PhilG]

Unranked public games would be nice. That's a feature desperately missed from Gears 2. It's great being able to setup a game exactly how you want it, invite your friends in, and have randoms make up the numbers. I've met quite a few great people that way over Live.