I finished SP a little while ago. The ending is just...money. Pure money.
They've fixed MP stuttering and lockups for the most part. Instead of the client sending 32 terabytes of updates to the server every 2 seconds, they reduced that to 2 kilobits and change every 4 seconds with a cache just for good measure. What remains, however, are tack-ons that detract rather grandly from the MP game; COD Points, kill streaks, instant knifing, bad player level imbalances, horrible cash for wager gameplay modes that should be free...and the worst crime of all is Treyarch ***ing up Gun Game. I haven't tried the other wager matches because GG is just hugely broken and the only people that can break GG are Oompa Loompas that are bound to gimmick up the rest of the wager crap...so stuff that. As I've said before, MP map design is garbage. There are perhaps two good maps and the rest are just meandering bits with random reloading tid strewn about. There is an art to excellent MP map design and these folks aren't even at decent yet. Did Treyarch hire John Romero to pinch out all this? It sure feels like it. The whole bit was like walking the aisles at Wal Mart with random products as gimmicks and neural detritus disguised as smart game design as replaced by center islands and end caps that don't match the area they are in. Pantyhose and Motor Oil to the East. Blasting Caps and Baby Comforters to the West and Condoms and Barbed Wire to the South. Game is a solid 2 of 10. And it's not because I'm picky...it's because they had the chance to make this game awesome on every front. What we got was harried and rushed and short SP to just bad, gimmicky and commonplace MP. As I've said before, the ending was money...pure money. Unfortunately, that's the only thing worth paying for, and it sure as **** ain't worth paying $60 for.
Awesome! I've played the first few campaign missions on single player and I already hate it. Glad I'm not the one that paid for it. Something about seeing the enemies head explode, then he still gets up to shoot?!? Unload on an enemy, reload, kill another, reload, cut scene, walk, cut scene, walk, cut scene, unload, reload, cut scene. I may have missed a cut scene or two. Dragging a body 50 feet does not put me "in the game." Glad I don't have epilepsy or I'd be on the floor every 3 minutes.
Try MP. I just hit you in the chest with nineteen rounds of 7.62x39mm cartridges at 3 feet and somehow you are shooting back at me with a 1911. While calling for a care package. While calling for an air strike. While...eating a frosted cupcake...while driving a small RC car with firecrackers on it.
Looks like more records have been broken. http://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/activision-claims-biggest-entertainment-launch-ever-with-360m-call-of-duty-black-ops-haul/story-e6frfrt9-1225952519430
Bought it today for Xbox. Will report back. Have played a lot of MW2, will be interesting to see the differences. Kai
Very cool ! So far , after almost a week, its not a bad game . Graphics are good. The presidential zombie feature is cool. I story in campaign mode is very good, but I could do with more play time and less cut scenes . MP The respawning in MP sucks ! It was much better in MW2. At least in MW2, it didn't re-spawn you right in front of the enemy's path. Die, re-spawn, take 2 steps, dead. Host migration is becoming a PITA. I do like the customization of the weapons and the fact you don't have to earn each attachment anymore, especially the ones that weren't wanted/needed. I like this game a lot more then MW2 as far as MP goes. My favorite guns so far are the M60 & AUG .
thank for sharing that, your opinion means alot to me. I WILL NOT get this game. I dislike "multiplayer games" anyway. who knows who is poking around in your machine, while you are connected to some game server.
Single player was ok, multiplayer SUX, graphics are near horrible for a next gen game. I don't get it. Parts of the single player was just jaw dropping but all of the multiplayer looks bad. Also in MW2 I mostly snipe, in Black Ops you almost can't snipe anymore, most of the maps are all tight, no large open fields of fire for snipers.
I love this game. It has kept me happy while waiting for Mr. Yamauchi to finally launch his new game.
yeah, I like to snipe too, nothing like single head shots to get your kill percentage up. But like you said, not much sniping you can do in BO. There are sniping nests but the cover such small territory, it's not worth hanging out there because hardly anybody comes by. And if you use a silencer you need at least two or three shots to put the guy down. Marathon is not unlimited anymore. Shotguns are not a secondary weapon. LMG appear more useful than assault rifles. Thermal scope not as good any more. I pretty much use the AK47U with silencer, rapid fire. Lightweight, marathon and Warlord. I use that on 90% of the maps. I like MW2 better. Kai
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Another thing I found out: to unlock the "Plus" feature of the perk it appears that you have to complete three different tasks associated with the perk. I.e. to unlock the Lightweight+ feature you not only have to run a ton, but you also have to kill 10 people as they are attempting to achieve their objective as the third task. For Marathon+ you also have to capture the flag 15 times. That means you have to play formats that you may normally not play to get to the perk+ features... Interesting. Kai
The campaign is awesome. I like the way you play based on memories of interrogated soldiers. Even in campaign the sniper rifle sucks but other than that it's a great game. Hard to say what i liked best between Metal of Honor, MW2, Halo Reach, and Call Of Duty. Great year for games IMO.
Interesting. I sniped all the time in MW2 but don't seem to like it in BO. The sniper rifle is less powerful IMHO and the heatseeking is too restrictive. My favorite gun right now is a silenced AK47, sleight of hand, Lightfoot and marathon. Kai
Ya its different thats for sure. But something about it I like. idk why.' just hit 2000 kills with my l96
Anyone on PS3? Or should I start a PS3 google docs sheet where you can add your username here/there, audio pref, etc. ?
I use AK74U with handgrip and rapid fire. Perks are Ghost Pro, Warlord Pro, and Marathon Pro. It's like taking candy from a baby. Unless that baby uses the same loadout, then it's up to network latency. MW2 is better... until you come to a room full of kids that use one-man army and noob tubes. Michael. And why, even after the update, is it still freaking rocket science to keep your xbox live party grouped together. Instead of spending 75% of the time backing out of lobbies because we lost somebody in our party, we spend 70% of the time.