Modern Warfare 2: Official Thread

[eck979]

Originally Posted by Montsta

My bad for the off-topic somber mood. Anyhow, I usually come on fairly late Pacific time, so I'll probably catch the tail-end of you guys playing, but that's fine by me.

Yeah, SOBAY had the same issue playing w/ us before.
The first few months I'm sure people will be on pretty late though, especialy on the weekends. My wife has come to accept when a new COD comes out that I'm not really available as much in the evenings for a while
Not sure if I'll still be up at 3:30 am when you get back from picking yours up on release "day" but I can't say I won't be.. it's hard to pull away when it's all fresh and new! If so, whoever I'm playing w/ we'll back out and pick you up.

[kamspy]

My main balancing concern is that the game will end up being a never ending air-strike of some flavor when playing MP. They're putting a strong pre-release marketing focus on the multitude of ways that you can call in some form of death dealing air craft.

I just hope the MP doesn't turn into a meteor shower.

Other than that, the new perks and shield don't bother me. Of course I'm assuming that they heavily nerfed the auto-shotty they added.

I actually think the shields are great.

[kamspy]

MW2 360 achievements

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/g.../achievements/


Also, no martyrdom this time.

From what fourzerotwo and other IW community managers are letting on to, the only way it might come back is as a kill streak thing.

[eck979]

Man, I'm just taking my time at work this afternoon reading on mw2forum.com

Check this shit out! Pittsburgh???
http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/x...riningcity.jpg
http://www.iiofpitt.org/UserFiles/Image/Pittsburgh.jpg



War on domestic soil??? Sure looks like it. Open both pics in side by side windows and check it out. Kinda like the Chernobyl areas in COD4.

[eck979]

Originally Posted by kamspy

My main balancing concern is that the game will end up being a never ending air-strike of some flavor when playing MP. They're putting a strong pre-release marketing focus on the multitude of ways that you can call in some form of death dealing air craft.

I just hope the MP doesn't turn into a meteor shower.

Other than that, the new perks and shield don't bother me. Of course I'm assuming that they heavily nerfed the auto-shotty they added.

I actually think the shields are great.

Meh.. I really don't think it'll be any worse than it is now. We'll see I guess. I mean you still only have 3 streak rewards, people now can team up and use airstrikes/choppers in succession if a bunch get streaks but it doesn't really pose a balancing problem. Yeah you get your ass kicked some games but, shouldn't let them fools get the streaks.

[cheapinjustice]

eck got a point

[II SAL II]

Originally Posted by kamspy

My main balancing concern is that the game will end up being a never ending air-strike of some flavor when playing MP.

this and non respawning is the reason we play Search and Destory. I didnt see a Dog for months and only had a few air strikes here and there when playing Search & Destory

and in my opinon the kill streaks shoud not be stackable. if you use one then no matter how many more kills you get it will not unlock the next one. this adds a new element to player to take the risk of not using there 3 kill streak to get to there 5th one. and so on. that addes another team element to have each person try and obtain one of there own and cordinate there streaks. Casual players might not fine tis appealing but Clan wars and clan matches would enjoy this balanced element more.

[kamspy]

New trailer released during the Sunday night game.

Part of it shows some of the D.C. location footage.

+ YouTube Video

[II SAL II]

That was an awesome trailer. DC is destroyed and i think someone posted a picture of Pitttsburg also destroyed.. this should be a very interesting singleplayer storyline.

[eck979]

Yeah really.. can't wait!!!!
That'd be cool if some of those locales made it into MP Maps.

[eck979]

Afghan
Derail
Estate
Favela
Highrise
Invasion
Quarry
Rundown
Rust
Scrapyard
Skidrow
Sub Base
Substation
Terminal
Underpass
Uprise
Wasteland


17 of 'em to start w/, not bad

[Montsta]

I told you I wasn't BSing about that DC footage Eck. Saw it on last nights football game. That shit looks awesome.

And I'm glad you guys play S&D. That's all I usually play. I'll go to deathmatch to get kills to unlock a red dot or something, but after that, it's back to S&D.

[II SAL II]

if you want to play S&D then im your play partner. I never play deathmatch, EVER !

[eck979]

I played 'em all in COD4
WaW I really only ever played deathmatch and S&D.

I'll probably hop around to different game types again w/ this one.

[awol]

Originally Posted by eck979

Call sign and emblem info:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/103/1030704p1.html

This sounds/looks like what Capcom did with Street Fighter 4.