I think I have finally caught up to the curve in CoD4 in multiplayer. Took longer than I suspected, but it makes sense in retrospect.
I played SoF2 a lot. It was fast paced, not UT/Quake fast but certainly a subsonic difference than CoD4.
CoD4 is much, much more patient game (for now). You dont run around endlessly killing everything that moves (although there are players who can, but theyre sick).
First, I mostly play Hardcore. I never liked playing shooters that require you to hit someone 5-10x to kill them (cough Halo, UT). 2-3 shots. 1 if you hit em high enough.
CoD4 delivers in that regard. Coupled with the Rank system (new guns, new perks, etc), the MP game is deep.
One problem though, IMO, are the maps. They are all well done, no qeustion. But they are all used for every gametype (TDM, Sabotage, etc) and some are not suited to the various gametypes. On some maps, the defending team in Sabotage is going to win 100% of the time (unless filled with jerkoffs). The attacking has zero chance...I dont care if theyre all elite players and smoke grenades, theyre going to lose attacking a half-decent defense.
This by far is my biggest gripe with the MP game, bar none. Airstrikes and Helicopters. What a complete bull addition to the game. I like the UAVs, thats neat. But I hate, HATE, HATE airstrikes and helis. The game is hard enough to play, harder still to comeback from a deficit and near impossible to do anything when the other team has 3-4 dominant players who are racking up the kill streaks, calling in endless helis and strikes. It ruins A LOT of games. If you find yourself on the other end of this kind of cheap ownage, do yourself a favor, go to spectator and wait for the next game. That, or your stats are going to go straight to . You can be the best player in the world, with all the nooks and crannies figured out in every map and deadeye aim with near perfect reaction time, and there aint a damn thing you can do about having a ing bomb dropped on your head endlessly because all your teammates suck. Also, the streaks carry over into the next round. So, the match will begin, and immediately your team is wiped out by an airstrike. Its frustrating and a complete noob way of getting high kill counts.
With that said, I use the out of them. I hate it, wish I could find a decent server that disables them, but if theyre available, you better use them. Because if YOU are calling in an airstrike, that means your ENEMY cannot. Only one helicopter can be in the air at a time, as only one airstrike can be called in at a time. So if you have them, use them. Not only for the uber-godlike kill streak to ensue, more importantly, the inability for your enemies to do the same to you.
Other than that, CoD4 has renewed my FPS interest. Excellent, excellent game.
I just hit rank 45 (of 55). Got the Overkill perk (carry two primary weapons) and have finally found my groove playing seriously stiff compe ion. Im never below 0.500 in K/D ratio and routinely am way above 0.500.
that sounds really unbalanced and wack. is there any sort of build-up meter or time constraint that determines when an airstrike can be called? i'm still enjoying the out of TF2 myself. the limited airstrikes you could call in as a human soldier in quake wars: enemy territory pissed me off, but you could kinda escape them.
Ok, sorry to divert off the COD4 current talk-but I just got the dreaded 3 rings of death on my 360. I've had my 360 for over a year and thought I was good to go, guess not.
So, I've received the shipping box and sent it off today via UPS. My question at this point for my fellow 360 owners who have had this issue:
Is there anything I should do while waiting for the repair? Any precautions I should take? And any other general advice is appreciated.
The part that also really sucks is that I was approaching the last portion of Bioshock when this happened, DAMN! Guess I'll have to wait a few weeks. Thanks in advance for any help/advice.
No limit. Only limitation is one airstrike at a time, and one helicopter at a time (mutually exclusive...think I am using that right. Meaning, a heli can be in the air AND an airstrike comes at the same time).
Beyond that, it can become a spam fest if a team has 3-4 good players on it.
Airstrike can be called when you reach 5 (or 6?) consecutive kills without dying.
Helicopter can be called when you reach 7 consecutive kills without dying.
ugh that sounds terrible. they gotta address something like that in an update.
to with airstrikes..i hate those things also...i'v maybe gotten to do it a few times, but it does suck when it happens to you...i too just got the overkill perk...its sweet
I personally have no problem airstrikes and choppers (most of the time). You know when an airstrike is coming so you have some time to react and find cover. I'd say I survive 4 outta every 5 airstrikes. Couple that with the fact people often suck at doing them since they don't have UAV while doing it. Choppers are harder though, but still can be shot down and avoided. I'll admit I disliked them for a long time because I never got any 5 or 7 kills streaks.
I really got into my stride in COD4 MP around Christmas. Before then I'd only usually kill 8-12 people per map with a K/D of around 1.0. Since then I usually kill b/w 18-25 people per map, even as high as 45 (K/D ratio of 2+). Unlocking the P90 also gave me a boost, I use that like 70% of the time. ty @ long range, though.
Yeah, dont get me wrong. I do OK avoiding the strikes as well, but theyre quite hard to avoid after a round change. And the servers I play on are ultra-compe ive (clan servers only). So the clans in-game are usually on coms (not the ingame coms) and have a coordinated attack. They also hoard their airstrikes specifically for the round change.I personally have no problem airstrikes and choppers (most of the time). You know when an airstrike is coming so you have some time to react and find cover. I'd say I survive 4 outta every 5 airstrikes. Couple that with the fact people often suck at doing them since they don't have UAV while doing it. Choppers are harder though, but still can be shot down and avoided. I'll admit I disliked them for a long time because I never got any 5 or 7 kills streaks
I really got into my stride in COD4 MP around Christmas. Before then I'd only usually kill 8-12 people per map with a K/D of around 1.0. Since then I usually kill b/w 18-25 people per map, even as high as 45 (K/D ratio of 2+). Unlocking the P90 also gave me a boost, I use that like 70% of the time. ty @ long range, though.
Helicopters arent as devastating (IMO) as airstrikes. Though, strangely, the in things seem to follow me for some damn reason. Couple that with beyond-moronic teammates that sont shoot the ing chopper and you have yourself a two part bad situation.
1) youre being attacked by a copter
2) you cant call in a copter until that one is a) shot down or b) times out
Either way, its just annoying. I hate begging teammates to try and win. youve got obvious TDM players playing Sabotage with no inclination to defuse the damn bomb .
Im sure you know what I mean...
I just got finished playing Headquarters on the Shipment level, and there were about 3 guys on my team that only cared about getting there kills. We got smoked overall, but those s had near 100 kills each.
I just hate when I call a helicopter and the other team seems to destroy it as soon as it arrives
I can't sign in to Live.
I keep failing the DNS Server test while attempting to sign in.
Live has been having trouble for the past week or 2, it has been very unstable. Supposedly Xbox is working on a way to reimburse people for the time...but from what I've seen its going to be a free game or something from downloads...waste of time for me.
I remember when a chopper killed me 5 times in the same attack. Insane.
I don't rely on teammates to do . When an enemy hopper is inbound, they never shoot it down. When you call a chopper, they never protect it. I literally follow my chopping chasing enemies with RPGs.
Clans can be a , I agree. Right now I play a strategic run-and-gun style, where I usually end up at the enemy stronghold areas at the beginning of a map before they're even there. It usually results in me starting most maps well and being able to call in choppers. Nothing more satisfying than bombing/knifing a whole clan, though.
I'm still ticked off that there isn't any CTF in COD4. Domination is fun and what I mostly play, but damn I miss Capture the Flag.
CTF is pretty much the best mod for FPS' imo. i played it from quake 1 on and was hooked.
What are you guys' best records on the speed test at the beginning of COD4?
Mine is 17.1 seconds.
One of my friends who stays at home and plays COD4 all day has a record of 14.9 seconds.
my xbox just died and it was not 3 rings but 1 ring. microsoft support tells me that it's not covered under there 3 year warranty and will cost me 100 bucks to fix! Anyway i hang up and call back and tell them it's 3 rings and that's free so my box is on the way. How long does it normally take to get your xbox back? Glad i preordered burnout on ps3.
It's really random. At the shortest it could take 2 1/2 weeks and at the longest 1 1/2 months. I don't have much knowledge about that since I've never had to turn mine in, I'm just basing it on the experiences of some of my friends' 360s.
Has anybody else had trouble of the mission after you beat the game on veteran COD4?? You have to rescue a VIP in 1 minute....holy I hate that game now
hahaha.....i beat that after 2 straight hours of pure frustration.....then somebody told me i was lucky cuz it took him 5 or 6.
good luck with that.....it's not fun......but if you can do it then you'll be pumped.
What really fires me up is snappin' them dogs necks!
whats the last stage look like....is it the escape part after you snipe ol boy and take out the chopper?
or is there another stage after one...
It's a level where you have to kill a load of terrorists in a minute and save a VIP...its a damn pain in the ass
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