[Multiplatform] Call of Duty 5, World At Bore

See, at least with current/future war eras, the developer can have some fun and get imaginative with the equipment that you can use. We all know what gear people had access to in WWII. Shit is boring.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Ok, I can understand having pride in your work, and confidence in your work, but to say these things when you haven't even played the games that you're suggesting your game is better than? Well, that is just irresponsible.

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Well, let's examine this issue for a moment. I will discuss the multiplayer issues, since who cares about single player? CoD4's multiplayer is fairly balanced (when you throw out glitching and such). When you start the game as a lowly grunt, you have access to the M16 (an excellent assault rifle) and the MP5 (a more than adequate submachine gun). You can be a lowly level 10 dude and be competitive with players who are at max level with all weapons unlocked. Sure, the P90 is better than the MP5, and perks like three frags or dead silence aren't available to you, but you can still be successful without those. In WaW, the low level guns suck. The low level assault rifles are all single shot and have tiny clips. You don't get access to a useful AR until level 37 with the SGT-44. The low level submachine guns suck. They are weak, inaccurate, and have unwieldy levels of recoil. That would be ok, except the the top level submachine gun that you get access to in the 50s, has a huge clip, insane rate of fire, very good power, and very little recoil. The only weapons truly worth using in WaW are the high level weapons in each weapon class.

In CoD4, there is a perk called Last Stand. This allows the player to pull out his pistol once he would have otherwise been killed. In regular play, it is just a minor inconvenience, but in hardcore mode, where one pistol shot can kill you, it is frustrating to shoot a guy only to have him kill you with his Last Stand because you shot him during the few frames between standing and laying on the ground during which he was invincible and then had to reload. Ok, still irritating, but whatever, the Last Stand only lasts a few seconds before the guy dies anyways, no big deal. In WaW, not only does Last Stand (now called Second Chance) last 30 seconds or so, if you go into Second Chance, and your teammate also has the Second Chance perk equipped, he can heal you. Take all of the stuff that was irritating about Last Stand, and then increase the time that it is active and allow the guy to be revived. Retardarch.

Also, there are tanks. In multiplayer matches. Tanks. Multiplayer. Broken.

Treyarch took what was, at its core, a really good game, and instead of tweaking it to make it more balanced, they went the opposite direction. The least they could have done in return was fix the reload glitching, but alas, my very first multiplayer death in WaW showed a reload glitcher in the killcam.

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Originally Posted by Vampiro

It's really not that big of a deal. The bolt-actions are some of the best guns in the game with stopping power, and assuming you can aim they'll serve you well at any level. Not to mention the MP40 is one of the best guns in the game and it unlocks really early. And it's far better than the PPSH. Plus, you have the rifles like SVT and Gewehr that kill in a couple hits and have almost no recoil. They're beyond adequate.

I mean, really, most of the guns in each class are almost identical in terms of damage. You can do well with most of the guns you start with or unlock by level 10, as they're comparable to the later guns. Only time it's an issue is with the MGs and Bolt-Actions if you use them as snipers. For the former, the later MGs outclass the early ones in almost all regards. For the latter, the PTRS is by far the best sniper rifle. But, those are the only two cases really.

Valid points for the most part, results of styles of play I assume. I will contend that the PPSH is better than the MP40 because of how silly the MP40's recoil is. If you take more than 3 consecutive shots with it, at a target 10 feet away, one shot will hit where you pointed, one shot will hit about 5 feet to the right, one shot will hit somewhere else entirely. It's main advantage is that it has a silencer. I only play hardcore, so I generally don't worry about showing up on the radar. But as I said, I am willing to consider your other points as style of play issues. All I know is that my k/d was about 0.80 when I hit level 37 and got the MP44, and I'm now at 64 and have a k/d of 1.05, using the MP44 since 37, and the PPSH in Hardcore S&D since I unlocked it.

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It only takes one satchel charge to blow up a tank. It's ridiculously easy to kill them.

I probably have about a 10:1 k/d ratio in tanks. Blowing one up with a satchel charge is easier said than done considering how difficult it can be to get close to one.


Also, Infinity Ward has exclusive development rights going forward for the Call of Duty franchise, I believe, so the great game vs. Treyarch reskin debate will not matter much longer.

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