A reason that WaW wasnt very popular was because people didnt want to go back to those old guns...specially after modern warfare came out. It had more to do with the setting of the game than the quality of the game. The WWII genre had been more than played out. Plus, there is this thought process that "treyarch sucks"...even though they have made changes and improved. There is no way that next December, more people will be playing MW2 than Black Ops. This situation is not nearly as comparable to how it was when WaW came out after COD4. Ive never seen so many people hate on a game like they have with MW2...people are waiting for the next game so they can jump ship.
You are seeing more people hate it because it has the largest online community any game has ever had. MW2 was the highest selling game of ALL-TIME, no way Black Ops comes close to that. I don't even know anyone planning on getting it.
You're not the first person I heard that plays PC that hasn't ran into these situations. Overall, the cheap players tend to be the younger kids that play the game IMO. I've ran into several grenade launcher players and it can be really annoying. MW2 is a good game and it does have it's flaws... I'm disappointed that IW hasn't done their job in fixing some of the issues. They can do this if they want to... If majority of the real elite players have stop playing this game, then there's a problem. These "elite players" help drive their sales believe it or not.
I'm curious, what are they going to "fix" without drastically altering the game. There were no flaws in COD4 imo, they attempted to improve it and expand the game. Some people think they did it while others thought they made it worse.
I blame the game for the overpowered killstreaks. I normally do or I'll hide because I don't use the launchers that much. I normally use my secondaries more than my primaries.
The reason Black Ops wont sell as much is because MW2 turned many people away from the Call of Duty series. The hype come November will be very high, when more details are released...I believe that MW2 has had something like 20+ million unique users. Black Ops will have at least 15-18 million at some point as well. Maybe not as much as MW2, but it will still blow out any other game it is competing with at the time.
Yeah those that were waiting to jump ship already have to Bad Company 2, and either they stayed there or came back to MW2. And yeah Cheezy, I mentioned I play on PC for a reason. Seems like the xbox experience isn't so great. Then again, on PC, accusations (some valid, some not) of cheating are rampant. If you saw the youtube vids on my account, i record one from last night. The guy was convinced I cheat. I "hack SO bad." Then I basically said, "oh cool, I'm recording, I'll post so you can see." He tried to call my bluff, and when I added him as a friend and sent him a link, he wouldn't friend me back hahaha I'm not even elite, and I get accused almost daily. It's like a witch hunt seems like. Seems like the console problems are more with glitching/exploiting. So it's a trade off. But yeah, I'm glad I don't have to deal with TOO many younger children on PC. Afterall, they are so fast! haha
It's very noob friendly. Maybe not those idiots running out there but regardless the killstreaks have promoted camping or partnering up with someone to nuke boost.
The weapons will have more of a learning curve...theyve already said that. Therefore, picking up an assault rifle and shooting it will require a little bit more skill. They wont have all the ridiculous killstreaks. They will be toned back down to how COD4 used to be. The game wont be altered...but anything that has pissed people off with the MP of MW2 will be fixed or toned down. Any "cheap" tactics will be taken care of or at least there will be an attempt on that. Basically, this game will be much more similar to COD4...but hopefully with some added improvements.
Sounds like you need to find a group of buds to play with. One or two of you can be the designated plane/copter killers using OMA or just swtching classes on death. That might be part of it. I always play with the same set of friends, so my experience might be better because of it.
Black Ops stands a chance if these elite players on youtube support the game. I promise you these guys have an impact on others.
You think? I think Halo is hampered by not being on PS3 and PC. If they were, their numbers would be crazy.
Halo and Call of Duty, for the most part, dont have the same audience. Youll see that the majority of Halo players arent big fans of the COD series and vice versa. Im a big fan of both, but Im in the minority when it comes to that. To say that Halo Reach is going to dominate Black Ops is false. Black Ops will still sell 18 million copies regardless of how great of a reception Halo Reach receives.
I'm actually the only person I know who only plays one of them (cod), everyone else tends to play both, maybe one more or the other, but most people play both
he said how black ops can improve, not how infinity ward can improve the game they have already put out which is what you suggested
I try to play with a few buds but I have a crazy work and school schedule so it's hard to play with some friends. That's awesome though that you play with the same set of friends. It really helps when you're playing... Don't you just love when you guys destroy the clans? haha
You bought MW2 and are still playing it and plan to play it for another year, arent you? Basically, you're playing a game that isnt nearly as good as a game that is 2 years older than it. How does that make sense? If you arent going to buy games just because the improvements are leaps and bounds above its predecessor, then youre missing out...at this point in time, games slowly improve...you wont see a major gauntlet thrown down that catches everyone off guard. An improvement is an improvement. So while the thought of playing a game that is an improvement doesnt seem riveting to you, I can tell you that playing a game like MW2 that is a step back from COD4 isnt very riveting either.
