[Formerly Helpful_C]

(Original post by NDGAARONDI)
Have you tried playing COD4 now? I always had two bars, get put into hacked lobbies of various sorts so that I could write a small book on the differences, full of quickscopers especially on Domination who never bother capping flags. I do prefer quite a few of the maps in COD4 to MW2 though and I can't say I like the way they altered Strike for MW2. Suppose I'd say that if it was one of my favourite maps. Shipment was a joke though, should have renamed it Boost instead.

Bloc or GTFO.

[Formerly Helpful_C]

(Original post by Architecture-er)
I just dislike people who hate on WoW despite:

a) never playing it
b) accomplishing less than me, yet decide that actually I'm some failure at life
c) the game acting as an amazing medium for making friends and testing your potential in far more ways than just 'being good at gaming'.

I mean, you even say now 'get outside, and enjoy real life experiences'. Are they mututally exclusive? How about I tell you to not watch TV shows, because you should 'get outside'? It's simply ridiculous how people decide 'ok, this activity is not deemed useful by myself, so I am going to label everyone who does enjoy it as pathetic no-lifers. Now I'm going to go spend 5 hours walking around town window-shopping'.

a) Why would I want to play that pathetic excuse of a 'game'?
b) Everyone who plays WoW has failed at life. No exceptions. Even the people who created it have failed at life.
c) 'Making friends'? Can't you do that outside of the virtual world?

[vedderfan94]

COD is epic, and anyone who says otherwise is just jelly of my 2.4 K/D ratio.

[James A]

(Original post by madders94)
I think it's just a bit of mindless fun, I like to play it when I'm angry to let off steam or when I'm bored and feel like pwning n00bz

[Architecture-er]

(Original post by Formerly Helpful_C)
a) Why would I want to play that pathetic excuse of a 'game'?
b) Everyone who plays WoW has failed at life. No exceptions. Even the people who created it have failed at life.
c) 'Making friends'? Can't you do that outside of the virtual world?

a) You don't have to. But to judge others with your own limited knowledge and understanding is naive and petty.

b) I'm studying architecture at one of the best architecture schools in the country, and I'm currently on placement with the biggest architecture firm in Dubai. I wouldn't say I'm failing at life, per se. What're you doing?

c) Incredibly, I possess the social potency to make friends in and outside of gaming. Yep, I'm that awesome.

[xiyangliu]

CoD is a very relaxing game...

Refer to posts above Starcraft, Warcraft, World of Warcraft, Cs series and maybe the elder scroll series are considered as the "proper challenging" games.

Anyone who thinks CoD is hardcore, NOOB.


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[Son234]

What's so bad about mw3? Why is everyone saying it's bad

battlefield is for people that complain about call of duty because they probably suck at it but instead they blame the game

World of Warcraft- i would beat my son if he ever plays on it



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[So Instinct]

(Original post by Son234)
What's so bad about mw3? Why is everyone saying it's bad

battlefield is for people that complain about call of duty because they probably suck at it but instead they blame the game

World of Warcraft- i would beat my son if he ever plays on it



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Ugh.. so much fail.

Firstly you defend a game that pretty much recycles the plot with new names.
They blatantly only releases new games to make more money with next to none improvements to the game itself. Cod 4 was fantastic, but ever since then the games have been somewhat disappointing with MW2 being "okay".
Not to mention it literally breeds immature and rude kids, who have nothing better than to ruin other peoples experience. They essential ruin everyones experience of the game and the game itself would be much better without them. People have even given a name to these types kids, they're called CoD Kids:

"Child or teenager that is obsessed with the game franchise, Call of Duty. Will generally play for hours on end, be prone to sudden outbursts of swearing over in-game microphones, and generally denounce every other FPS (First-Person Shooter) game on the basis that it isn't Call of Duty, and therefore ****."

In terms of BF3 first of all it has a Frostbite 2 engine which essentially means it takes dumps all over COD's graphics. If you played the game you would have realized the graphics and colors are far more vivid. "Shadows are realistic, Sergeant Blackburn’s character has the most human and life-like glimmer in his eye of any game I’ve ever played and bodies move the way bodies should move. Heads and bodies swivel independently, not like Michael Keaton-as-Batman. It’s hugely dramatic and realistic to watch rooms blow up and buildings come down."
It also offers a more realistic battle experience, with huge maps and vehicles, you simply don't get that in cod.
The general public that usually play it tend to be much more mature and more civilized, far more so than CoD.

Lastly whats wrong with World of Warcraft, if anything you should be beaten for playing COD and probably being one of those rude petulant kids who feel invincible over a mic. Not to mention the top 2 have age rating so WoW is the only thing they should technically be playing.
There is also a reason WoW is pretty much the most popular game out there, while it's fun it's great just needs limits that's all.
I'm not sure why your even comparing an FPS to an MMORPG, they offer completely different experiences.

[ALazyThracian]

Yeah i LOVE CoD nothing better than paying £45 for a new game or as i like to call it now a 'Map Pack'. Same old **** different disc. CoD 4 will always have a place in my console all the others have ever been laid to rot in dust or sold on for better gaming.

Plus lets be honest 2 games a year and there upping the price of the game, map packs and bringing out this elite add on. Talk about abusing your fan base one cod game with all the map packs and elite would be near enough to buy a new xbox.

[So Instinct]

(Original post by Formerly Helpful_C)
a) Why would I want to play that pathetic excuse of a 'game'?
b) Everyone who plays WoW has failed at life. No exceptions. Even the people who created it have failed at life.
c) 'Making friends'? Can't you do that outside of the virtual world?

That pathetic excuse of a game happens to be one of if not the most popular game in the world.
I play wow myself and while many of them are just kids who play in free time I myself and a few people I know are doing fairly well, I mean I don't know is being a Scientist working in a Germany something you class as a failure?
Myself I'm studying at Kingston uni doing Media Skills and moving on next year to do a BSc in Creative Computing. If I failed you have some ludicrous standards.

Let's face is you have biased views of a game and your pathetic excuse for "criticisms" of the game have no value at all.

[Bezaberry]

(Original post by Architecture-er)
I just dislike people who hate on WoW despite:

a) never playing it
b) accomplishing less than me, yet decide that actually I'm some failure at life
c) the game acting as an amazing medium for making friends and testing your potential in far more ways than just 'being good at gaming'.

I mean, you even say now 'get outside, and enjoy real life experiences'. Are they mututally exclusive? How about I tell you to not watch TV shows, because you should 'get outside'? It's simply ridiculous how people decide 'ok, this activity is not deemed useful by myself, so I am going to label everyone who does enjoy it as pathetic no-lifers. Now I'm going to go spend 5 hours walking around town window-shopping'.

Amen brother!

[Bezaberry]

(Original post by So Instinct)
Ugh.. so much fail.

Firstly you defend a game that pretty much recycles the plot with new names.
They blatantly only releases new games to make more money with next to none improvements to the game itself. Cod 4 was fantastic, but ever since then the games have been somewhat disappointing with MW2 being "okay".
Not to mention it literally breeds immature and rude kids, who have nothing better than to ruin other peoples experience. They essential ruin everyones experience of the game and the game itself would be much better without them. People have even given a name to these types kids, they're called CoD Kids:

"Child or teenager that is obsessed with the game franchise, Call of Duty. Will generally play for hours on end, be prone to sudden outbursts of swearing over in-game microphones, and generally denounce every other FPS (First-Person Shooter) game on the basis that it isn't Call of Duty, and therefore ****."

In terms of BF3 first of all it has a Frostbite 2 engine which essentially means it takes dumps all over COD's graphics. If you played the game you would have realized the graphics and colors are far more vivid. "Shadows are realistic, Sergeant Blackburn’s character has the most human and life-like glimmer in his eye of any game I’ve ever played and bodies move the way bodies should move. Heads and bodies swivel independently, not like Michael Keaton-as-Batman. It’s hugely dramatic and realistic to watch rooms blow up and buildings come down."
It also offers a more realistic battle experience, with huge maps and vehicles, you simply don't get that in cod.
The general public that usually play it tend to be much more mature and more civilized, far more so than CoD.

Lastly whats wrong with World of Warcraft, if anything you should be beaten for playing COD and probably being one of those rude petulant kids who feel invincible over a mic. Not to mention the top 2 have age rating so WoW is the only thing they should technically be playing.
There is also a reason WoW is pretty much the most popular game out there, while it's fun it's great just needs limits that's all.
I'm not sure why your even comparing an FPS to an MMORPG, they offer completely different experiences.

You didn't mention the large amount of companies taking on Frostbite2 to power their games, and the slight lack of a queue for companies wanting the IW engine, assuming Activision are even willing to let anyone suck on the teat of their giant sack of money.

[NDGAARONDI]

(Original post by So Instinct)
They blatantly only releases new games to make more money with next to none improvements to the game itself.

Like FIFA you mean? New editions of games at £40 a pop for squad changes and after two years online functionality is pulled. I play both BF and COD but for campaigns I've always preferred Gears and Halo. I'm looking forward to the new CounterStrike game being released though.

[xDave-]

The game has been in huge decline after CoD4. Nothing matches up to that. Sadly the reason it's in decline is the reason it's so popular - the game has been made for casual players. Anyone can just show up and abuse all the overpowered stuff and do well. MW3 is the worst, whoever thought of support pointstreaks needs a jab in the face.

[NDGAARONDI]

(Original post by xDave-)
MW3 is the worst, whoever thought of support pointstreaks needs a jab in the face.

They have a purpose with objective game modes and to counter spawn campers. I tend to run specialist as I use the L86 and occasionally I use assault. With the Javelin being nerfed it may be the only real option to use support and hope to get a few kills with the stealth bomber though I've never been in this situation myself. I find it more annoying that I've had team mates overly rely on good luck in the random care package, only to have a killstreak like the Reaper being hijacked from them, which is not rewarded by a crate traditionally. If you call in a crate, at least use a portable radar and SitRep Pro then you'll decrease the chances of being hijacked by a lot.

[ForensicShoe]

(Original post by NDGAARONDI)
Like FIFA you mean? New editions of games at £40 a pop for squad changes and after two years online functionality is pulled. I play both BF and COD but for campaigns I've always preferred Gears and Halo. I'm looking forward to the new CounterStrike game being released though.

I never did get how people can slag off CoD for 'copy and pasting', but then not realise that Fifa has been doing exactly the same thing (and for a longer period of time). The new 'additions' in Fifa 13 are laughable. Then again, why would they improve on what is essentially a successful/winning formula?

[Miss Trololol]

(Original post by So Instinct)
Ugh.. so much fail.

Firstly you defend a game that pretty much recycles the plot with new names.
They blatantly only releases new games to make more money with next to none improvements to the game itself. Cod 4 was fantastic, but ever since then the games have been somewhat disappointing with MW2 being "okay".
Not to mention it literally breeds immature and rude kids, who have nothing better than to ruin other peoples experience. They essential ruin everyones experience of the game and the game itself would be much better without them. People have even given a name to these types kids, they're called CoD Kids:

"Child or teenager that is obsessed with the game franchise, Call of Duty. Will generally play for hours on end, be prone to sudden outbursts of swearing over in-game microphones, and generally denounce every other FPS (First-Person Shooter) game on the basis that it isn't Call of Duty, and therefore ****."

In terms of BF3 first of all it has a Frostbite 2 engine which essentially means it takes dumps all over COD's graphics. If you played the game you would have realized the graphics and colors are far more vivid. "Shadows are realistic, Sergeant Blackburn’s character has the most human and life-like glimmer in his eye of any game I’ve ever played and bodies move the way bodies should move. Heads and bodies swivel independently, not like Michael Keaton-as-Batman. It’s hugely dramatic and realistic to watch rooms blow up and buildings come down."
It also offers a more realistic battle experience, with huge maps and vehicles, you simply don't get that in cod.
The general public that usually play it tend to be much more mature and more civilized, far more so than CoD.

Lastly whats wrong with World of Warcraft, if anything you should be beaten for playing COD and probably being one of those rude petulant kids who feel invincible over a mic. Not to mention the top 2 have age rating so WoW is the only thing they should technically be playing.
There is also a reason WoW is pretty much the most popular game out there, while it's fun it's great just needs limits that's all.
I'm not sure why your even comparing an FPS to an MMORPG, they offer completely different experiences.

Logical post is logical

BF3 was just stunning, even on the Xbox. I loved the campaign. I know the storyline is a little naff but everyone in it looked so damn life-like and pretty. They didn't look like shiny plastic. All the voice actors for the game provided their likeness for the character models - right down to David Menkin who voiced Captain Brady. He was in the game for like, what, one mission but they still used his likeness for the character and motion capture.

I love DICE and their attention to detail

[So Instinct]

(Original post by NDGAARONDI)
Like FIFA you mean? New editions of games at £40 a pop for squad changes and after two years online functionality is pulled. I play both BF and COD but for campaigns I've always preferred Gears and Halo. I'm looking forward to the new CounterStrike game being released though.

Yeah but this thread is about CoD not Fifa?
I hate Fifa, it's the most boring game on the planet. I also Love Halo 1,2 and my personal favorite 3 . Reach an the others were somewhat disappointing.

[Son234]

(Original post by So Instinct)
Ugh.. so much fail.

Firstly you defend a game that pretty much recycles the plot with new names.
They blatantly only releases new games to make more money with next to none improvements to the game itself. Cod 4 was fantastic, but ever since then the games have been somewhat disappointing with MW2 being "okay".
Not to mention it literally breeds immature and rude kids, who have nothing better than to ruin other peoples experience. They essential ruin everyones experience of the game and the game itself would be much better without them. People have even given a name to these types kids, they're called CoD Kids:

"Child or teenager that is obsessed with the game franchise, Call of Duty. Will generally play for hours on end, be prone to sudden outbursts of swearing over in-game microphones, and generally denounce every other FPS (First-Person Shooter) game on the basis that it isn't Call of Duty, and therefore ****."

In terms of BF3 first of all it has a Frostbite 2 engine which essentially means it takes dumps all over COD's graphics. If you played the game you would have realized the graphics and colors are far more vivid. "Shadows are realistic, Sergeant Blackburn’s character has the most human and life-like glimmer in his eye of any game I’ve ever played and bodies move the way bodies should move. Heads and bodies swivel independently, not like Michael Keaton-as-Batman. It’s hugely dramatic and realistic to watch rooms blow up and buildings come down."
It also offers a more realistic battle experience, with huge maps and vehicles, you simply don't get that in cod.
The general public that usually play it tend to be much more mature and more civilized, far more so than CoD.

Lastly whats wrong with World of Warcraft, if anything you should be beaten for playing COD and probably being one of those rude petulant kids who feel invincible over a mic. Not to mention the top 2 have age rating so WoW is the only thing they should technically be playing.
There is also a reason WoW is pretty much the most popular game out there, while it's fun it's great just needs limits that's all.
I'm not sure why your even comparing an FPS to an MMORPG, they offer completely different experiences.

Good well written essay

you clearly have a problem with little immature kids playing mw3

There's a simple button called the "mute" to solve this

I'm glad there's people like you that criticise call of duty.

Its only a game and you play it to have fun which I do and you don't.



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[Formerly Helpful_C]

(Original post by Architecture-er)
a) You don't have to. But to judge others with your own limited knowledge and understanding is naive and petty.

b) I'm studying architecture at one of the best architecture schools in the country, and I'm currently on placement with the biggest architecture firm in Dubai. I wouldn't say I'm failing at life, per se. What're you doing?

c) Incredibly, I possess the social potency to make friends in and outside of gaming. Yep, I'm that awesome.

What am I doing?

Not feeling the need to boast about my accomplishments on a forum to impress people I don't know/want to know.

Problem with what? A meme that died years ago? You're so with the curve (!)