I think that this is mostly due to their decision to not give Mitchell a voice during the actual game. It was an odd decision when I first heard Sledgehammer mention it in an interview, and it still remains that way after completing the game. I don't know why they thought it was a good idea.
To those Gafers who play AW, got a question: Is this worth keeping?
I got it thanks to Target's B2G1 but lended it to a friend while I'm working on Mordor and MCC, this was tuesday, he started playing the campaign on Wednesday and he finished it today.
I know it's a COD game plus the Spacey factor, but I heard good things about that side of the game. As for MP, never been a fan of this game system (Halo player, sorry) and I was expecting to hop in Zombie Mode just to found out that I have to pay for it (a 50 bucks season pass?!) and I got turned off.
So I'm thinking after finishing the campaign I could trade it for, dunno, Destiny, DGA, or AC Unity when all the bugs are patched.
Neither does Gideon, main characters in just about every single media product tend to not wear helmets unless it's part of their "look". It's to make it easier to relate and notice main characters.
I swear some people Will make anything about objectifying women. It's beyond tiring now.
On to the original point though,
yeah it annoyed me too, there was no reason for her to not be on any mission after killing Hades really.
Ilona. The helmet didn't bother me since the second half of the mission
only happens because the hit went sideways. You're presumably not wearing one either.
What did bother me was her AI. Buddy AI is pretty bad in AW, but she's the worst so far. If the game would've let me, I'd have shot her myself just to get here out of my way.
Edit: Nevermind. I just started Crash, and Ilona isn't wearing a helmet here either.
Okay I give up. I have unlocked all of the camos for the Bal but the diamond on won't unlock because the counter says 4/7. I've tried running with no perks and attachments, gotten headshots, bloodthirsty medals, strafe and dodge medals but the counter won't move. So frustrating.
To those Gafers who play AW, got a question: Is this worth keeping?
I got it thanks to Target's B2G1 but lended it to a friend while I'm working on Mordor and MCC, this was tuesday, he started playing the campaign on Wednesday and he finished it today.
I know it's a COD game plus the Spacey factor, but I heard good things about that side of the game. As for MP, never been a fan of this game system (Halo player, sorry) and I was expecting to hop in Zombie Mode just to found out that I have to pay for it (a 50 bucks season pass?!) and I got turned off.
So I'm thinking after finishing the campaign I could trade it for, dunno, Destiny, DGA, or AC Unity when all the bugs are patched.
Nice SP, zombi mode is ok and this MP is my one favorite ever (talking about CoD of course). The variety of the map (pretty good), the range of different way you can move (exo suit movements are great) and yes, you will be killed by someone at your back, but you will do the same and with a bit of skill the chance you get back-killed will lower.
The only *real* problem is the lag, lag compensation, etc. Sometime it's so bad that you can shoot at the back of your enemy, but see him/her turn and kill you !
This is the worst thing that can happen to any MP online.
I really am getting fed up with the maps. There's no order to them no focal points, there just random mazes where anyone can come from any direction at any time. There not built for team matches. And most of the weapons are useless. So everyone has to run around with boring classes because only a few really work.
Sentinel recon armor fucking rocks. By why when you prestige do they not let you use your supply drop earned weapons in private matches? It makes no god damn sense.
I'm also wondering this. I tried joint through the app during release and never got accepted, and now when I look up the NeoGAF Clan it gets stuck on "loading content"
This is what I like to see. I haven't gotten that "fun" factor from a CoD game since the the first MW1. I haven't really put a lot of time into one since BLOPS1. This one intrigues me with all the new features, though.
Ok, the graphics enanchements are pleasing.
Ok, some beefy combat situations are fun.
But for the rest is among the worst CoDs I ever payed
All, including the ones on 128 bit consoles
Unpolished, pathetically handholding even for the pathetic standards of the last CoDS, confusing, with bland setpecies, bad AI [for the series standard], QTEs [and of the most annoying species], errors in triggering, dumb level design, underwhelming score and use of it.
When in a heavily scripted experience most of times you are two steps ahead of what should come next the director has clearly failed something.
Ok, the graphics enanchements are pleasing.
Ok, some beefy combat situations are fun.
But for the rest is among the worst CoDs I ever payed
All, including the ones on 128 bit consoles
Unpolished, pathetically handholding even for the pathetic standards of the last CoDS, confusing, with bland setpecies, bad AI [for the series standard], QTEs [and of the most annoying species], errors in triggering, dumb level design, underwhelming score and use of it.
When in a heavily scripted experience most of times you are two steps ahead of what should come next the director has clearly failed something.
Nothing pisses me off in COD more than running ahead of your partner for the mission because they're walking at a snails pace and you clearly know where you need to go for the next bit of the mission and you run there quickly only for your partner to yell MITCHELL, THIS WAY, COME ON MITCHELL, NOW, QUICKLY.
Played some Momentum for the first time. That mode can be so dumb lol. Just one giant massacre. Oh well. But also fun, mind you. Though I wouldn't play it all day long, that's for sure.
Nothing pisses me off in COD more than running ahead of your partner for the mission because they're walking at a snails pace and you clearly know where you need to go for the next bit of the mission and you run there quickly only for your partner to yell MITCHELL, THIS WAY, COME ON MITCHELL, NOW, QUICKLY.
Played some Momentum for the first time. That mode can be so dumb lol. Just one giant massacre. Oh well. But also fun, mind you. Though I wouldn't play it all day long, that's for sure.
Played some Momentum for the first time. That mode can be so dumb lol. Just one giant massacre. Oh well. But also fun, mind you. Though I wouldn't play it all day long, that's for sure.
Nothing pisses me off in COD more than running ahead of your partner for the mission because they're walking at a snails pace and you clearly know where you need to go for the next bit of the mission and you run there quickly only for your partner to yell MITCHELL, THIS WAY, COME ON MITCHELL, NOW, QUICKLY.
Lol while some people too focused on their k:d ratio may think so, its a really fun cod game. I like it quite a bit.
I always play the campaign a few times, once on hardened, once on veteran, and once for the Intel. If you are at all interested in going for trophies it will last you a lot longer than 4 hours.
I don't know about that, but I did do really well over a stretch of 6-8 matches last night, which is a first for me in AW. Usually it's 1-2 good games, followed by 1-2 WTF games.
The map designs are preventing me from destroying people on a more consistent basis. It's near impossible to gain any type of map control. I take out 1-3 guys, then I immediately get shot from one of the 8 directions I'm exposed to.
I don't really care about kill death ratio at all (it's a stupid metric). My problem is that so, so many of my deaths aren't my fault nor reasonably preventable. Do I prefer doing well in games? Sure - but if I die because I aimed poorly, or did something stupid - if I die and I can see what I should have done better - that's fine. But that's not the case Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, is it?
Let's be frank. This game goes further than almost any in leveling the playing field. That's not in the positive sense of having well balanced mechanics, but in the negative sense of lowering the importance of talent/intelligent play/experience to a ridiculous degree. A huge proportion of your kills, and deaths, in every game will come down to the luck of the draw. You'll end up behind someone or to the side of them, and get a free kill, or, your enemy will end up behind you or to the side of you and get a free kill. Obviously a good player will gets a few more kills and a few less deaths, but it doesn't reflect the difference in skill to a reasonable degree.
I can imagine that's absolutely fine if you're okay with trading kills for deaths, but I like being responsible for my score. If I play well, I want to be rewarded at it. If I get better, I want to be rewarded for it. I don't imagine Advanced Warfare ever giving that feeling to me. Not just because I rarely have particularly satisfying rounds, but because none of the scores my teammates or enemies are getting are especially impressive. I'm a fairly left-leaning guy politically and believe fully in the redistribution of wealth, but I don't need it in a competitive shooter, thank you very much.
This game runs like crap on xbox1
Just saying, the mp is laggy as all hell.
I'm not having these issues with my ps4
Which bothers me because I bought the season pass on Xbox 1
I really am getting fed up with the maps. There's no order to them no focal points, there just random mazes where anyone can come from any direction at any time. There not built for team matches. And most of the weapons are useless. So everyone has to run around with boring classes because only a few really work.
Seriously why can't they fix this shit? It's been how many Call of Duty games and they still can't fix this quick scoping non sense. Is it really that hard? This is one of my biggest issues with COD multiplayer.
Lol while some people too focused on their k:d ratio may think so, its a really fun cod game. I like it quite a bit.
I always play the campaign a few times, once on hardened, once on veteran, and once for the Intel. If you are at all interested in going for trophies it will last you a lot longer than 4 hours.
It has nothing to do with kd/r, it has to do with the basic building foundations of the CoD series being nerfed, gimped and left crippled to die a slow death. The foundation has always been allowing players to craft their own playstyle, but this time around SH has decided you'll be playing how they want you to play.
As many have pointed out, the lag is the worst in the series, the maps have no personality or hotspots and have an overly designed emphasis on verticality, the weapons are widely imbalanced, the killstreaks are severely underpowered and boring, and the list goes on and on. Furthermore, there's absolutely no map control or safety anywhere - the exo movement on top of bad spawns ensures that for at least half of the game you will get shot in the back.
I got all of the SP trophies sans exo-survival in about 4-5 hours. I consider myself a higher than average CoD fan and while there are some CoD games I didn't like (BOII), I have never come to hate one or stop playing it in less than a week. AW is the first game in the series that has turned me off, and in less than a week from release which is unfathomable. I can't stomach supporting SHG and the irreversible damage they have done to the series.
I've since returned the Xbox One bundle and if it were possible I'd return the PS4 copy, but it's been opened. The best thing I can do is trade it in so someone can by it used and SHG doesn't get a penny from the sale, and I hope it recirculates at astounding rates.
Tl;dr - as a big CoD fan this game is utterly and complete, rich, creamy shit. Stay far away.
I respect opinions and all but the maps are good. How are they bad though? They're designed around the exo suit which is such a changer for a COD. I'm going to hate the next COD game. :/
It has nothing to do with kd/r, it has to do with the basic building foundations of the CoD series being nerfed, gimped and left crippled to die a slow death. The foundation has always been allowing players to craft their own playstyle, but this time around SH has decided you'll be playing how they want you to play.
As many have pointed out, the lag is the worst in the series, the maps have no personality or hotspots and have an overly designed emphasis on verticality, the weapons are widely imbalanced, the killstreaks are severely underpowered and boring, and the list goes on and on. Furthermore, there's absolutely no map control or safety anywhere - the exo movement on top of bad spawns ensures that for at least half of the game you will get shot in the back.
I got all of the SP trophies sans exo-survival in about 4-5 hours. I consider myself a higher than average CoD fan and while there are some CoD games I didn't like (BOII), I have never come to hate one or stop playing it in less than a week. AW is the first game in the series that has turned me off, and in less than a week from release which is unfathomable. I can't stomach supporting SHG and the irreversible damage they have done to the series.
I've since returned the Xbox One bundle and if it were possible I'd return the PS4 copy, but it's been opened. The best thing I can do is trade it in so someone can by it used and SHG doesn't get a penny from the sale, and I hope it recirculates at astounding rates.
Tl;dr - as a big CoD fan this game is utterly and complete, rich, creamy shit. Stay far away.
Normally I'd know all the map names off by heart by now. I doubt I could name a third. As you say, there is just no personality to them. On the one hand there are dashes of colour and some aesthetic variety in a map, unlike IW maps which tend to be here is a grey slab, let's just duplicate that for every building. However unlike IW and Treyarch maps there doesn't really feel like there's much thought gone into the map, just a bunch of buildings bundled together.
As you say, you can traverse the map so quickly that you can't control anything. As a Domination player I love being able to control the map. Know where enemies are heading from, know where my team has holes and know when and where I need to go to make sure we retain our flags. Not possible in this game.
The weapons as you say are royally unbalanced and there feels like such a lack of choice. Nearly everyone wants a full auto weapon and yet they give us just 3 full auto assault rifles and two traditional LMGs. The game is basically BAL of Duty: Advanced Borefare as far as weaponry goes right now.
I don't know but it is fucking shit. You need 100000 hit markers on that thing, and good luck even hitting anyone without the laser sight and even then it is a chore.
Shame because if it was somewhat usable it'd be a laugh.
clearly close enough to be a kill shot, the sniper just got net priority and regged first
watch the killcam he doesnt even touch the roof in the snipers view
if you want to see it at its worst try playing with a shield, you will rage at the amount of killcams where it appears the enemy casually shoots/melees you to death despite you looking dead at them to block
