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Call of Duty: Black Ops II |OT| Black to the Future
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They better be offering like an unlockable Juggernaut perk only available to those of us who were crazy enough to do that shit. Looking back, I have no idea why I went for the full 20. Guess I had a bored couple of months.Razgriz-Spector said:
Like that's gonna matter with the netcode they're using...
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Deleted member 325805
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Poor netcode + dedicated server is better than poor netcode + host in Africa. At least you won't constantly rubberband.
Treyarch CoDs have been the only ones I have had connection issues on. IW have been pretty good to me connection wise so far.
The current game even cleared up for me a few months in.
All of the games since BO1 have the same netcode, but they've managed to make it worse with each iteration. In BO1, map knowledge and controlled engagements were enough to counter the lag. In MW3, you could still die if you were on a headglitch with your sights at the door where the dude showed up. In BO2, the dude would fly into the room at lightspeed, run around the room and shoot you in the back before you could fire one shot at the door.
It looks like IW did better because BO2 was worse but it's definitely a scale, and considering that scale, I'm expecting to be killed in the future in Ghosts. Getting shot before I even enter houses and shit.
rangersfan414
Member
Nobody is making a Ghosts OT? I was kinda expecting one today haha.
rangersfan414
Member
I see whitesox still hasn't accepted anybody into the clan now and it's been a month. Now, early clan registration has closed. I'm getting my copy of the game in just over 12 hours and clans now cannot be created again until the 5th, so I'll probably just set one up for us and enlist in all the clan battles, since whitesox continues to prove that he is very inactive with these clans.
IISANDERII
Member
I'm in but I plan on going PS4.
Wait, 12hrs? Thought it's coming next week.
Wait, 12hrs? Thought it's coming next week.
koorigashi
Neo Member
He's not kidding.
I personally liked playing with it like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWlQf945E1c
(That's a video of a guy I used to play MW3 with, he's not modding, he just has a good trigger finger)
Part of my point is that every game that has the Dragunov also has a spammable sniper rifle with better damage multipliers (i.e. higher damage over a larger body area). There's no reason to use it over the Barrett, M21, PSG1 or XPR.
And your friend is totally using a turbo controller, btw.
rangersfan414
Member
I managed to get my hands on an early copy.
The Real Napsta
Member
I heard current gen versions are limited to 6v6.
Xhenxhefil
Member
I'd argue that the Barrett, PSG1 and XPR aren't intended for the same role as the Dragunov/SVU. The Dragunovs are intended to be low-recoil battle rifles whereas the PSG1, XPR and Barrett have much more recoil and while you can spam them, good luck hitting anything reliably. I think the SVU Dragunov is in the new 'Marksman Rifle' category for Ghosts which is a much more apt description of it than 'Sniper Rifle', which is what I'd use to describe the more powerful, higher-recoil rifles like the Barrett.
rangersfan414
Member
Marksman Rifles are like the MK14 from MW2 and MW3.
Hip Hop
Member
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Man the spawns really went to hell the last few nights(actually worse than normal)
I prefered the RSASS myself, and had a MOAB with it in 3 v 3. Loved the gun.
Mr. Enigma
Member
What was it? Video is gone.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
You mean the FAL and MK14? Thank fuck. I love them.
But the little twelve year olds with mods will ruin the game with them.
Basically the new lean feature is broken. You can super headglitch around corners.
Xhenxhefil
Member
I can't believe they actually listened to the few fools who kept demanding lean be put back in the franchise. It was never a good idea and never had a place in this game. It's just flat-out stupid. I guess I should start dampening my hope that IW has learned from the terrible MW3...
Another thing I forgot to note is that the FAL and its various clones fill the role the Dragunov does, but with fewer penalties (aim/draw/switch/movement speed). I just don't see a single argument for using it.
I can agree with that, but my point is that the others generally don't need to be spammed, since they have a far larger one hit kill area, but have the option to if you miss or get caught off guard.
Another thing I forgot to note is that the FAL and its various clones fill the role the Dragunov does, but with fewer penalties (aim/draw/switch/movement speed). I just don't see a single argument for using it.
Xhenxhefil
Member
Dragunovs tend to have a power advantage over the semi-auto ARs. Dragunovs have always been able to one-hit with a headshot whereas none of the FAL/SMR/M14 (Mk. 14 in MW3 was capable at a close range IIRC). Also the Dragunovs are a guaranteed two-hit even when suppressed, whereas the FAL, etc. can drop to a three-hit. Plus you get a free scope, saving an attachment slot. (Or, alternatively, you're locked into an optic choice unless you want to spend a point/slot on ACOG, and you can't have no optic at all)
It's all preference of course, and I'm not trying to say the Dragunov is objectively better than either the more powerful semi-auto snipers or the more mobile semi-auto ARs, but I definitely don't think they're objectively worse either. They're a nice middle-ground option with pros as well as cons.
Mr. Enigma
Member
How the fuck does nobody at IW notice this? I mean, jesus christ.
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Deleted member 325805
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It would be nice if someone could get one up.
The numbers were pretty bad even for a UK morning. Probably already plqying Ghosts.
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Deleted member 325805
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I always take a big break from CoD before the next one, it allows me to keep playing year after year without getting burned out.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
I play a little just to get back in the hang of it but not too much to make me tired of the next quickly.
rangersfan414
Member
See you guys on Tuesday
Whats your gamertag? Do you wanna party up today?
EDIT: Nevermind, you have an Australian copy.
rangersfan414
Member
As long as it isn't a modded or pirated version, you're fine. I do this every year and nothing happens.
Twitter is saying otherwise. Lots of people being banned for playing early.
I really like the opening cutscene for the campaign.
rangersfan414
Member
Then lots of people have pirated copies and/or modded xboxs. Nobody cares if you play early with a legitimate retail copy. Occasionally the devs will even claim that they'll reset our stats on launch date, but that never happens either. What's the point of getting it early if you're not going to play online?
I was planning to on another account after I played the campaign.
Yeah, someone in the perks thread just said Lunchbox would post it tomorrow.
Dominican Power
Member
I've seen whole online matches on youtube. How much space does the game take up?
People are posting youtube links of Ghosts multiplayer in the perks thread. Only press have embargoes.
A lot of the bigger YouTubers are holding back in case they get nuked for uploading early though. We'll see in the morning anyway as I've put one up.
Videos of Ghosts on my channel here by the way.
M.W.
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Live 360 stream: http://hashd.tv/thearereal
