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[mbmonk]

I can't think of one single spot that doesn't have at least 2-3 very vulnerable entrances.

First let me say that it is my fault for not fully explaining all the situations that I find the danger close noob tube class useful. You are correct 99% of the elevated perches have multiple entry ways.

That fact does help, but those spots can be still be a pain to enter and clear due to a number of factors
1) People can equip extra lethals to cover multiple entrances.
2) People can run a combination of IED and Motion sensor to at least cover 2 of the alternate entrances.
3) Campers can run in packs from 2 players all the way up to 6, in some of the games of TDM I have played.
4) Unless I crouch walk from the entrance until the kill/clearing of the location the Awareness perk is still very useful to tell the camper what entrance I took even if he wasn't able to booby trap all the entrances.

To revisit the " one single spot that doesn't have at least 2-3 very vulnerable entrances" topic, on the map Warhawk ( pictured below ) the upper half of the building labeled "Back" only has one way in, to my knowledge. If anyone knows of a secondary entrances I would appreciate the tip.

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Again if there is another entrance please let me know. The only other option I see is to trying to get up there from the street, but that is a pretty dangerous place to try an entry from due to being out in the open with multiple angles to get shot from.

What possible camping spot is so good in this game that it requires noob tubes?

It's just much easier to do that then try to work my way through IEDs, motion sensors, and people camping the doorways with Amplify.

I never said required .

I had an entire enemy team setup shop in the strip club on the Octane map. I tried to crack that nut a couple of times and failed. So I switched to tubes. I am not a great COD player, so maybe I am not using all the tools in the proper way to handle that situation successfully. The danger close tube just what I found effective. So I kept the class and moved on to exploring other weapons and perks of interest.

 

[Dominican Power]

This game has no personality.

 

[Architechnophile]

So, the Riot Shield sucks in this game, and it really bums me out.

I used to really enjoy mixing in a riot shield in MW2 (especially in the plane, where it was easy to box people in). Unfortunately, they made the shield less wide in Ghosts. Now, you really have to be directly facing an attacker, lest they shoot your flank. There's much less room for error, a problem exacerbated by latency issues.

Most guys just have to move a few inches to one side or another to get a clear target on you. Why even bother?

 

[rangersfan414]

To revisit the " one single spot that doesn't have at least 2-3 very vulnerable entrances" topic, on the map Warhawk ( pictured below ) the upper half of the building labeled "Back" only has one way in, to my knowledge. If anyone knows of a secondary entrances I would appreciate the tip.

Jump on tank ---> Green awning on your left after ---> Strafe jump to the platform that is diagonal to the right ---> Jump onto ledge and into window.

Video: http://youtu.be/ZBO8DBewZ_Q?t=3m23s

 

[friskykillface]

well that's a bummer. my $40 copy from black friday that I bought from newegg doesn't have free fall loved that map.


but I can finally play on Xbox one B^) (keeping my 360 copy since I got friends that don't want Xbox one)

double ghosts

 

[mbmonk]

Jump on tank ---> Green awning on your left after ---> Strafe jump to the platform that is diagonal to the right ---> Jump onto ledge and into window.

Video: http://youtu.be/ZBO8DBewZ_Q?t=3m23s

THANK YOU!!!!

 

[eek5]

Jump on tank ---> Green awning on your left after ---> Strafe jump to the platform that is diagonal to the right ---> Jump onto ledge and into window.

Video: http://youtu.be/ZBO8DBewZ_Q?t=3m23s

That's a sweet jump but good luck pulling that off when someone is holding bakery and bar corner. The second you get on top of the tank you will be dead (especially since it is in LoS of bakery window, the ever popular trash can corner head glitch at bar, the gate, antiques, and for good measure the post office corner not to mention someone turning into tank corner after you've made the jump from the awning (assuming you even make the climb up)

What possible camping spot is so good in this game that it requires noob tubes? I can't think of one single spot that doesn't have at least 2-3 very vulnerable entrances.

Define vulnerable because there are a TON of areas where you can cover multiple entrances without problems. Hell you can pick over half the corners to just stop and sit in and you'll be able to cover both entrances of a random room. If someone is sitting in a corner camping I don't go out of my way to hunt them down but I sure as hell will launch a tube into the spot where they were camping the second I get a good angle on it. If they die because they didn't move that's their fucking fault. Learn to camp better.

I'll be the first to admit that 4x tubes + DC/Refl/SoH is overpowered as fuck but over half my tube kills are still just people stationary on head glitches, hiding in corners, baby sitting windows which makes it too easy to pass up.

 

[tazz3]

Ghosts militiplayer is ok, I think bloops 2 has better maps

 

[rangersfan414]

That's a sweet jump but good luck pulling that off

Yup. Great in infected though since most people think there is one way up and always face the staircase.

 

[PalaceBrother]

Jump on tank ---> Green awning on your left after ---> Strafe jump to the platform that is diagonal to the right ---> Jump onto ledge and into window.

Video: http://youtu.be/ZBO8DBewZ_Q?t=3m23s

Oh wow, interesting.

I agree with the other posters though, this is probably incredibly difficult to replicate in a real match. Still...this does disprove my theory that it was the only single entrance room in the base MP maps.

 

[djshauny]

This game has no personality.

Agreed. Thinking of trading in my copy lol

 

[Boombloxer]

So a question about Extinction mode. Me and my buddies keep getting thwarted at the second barrier when the Rhinos show up. Any tips to deal with them? I'm a level away from getting armor piercing ammo which should help a bit. We can usually deal with one Rhino, but then we get steam rolled.

Shoot the barrier fast enough so the Rhinos never show up, and aim for their feet.

When you go into the next area, don't shoot at the first one that appears either, let him be/run away, and you won't have to deal with him until around 3/4-1/2 way through the 1st hive.

On the way back, everyone should have have chainsaws to shoot Rhinos and Pistols to run with. Good luck.

 

[BruiserBear]

Did anyone else with the XB1 version notice some changes a couple days ago after the patch showed up? I had been quite unhappy with the aiming on the XB1 controller, and it just never quite felt right to me. I was greatly concerned the controller's analog sticks just weren't that great for shooters.

But suddenly after that patch I feel like I'm aiming much better, and it feels like I expected it to. I'm very happy about this, but oddly in the patch notes there is no mention of any changes related to this. Kinda makes me wonder if they slipped in some small tweaks but didn't want to say anything.

 

[vctor182]

I've been playing much better after following the tips posted in that awesome post a few pages ago. Ghosts multiplayer can be a lot of fun if you don't rush like Blops 2 but you always gotta be on the move after killing someone if you're solo as most spots are not safe unless you have a teammate covering the 2nd entrance. It's all about team work here.

Speaking of that, I was playing a domination match against a team of very coordinated guys, they took the 2 flags from the village and wreckage, left us with the castle one and camped the 3 exits. Pretty good strategy as my team was a bunch of fools trying to outrun the snipers I knew I didn't had a chance alone so I just sat back and was just killing the guys who killed my teammates.

Random question: What's the player count for Wii U?

 

[Al Gore's Thermostat]

Random question: What's the player count for Wii U?

About 2500-3000 during peak hours.

 

[gregor7777]

This game has no personality.

Exactly right.

 

[lamaroo]

Just started using the M27, damn this gun is amazing.

 

[Smilax]

Been playing Ghosts on the Wii U for a while and have been enjoying myself, however I wish I was able to play the other game modes. So, I was wondering if I should trade in my copy to get Ghosts for the PS3? Is there a huge player base there or did they all move on to the PS4?

 

[BruiserBear]

Been playing Ghosts on the Wii U for a while and have been enjoying myself, however I wish I was able to play the other game modes. So, I was wondering if I should trade in my copy to get Ghosts for the PS3? Is there a huge player base there or did they all move on to the PS4?

There will definitely be a bigger player base on PS3 compared to Wii U. It won't even be close.

 

[vctor182]

About 2500-3000 during peak hours.

Wow that's pretty low...

 

[ILoveBish]

Last night was one of those nights. I swear to you, I turn a corner, the guy runs in front of me back turned, I start shooting, game goes 100% lag fest as I shoot, guy turns around and kills me. Replay shows every shot I fired as missed.

 

[AEGISX]

Seems the player base on ps3 has greatly reduced than before thanks giving. What happened? Did people migrate to ps4?

 

[Hoodbury]

About 2500-3000 during peak hours.

What are your peak hours? I play from 7-10 pm central time and it's only around 1100 and slowly drips down to under 1k by the time I log off for the night.

 

[popeutlal]

I had my first session with this game on PS4 (only 29k players, seems low), I tried playing this game like BLOPS2...I tried rushing. Big mistake, from what I saw everyone hung back with scoped weapons and picked off rushers.

 

[F0rneus]

Quick question, is it possible for two players to team-up in Squads against all bots? We have 0 intention of playing online except Squads with bots.

 

[Skinless]

CoD is boring to me without demolition mode.

 

[BraXzy]

Sorry if this is obvious but.. What do clans actually do? I'm in the/a GAF clan, I get notifications about us taking over/losing bases and stuff. Are there clan matches I just don't know are happening?

And another thing, it ranks members of the clan by whatever. Is this just clan games?

 

[maximum360]

Maps are awful. Spawns are awful.

It makes no sense. The maps are huge, actually too big. It feels like the went overboard in trying to move on from the cramped Treyarch maps in BLOPS 2. It can make some games a chore to play. A bump up of players to 10 on 10 or 8 on 8 would make the game more interesting.

Even with these huge maps, people still spawn right next to you constantly.

 

[op_ivy]

i hear huge maps and camping. is this more mw1 then any of the more recent stuff?

 

[wsoxfan1214]

i hear huge maps and camping. is this more mw1 then any of the more recent stuff?

Yes. People complain because they can't run and gun or learn to avoid rooms with a ton of entrances.

Next round of clan invites are going out tomorrow night.

 

[mbmonk]

I still do a lot of run and gun. My most used weapon is the vector, and my most used class is a silenced vector with the following perks:

Marathon
Agility
On the Go
Steady Aim
Dead Silence
Awareness


I love running around sliding to prone. =P

 

[op_ivy]

Yes. People complain because they can't run and gun or learn to avoid rooms with a ton of entrances.

sounds good to me

 

[mbmonk]

I ran a quick test to see if dedicated servers were up in the US for the Xbone and where they might located.

I only did a packet capture for one game yesterday. I played a TDM match on a server in Chicago own by Gameservers.com. I ran a ping test on that server today and it averaged a 53ms delay which is acceptable to me. I find for most FPS games that a ping of 70 or lower is very playable.

I live in South East so connecting to IL seems a bit strange. I assumed I would connect to Atlanta or DC. But with average ping of 53 it doesn't really matter to me.

 

[Gorillaz]

This game has no personality.

Idk why this made ne laugh

 

[Duxxy3]

Yes. People complain because they can't run and gun or learn to avoid rooms with a ton of entrances.

Next round of clan invites are going out tomorrow night.

This is probably my biggest problem with the game. Every game you are consistently being shot in the back because everything is so wide open, rooms have 4 different entrances, or it's a multi-level map and you didn't see that one guy two floors above you.

This is on top of terrible spawns.

This all leads to people hiding in safe corners and camping all day long. It's stressful having to check every single corner, checking your open areas every other second and scanning up and down for that guy ducking halfway across the map.

Maybe it's better on a team, but as a solo player the game is a nightmare. I've had to triple my sensitivity because now I have to be able to check every nook and cranny in every room and open area.

If there was a port of black ops 2 for the PS4 I would be playing that instead.

 

[ILoveBish]

This is probably my biggest problem with the game. Every game you are consistently being shot in the back because everything is so wide open, rooms have 4 different entrances, or it's a multi-level map and you didn't see that one guy two floors above you.

This is on top of terrible spawns.

This all leads to people hiding in safe corners and camping all day long. It's stressful having to check every single corner, checking your open areas every other second and scanning up and down for that guy ducking halfway across the map.

Maybe it's better on a team, but as a solo player the game is a nightmare. I've had to triple my sensitivity because now I have to be able to check every nook and cranny in every room and open area.

If there was a port of black ops 2 for the PS4 I would be playing that instead.

Had to do the bolded also. Absolutely insane how different the playstyle is in this game.

 

[GrumpyOutlander]

If I have the 360 and Xbox One version can I switch between both while keeping my progress? If I play the 360 version, rank up then go to the One version, rank up, then go back to 360 will it keep my stats, or is it a one time transfer?

 

[mbmonk]

Thanks eeks for posting your 'tube setup. Using the under barrel grenade launch gives me 2 lethals, instead of 1, w/o having to spend perk points. I was running 2 grenades before I read your post.

I added Ping to my anti camper class and it is a blast ( har har ) to eliminate campers now. If the first tube doesn't kill the camper, Ping highlights him and the second tube finishes the job.

Also the LSAT seems very accurate. It's been a joy to use so far. ADS time is pretty slow though.

 

[wsoxfan1214]

This is probably my biggest problem with the game. Every game you are consistently being shot in the back because everything is so wide open, rooms have 4 different entrances, or it's a multi-level map and you didn't see that one guy two floors above you.

This is on top of terrible spawns.

This all leads to people hiding in safe corners and camping all day long. It's stressful having to check every single corner, checking your open areas every other second and scanning up and down for that guy ducking halfway across the map.

Maybe it's better on a team, but as a solo player the game is a nightmare. I've had to triple my sensitivity because now I have to be able to check every nook and cranny in every room and open area.

If there was a port of black ops 2 for the PS4 I would be playing that instead.

Stop going in those rooms then.

 

[j-wood]

Is the ps4 version of this janky? I haven't played cod since mw3 but I was thinking of getting g this...

 

[Duxxy3]

Stop going in those rooms then.

So stay in a single spot the entire game? Cuz that sounds like the opposite of a good time.

Wide open areas and places with multiple entrances make up the majority of maps in this game.

 

[Deaf Spacker]

I can't believe that the shitty spawn system has not been fixed yet.

This evening I was killed three times in succession straight after spawning.

 

[Metfanant]

Is the ps4 version of this janky? I haven't played cod since mw3 but I was thinking of getting g this...

PS4 version is fine...there are frame drops here and there...but in this case I find the added resolution outweighs them...

 

[j-wood]

I think I'll buy the ps4 digital version tonight. Does sony still have the spend 50 get 10 back deal?

 

[DoomGyver]

I think I'll buy the ps4 digital version tonight. Does sony still have the spend 50 get 10 back deal?

No, that was a black friday weekend deal.

 

[DR3AM]

ever since the update, the xbone version has been broken for me. disconnects, cant join games. wtf

 

[captainraincoat]

PS4 version is fine...there are frame drops here and there...but in this case I find the added resolution outweighs them...

Got both versions...cant agree with that statement...for a game that relies on twitch movements the frame stutters have got me killed more times on ps4 than on the xbone

some things are easier to pick out on the ps4 but a clean framerate is much better imo

The issue i have now is the game still sucks now matter how pretty or fast it runs and i honestly cant put my finger on what is wrong...if i listed 3 things i hated the most

1) Insta Death....you seem to die quicker in this game more than the rest
2) Prone Campers ....have seen more prone campers in this game more than the last 3 cod games put together
3) They have screwed the perk system....they took something that works and have made it into a bloated confusing mess

 

[cameltoe]

There are frame hitches in MP on the ps4 but it has not happened to me in a gun fight. Very random just running around.

The connection seems solid as well.

 

[KnuckaWut]

i hate this game but i cant stop fucking playing it. leveling sucks though i feel like i wouldve prestiged like 20 times in blops 2 already. and i fucking hate the clan shit, they are punishing me because i dont want to team up with people and play when i dont feel like it.

 

[IISANDERII]

There are frame hitches in MP on the ps4 but it has not happened to me in a gun fight. Very random just running around.

The connection seems solid as well.

Same. It must be by design, like when an enemy comes into line of sight there's an effects reduction or something because I have 30hrs+ logged in multiplayer and I don't think it's affected a single engagement.