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Call of Duty: WWII - Beta Impressions

This game is difficult for me. I want to like it so badly because I never got tired of WWII games and I was so happy when this game was announced... but it just isn't good, well isn't any better than any COD in the last 5 years.
 
SG-17 said:
This game is difficult for me. I want to like it so badly because I never got tired of WWII games and I was so happy when this game was announced... but it just isn't good, well isn't any better than any COD in the last 5 years.
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Me too. But as i was playing tdm on point du hoc as the germans, i got quickscoped and just started laughing. I never knew we won d-day by sending in bunny hopping ghillie suited snipers. This is full blown cartoon ww2 and it sucks. Sledgehammer talked about going back to their roots with legacy, authenticity, and some respect for the soldiers and peroid but it was all nonsense. Its just a ww2 coat of paint.
 
I'm hearing that snipers are OP in this game. Is this true? If so, why?

Also, M1 garand any good? I'd love to play with semi automatic rifles for that authentic feel.
 
Rated-Rsuperstar said:
Me too. But as i was playing tdm on point du hoc as the germans, i got quickscoped and just started laughing. I never knew we won d-day by sending in bunny hopping ghillie suited snipers. This is full blown cartoon ww2 and it sucks. Sledgehammer talked about going back to their roots with legacy, authenticity, and some respect for the soldiers and peroid but it was all nonsense. Its just a ww2 coat of paint.
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To be fair, almost all of that realism talk was on reference to the campaign
 
Saucycarpdog said:
I'm hearing that snipers are OP in this game. Is this true? If so, why?

Also, M1 garand any good? I'd love to play with semi automatic rifles for that authentic feel.
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Quickscoping is back with a vengence, coupled with rifles being a one shot kill. At least ive never survived more then one shot by a sniper anywhere on my character.
 
Wow this game is shit!

Characters moaning and screaming as if they were taking a huge shit.

SMGs, everybody plays SMGs, every other combination sucks. SMGs have almost no recoil and are the only guns that can equip a silencer.

Maps are mediocre at best.

I had to chuckle more then once when I was killed by wehrmacht soldier that was flying around a corner. I demand a GIF! Shit was hilarious.

There is nothing, NOTHING of what made COD4 (and the other classic COD games) so amazing. This is just a hectic run and gun game. No strategy, no thinking, no pick your shots, nothing. Honestly, I HATE jetpacks, but I'd say I would chose BO3 over this game.

Sledgehammer failed big time and they need to be removed from the cod dev circle ASAP.

This game went from "OMG MUST BUY" to "it'll be fun to watch this trainwreck burn".
I'll go back to MWR, that'll do.
 
sponk said:
Wow this game is shit!

Characters moaning and screaming as if they were taking a huge shit.

SMGs, everybody plays SMGs, every other combination sucks. SMGs have almost no recoil and are the only guns that can equip a silencer.

Maps are mediocre at best.

I had to chuckle more then once when I was killed by wehrmacht soldier that was flying around a corner. I demand a GIF! Shit was hilarious.

There is nothing, NOTHING of what made COD4 (and the other classic COD games) so amazing. This is just a hectic run and gun game. No strategy, no thinking, no pick your shots, nothing. Honestly, I HATE jetpacks, but I'd say I would chose BO3 over this game.

Sledgehammer failed big time and they need to be removed from the cod dev circle ASAP.

This game went from "OMG MUST BUY" to "it'll be fun to watch this trainwreck burn".
I'll go back to MWR, that'll do.
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Even MWR isn't that great to play as people don't play it like they did 10 years ago.
 
War mode is really cool. Looking forward to seeing more maps for it.

I'm liking the Gibraltar map a whole lot.
Pointe du hoc one of the worst maps of all time.
Snow map is somewhere in between so I guess it gets a mehhh.

SMGs need a nerf.

I'll probably buy. Overall had fun. Plz nerf SMGs.
 
Saucycarpdog said:
I'm hearing that snipers are OP in this game. Is this true? If so, why?

Also, M1 garand any good? I'd love to play with semi automatic rifles for that authentic feel.
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Yep snipers are ridiculously OP in the beta and will be in the full game.

The commonwealth sniper gun is the OP one, I'm not even a sniper and managed to land every shot I took, I was only killed by other commonwealth users who are obviously a lot more skilled with snipers.
 
SG-17 said:
Even MWR isn't that great to play as people don't play it like they did 10 years ago.
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MWR just sucked so much, I've never liked it. I still play Blops 3 because to me that is the most fun i have had in ages and it just feels right..let's not begin with IW that one is just shit from the start.

Xbox One is next week for private beta i am going to play WW2 to see how it is.
 
Saucycarpdog said:
I'm hearing that snipers are OP in this game. Is this true? If so, why?

Also, M1 garand any good? I'd love to play with semi automatic rifles for that authentic feel.
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If you got Rapid Fire and Advanced Rifiling the M1 Garand is pretty decent but it still needs to be buffed (namely in terms of recentering/recoil) to make it more competitive with other guns.
 
The snipers are so fucking obnoxious.

I wish we would just get a CoD without them for once, these maps are all pretty close range but this dumb snap scoping crap makes them strong in CQC anyway.
 
I can't believe they made a Call of Duty game in 2017 where jumping and going prone is still not punished. ALL that talk about making a realistic game, and this shit is more prevalent than it's ever been.

Un-fucking-believable

Suffice to say, this is the first COD game I won't buy at launch since Call of Duty 3.
 
Marcellus Wallace said:
War mode is a horrible addition. Don't make a game type you have no idea how to make, Sledgehammer.
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I quite like it, nice to have a mode with no score streaks, I'd argue the CoD community don't know how to play it.

CartridgeBlower said:
I can't believe they made a Call of Duty game in 2017 where jumping and going prone is still not punished. ALL that talk about making a realistic game, and this shit is more prevalent than it's ever been.

Un-fucking-believable

Suffice to say, this is the first COD game I won't buy at launch since Call of Duty 3.
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Agreed jumpshotting and dropshotting should be punished hard, you shouldn't be able to aim at the same time, but if they did that SCUF users would be upset.
 
Pretty sure when people said they wanted classic COD gameplay they didn't mean quickscopes, revenge spawns, dropshots, bunny hopping, and host advantage. Yet, here we are.
 
PackAPunchedMick said:
Another call of duty thread dissolved into a shit show of people complaining that call of duty is nothing but call of duty.

I'm shocked.
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It's kind of like a Sonic thread.

There are now two strands of fans: the old school fans that liked the franchise when it was good and understand why it was good, and those who buy any old shit year in year out because it has Sonic/COD on the box and prefer the new kind of gameplay because they don't know any better.
 
Someone tell me are you able to reload the Garand without having the fire the entire clip? Can you top it off, like say if you fire just a couple rounds can you just top the clip up instead of ejecting it?

Lots of games get that wrong and think the Garand has to fire the entire clip before you can reload it or eject it, that would have been hell of a terrible design if that was the case (which it wasn't).
 
Stiler said:
Someone tell me are you able to reload the Garand without having the fire the entire clip? Can you top it off, like say if you fire just a couple rounds can you just top the clip up instead of ejecting it?

Lots of games get that wrong and think the Garand has to fire the entire clip before you can reload it or eject it, that would have been hell of a terrible design if that was the case (which it wasn't).
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yes you can reload the M1 at any time
 
PackAPunchedMick said:
Another call of duty thread dissolved into a shit show of people complaining that call of duty is nothing but call of duty.

I'm shocked.
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D'you really think there are people in here criticising Call of Duty that have never liked the series? Most of the people criticising this game are doing so for two reasons:

(1) They want it to be good
(2) It's not good
 
Stiler said:
Someone tell me are you able to reload the Garand without having the fire the entire clip? Can you top it off, like say if you fire just a couple rounds can you just top the clip up instead of ejecting it?

Lots of games get that wrong and think the Garand has to fire the entire clip before you can reload it or eject it, that would have been hell of a terrible design if that was the case (which it wasn't).
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Be sad. You can’t top the clip off, when you press reload it’ll pop the clip out and insert a fresh one. I swear WaW allowed you to manual feed the M1 clips without popping the whole thing out. Could be wrong though it’s been YEARS lol.
 
I'm trying to love it, but I'm just not impressed with these maps at all.

They make me nostalgic for the masterful maps from the original game, all those years ago.

These maps just haven't struck me as having the rich tactical possibilities I was hoping for. They feel kind of dead. So far, most of the gameplay I've experienced has been a frantic, randomized rush on the part of most players.

It's not exactly bad, but so far I'm having a hard time squaring what's being delivered with what I had hoped for.
 
0ptimusPayne said:
Be sad. You can’t top the clip off, when you press reload it’ll pop the clip out and insert a fresh one. I swear WaW allowed you to manual feed the M1 clips without popping the whole thing out. Could be wrong though it’s been YEARS lol.
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No, you couldn't, unfortunately. I can't think of a single game that features that. Even Rising Storm has you ejecting the entire clip for a partial reload, if I remember correctly.
 
They should have studied cod2 for this game cause to me that was classic cod with maps that were perfect all around and gameplay that was more strategic. This game is not good its all run and gun with tight maps. The cod that most of us remember seems like its gone forever all these games that come out are just run around the map in circles until you find someone fast paced no strategy anymore.
 
Haven't played the beta yet as I'm Xbox but it seems the MP is sounding like business as usual just without jetpacks, which is pretty much what the majority of the community was begging for.

SMG's were dominant in WAW as well, and drop shotting and corner hopping have been tactics used by experienced players for a long time now. I Even remember back in the CoD4 days where my friends would crank up their aiming senstivity do they could more easily turn and shoot people trying to attack from behind.

Still excited to give it a go as I loved Advanced Warfare but expectations have been tempered for awhile at this point.
 
I don't understand why the game is stuck in the stupid post game Top Players screen for ages, so that you can't back out of the lobby unless you wait
 
there is something really wrong here with the netcode and hit detection. everyone is focusing on graphics, dropshotting and SMGs, but there is something really fucking broken within the game engine.

Whenever i am using SMGs, i get hit markers for days. i can never drop anyone in a few shots. in Blops3, it was easy despite everyone jumping around. i knew how many bullets and hitmarkers i would get before i would drop people with SMGs, assault rifles or LMGs. its so inconsistent here. there is no aim assist or snap on aim which is a welcome addition but it doesnt matter because enemies still shoot me faster than i can react. its bizarre.
 
Have to say I'm really enjoying this more than I thought I would, just from the beta alone I'm having more fun than I did with BLOPS3 and Infinite Warfare. Had some fantastically close games on War and been in many matches where the teams have worked together, covered all flanks and getting shit done. Whenever that doesn't happen though it all goes to complete shit and can be very frustrating.

Now as for the full game ? No idea, could turn out to be complete shit but I'm enjoying what I'm playing here enough to pick it up. I haven't minded the maps much either so far but I don't really like judging maps until many hours of play later.

Looking forward to hopefully trying out the PC beta, nice to see that's actually getting one this year.
 
Gaf can someone help me out? im a creators and streamer over on Twitch and now Youtube and have been looking at ways show off my content to other gamers!

People always say post on the forums your members of like reddit! But then i hear some forums have rules about showing off your own content!?

As im not on reddit and didnt want to make a account just to post my stuff! and as i mostly use Gaf for my gaming news thoughts id ask you guys!.... whats the rules and etiquette on this kind of thing. as i mainly do more reading here, always nervous making posts and even when do it would never be for something like this!

I see posts from other creators but as they are massive im not sure if its them or other posting for them as some have there own threads even...???

Reason i post in this thread is i made a WW2 beta video so thought would be best place to ask as its related content! would to love to hear your guys thoughts. thanks
 
Although I'm having fun with WWII, I don't think I'd pick up the full game if I was buying solely for the multiplayer. It's fun, but right now it feels like something I'd play to kill time, not something I'd add to my multiplayer rotation. I'm still going to pick it up for the singleplayer because I thought Sledgehammer did a fantastic job with Advanced Warfare. It also helps that there was a good pre-order deal for Canada back in June.

With that said, I do think WWII is a step in the right direction for the franchise. It's not perfect (and of course, this is a beta), but I like that the game has moved away from killstreak stacking/spam, unlimited sprint, and made the change to higher tickrate servers.
 
I swore off CoD after feeling burned when I bought the 2-game edition last year.
But I wanted to make sure this was going to stick, so I preorded WW2 to get a beta code.

Turns out I made the right call about not buying them anymore.

I tried to like it, I really did.
The biggest things that finally just made me delete the game was the standard CoD "netcode insta-death bullshit" and the fact I have to update and reboot every time I start the game (like, fucking seriously... that shit needs to go away... it drove me insane in CoD:IW.)

That is stuff that will never be "fixed," just like quickscoping, so they're enough to convince me I do indeed get to save $60+ this year.
 
Interficium said:
Pretty sure when people said they wanted classic COD gameplay they didn't mean quickscopes, revenge spawns, dropshots, bunny hopping, and host advantage. Yet, here we are.
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I've yet to see the bolded.

Especially the latter, considering the game is running on dedicated servers.
 
Erevador said:
I'm trying to love it, but I'm just not impressed with these maps at all.

They make me nostalgic for the masterful maps from the original game, all those years ago.

These maps just haven't struck me as having the rich tactical possibilities I was hoping for. They feel kind of dead. So far, most of the gameplay I've experienced has been a frantic, randomized rush on the part of most players.

It's not exactly bad, but so far I'm having a hard time squaring what's being delivered with what I had hoped for.
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I feel this is always the problem with new cod games ever since infinity way fell apart. Treyarch is the only cod dev I trust with maps, the other two are pretty terrible at map design.
 
I enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm looking for that cod where I jump in for 3 rounds or so then do something else. This is perfect.
 
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