Not sure the point your making here because if it turns out poor, I can trade my copy whereas you will be stuck with yours.
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Official Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - A New Era of Multiplayer
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Not sure the point your making here because if it turns out poor, I can trade my copy whereas you will be stuck with yours.
Stephen_drewz
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Any links to active streams?
BruiserBear
Banned
I've watched at least an hour of multiplayer streams combined at this point, and I think this game is really going to alienate some of the Call of Duty faithful. The movement abilities so drastically changes the flow of combat that I think a lot of people who just love pure COD gunfights are going to be turned off immediately. I've already seen this happening in streams, where the guy playing is complaining about it.
I like what I see, because I'm open to some change, but I might be in the minority on that.
I kinda wonder if they're letting you use the exo abilities a little too frequently. I watched a very high level player and he was flying all over the place. Toning down how frequently you can boost might help to alleviate some of that alienation.
I like what I see, because I'm open to some change, but I might be in the minority on that.
I kinda wonder if they're letting you use the exo abilities a little too frequently. I watched a very high level player and he was flying all over the place. Toning down how frequently you can boost might help to alleviate some of that alienation.
The Xtortionist
Member
I've been wanting more mobility mechanics in shooters since forever. Gonna eat this shit up.
Oh yeah, paying 70 a game digitally is definitively a better option than paying it 50 physically with a physical blu-ray and the possibility to share or sell it.
I don't want to end up buying from somewhere else. I reckon they're bring hush about on social media cause its Call of Duty. Destiny was a big title but they treated it as just a new release.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Yeah, I'm stuck with Destiny for life.
Don't give up on Destiny yet, it could be a different game in 6 months.
I like buying digitally, it's just so much easier. Sure I could go into gamestop a year from now and sell AW for 15 bucks but in the event that it's actually good I may want to pick it up and play randomly from time to time. Plus I avoid gamestop like the plague. But I'm not saying buying physically is a bad thing, it's just not for me these days.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
If I didn't just recently take off work to go on my honeymoon I'd take off work on Monday just to get the most out of the 2XP. Oh well, I'll just pick it up after work.
This is the first time I've preordered and traded at Best Buy too. I called GameStop and they wanted to give me $13 for Ghosts. Best Buy gave me $30 ($20 plus $10 coupon). I wouldn't have preordered if not for that. I think I may be done with GameStop now after I pick up Dragon Age.
This is the first time I've preordered and traded at Best Buy too. I called GameStop and they wanted to give me $13 for Ghosts. Best Buy gave me $30 ($20 plus $10 coupon). I wouldn't have preordered if not for that. I think I may be done with GameStop now after I pick up Dragon Age.
TheCanisDirus
Member
Yeah, I'm stuck with Destiny for life.
Lol feel you there. If i spent only $40 i wouldnt be as disappointed. It's a 1/4 of what they "promised us". 2 Lvl 30s and i'm bored stiff :/
AW has me even more excited that Destiny (thats just crazy/wrong) and i might go digital for the quick switching even though half of me wants to go disc to return it if there is BO2 style lag comp / hit detection issues.
This will be the first cod game i buy since cod4. After watching the mp trailers, im super excited for the new arena style combat moves. This game reminds me a lot of unreal tournament and quake.
I also wonder if this is activisions way of competing against halo mcc and halo 5?
I also wonder if this is activisions way of competing against halo mcc and halo 5?
BruiserBear
Banned
The big problem is when you buy a game you don't really like at all, and if you realize that a week or two after buying it, you can actually get $40 back from a place like Best Buy. I just got $40 back for Destiny, and I'm going to do the same for Driveclub this weekend. It's a huge thing to be able to get back 2/3 of your money a couple weeks after a game comes out.
When you buy digital you have no options. You pay the same price, and often more, and you have no way to recoup any of that if you're disappointed.
Duxxy3
Member
I think this is why they included the classic playlist. For those players that got into a match with one of those crazy pros that uses a scuf very well.
I just hope those maps are balanced enough without the exo abilities.
I am gonna try out standard mode at start, but if I feel that the movement creates too much of an imbalance, I'll fall back to classic.
Most likely they cant play arena style shooters with lots of vertical gameplay. Your avg cod player is so used to everything staying on the ground, point and shoot simplicity.
StriKeVillain
Banned
Bought DZ edition on PSN this morning. I've been watching streams all week and it looks very good.
Have to agree with the poster comparing this to Quake. I get that vibe too from the pace and lateral/vertical movement.
Have to agree with the poster comparing this to Quake. I get that vibe too from the pace and lateral/vertical movement.
Caffeine
Member
i kinda have to get a physical pc version because internet speed is abyssmal now there is no way im downloading a 30+GB cod game again.
I really do think this is designed to compete with halo 5, because halo 5 is allegedly suppose to be much more arena shooter focused with different ability moves like dashing, stomping, sliding, etc.
Usually activision foresees these things, just like how they competed with bf4.
BruiserBear
Banned
It's not about what they can't or can do, but it's about what they expect from a Call of Duty game. This game doesn't play like any COD before it, so a lot of people are gonna be shocked by that.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
True, it's a risk to go digital for sure. Maybe part of it is I'm so used to using Steam over the last few years that it's transferred to my console habits. But I've been lucky, I'm fairly careful with my purchases and enjoy all the games I currently have. I'm more tempted to go physical if it's a single player only game that I know won't have much replay value to it.
Don't prove my ways wrong, Advanced Warfare.
LOL. I don't HAVE the game, obviously I do, but I'm playing on a JTAG console.
Get the fuck outta here.
Unfortunately, I've only see 2 maps so far from all of the streams lol. Are the maps in general more midsize to small?
I don't understand what you just said? He was playing on JTAG? I already switched streams because he was only playing bots.
I don't understand what you just said? He was playing on JTAG? I already switched streams because he was only playing bots.
And if i was to be brutally honest, i would say its time to take the traditional cod design and let it die. This series has been in a design slump since cod4.
Oh sorry, he's playing a pirated copy.
Ah, I didn't know because volume was down. I actually hope AW is successful because it seems like a solid product.
Duxxy3
Member
Some people LIKE that it's, roughly, the same every year. Madden and FIFA succeed because in the end they are still what they were in years passed, with just enough changes. EA probably would not have taken the risk that Activision has taken.
BruiserBear
Banned
Then make a new franchise?
This is where I'm going with my comments. This seems like a dangerous move by Activision. COD still sells over 10 million copies a year, and those customers expect it to play a certain way. The franchise is slowly losing ground right now, and I fear that a misstep like this, that really alienates the faithful, could be a huge blow to them going forward.
Like I said, I'm cool with the changes, but I think a lot of people are gonna rage come Monday.
Did this change the countdown on the dashboard for you? How many hours from now does it say you can play?
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Got any links?
Yep. 1d 22:37:00 right now. But only on the australian account.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
They will have classic playlists as well so everyone should be happy
Duxxy3
Member
If that happens, which I think is possible, but not at launch, they will need to add more classic modes to the game.
razgriz417
Member
why would i go digital when i can trade/sell my physical copy if I don't want to play anymore? besides not needing to swap discs, what benefits are there to buying digital? I'm doing bestbuy's GCU program so that gets my 20% off the game as well
StriKeVillain
Banned
Well everything else got pushed to 2015, so what else are they gonna play?
In all seriousness, I'm happy with the direction for this year's COD. So much so that I decided to pay full price and I may even pay for a map pack or 2 depending on the quality of the game when those packs release. This is coming from a casual COD player who hasn't bought one since Modern Warfare 2.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
I doubt classic will be the most popular. The maps are designed around vertical movement and vantage points. They probably don't work as well if nobody has exo suits. Plus, I've watched a few videos of people who really understand how the jumping and dashing work, and it looks incredible.
Yep. Destiny burned me hard. That's why I won't buy a digital copy anymore unless it's something I know will be amazing with tons of replay value.Yeah, I'm stuck with Destiny for life.
If reviews are out on Monday, I'll probably make a decision of whether or not I want to buy CoD: AW before the regular edition releases.
Nice! How easy/hard was it to create an Aus account? Will PS+ carryover from the U.S. account? Any gotchas or things I need to watch out for?
This is exactly why retailers getting overly cautious regarding street dates when deciding when to despatch is stupid. Piracy wins, genuine customers don't.
LeFAIS
Member
Really easy, just create an email (or use some spare email you have) and follow the steps on the PS when creating the account. PS Plus will carry from your US account.
razgriz417
Member
Anyone know if Headquarters has been renamed to Hardpoint right? HQ was the main thing my buddies and I played, we skipped Ghosts because of it.
LeFAIS
Member
Yeah it seems like every German got their copy early, I'm mean there are a lot of streams on twitch.
http://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare
Madden and fifa are sports games, cod is diff, cod4 to me was a huge change from cod2 and funny thing is, most cod players have never even played cod2, so they cant mentally compare. I think that since cod4, the game has gotten more and more stale. Im not the demographic for cod, at least not since post-cod4, i love arena shooters and titanfall was a huge letdown. If codaw can bring in new arena shooter gameplay mechanics and it works, then thats a success to me, even if it means losing the cod faithful, they will just be replaced with new blood, itll even itself out.
Nope, it's different. Hardpoint you have to control an area of the map and 1 second = 1 point. Your team needs at least one player in that zone to get points, and if there is an enemy player aswell it gets contested and neither team scores
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