Call Of Duty: Black Ops - PS3, PC, 360 - November 9

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The new video / file share system similar to Halo 3 will help bust a lot of the cheaters / boosters. Thats one of the features that should have been in the COD series a LONG time ago. I plan on renting this game for sure but I dont think it will be a purchase. MW2 ruined this series for me. I do think if any company will do good with this series its Treyarch. I still love WAW but really hated MW2.
 
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Like said, MW2 has zero to do with Black Ops, they are two different companies that are under Activision. IW were the one's who made COD4 and had a hit with it, then Treyarch did the next which was World at war, then of course it was IW's turn again and they did MW2. MW2 was a turd that was extremely chrome like in sheen, it had all the cool stuff that you would look at and think, wow this game is going to be so good! But after playing it for a while I started to change my mind because of things like, them not having sway or little to no recoil in the guns. A perk which makes you teleport through bullets to knife someone, a perk that allows you to refill your grenade launcher over and over and just spam the map pissing everyone off. The list goes on for a while, everyone knows the problems I'm sure. IW hasn't fixed anything because some of them were fired for trying to start a side company and basically using the COD game engine for the new game, which is for sure not allowed in the contract with Activision:dunce:



So Treyarch has done something extremely smart, they have looked at all of the problems and all of the complaints from the community with MW2 and they have fixed them if what they have is similar, or they have completely done different things. I have really high hopes for this COD, Treyarch has always been really good at balancing weapons as well, IW isn't at all which is why everyone uses the same weapons because there are some that are just pure ownage and if they aren't then they are so bad you can't use them. If I get the job I have an interview for (Toyota engine building plant) then I will be pre-ordering the prestige edition. It comes with the RC car that has a video camera and audio on it and the controller has a video screen so you can watch and all while your driving it, my kids will love that. And to make one it would cost more than the 149.95 and you get a game and extra zombie maps and all when you get the hardened or prestige edition:tup:
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What about decent dedicated servers? That's the HUGE problem that I really care about. I can handle the cheaters, bladerunners (I don't see many of those anymore) and noob tube spammers (still too many of these morons), but it's the lag that is stopping me from getting this, plus those who know they're hosting and run the 'host cheat'.
 
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What about decent dedicated servers? That's the HUGE problem that I really care about. I can handle the cheaters, bladerunners (I don't see many of those anymore) and noob tube spammers (still too many of these morons), but it's the lag that is stopping me from getting this, plus those who know they're hosting and run the 'host cheat'.
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Well I don't play on PC so the dedicated servers issue doesn't matter to me, but there has been a rumor that there will be dedicated servers for you pc people. They are releasing all of the info about the game on the 1st of next month from what I have read, so I guess we will find out then for sure. They did say that they have changed everything as far as the way the game files function so all of the mods/cheats/hacks that are being exploited right now will not work at all in Black Ops, they even said that they have put things into the game to stop it if someone figures out other ways of doing it. They also said they have a dedicated team to prevent people from doing such, and will be taking action against these people. Treyarch is really good about patching so if someone does find a way they have an entire team that will patch it quickly, unlike IW which doesn't care enough to even patch simple things. There are still exploits in COD4 that were never patched:yuck: Now if you are playing on a console and complaining about server issue type deals then you just need a better connection, they can't do much about poor connections. If you have a crap connection then that's just the way it is, you will lag and there isn't anything that the game to do about that because its on your end, not the game.
 
Black ops multiplayer reveal is tonight 9pm EST.
 
  • Marathon, lightweight and akimbo are back, Lightweight is a tier 1 perk (no more Marathon+Lightweight classes? Sweet)
  • Training mode with bots (awesome)
  • Dive to prone
  • Tier 1 perks affect your appearance (http://twitpic.com/2kecaq)
  • Scrambler is a piece of equipment and not a perk
  • Armoured chaingun and armoured semi-auto RPG suit are killstreaks
  • Levelling up utilises currency, you earn currency to purchase upgrades
  • You can wager currency in matches
  • New system revolves around playing the objective
  • Tomahawks are in, presumably they're a secondary weapon
  • You can customise the colour of the dot on your gun
  • Flamethrower gun attachments, some sniper scopes have multiple levels of zoom
  • You can customise your emblem (http://twitpic.com/2kefzt)
  • "Theatre mode", you can apply slowmo or speedup effects, a la montages - I presume the game will automatically record your gameplay (pretty neat, but it'll mean a lot of trash on YT)
  • Rare care package pickups (http://twitpic.com/2kedbs)
  • No beta (oh dear. Better hope Treyarch gets everything right the first time then)


I'm actually quite interested in Black Ops now.
 
Gunns mentions something about a hardcore mode where you only get one bullet and another mode where everyone has the same gun which switches randomly. Also each gun has a different clan tag? Also custom emblem editor.
 
I just want that exploding crossbow. I think that weapon is gonna be seriously trolled with though, even worse that noobtubes are now. Unless it only has a small amount of ammo and there's no one man army.
 
This is going to be epic. I'm super excited for this game.
 
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I just want that exploding crossbow. I think that weapon is gonna be seriously trolled with though, even worse that noobtubes are now. Unless it only has a small amount of ammo and there's no one man army.
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I really don't see that happening for the simple fact that you have to be really accurate to use the crossbow, and with the tube you don't have to be at all. Most of the people that just nube tube can't aim, that's why they use it so much.
 
Accurate? Just look down the sight, and bam, they're dead. Not hard at all Unless it has a certain range, and anything further than that, it falls down, it's the new best sniper rifle ever, and best trolling weapon ever.
 
One in the Chamber looks like a ton of fun :lol:

The gun animations while sprinting kind of annoy me though, for some weird reason :lol:
 
No one is going to spam cross bows across the map.
 
Weapons take longer to switch, and there's no stopping power or Juggernaut. Rejoice!
 
Peter
Accurate? Just look down the sight, and bam, they're dead. Not hard at all Unless it has a certain range, and anything further than that, it falls down, it's the new best sniper rifle ever, and best trolling weapon ever.
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That's what I'm saying, the people that use the tube can't aim, hence why they spam with the tube. That's why I don't see it being abused.
 
Hutch playing Black ops for the first time using the Famas. This is part one. I will try and post part two soon as it is available.



EDIT: Here is part two. Part three on the way.



EDIT: This is part three.

 
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Interesting to watch thanks :).

EDIT: Looking forward to his Wager video, its an idea I am quite interested in. In particular the one bullet mode.

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EDIT: Create a class looks awesome:



Just so you all know, this is the Time Attack and Legendary show, giving you all the latest videos as they happen right here on GTPlanet!
 
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I'd have gone to bed by now but my inbox is full and I'm super excited now. :)
 
I think Hutch is done with the videos for now. He was definitely good to watch and get info from though, shame he only had 20 minutes of recording :(.
 
The same videos have been posted to machinma/respawn without commentary. The in game sounds are kinda neat to hear. I also really like how this game has the same type of grit W@W had. It looks really good.
 
It it shaping up to be more than I expected it to be. I am definately going to follow it till release. My main problem is that I will be playing GT5 and buying a G25 at around the same time, that means I will be short on money and short on time to play this with.
 
With fallout new vegas coming out on 10/22 and this on 11/9 I barely care about GT5 at all. I even thought about not pre-ordering it.
 
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With fallout new vegas coming out on 10/22 and this on 11/9 I barely care about GT5 at all. I even thought about not pre-ordering it.
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Get off this website!!

I kid, but seriously GT5 is what this year is about. It would have been last year if it hadn't been delayed a whole year again.
 
I've been on this site longer than I'm going to admit. :scared:

But yeah I think GT5 is going to be a huge let down. I'm just not excited for it the way I was for GT4. I'm going to play fallout 24/7 until black ops comes out.
 
Back on topic, I'm liking the sound of One In The Chamber. I've also played Gun Game before in private lobbies, but I find they're hideously unbalanced because a) the progression through weapons generally depends on the way the host sets them, and b) if you get an early kill, you get a massive advantage. The best game I ever played in MW2 was a Gun Game on Estate, because I got three kills in quick succession before anyone else got one. I then got lost and they caught up, but if I was on top of the opposition, it would have been one-way traffic.
 
Wait what? How did you play the gun game on MW2? Usually people just break the rules whenever I am in private games, then again they are usually 12 years old unfortunately :(.
 
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Wait what? How did you play the gun game on MW2? Usually people just break the rules whenever I am in private games, then again they are usually 12 years old unfortunately :(.
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I went into the lobby, searched for a free-for-all and joined a game on Estate. It was using a mod that was exactly the same as what Gun Game will be. For every kill you got, your weapons would upgrade to something more powerful. That's what Treyarch meant when they said that Gun Game is taken directly from the community. As Hutch said in the videos, the concept originated as far back as Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. The difference between the game I played and the Treyarch adaptation of it is that the Treyarch game will probably be more balanced. In the game I played, we went from knives to revolvers to akimbo shotguns.
 
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I went into the lobby, searched for a free-for-all and joined a game on Estate. It was using a mod that was exactly the same as what Gun Game will be. For every kill you got, your weapons would upgrade to something more powerful. That's what Treyarch meant when they said that Gun Game is taken directly from the community. As Hutch said in the videos, the concept originated as far back as Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. The difference between the game I played and the Treyarch adaptation of it is that the Treyarch game will probably be more balanced. In the game I played, we went from knives to revolvers to akimbo shotguns.
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Thats cool! What console was that? 360 I am guessing? I did hear the comment about Counter Strike, I am glad that they are listening to the communities wishes.
 
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Thats cool! What console was that? 360 I am guessing? I did hear the comment about Counter Strike, I am glad that they are listening to the communities wishes.
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It wasn't a console - it was PC. And I don't think its inclusion is so much Treyarch listening to the community, but recognising that it's an innovative and interesting gameplay mode that may not be as popular as it should be because it's difficult to get into one. There is nothing in the lobby to indicate that a game is a Gun Game; the only way to know is to either enter the game and find it there, or to host a Gun Game if you have the appropriate mod.

I've only ever played two - both on Estate - but they are reasonably fun. You just need a decent number of people (there were only four in the games I was playing), and proficiency with all of the weapons. That's the beauty of it; it rewards people who explore all the weapons rather than just sticking to a tried-and-true setup.
 
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