Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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Solid Lifters
I keep getting killed very easily, and I have a reason to suspect it's my connection speed. Every time I see an enemy, I aim, shoot about 10-12 rounds and he kills me with a quick burst. Then, watching the 'kill cam' I see how he spots me first, fires a bunch of rounds, and I never get a shot off or maybe just one. How's that frickin' possible?

Numerous times, somebody spots me, I see him, I aim, I'm dead and I see that he NEVER got a shot off! Again, watching the 'kill cam' I see he shot me a few times. What's going on? Is it my own connection speed causing this, or somebody else's?
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Well you probably won't be surprised but this was a problem with CoD4 as well. There was a good amount of discussion in that thread about it and, although I can't recall all the details, I remember it being suggested that what you describe is "desync." Someone can correct me if I'm wrong here, but it is essentially where the client(s) and server are kinda out of step with one another. So let's say the server is tracking you as just turning a corner, but because of desync the client you are playing on is tracking you as, let's say, a few feet short of said corner. Assuming all this is true, then any other player that is in sync with the server (since the server decides what is correct) will see you a little bit sooner than you see them. Once again I might not have that exactly right but that's the jist of it I believe. FWIW I experience it every now and then as well and it is very frustrating to be certain. :grumpy:

Random question: anyone else notice in the kill cams that when you're shot a bunch of paper money bursts into the air like confetti? Does this happen all the time and I'm just now noticing it or is it some sort of odd perk or playlist thing?
 
I've noticed that too. I've seen it when I shoot people too. Not sure why it does but theres quiet a few new things in this game.

Edit: It's payback, when you get killed then kill them back , payback, money :D
 
icelt
Well you probably won't be surprised but this was a problem with CoD4 as well. There was a good amount of discussion in that thread about it and, although I can't recall all the details, I remember it being suggested that what you describe is "desync." Someone can correct me if I'm wrong here, but it is essentially where the client(s) and server are kinda out of step with one another. So let's say the server is tracking you as just turning a corner, but because of desync the client you are playing on is tracking you as, let's say, a few feet short of said corner. Assuming all this is true, then any other player that is in sync with the server (since the server decides what is correct) will see you a little bit sooner than you see them. Once again I might not have that exactly right but that's the jist of it I believe. FWIW I experience it every now and then as well and it is very frustrating to be certain. :grumpy:

Random question: anyone else notice in the kill cams that when you're shot a bunch of paper money bursts into the air like confetti? Does this happen all the time and I'm just now noticing it or is it some sort of odd perk or playlist thing?
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Payback money is money well earned!

And the thanks for the 'desync' explanation. I knew it was something like that, but didn't know if that was an actual problem.

Problem for me know is, how do I solve it? I've already been having hard enough time finding a game to play that won't quit or freeze. Now I have to worry about desync problems.
 
I thought the money thing was from having the Bling perk. Hm.

Also, to whoever said they set up their killstreak rewards to be 5-6-7 or whatever so that the previous killstreaks earn the next, it doesn't work that way. A kill from a killstreak does not increment your killstreak. You have to get the kill. Otherwise every time I get a Predator missile from a care package (3 kills) I should automatically get another Predator as that is my 4 kill reward.
 
Solid Lifters
I hate the SCAR. I cannot get half the kills with it compared to the M4. The M4 just stays on target much more than it, and I've been using the M4 the most and that is what I'm used to.
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I think you'd change your mind if you had ACOG. :sly: But seriously, everybody feels comfortable with M4. It was probably the most rounded, all-around gun in CoD4.
Solid Lifters
Oh, and I'm really getting tired of getting gunned down by Predators, Helicopters (both of them) and Harrier Jet attacks ALL AT THE SAME TIME! There must be a limit to how many of these perks you can have at the same time.
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You can't have Harrier and chopper from one team in the air at the same time, can they? That would be messed up. Hiding from them, at least to me, is a part of the game though. Even the Predator. Often, I'll lead it on like I'm just wandering about. Then when it start to get close, I'll turn the corner around the building, or just jump in the building. It is so funny how often they fall for this. Try it out, next time.
Eric.
Also, to whoever said they set up their killstreak rewards to be 5-6-7 or whatever so that the previous killstreaks earn the next, it doesn't work that way. A kill from a killstreak does not increment your killstreak. You have to get the kill. Otherwise every time I get a Predator missile from a care package (3 kills) I should automatically get another Predator as that is my 4 kill reward.
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That was me, and I don't care if the Infinity Ward told you this, I've pulled it countless times(figure of speech). I just pulled the same routine at the very least couple of times just now(factual).

Maybe you can't get it from the Care Package rewards. Maybe I'm getting it only when I use the Hardline perk(I'd be VERY surprised). But it is a fact I've been doing it bunch of times since the game has come out. ;)
 
Well it must be something specific to the care package then, which is very stupid...

I always have to act like I'm not targeting the person I'm actually going for with the Predator if they are near a building...I wish you could have the view from the drone to fire a Predator, it seems you're usually way too low to find a target.
 
Eric.
Well it must be something specific to the care package then, which is very stupid...
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Yeah, I'm not sure. It's early yet, and there are just so much to learn about this game.....
Eric.
I always have to act like I'm not targeting the person I'm actually going for with the Predator if they are near a building...I wish you could have the view from the drone to fire a Predator, it seems you're usually way too low to find a target.
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Isn't drone the Predator? I thought it was, though I'm not 100%. While they don't give you much time, if you start looking around as soon as the thermal video view start, you should be able to get a quick glace over a good part of the map. Do you use the right trigger to speed up the rocket? I find it very effective.

Edit: I just got back to my PSN account, and I am in trouble. I got none of gun attachments and perks I rely on on the Xbox Live. I'm scared to play!
 
The drone is called the Predator. You can fire the missile engine with R1. Otherwise it just falls to the earth after having been dropped by the Pred.

I'm finally level 19, so I have every game mode unlocked. 3rd person feels like a completely different game. Reminds me of MGO and pisses me off the same too.

My killstreak rewards are Supply Drop, Predator, and then Pave Low. The Pave Low is completely awesome. Paaaave low, sweet chariooooootttttt.
 
What does pave low do?
 
Pave low is a giant armoured chopper which is more powerful than a regular chopper, you still cant control it though.

3rd person is weird, I won the time I played it but I dont really ever want to play it again.

Energiya and I did about an hour or so of special ops and got around 2 done :D but we attempted 4. In Alpha, the snow one is a bugger to do, it is so hard. After that I went onto Team Death Match and my KD only went down. Every match was about a death ahead of my kills and my KD is now 1.39 :(.
 
Solid Lifters
What does pave low do?
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Brings in a heavily armored chopper.
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So we've all had it for a few days now. What does everyone think of the multiplayer maps?

Apart from not knowing where the hell i'm going yet, it feels as if a majority of the maps are huge yet very full at the same time. The larger CoD4 maps had long lines of sight with a few major buildings here and there. In MW2 i always feel (and appear on the HUD) like i'm miles away from the action. By the time i've got to that location, as long as i haven't been slaughtered by then, the action has moved on.

Looking at the list of maps i think i've played just over half so far. Some of them 3 or 4 times. I wonder if certain maps are only used in certain game modes, like 'Shipment' and 'Killhouse' were in CoD4?

My biggest gripe is the weather conditions. On too many of the maps it seems to be either snowing, raining, misty or in the middle of a sand storm, i just can't see anyone further away than 50 or 60 yards away. Perhaps i just need HD?

I played online for the first time last night and started off well with some good positive number kill/death ratios. This was with a bit of 'mild' camping, just to find my feet, obviously. Once i started to try and explore the maps i just got anialated. Some games i was on 2/10. Brought my stats right down to the .79 i think they are on now :(

I'm liking the fact that the leaderboards show all your friends stats and not just for those that are currently playing the game 👍
 
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I now have a K.D of 1.42 after an EPIC match.

Just before that match I set my kill streaks as 4 care package, 5 missile and 8 emergency drop. I got to an 8 kill streak and then ran away and used my emergency thing, I got chopper gunner and harrier, the other two boxes went on the roof. I used my chopper gunner, harrier, other care package and missile and go to a score of 23-0. I thought wow my kill streak on the leaderboards is gonna be epic, by the end of the match I was 25-2 picking up the last two deaths quickly. My kill streak was still only 14 on the leaderboards and then I worked out care package stuff doesnt count. I was not happy but the score was good!
 
Havent had enough time to play during the week, but I am going to dedicate a huge chunk of time this weekend to finish Act III in the campaign and get going in the MP... Only at level 6 or 7 now... Hopefully I see some people online :D
 
I honestly liked the smaller maps like those in CoD4 better. Seems like the new ones allow for too much camping and the spawn points are even more messed up. That said, I do like the High rise, Afghanistan, Scrapyard and Sub Base Levels. Favela is probably my worst map. There is almost always some guy camping on the rooftops or inside a building that kills me over and over getting killstreak after killstreak before I can find a way to get to him but it is pretty fun playing domination there. Derailment(?), the Village level with the chickens, and that rainy oil refinery/factory level are just rubbish IMO. Reminds me of some of the levels in WaW. Just an all around Cluster 🤬 Really can't wait to see if we get any better ones when the map packs come out.
 
I just played Favela and Afghan for the first times. I love the different levels of height for it, it is more challenging and the whole map is nice to look at.

Afghan however is not, that does not make it bad though. To be honest Afghan would be one of my favourite maps. I just played it with a 50.cal / PP2000 combo and it is awesome. The spot where 402 gets killed by a knife on one of the trailers has a great look but you are a target. There are plenty of other spots which are good too.
 
Only played Favela once, and was my first online MW2 game, its a good size though.

Afghan is much more CoD4-like in it's size and layout than others i've played on. It's got a few main features with decent lines of sight and fewer places where you can just get snipped on by campers. I suspect the little village/heroin factory with the poppy patches at the back end of the map will see little action unless it's used as a flag/bomb point in objective games.

Has anyone come across/used any claymores yet?
 
Just finished the game on Hardened and was quite surprised out how short the game was. Can't really complain as the action was superb throughout.

Just need to look into the museum level and the special ops (which appear to be really difficult). I'm just a bit annoyed that there is no lobby for the special ops mode which means you have to invite a friend to play.
 
Anyone interested in posting some classes?

FAMAS - Urban Camo
Thermal Sight
Silencer
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Bling
Stopping Power
Steady Aim

Secondary: AA-12 w/ red dot sight
 
a6m5
You can't have Harrier and chopper from one team in the air at the same time, can they? That would be messed up. Hiding from them, at least to me, is a part of the game though. Even the Predator. Often, I'll lead it on like I'm just wandering about. Then when it start to get close, I'll turn the corner around the building, or just jump in the building. It is so funny how often they fall for this. Try it out, next time.
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Yes you can. A couple times I've been kiiled by a pave low, respawn then get killed by a Harrier. Not fun, not fun at all. My favorite level is Terminal, not sure why but I'm always happy to see that one.

As for my classes,

M4A1
Acog
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Scavenger Pro
Stopping Power Pro
Steady Aim Pro
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Colt .45
 
Just went to play today and then BAM...YLOD

Bad times, I hope I can fix it. :nervous:
 
Stevisiov
Just went to play today and then BAM...YLOD

Bad times, I hope I can fix it. :nervous:
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Very bad indeed. Hope you get it fixed soon. I've just sent off for a new replacement laser myself as the previous one I bought broken within a week of MW2 release. I really really want to get online with all you guys soon!
 
Just a note on the 5-6-7 killstreak combo (5 kills predator missile, 6 kills precision airstrike, 7 kills harrier):

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

Basically, get 5 kills and find a place to hide. Money.
 
Anybody else think they went a little overboard with the silencing? I mean a silenced M82? Come on.

All of a sudden I'm on this big streaks. My last three games I've had atleast 15 more kills the deaths. I've been getting killstreak bonuses like crazy.
 
McLaren
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I hate that thing! I got killed three times in a row right from the very start because of that stupid chopper. Didn't have a chance to move 10 steps.

TheCracker
Has anyone come across/used any claymores yet?
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Oh yeah. They'll get you if you don't look on the ground. However, if you do that too often, you'll get taken down by a guy on a roof.

Good thing is you can toss 'nades of any kind and disable them. However, I never tried the smoke grenades.

NISM0_SKYLINE
Anybody else think they went a little overboard with the silencing? I mean a silenced M82? Come on.
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They have them in real life, so why not in a game? Although, the sound isn't 'silent' in the least. That's why they aren't called 'silencers' but suppressors. They suppress the sound, and recoil, and flash but never make shots "silent."
 
NISM0_SKYLINE
Anybody else think they went a little overboard with the silencing? I mean a silenced M82? Come on.

All of a sudden I'm on this big streaks. My last three games I've had atleast 15 more kills the deaths. I've been getting killstreak bonuses like crazy.
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The silenced Spas 12 is just too much. So I bought the game for 27 cents haha. I traded in 4 games and was 27 cents short. I bought it without a working PS3 or Working TV......Lol just had to buy it so I could play it at my friend's house.
 
ND4SPD
The silenced Spas 12 is just too much. So I bought the game for 27 cents haha. I traded in 4 games and was 27 cents short. I bought it without a working PS3 or Working TV......Lol just had to buy it so I could play it at my friend's house.
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No, they have suppressors for shotguns in real life, too. It's all real, people.

Again, they're called suppressors and not "silencers." I guess they made that mistake in the game. They don't make shots silent, but they do reduce the noise, recoil and flash. They make gun shots sound like noise other than a gun shot, which is their intended purpose.
 
My personal favourite (custom) class to date: LMG + PP2000 + smokes + frags. Nothing beats a light machine gun in the morning :D


Speaking of the PP2k, a question: when do I unlock akimbo (if at all)?
 
I think 'akimbo' is unlocked at level 31, but don't hold that to me. It was very, very late when I looked into it.
 
Only machine pistols and handguns can be dual-wielded, right? Because I'd love to be able to akimbo with both primary and secondary weapons :lol: (but machine pistols and handguns are both secondaries)
 
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