Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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Then what is it that makes me stand out, smart guy?

I swear, I'm always getting killed. I'm like a black guy in an 80's military movie. For example, during our GTP game today. I was behind Legendary and an enemy popped in the front of both of us. I got killed, and Legendary didn't.

Another example, when I'm standing still hiding behind an object, just waiting for a enemy, I always get killed from the side, or a guy at long distance I never spotted shoots me dead. I never move! So how can he spot me? When I look at windows in tall buildings, I never spot the enemy who usually snipes me.

What is it about me that stand out? Can I change my uniform color or camo pattern? I have yet to play as a sniper an actually get a kill with my sniping rifle. I wait, and wait, and wait and not one kill. Then, I get killed.

So, you guys saw me play. What is it about me that always gets me killed?

Erm, your body? I'm sure you weren't playing on Estate with an Arctic M4A1 or whatever you prefer and someone is looking down there Barrett's scope, looks where all six of your team is and only spots you because you have a white gun.

I'm very senstitive to picking up motion. You could have 🤬 active camo from Halo, and if you're running around and within a reasonable range, I can and probably will see you.

Edit: Oh and whatever you do, don't use the Steyr AUG on a snow map. Only the part you see colored in olive drab gets changed, so *gasp* part of it stays black.
 
What does anyone think/know the best control method is?

There are some people I know who would only touch a FPS with a keyboard and mouse... does the pad work ok? Or is it a case of "go buy a mouse, keyboard, headset and some combat pants, then talk to us..." ?

:irked:👍

You'll be fine with a pad, headset can help if you do team stuff.
 
I'm very senstitive to picking up motion. You could have 🤬 active camo from Halo, and if you're running around and within a reasonable range, I can and probably will see you.
I am also VERY sensitive to motion just like anyone else who is good with a sniper, the only way to snipe is to detect movements. I have my scope not zoomed in while looking for targets due to the large range I can see, if so much as 2 pixels move I will know about it. When I see those pixels move it can sometimes be a leaf, a chicken or a target. If it is the target I will shoot. I can see the pixels move and then hit them in around 1 or 2 seconds, tracking them if I must. If there is 6 targets (the whole team) then I will kill any, if it is you, Solid, then it is just rotten luck. Maybe you arent cut out to be a sniper or someone who plays FPS's but maybe you should try a new strategy and if after a week or two you still cant play, give up and dispose of it like you did CoD4.
 
What does anyone think/know the best control method is?

There are some people I know who would only touch a FPS with a keyboard and mouse... does the pad work ok? Or is it a case of "go buy a mouse, keyboard, headset and some combat pants, then talk to us..." ?

:irked:👍

I only used to play FPS on the PC and the change from mouse and keyboard to analog sticks was hard. Takes a while to get used to it but I now find it much more comfortable than the keyboard and mouse. My fingers used to lock when using the keyboard.
 
Thanx you two.
I couldnt believe it when i came in here this morning and found that I had been completely blanked and ignored so that everyone could discuss the camouflage on a gun barrel.

It seems it really is the case that if I'm not wearing ghillies when I type, no-one can see my posts. Is that an oxy-moron?

Anyway, that's good news, I will be stuck with a pad, and I'm quite happy to FPS with a pad, so when the game finally arrives (it hasnt yet) you're all dead meat.

:irked:👍
 
When I see those pixels move it can sometimes be a leaf, a chicken or a target.

So many times I've sprayed some bullets at what turned out to be a chicken...I only aim at leaves. :lol:

Its weird, but when I'm using a red dot/holographic sight I'm actually never looking through it when I'm trying to find someone. I find it easier to aim down slightly and have an uninterrupted view of everything. Gives me a little handicap for anything sudden, but by not having the gun and frame of the sight up in the way of where I'm looking, I'm more comfortable. I'm the only one who does this, right? :lol:

With ACOG I can't do it since that thing takes up so much of the screen.
 
Have any of you guys tried the Riot Shield with a friend in Search 'n' Destroy? Me and friend were in a match in Subase, I was using the riot shield and he was attacking with an M4 right behind me. Worked out so well, he got 11 kills with 1 death. I got around 2 kills, but you get massive points for using the riot shield. If you see an enemy it gets you 200 points, if your team mate kills him it gives you around 600 points. I kept doing that all last night and I ranked up pretty darn fast.
 
When I play KZ2, I never get spotted as much as this game. That's why I'm wondering if I'm playing it wrong. I always try to move next to an object so it can provide me with cover. When I 'camp' a spot, I don't move. Not even to glass the area. I hunker down as close as possible to the object I'm hiding from to best conceal myself. It never works.

I was wondering if some of these guys have a perk that helps them find me so easy. I seem to get hit by guys who are very high levels (30-60). I have unlocked a perk that helps me be invisible to UAV, and what not, and wondering if that would be best.

What else can I do? It's getting to a point that I don't want to play anymore, because it's no fun getting spotted so often. I might as well go play KZ2 and have more fun.
 
just done a few free for alls-amazing fun its just so fast and exciting-on one game i managed 30 kills and 18 deaths(very good for me) and it was almost twice as many kills as second place managed!
primary weapon-M4A1 with red dot sight
 
Have any of you guys tried the Riot Shield with a friend in Search 'n' Destroy? Me and friend were in a match in Subase, I was using the riot shield and he was attacking with an M4 right behind me. Worked out so well, he got 11 kills with 1 death. I got around 2 kills, but you get massive points for using the riot shield. If you see an enemy it gets you 200 points, if your team mate kills him it gives you around 600 points. I kept doing that all last night and I ranked up pretty darn fast.

Why not do like the movie gladiator and make a circle of shields with one or two people inside the circle shooting.
 
When I play KZ2, I never get spotted as much as this game. That's why I'm wondering if I'm playing it wrong. I always try to move next to an object so it can provide me with cover. When I 'camp' a spot, I don't move. Not even to glass the area. I hunker down as close as possible to the object I'm hiding from to best conceal myself. It never works.

I was wondering if some of these guys have a perk that helps them find me so easy. I seem to get hit by guys who are very high levels (30-60). I have unlocked a perk that helps me be invisible to UAV, and what not, and wondering if that would be best.

What else can I do? It's getting to a point that I don't want to play anymore, because it's no fun getting spotted so often. I might as well go play KZ2 and have more fun.

I'm running with Block UAV and a silencer which are a great combination for stealth playing style. Make sure you find spots where you gun or feet aren't sticking through the wall where they can see it. Pay close attention to the kill cam. I've found that I don't have as much cover as I thought I had. Even thought I may not be able to see them, I can have half my body visible to my shooter.
 
I managed a PB killstreak yesterday.... 3. :lol: Had the Hardline perk active, so that streak gave me a UAV :cool:


I still end up with figures like 3&20 though :/
 
I managed a PB killstreak yesterday.... 3. :lol: Had the Hardline perk active, so that streak gave me a UAV :cool:


I still end up with figures like 3&20 though :/

Like someone said earlier, try slowing your game down. If you have 20 deaths, you're probably running around like a chicken sans head. Move around the map slower and try more hiding/camping - I bet both of your figures improve.

Besides, getting killed 20 times is doing no favors for your team's chance to win the round.
 
I try that, but I always get sniped :| (before you ask, I am crouching when parked by a window/crate/sandbag etc :p)
 
So many times I've sprayed some bullets at what turned out to be a chicken...I only aim at leaves. :lol:

Its weird, but when I'm using a red dot/holographic sight I'm actually never looking through it when I'm trying to find someone. I find it easier to aim down slightly and have an uninterrupted view of everything. Gives me a little handicap for anything sudden, but by not having the gun and frame of the sight up in the way of where I'm looking, I'm more comfortable. I'm the only one who does this, right? :lol:

With ACOG I can't do it since that thing takes up so much of the screen.

You are not the only one, the experience from sniping has given me many benefits and plans. If I am on a rooftop with an RDS or mainly a Holographic I dont look down it while scanning for enemies, half your field of view goes and the half you have left is turned into a quarter due to the frame blocking the screen. Scan enemies, find movement, decide whether its human (may have to zoom in to do that), zoom in and fire. It is so simple yet so effective.

are very high levels (30-60).

There is your problem. You are what, level 10? If you are you should only be playing up to level 20-25 not up to 60. If it is the high levels that are killing you dont worry about it because they have more experience. I came from tonnes of online gameplay from CoD4 and you didnt, I still got owned when I was level 10. Only now at level 30 am I starting to kill everyone and work out all the decent hiding spots that keep you alive. Your learning curve is going to be greater than 3/4's of the people on MW2, just keep trying.
 
You are not the only one, the experience from sniping has given me many benefits and plans. If I am on a rooftop with an RDS or mainly a Holographic I dont look down it while scanning for enemies, half your field of view goes and the half you have left is turned into a quarter due to the frame blocking the screen. Scan enemies, find movement, decide whether its human (may have to zoom in to do that), zoom in and fire. It is so simple yet so effective.

Thing is, I am aiming down the sight when I do this in order to get some zoom. But I'm aiming downward so that I've actually looking at the display area above my gun/sight.

Edit: Solid: I use Cold Blooded Pro and Ninja Pro perks on just about every class. Cold Blooded makes you invisible to UAV, anything with thermal, and helicopters/harriers. Pro makes claymores have a delay to explode so you have a better chance of survival. Ninja makes you invisible on heartbeat sensors, Pro adds silent footsteps. With all of that, no enemy technology can spot you. Its all eyes.
 
Found this on gamefaqs and thought you guys might find it helpful:

Professional Perks Unlocks
Bling Pro (2 Primary Weapon Attachments + 2 Secondary Weapon Attachments) Get 200 Kills with a Weapon with Two Attachments

Cold-Blooded Pro (Undetectable by UAV, air support, sentries, and thermal imaging + No Red Crosshair or Name when you are Targeted) Destroy 40 enemy Killstreak Rewards with Cold-Blooded Perk

Commando Pro (Increased Melee Distance + No Falling Damage) Get 20 Melee Kills using Commando Perk

Danger Close Pro (Increased Explosive Weapon Damage + Extra Air Support Damage) Get 100 Kills with Explosives while using Danger Close Perk

Hardline Pro
(Killstreak Rewards require 1 less Kill + Deathstreak Rewards require 1 less Death) Get 40 Killstreaks (2 or more in a row without dying) with Hardline Perk

Last Stand Pro (Pull Out your Pistol before Dying + Use Equipment in Last Stand) Get 20 Kills while in Last Stand

Lightweight Pro (Move Faster + Quick Aim after Sprinting) Run 30 Miles with Lightweight Perk

Marathon Pro (Unlimited Sprint + Climb Obstacles Faster) Run 26 Miles with Marathon Perk

Ninja Pro
(Invisible to Heartbeat Sensors + Your footsteps are Silent) Get 50 Close Range Kills using Ninja Perk

One Man Army Pro (Swap Classes at Any Time + Swap Classes Faster) Get 120 Kills using One Man Army

Scavenger Pro (Resupply from Dead Enemies + Extra Mags) Resupply 100 times with Scavenger Perk

Scrambler Pro (Jam Enemy Radar Near you + Delay Enemy Claymore Explosions) Get 50 Close Range Kills using Scrambler Perk

Sitrep Pro (Detect Enemy Explosives and Tactical Insertions + Louder Enemy Footsteps) Destroy 120 Detected Explosives or Tactical Insertions with Sitrep Perk

Sleight of Hand Pro
(Faster Reloading + Faster Aiming) Get 120 Kills with Sleight of Hand Perk

Steady Aim Pro (Increased Hip Fire Accuracy + Longer Hold Breath Duration) Get 80 Hip Fire Kills using Steady Aim

Stopping Power Pro (Extra Bullet Damage + Extra Damage to Enemy Vehicles) Get 300 Kills with Stopping Power Perk
 
There's so much cheating going on, I'm done. I just got done playing a game with 5 guys. The highest rank was 37. I'm 27. The other team, nobody was under 47.

They had two harriers, two helicopters, one ac130 and a predator up most of the entire game. I got killed 17 times in a row, without being able to take more than three steps. I respawned from the EXACT location, along with EVERYBODY ELSE ON MY TEAM, until the game was over.

If that wasn't bad enough, these guys moved so damn fast, it was hard to shoot them if you did spot them. I never heard a single one of them walk up behind me.

Is this how this game is?

Done.
 
And of those, I think Bling, Cold Blooded, and Ninja are going to always be the best options. Some of the others like Sitrep Pro's louder footsteps would be nice, but the way I see it, what I use keeps the enemy from ever knowing where I am unless I shoot or they spot me visually.

Edit: Fact: Cold Blooded prevents being spotted/killed by harriers, helicopters, AC-130 (can still be seen, just not highlighted as a target), and UAVs. You played an amazing team that spread out over the map so that there was only one spot that the game determined was a safe spawn point. And they used their killstreaks at once...
 
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They had two harriers, two helicopters, one ac130 and a predator up most of the entire game. I got killed 17 times in a row, without being able to take more than three steps. I respawned from the EXACT location, along with EVERYBODY ELSE ON MY TEAM, until the game was over.

That's insane - I've never had anything even close to that happen to me.

I made a class that's strictly anti-air: Riot Shield (to protect my backside) and a rocket launcher for my secondary. I also have Scavenger, Cold-Blooded and Scrambler as perks on this class, to keep me loaded and undetectable.
 
Cold Blooded + Ninja seems downright unfair, with those two perks you have an (arguably) HUGE advantage over those without them :/
 
All I need is Scavanger, Pro :D, and I'm happy. Maybe throw a little Stopping Power Pro and I'm really happy. I don't need anything else. I don't even like any of the scopes on my guns. All I use with them is the FMJ, everything else just gets in the way.
 
And of those, I think Bling, Cold Blooded, and Ninja are going to always be the best options. Some of the others like Sitrep Pro's louder footsteps would be nice, but the way I see it, what I use keeps the enemy from ever knowing where I am unless I shoot or they spot me visually.

Edit: Fact: Cold Blooded prevents being spotted/killed by harriers, helicopters, AC-130 (can still be seen, just not highlighted as a target), and UAVs. You played an amazing team that spread out over the map so that there was only one spot that the game determined was a safe spawn point. And they used their killstreaks at once...

Yeah looks like it is about time I gave up on Marathon, not much payback there for the effort. And wow on the CB air attack feature :eek:, gotta work on that one once I unlock it.
 
Huh. My K-D ratio isn't as pathetic as I thought it was. It's still hopeless, mind you - 1:4.6 (107 kills, 492 deaths).

10 headshots, 23 assists... am I right in assuming that an assist is hurting an enemy such that a teammate finishes them off next shot?
 
Huh. My K-D ratio isn't as pathetic as I thought it was. It's still hopeless, mind you - 1:4.6 (107 kills, 492 deaths).

10 headshots, 23 assists... am I right in assuming that an assist is hurting an enemy such that a teammate finishes them off next shot?

Yep thats an assist. I think you get 20 points for them so it's not a total loss. I seem to get them a lot, but I don't know how many kills I've taken so no complaints here.

If you want to get your K/d ratio up try running around the outter edge of the level. I started doing that now my K/D ratio is 1.35, 1170 kills, 868 Deaths. I think by running around the outside you can cover the whole map and get behind enemy lines easier then just running through the middle. But if you already do that then nevermind :D.
 
Just had an 8-2-9 game. Much better. :D
 
If you are racking up assists, you are me & everybody else's best friend. I knew we should be hooking up, playing some team deathmatches! :p
Then what is it that makes me stand out, smart guy?

I swear, I'm always getting killed. I'm like a black guy in an 80's military movie. For example, during our GTP game today. I was behind Legendary and an enemy popped in the front of both of us. I got killed, and Legendary didn't.

Another example, when I'm standing still hiding behind an object, just waiting for a enemy, I always get killed from the side, or a guy at long distance I never spotted shoots me dead. I never move! So how can he spot me? When I look at windows in tall buildings, I never spot the enemy who usually snipes me.

What is it about me that stand out? Can I change my uniform color or camo pattern? I have yet to play as a sniper an actually get a kill with my sniping rifle. I wait, and wait, and wait and not one kill. Then, I get killed.

So, you guys saw me play. What is it about me that always gets me killed?
That Legendary thing, it was probably him lagging so bad, he probably just looked like he was there. :p

On not getting hit, I don't think you can ever be completely safe, if you stay in one certain spot. While I couldn't tell you what you are doing wrong, I can tell you what I do to stay hidden. First of all, you have to learn the maps. Once you get the maps down, you become aware of the possible enemy positions, and their line of sight, where they look for possible targets. If their team happen to have top-notch snipers, or like last night, I'm so tired I'm barely holding the controller, I'll just hang out in back of the map, take what they give me. My score will be low, but the point of team deathmatches is not so much the amount of kills you get, it's the kill-to-death ratio.

Secondly, you should constantly be aware of your surroundings. You have to look everywhere for movement, which means that your analog sticks should almost never stay still. And also, I try to listen for the foot steps. Especially in free-for-all type matches, your hearing becomes a pretty important part of your arsenal.

I probably had more advice, but I forget.
There's so much cheating going on, I'm done. I just got done playing a game with 5 guys. The highest rank was 37. I'm 27. The other team, nobody was under 47.

They had two harriers, two helicopters, one ac130 and a predator up most of the entire game. I got killed 17 times in a row, without being able to take more than three steps. I respawned from the EXACT location, along with EVERYBODY ELSE ON MY TEAM, until the game was over.

If that wasn't bad enough, these guys moved so damn fast, it was hard to shoot them if you did spot them. I never heard a single one of them walk up behind me.

Is this how this game is?

Done.
It usually is not how the game is, but it can be. All you can do is back out. When the game becomes impossible, I personally see no sense in staying in the game. You are not helping the team, you are just there for the other team's amusement, set up by the match making system. Pork chop sandwiches, get the hell out. That's what I do. :dopey:
 
Woah, I just topped the rankings for my team in a team deathmatch :lol: (7-3-14)

I seem to get a lot more kills with the LMGs than anything else, haha. K/D ratio is now .24, it was .22. I'm *slowly* improving! :D
 
I joined your party but got disconnected a minute after.

Just got a new killstreak,20, and overall score. 31 - 9 or 6 I don't remember.
 
There's so much cheating going on, I'm done. I just got done playing a game with 5 guys. The highest rank was 37. I'm 27. The other team, nobody was under 47.

They had two harriers, two helicopters, one ac130 and a predator up most of the entire game. I got killed 17 times in a row, without being able to take more than three steps. I respawned from the EXACT location, along with EVERYBODY ELSE ON MY TEAM, until the game was over.

If that wasn't bad enough, these guys moved so damn fast, it was hard to shoot them if you did spot them. I never heard a single one of them walk up behind me.

Is this how this game is?

Done.

That's why I play MercenaryTD. If you get stuck fighting a party/clan then you're completely boned.
 
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