Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II

[Portland]

I got some of the comedy ones in a wee session today.

Got lucky and got a bonus headshot for 1 bullet 2 kills with the Walther.

Killed a sniper, took his spot and killed him with a claymore when he came back. Picked up his Akimbo '87s and killed him with them again for OMFG on the paddle.

Nearly died to a nearby nade holding an HQ and got "The Brink" by unloading the Akimbo 18's at the dudes who came through the door after the nade.

Symbol for money shot is a little odd (payback with a game winning kill)

[Flabio]

I'm a bit of a semtex freak, I have 'Enemy with benefits' (kill a dude by sticking the grenade on a different enemy) but still havn't managed to get 'Friend with benefits' (which is kill an enemy with a grenade stuck to an ally). Not for lack of trying though.

[Terrypantsman]

I'm a bit of a semtex freak, I have 'Enemy with benefits' (kill a dude by sticking the grenade on a different enemy) but still havn't managed to get 'Friend with benefits' (which is kill an enemy with a grenade stuck to an ally). Not for lack of trying though.

that sounds fun, if you are around this Thursday I'm happy to help.

So, if I class up, with marathon, lightweight, tactical knife, commando etc, you then stick semtex on my back, I go screaming Bansi into the enemy team while you watch from an observation position finger on the trigger.

[Flabio]

Semtex behave just like the sticky grenades in Halo, no control over detonation time (well, you can overcook to shorten it a bit). Which is why its such a difficult one to get.

The pic for the title is several frolicking unicorns as well. Which is why I must have it.

[Terrypantsman]

hmm , of course , my imagination ran away with me then, still happy to help, how many seconds to do we get with Semtex until explosion.

[Portland]

Semtex is quicky short detonation. Ideally have someone with painkiller active running into a house and lob and hope.

Shame prestige XP bonuses stop at 1000 silenced kills, could have another thou on top I reckon. Have had a go with the Walther this time and it seems easier to use than the Barrett. So many OHKs and then revert to Akimbo 18's for up close and personal. I've actually run out of ammo for the rifle a couple of times, it's a death machine on hardcore.

Might even get 2500 kills with the TAR to get veteran III and the title.

[BrianTheNaughtyBoy]

Map pack will cost 1200 spacebucks (£10) and will feature 3 new maps and 2 COD4 ones (overgrown, crash).

I'm sort of thinking I might not bother at that price and spend the money on Battlefield instead. Can someone who loves MW2 tell me what they think of BF? Everyone seems to be raving about it. I played a few hours of 1943 over the summer but didn't really love it tbh. I found it didn't really have that "contact" that MW2 has - there didn't seem the instant satisfaction when you downed someone + guns felt a bit wooly. Am I wrong?

[benedictw]

Map pack will cost 1200 spacebucks (£10) and will feature 3 new maps and 2 COD4 ones (overgrown, crash).

I'm sort of thinking I might not bother at that price and spend the money on Battlefield instead. Can someone who loves MW2 tell me what they think of BF? Everyone seems to be raving about it. I played a few hours of 1943 over the summer but didn't really love it tbh. I found it didn't really have that "contact" that MW2 has - there didn't seem the instant satisfaction when you downed someone + guns felt a bit wooly. Am I wrong?

Some guns do feel a bit woolly - the engineer guns in particular. (They're silenced, and they don't have a reasonable sight to begin with). In comparison with MW2, you do have to aim. Its very easy to try and run everywhere but you do need to think in terms of moving cover to cover. In some respects you do have to reeducate yourself - especially with stuff like bullet drop in sniping.

Like you I didn't get on with 1943 particularly well. The netcode was bad, people just ran about etc. BF:BC2 is very different. Nothing beats spotting a pile of snipers in a roof and then levelling the building with a tank.

[Terrypantsman]

I do prefer MW2 , I love the feel, pump and grind of the COD mechanics, beautifully solid and satisfying and I don't think I could ever get bored of the Pave Low inbound rush. I have to be in the mood to play MW2 because I want to be moving quick and thinking sharp otherwise it can be frustrating. Getting a 9 kill streak is easy and a rush. (I play free for all because I hate relying on stupid kids watching my flank)

BFBC2 has to be played because of the scale, the noise, and the atmosphere it can create, the destruction of the buildings adds a whole new element. The Vehicles make it a larger affair, almost frightening in what can actually happen with so much going on within the play area. I find it more ponderous and perhaps more tactical, I don't get so worked up while playing it and I find I'm really into being good at the class I choose to play. Dying is annoying but shit comes out of the woodwork that you would not expect so getting a 9 kill streak is rare and irrelevant to supporting your team. Sacrificing yourself to take out a tank/position/sniper or gain advantage is more of the name of this game.
( I have experienced so far that the majority of players all mug in to achieve the team objective, when they don't its fucking wank and breaks the system,far far less arse holes than MW but still some arse holes occasionally, chopper queues But hay that's what Thursday evenings are for)

Both Brilliant Games, different mechanics , buy both and enjoy them as individual game styles..

[Portland]

Starting to get a bit bored now, PC map pack better be soon and cheap.

I'm staying at 70 on 1st prestige for now - want some of the shiny titles for da guns.

[Terrypantsman]

First game of this in 2 weeks, and I've just beat my kill streak 24 record to 25 and I only got 2 kills via harrier and 2 kills on Pave low before they were shot down


wow Battlefield must of improved my FPS mojo or something

[The Captain]

The kind of situational awareness that you need to employ in BC2 makes MW2 look comparatively simple, although everything is much, much faster paced in the latter! I've found the opposite works for me - after Battlefield, playing MW2 makes me feel like a sloth, my reaction times tuned to a different frequency entirely. Glad it's sharpening up your n1nj4 sk1llz though, Terry!

[Portland]

Bout a dozen headshots to go for fall camo for the TAR. Got the 2500 kills for the silver title. Gold title is 1000 headshots, still got a way to go

[Flabio]

Thought I might download the new map pack this evening (even if it is stupidly expensive) and enjoy the double XP event.

Except apparently the DLC pack on the 360 doesn't work.

Looks like someone forgot to prop the title update that the game needs to be able to recognise them...

[PVB]

Thought I might download the new map pack this evening (even if it is stupidly expensive) and enjoy the double XP event.

Except apparently the DLC pack on the 360 doesn't work.

Looks like someone forgot to prop the title update that the game needs to be able to recognise them...

Yup, just spotted this post by someone on the Aliens Legacy forums:

The new stimulus map pack came out today, and I downloaded the update and every Xbox Live game prior to the update worked fine. Now with the MW2 update installed no Xbox Live for any of my games work at all, timing out and bringing up error messages about not having a connection key, now 4 of my freinds have the same problem after getting the MW2 update, so if you do own the game do NOT download it and wait for Infinity Ward to sort out the mess they created or you will not have any multiplayer capability.

I tried to check on the Infinity Ward forums, but they keep crashing, so I guess they're getting hit pretty hard.