COD: Why all the hate?

[idarkphoenixi]

You pretty much answered it yourself within the first few sentences.

People hate it because its almost an exact copy of itself everytime. And yes, making money off being the same thing is probably also a huge factor.

Can we move on from this topic now?

EDIT: The insane price tag is now adding to the hate. Not to mention the WAAY overpriced DLC packs ($20 for a couple of maps, are you kidding me?)

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Having played 3 CoD games, I have to say they are some of the most boring, bland and sterotypical FPS's i've ever played. There isnt enough side content, its as balanced as a Charger doing a tightrope walk, all the multiplayer matches i've played save about 15 have been predictable and un-winabble, and dont even get me STARTED on the majority of it's playerbase. The campaigns have good moments, and I can see why the series has fans, but mostly we just get yanks killing ruskies/nazis/japs/terrorists and its few good story moments and worthwhile matches get drowned between a too-short story and a focus on multiplayer built to pander to an audience that needs to question the sexuality of others every time they draw breath.

 

[sora91111]

It's about as unchanging as the Madden franchise.

 

[Falcon123]

I dislike CoD because the plots are flimsy and unrealistic, there's no change in overall mood (full out intense all the time) so none of the events matter to me, they repeat their own ideas (your character was killed once in MW, so obviously what was an admittedly cool idea had to be done 3 times so that they killed the series' own originality), and they are yearly installments of a game that hasn't gotten better since Call of Duty: World at War. At least Battlefield 3 seems to be making some leaps ahead, while CoD wallows like Madden or NCAA in doing the same thing in yearly installments.

For me, that's not bang for my buck and I choose not to spend my money that way. I think that's fair.

 

[floobie]

I find both games boring. They prioritize everything I either don't like or don't care about in a game, while excluding what I do care about.

I've played them, I even own earlier iterations of each. I can safely say that I don't give a shit about them. I pay about as much attention to those games as I do the latest sports games. Same shit every year, just with a higher number slapped on the end.

 

[jvsulliv]

My bias against COD stems from my hate for online gameplay, I don't care for playing with people I've never met online, and if I do know them I'd rather go over to their house or have them at mine, in which case there are many other games I'd rather play (Munchkin, Catan, Killer Bunnies, Mariokart, Mario Party, Dokapon Kingdom pretty much in that order) Secondly I play games that have really narrative stories(Crysis, Goldeneye, Final Fantasies) or really unique or compelling gameplay (Portal, Trauma Center, The Legend of Zelda) I'm not saying that COD is horrible there is just so many games I'd rather be be playing.

 

[Krion_Vark]

This thread? Again?

Anyway, it's because it's popular. More people know about it, more people have played it, more people have disliked it.

I don't hate it because its popular. The story lines are decent but not great. I mean BlOps had a good one but it was stupid once you know the twist and was really not worth a second play through.
The multiplayer is unbalanced as hell. For being something that puts you on teams does not really want you to play as a team.
And I can't find the video but it was posted on here a while ago about a team that was able to completely skunk the other team because of how static the spawns were and killed them AS they spawned. Yeah I know its a fake but just being able to do that is ridiculous.

 

[Wuggy]

First of all, I think there needs to be their own forum for effing "Why all the hate for CoD!?" threads. Because there's plethora of them. If only people could use the search bar.


And no, I don't "hate" CoD. I don't "hate" anything. I just don't particularly like the Call of Duty series, same way I don't like Madden or NFL.

Yes, the games are mostly the same from a visual and gameplay standpoint, and I understand we all like a good amount of innovation, but seriously?

You've answered the question right there. And putting "but seriously?" in the end of the sentence, isn't a great argument.

Do you just hate it because it makes a lot of money?

No? Who has claimed this

Is it because the utterly simple run and gun mechanics, which is only one of the many playstyles, are working and doing what the industry was designed for in the first place, making money?

What? No?

What makes me wonder this the most, is the fact that most people who will argue against COD will crucify themselves in the name of Battlefield, which does the same damn thing with a few different mechanics. (destroy-able cover, vehicles, and more strategic play typically for BF, Perks, killstreak rewards, and a more berserk style of play typically for COD)

I care just as little about Battlefield as I care about Call of Duty. As far as I can understand it, the fact that Battlefield is more tactical and not an overly easy lone-wolf shooter is what makes it less "hateable" for most people. Personally I find them both pretty dull.

 

[angrykirby]

they don't add new play modes to the main list, they should do that once a month, how hard is it to add pistols only or shotguns and rockets, or only get points for capturing the flag in ctf and not for camping.

how about not balancing the weapons, and bad matchmaking, on the rare occasion in cod when I am in a room with people all equal to my skill and having fun for a few rounds the game will always throw in 1 guy whos better then everyone and ruin everything.

I enjoy cod but those are some issues that never seem to be adressed

 

[Imper1um]

Because:

1. There's no innovation. Its become the "Madden" of the FPS Genre. Every new release is a Map Pack with 10-20 new weapons.

2. There's no fixing. The same glitches happen from year to year.

3. The story area has gotten beyond J-RPG 1980s Translations Bad.

4. Every lobby features:

• One whiny 12-14 year old that has not hit puberty thinking they are the sh*t, but end up being 1st or 2nd worst player on the map.
• One noob that you always get on your team that ends up going 2/28 K/D.
• Three exploiters, two on opponent team, one on your team that use the latest "easy kill" strategies.
• 4-8 Noob Tubers that can only get a kill using the 203 Attachment.
• One guy with extra-loud speakers at max volume that can't shut off his mic, so everything that his speakers hear, his microphone hears, and loops into your ears.

5. They still have not protected against Modded Controllers, an easy thing to detect and remove players instantly.

6. Misshapen hitboxes.

7. Laggy servers.

8. No true balance.

9. Quick scoping.

10. Required DLC Map Packs to play without getting kicked out after 1 map.

11. Required "ELiTE" paid to get stuff that we get for free in years before.

12. Overhyping.

That's all the reasons I can think of right now.

 

[Nobby]

I was fond of CoD up until the months before MW2 came out. You see, I mainly play games on my PC and I was looking forward to MW2. But then, something happened.

The PC version was announced to be lacking dedicated servers, and several other features that should be and are standard in most PC games.

And that annoyed me.

And then they told me that it would make everything better for me, and that made me mad. The classic example of a poorly thought out PC port which lacked standard (and basic) PC features.

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

I just do not care for cod. Now black sea bass, that shit is awesome.

 

[CyanideSandwich]

I realised quite recently that Call of Duty gameplay is completely monotonous. I was playing Modern Warfare 2's CAMPAIGN, which - to me - is supposed to be the more varied part of the game, and I got bored really quickly. It was after an unintentional break from first-person shooters which lasted about 6 months. I decided to play again, and CoD's reached the point for me that it's just tedious. I'm worried that it's so successful, though, because it will make other games copy it to imitate such success until there's nothing but CoD clones on the market...

On a slightly unrelated note, I think it's criminal that Activision thinks it can sell such a sure-fire successful game each year and still expect $100 every time. If it wasn't about Call of Duty being a cash cow, they would set the RRP at something around $60. Then again, I don't know how it all works, so it might be more complicated than that.

 

[UnadvisedCow]

i just don't like it because it seems every shooter that isnt Battlefield or Cod tries to copy them. it litterally seems like gaming has gone backwards since COD became popular

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Because it's systematically dumbing down the industry and encouraging anti-consumer business practices?