Does anyone play COD properly?

[NightHawk21]

Exactly, but not whatever Modern Horseshit 2 had it at but a lot more, because if your continuously rushing that bomb you're probably gonna die a shit ton more and miss the opportunity to get a lot of kills. ie. 100 for a kill 750 for a plant and another 250 if it goes off.

Before you say that's too much consider the scenerio which usually happens in these games. Players 1-4 are douche bags and only playing to get a good KD and they finish the round going 20-12 (not too bad, not too good). Player 5-6 both continously rush the bomb and keep the enemy team from planting it, while they plant it themselves. They go 12-28. How is the bigger asset to the team? Players 5-6 delivered the win, but its almost as if they get punished, getting only (1200+ Bomb bonus), while players 1-4 get (2000 + whatever bonus they got for the killstreaks they called in). The math just doesn't add up, and essentially make objectives not worth it. Pretty much causing those game modes to be broken.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Playing properly is playing to get the most enjoyment. If that's how they have fun, that's the proper way for them to be playing.

 

[Dracosword]

Are they having fun? If yes then they are playing it properly.

I find that a difficult argument to accept. The word properly is highly subjective, but I see it as "Playing the mode correctly."

I would have fun in say, CTF, by actually focusing on getting the flag and using strategy. But when 90% of the players in the room just sit by their flags and wait for easy targets, that just seems sad, and defeats the purpose of the game.

Videogames are toys. The purpose of toys is entertainment, to have fun. Thus, whatever makes the game fun for them is the correct way to play.

But, in that, you have a toy being used by multiple people at once, with modes available to suit anyone, and then you get people making it difficult for others to have fun. The "Correct" way to play, should be how the game mode was intended, so that everyone in the room can enjoy and have fun, not just the few who want to play their personal way. That's what private matches are for.

 

[Dracosword]

Exactly, but not whatever Modern Horseshit 2 had it at but a lot more, because if your continuously rushing that bomb you're probably gonna die a shit ton more and miss the opportunity to get a lot of kills. ie. 100 for a kill 750 for a plant and another 250 if it goes off.

Before you say that's too much consider the scenerio which usually happens in these games. Players 1-4 are douche bags and only playing to get a good KD and they finish the round going 20-12 (not too bad, not too good). Player 5-6 both continously rush the bomb and keep the enemy team from planting it, while they plant it themselves. They go 12-28. How is the bigger asset to the team? Players 5-6 delivered the win, but its almost as if they get punished, getting only (1200+ Bomb bonus), while players 1-4 get (2000 + whatever bonus they got for the killstreaks they called in). The math just doesn't add up, and essentially make objectives not worth it. Pretty much causing those game modes to be broken.

I accept that, but that also is a major part of the problem. People only care about the damn numbers. The exp really doesn't mean much, it's just another E-penis. A decent player doesn't need to camp and whore kills to get levels, as they can actually hold their own in a fair fight, but nor would a decent legit player just blindly rush the bomb site.

 

[Magnesium360]

Are they having fun? If yes then they are playing it properly.

That's fine in single player, but if it is objective based multiplayer then hauling off and doing whatever you want can damage the experience for other players, as evidenced by the existence of this thread.

 

[zombiestrangler]

Nope. no one does. Comes with the territory in CoD-verse.

... I do. There are those that play the game properly, you just have to play the game with buddies.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

Maybe they actually enjoy getting those kills and playing the way they do, who the hell are you to say otherwise.

Also that care package was clearly placed there to be used as bait, its also rather annoying when your idiotic teammate is trying to steal said bait.

This guy, he gets it.

God-forbid anyone want to goof around or try something different, rather than trying hard all the time and going nuts if others don't do the same.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

Yeah I only play Search and Destroy because of this. It's pretty much the only way to get a good objective based game.

That's probably because S&D is like Counterstrike with the COD engine.

 

[Dracosword]

Maybe they actually enjoy getting those kills and playing the way they do, who the hell are you to say otherwise.

Also that care package was clearly placed there to be used as bait, its also rather annoying when your idiotic teammate is trying to steal said bait.

This guy, he gets it.

God-forbid anyone want to goof around or try something different, rather than trying hard all the time and going nuts if others don't do the same.

Did you read the whole post? The guy who was, as you say, "goofing around" had a swearing fit because my mate didn't do things exactly his way. I have no problem with people being a bit of a goof, but actively ignoring the game mode and cussing out anyone who doesn't do it your way is completely different.

 

[Easton Dark]

'Properly' is in the eye of the beholder. It's just a problem with multiplayer. Maybe if you could filter playstyle everyone would be happier.

Not in this instance it's not.

If all you want to do is shoot people, play Deathmatch, or Team Deathmatch. That's what they're there for.

If you play a mode like Demolition, you are fully, justifiably expected to play with the intent of seeing your bomb reach its destination and explode.

If you aren't playing that way, then you are playing the wrong way.

People play however they want to play. Again, eye of the beholder. If they think capture the flag is for killing, then it's 'right' to them.

Good day sir.

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

I do, but I can understand why people do that in objective maps, especially domination or in ground war. People deliberately back and forth those maps so they can level up or skew their scores on their profile. There's also the horrible lack of customization in servers. Team death matches are actually bigger in objective maps. Part of the reason I say leveling up ruined CoD. We didn't get any of that bullshit in CoD1.

 

[Halceon]

...online.

And there's your problem - if you want any sort of propriety, you a) gather people you know, b) set your own damn rules and c) go online only for FFA.

Also, I'm waiting for an FPS that finally properly incentivises survival above murder.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

Did you read the whole post? The guy who was, as you say, "goofing around" had a swearing fit because my mate didn't do things exactly his way. I have no problem with people being a bit of a goof, but actively ignoring the game mode and cussing out anyone who doesn't do it your way is completely different.

Oh I don't doubt that guy was an ass about the whole thing, and cursing at your teammates isn't necessary either.

But I wonder: if he claimed that "we are trying to lose..." then maybe your mate was on a team with a bunch of guys who were partied up. In which case, I imagine it would be frustrating to have one or two guys messing up everyone's plans.

Either way, yeah a full party is pretty much the only solution to these issues. In any multiplayer game, really.

 

[Wintermoot]

my enemy team at a game of TF2, everybody was killing each other instead of trying to capture the intelligence!

 

[FluxCapacitor]

And that's why I never play anything objective based without a full team of friends. Capture the Flag goes from clusterfuck to a beautifully orchestrated 2 rounds of pure rape. When the other team ragequits halfway through round one because you have 15 flags capped, you know you're doing it right.

No, you're doing it wrong - at least in the sense that behaviour like this is why there's such a steep barrier to entry into online games, and why people stop playing them early. No one like getting baseraped, and baseraping gets really old pretty fast too. This is bad for everyone, because it means less support for the title and less people to have fun shooting at/with.

The best games I've ever played have been where some of my mates were on one team, some on the other - no one team got an amazing upper hand, and the struggles for key objectives become personal and rather epic when it's with some mates and against others. If you don't have enough guys to make a whole room, split your buddies. It makes everyone have a much better time. And if another organised group is matchmade into your room you can always squad back up to take them on...

 

[Mr Thin]

'Properly' is in the eye of the beholder. It's just a problem with multiplayer. Maybe if you could filter playstyle everyone would be happier.

Not in this instance it's not.

If all you want to do is shoot people, play Deathmatch, or Team Deathmatch. That's what they're there for.

If you play a mode like Demolition, you are fully, justifiably expected to play with the intent of seeing your bomb reach its destination and explode.

If you aren't playing that way, then you are playing the wrong way.

People play however they want to play. Again, eye of the beholder. If they think capture the flag is for killing, then it's 'right' to them.

Good day sir.

With respect, if they think capture the flag is for killing, then they're mistaken. This isn't subject to interpretation; the purpose of Capture the Flag is, unarguably, to capture the flag.

Certainly killing is an integral part of that; you must kill those who try to stop you from taking their flag, you must kill those who try to take your flag; but these kills are all in service to the greater objective.

People play however they want to play, this is true; and if they want to play Deathmatch, then they should play Deathmatch. Otherwise, they are needlessly & pointlessly tainting the experience for others, which is most certainly not the 'right' way to play.

 

[MasterChief892039]

There's no right or wrong way to play a game. There was ways that you can find annoying, but everyone paid their 60-odd dollars for the game and they're entitled to play it however they wish (with the exception of rules laid out by whoever funds/released/maintains the game).