Modern Warfare Two is a Broken Game With Potential (My First Article)

[Singletap]

Hello people of escapist this is my first article and I would like you to not only read this and comment on what you think of what I have to say but how I can write better thanks and let us begin.
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, a game that is owned and played by most of the gaming community at this time, for it?s addicting multiplayer, and very large player base. Now when you have a large player base and complex game mechanics things tend to go wrong.

Glitches are exploited, along with unfair advantages, unless the creators (Infinity Ward) keep the game air tight with patches. Which I have to say they are taking there time fixing it even with a patch every few weeks I think they got cocky while making this game and took it?s complexity a bit to far without concentrating on the flaws it may have.

Now to my point I put eleven plus days in to this game and took a break to go through both of the Mass Effect games and the new installment in the Bioshock series. Then I put my Modern Warfare 2 disk in clicked multiplayer, clicked team death match, got in a game and damn it was so aggravating and frustrating.

I hated it there were people killing me from across the map with grenades, people hiding in corners, people killing each other in corners or boosting and at that point I thought to myself why, why did I waste so much time playing this game....

I just don?t understand why so many people like this frustrating game, is it because it?s addicting, or is really a fun game for people to play. That?s what I would like to know, who enjoys playing a game were half the players are playing the cheapest ways possible and do nothing but smack mouth in parties is it honestly fun?

I now have not played this ?community broken game? in about four days and have been spending my time playing games that are FUN not competitive or games that have dependence on the fact they are slightly realistic.

In all I think people should take a break and rent the new bioshock game and the new mass effect game and see what they think when they come back.

I will try it again when the new DLC comes out in the next few months and see if the game redeemed itself for me then. Thanks for reading and tell me what you think of the game now.

Ps. Also don't get me wrong I do think this is a very good game, I just wish they didn't try to make it as complex of a game as they did or at least took there time doing it. Plus the community doesn't help it out very much either.

 

[Flying-Emu]

Your complaints are nothing compared to the fact that it doesn't have dedicated servers.

 

[ThatPurpleGuy]

Well for me the "community" in a game would have zero influence on me liking a game or not..The power is in my (and everyone elses) hands to have nothing to do with the people you describe...I always laugh when I read comments like "I can't play this game anymore, Im sick of being yelled at by 10 year olds". That to me is hilarious cos I prob play with 10 year olds everyday but I wouldn't know it cos I can't hear them. Not hard.

I do enjoy this game but like any online MP game I have played of course I have those aggrivating moments. Everyone does. Like any game though, the more you play, the more you realise where to look and potential places for campers so they really are only a problem if people make them one. I am one sometimes

Oh and I am not on PC so this whole dedicated servers thing is irrelevent to me.

Not a bad review or whatever it was though

 

[SantoUno]

For a first post that is very excellent.

Though your thesis is quite plain, yes we know how cheap MW 2 players can be, but there's nothing we can do. The gameplay mechanics are what allow all of that to occur so it is not surprising. Yeah I got frustrated by all of that too but oh well I still have plenty of fun with my friends far more than being frustrated by all of the above.

 

[PDizzle418]

MW2 is all about getting the cheapest and easiest kill there is, simply because everyone else is doing the same thing. there are lots of problems with this game, but to expect someone like IW who are in general a fairly untested company unlike giants like Bioware, or 2k Games. They simply don't have as many releases or as many failures. Both Bioware and 2k have had games that were total flops. IW has had none, absolutely zero, because they refuse to make anything but the COD series. With this lack of failure they seem to think that whatever they do is right and that they can't possibly do something wrong.

Sadly, all we have done as gamers, has been to prove them right. Hopefully within the next few months people will stop playing this game, even though it has gotten better it is still broken. In my opinion in a game guns should be about personal preference not because one is better than the other, and while it is partially true in MW2. Let's face the facts the ACR, m16, and shotguns are basically instant win weapons. On the whole if you use the ACR you will kill people, because it has almost zero recoil and only takes about 1 more hit than other guns. Personal preference aside this gun is basically the one gun to rule them all and takes most of the other guns out of contention. The FAL? a total piece of garbage, m4? why bother. and don't even touch the F2000 or Tar21 they don't hold a candle next to the other guns.

I have this game, but the only reason I have it is because my friend bought it for me. I would still not to this day have bought this game because even though I have fun and am better than most people at this game I still find it to be mostly a headache. Perhaps good for a jaunt now and again but 75% of the time I'm a hacker or stuck fighting against one and the other 25% it's so laggy it's broken because there are no dedicated servers.

IW is a developer that has yet to fail and it is costing us as a community because they think they are gods among developers and can't possibly be wrong. I mean look at those sales.

bah

 

[Kermi]

Honestly there's nothing wrong with MW2 that isn't wrong with every multiplayer game. You're playing against other, very competitive people, who will do anything that can get an edge. It's so prominent in MW2 because it's a very popular game.

 

[Katana314]

I agree with the sentiment, but you could go into a bit more detail. It's pretty easy to see a cavalcade of grenades whizzing around and know you're not having much fun, but being able to tell WHY is what makes you more convincing. Especially if you could identify trouble areas that could be fixed.

 

[Looking For Alaska]

My opinion:
It's a fun little game when I want to kill some time, and I enjoy levelling. There's the possibility of alot of playstyles with the various weapons and attachments and perks, and even though the plot was bad the single-player had alot of atmosphere.

Also, Mass Effect 2 I didn't enjoy at all and Bioshock 2 suffered from being a sequel to the best game this generation.

Edit: Also, why not just play hardcore which is more realistic and fun than the regular modes?

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Am I the ONLY ONE who played MW2 for its campaign and coop?
Although you're right, the community there is annoying.

 

[Singletap]

For a first post that is very excellent.

Though your thesis is quite plain, yes we know how cheap MW 2 players can be, but there's nothing we can do. The gameplay mechanics are what allow all of that to occur so it is not surprising. Yeah I got frustrated by all of that too but oh well I still have plenty of fun with my friends far more than being frustrated by all of the above.

How could I make my thesis better I never really got in to thesis's in school.

I'd wish anyone reading this to tell me because I am sure he won't get back here.

I agree with the sentiment, but you could go into a bit more detail. It's pretty easy to see a cavalcade of grenades whizzing around and know you're not having much fun, but being able to tell WHY is what makes you more convincing. Especially if you could identify trouble areas that could be fixed.

Thanks I will concintrate on that when I post my next post.

also why do some posts here have like 200 replies and they have only been up for a day?

 

[SpAc3man]

wow dont know what game you guys have been playing but I think MW2 is great. Sure it would be nice to have dedicated servers but the hassle free nature of "I want to play this game mode" *click* rather than looking for a good server to play on is extremely hard to go by. I havent had major problems with lag and if a host is shit a new one gets picked pretty quickly. In my opinion theres lots of creative tactics to use and a way around all of them. Maybe instead of rage quitting and finding a forum to ***** on people could improve the fun rating by actually playing the game and figuring out counter-tactics for whatever annoys you.

On the weapons? of course theres going to be some that are better in a certain situation but different situations favour different weapons. Just like real life.

I personally love working through the challenges. Fast leveling and a sense of accomplishment other than "fragging that fag camper"

 

[Klepa]

I don't want to come off as a grammar nazi, but seeing that this is an article, you should focus more on grammar and punctuation. A few sentences lack commas, but other ones seem to have them, so I'm guessing you should proof read a bit more carefully. Try reading your article again, like 30 minutes after you've written it. I've found it helpful.

You should also elaborate a bit, when you talk about IW trying to make the game too complex. This to me sounds like a valid concern, but you don't delve into it too deeply, so we're all sort of left wondering what the actual problems are.

Blame it on the language barrier, if you will, but it's really hard for me to write this in a way that wouldn't make me come off as patronising. I do apologize.

Onwards to the actual content!
I don't know if you can blame the game for it's community, although a bad community makes your gaming experience worse, so I guess the point is valid. Kudos for not bringing out the "no dedicated servers" bit. I'm a PC gamer, and while the game not having dedicated servers was probably the biggest reason why I didn't end up buying MW2, I'm tired of hearing about it.

I'd say you're on the right tracks anyway. Organize the text a bit more, explain your views and opinions more thoroughly, and we should be reading good stuff in no time! Hooyah!

 

[Outright Villainy]

Am I the ONLY ONE who played MW2 for its campaign and coop?
Although you're right, the community there is annoying.

Nope, my brother got the game, and all we play is co-op, it's the only part that's interesting to me at least. I never liked online multiplayer in cod4 either, I like games where you don't have to camp half the time to win at all.

 

[Singletap]

wow dont know what game you guys have been playing but I think MW2 is great. Sure it would be nice to have dedicated servers but the hassle free nature of "I want to play this game mode" *click* rather than looking for a good server to play on is extremely hard to go by. I havent had major problems with lag and if a host is shit a new one gets picked pretty quickly. In my opinion theres lots of creative tactics to use and a way around all of them. Maybe instead of rage quitting and finding a forum to ***** on people could improve the fun rating by actually playing the game and figuring out counter-tactics for whatever annoys you.

On the weapons? of course theres going to be some that are better in a certain situation but different situations favour different weapons. Just like real life.

I personally love working through the challenges. Fast leveling and a sense of accomplishment other than "fragging that fag camper"

I understand we all have our own opinion but I think it's kind of rude to say I went on rage quieted and went to a forum to complain. I have played for 11 days and hit the fifth prestige without boosting in anyway I think I have the right to talk about the game in any matter I like without it being simply called bitching.

 

[Discrodia]

I understand we all have our own opinion but I think it's kind of rude to say I went on rage quoted and went to a forum to complain. I have played for 11 days and hit the fifth prestige without boosting in anyway I think I have the right to talk about the game in any matter I like without it being simply called bitching.

WTF?

Seriously, 11 days and 5th presige?

Do you do anything else with your time?

 

[TimeLord]

Am I the only person who plays MW2 online for fun? You know, fun? Running around with a grenade launcher, tactical knife'd pistol, marathon, and commando pro.

Then if I somehow manage to stay alive I'll call in my trust Harriers or Pave Low.

As I always say:
You're in your house
You're playing with a toy
Will people please just get over it!

[sub]Just don't play the game if you don't like it so much[/sub]

 

[Singletap]

I understand we all have our own opinion but I think it's kind of rude to say I went on rage quoted and went to a forum to complain. I have played for 11 days and hit the fifth prestige without boosting in anyway I think I have the right to talk about the game in any matter I like without it being simply called bitching.

WTF?

Seriously, 11 days and 5th presige?

Do you do anything else with your time?

I have pretty much only played this game since it came out also I moved so I don't have any good friends to hang out with now. So yeah i guess I don't do anything with my time.

Am I the only person who plays MW2 online for fun? You know, fun? Running around with a grenade launcher, tactical knife'd pistol, marathon, and commando pro.

Then if I somehow manage to stay alive I'll call in my trust Harriers or Pave Low.

As I always say:
You're in your house
You're playing with a toy
Will people please just get over it!

[sub]Just don't play the game if you don't like it so much[/sub]

Yeah but for us people who want to play with different toys AKA guns we can't because you will own us with noob toobs before we don't even get a chance to shoot you.

Also you can call everything a toy but it's how other people define it, that's what gives it depth and I am simply judging a game that most people define as one of the best multiplayer experience they have ever played.

If no one cared to judge then this forum probably wouldn't be here.

 

[TimeLord]

Yeah but for us people who want to play with different toys AKA guns we can't because you will own us with noob toobs before we don't even get a chance to shoot you.

Also you can call everything a toy but it's how other people define it, that's what gives it depth and I am simply judging a game that most people define as one of the best multiplayer experience they have ever played.

If no one cared to judge then this forum probably wouldn't be here.

True but as OP said, everyone is trying to get kills the cheapest way possible and my opinion is if you can't beat them, join them, then you can work out a way around their tactics.

Also, I use guns, a P90 with Rapid Fire and Marathon works wonders

 

[Singletap]

Yeah but for us people who want to play with different toys AKA guns we can't because you will own us with noob toobs before we don't even get a chance to shoot you.

Also you can call everything a toy but it's how other people define it, that's what gives it depth and I am simply judging a game that most people define as one of the best multiplayer experience they have ever played.

If no one cared to judge then this forum probably wouldn't be here.

True but as OP said, everyone is trying to get kills the cheapest way possible and my opinion is if you can't beat them, join them, then you can work out a way around their tactics.

Also, I use guns, a P90 with Rapid Fire and Marathon works wonders

Mmm... I don't like that statement "If you can't beat them join them" I rather "If you can't beat them change em" I mean sure I never will be able to change them but I sure as hell can not except that they are playing with a gun I find very unfun to use rather it's a model's or noob toobs it's just... ugh. Also P90 is cool that gun isn't cheap you need to actually stradigize and get next to the enemy to be good with it.