What's with all the MW2 hate on these forums?

[Flying-Emu]

The multiplayer is broken, both in community and weapon balance. And when the other half of the game, the campaign, is a laughable five hours long, it does not a good game make.

You liked the online? I honestly can't see why. You either have to have super-human precognition to beat the campers, or you have to use one of five builds using the cheapest weapons in the game. Seriously, things like the G18 (a fully automatic pistol that can be dual-wielded, and at close range kills faster than a shotgun shell) make the game practically unplayable.

I really dont understand this, i get through just fine, and dont say its because im the highest rank with the cheapest weapons because i just prestieged (rank 1 again) and i am going for mastery for all the weapons. This means im using the unusual weapons. I never had an issue with beating iether campers or people with the G18's. What i do have issue with is the modded controllers. This. Is. Cheating.

How to solve modded controllers: Play PC.

 

[Barry93]

I didn't find the Single Player game too fun. It took me 67 tried to get past that fucking African ghetto crap on EASY. Multi-player is also highly unplayable.

What is the fucking point in Cold-Blooded, Silencers and everything else related to stealth if they can see you in the god damn kill-cam! That defies the point of Silencers! What mostly annoyed me though is starting at level one, the very first multi-player game I played everyone was over level 60! Being killed 50 times in one game is NOT my idea of fun.

And then there are the dedic-oops sorry, console servers which are about as stable as a binge drinker at Alcoholics Anonymous and the only beverage available is water. 20% of the games I played never finished because it would never migrate the host or because everyone pinged out due to lag.

Quite frankly, I find people only play MW2 online are either those who can't do anything better with their time and find being able to kill a Level 1 player with an AC130 somehow inflates their ego or they have serious social problems and can't help but scream down the mic at "n00bs".

Also, seriously! How the hell can an Electromagnetic Pulse be selective!? It would wipe out every damn electrical system or does no one actually understand that an EMP FRIES ELECTRONICS. You would never get your HUD back or anything.

Silencers are more effective than you think, almost everyone relies on the red dots on the map to give away people's location. Just sneak around their side at the begining, assuming your're playing a game like sabotage, you get 6 free kills.. and most people will just skip the kill cam in frustration.

As for the campaign, you just have to have quick reflexes and be patient. I beat it on the hardest difficulty, but it sure as hell wasn't fun or worth it.

And about the host migration, that's the host rage quitting in frustration because shit's not going his way.

But yeah, the game is still garbage.

 

[Malyc]

People are pissed off because of the fact that you can take a 600+ grain .50 cal bullet, and as long as the guy who was using it had a silencer, there is a good chance of survival.

These damn rounds fly at 2700-3000 fps and deliver 10500 ft/lbs of energy. No, that is not a typo, over 10500 ft/lbs of you-die-now, ass kicking PAIN.

 

[Claptrap]

The game was fine, But the last time i went online i got called; (get ready this will take awhile..)

Hacker
******
Fucking cheater noob (Just because i killed him(Sounded like a her..))
Retarded
5 years old (This was funny because the person who said it sounded 12)
I owned you n00b! (Camping guy)
go die ( Again, I just killed them)
noob weapon (I was useing one of the first snipers you get)
hard scoper (So aiming with a sniper is banned now?)
prick
noob
noob perker

All in one match, And that is why i never play it anymore, Game is great, Xbox live is about as mature as a toddler.

 

[sephiroth1991]

Don't get me started on MW2, it's just a rip-off and a poor excuse of a game.

I also like this vid

 

[LordFisheh]

I just genuinely don't like the game. I don't hate it, I just suck at the multiplayer and only like about half the missions. And the plot is just... well, the designers openly said they made levels and wrote a plot around them, so...

 

[feather240]

It costs more then it's worth.

its unbalanced and full of 8yrold trolls

Can you link me to the video your avatar was from? (Yes, I could have PMed you, but to me that's like seeing somebody who's having a conversation then asking them to go outside in the back alley well you ask them where they got their pink flip flops.)

its zanta claus

Thanks

 

[run_forrest_run]

You obviously don't have a good taste in games. The campaign is absolutely terrible in both story and gameplay. The infinitely respawning enemy bullshit that they pulled in COD 4 is done again in MW2 add nausea, even the British spent most of their time hiding behind walls waiting for the red stuff to go away instead of stealthily slitting their throats. They also try to rehash all of the old themes that COD 4 had like the sniper missions except they get bored halfway through the level and throw more enemies at you.
Spec ops makes me question why they didn't just make the story 2 player. The missions can be fun but they're also repetitive.
The online is about as balanced as Jeff Capes and Tom Cruise on a see-saw. It's fun, kind of, but it's doing far too much to cater for n00bs.
Oh and by the way I don't want people telling me off for that first sentence. It's opinionated yes and I don't care.

 

[Direwolf750]

The game is the same game, every single time, with new map packs and some other changed crap. It IS still crap. Just like with madden, but with guns, and someone forgot to put it in color.

Thats probably the most generic complaint you could possibly make about any FPS. You probably dont even own the game in the first place and having never played it how can you say its completely generic granted I hate the game too but for valid reasons(Spawning under care packages is my number 1 gripe)

Its only a generic complaint because so many FPS's are so SIMILAR. More specifics? Shotguns worse than a snipe at close range, quick sniping, charging and stabbing someone with a shotgun. And I don't own the game, but I have played it, there is no reason I would ever spend any money on this game...EVER

 

[PsychoV3nom]

The reason people hate MW2 is because it sucks massive dick.

 

[xXAsherahXx]

I don't understand why so many people hate MW2 on these forums. It is a very fun game with a badass campaign(not saying good story, just excellent gameplay) and an even better online system. It is addicting and exciting, and Spec Ops adds a lot of flavor to the mix. However, I do understand people hate the bugs and such the online has, and the no party chat on Xbox, but don't you think you are blowing those flaws out of proportion?

Please leave your response below.

It's because, and bear with me here, the game sucks. It is exactly like the first (which also sucked like most shooters) only there's a snowmobile level. You just go from one area to another and do the exact same thing....shoot. At least in Gears there is more variety with what you shoot and how. And before you know it the game is ov-----------. See what I did there?

 

[MiracleOfSound]

We may be getting killstreak-free playlists:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.201102-MW2-may-be-getting-playlists-with-killstreaks-disabled

 

[PsychoV3nom]

It has some problems online.

 

[WaysideMaze]

I don't understand why so many people hate MW2 on these forums.

I've not read through the other responses to this thread, so sorry if I'm repeating an earier reply, but this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.187182-Modern-Warfare-2-why-it-makes-people-angry-Read-if-youve-ever-played-the-game] explains it far better than I can.