Which to buy first; Black Ops or Bad Company 2?

[Calico93]

I prefer Bad Company 2 as its alot more fun for me, and it takes more strategy to be good at it,
Yeah Black Ops is fun and insanely addictive and im going to play it for a while, but Bad Company 2 has alot more awesome moments.
Also I preferred BBC2s campaign, Black Ops campaign still good though.
It depends on whether your used to playing COD, BBC2 is alot different. Black Ops customization is brill and idk about the 3rd person thing.
Get BBC2 if your looking for something different, Black ops is more of the same running and gunning jazz.

 

[Jinjiro]

I'm a big fan of Bad Company 2, but I can't compare it to Black Ops since I've not played it, so bear that in mind.

The beauty of BC2 is the class system, and how teams of friends can pull off amazing stuff when they work together. It's so satisfying to use your Assault/Medic guys to engage the enemy, while the Engineer and Recon guys scout the area/destroy missiles or other sniper nests. Everyone has a job to do, and getting that working is just awesome fun. It's really a game where good TEAMS are better than the good individual.

 

[C95J]

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The player customisation is massive. There is tons to customise from the characters, colours, guns and your videos and profile in game. Different things like reticles, colours, clan tags and emblems for your guns. Skins and face paint for characters. Your own playercard can be customised with a background and a selection of emblems. All of which you can change the size, rotation and colour with. You also have your own six slot fileshare and theater where you can upload videos or screenshots from recent games. The game stores 100 recent games before it starts to delete the oldest ones.

No, unfortunately there is no third person mode.

I personally don't use the FAL, but I have heard from other people that with all semi-auto guns it won't let you fire past a certain speed. As well as snipers.

In my opinion I don't think there is any difference between the throwing knife and tomahawk. They both seem to be the exact same, just looking different. I think the tomahawk has more of a gravity effect on it, so it dips through the air faster, but I'm not too sure.[/quote]

 

[SalamanderJoe]

Bad Company 2 is great for team tactics and awesome online battles. Black Ops for lone wolves and a strange amount of disconnection issues on the PS3 version.

This is coming from a Bad Company 2 vet who stuck 120 hours into it. And still want it back because I'm already bored of Black Ops online. But Black Ops DOES have more variety of modes, weapons and maps. And zombies. And the crossbow...hmmm, crossbow...

 

[C95J]

Black Ops.

The campaign is great, the best one yet in my opinion and it is really fun to keep playing.

The multiplayer is also awesome with loads of different elements and features. Really fun to play as well.

And zombies, well you can't go wrong with that can you? Super fun to play with friends, random people or by yourself if you dare to In my opinion the best feature of the game.

Mind answering my Q's above your post?

there you go

 

[darth jacen]

Get Black Ops. BFBC2 steals so many set pieces from COD4 and MW2 there is no point getting it if you have already beaten COD 4 or MW2. Black Ops is a rather fun game with the most pointed story for a COD game yet. Not as good a story as COD4, but very good. Defiantly worth the 60$ and for sure better than BFBC2.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

Okay, I have decided to get both. (still no order deiced yet).

One last question: What AR is most like the TAR from MW2?

 

[10zack986]

I guess the AUG. Decent damage and a kickass RoF, but it's hard to keep steady.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

I guess the AUG. Decent damage and a kickass RoF, but it's hard to keep steady.

I actually just checked, and if the wiki is correct, it'd be the enfield.

They both (Tar and enfiled) do 40-30 damage, shoot 750 RPM, have 30 rounds per mag and 45 with extended.

The ironsights are pretty alike too:

Tar:

Enfield:

But the barrel doesn't have that cool grated metal sheet effect.

 

[Wolfenbarg]

Battlefield has always been about forming squads and working in teams. If both sides are going all out and only one squad is formed that has a medic, and assault guy, and either a sniper or a machine gunner, then that side will win. Teamwork and strategy is everything in that game. CoD is very focused on individual feats. Also, matches in Battlefield actually feel like battles, not just a bunch of crazies with full auto weapons running, gunning, and corpse humping.

 

[Geekosaurus]

They're two completely different games. Read reviews and decide for yourself? We don't know your tastes.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

Battlefield has always been about forming squads and working in teams. If both sides are going all out and only one squad is formed that has a medic, and assault guy, and either a sniper or a machine gunner, then that side will win. Teamwork and strategy is everything in that game. CoD is very focused on individual feats. Also, matches in Battlefield actually feel like battles, not just a bunch of crazies with full auto weapons running, gunning, and corpse humping.

True.

Of course, I'm mainly a halo player, and my mike is broken, so I don't know how much of a team player i'd be.

I excel at stragies and unorthodox methods, but nobody ever listiins to my ideas XD.

They're two completely different games. Read reviews and decide for yourself? We don't know your tastes.

I did read reviews, but I was still unsure of which to get at the time. Now I just need to know which to get first.

 

[coolman9899]

Get black ops. It's fixed so many of the issues of the last 3 cod games, it has tons on tons of content and I personally don't get what the guy above me is whining about with replay value. It's as good for that as the previous games. The multiplayer is fun and is now well balanced so skill is king. It has an awesome new unlock system that makes you think more about how you build your setup and it has plenty of funny killstreaks, weapons and quirks. Zombies could be a 29$ game in it's own respect. Dead ops and zork are also awesome. Also, wager matches enhance the multiplayer tons.

Take it from a sceptic of CoD games and a hater of Activision, black ops is a great game.

so what your saying is it has as much replay value to it as the crap mw2 then why would that be a selling point if it has no replay value?

activision tryed to fix mw2's low replay value with releasing the map packs ect but by that time everybody hated it so dont refer new games to bad games.

Replay value IS MAJOR when buying games if there is lots of replay value you can spend lots of time with it with no need to fork out any more money for awhile.

but if there Is NO replay value you are going to play it just once and be done with it, then its a waste of money and not really worth your time.

Take fallout for example there is tons of replay value and you can just play with it and try differant things like blow up megaton and move into tenpenny tower and become a complete badass, or be nice and dont blow up megaton and reape the benifits that, that has or just explore and find new things.

And portal for another example its fun the first time round there is lots of charm and wit to it, But once your finished... your done with it, you can play it again but it just gets stale and repetetive.

 

[ShotgunSmoke]

Definitely Black Ops.

 

[Wolfenbarg]

Battlefield has always been about forming squads and working in teams. If both sides are going all out and only one squad is formed that has a medic, and assault guy, and either a sniper or a machine gunner, then that side will win. Teamwork and strategy is everything in that game. CoD is very focused on individual feats. Also, matches in Battlefield actually feel like battles, not just a bunch of crazies with full auto weapons running, gunning, and corpse humping.

True.

Of course, I'm mainly a halo player, and my mike is broken, so I don't know how much of a team player i'd be.

I excel at stragies and unorthodox methods, but nobody ever listiins to my ideas XD.

They're two completely different games. Read reviews and decide for yourself? We don't know your tastes.

I did read reviews, but I was still unsure of which to get at the time. Now I just need to know which to get first.

Speaking to your fellow players isn't always a necessity. You can follow a basic strategy based on whatever class you choose. If you're going full on assault, then you're versatile and can do a number of things. If you're holding an LMG, then you should be supporting others with covering fire. If you're a medic, then you should be patching up the assault guys. If you're a sniper, post in a position with a support guy and pick off enemy doods.

If you work well with unorthodox methods, there's still a place for you. You can go solo stealth and pick off guys or drop demolition charges on key points or vehicles. You can also hop in vehicles and go nuts too.

I really think that Battlefield has longer lasting value just because of how versatile your playstyle and matches can be. One match you could be evenly matched and fighting over one particular command point back and forth. The next match you could be getting steamrolled and have most of your guys bunkered down in a defensive position while the enemy zerg rushes you.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

Definitely Black Ops.

Mind giving me a reason?

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

Get both. I bought both, and can say they are both awesome in different ways. It's a shame not to buy both.

 

[Zyphonee]

Single player or Multiplayer?

Single player-wise, Black Ops hands-down; Bad Company is absolutely dreadful.

Regarding the multiplayer, it is harder to judge. It really depends if you are looking for an adrenaline one man army experience or a more long term rewarding match.

Personally? Black Ops

 

[nub the samurai]

I have sunk a lot of hours into BC2 so I would say BC2. I have only sunk maybe 2 or 3 hours into Black Ops with some buds so I can't really give an assessment of Black Ops. If possible get both since BC2 is maybe $20 now and they just released the Ultimate Edition which comes with BF1943 and Onslaught mode.

 

[im-white]

Get Black Ops. BFBC2 steals so many set pieces from COD4 and MW2 there is no point getting it if you have already beaten COD 4 or MW2. Black Ops is a rather fun game with the most pointed story for a COD game yet. Not as good a story as COD4, but very good. Defiantly worth the 60$ and for sure better than BFBC2.

I don't know what rock you have been living under, remind me when COD 4 came out because i swear BF2 came out before that and cod 4's multilayer was pretty much a stolen rehash of bf2 + DOD. If you buy either game for single player you are crazy because neither has the staying power of their mp brethren. if you would rather play Mp then stick to bfbc2 the vast majority of the bugs have been defused and it doesn't have a for sure onslaught of pointless DLC that will come out 3 months down the road for an outrageous cost. On another note you would like to use a rehashed version of COD4, WAW or MW2 engine or an actual engine that will test your system to it's limits i.e the frostbite 1.5 engine. it's your choice ... last thing do you prefer (cluster ASDF) matches or strategical matches)