I hate to be the guy, but why the hate for COD?
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Basically how I see it.
1. Too Many Trolls on the Dance Floor: Do I need to explain this?
2. Arguably Unbalanced Gameplay: If an assault rifle can shoot the same range as a sniper effectively as well as do rather well at close combat, whats the point of a sniper?
3. Cash Cow: Add a few new maps and guns, then POW! A whole new game to make millions off of.(And the Story, which was alright, just way too short)
4. Just Another Shooter: This one is definitely more opinion based than the others, but I for one am sick and tired of FPSs. Also, teamwork is not really necessary in the game. Everybody just goes for "t3h k1l15 101". If i want to play an FPS, i'll stick with TF2, at least that has more emphasis on teamwork.
5. "It'5 r341i5t1c"(realistic): Depressing, I know. However, I see a lot of people actually think that this game is entirely realistic. Just this gives me a biased opinion after playing it and hearing that.
1. Too Many Trolls on the Dance Floor: Do I need to explain this?
2. Arguably Unbalanced Gameplay: If an assault rifle can shoot the same range as a sniper effectively as well as do rather well at close combat, whats the point of a sniper?
3. Cash Cow: Add a few new maps and guns, then POW! A whole new game to make millions off of.(And the Story, which was alright, just way too short)
4. Just Another Shooter: This one is definitely more opinion based than the others, but I for one am sick and tired of FPSs. Also, teamwork is not really necessary in the game. Everybody just goes for "t3h k1l15 101". If i want to play an FPS, i'll stick with TF2, at least that has more emphasis on teamwork.
5. "It'5 r341i5t1c"(realistic): Depressing, I know. However, I see a lot of people actually think that this game is entirely realistic. Just this gives me a biased opinion after playing it and hearing that.
The only Call of Duty games I really, really enjoyed were Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 4. I have not played 1 or 3, but World at War, Black Ops, and Modern Warfare 2 were all mediocre and not very fun to me.
I think it's fair to say all games copy each other, but seriously play the new MOH, Same Controls, same style of game play, basically COD with a different name.Cyberjester said:Oh, so CoD never copied anyone? lolol. Where've you been living?arc1991 said:
The game's been a Halo clone since 4, except even worse single player and boring multi player. Halo itself was more of a Q3/UT clone, except a bad one. Yes, I'm a PC gamer who thinks that Q3 and UT were exceptional death fests, like Serious Sam. I'm also one of those strange people who thinks Brink is a "21st century" update of those games and thus totally freaking awesome.
@OP
If it's any consolation, Brink is getting more hate than CoD ever will. Which is kinda funny, CoD can't even suck well.
And Halo and COD are 2 different games, the only similarity is that they are a popular FPS franchise...
I never saw the Russians invading with Plasma Rifles or Banshee's.....think i just created the future COD
Oooh btw, i never said COD doesn't copy anyone, i'm just saying other companies should stop copying off it.
1. They release a new version of the game every year, causing a mass migration of players to the new game, destroying the previous game's community.
2. Too many little kids screaming on the mic then they threaten to hack your account.
3. Kills streaks are just too over powered.
4. People just crack the shits over any shot that was a complete fluke and claim it is hacking.
2. Too many little kids screaming on the mic then they threaten to hack your account.
3. Kills streaks are just too over powered.
4. People just crack the shits over any shot that was a complete fluke and claim it is hacking.
the game is, in a vacuum brilliant on its own no Russian shows just how awesome games can tell stories. Its just every single thing in any way associated with the game that's horrible. The effect on the reputation, the effect effect on gaming as a whole, the fans, the marketing and so on and so on.
Most references I've seen towards CoD hate are always either due to it being so popular or because of the trolling on multiplayer, particularly on Xbox Live.
Personally I've never actually hated a CoD game, I played Black Ops and wasn't satisfied with the single player campaign, but my dissatisfaction wasn't enough to destroy the strong bond I've built with it playing Modern Warfare 1 and 2. But then again I play with my friends in LAN parties in the golden land of the PC, not on Xbox Live Trolltopia.
I read an article the other day saying that CoD has become just as natural a sport to some people as shooting a few hoops on a lazy afternoon, and I agree with that. Multiplayer gameplay is always fast-paced and exciting, and always noisy and fun when you play with your friends.
I like it because it's fun. If I had to guess, people who don't like CoD probably think that Call of Duty players are the jocks of the videogame world and are typically depicted as such in webcomics and the like because said trolling on Xbox Live sounds a lot like a jock ranting over a nerd.
Personally I've never actually hated a CoD game, I played Black Ops and wasn't satisfied with the single player campaign, but my dissatisfaction wasn't enough to destroy the strong bond I've built with it playing Modern Warfare 1 and 2. But then again I play with my friends in LAN parties in the golden land of the PC, not on Xbox Live Trolltopia.
I read an article the other day saying that CoD has become just as natural a sport to some people as shooting a few hoops on a lazy afternoon, and I agree with that. Multiplayer gameplay is always fast-paced and exciting, and always noisy and fun when you play with your friends.
I like it because it's fun. If I had to guess, people who don't like CoD probably think that Call of Duty players are the jocks of the videogame world and are typically depicted as such in webcomics and the like because said trolling on Xbox Live sounds a lot like a jock ranting over a nerd.
I just hate it now because at this point it's as stale as two year old dog shit. I played MW2 hoping for some kind of massive improvement over the epic balancing issues present in COD4 but no dice. I played it anyway. Black ops was a complete ripoff that added nothing important, and several annoyances (CoD points, sea of retards who think having a vagina as their emblem makes them cool). Not even a graphical improvement. Took it in a week later for 40 fuckin dollars.
The fact that other games feel the need to copy it to make more money and the way the series itself has gone downhill since the first Modern Warfare (which was an absolutely amazing and surprisingly intelligent game, making the less-than-stellar quality of the most recent ones all the more embarrassing) are probably the main issues people have. I've given up on the series ever being that good again.
...well you relise to be one of the popular franchises around it means most people don't hate it?
I don't hate it, but I don't own it for two reasons. This is considering that I'd only possibly get the console version because of stuff and also considering that I was raised a PC gamer.
1) Any time I've played it, which is maybe 3 or 4 times, the gulf in class between me and the poeple I'm playing is pretty massive. Considering my aforementioned lack of ability on console shooter games, my desire to play it online is very small.
2) I don't enjoy realistic war games. If video games are about escapism, why would you escape to Iraq?
I don't hate it, but I don't own it for two reasons. This is considering that I'd only possibly get the console version because of stuff and also considering that I was raised a PC gamer.
1) Any time I've played it, which is maybe 3 or 4 times, the gulf in class between me and the poeple I'm playing is pretty massive. Considering my aforementioned lack of ability on console shooter games, my desire to play it online is very small.
2) I don't enjoy realistic war games. If video games are about escapism, why would you escape to Iraq?
I don't hate "Call of Duty" - I only own one title in the series (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare) which I really loved, and I don't feel that I need to own another. I'm happy to simply not buy them, as frankly they haven't made another title in the series that's worth buying.
What I do hate, however, is what "Call of Duty" as a series has done to the industry as a whole - it's the poster child for the worst excesses in the push for 'consolisation'.
In today's market, making niche titles with a modest level of success just isn't enough any more; everything, from Final Fantasy XIII to Mass Effect 2 to Dead Space 2, has to aim for the "Call of Duty" market - publishers want a stable of massive, blockbuster hits and refuse to take chances on new IPs unless they mimick a pre-established forumla (see Darksiders).
This isn't always a bad thing; Mass Effect 2 was terrific, if a little _too_ simplified, and Dead Space 2 was the Aliens to the original's Alien. However, for each success story that we have as a result of this shift in focus, we get an ocean of loved series that are destroyed or completely alien to their fanbases as a result of trying to capture some of that "Call of Duty" pie.
We get a Dragon Age 2, a Crysis 2, a Resident Evil 5, a Supreme Commander 2, a Final Fantasy XIII; established, successful and unique franchises that ignore the fans and loyal customers that have supported them, so they can gain the fleeting attention of the rich, dumb, ADHD COD player. Who then bash the game on the forums and buy another $20.00 map pack so they can hurl abuse as everyone who's unfortunate enough to turn their speakers on.
What I do hate, however, is what "Call of Duty" as a series has done to the industry as a whole - it's the poster child for the worst excesses in the push for 'consolisation'.
In today's market, making niche titles with a modest level of success just isn't enough any more; everything, from Final Fantasy XIII to Mass Effect 2 to Dead Space 2, has to aim for the "Call of Duty" market - publishers want a stable of massive, blockbuster hits and refuse to take chances on new IPs unless they mimick a pre-established forumla (see Darksiders).
This isn't always a bad thing; Mass Effect 2 was terrific, if a little _too_ simplified, and Dead Space 2 was the Aliens to the original's Alien. However, for each success story that we have as a result of this shift in focus, we get an ocean of loved series that are destroyed or completely alien to their fanbases as a result of trying to capture some of that "Call of Duty" pie.
We get a Dragon Age 2, a Crysis 2, a Resident Evil 5, a Supreme Commander 2, a Final Fantasy XIII; established, successful and unique franchises that ignore the fans and loyal customers that have supported them, so they can gain the fleeting attention of the rich, dumb, ADHD COD player. Who then bash the game on the forums and buy another $20.00 map pack so they can hurl abuse as everyone who's unfortunate enough to turn their speakers on.
I don't hate COD. I play FPS games for the multiplayer and I just happened to grab Halo Reach when I bought my 360. I think the fact I use to love Unreal Tournament so much is what guided my hand that day. Personally, I feel satisfied owning one FPS game at a time that I actively play and enjoy playing.
An FPS is an FPS if you ask me. I hear good things about COD from my friends who also play Halo. I'd like to try it out but I just can't afford it right now.
An FPS is an FPS if you ask me. I hear good things about COD from my friends who also play Halo. I'd like to try it out but I just can't afford it right now.
Because it's so popular, it's becoming the set standard, which is bad.
With each new release they simplify the design significantly.
Call of Duty 4, they reached a peak. Modern Warfare 2 however, they ruined it. They took away dedicated server support, so matches were restricted to a mere 18 players with a 0 ping host advantage, not to mention the online was glitched to hell.
They then include a measly 5 hour campaign, that's the length I'd expect of a game add-on or expansion, yet they still charged the full £45 for it on launch.
Then there's the map packs, £12 is a ridiculous price, especially for rehashes of old maps.
Quite frankly the series gets too many releases, it's basically FPS Fifa.
The thing is, it sells, and because it sells so well, other game developers will follow their example. Overpriced DLC and undersized campaigns are a growing problem in the industry.
That's my personal gripe with the franchise, I'm sure most of the haters are just following the trend of hating what ever is popular in a stupid hipster manner though.
With each new release they simplify the design significantly.
Call of Duty 4, they reached a peak. Modern Warfare 2 however, they ruined it. They took away dedicated server support, so matches were restricted to a mere 18 players with a 0 ping host advantage, not to mention the online was glitched to hell.
They then include a measly 5 hour campaign, that's the length I'd expect of a game add-on or expansion, yet they still charged the full £45 for it on launch.
Then there's the map packs, £12 is a ridiculous price, especially for rehashes of old maps.
Quite frankly the series gets too many releases, it's basically FPS Fifa.
The thing is, it sells, and because it sells so well, other game developers will follow their example. Overpriced DLC and undersized campaigns are a growing problem in the industry.
That's my personal gripe with the franchise, I'm sure most of the haters are just following the trend of hating what ever is popular in a stupid hipster manner though.
well the differecne is this bioware is atleast trying to bring a new setting and charaters to each game Actisisvisonm on the other hand just rehash each and every game making each feel samey. ALso i think the $15 map pack, the whole elite subscribtion(which is pulling fetures from black ops and reselling them to us. At least bioware/ isn't doing the same.Dr Jones said: