Is CoD a casual players game?

[ForensicYOYO]

Now hear me out on this if you will, but is CoD a casual players game? Though with evey FPS comes the competitive edge from the players, CoD seems to be a more welcoming game to those who may have little to none experience with video gaming. And I think that reason alone is why CoD Is such a big seller then other FPS is because it can be seen as a casual players game. Its main multiplayer, like most FPS, is a simple equation: Give person gun = Shoot other person with gun. No vehicle controls to learn, no strategies to decide (for less competitive players) just get out there and shoot. Now I know this can be said for alot of games but CoD Is the one with the most popularity. Has what we once saw as a casual game evolved? Maybe CoD Is the exact formula casual games have been looking for all along. To give newcomers a chance without confusion but still appear hardcore and challenging to those with years of experience. They added the noob tube for that very reason, the noobies feel on par with hardcore crowd and set a new challenge to overcome for those with experience. CoD Is a wolf in sheeps clothing, Can appear welcoming to most but the experienced can spot the beast within.

I give it praise for being such a success and what it could do as an example to the causal game industry. I however personally do not enjoy CoD. I find it to chaotic and people are very rude. Pitty =(.
So tell me fellow Escapist do you see CoD as I do or do you respectfully disagree? I realise I may have step on a few toes however I ment no harm but if you feel I deserve a boot up the rear I will not stop you. Opinions welcomed.

EDIT: I wished to simply make a thread to give a new perspective on CoD rather then look at it with hate. instead of looking at it as a bad hardcore video game look at it a simply a great causal game. Thats all Im trying to get at.

 

[ForensicYOYO]

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EDIT: I gues not. Why is no one posting? O well Im still glad I made this thread =)

EDIT: Seriously. It took me over an hour for me to realise I put causal instead of casual. No wonder no one was posting!

 

[Professor James]

that is an interesting theory, but first we must decide what counts as a "casual game."

 

[drwow]

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EDIT: I gues not. Why is no one posting? O well Im still glad I made this thread =)

I'm glad for you.

casual is a stupid word I think, you could apply it to any game, I played halo reach casually, I never fancied myself a pro, I just played for fun, I think if you're just playing a game for fun, you're a casual.

 

[Pielikey]

Call of Duty (In my opinion, at least) is many, many things. Casual, however, I would not consider it.

Casual gamers generally won't call you noobs, or dumbasses, or that your mom will get raped, which many of the players in Call of Duty : Black Ops probably will call you.

 

[Chibz]

No, it isn't "casual" but I wouldn't call it "healthy" for the gaming industry either.

 

[genamp]

COD is not a casual game, but you can play it casually. Hell, many of the people I play with play it in small segments, non-competitively. By non-competitively I mean that they play it simply to have fun, ignoring the brusque comments and all of that nonsense. It's rather fun if you focus on the gameplay and don't get into it that deeply.

Played otherwise, it can get rather vulgar and serious. But whatever. They can do their thing, I'll do mine.

 

[Super Toast]

No, it really isn't.

 

[A Weakgeek]

I don't know how you could play cod not casually. Even the worlds best player will die if a noob shoots at him first. Sure theres some mapcontrol but thats just spawnkilling allowed by the horrific spawn system.

 

[ultrachicken]

All FPS's take large amounts of time and effort to learn the controls for the first time. So, it could hardly be considered casual. I think the reason it's so widespread is that it doesn't have an aura of "nerdiness" that tends to alienate people. Because it says it's realistic, despite being extremely far from realism, which is for some reason a badge of honor, people will get into it despite the difficult to learn controls.

 

[Aesir23]

That is definitely a very interesting way to look at CoD.

Personally I've always liked the single player of CoD because of the fact that it was chaotic and usually very intense. That's exactly the feeling I like in a game that tries to emulate a war or battle environment.

However, I will never touch multiplayer for exactly the reason you stated. I play a game to have fun, not to have someone cuss me out and insult my mother or tell me I suck at a game/hit on me because of my gender.

The last truly competitive game I played on multiplayer was probably Delta Force 2 for the PC back in the late 90's or early to mid 2000's. I'm not sure if that community was different or if the times have changed but no one I ran into back then cussed you out or spouted trash talk for killing them and snipers weren't accused of camping (though obviously sitting at spawn points was a big no-no).

 

[ForensicYOYO]

Call of Duty (In my opinion, at least) is many, many things. Casual, however, I would not consider it.

Casual gamers generally won't call you noobs, or dumbasses, or that your mom will get raped, which many of the players in Call of Duty : Black Ops probably will call you.

In all honesty thats exactly why its causal. It appeals to the new crowd as a hardcore game they can play and immediately they think the are BA because of it and the sensation of making themselves into something bigger then their reality is new to them. So the need to express themselves as a bigger and badder person is a immature and new players way of thinking. You dont see much of this from people who play alot of games because they have matured past this.

 

[MrGalactus]

By my own definition, yeah. Veteran and regular CoD multiplayer-only gamers are casuals, as I wouldn't imagine they actually care much about games. Sure they care about playing them and doing well, but not about the games themselves.

 

[ForensicYOYO]

that is an interesting theory, but first we must decide what counts as a "casual game."

Agreed. Would players who only buy one or two games so they can occasionally whip out something fun to with friends or simply something to past a few minutes of their time till they can do something more to their liking work?

 

[ForensicYOYO]

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EDIT: I gues not. Why is no one posting? O well Im still glad I made this thread =)

I'm glad for you.

casual is a stupid word I think, you could apply it to any game, I played halo reach casually, I never fancied myself a pro, I just played for fun, I think if you're just playing a game for fun, you're a casual.

True. It is hard where to draw the line to what is causal or not. What word or words do you think is best used to describe what Im explaining?

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

CoD is not that easy to get into. I've seen people who've never played a FPS pick up CoD. They flail about helplessly. The other players are moving too damn fast. The game is mostly about getting kills, and they're only bringing their team down.

Now, the game has gotten more newb friendly since its first game. Minimaps to show people where everyone is, smaller maps so they can occasionally get a kill with an SMG, grenade and damage indicators, custom classes so they always have their newb cannon ready to go, and perks that make it easier to kill people all make it easier to get into. It's probably easier to get good at Black Ops than it is to get good at Call of Duty 1 where people with bolt action rifles will kill you beyond the distance fog a 100 times.

 

[ForensicYOYO]

CoD is not that easy to get into. I've seen people who've never played a FPS pick up CoD. They flail about helplessly. The other players are moving too damn fast. The game is mostly about getting kills, and they're only bringing their team down.

Now, the game has gotten more newb friendly since its first game. Minimaps to show people where everyone is, smaller maps so they can occasionally get a kill with an SMG, grenade and damage indicators, custom classes so they always have their newb cannon ready to go, and perks that make it easier to kill people all make it easier to get into. It's probably easier to get good at Black Ops than it is to get good at Call of Duty 1 where people with bolt action rifles will kill you beyond the distance fog a 100 times.

True but I mostly had the new games MW and up in mind when making this thread. I understand ur point though.

 

[Lyri]

Sorry peeps, unless you're playing actual tournies and ladders (or clan scrims) then you're in casual city as there is no other reason to play it than for fun.
Just because people are shouting obscenities down your X-box headset doesn't mean you're suddenly playing with the pro's now.

 

[ForensicYOYO]

Sorry peeps, unless you're playing actual tournies and ladders (or clan scrims) then you're in casual city as there is no other reason to play it than for fun.
Just because people are shouting obscenities down your X-box headset doesn't mean you're suddenly playing with the pro's now.

I agree with you about the foul mouths not being pros(Read post 13). About using the word casual gaming to express my theory was the best I could think of to explain my meaning. If you have a better way to elaborate please do so.