Modern Warfare 2 Gets Dual-Wielding

[Samuari Jim]

Balanced? Just like martyrdom? Whatever you say.

Martyrdom is perfectly balanced by the GRENADE DANGER INDICATOR.

Please note that Call of Duty is the only game to give you this nice little indication to run like hell.

Also, you can turn your 19" CRT TV up a bit and try to listen for the sound of a grenade hitting the ground. There are enough telltale factors that balance it out. The best way to go about it is assume it's present before you go running up to teabag the guy. Noob.

Again: Why would you play anything that's not Hardcore?

It's been a while, but I'm 90% certain that Hardcore removes the Grenade Indicator. And don't pull bullshit like "listening for the sound." Oh yeah, I'm going to listen for the tinkle of a grenade over those RPG, heavy sniper and assault rifle rounds flying past my head. That's really logical.

Or my personal favorite: running around a corner into a room with a freshly killed guy right as the grenade explodes. Also, I agree about Hardcore.

OT: This just seems like a silly perk. Not nearly as ridiculous as Eavesdropping, but just out of place with the supposed realism of the series. I don't know how big of an issue this will be on hardcore though. Without the ability to aim down the sights snipers and riflemen should have a field day with anyone using this perk.

 

[AWC Viper]

i remember when all gamers wanted realism the oh no thats to real (op: flashpoint) and now we have just gone stupid.... like seriously 2 D EAGLES WTF what military or militia for that matter has hordes of troops dual wielding 2 mac10s or 9mm's. i demand an even balance of realism and fun not just stupid shooting from infinity ward arse...

 

[AWC Viper]

Elaborate, as the price tag for the game is $60 USD for the basic, $70 For the Hardened Edition and $150 for the super limited Prestige edition because of the NVGs

NVG that are not even real What a rip off. i know, i own about 6 pairs of night vision goggles and monocles that cost me from $400 (AUD)

i own them for a legitimate purpose. i help run a 24H paint ball camp, so don't fear me stalking you xD

 

[KDR_11k]

I wish we could dual wield any rifle but with the actual accuracy of holding a 3kg assault rifle onehanded without even looking down the sights, i.e. good luck hitting anything that's more than 10 meters away (combat range for assault rifles is about 200 meters). Seriously, dual wielding has no place in a realistic game and should be about as accurate as closing your eyes and trying to shoot enemies by ear, the only reason I could see for it would be to tell people "this is why soldiers don't dual wield in real life!".

 

[Radu889]

Why does it have to be realistic?
Can't we just have something awesome and over the top for once?
I want to dual-wield miniguns or double barrel shotguns.

 

[Amnestic]

Why does it have to be realistic?
Can't we just have something awesome and over the top for once?
I want to dual-wield miniguns or double barrel shotguns.

You wanna do something and over the top? Devil May Cry -> That way. CoD might not be the most realistic with your magic regnerating health, but it'd be nice if they tried to stay close rather than heading into DMC territory.

 

[FROGGEman2]

Once again, Call of Duty 6 (I refuse to abbreviate because MW2 is Mechwarrior 2; call it COD 6) proves itself to be a mere pretender to Counterstrike.
dual wielding.
Maybe the Inf. Ward shouldn't have called it Modern Warfare, no right thinking soldier would dual wield anything in actual combat.

Yeah, but Inf. Ward made a specific statement that they were intentionally sacrificing realism for fun...

 

[Eatbrainz]

I want to duel 2 assualt rifles and go apeshit on the other team. Grroovy.

 

[Eatbrainz]

Once again, Call of Duty 6 (I refuse to abbreviate because MW2 is Mechwarrior 2; call it COD 6) proves itself to be a mere pretender to Counterstrike.
dual wielding.
Maybe the Inf. Ward shouldn't have called it Modern Warfare, no right thinking soldier would dual wield anything in actual combat.

Yeah, but Inf. Ward made a specific statement that they were intentionally sacrificing realism for fun...

Exactly like how bungie decided to let players in ODST carry around turrets because it was so damn great.