Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package Details Spawn

[Dorian Cornelius Jasper]

I'm sorry, but any map where I can get 100 kills and 50 deaths per game is an awesome map in my books. No other map offers the same amount of chaotic fun.

It was never meant to be a tactical map, but damn if it wasn't fun.

When I got to Rank 55 I pretty much gave up on boosting my stats and playing in the same tiny, repetitive spaces with every go. (Granted, the PC release didn't have any of that Prestige business either.) It's more chaotic and repetitive than marathoning Dust on Counterstrike, and for everyone who doesn't routinely get a 2:1 k/d ratio on Shipment it gets boring fast.

I've seen a lot of players ditch whenever Shipment hit the rotation. Only the foolhardy or the determined would choose to stay. Granted, I've also seen Shipment-only servers and these were often free-for-all Deathmatches. I've even racked up my own kill-streaks on Shipment, usually involving a lot of face-stabbing and shotgunning (which was a reason I never sympathized with the community-wide Juggernaut hubbub--Jugg or not, they went down with one stab all the same).

But still, without a chance to outwit and sneak around, Shipment ennui tend to set in faster than the adrenaline could kick in. Whenever I stuck around in Shipment, I found myself shotgunning, grenading, and stabbing in a simple and mostly mindless cycle. "Doing the rounds," as it were. Missing in tension and excitement, only daring myself to get the heli each respawn just because I could. And when I couldn't, I merely sighed and went again. No objectives, no tactics, no reason to keep playing the map except to fulfill my self-imposed dare and annoy the hell out of everyone else. (This is also why, sometimes, I just went noob tubing. Because I wanted to spite the people who put Shipment on the rotation. And I often used Juggernaut on that map, because I knew that also would get on their nerves. After all, the stealth perks and gear are all useless on that map anyway.)

Shipment was a chore.

Crash, though, was good times. And there are worse choices for map conversion than Overgrown.

But alas, my interest in the news was only CoD4 nostalgia. I don't actually have a copy MW2. And I'm not sure I'd spend 70 bucks just to play a spruced-up version of my favorite CoD4 map. But while overpriced, a part of me is glad that they chose what they did.

 

[axle 19]

This gives me more of a reason to hate activision. If I can manage to get the points then yeah I will get the pack but 1200 points is a high price. The only reason Im willing to shell it out is because I love MW2.

Activision is really starting to cock things up for Infinitity Ward, it's like they are trying to punish them because infinity ward could break away from the call of duty franchise and just make modern warfare on their own.

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

Damn.


I WANTED VACANT!

But Overgrown is a good map to.

Crash is sort of meh for me.


OT: I'll pay, because I love MW2.

Its people like this that are actually going to waste so much money on DLC and prove to developers that gamers can be milked for money.

Oh, I'm sorry I enjoy the game and would like new maps and old ones that are pretty good. Fuck, I'd be pissed if they just remade old ones but they made completely new ones.

So I don't care.

Stop being so bandwagon-y.

Yes, yes thats all fine, but wasting another $20 bucks just for some maps? And you basically won't have points left over to buy anything else. New maps are great. The price is very steep though. And DLC to me, should always be free. I mean for fucks sake, most people bought this game when it first came out at $60+. You're basically playing $80+ depending on what edition you bought.

I don't know about you, but I could do a lot more meaningful things with $20.
-Take my gf out to a movie
-Go eat out with my gf or some friends.
-Buy some clothes (Obviously not much)
-Buy a BOOK, but I don't think much of the population knows what that is anymore.

Just go make the developers know, you're their *****.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Damn.


I WANTED VACANT!

But Overgrown is a good map to.

Crash is sort of meh for me.


OT: I'll pay, because I love MW2.

Its people like this that are actually going to waste so much money on DLC and prove to developers that gamers can be milked for money.

Oh, I'm sorry I enjoy the game and would like new maps and old ones that are pretty good. Fuck, I'd be pissed if they just remade old ones but they made completely new ones.

So I don't care.

Stop being so bandwagon-y.

Yes, yes thats all fine, but wasting another $20 bucks just for some maps? And you basically won't have points left over to buy anything else. New maps are great. The price is very steep though. And DLC to me, should always be free. I mean for fucks sake, most people bought this game when it first came out at $60+. You're basically playing $80+ depending on what edition you bought.

I don't know about you, but I could do a lot more meaningful things with $20.
-Take my gf out to a movie
-Go eat out with my gf or some friends.
-Buy some clothes (Obviously not much)
-Buy a BOOK, but I don't think much of the population knows what that is anymore.

Just go make the developers know, you're their *****.

I'd do all those things (Besides the clothes, I have enough clothes) but I'm waiting for my favorite author to come out with another book (R.A. Salvatore) and I don't have a girlfriend.

I also have no problem with being IW's *****.

I guess Activision is getting money, and that sucks.

 

[Discord]

Do I think it's a but pricey? Yeah a little but your talking to someone (and adressing a majority of gamers) who pay real money for MS points to buy accessories, pets and clothes for there XBOX live avatar's.

Not saying that's everyone but I did pay alot for Fallout 3 DLC.

So I"ll get it only because despite MW2 flaws I always have fun online with my friends and my friends will have this the day it comes out.

 

[Kojiro ftt]

$15? Too much.

And what's with the exclusivity? What a waste of money on MS's part. Nobody is going to buy an Xbox 360 because of a timed exclusive map pack. That's retarded.

 

[Zenn3k]

I stopped playing MW2 as soon as I got FFXIII. Haven't missed it.

If I ever decide to play again, I'll consider it, I do like Crash. Was never a big fan of Overgrown however. I would have preferred to also see Shipment or Showdown as maps either as well. I honestly don't see why they can't give up ALL the COD4 maps and for that matter, the option to select only maps we'd like to play.

Also, yeah, until you fix the lag issues, I have no reason to play. Dying repeatedly due to random 2 bar connection spikes that cause people to APPEAR (not walk in) a 5th of a second before they kill me is not very much fun.

 

[jimduckie]

gee i didn't care for mw2 that much , the price they want is too high ....what sucks even more is the 3 maps are already on the disc so i won't pay twice for the same game and 2 mw1maps should be free

however i would pay to play mw2 on a dedicated server that blocks kids , campers and the ocd mw2 players ( the ones that play mw2 way too much and way too seriously ) that would be cool

 

[MR.Spartacus]

Bad price, BUT will it include "winter" crash? That might change my mind. I seriously want the silly christmas map and my computer can't run it. On second thought way too much! I could get full games for that! Things like Battlefield 1943 or Shadow Complex! Don't worry though I've got a plan! That I won't discuss.
Edit: why is it only three new maps? Couldn't they have increased the number of maps as well as the cost? Why these maps too? Why not Chinatown or Shipment?

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

For all those people complaining about the price:

800/3 = 266 MSP per map
1200/5 = 240 MSP per map

It's all about perception.

 

[Syl4r]

"1200 microsoft points."

Fuck off. No, really.
Thank god i'm done with this game, this is just... stupid.

 

[thel1st]

i might get it when its the deal of the week oh wait that wont be until mw3 is about to come out

 

[MiracleOfSound]

And people thought Bethesda was charging crazy amounts for their Fallout 3 DLC...

I know. Beth's DLC is generally great value for money. Mothership Zeta made me sad though.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

unless the update balances guns, get's rid of the two and a half million bugs, balances the fuck out of kill streaks, get rid of the dumb knives, replace the nuke with a lot of air strikes, and generally make the game playable again, I'm not buying.

 

[soapyshooter]

Whats with the PS3 hate? The game wasn't exclusive, why make the DLC exclusive? You'll be charging $15 no matter what.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Right, question one:

Will it be free for PC as it should be?

Question 2:

Why isn't one of the old maps shipment? That was the best fucking map in the game, 64 player shipment FFA raped.

 

[Sneaklemming]

so... how about mod support on the PC so that we can just import and tweak ALL the old Cod4 maps... oh wait, you dont want us to do that, because you're money hungry? And if you object to being money hungry, you'll be escorted out of the building, I'm sorry to hear that, I'd like to hear more, but my friends just invited me to a game of Bad Company 2. Bye.

 

[Godhead]

So what it's gonna be 15$ for computer to?

 

[Fr331anc3r]

I dont care that I am in love with the game, I refuse to pay 15 bucks for the map pack. I will wait till the price drops

*Holds back fits of laughter* *it's too much* Phhhhhhhhhhhhh awww ha ha ha ha ha..... You're joking right? The original MW didn't drop in price until 2 months AFTER MW2 came out, and then it was only a modest $10 drop, and I don't think the dlc ever went down or got bundled into a "Collectors Edition."

 

[Tdc2182]

I dont care that I am in love with the game, I refuse to pay 15 bucks for the map pack. I will wait till the price drops

*Holds back fits of laughter* *it's too much* Phhhhhhhhhhhhh awww ha ha ha ha ha..... You're joking right? The original MW didn't drop in price until 2 months AFTER MW2 came out, and then it was only a modest $10 drop, and I don't think the dlc ever went down or got bundled into a "Collectors Edition."

Of course the game price didnt go down. but the DLC for the game was only 540 microsft points. And I also know its gonna be a long time before it drops, Where did I say that it was going to be quick?