I enjoy the series well enough, they are fun in a stupid action flick kind of way and multiplayer holds my interest for awhile, but I'm not putting down another 60$ on another potentially broken PC port. (I'm going 0 for 2 on this series right now)
That's not what I meant. You can think whatever you want, but when you type out stuff like your previous post and expect it to sound smart, your honesty is about the last thing that I notice.Hammeroj said:I'm an honest guy, what can I say.JourneyThroughHell said:Did you seriously type that out, look at it and go "yeah, I want the world to see that"? Seriously?
Okay then.
Yes, because I was surely talking about every person when I made my greed comment, not commercial entities. Or perhaps I explicity stated that, let's see...Hammeroj said:Every action we take - ever - is supported by one form of greed or another. Don't take me for Captain Naive. When I say greed, I mean excessive greed, and you know exactly what I'm talking about when it comes to, in this case, Activision.
Ah yes, there is it. I'm not sure if you purposefully ignored this description, but whatever, your motivations aren't all that interesting to me.meganmeave said:Normally I'd be curious to see what commercial endeavor you'd consider not being supported by greed.
The part where you made a contradictory statement.Hammeroj said:Sorry, my feeble mind isn't enough to crack this. Which part of that was an oxymoron?MiracleOfSound said:I like Oxymorons too.Hammeroj said:I respect people's taste when they're worth respecting.
Or maybe... just maybe... they get by on people who enjoy playing their games. People don't just buy COD and forget about it. People play it for months and even years, and that includes many well informed, multi-genre gamers.Hammeroj said:They get by on people who don't know better and don't care to know better, amplifying that problem.
I'm behind that. Better yet, set the game in Africa where you're a destitute, starved child from some tribe fighting off the incursions of colonialist oppressors with nothing but a grime-covered AK-47 and a machete. Now THAT would be survival horror.Da Orky Man said:Am I the only one who would love to play an FPS where you play as the Russians striving to fend off an American invasion? I mean, it's just as likely, and America can't just have a hissy fit cause the MW games are popular in Russia as well.
You could even put a survival element into it as well, given the Russian weather.
Good. Well, finally, after your incredibly rich explanation, I can respond by saying that it's a position of total subjectivity. If I were to put it less elegantly, I'd say that you're talking out of your ass.Hammeroj said:I explained my position. If you have no problem with people gobbling up shallow entertainment and, in turn, devaluing the industry further and further, right on. I do.
That was called SWAT. I still question Bungie's decision to allow that shitty play list in Reach right now.....Kahunaburger said:Did you ever play Halo 2? Remember the multiplayer mode where you don't have shields and only use human guns? CoD is basically that with commando lunges, unbalanced killstreaks, and a spawn system that actively hates the players.
Word of advice, take phrases like "The Call of Duty series is pretty much superior in every form to every other FPS" that are both objective and inherently wrong, and replace them with phrases like "Call of Duty is a fun and fast FPS shooter with many merits, people complaining about the game even though it's not even out should check their judgement"F4LL3N said:I love how some people automatically hate a game that's not even out yet just because it's popular.
The Call of Duty series is pretty much superior in every form to every other FPS, and infact any other genre game. Anyone who can't see that needs to open their eyes.
I remember when MW2 first came out I twittered #fourtwozeo telling him they ruined the Call of Duty franchise. I was a silly boy back then. Now I'm just riding the wave of success and loving it.
And yet I could easily argue that you're misusing it, especially since you haven't provided any elaboration.Hammeroj said:...And yet the word shallow does not describe anything subjective. But whatever.JourneyThroughHell said:Good. Well, finally, after your incredibly rich explanation, I can respond by saying that it's a position of total subjectivity. If I were to put it less elegantly, I'd say that you're talking out of your ass.
Good luck on saving the industry, by the way. Be sure to tell me how it works out for you.
Actually, thats one of the things that I hated the most about MW2. What I felt made Black Ops more fun was the fact I could buy the attachments and camos, and not have to spend God knows how long trying to unlock a camo by scoreing headshots or get extended mags by getting FMJ kills. I didnt have to get a set number of kills to unlock the ACOG or extended mags, I could just buy them and be on my way.purehatred89 said:MW2 was my first COD game, and one of the most addictive FPS games I've played. I still play it to this day, completing challenges and whatnot. Black Ops seems to lack this addictive-ness; It was easier to level up, the challenges go "unrewarded" compared to MW2, and the only thing to aim for after maxing out your rank is to achieve all Golden Guns, which is a walk in the park compared to unlocking Fall camo on MW2.