Poll: Over Powered Killstreaks

[Korolev]

The only overpowered ones I can think of are the emergency air drop and the Nuke. The Nuke is overpowered due to the fact that it is, well, you know, a nuke, and the Emergency Air Drop is overpowered due to the fact that you can get an extremely powerful combination of aircaft almost instantly, although I will admit that is quite rare.

Due to the fact that you shoot them down, I would not get rid of them. However, as others have said, you have to switch classes if you want to shoot one down (unless you have a launcher already equipped), and then you will probably want to switch back. Not only that, some launchers only have one rocket and unless you've got scavenger, you have to die to get a second shot, and some of the aircraft deploy flares to confuse the missiles, so all in all, it's quite annoying, but no, not overpowered. The only "dangerous" killstreak rewards (aside from the Nuke) are the AC-130 and the Chopper Gunner, both of which can be easily taken down by simply having one class with either the Javelin or the Stinger and the Cold-Blooded perk.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

I've never played it, but I heard they were horrible. I was playing World at War the other day and started to think that the dogs were more unbalanced and over powered than the helicopter was in CoD4, and someone said MW2 was even worse. Plus, the nuke was one of the many things that has turned me away from MW2.

 

[salomdi]

nukes happen very rarely unless someone is boosting in the corner of a map. ac130 is stupidly overpowered as with chopper gunner, all the others dont tend to be mutch of a problem.

 

[tjarne]

I happen to be level 24.

I thought so too. But accordingly to this page it's lvl 25.

http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Cold_Blooded

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

The only imbalanced killstreak in the game is the care package. Getting an 11 or 15 killstreak reward for 4 kills is pretty unfair, and completely luck-based.

As for the other killstreaks, no they aren't overpowered at all. If you actually knew how to deal with them, you'd probably think they're UNDERpowered. Cold-Blooded makes you completely immune to most killstreaks. Rockets easily take out everything but AC-130. While killstreaks can wreak havoc against morons, anyone with a brain could figure out "Hey, that Chopper Gunner can't see me if I have Cold-Blooded on and sit in a building until it goes away!".

 

[WestMountain]

That *********** nuke should be removed, yeah its cool and all but it gets so boring when some camper get it every match in the beginning of a long TDM

 

[I Stomp on Kittens]

Once you get stingers you can plan your revenge...

That *********** nuke should be removed, yeah its cool and all but it gets so boring when some camper get it every match in the beginning of a long TDM

If someone gets a 25killstreak in TDM they deserve to use it because they are probably winning already or they are losing because there shit team won't help.. I don't see how they are bad the game will just about be over by the time they get it and you can watch your killcam to kill the camper..not so difficult.

 

[SantoUno]

Fuck yes they are overpowered, they ruined the multiplayer, once someone gets an AC-130 or harrier jet it's already over.

 

[salomdi]

Fuck yes they are overpowered, they ruined the multiplayer, once someone gets an AC-130 or harrier jet it's already over.

if you think its over when someone gets a harrier you are probaly just a noob. just change to an anti-air class with stingers and cold blooded and it comes down with one shot.

 

[crepesack]

Well I was playing Demolition on a map whose name I can't recall and we were attacking (Planting the bomb on enemy territory). We had planted one bomb, so the enemy were camping out at the second. They seemed to be getting a huge killstreak and decided to keep it to themselves for a while.

The next round, the enemy deployed a helicopter, which switly annihialted any of us outside, while they armed the bombs and destroyed our sites, winning the game. Now I had a 0.25 K/D spread. 2 Kills with 8 deaths, 7 of the deaths being from Killstreak rewards.

So I ask you fellow escapists; Are Killstreaks on Modern Warfare 2 Overpowered?

not at all (this is coming from a person that regularly gets ac130's (about every other game)). If you are having trouble with high level kill streaks

make this-

LMG silenced
Stinger missile
Sleight of Hand (why this instead of scavenger? Flares have a reset time, if you change rockets faster than it can reset it's flares you would only need to fire the two you have.)
Cold blooded
Steady Aim

The only peeve i have is that care packages give ac130's and chopper gunners without effort. Other wise i have no complaints. If you don't like kill streaks either 1 play hard core or ffa or pick up another game. it's just those care packages...WORST IDEA EVER.

 

[Aura Guardian]

Once you get stingers you can plan your revenge...

That *********** nuke should be removed, yeah its cool and all but it gets so boring when some camper get it every match in the beginning of a long TDM

If someone gets a 25killstreak in TDM they deserve to use it because they are probably winning already or they are losing because there shit team won't help.. I don't see how they are bad the game will just about be over by the time they get it and you can watch your killcam to kill the camper..not so difficult.

I've seen people boost to get it. Is that fair?

 

[FactualSquirrel]

Gunships should definitely get fucking removed, because they just spawnkill.

 

[SantoUno]

Fuck yes they are overpowered, they ruined the multiplayer, once someone gets an AC-130 or harrier jet it's already over.

if you think its over when someone gets a harrier you are probaly just a noob. just change to an anti-air class with stingers and cold blooded and it comes down with one shot.

Oh yes, calling me a noob, you must really be superior to label me that.

Well then do you really think that I should have to get killed just to switch to a class just to take it down? Those things kill you fast you know. And even if I were to take it down I would be left with a shitty class to combat the remaining players.

I don't care if they can still be taken down easily, either way the opposing team is still gonna rack up kills in a matter of seconds. There hasn't been a single match in which my team has won once the opposing team brought out either kill streaks.

 

[Gunn01]

Normally they get shot down pretty quick. But if you are playing search and someone gets one watch out. demolition as you described can be a pain in the ass too when they get them. But that's usually because everyone else assumes someone else is going to shoot it down. As my own rule unless i have a killstreak going I chuch a grenade at my feet and respawn as my cold blooded stinger perk and shoot those things down asap.

 

[Gunn01]

Sorry for double post

 

[jimduckie]

yeah they are but i get great satisfaction getting a buzzkill ( stopping a streak ) and when a chopper overhead ,DUCK AND COVER!

 

[Barry93]

They're not that overpowering as you might think. Coming from someone who at this point as probably called in about 500 chopper gunners and thus massacred the entire team 3 times over, most people make no effort to avoid the chopper or AC130(which I sometomes use) and never bother to make a class to shoot them down so until people start to wise up and hide in a building or shoot it down I'm going to continue abusing the killstreaks and then nuking their ass. If you get killed by a harrier, chopper, or airstrike( with the exception of the stealth bomber) it's your own god damn fault; and if your bad enough to let the enemy team get a chopper gunner, you deserve to be spawn killed 3 times. With that said, there are some maps which you can't defend from a chopper gunner or AC130 such as Wasteland anmd Afghan of which I'm almost guaranteed a nuke everytime i get an 11 killstreak there. There are however, 2 kill streaks that need to removed from the game altogether and they are the UAV and care package; It's really annoying when I start a game, walk around the map to flank the enemy when all of a sudden, 30 sec in to the game, the enemy have a UAV because some noob on my team rushed the bomb 3 times (in a sabotage) and basically just handed the enemy the ability to know where everyone is. Once that happens I have to lay down and camp if I want to survive. It's also bullshit how I have to work for my chooper gunner or AC130(get 10 or 11 kills in a row) where as someone who uses care packages can get one in just 3 or 4. While MW2 had the potential to be an excellent and balanced game with awesome multiplayer, Infinityward appears to have been drunk half the time while they were making it. And if anyone's wondering what my class is...

ACR with silncer and hearbeat sensor (limitless range with no recoil)
AA-12 with foregrip and extended mags (I actaully find myself using this as much as the ACR)
Bling Pro
Hardline Pro
Steady Aim Pro
Final Stand
Semtax
2 Flashbang

That *********** nuke should be removed, yeah its cool and all but it gets so boring when some camper get it every match in the beginning of a long TDM

People should get nuked if they are bad enough to let someone go on a 25 killstreak especially in quick matches like a TDM. And camping doesn't make you invincible, you can easily snipe them or flank them.

 

[I_B_Ready]

I don't think the chopper gunner, or ac130 are overpowered. As it's been said before, most killstreaks are really easy to take out, so long as you have the stinger and cold blooded. the AC130 can be a little difficult to shoot down, but really, get inside. it's much more difficult for them to get kills that way.

I use cold blooded for a large number of my classes, and I'm honestly more surprised when I actually get killed by something like a harrier or pave low.

 

[T5seconds]

That *********** nuke should be removed, yeah its cool and all but it gets so boring when some camper get it every match in the beginning of a long TDM

Trust me, if some mother fucker gets a 25 kill streak, your team should be put out of its misery.

 

[archvile93]

They were an idiotic idea from the start and should be removed entirely.