Treyarch Used Modern Warfare 2 as Benchmark for Black Ops

[Mooshi-Q]

If MW2 was the target they were aiming for, I'd say they failed rather spectacularly. Despite MW2's obvious balance problems, it's several magnitudes better than Black Ops.

I don't think I could have summed it up any better.

 

[Shadowtek]

What are you guys talking about? You mean Call Of Duty: Black Ops has been released? Whoa, Im not finished playing the beta yet. There are SO MANY BUGS to be worked out I didnt think that they were able to release it yet. WOW, This should be one awesome game now that its out and they can focus all their attention on fixing last minute bugs. At least their not going to ignore the game or the community and divert their minds to "Map Packs" or "sequels" yet. At last, we should have a game worth playing.

http://forums.vgrequirements.info/showthread.php?p=24503#post24503
Some useful information.

 

[captaincabbage]

Are you sure they didn't use Modern warfare as a diving board instead?

This game has WORSE forshadowing, worse plot, not really as good as it sounds multiplayer and fails to understand what the title means (you could say it's called Black Ops because it's meant to be like an espionage themed action movie, but very little of the game feels like that, Modern Warfare 2 felt more like it had espionage in it).

Then again, direction you go from a diving board is down, so maybe that is an appropriate metaphor.

Uuh, yeah, that's what I was implying in the first place. o_o

 

[Smooth Operator]

"source of inspiration" - that is a good one
I will definitely use that line next time I copy paste someone elses work.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

Of course, how much of that is actually down to Treyarch's hard work, and how is down to the power of the Call of Duty brand, is a point that you could debate for days.

Really? Seems pretty obvious; MW2 will sell millions even with all the problems at IW.

 

[Zannah]

You'd think the final product would at least reach half the quality of the benchmark, wouldn't you?

 

[captaincabbage]

Are you sure they didn't use Modern warfare as a diving board instead?

This game has WORSE forshadowing, worse plot, not really as good as it sounds multiplayer and fails to understand what the title means (you could say it's called Black Ops because it's meant to be like an espionage themed action movie, but very little of the game feels like that, Modern Warfare 2 felt more like it had espionage in it).

Then again, direction you go from a diving board is down, so maybe that is an appropriate metaphor.

Uuh, yeah, that's what I was implying in the first place. o_o

Okay, it's just that I've heard some rather awkward metaphors used seriously.

Was it awkward? I seemed pretty straight-forward to me.

 

[Tiswas]

Making a game based on overhyped excrement never is a good idea.

 

[DSK-]

Black Ops is just an unfinished game. Even if you play the game on PC with the lowest possible settings you will still get bad FPS/performance online. It feels like I'm playing the game on a Pentium 3.

I also like the way that they made sniper rifles less useful. Why use these when you can burst fire a FAMAS, Galil or AUG across the map and not have to worry about the ADS random bullet spread if you shoot 'too early'.

In all honesty, I hate this game. I don't enjoy it at all. I want to like it, but it's just boilerplate for me.

 

[Dogstile]

Oh they ruined sniping.
And one issue with MW2 was camping, howdo they tackle the issue ? Give them cameras, radar scramblers, and other crp to help them camp.

How did they ruin sniping exactly? I can still do it fine. Also, hacker. Use it, jeez

 

[The_Emperor]

I dont get his because with all the assets they had, ready made, you would think they would of changed more?

I mean ok the single player campaign is new but tiny and short. Zombies is good but its just a minigame.

The multiplayer is largely the same but with diff guns, games like Halo:Reach added allsorts of abilities and jet packs and made the game more fun in MP.

what about a story coop? or a real coop at all? why fail to emulate MW2s single redeeming feature?

 

[C2Ultima]

Too bad they forgot about the good servers MW2 had, even if they did fix the overpowered explosives.

 

[captaincabbage]

Are you sure they didn't use Modern warfare as a diving board instead?

This game has WORSE forshadowing, worse plot, not really as good as it sounds multiplayer and fails to understand what the title means (you could say it's called Black Ops because it's meant to be like an espionage themed action movie, but very little of the game feels like that, Modern Warfare 2 felt more like it had espionage in it).

Then again, direction you go from a diving board is down, so maybe that is an appropriate metaphor.

Uuh, yeah, that's what I was implying in the first place. o_o

Okay, it's just that I've heard some rather awkward metaphors used seriously.

Was it awkward? I seemed pretty straight-forward to me.

Not so much that (it was straight forward) as it is that I've heard a metaphor similar to this used to compliment something (I forgot what it was due to having to clean up for a tenet inspection at the place I living at).

Well whoever used it as a compliment isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, that's for sure.

 

[captaincabbage]

Are you sure they didn't use Modern warfare as a diving board instead?

This game has WORSE forshadowing, worse plot, not really as good as it sounds multiplayer and fails to understand what the title means (you could say it's called Black Ops because it's meant to be like an espionage themed action movie, but very little of the game feels like that, Modern Warfare 2 felt more like it had espionage in it).

Then again, direction you go from a diving board is down, so maybe that is an appropriate metaphor.

Uuh, yeah, that's what I was implying in the first place. o_o

Okay, it's just that I've heard some rather awkward metaphors used seriously.

Was it awkward? I seemed pretty straight-forward to me.

Not so much that (it was straight forward) as it is that I've heard a metaphor similar to this used to compliment something (I forgot what it was due to having to clean up for a tenet inspection at the place I living at).

Well whoever used it as a compliment isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, that's for sure.

Well he was fairly drunk.

HA! Fuckin' hilarious! XD