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Post by i.Sarita.com on Nov 12, 2009 7:27:47 GMT -5
aka, tom clancy wrote the story for this game. Oh, but a Clancy novel takes more than 6 hours to finish What?! You're crazy, you just must not be reading it on Veteran. It'll take you atleast 6 1/2 if you do!
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Post by Bam Neeley on Nov 12, 2009 9:04:29 GMT -5
Oh, but a Clancy novel takes more than 6 hours to finish What?! You're crazy, you just must not be reading it on Veteran. It'll take you atleast 6 1/2 if you do! I tried but I kept on dying. Then I switched to regular and it was way too easy then. Oh. Since I've played the game I guess I should tell my opinion on it: It's good. As mentioned before the single player campaign story gets maybe a bit too Clancyfied for my tastes but it was a enjoyable 6-hour experience. The multiplayer seems to be the same as in the first part(except new maps, quirks and such). I played the PC version and I'm not happy about the new console style multiplayer. It lagged more than MW1 and the amount of players is too small.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2009 9:59:24 GMT -5
So I have played and loved all the previous Call of Duty games on the 360 and am a few days away from picking this one up when I get paid and was wondering if you can tell me some of the new online additions and cheap tricks I should be aware of...things like cheap grenade spamming, spawn killing, cheap kill streak assaults (those damn dogs), noob tubes...things of that nature? Also are there any perks that are just too effective or guns of the same nature?
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Post by The Wraith on Nov 12, 2009 10:49:04 GMT -5
So I have played and loved all the previous Call of Duty games on the 360 and am a few days away from picking this one up when I get paid and was wondering if you can tell me some of the new online additions and cheap tricks I should be aware of...things like cheap grenade spamming, spawn killing, cheap kill streak assaults (those damn dogs), noob tubes...things of that nature? Also are there any perks that are just too effective or guns of the same nature? Noob-tubes are still around (although I'd have to say it happens like 10% as much as WaW) and you might get spawn-killed every now and then, but the spawn points seem to be ALOT better. Haven't really seen a perk that gives an unfair advantage, even with their pro versions.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Nov 12, 2009 11:27:32 GMT -5
They are projecting 11 million sales in the first week alone, worldwide.
In. SANE.
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Post by Bam Neeley on Nov 12, 2009 11:37:39 GMT -5
Noob-tubes are still around (although I'd have to say it happens like 10% as much as WaW) and you might get spawn-killed every now and then, but the spawn points seem to be ALOT better. Haven't really seen a perk that gives an unfair advantage, even with their pro versions. But there's a tactical nuke and predator missiles which aren't so good
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Nov 12, 2009 11:40:26 GMT -5
Noob-tubes are still around (although I'd have to say it happens like 10% as much as WaW) and you might get spawn-killed every now and then, but the spawn points seem to be ALOT better. Haven't really seen a perk that gives an unfair advantage, even with their pro versions. But there's a tactical nuke and predator missiles which aren't so good Tac Nukes barely ever happen (at least, by personal experience) & Predators can be avoided by hiding inside most of the time
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Post by The Wraith on Nov 12, 2009 12:32:38 GMT -5
Noob-tubes are still around (although I'd have to say it happens like 10% as much as WaW) and you might get spawn-killed every now and then, but the spawn points seem to be ALOT better. Haven't really seen a perk that gives an unfair advantage, even with their pro versions. But there's a tactical nuke and predator missiles which aren't so good Like the other guy said, yeah the tactical nuke rarely happens. As for predator missiles, getting killed by it is a small price to pay so that I can use it, too. I'd say I've killed 30 people with it (in 6 hours of team deathmatch play) and only been killed by it like 3 times.
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Post by Bam Neeley on Nov 12, 2009 13:36:33 GMT -5
But there's a tactical nuke and predator missiles which aren't so good Like the other guy said, yeah the tactical nuke rarely happens. As for predator missiles, getting killed by it is a small price to pay so that I can use it, too. I'd say I've killed 30 people with it (in 6 hours of team deathmatch play) and only been killed by it like 3 times. You've used it? I've never managed to get enough kills to do that.
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Post by BigBadZ on Nov 12, 2009 14:03:32 GMT -5
So I have played and loved all the previous Call of Duty games on the 360 and am a few days away from picking this one up when I get paid and was wondering if you can tell me some of the new online additions and cheap tricks I should be aware of...things like cheap grenade spamming, spawn killing, cheap kill streak assaults (those damn dogs), noob tubes...things of that nature? Also are there any perks that are just too effective or guns of the same nature? Noob-tubes are still around (although I'd have to say it happens like 10% as much as WaW) and you might get spawn-killed every now and then, but the spawn points seem to be ALOT better. Haven't really seen a perk that gives an unfair advantage, even with their pro versions. This may be a dumb question but what are noob-tubes?? I've heard of the rest but this is new to me.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Nov 12, 2009 14:09:46 GMT -5
Noob-tubes are still around (although I'd have to say it happens like 10% as much as WaW) and you might get spawn-killed every now and then, but the spawn points seem to be ALOT better. Haven't really seen a perk that gives an unfair advantage, even with their pro versions. This may be a dumb question but what are noob-tubes?? I've heard of the rest but this is new to me. The grenade launcher attachment for the assault rifles. Called so because it is an instant kill weapon unlocked from the start and you just point and they go boom.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Nov 12, 2009 14:10:01 GMT -5
I feel like the only person in the world just completely disinterested in this game lol. Now, please don't take this as me trying to drag you guys down. I'm not saying the game is bad and I'm happy you guys are having fun and hyped up. I just wanted to share. lol
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Nov 12, 2009 14:15:50 GMT -5
This may be a dumb question but what are noob-tubes?? I've heard of the rest but this is new to me. The grenade launcher attachment for the assault rifles. Called so because it is an instant kill weapon unlocked from the start and you just point and they go boom. Ah, but ya gotta work for 'em in this game, unless you want to use the FAMAS forever
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Nov 12, 2009 14:19:07 GMT -5
The grenade launcher attachment for the assault rifles. Called so because it is an instant kill weapon unlocked from the start and you just point and they go boom. Ah, but ya gotta work for 'em in this game, unless you want to use the FAMAS forever Noob-tubers don't care what gun it is, as long as they can use the tube. >_> Right now I am still using the pre-set classes, and my favorite one is the second one. The one with the Magnum/Knife secondary weapon combo. Why? Because the magnum is pretty strong, 3 shots should do it, and since the knife is already drawn out, knife strikes are much faster than normal. And I'm someone who loves to knife people.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Nov 12, 2009 14:34:40 GMT -5
Ah, but ya gotta work for 'em in this game, unless you want to use the FAMAS forever Noob-tubers don't care what gun it is, as long as they can use the tube. >_> Right now I am still using the pre-set classes, and my favorite one is the second one. The one with the Magnum/Knife secondary weapon combo. Why? Because the magnum is pretty strong, 3 shots should do it, and since the knife is already drawn out, knife strikes are much faster than normal. And I'm someone who loves to knife people. Silenced Intervention or the M4A1/ SCAR-H for me.
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Post by Jay Carroll on Nov 12, 2009 15:00:01 GMT -5
I feel like the only person in the world just completely disinterested in this game lol. Now, please don't take this as me trying to drag you guys down. I'm not saying the game is bad and I'm happy you guys are having fun and hyped up. I just wanted to share. lol Don't feel bad, my only interest in this game is generated by this board. I might consider it when my internet is up and running in my house, I need more than Madden online to justify giving Microsoft 50 beans a year to play in their sandbox.
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Post by J is Justice on Nov 12, 2009 16:18:30 GMT -5
Heartbeat sensor and sentry turret, ftw.
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Post by ToyfareMark on Nov 12, 2009 16:35:31 GMT -5
www.411mania.com/games/news/121823/Modern-Warfare-2-Sells-4.7-Million-Copies-In-First-Day!.htm Activision announced today that their internal estimates have Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 selling 4.7 million copies in its first day of sale in the U.S. and U.K. alone. That means that the game sold around 3.5 million in its first day in the U.S. and 1.2 million in the U.K. Those sales would be good for revenue of around $310 million. The pressure is now on Nintendo, which hyped that New Super Mario Bros. Wii would end up selling more copies than Modern Warfare 2 by the end of the holiday season... So basically it did about as well as GTA 4 did its first day, in the US anyway.
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Post by BigBadZ on Nov 12, 2009 16:37:16 GMT -5
Ah, but ya gotta work for 'em in this game, unless you want to use the FAMAS forever Noob-tubers don't care what gun it is, as long as they can use the tube. >_> Right now I am still using the pre-set classes, and my favorite one is the second one. The one with the Magnum/Knife secondary weapon combo. Why? Because the magnum is pretty strong, 3 shots should do it, and since the knife is already drawn out, knife strikes are much faster than normal. And I'm someone who loves to knife people. I like throwing the knives. I just played a game where I snuck up on a guy, hit him in the face with it, then picked it up and hit another guy running at me. Sweet crap right there
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Nov 12, 2009 16:47:36 GMT -5
www.411mania.com/games/news/121823/Modern-Warfare-2-Sells-4.7-Million-Copies-In-First-Day!.htm Activision announced today that their internal estimates have Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 selling 4.7 million copies in its first day of sale in the U.S. and U.K. alone. That means that the game sold around 3.5 million in its first day in the U.S. and 1.2 million in the U.K. Those sales would be good for revenue of around $310 million. The pressure is now on Nintendo, which hyped that New Super Mario Bros. Wii would end up selling more copies than Modern Warfare 2 by the end of the holiday season... So basically it did about as well as GTA 4 did its first day, in the US anyway. Yeah, Worldwide, GTA IV sold about 6 million copies on the first day. Video games... big business.
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