Newbie to MW2 - what next?
Newbie to MW2 - what next?
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neil-c

Original Poster:

488 posts

210 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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After many years of scoffing at Call of Duty series and concentrating on driving sims I got MW2 for Chrimbo and now hooked.

Question is which other games of the same genre should I go back and play? World at War seem to be the favourite but any others recommended?

Dangerous Dan

624 posts

200 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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COD Modern Warfare (the first one)

spud989

2,999 posts

209 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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Yeah, as above. Don't bother with WaW - it's cack in multiplayer.

MW2 is an excellent game with only a few minor niggles - lag, a few glitches, etc.
MW was the same, just less polished.

Silent1

19,762 posts

264 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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World at war has an awesome single player though smile

RemaL

25,102 posts

263 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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I enjoyed WAW, but woukld start with MW1 then WAW and MW2 all good games

Jasandjules

72,588 posts

258 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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I am currently hooked on Battlefield 2:Bad Company. It's a bit slower than MW2 but you play with all sorts of vehicles (I do enjoy running people down in a tank), and a few weapons as well. It doesn't seem to suffer with the lag I get on MW2 even with my OH being on-line at the same time.

crackthatoff

3,314 posts

242 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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call of duty 3 got me hooked it was ilarious thrasing round on bikes, cars and tanks.
fond days !!!!!!

Road Pest

3,123 posts

227 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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Rainbow Six

Flanders.

6,439 posts

237 months

Sunday 7th February 2010
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Road Pest said:
Rainbow Six


That is a man's game that is yes

exocet ape

320 posts

221 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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NOTE: That is Rainbow 6 Vegas and not R6V 2.

Part 2 lost the magic IMHO.

harryowl

1,114 posts

210 months

Wednesday 10th February 2010
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COD1 and 2 were both very good. (though i think they were only made for PC). Cod1 won loads og game of the year awards.

skoff

1,387 posts

263 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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Ok, I had my first go at MW2 online this morning...

It's quite tricky isn't it...

I died about 10 times and managed to fire my gun all of about three times, I don't think I actually hit anybody, and I certainly didn't kill anybody. Getting shot to hamburger meat by a helicopter was a particular low point...

Salgar

3,285 posts

213 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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Battlefield Bad Company 2!

Silent1

19,762 posts

264 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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skoff said:
Ok, I had my first go at MW2 online this morning...

It's quite tricky isn't it...

I died about 10 times and managed to fire my gun all of about three times, I don't think I actually hit anybody, and I certainly didn't kill anybody. Getting shot to hamburger meat by a helicopter was a particular low point...
Have you played the single player version?

If not, do it, but turn off auto-aim.
It will at the very least make you much better at aiming and firing quickly.

skoff

1,387 posts

263 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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Silent1 said:
skoff said:
Ok, I had my first go at MW2 online this morning...

It's quite tricky isn't it...

I died about 10 times and managed to fire my gun all of about three times, I don't think I actually hit anybody, and I certainly didn't kill anybody. Getting shot to hamburger meat by a helicopter was a particular low point...
Have you played the single player version?

If not, do it, but turn off auto-aim.
It will at the very least make you much better at aiming and firing quickly.
Yeah I played through single player, Just trying it again on a harder setting. I turned off the auto aim from the start. I don't think aiming is my problem. If I actually saw them coming I might stand a fighting chance, but I got shot by snipers, shot in the back, and strawberry-jammed by a helicopter... I guess I am just rubbish. ho hum.

I did get the option to 'steal' a class which gave me a heartbet sensor... but I am not sure it worked as I got shot by somebody invisible to the dratted thing.

It was still fun, but I'd like to make at least 1 kill... Practise practise practise


RV8

1,570 posts

200 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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MW2 is one of the best FPS type games I've played, even the sound track is an epic score by Hans Zimmer. I got MW2 for xmas after enjoying the first MW so much. I found the first game more of a challenge in Veteran, except for the spec ops missions in MW2 which are much tougher on Veteran than the campaign levels. I find there is a fair bit of playability out of those two games just playing campaigns through on the different difficulty setting.
I really am looking forward to what-ever they publish next, but I'm hoping it's not a vietnam war game as some websites are speculating. I don't think I could bare level after level of samey environments with plants and shrubs blocking the sights of the gun.

The problem I found playing games like this online in the past was that there are always guys that spend 10-12 hours everyday practicing and know almost every pixel of every arena and all the vulnerable areas, or worse stick clear sights on to the tv so they don't have to aim using a scope - so they are incredibly quick, often to the point of frustration. At the same time it'd be nice if the guys in your squad and the enemy on the campaign levels behaved more like human players.

skoff

1,387 posts

263 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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Yes that is indeed the problem. I will never be able to put the time in to compete with the guys who play 10 hours a day... Sadly the wife and daughter just won't stand for it.

It is a great game, I just wish I was better at it dammit!

The single player campaign was great, if a little short, but I guess for the hardcore the game is really about online rather than single player. It would be great if some DLC contained extra missions as well as multiplayer maps...

RV8

1,570 posts

200 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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Yhea add on missions would be a massive bonus. I think they would potentially sell even more copies of their game if people knew they could go on expanding it and get more hours of gameplay. I'm no die hard gamer but I completed Veteran in 10hrs which gives me a total after playing every campaign through as 20hrs (the only thing I haven't bothered with completing is all the hidden intel)

Personally I would be more interested in playing co-operative type levels rather than taking on (pwnd lol neewb!111! type) lads who're glued to their monitor for 12 hrs and move a super human speed. I think this'd be more my cup of tea so you can progress strategically more like a real squad rather than getting badly outflanked. I think they tried to get this feeling of camaraderie across in the missions where you and Capt. Price work together, but it's not the same as having an actual person to tag along with, the reactions are staged.

Polarbert

17,936 posts

260 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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If you could buy the COD 5 Zombies mode then I'd say get that. Best part of the whole game. I'll be waiting until the game is a tenner then will probably buy it just for Zombies mode.

redtwin

7,518 posts

211 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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"stick clear sights on to the tv so they don't have to aim using a scope"

Not sure I understand what you mean. Care to elaborate what this is?.