official Call of Duty: Black Ops

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I've not had anything appear there :(

Gutted too because I hit someone with a Tomahawk about 150 metres away - totally meant it too :(

Not just me then. I had a nice little run that I wanted to watch back but discovered nothing new was recording. That tomahawk kill sounds impressive, would've like to see that :p

Out of interest are you playing it on PC or console?

[WastedJoker]

Not just me then. I had a nice little run that I wanted to watch back but discovered nothing new was recording. That tomahawk kill sounds impressive, would've like to see that :p

Out of interest are you playing it on PC or console?

PC.

I could FRAPs easily but I tried it last night and the pressure of recording got to me - got killed 7 times in a row so I turned it off :laugh:

[WastedJoker]

Well I just went to link my account for Theatre mode on callofduty.com and the only option for accounts to link is xbox/ps3 :/

[darkpuma]

Steam is hardly a burden on a games-capable system. Stop being such a weirdo about it!

As for maps, I'm liking most of them so far. Nuketown and Grid are my faves so far.

I've not come across a sniper-capable map yet though.

Thats too bad, I really miss crossfire in cod4, that was the pinnacle of good map design.. great for snipers, and equally great for anti-sniper rushes

Re: steam... I just hate the idea of being forced to run a program that puts ads in your face all day, to play a game. Games should be standalone. MW2 was, thanks to Pirates... in fact, the entire game was better thanks to pirates (i.e. dedicated servers and all that...) Why would people buy a game, if pirates make the game infinitely better? They should just make the game right in the first place.

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Thats too bad, I really miss crossfire in cod4, that was the pinnacle of good map design.. great for snipers, and equally great for anti-sniper rushes

Re: steam... I just hate the idea of being forced to run a program that puts ads in your face all day, to play a game. Games should be standalone. MW2 was, thanks to Pirates... in fact, the entire game was better thanks to pirates (i.e. dedicated servers and all that...) Why would people buy a game, if pirates make the game infinitely better? They should just make the game right in the first place.

I've never noticed Steam put adverts in my face, ever. Yes it gives you information on the weekly deals sometimes when you close a game, but that's fair enough. I don't get it often, and when I do I have a look to see what's there, as there's sometimes news etc.

[Sethos]

God I'm sick to death of rubbish people playing Hardcore Search & Destroy, people who doesn't have a single shred of tactical ability or sense in their body. Most of the time dies within the first 15-20 seconds because they feel rushing at 350mph is the best approach, none of them could hit a barn door with a shotgun and they run around in big lumps of 3 people, getting blown to bits by a single grenade. You expect people have got your back or at least, the other entrance but then you realise they died AGAIN and you tend to get shot in the back or have to watch around you 360* limiting your effectiveness. I see myself alone so often and the matchmaking system always seem to throw me on the most incomptent teams ... Eugh.

Don't ****ing play HC modes and especially not S&D if you suck that bad and don't know any tactics whatsoever, it ruins the game for the rest of us - Thank you.

God I wish the TrueSkill system was implemented and working.

/Rant

[mikebiacsi]

Nuketown is such a s***y map.

[ramsy66]

2 chopper gunners and a bomb destroy later. :laugh:

[rajputwarrior]

Nuketown is such a s***y map.

yes it is, and where you get spawned half the time is even shittier

[Sethos]

Just had a decent S&D match, just a shame almost 2 rounds was me sitting behind a fence waiting for my killstreaks to become active and work their magic :laugh:

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

The spawning system in this game is absolutely ****ed up the arse.

When it comes to reviews you really can tell the websites who get COD fever, as no other game would go "unpunished" for such an oversight.

[rajputwarrior]

The spawning system in this game is absolutely ****ed up the arse.

When it comes to reviews you really can tell the websites who get COD fever, as no other game would go "unpunished" for such an oversight.

+1

that's why i was really happy with Ars writing about all the tech problems in this game for PC.

also it's really easy to level up in this game. 2 hours i was already at level 3. First thing I did in the game was plant a bomb and i jumped from 1 -> 3 as soon as i planted it. Famas is a really good gun, working my way up to the ak47u. no m4 in this game though :( Me and that gun in MW2 were good friends.

[Digitalx]

+1

that's why i was really happy with Ars writing about all the tech problems in this game for PC.

also it's really easy to level up in this game. 2 hours i was already at level 3. First thing I did in the game was plant a bomb and i jumped from 1 -> 3 as soon as i planted it. Famas is a really good gun, working my way up to the ak47u. no m4 in this game though :( Me and that gun in MW2 were good friends.

I think you'll find that is the 'commando' rifle.

[rajputwarrior]

I think you'll find that is the 'commando' rifle.

i had a feeling that was it, but in SP every time i used it it had a bunch of paint and what not all over it so i could never be sure. thanks for the heads up though (Y)

[Digitalx]

i had a feeling that was it, but in SP every time i used it it had a bunch of paint and what not all over it so i could never be sure. thanks for the heads up though (Y)

Yeah it's just them adding into single player what is like camo for guns on mw2

[rajputwarrior]

There is absolutely no tactical awareness or willingness to act as a team in Black Ops.

Demolition is a prime example. I've seen umpteen people just run past the bomb without setting it. All they want are kills.

Its ruining the game.

yeah i did demolition twice and that is all it was, but it's been like that in every CoD game i can remember since MW. You just need to find a crap load of friends to play with.

[mikebiacsi]

^^ This is true, me and my mates usually do very well on demolition.

[WastedJoker]

I rarely play anything other than TDM in COD games. I sometimes play S&D.

[x-scratch]

2 chopper gunners and a bomb destroy later. :laugh:

what aimbot are you using because nobody has that kinda score without using a hack

[Dane]

The map voting ****es me off. We played Nuke town for 4 plays! I left after that, I don't know if they voted for it again. the voting system needs fixed.

[Green_Eye]

Just had a decent S&D match, just a shame almost 2 rounds was me sitting behind a fence waiting for my killstreaks to become active and work their magic :laugh:

haha wow you destroyed them that round! Shows how uselesss the cobra can be sometimes though!

I been looking for some good S&D games but all I get is team mates playing lets all run at the guy with the M60 (Y)

[Chasethebase Veteran]

what aimbot are you using because nobody has that kinda score without using a hack

It's more than possible to be honest, I managed a 40 something to 3 in MW2 a while back, just Care Package, Harrier and AC130, used the latter two and dropped the Care Package to recieve another AC130. Was a good game. (Y)

[Corris Veteran]

Saw this on Reddit.

:rofl:

It perfectly describes Nuke Town in pie chart form, lol.

[Hedon]

A little over half way through the campaign. Very nice, loving it. My only complaints really would be that there was actually a section where it was entirely a cutscene and you got an aheevo for that. Really?

So far, much better than MW2 online and off.

[rajputwarrior]

Saw this on Reddit.

<<snipped>>

:rofl:

It perfectly describes Nuke Town in pie chart form, lol.

it's because nuketown demonstrates the failed spawning system better then any other map