[CoD MW3] General News and Discussion

Leeg17 · 08-05-2011 6:12pm

Bahaha, same video

GEasy · 08-05-2011 6:13pm

haha, first vid I clicked on.

krudler · 08-05-2011 6:13pm

thats mad, so I take it everyone was doing it? the care package flare making you fun way faster thing was patched not long after i got it iirc

Balfie · 08-05-2011 6:13pm

Eamo went on a whinge so I removed my post. :P :pac:

wandatowell · 08-05-2011 6:21pm

Will seriously have to think about not buying a COD game again.

Its a shambles

jill_valentine · 08-05-2011 6:30pm

Definitely won't be buying it on release. Will wait and see.

I don't think they'll ever strike the neat gameplay balances of the first MW again. Now that they feel like they have to keep adding new gimmicks and fireworks, they can't really go back to the lean mean lethality of each and every gun in that game.

MarkY91 · 08-05-2011 6:31pm

please dont make a campaign mode its a waste of time and disc space, id love a poll on how many people even look forward to campaign mode and even bother complete it, i played like 3 levels of it in black ops its just a waste tbh, bring on multiplayer only with tonssss of maps in the place of outdated single player modes

jill_valentine · 08-05-2011 6:37pm

If you've not played the Campaign mode, particularly in COD4, you're kinda missing out. Subsequent entries have been a lot lazier about it, but they've still got some neat touches.

And yeah, I don't play online at all anymore, so no campaign mode, no interest. MP may be where the money is, but disregarding it completely is a concession to greed and laziness IMHO.

krudler · 08-05-2011 7:26pm

MarkY91 wrote: »

please dont make a campaign mode its a waste of time and disc space, id love a poll on how many people even look forward to campaign mode and even bother complete it, i played like 3 levels of it in black ops its just a waste tbh, bring on multiplayer only with tonssss of maps in the place of outdated single player modes

Thats crazy talk, MW1 and 2 have great campaigns, some of the most polished gameplay of any fps in places. granted its just one big firefight moving you to the next sequence where you have to defend someplace or use some new weapon but they're worth playing through, I enjoyed some of Black Ops, the Nam stuff in particular

GEasy · 08-05-2011 7:33pm

Balfie wrote: »

Eamo went on a whinge so I removed my post. :P :pac:

Couldn't give a ****e tbh

Nuri Sahin · 08-05-2011 7:47pm

Battleflag wrote: »

http://www.pushsquare.com/26016/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-teased-in-official-playstation-magazine/

Looks like it's going to be revealed in next months issue

iMuse wrote: »

Could be battlefield 3 aswell though, The guy who plays ghost let slip that it will be revealed in may, find out soon enough anyway

The biggest game in the world returns.. Battlefield!? It's MW3 for sure Muse.

iMuse · 08-05-2011 8:36pm

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

The biggest game in the world returns.. Battlefield!? It's MW3 for sure Muse.

I know everything points to MW3 but you know these mags will do anything for a sale so it could end up being something else like Dirt3, Next cod will be revealed at E3 for sure.

krudler · 08-05-2011 8:56pm

I'd expect a teaser soon, probably just the logo with the nightvision goggle sound effect like the others

MarkY91 · 08-05-2011 9:34pm

jill_valentine wrote: »

If you've not played the Campaign mode, particularly in COD4, you're kinda missing out. Subsequent entries have been a lot lazier about it, but they've still got some neat touches.

And yeah, I don't play online at all anymore, so no campaign mode, no interest. MP may be where the money is, but disregarding it completely is a concession to greed and laziness IMHO.

i did play campaign on cod5, [EMAIL="w@w"]w@w[/EMAIL] and mw2 just couldnt give a sh!te about it i found it all boring, MP is the reason 95% of us buy cod games

jill_valentine · 08-05-2011 9:46pm

MarkY91 wrote: »

MP is the reason 95% of us buy cod games

You'd be surprised. Sure, it's where most of the interest is, and with Live subscriptions multiplayer packs etc. they're quite a moneyspinner for all concerned. However - if I'm looking at a game, and I hear that it's got either no singleplayer, or a SP that lasts all of five hours, it screams of "cashcow". I am less likely to look into the Multiplayer if I get a sense the developers can't see past all those juicy, juicy MS points.

Modern Warfare 2 wasn't the fastest selling title ever etc. purely on the basis of the multiplayer. That's a large part of it sure - and it's the bit people talk about for years afterwards - but for the initial release, the single player can be quite important, particularly bearing in mind that the first few weeks of any big MP release is usually a horrifyingly unusable mess.

There were a few moments in the Modern Warfare campaigns which are still considered pretty iconic in terms of modern games; that's not something you can really get from multiplayer-only games, and it is the stuff that lures somebody into a series or genre that wouldn't otherwise play it. If I were a developer, I would be reluctant to give up the value of those little signature scenes and characters to my brand.

everlast75 · 09-05-2011 11:31am

jill_valentine wrote: »

You'd be surprised. Sure, it's where most of the interest is, and with Live subscriptions multiplayer packs etc. they're quite a moneyspinner for all concerned. However - if I'm looking at a game, and I hear that it's got either no singleplayer, or a SP that lasts all of five hours, it screams of "cashcow". I am less likely to look into the Multiplayer if I get a sense the developers can't see past all those juicy, juicy MS points.

Modern Warfare 2 wasn't the fastest selling title ever etc. purely on the basis of the multiplayer. That's a large part of it sure - and it's the bit people talk about for years afterwards - but for the initial release, the single player can be quite important, particularly bearing in mind that the first few weeks of any big MP release is usually a horrifyingly unusable mess.

There were a few moments in the Modern Warfare campaigns which are still considered pretty iconic in terms of modern games; that's not something you can really get from multiplayer-only games, and it is the stuff that lures somebody into a series or genre that wouldn't otherwise play it. If I were a developer, I would be reluctant to give up the value of those little signature scenes and characters to my brand.

Sounds like you are far more principled than I.

Sure, I'd love to be able to say that I won't buckle and buy it on those grounds, but the fact of the matter is I will

Battleflag · 09-05-2011 8:04pm

I hope they stick with the mw2 menu layout, found black ops confusing when I first started playing it - too clustered.

Game could be announced later today at Activision's Conference

With Activision Blizzard's financial results and its quarterly conference call due to be revealed in just a few hours, rumors are flying that there will be major announcements from the publisher concerning its popular Call of Duty shooter franchise as well as Blizzard's long awaited action-RPG sequel Diablo III.

The financial results for the first calendar quarter of 2011 are scheduled to be revealed just a few minutes after 4 pm Eastern time. Activision Blizzard's financial conference call is scheduled to be held at 4:30 pm Eastern time. Activision execs are expected to give an update on the publisher's release schedule for the rest of 2011 while Blizzard's CEO is also expected to give an update on their line up of future games.

Much of the talk concerns the Call of Duty shooter franchise. Activision is expected to officially announce the next major game in the series, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, any day now and its possible that today's financial results could be an excuse to make that announcement. Eurogamer claims that they have already learned the release date for the game (November 8, 2011). We may also get an update on Beachhead Studios, the so far mysterious new internal game development team that Activision revealed in its last conference call three months ago. So far all we know is that the team is working on "the development of an innovative new digital platform and special services for our Call of Duty community."

As far as the Blizzard part of Activision Blizzard, the rumors are that Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime might finally reveal more info about Diablo III, specifically when the long awaited game will finally launch its closed beta test, allowing people outside of Blizzard to play the game. While it's likely that Blizzard will offer up some kind of Diablo III development update during the conference call it may just be wishful thinking by Blizzard fans if they expect a specific beta launch date. Diablo III's final release date is officially "when it's done" although Blizzard team members have said in previous interviews this year that the goal is to get the game completed and shipped before the end of 2011.

Mr. Rager · 09-05-2011 9:56pm

AGB_Ghost wrote: »

Yeah dude, I have a bit of good news IW said they may have a job opening for me when I finish college!!!!!!!!!!!!

:eek: its up to you now to fulfill our wishes, you are the chosen one..

krudler · 09-05-2011 10:17pm

thats awesome man hope it works out

PerrinV2 · 09-05-2011 10:27pm

For MW3 I want a perk that allows to go into a room of campers and do this from the 30 second mark onwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrJOF7jhgAQ

I've tried doing it with dual wielding scorpions but never quite works as well...

Nuri Sahin · 09-05-2011 10:52pm

PerrinV2 wrote: »

For MW3 I want a perk that allows to go into a room of campers and do this from the 30 second mark onwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrJOF7jhgAQ

I've tried doing it with dual wielding scorpions but never quite works as well...

I liked that movie so much, I watched it twice in the cinema

:pac:

krudler · 10-05-2011 8:44am

AGB_Ghost wrote: »

People said it sucked, I never saw the whole thing, may pick it up later and make the girlfriend watch it :rolleyes:

Its pretty sh1te tbh, some of the gun scenes are cool but the whole thing is really silly, and they needed a bigger budget, futuristic soldiers wearing black motorbike helmets and paintball masks= cheap!

2smiggy · 10-05-2011 12:50pm

from giantbomb

just a bit of info about how happy with the way the new game is looking. but they are bound to say that. hopefully its true

iMuse · 10-05-2011 2:16pm

Without a doubt it will be shown at Microsofts E3 conference with them announcing something exclusive, M$ didnt fork out money on that 3 year deal for nothing.

krudler · 10-05-2011 2:28pm

whens E3? june?

iMuse · 10-05-2011 2:32pm

krudler wrote: »

whens E3? june?

7-9 June Afaik so just the "few weeks" away activision are talking about.

FutureGuy · 10-05-2011 2:50pm

Loved MW2, disliked Black Ops. To say I am excited about this game is a rediculous understatement!

2smiggy · 10-05-2011 3:43pm

i did not dislike black ops, i find it fine really. but the lads i usually play with all traded it in and went back to mw2 and mw1 again. the most enjoyment i get is playing late at night with a few bottles and a few team games so not playing much black ops. (less again since the PSN went belly up)

i have high hopes for mw3 (or what ever it will be called) and battlefield 3 , plus with the PSN down i have finally started playing some games that i bought and only played for a few minutes.

krudler · 10-05-2011 4:09pm

everyone with a ps3 should get and play portal 2, its just awesome. or Red Dead Redemption, which is also awesome. I'm playing Red Dead and watching Deadwood at the mo, swearing like a cowboy at every chance :pac:

Battleflag · 10-05-2011 4:12pm

krudler wrote: »

everyone with a ps3 should get and play portal 2, its just awesome. or Red Dead Redemption, which is also awesome. I'm playing Red Dead and watching Deadwood at the mo, swearing like a cowboy at every chance :pac:

Finished Portal 2 but still waiting on PSN to be restored so I can play the co-op!

Will be a bit disappointed if its not named MW3 but sure how bad

hypermuse · 10-05-2011 7:01pm

krudler wrote: »

everyone with a ps3 should get and play portal 2, its just awesome. or Red Dead Redemption, which is also awesome.

RDR is a class game! traded that in recently.. kinda wish I had it during the out PSN meltdown..

Portal 2 is absolutely fantastic except its waaaaaay to short!!

Battleflag wrote: »

Finished Portal 2 but still waiting on PSN to be restored so I can play the co-op!

Get a 2nd controller and play by yourself if you cant get any1 around..

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krudler · 10-05-2011 7:26pm

hypermuse wrote: »

RDR is a class game! traded that in recently.. kinda wish I had it during the out PSN meltdown..

Portal 2 is absolutely fantastic except its waaaaaay to short!!

the only problem i had with portal 2 is

there arent enough test chambers and too many bits where you're wandering around huge areas looking for the one wall you can portal onto, especially during the Cave Johnson segments.

that being said though I found it long enough where I didnt want it to end but wasnt at the "I just want to finish this now" feeling you get from some games.

krudler · 11-05-2011 12:26am

AGB_Ghost wrote: »

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109922-Rumor-Modern-Warfare-3-Going-Epic-With-Huge-Destructible-Levels

Huge levels eh?

Marathon better be a Perk 3 with unlimited sprint by default if this is true.

Urban area, massive levels, destructible environments, WWIII? please let this be true, and this will be me starting MW3

krudler · 11-05-2011 1:20am

^ hmmm "premium" being paying to unlock stuff, was kinda expected at some stage, still sh1te though, money grabbing bastards, it'll probably be the biggest selling game ever again

Leeg17 · 11-05-2011 1:22am

It better not be that it gives you an advantage, stronger guns etc. Let the grizz wannabes buy extra camoes, personalised shít all they want. I don't wanna get mauled cos I'm not willing to cough up extra.

JoePie · 11-05-2011 11:35am

I would be very surprised if that would be the case. Don't be silly.

Possibility of a monthly subscription to use dedicated servers? I would pay for that. I know Kotick was going on about sub fees last year for a while.

hightower1 · 11-05-2011 12:53pm

"Moreover, it was confirmed that the new Call of Duty will be the first to offer players extra online options at a premium. "

I would safely bet that the extra service will include theater mode... technically its "new" to teh modern warefare serise so ca be seen as "extra" content. Seeing as that costs a fair bit in fiscal and bandwidth terms to maintain per user it'd be one of the first things they'd want to get on a subscription basis. Maybe dedicated servers if they are feeling nice.

Question is would I pay for dedicated servers? - Yup.
Would I pay for the ability to upload to youtube easily? -Nope, I dont give a **** who sees me play! I aint looking for "subscirbers" or fans, I play video games for a past time not to try and feed an ego for people who try to pass off a past time as some kind of skill or status of respect.

Cram it Activision. If it has the same features as MW2 out of the box that'll suit me grand.

krudler · 11-05-2011 1:30pm

I'd pay for dedicated servers as well, everyone on the same playing field would be great, no more of this host advantage sh1t.

theatre mode....ehh I dunno, if it has it in the game already then great, cos theres also something crazy that happens you wish you could see again but it would depend on how much it cost, a once off ting maybe, monthly fee? fcuk that

Magill · 11-05-2011 1:53pm

hightower1 wrote: »

"Moreover, it was confirmed that the new Call of Duty will be the first to offer players extra online options at a premium. "

I would safely bet that the extra service will include theater mode... technically its "new" to teh modern warefare serise so ca be seen as "extra" content. Seeing as that costs a fair bit in fiscal and bandwidth terms to maintain per user it'd be one of the first things they'd want to get on a subscription basis. Maybe dedicated servers if they are feeling nice.

Question is would I pay for dedicated servers? - Yup.
Would I pay for the ability to upload to youtube easily? -Nope, I dont give a **** who sees me play! I aint looking for "subscirbers" or fans, I play video games for a past time not to try and feed an ego for people who try to pass off a past time as some kind of skill or status of respect.
Cram it Activision. If it has the same features as MW2 out of the box that'll suit me grand.

lol.

I'd imagine it'll be like what valve did with portal 2, new char/gun skins / facepaints etc

I doubt that dedicated servers would be included, It would split the community too much. You wouldn't beable to play with friends on the dedicated servers unless they had it etc

But yeah.. i can see them charging for the use of theatre mode, this would be anoying... and i'd expect a big backlash tbh.

If it doesnt have some amazing features i can see this backfiring on them(more so if they take away things like theatre mode), especially with BF3 coming in all guns blazing at the same time.

iMuse · 11-05-2011 3:15pm

Looks like the premium service is going to be called "Call of Duty Elite"

This is supposedly the games logo leaked out

hightower1 · 11-05-2011 3:25pm

iMuse wrote: »

Looks like the premium service is going to be called "Call of Duty Elite"

LMAO! Ha ha ha "Elite" now means "sucker".
Will take great pride in owning the "elite" douches online.

CORaven · 11-05-2011 3:31pm

hightower1 wrote: »

LMAO! Ha ha ha "Elite" now means "sucker".
Will take great pride in owning the "elite" douches online.

You do not even know what is on offer to the Elite crowd. And I doubt that we will be able to tell in the future who is and is not an "Elite".

Captain Chaos · 11-05-2011 3:36pm

CORaven wrote: »

And I doubt that we will be able to tell in the future who is and is not an "Elite".

You most likely will as it will be a form of advertising. It's already done in the Forza 3 Members Club, players in the club have a symbol beside their name so everyone knows that they are a member.

hightower1 · 11-05-2011 3:44pm

CORaven wrote: »

You do not even know what is on offer to the Elite crowd. And I doubt that we will be able to tell in the future who is and is not an "Elite".

Knowing Activision and what would appeal to the "leet" crowd we will defo know who has paid over the odds by way of some faggy clan tag / emblems / camos / skins.

Will be nice though to see one of them "leets" - snigger -

running round thinking they are the dogs balls and getting buckshock spammed.

Definition of elite = qualatativly above the standard, better than the majority .

Definition of paying above the odds for the sake of badge of status = douche.

You know the type of player that will gobble this ****e up like a pronstar gobblin a mickey... teenager, thinks he is the top 10% in the world, usually the one talking about someones "mum" in the lobby, quits when is loosing etc. Ya know..... THAT guy.

Leeg17 · 11-05-2011 3:46pm

Let them waste their pocket money on custom camos for all I care.

CORaven · 11-05-2011 3:46pm

If you were to step back and look at the development for Black Ops it is important to note that Bungie gave a large helping hand technology-wise in the new features that were implemented. Theatre mode, video rendering, detailed statistics and heatmaps, in game integration of the friends list and party chat, Fileshare and custom games are just a few of the new features which Halo Reach had under it's belt before the release of BOps.

If I were to make a reasonable guess at what the Elite service will provide, they would be based on what the Bungie Pro account does. Apllied to the Call of Duty series, I would expect to see:

Additional fileshare slots
Theatre mode post beta - video rendering larger than 30seconds
Better quality rendering

And I can see the potential for:

Greater character customisation
A larger selection of emblems and such
Extra class slots (not in favour of, and I think this was hinted before Black Ops)
Additional XP opportunities, either through more contracts-style challenges avalible, or just a bonus to XP earned (would not be in favour of)

Spear · 11-05-2011 3:48pm

http://uk.kotaku.com/5800758/is-this-modern-warfare-3s-cover

Kotaku is now reporting a leaked cover which matches the style of the logo. Or else there's a consistent hoaxer about.

Magill · 11-05-2011 3:50pm

hightower1 wrote: »

Knowing Activision and what would appeal to the "leet" crowd we will defo know who has paid over the odds by way of some faggy clan tag / emblems / camos / skins.

Will be nice though to see one of them "leets" - snigger - running round thinking they are the dogs balls and getting buckshock spammed.

Definition of elite = qualatativly above the standard, better than the majority .

Definition of paying above the odds for the sake of badge of status = douche.

You know the type of player that will gobble this ****e up like a pronstar gobblin a mickey... teenager, thinks he is the top 10% in the world, usually the one talking about someones "mum" in the lobby, quits when is loosing etc. Ya know..... THAT guy.

Imma get it just to piss people off

Besides... im top .5% in the world and mum jokes are pretty funny... right lee ?

Seriously tho, im interested to see what it'll actually include, it will probably be a load of **** tho, like you said.

Magill · 11-05-2011 3:53pm

CORaven wrote: »

If you were to step back and look at the development for Black Ops it is important to note that Bungie gave a large helping hand technology-wise in the new features that were implemented. Theatre mode, video rendering, detailed statistics and heatmaps, in game integration of the friends list and party chat, Fileshare and custom games are just a few of the new features which Halo Reach had under it's belt before the release of BOps.

If I were to make a reasonable guess at what the Elite service will provide, they would be based on what the Bungie Pro account does. Apllied to the Call of Duty series, I would expect to see:
Additional fileshare slots

Theatre mode post beta - video rendering larger than 30seconds

Better quality rendering

And I can see the potential for:
Greater character customisation

A larger selection of emblems and such

Extra class slots (not in favour of, and I think this was hinted before Black Ops)

Additional XP opportunities, either through more contracts-style challenges avalible, or just a bonus to XP earned (would not be in favour of)

That does sound interesting tbh, i really don't like the idea of a subscription based payment tho. It would be handy for those that don't have a HD PVR or a capture card. Maybe they could include like a map editor like you see with halo, that would be class...

hightower1 · 11-05-2011 4:09pm

It'd want to be soething very good on offer to sucker me into paying overthe odds but when i say good I mean extra weapons, maps etc which it wont be in a milllion years.

Aside from the appearing like a sucker in lobbies reason for not paying for "elite" I wouldnt buy it on the grounds that the greedy little trol faced Kotec will see it as a green light for full subscription based systems.

This is testing the water for the likes of him and I'm not going to give a freakin inch to it. Its not like games are cheap @ 60bucks then another 15for map packs?! Ancillery costs then of bb subscription per month, xbl subscription per month and yousee that someone with just a xbox who wants to play COD online ends up paying a massive amount for the pleasue.

Forget it Activision. Bog standard MW3 for me thanks.

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