Boosting in Barebones?!

Batmantastic · 09-08-2010 10:54am #1

I'm unsure if there's another post relating to this already and I apologise if there is.

Wasn't the point of the Barebones Pro playlist to eliminate boosters? I went into two games in a row on Barebones and found boosters. Would it not just make sense for IW to just bring back Cage Match instead of having everyone's games ruined by idiots who can't play the game properly?

Arrgghhh! Rant over

krudler · 09-08-2010 10:57am

sure whats the point? unless they're doing it for headshotzzzz.

actually does anyone know, can you get the "10 killstreak with no killstreak rewards equipped" challenge in barebones? or do you physically have to remove your killstreak rewards on the menu first?

Batmantastic · 09-08-2010 10:58am

Yeah they're all just going for the fall camos, but why don't they just play the game the way it's meant to be played??

And yeah, I actually got that challenge earlier while playing Barebones, wasn't even thinking about it until it popped up lol

Nuri Sahin · 09-08-2010 11:11am

Batmantastic wrote: »

Yeah they're all just going for the fall camos, but why don't they just play the game the way it's meant to be played??

Cause their obese, prepubescent, no life cretins. Nothing more to it.

claiva · 09-08-2010 12:41pm

Played Barebones for the first time last night and loved it. I didn't come across any boosters or campers. It was bliss.

Batmantastic · 09-08-2010 1:54pm

claiva wrote: »

Played Barebones for the first time last night and loved it. I didn't come across any boosters or campers. It was bliss.

It was sheer bliss for me aswell, but today I've come across loads of boosters, absolute pain.

Mr. Manager · 09-08-2010 2:45pm

Is there absolutely no killstreak rewards? Not even UAV?

Batmantastic · 09-08-2010 3:50pm

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Is there absolutely no killstreak rewards? Not even UAV?

No killstreaks. At all. And it's whopper fun, no BS at all, just straight up skill.

Stuxnet · 09-08-2010 4:04pm

Batmantastic wrote: »

No killstreaks. At all. And it's whopper fun, no BS at all, just straight up skill.

sure ya might as well play battlefield then

killstreaks FTW

Jax Teller · 09-08-2010 6:24pm

from call of duty wiki

Boosting is very common in this game mode because there are no killstreak rewards to get killed by. Often players will join with 4 players then invite 4 other players into the game, thus making an even lobby. They will then do what is sometimes known as 'mass boosting'

thats just sad

Mr. Manager · 09-08-2010 7:10pm

krudler wrote: »

...actually does anyone know, can you get the "10 killstreak with no killstreak rewards equipped" challenge in barebones?...

Just got this in Barebones. Only reason I played it! Trying to get that challenge for a while. Pretty tough with UAV and Air-Support.

PauloConn · 09-08-2010 8:28pm

is barebones the new HTDM?

Mr. Manager · 09-08-2010 10:54pm

PauloConn wrote: »

is barebones the new HTDM?

Nah it's a new type of game with no Killstreak Rewards, A mixture of Regular Team Deathmatch and Free-For-All.

Kev_ps3 · 10-08-2010 7:17am

Batmantastic wrote: »

No killstreaks. At all. And it's whopper fun, no BS at all, just straight up skill.

Still has lots of campers and noob tubers, much better then regular tho

Kersmash · 10-08-2010 5:30pm

Played Barebones for the first time today with a friend. Alot less boosters than normal FFA, still we did get a bitta booster hunting action.

gavitron22 · 11-08-2010 7:26am

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Nah it's a new type of game with no Killstreak Rewards, A mixture of Regular Team Deathmatch and Free-For-All.

how a mixture of the 2? i'm away from the x box for a few weeks and haven't played it, originally thought it sounded like a tdm or whatever but instead of no kill streaks, there was just 3 5s and 7s like the other game (which still sounds cool...). what aspect of ffa is in it?

Leeg17 · 11-08-2010 10:56am

gavitron22 wrote: »

how a mixture of the 2? i'm away from the x box for a few weeks and haven't played it, originally thought it sounded like a tdm or whatever but instead of no kill streaks, there was just 3 5s and 7s like the other game (which still sounds cool...). what aspect of ffa is in it?

I think you misunterstood, the game type swaps between TDM and FFA, same as Ground War is a "mixture" of Domination and TDM, switching between the two.

MagicIRL · 11-08-2010 11:04am

I'd prefare if Barebones removed Killstreaks and Perks. Then we'd have a fair, fun game based on skill.

Notorious97 · 11-08-2010 1:13pm

i rarely see boosters, but in the last few nights i have ran into them nearly every game, and this was on your standard game of domination! sly bastards! good fun hunting them down and blocking your own team mate in a corner and shooting his partner in crime each time he returns to the scene looking to kill me :pac:

vgv · 12-08-2010 11:13pm

Like someone previously said they should have put the cage match back in this game.Im guessing they took out cage matches because they were known as the home for boosters in Cod4 but by doing that they have forced them to boost in other modes especially ffa.I have played barebones and encountered boosters in almost every game of free for all.They should also remove tactical insertions from free for all.Im sure im not the first to suggest that here.Not sure that would stop the boosting but it would make it much harder to do.

krudler · 13-08-2010 9:56am

MagicIRL wrote: »

I'd prefare if Barebones removed Killstreaks and Perks. Then we'd have a fair, fun game based on skill.

That would be cool, and everyone on the default Grenadier class, no snipers, no stabbers, no RPG bullsh1t. everyone on the same level, same guns, same equipment, no killstreaks.

sierra117x · 13-08-2010 11:39pm

krudler wrote: »

That would be cool, and everyone on the default Grenadier class, no snipers, no stabbers, no RPG bullsh1t. everyone on the same level, same guns, same equipment, no killstreaks.

i dont know i mean i find things like unlocking guns or getting killstreaks spur me on in games . for all the moaning ive heard (sorry not having a go) i personally dont have that big an issue with tubes or commandoes . sure someone jumps 30 feet and stabs you....you get over it and rape him when you get your chopper gunner

krudler · 13-08-2010 11:43pm

sierra117x wrote: »

i dont know i mean i find things like unlocking guns or getting killstreaks spur me on in games . for all the moaning ive heard (sorry not having a go) i personally dont have that big an issue with tubes or commandoes . sure someone jumps 30 feet and stabs you....you get over it and rape him when you get your chopper gunner

Until you're 1 kill short of that chopper gunner and someone commandos you from across a room..

MagicIRL · 14-08-2010 8:55am

krudler wrote: »

That would be cool, and everyone on the default Grenadier class, no snipers, no stabbers, no RPG bullsh1t. everyone on the same level, same guns, same equipment, no killstreaks.

I'd say thats too far. To be honest Call of Duty should not have any LMGs or Sniper Rifles in its multiplayer at all. I know that would piss off the "xx iz NoScopez 2k10 zz" kind of players but its whats needed to make the game tolerable. There is nothing more frustrating then getting half your team attempting this stupid "tricks" with a Sniper. For Christ sake you cant even run with an M200, Let alone the M85. As for LMGs they're just spam weapons and offer nothing but a higher clip then Assault Rifles. Just a waste of time/space when we could have more SMGs and more Assault rifles in the game.

As for barebones I think you should be free to choose your gun (As long as its an Assault Rifle and/or SMG) as that brings variety into it which everyone loves. But alas, We'll never see this. MW2 made an absolute killing and theres no way the Game Dev's are going to change how that works just to keep the playerbase happy. Once they get there money thats all that really matters.

Boosting in Barebones?!

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