[COD Black Ops] - Annihilation map pack

tommy_irish23

Annihilation map pack 3 release date 28th June
The usual 4 mp maps and 1 zombie.
I personally havent enjoyed many of the maps in the previous blops map packs but will probably get them.
Whats the Boardsies opinions?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxX1v3bjXak&feature=player_embedded#at=48

Kharrell

seeing as the escalation map pack has just come out on the PS3, don't really see the point in them brining another one out but i'll probably get it

docdolittle

Kharrell wrote: »

seeing as the escalation map pack has just come out on the PS3, don't really see the point in them brining another one out but i'll probably get it

Don't worry, you'll be waiting a bit longer for them :P

Nuri Sahin

Kharrell wrote: »

seeing as the escalation map pack has just come out on the PS3, don't really see the point in them brining another one out but i'll probably get it

They'll be crap. I won't be getting them anyway.

Magill

The new ones are sort of growing on me, still... not really worth the money. CoD in general is getting old for me atm, i'll probably stop playing completely mid august and have a long break before MW3. so kinda pointless buying these.

sierra117x

the multiplayer side of blops is dead for me. its all about the zombies for me

tommy_irish23

sierra117x wrote: »

the multiplayer side of blops is dead for me. its all about the zombies for me

U and shammy.
Shammy was the reason I started playin MP in the last month of mw2 so for me it's kinda fresh

yimrsg

Can't see myself getting this unless the zombies map is the best ever. The multiplayer maps in the past dlc from treyarch were boring as hell apart from stadium and don't come up in rotation often enough. And when they do they're is an abundance of campers even on objective based games.

For the 1200 ms points and whatever the euros equivalent I'm certainly better off buying something on the 360 like bioshock 1 or 2 instead of paying for an add on to a game I've already felt like I've gotten the most out of.

I've sunk alot of time in to Battlefield Bad Company 2 of late and would recommend to anyone to pick it up for £15 here. Campaign is decent enough, looks very pretty and as for multiplayer the feeling of sniping a chopper pilot midflight is the best. Just don't get a second hand copy as you need a once off special activation code.

EIREHotspur

BF2 just seems too much like a cartoon (I thought Black Ops compared to MW2 was until I seen this) graphics-wise.

Battlefield 3 seems like a whole different kettle of fish from the gameplay videos I have seen so thats a deff buy along with MW3.

I just got the Latest Map Pack having skipped the first and I got it for the Zombies level too which turned out to be a disapointment.

Enigma IE

New Map Pack == 2 x Large bottles of bulmers

Yes, I'll be buying the new map pack to keep me going until MW3.

Tallon

Also, Double XP

#BlackOps Annihilation DLC launches June 28th on XBL. Will be followed with another Double XP weekend beginning on Friday, July 1st.

tommy_irish23

141_Oscar_Mike wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uo-5vd2h0I

opps didnt see this when i added link to my op soz

iMuse

141_Oscar_Mike wrote: »

Any mention of Nuketown 24/7?

Im sure the PS3 will get that this time as Xbox had it last weekend

Vicxas

Just seen this on gameinformer.

New maps are to be released in 2 weeks, they look pretty sweet.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/06/16/prepare-for-black-ops-39-annihilation-with-video-tour.aspx

More zombie maps too, maybe i should actually give that mode a try...

Nuri Sahin

141_Oscar_Mike wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUcfj0AIyfc

Map pack 3 visually looks far better than map pack 2, and thus more appealing I'll give em that.

Seems the leaks were right. Remember the golf course being mentioned here before.

Paparazzo

Dude, they're out already! Think it was last friday they came out.

CORaven

Female zeds...

krudler

Paparazzo wrote: »

Dude, they're out already! Think it was last friday they came out.

new map packs again (for xbox, ps3 will get them later)

Paparazzo

krudler wrote: »

new map packs again (for xbox, ps3 will get them later)

A 3rd pack? FFS, they're bleeding us dry!

Mr E

Um, no, its called piracy.

calex71

dreamers75 wrote: »

Whats the deal with one person buying it then logging into another ps3 and downloading them and allowing anyone else who logs onto that machine to play them?


Believe its normal practice? Seems a bit halfarsed.

Surely PSN can't be that slack in terms of ease of DLC misuse

Don't have a PS3 or support the Jolly Rodger but after recent events all Ii can say there is FFS

YouSavedMyLife

Its true, halfarsed on Sony's side. I log on my bros PSN account and he on mine and we download each others stuff...

Shame its Xbox that i do most mah gaming on

Mr E

Moved from Games.

Retr0gamer

No more talk of gamesharing. It's not allowed on this forum and it's piracy.

Leeg17

Threads merged

Kharrell

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Map pack 3 visually looks far better than map pack 2, and thus more appealing I'll give em that.

Seems the leaks were right. Remember the golf course being mentioned here before.

Yeah, they look brighter and i actually might enjoy them. Although Drive-in reminds me of Carnival and i can imagine that is going to be full of ghost, silencer etc. (Although that is what all maps are like these days )

I like the look of Hazard and i know Ade loves a bit of golf, golf and COD at the same time? Doubt you can say no to that

Leeg17

Kharrell wrote: »

I like the look of Hazard and i know Ade loves a bit of golf, golf and COD at the same time? Doubt you can say no to that

Quickscope the balls into the hole

hypermuse

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Map pack 3 visually looks far better than map pack 2, and thus more appealing I'll give em that.

Seems the leaks were right. Remember the golf course being mentioned here before.

Hmmm...

was thinking I wasnt gonna buy the last DLC coz its getting so much closer to MW3 that I felt I'd be grand without it..

But the pretty colours of these maps are really enticing me!! They by far, look way more attractive than any DLC and that nuketown similar map looks like fun..


Grrrr.. stop making me give you money treyarch!

FlapsOfDoom

anyone know what time it'll be released over here? its never bang on midnight.

Leeg17

So rumour has it there's another map pack out in September, way to milk a cash cow Activision

Profondo Rosso

Keep the maps coming, I say. Sick of playing Radiation for the 200th time. Looking forward to sniping from the fairways on Tuesday and catch a movie at the drive-in.

CORaven

They could potentially do two more map packs as they have 300GS of space left on the xbox. I hope they continue the map packs, for those who do not like the next game.

Mr. Rager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-dJyoIIG14

Sea Sharp

This will be out at 2pm GMT later today/tomorrow.

It's a bit stingey milking us for all we're worth but as I see it I've paid 50 quid for games that I've not spent more than 15 hours on, so meh.

swampyk08

Downloading it now...

Chochese

Download Pending...

Servers must be at the limit!

redman85

Chochese wrote: »

Download Pending...

Servers must be at the limit!

downloading fine...just back out to the dashboard. seems to keep pending while in the black ops menu

Nantastic

Yeah anytime I d/l anything it goes to pending when I am in game. As redman says go to d/board

redman85

Had a quick game there on the golf course or whatever....its built for snipers. looks the biz

now for zombies...

swampyk08

Initial impressions

They used a brighter colour scheme on all maps and there are no snow/white maps.

Silo = Quarry
Drive In = Trailer Park/Salvage (feels bigger than Firing Range so I dont think its NukeTown 2)
Hangar 18 - similar to WAW map (plane hangar)
Hazard - Large sniper map with a few areas to hold down.

Overall so good so far.

redman85

first game of zombies....no idea where anything is. still managed to get to level 15.

looks pretty decent tho

Nantastic

May try zombies never touched it

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UsernameInUse

Just downloaded it an hour ago so I'll need some time to let it all sink in. However, my first impressions is negative. It's quite a welcoming change to have brighter maps but having said that, colours are nothing without substance and the contents of the four maps leave a lot to be desired. Hazard is nice and quite different but almost all of the others are particularly rehashed and have repackaged oldie similarities. For example, the distinct dreariness of Silo represents Treyarchs Quarry from Modern Warfare 2 - except this time, it's complete with a certain darkness and blandness.

Hanger 18 and Drive-In can't help but feel like "We've all been here before" - there are a couple of buildings to explore and...well, that's pretty much it. In fact, the sole reason I bought this was for Shangri-La. I've managed to play through it once and my initial impression is uncertainty. Yes, it is quite close combat corridor run-and-gun type of gameplay but I think in the long run, Call of the Dead will push through as my favourite Zombie experience.

In ending, I feel like the majority in that Treyarch is not giving the fans what they want. They know what works and what doesn't. It's a case of balancing the harms - on one side, deviating too far from the successful model is a taboo for the Call of Duty franchise and yet, continuing down this avenue will only bring more discontent and confusion among the people paying their wages. Ultimately, the survival of this brand will rest with MW3. It is the first day of July and already, even after purchasing this new addition, find myself convinced that I have drained every last drop of entertainment from this product. I have never even played so much as a second of any Battlefield game and yet, I think it will be first on my Winter list of games to pick-up. This is soley my opinion on Annihilation but given the resources these developers have in being the biggest selling game of all time, surely they have the clout to produce a worthwhile DLC that will please those that have been loyal to the series all these years.

Profondo Rosso

I dunno why but I'm doing some serious killing on Silo. The kind of map that's open, long distance kills. Can catch people of all rank off guard. Big map but feels good.
Hazard is fun. Need to watch your back all the time, though. Couple of camp spots. And the fact it's around a golf course is cool.
Drive-in is ok, reminds me of Village in MW2. Haven't played it much yet but like the lay-out.
Never got a chance to play Hanger-18, yet, nor the zombie one.

mcgovern

All maps are full of camping ghosts.
Can be good though if you can get behind them

Drive Through is very much not a new Nuketown though.

Nantastic

Give it a week or so before I judge it, lot of corner campers afraid to explore the maps. Initial reaction is - meh.

Echo what everyone is saying though, Drive Through no Nuketown.

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Golf course feels frighteningly familiar. Think we might have had something like it in call of duty 4.

Nantastic

Did they not say it was a reimagining of a WaW map?