[CoD Ghosts] General News and Discussion

FutureGuy

Black ops 2 had me for 7 months solid.

Ghosts. A little over 5 hours. Trading it back in tomorrow. Joyless multiplayer.

BO2 is so superior in almost every way. Better maps, better unlocking system (I hate the fact that you can unlock so much stuff early), better XP system, better perks, better perk system, better kill streaks, you know what you are unlocking and you can choose what unlocks to play for, I'd even argue that the graphics are better too - everything is muddled.

The only thing I like is the return of the support kill streaks.

On the plus side, that'll be 55 extra credit against my xbox one when I trade it in. If BF4 doesn't hook me I'm not even sure what I'll play on the machine :-D

MarkY91

FutureGuy wrote: »

Black ops 2 had me for 7 months solid.

Ghosts. A little over 5 hours. Trading it back in tomorrow. Joyless multiplayer.

BO2 is so superior in almost every way. Better maps, better unlocking system (I hate the fact that you can unlock so much stuff early), better XP system, better perks, better perk system, better kill streaks, you know what you are unlocking and you can choose what unlocks to play for, I'd even argue that the graphics are better too - everything is muddled.

The only thing I like is the return of the support kill streaks.

On the plus side, that'll be 55 extra credit against my xbox one when I trade it in. If BF4 doesn't hook me I'm not even sure what I'll play on the machine :-D

i have to agree. black ops 2 is superior in every way and i got about 7 months out of black ops 2 also. but im liking ghosts. not loving it like blops...it will do until treyarch..the real call of duty lads release their next cod

KERSPLAT!

I'm still playing BLOPs2

Snake Plisken

Is the PS4 version using Dedicated servers or was that a spoof sold to us by IW?

gimli2112

Jet Black wrote: »

It reminds me of MW2 which I enjoyed. So if you like that I'd recommend this.

This comment made me unrealistically happy

NoviGlitzko

Still think BO's 2 was a terrible COD. I'll always remember it for the camping and the overpowered killstreaks. I just hated the SR71 & Lodestar.

x43r0

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Still think BO's 2 was a terrible COD. I'll always remember it for the camping and the overpowered killstreaks. I just hated the SR71 & Lodestar.

The lodestar was devastaing but I didn't run into the wrong end of them too often


I agree on the SR71 though - Way too overpowered. Should never be in a COD game IMO

rolexeagle1

I know its a long shot but does anyone who has a current xbox live gold membership want to PM me the 7 day trial code that came in the Ghosts box? Can't afford gold at the moment and I ran out :D

Ramza

Ghosts is doing a lot of stuff correct. The perk system trumps black ops 2's system hands down, imo. Gun balance is also great in Ghosts (outside of BS quickscoping and the MSBS), Black Ops 2 had OP secondaries, the r870, quickscoping, varying gun imbalance. The unlock system in ghosts is also better too, imo. I disliked the token system in BO2. There shouldn't be level caps for unlocking, ridiculous. Ghosts has it right. There should never be a VSAT/SR71 in any COD game, ghosts also has this right. This crippled BO2 hugely. lots of OP streaks in BO2 aswell, and they cycle really quickly.

Connection is just as bad in BO2 as it is in Ghosts, probably a placebo effect that people are seeing it as not as bad, after going back to BO from Ghosts. BO2 maps were decent, some good ones, some meh ones. Ghosts maps are terrible and I will agree on that point. But overall, Ghosts is an improvement in a tonne of ways on what BO2 didn't do. Smaller maps, better connections on next gen (hopefully), and a fixed spawn system will help this game tonnes, not holding my breath but who knows. Maybe in the future the DLC maps will phase out the current maps in rotation, as they're mostly a joke. Even for 9v9 GW, some of the maps are a piss take, what were they thinking. Game can still be improved on, but off the bat it's doing a lot, lot more better than BO2 did.

Support is great and really well balanced. So is specialist. Assault sucks, but beats being OP. That's my two cents anyway

TL DR I prefer Ghosts hopefully the future will see some improvements

gimli2112

Haven't played this yet but watched a bit on youtube and have to agree the maps seem like a clusterfu** Always prefered IW maps to Treyarch even liked the MW3 maps - African ones/Dome/Fallen/Hardhat anyways
Hoping the connection / hit detection is a big improvement on Blops 2 on the next gen.

NoviGlitzko

The only gripes I have with Ghosts are the spawns and maps. The AR's are OP and 95% use them which is a clear sign of it, but it's not necessarily a disadvantage because you can just use one yourself. There is a problem with the SMG's still that they don't shoot straight. The Vepr comes close to it.

As for the spawns - IW said last night that they will release a patch to fix it on this and next gen consoles, so hopefully we can scratch one of the problems off the list. With a bit of luck the DLC will have smaller maps. Still a better game than BO2 by 90% of the things in the game.

I'll list my version of the way the maps go in this game:

The Good:
Octane
Freight
Strikezone
Warhawk

The Average:
Prison Break
Sovereign
Stormfront
Tremor
Whiteout

The Bad:
Chasm
Flooded
Overlord
Stonehaven
Siege

I think Flooded is probably the worst COD map I've ever played in.

MarkY91

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/439268/call-of-duty-ghosts-ps4-patch-released/

the spaws have been fixed on next gen versions!...now all we need is them damn dogs nerfed to ****! theyre the most stupidest thing in all my years of call of duty!

claiva

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

The only gripes I have with Ghosts are the spawns and maps. The AR's are OP and 95% use them which is a clear sign of it, but it's not necessarily a disadvantage because you can just use one yourself. There is a problem with the SMG's still that they don't shoot straight. The Vepr comes close to it.

As for the spawns - IW said last night that they will release a patch to fix it on this and next gen consoles, so hopefully we can scratch one of the problems off the list. With a bit of luck the DLC will have smaller maps. Still a better game than BO2 by 90% of the things in the game.

I'll list my version of the way the maps go in this game:

The Good:
Octane
Freight
Strikezone
Warhawk

The Average:
Prison Break
Sovereign
Stormfront
Tremor
Whiteout

The Bad:
Chasm
Flooded
Overlord
Stonehaven
Siege

I think Flooded is probably the worst COD map I've ever played in.

I have to disagree im afraid, myself and my crew love that map

DaveNoCheese

claiva wrote: »

I have to disagree im afraid, myself and my crew love that map

Likewise, very good map!

NoviGlitzko

But why? You could easily go around for 2-3 minutes with nothing happening. Then you could just get shot in the back.

MarkY91

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

But why? You could easily go around for 2-3 minutes with nothing happening. Then you could just get shot in the back.

sounds like battlefield :P

Ramza

QSing is becoming a problem, I'm dying off very long gun streaks and close to KEMs by these ******s with their QSing nonsense. Clearly OP, bit sad when it's the only thing killing me 90% of the time of my streak. Filling them full of bullets only to be shot down by 1 second a laser cannon, load of crap

Ramza

Literally my only deaths today have been by BS knife, MSBS and QSers. just lol. Frauds

rolexeagle1

How do you get the KEM strike, I got it from field orders before....

jimmy the car

srumball wrote: »

How do you get the KEM strike, I got it from field orders before....

25 point streak e.g. 25 kills or mixture of kills and obj's such as dom points taken

claiva

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

But why? You could easily go around for 2-3 minutes with nothing happening. Then you could just get shot in the back.

Objective game types are great on it, very tense.

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Hawkeye1

this game on next gen is alot better then on ps3 thats for sure, almost like a different game!

MarkY91

Hawkeye1 wrote: »

this game on next gen is alot better then on ps3 thats for sure, almost like a different game!

in what way? im glad to hear this!

x43r0

MarkY91 wrote: »

in what way? im glad to hear this!

Visually it's gorgeous (Xbox 1)

I can't say I've noticed any gameplay differences yet

JoePie

Did anyone have trouble getting the Free Fall map or is just me? No matter how many times I input my code, I just get "Cannot buy this now - Sorry, there is a problem getting this offer. Try again later."

Doing my head in at this stage. Can't find any issues online.

Hawkeye1

MarkY91 wrote: »

in what way? im glad to hear this!

graphics, night and day, so much sharper and its more colourful.

JoePie

Just finished off the campaign there on Veteran. Only one two or three sticky parts.

I will never like underwater levels.

Half the staff listed under Demonware in the credits are probably on Boards, so look out for your celebrity mates.

KERSPLAT!

So I finally got it

I have only played a couple of hours but I'm liking it so far. Once I learn the maps I reckon I'll like it even more! Maps look good though the sounds are very meh IMO. Played a few games of DOM, really liking the neutral flag aspect. Blitz is good but you inevitably have a couple of lads hiding behind boxes camping but I still like it. Search and rescue, I HATE S&D but S&R was OK last night, I like the tags part.

Using the honey badger at the moment but most seem to be using the AK-12,is that the OP gun of the game?

I still think the dog is ridiculous and I hate the KEM/Map change thing. Turns a good map into crap...

But again, overall I'm really enjoying it If more people played I'd play it more I'd say, I only go on when there are a few others online

Ramza

Princess Petulia Pissy Pants wrote: »

Using the honey badger at the moment but most seem to be using the AK-12,is that the OP gun of the game?

The MSBS is the most OP atm. The AK12 and the R5 are the two best ARs imo, and best guns in the game apart from the MSBS. The AK12 is better at distance I found, R5 gets you a tonne of hitmarkers at range. And you really need extended mags with the R5, clip is tiny . Both guns have nice iron sights imo. AK12 is a bloody laser, slap a supressor and ext mags on that bad boy and you're good to go :P