Killstreaks too powerful ???

opinion guy · 16-11-2009 01:11PM #1

Am I the only one who feels that the killstreaks are TOO powerful. Now they are fun to use, and good on a well matched game, but when one team is weaker it feels like they are too much. Played in one game where our team was weak an the other team was kicking butt, but at one stage I must have respawned 5 or 6 times in a row only to face instant death from a B2 or an AC130 or a predator or whatever - I mean I didn't even get to move FFS! I like the deathstreak idea - but mybe they should power down the killstreak and power up the deathstreaks to make for a more balanced game (and surely more of a challenge for those who are that good to begin with). Anyone agree ?

heebusjeebus · 16-11-2009 01:24PM

The game isn't balanced for balance.

I'd agree with you though. You can tell after the first few kills what team are going to dominate. I've played plenty of Headquarters where the opposing side didn't even register a score.

LittleLebowski · 16-11-2009 03:58PM

I dont think it will matter.Sometimes one team is just better and thats it. I love the killstreaks at the moment but you are right about the chooper gunner and AC130.Far to easy to kill tens of people but damn fun when its you in the hot seat.

weisses · 16-11-2009 04:05PM

Its strange indeed

example : got 4 kills got the crate with pave low ... got killed... re-spawned pave low killed 9 what unlocked another pave low ... got two more predator missiles during the match ended up with 34 kills and two deaths ... got called a cheater after that .....

great fun though as an noob :cool:

TiGeR KiNgS · 16-11-2009 04:08PM

chopper gunner gets me like 20 kills or something everytime
but I just take out my stinger class and it easily shoots down airsupport, if none else does it when I have air support then its not overpowered imo

ravydavygravy · 16-11-2009 04:28PM

Thats it exactly - its up to players to SHOOT DOWN the Pave Low / AC130 - then its not so bad...

docdolittle · 16-11-2009 04:46PM

ravydavygravy wrote: »

Thats it exactly - its up to players to SHOOT DOWN the Pave Low / AC130 - then its not so bad...

Yup, I figured this out after the first match with the powerful airsupport, switch my stinger for the secondary if I knew I was against a better team, I end up dying once or twice taking out there stuff but it stops the retards on your team from dying 20 more times than needed. :mad: when they start getting harrier + pave low, you'd think people would cop on to taking them down :rolleyes:

inFamouxe · 16-11-2009 05:19PM

I really hate that chopper thing make me want to throw my controller! GRRRRRRRRRRRR! :mad:

gerkeo · 16-11-2009 05:58PM

I thought killstreak kills didnt count towards another killstreak count?

weisses wrote: »

Its strange indeed

example : got 4 kills got the crate with pave low ... got killed... re-spawned pave low killed 9 what unlocked another pave low ... got two more predator missiles during the match ended up with 34 kills and two deaths ... got called a cheater after that .....

great fun though as an noob :cool:

evad_lhorg · 16-11-2009 07:59PM

stuff picked up from airdrops dont count towards other killstreaks as far as I know. not sure though.

opinion guy · 16-11-2009 08:54PM

I've tried shooting down the ac130 - it seems to have counter measures or something - sparkly stuff came out of it and my missile missed. as to the pave low again i tried shooting it but whatever angle i come from it seems to shoot me first.

but i don't mind this the odd time. its the case where you respawn just as something hits and you die and then respawn where the next hit comes in etc etc. does my freaking head in. happened me one day when guy was in ac130 and about 3, 4 times in a row i respawned in the firing path of the ac130. very annoying cause you have zero chance no matter how good you might be

a1149 · 16-11-2009 09:21PM

A Stinger will take down pretty much anything flying in one shot, except for the AC130. I've tried and tried but it seems to be nigh-on impossible to knock it out of the sky with it's damn flares.
Anyone actually managed it?

Codofwar · 16-11-2009 09:24PM

gerkeo wrote: »

I thought killstreak kills didnt count towards another killstreak count?

They dont but if you get your 3, 4, 5, or however many kills in a row adding to your current streak and dont use them when you die and respawn they are still ready for you to use and then add to your new kill streak if you get my meaning.

Mikeyt086 · 16-11-2009 09:28PM

The chopper that you dont control the gunner on is totally useless! The 7 kill one, ive used it 3 times on open-air maps and havent got 1 kill yet from it.

opinion guy · 16-11-2009 09:35PM

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

The chopper that you dont control the gunner on is totally useless! The 7 kill one, ive used it 3 times on open-air maps and havent got 1 kill yet from it.

Damn thing has killed me a few times. But thats mainly cause I stand there shooting at it till it kills me so i can respawn as a new class with a stinger and blow it from the sky :P

Apprently I change class alot - I'm always getting that evolver accolade...hahaha

evad_lhorg · 16-11-2009 10:12PM

a1149 wrote: »

A Stinger will take down pretty much anything flying in one shot, except for the AC130. I've tried and tried but it seems to be nigh-on impossible to knock it out of the sky with it's damn flares.
Anyone actually managed it?

it only has two or three flares onboard. You just need a couple of people on your team with stingers or else just keep shooting and dying. i have shot down a few and its defintiely worth it. I dont use a secondary gun as you can take down Uavs counter uavs and every flying vehicle with one stinger shot.

docdolittle · 16-11-2009 10:13PM

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

The chopper that you dont control the gunner on is totally useless! The 7 kill one, ive used it 3 times on open-air maps and havent got 1 kill yet from it.

Use the harrier, it's awesome, 7 kills streak too

Liathroidi Dana · 16-11-2009 11:02PM

Damn I wish I knew... I tend to get a kill and then die, then get a kill and die and so on, so forth!

So I have only gotten one heli, and that didn't kill anyone for me...

I suck at this!

Oafley Jones · 17-11-2009 12:19AM

Today was the first day I've seen people begin to knock out air support left, right and centre. Just finished a match where I'd say nearly everyone was carrying a stinger. Anything that went up in the sky was instantly shot down.

KilOit · 17-11-2009 02:38AM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Today was the first day I've seen people begin to knock out air support left, right and centre. Just finished a match where I'd say nearly everyone was carrying a stinger. Anything that went up in the sky was instantly shot down.

Thats the way it should be at the current balance, those support items come so easly so they should be easly taken out, you're also open to any gunfire while holding a stinger so i think it's quite balanced.

Soby · 17-11-2009 03:34AM

Anyone used a nuke yet?

ShadowHearth · 17-11-2009 04:44AM

weisses wrote: »

Its strange indeed

example : got 4 kills got the crate with pave low ... got killed... re-spawned pave low killed 9 what unlocked another pave low ... got two more predator missiles during the match ended up with 34 kills and two deaths ... got called a cheater after that .....

great fun though as an noob :cool:

random crate stuff does not count in as killstreak... so its impsible to do what you did bud... unless you killed them all yourself to get 9 killstreak

zero19 · 17-11-2009 09:28AM

Soby wrote: »

Anyone used a nuke yet?

I haven't even seen one yet, i'm waiting to find one in a care package lol

TheDoc · 17-11-2009 11:24AM

A groundwar two nights ago had me drop 5 sentry guns in total in one match racking over 60 kills, it was pretty amazing I'd never gotten a score so high.

I think it balances out, in that its easy for anyone to get one, 5 killstreak gets you some nice toys, I do think its annoying that where CoD4 had really the skilled players getting regular killstreak rewards, this one hands them out like confetti and its a bit ****, when some guy who just robbed a crate, got 5 kills with a predator missile, is now racking up kills with a chopper.

Just annoying, I dont like the killstreaks at all in fairness, it takes alot away from the skill of the game, you spawn and get hit with a missile or chopper.

Two nights ago I got a sentry gun in groundwar, and started tearing up the enemy, then robbed an enemy crate with another sentry gun, set both up in a choke point in airport and racked 25+ kills from them alone.

Darksaga87 · 17-11-2009 11:38AM

I was looking at a match on youtube that i was linked to, this guy got 76 kills and 5 deaths! he ended the match with the nuke in last 10 seconds.

Burning Eclipse · 17-11-2009 12:07PM

Darksaga87 wrote: »

I was looking at a match on youtube that i was linked to, this guy got 76 kills and 5 deaths! he ended the match with the nuke in last 10 seconds.

linky??? :pac:

Oafley Jones · 17-11-2009 12:26PM

TheDoc wrote: »

A groundwar two nights ago had me drop 5 sentry guns in total in one match racking over 60 kills, it was pretty amazing I'd never gotten a score so high.

I think it balances out, in that its easy for anyone to get one, 5 killstreak gets you some nice toys, I do think its annoying that where CoD4 had really the skilled players getting regular killstreak rewards, this one hands them out like confetti and its a bit ****, when some guy who just robbed a crate, got 5 kills with a predator missile, is now racking up kills with a chopper.

Just annoying, I dont like the killstreaks at all in fairness, it takes alot away from the skill of the game, you spawn and get hit with a missile or chopper.

Two nights ago I got a sentry gun in groundwar, and started tearing up the enemy, then robbed an enemy crate with another sentry gun, set both up in a choke point in airport and racked 25+ kills from them alone.

Have to agree with this. I'm enjoying the game and while the perks are great fun to use, I'm finding it too schizophrenic compared to the last two games. It's too easy for anyone, regardless of skill, to rack up a decent tally. Subsequently, there's very little satisfaction in getting a large kill count.

opinion guy · 17-11-2009 12:26PM

Two games in a row the other night some guy used nukes. Gotta say the nukes SUCK. It ends the game. Its annoying. Especially when it takes a while to set up the game what with some of the lag issues etc

Darksaga87 · 17-11-2009 12:27PM

no prob:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPajlON_BFE

event · 17-11-2009 12:46PM

5th nuke he's called in, he's obviously good

Blazer · 17-11-2009 12:54PM

event wrote: »

5th nuke he's called in, he's obviously good

pft..consolers..they're all fúcking noobs...

like to see someone get it on the PC...still haven't seen a nuke yet...

Killstreaks too powerful ???

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