[CoD Ghosts] General News and Discussion

TerrorFirmer · 04-11-2013 10:12PM

JamboMac wrote: »

6 isn't ludicrous, I have 16 in my big desktop. Could have 32 but no need.

That's entirely irrelevant. You could have 64gb in your desktop for all you wanted, but the point was that no game requires anywhere near 6gb ram. Even Battlefield 4 and its huge 64 man maps don't take more than 3-4gb at a stretch. You don't think a requirement for 6gb ram as a minimum spec for a new Call of Duty is ludicrous? Perhaps you could explain why......?

smileyj1987 · 04-11-2013 10:18PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

That's entirely irrelevant. You could have 64gb in your desktop for all you wanted, but the point was that no game requires anywhere near 6gb ram. Even Battlefield 4 and its huge 64 man maps don't take more than 3-4gb at a stretch. You don't think a requirement for 6gb ram as a minimum spec for a new Call of Duty is ludicrous? Perhaps you could explain why......?

I have to agree with you Terror , if it's inbuilt to stop people playing the PC version it's very wrong . I mean the number of people playing on PC has dropped off fairly big time over the last number of years . I would honestly say I think their min specs are just to show rather then actual min specs .

JamboMac · 04-11-2013 10:21PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

That's entirely irrelevant. You could have 64gb in your desktop for all you wanted, but the point was that no game requires anywhere near 6gb ram. Even Battlefield 4 and its huge 64 man maps don't take more than 3-4gb at a stretch. You don't think a requirement for 6gb ram as a minimum spec for a new Call of Duty is ludicrous? Perhaps you could explain why......?

If your running 64 bit operating system you need 8 for battlefield.

Windows Vista
Recommended system requirements
The recommended PC system requirements for optimal visual quality and frame rates:
Quad core CPU (Intel Core i5 or i7) at 3 Ghz
4 GB memory (8 GB for 64-bit operating systems)
A modern DX11 graphics card with 2+ GB of video memory, GeForce 600 series or Radeon 7000 series
Windows 7 64-bit operating system (Windows 8 is supported as well)
30+ GB of free harddrive space
Battlefield 4 is slightly optimized for AMD hardware, since the game also runs on next gen consoles, which are powered by AMD CPUs and GPUs. This means that gamers with AMD PC graphics cards might see a slight advantage. Both Nvidia and AMD offer Battlefield 4 optimized PC drivers. Be sure to also check out our Best graphics cards for Battlefield 4 article, with an in-depth analysis on the best GPUs for the game.

It's run smoothly it's not just the size of the map or the amount of players in it coz they are taking care of there part. The your in constantly loads while you move into it and all the detail, it might just be them playing safe, but if you want the game upgrade your ram if not problem solved.

_YOLO_ · 04-11-2013 11:01PM

Headshot wrote: »

Im a bit surprised how the reaction is so quite regarding cod ghost. Delighted to see tbh

Hopefully the devs might actually learn now that making the same crap every year isnt going to cut it anymore

krudler wrote: »

Be the first one I havent bought at launch since COD4, oh and WAW but I was out of the country for that.

I'm with you guys. Battlefield stole my heart.

First year I didn't pre-order. Pre-order numbers are way down too. I believe there is a shortage of nearly a million pre-ordered copies from BLOPS2. That's saying something.
The COD franchise is dying and nobody, not even the developers themselves, seem to give a flying dogsh1te. Those of us who have been playing this game for the best part of 7 years are starting to see that handing over 100+ Euro (including DLC's) for what is essentially a glorified map pack is a kick in the teeth and the lowest form of insult.

For those of you that love COD - the best thing you can do now is to boycott the game. Don't buy it. Hit Activision where it hurts, their pockets. THEN, they will listen. This game would have been acceptable a few years ago but when you look at a game like BF4 and see what is technically possible and achievable in 2014, then there is simply no excuses for churning out these outdated COD games.

dricko_lim wrote: »

I'm now thinking of getting bf4 tomorrow instead! What to do what to do!

If you're thinking of coming over to the dark side, then I'd strongly recommend you either get BF4 on PC or wait for the new generation consoles. The 360/PS3 simply cannot technically handle the MONSTER that is Battlefield. And it would be counter-productive as it will tarnish your opinion of what is, quite simply, a quality product.

TerrorFirmer · 04-11-2013 11:11PM

I'm currently playing BF4 at 2560x1080 ultra settings, on 4GB of ram on Win8.1 and it's fine...again, no need for a 6gb minimum - and an enforced minimum at that.

MarkY91 · 04-11-2013 11:18PM

alot seem to be unhappy with ghosts. ill be happy to buy it off you tomorrow around southside dublin :P

Snake Plisken · 04-11-2013 11:19PM

Yeah I think IW have dropped the ball big time on this really hope Treyarch bring out something decent next year as this is just a mess looks like it was rushed out graphics look poor, maybe it will look and play better but I see it as a backwards step even from MW3! I'm kind of sad about this and will be interested to see others views when u get your hands on it. Maybe it plays better on the 360 but I doubt it.

KERSPLAT! · 04-11-2013 11:25PM

Just watching on twitch now. To me it looks like a mix of mw2 and mw3, not impressed at all so far

I'll definitely pick it up as I always put hours and hours on CoD games but I was hoping for a bit more from this. That's just from watching though. Will have to reserve judgement till I actually play the game

JamboMac · 04-11-2013 11:27PM

Is there bullet trajectory in battlefield if not it's no use the most fun I've had playing multiplayer online was operation flashpoint but, died because people prefer the simple bullets go infinitely straight and don't drop. Battlefield and cod are mainly designed for the 10 year olds who aren't supposed to play them.

krudler · 04-11-2013 11:29PM

_YOLO_ wrote: »

I'm with you guys. Battlefield stole my heart.

First year I didn't pre-order. Pre-order numbers are way down too. I believe there is a shortage of nearly a million pre-ordered copies from BLOPS2. That's saying something.
The COD franchise is dying and nobody, not even the developers themselves, seem to give a flying dogsh1te. Those of us who have been playing this game for the best part of 7 years are starting to see that handing over 100+ Euro (including DLC's) for what is essentially a glorified map pack is a kick in the teeth and the lowest form of insult.

For those of you that love COD - the best thing you can do now is to boycott the game. Don't buy it. Hit Activision where it hurts, their pockets. THEN, they will listen. This game would have been acceptable a few years ago but when you look at a game like BF4 and see what is technically possible and achievable in 2014, then there is simply no excuses for churning out these outdated COD games.

If you're thinking of coming over to the dark side, then I'd strongly recommend you either get BF4 on PC or wait for the new generation consoles. The 360/PS3 simply cannot technically handle the MONSTER that is Battlefield. And it would be counter-productive as it will tarnish your opinion of what is, quite simply, a quality product.

I played the BF4 beta on ps3 and the framerate was criminal, it's the one saving grace of COD that it's silky smooth all the time, and since it's so fast paced you need that. I know a beta isn't something to judge a final product on but meh. It does look absolutely stunning on pc though

TerrorFirmer · 04-11-2013 11:37PM

That's a bit unfair, plenty of 10, 20, 30, 50 and beyond above year olds that aren't particularly interested in hardcore game physics. BF does have trajectory to a certain extent, but to be fair, if you're looking for some sort of genuine battlefield experience, stick to ARMA.

COD is pure arcade. BF4 is far more team orientated, all arms battlefield combat with a better sense of realism but still nowhere near the likes of ARMA. Not sure who would actually expect that from BF4 though, being realistic, and it never pretended to be a hardcore war simulator.

If you want ARMA, why not just stick to ARMA?

_YOLO_ · 04-11-2013 11:43PM

JamboMac wrote: »

Is there bullet trajectory in battlefield if not it's no use the most fun I've had playing multiplayer online was operation flashpoint but, died because people prefer the simple bullets go infinitely straight and don't drop. Battlefield and cod are mainly designed for the 10 year olds who aren't supposed to play them.

Bullets drop in Battlefield. You have to analyse how far an enemy is away from you before adjusting your range.

_YOLO_ · 04-11-2013 11:55PM

krudler wrote: »

I played the BF4 beta on ps3 and the framerate was criminal, it's the one saving grace of COD that it's silky smooth all the time, and since it's so fast paced you need that. I know a beta isn't something to judge a final product on but meh. It does look absolutely stunning on pc though

BF4 is 60 frames per second on next-gen consoles.

A lot of people push aside Battlefield without understanding the game which I think is a shame. First thing's first - it's not Call of Duty. There are no lone rangers and there are no lone wolves. You are a part of a small squad (your best friends in the world on the battlefield) within a team of 32 players.

In COD, one person can dominate, carry the team and win the game. Battlefield, in a sense, is 1 V 1. The 1 vs. 1 are the two Commanders and they have a birds-eye view of the entire battlefield. You, and the rest of the 31 players on your team are simply his pawns on a chess board (albeit with a mind of their own

). You can choose to follow his orders or not. If you do, he'll reward you by promoting your squad, sending you in UAV's, predator missiles, care packages etc. Contrary to belief it's not a 5 minute run to the fight everytime you spawn....the people that say this are not aware that you should be spawning on your squad mates and backing them up...they, instead, spawn back at the base.

When I play COD I get the feeling like "F*** Yeah! upside down 360 no-scope quad kill!" But I don't feel like this anymore...perhaps I've grown out of it. When I play Battlefield I don't care about doing well....with the map crumbling in around me, explosions everywhere and the sight of 61 other players crammed down a hallway desperately trying to gain an inch and with two Commanders ****ting each other.....I'm, well.....just .....happy to be there.

MarkY91 · 05-11-2013 12:08AM

guys, i know when you play on ps3 then get a ps4 the stats carry over but do they HAVE to? i want a fresh start for when i play on ps4. is there at least a stat reset token like in blops2?

krudler · 05-11-2013 12:26AM

So anyone pick it up yet? initial thoughts? It's early yet but I dunno if I'll bother with this, the COD player in me wants it to be good, the gamer wants Activision to suffer financially and up their game and stop rehashing the same thing year after year

Shifty Shellshock · 05-11-2013 12:30AM

I gets a 7 day xbox live trial code but no free fall code. Some balls.

_YOLO_ · 05-11-2013 12:38AM

I honestly don't think neither Treyarch or Infinity Ward are capable of taking this franchise forward at this point. We've seen their work. It's time for somebody new. I don't think they have the skill nor the talent among the developer ranks.

This is supposed to be the posterboy of the video game industry and yet with each new edition it looks further and further outdated and out of touch with modern technology.

My Call of Duty experience will be releasing in March 2014 under the name Titanfall. My nextdoor neighbour picked Ghosts up a while ago. Few games in and just got a text from him "ur rite, garbage

"

Time for Activision to contract Treyarch out to develop a Zombies standalone. Disband Infinity Ward altogether before their legacy is any more tainted and contract the COD franchise out to a new, hungry, young, talented devs to reboot the series in their vision and interpretation.

TerrorFirmer · 05-11-2013 12:41AM

I still hope out for an epic WW2 return for COD - that'll be what could separate it from BF and the murky area of modern warfare all the main competitors are swimming in.

MarkY91 · 05-11-2013 12:50AM

apparently the maps are so big is becuase they were made for next gen and next gen games will be 9v9 standard. or so TmarTn said anyways

wandatowell · 05-11-2013 12:52AM

MarkY91 wrote: »

apparently the maps are so big is becuase they were made for next gen and next gen games will be 9v9 standard. or so TmarTn said anyways

So its grand for PC gamers?

_YOLO_ · 05-11-2013 12:53AM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I still hope out for an epic WW2 return for COD - that'll be what could separate it from BF and the murky area of modern warfare all the main competitors are swimming in.

That could work provided it's done properly. A WW2 shooter could revive the dying franchise if and only if it managed to really immerse you to the point that you felt you were in the 1940's. They really need to step up their physics. COD needs destructible environments. For the pin-up-boy of the industry it's hard to think that it is the most visually unimpressive new title releasing across all the next-gen consoles. It's pathetically embarrassing.

lkionm · 05-11-2013 12:59AM

_YOLO_ wrote: »

That could work provided it's done properly. A WW2 shooter could revive the dying franchise if and only if it managed to really immerse you to the point that you felt you were in the 1940's. They really need to step up their physics. COD needs destructible environments. For the pin-up-boy of the industry it's hard to think that it is the most visually unimpressive new title releasing across all the next-gen consoles. It's pathetically embarrassing.

You are painful and cringey to read, just stick to battlefield.

we get it, you are too cool for cod and finally grew your second pube.

Give it a rest. You are a walking cliche.

Chef-1st · 05-11-2013 01:04AM

I was going to go up to tesco now and buy, but I'm holding off now. Ever since I raged so hard and broke my blops2 disc back in Feb I've been waiting for a new COD. I've been a COD player since the start, back in the LAN party days of COD1 and BF1942 etc. Without fail, every year. But this year, I'm holding off. Went off Battlefield since BF2, but I might be switching to BF4 totally seeing that everyone says it's awesome and COD ghosts seems to be another gimmicky rehash of a very old Quake engine and same bull that they can't seem to just get right.

Keep the first impressions coming though guys, very interested in reading your thoughts on the game.

Cheers/Chef.

_YOLO_ · 05-11-2013 01:07AM

lkionm wrote: »

You are painful and cringey to read, just stick to battlefield.

we get it, you are too cool for cod and finally grew your second pube.

Give it a rest. You are a walking cliche.

Awww, have I hurt your feelings?

Come on, you're a big boy now.

lkionm · 05-11-2013 01:10AM

_YOLO_ wrote: »

Awww, have I hurt your feelings?

Come on, you're a big boy now.

no, just my eyes.

You are the one trying to troll on a new account, thats what big boys do.

I spend all my time registering on websites talking about games I dont like.

_YOLO_ · 05-11-2013 01:20AM

lkionm wrote: »

no, just my eyes.

You are the one trying to troll on a new account, thats what big boys do.

I spend all my time registering on websites talking about games I dont like.

Well at least you're honest. I on the other hand have come on to debate in a mature fashion. I won't apologise if my opinion, which I'm entitled to, doesn't match up with your world view.

Neon_Lights · 05-11-2013 02:00AM

My feelings on the game so far

Bearing in mind I havent got all the perks, but what I've played so far.

The game is slow, not the fast that was touted previously. Movement doesnt feel as free as BO2, kinda restricted with the occassional slide or jump over obstacles livening things.

Speaking of obstacles there are loads, its a campers paradise.

You do get dropped fast , one and two bombs are standard with an AR. Bordering on Hardcore from BO2.

Maps are Huge and you can spend aaaaages looking for opponents.

Hit registration is bang on, guns feel a bit clunky though MW3 ish (to be expected), this could be due to my perks/sensitivity.

I think this could be a very S&D slow style game, not the fast pasted shooter of MW2 it was compared to.

I prefer the feel of Black Ops at the moment, but this could be me getting used to the game.

lkionm · 05-11-2013 02:34AM

Played a few games so far so haven't unlocked anything bar the red dot.

I think it's class. It's a bit like bf3 and mw3 in one. It can be fast as you like or slow as you want. This is all about finding cover in this game. There is no more running around cod style doing 360 frontflips while throwing shock charges.

It feels dirty and dark and not as childish as the blops 2 could be. I'm looking at you hijacked and nuke town with the cartoonesque colours.

It feels harder and less forgiving because of the cover. Once I got over te initial shock of being killed so fast I got over it and accepted it.

Sound whoring isn't that bad, there is a person running at me in the woods, I should be able to hear them being clumsy running around a war zone. I really hope they don't patch that.

I haven't tried many guns, getting a feel for the maps and spawn points and traffic lanes really.

So far I think it's class and the best cod I have played. It just runs better.

lkionm · 05-11-2013 02:35AM

Also the female voices are absolutely head wrecking.

Ballymun Bohs · 05-11-2013 03:07AM

For anyone who has the game, does collecting tags in kill confirmed count towards your scorestreaks??

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