[bairn175]

Ok, we've all played it for a week now, but which is the better game? I think the original is still the best. Here's my reasons:

I'm not too keen on many of the new maps. I thought there were a lot of campers in the original but these new maps are 10 times worse. Several times now i've played team deathmatch and the winning score after 10 minutes has been 40 kills or less due to everyone camping. I never saw a winning score below 55 kills once in the original MW. There are just too many hiding places down dark alleys and dark corners.

The reduction of the explosive devices, ie one claymore instead of two, no three frags perk. I used to be a bit of a dab hand with the old frags, missing them badly now. Same with the claymores.

The removal of the night vision goggles. They always came in handy on wetwork and might have helped overcome the camping problem in MW2.

Taking away my favourite game from MW is not good. Used to play a lot of hardcore headquarters and i'm well dissapointed that they took it out.

All the points awards and stuff are getting annoying. Its seems at times that you get more points just for turning a corner and a single kill with a gun can bring up about 6 awards. By the time your screen has cleared you have been shot.

Callsigns and Emblems? Correct me if i'm wrong but this game has an 18 certificate. I stopped collecting things like that when i was 9, i don't need them now.

And last but definately not least, the absolutely most annoying thing in the game has to be the fact that only in ground war are you allowed to remain in party chat. This means if i am playing with friends and we want to talk, we either play ground war or have to endure all the little kiddies butting in and annoying the hell out of us. If we want to play anything else we have to mute everyone else in the room one by one. What was wrong with the chat system in MW? If it isn't broke don't fix it!

All this said, there are a few good points in the new game. I'm well chuffed at the return of Capture The Flag (even if i have got crap at it) and the Killstreaks options are amazing. I just think that overall, MW2 is a step back. Over to you guys.

This post has been edited by bairn175: 17 November 2009 - 18:47

[pencils]

I'd say the first one. I don't think there is any really good maps in MW2, where as on COD4 I thought there was 2-3 really top notch maps. I'm also sick of being killed by campers - Which seems to happen all the time on MW2. I don't know if this is because of the introduction of attatchments like that stupid heartbeat thing, or because people aren't used to the maps. Hopefully its people aren't used to the maps.

[Fife Saint]

I think the new one takes a bit of getting used to but I think it is fine when you are into it. Am I the only one that struggles to last 2 mins in the Favela Team Deatmatch? It's fucking mental.

[twisteH]

I think the maps in MW2 are far better than those in MW1 tbh.

[badger_whacker]

twisteH, on Nov 17 2009, 20:54, said:

I think the maps in MW2 are far better than those in MW1 tbh.

Apart from Quarry which is shiiit.

[Dark Blue]

I'm still getting used to the maps and it doesn't help that most of the guys you play are already far on in the game and have far superior guns to you. I camp though and I enjoy the reactions of people when the round is over or when I die.

[Dave]

The heartbeat monitor pisses me off, every time I'm killed with someone using it they are camping in a corner waiting for me to appear. Apart from that I prefer MW2.

[paul-r-cfc]

Fife Saint, on Nov 17 2009, 20:04, said:

I think the new one takes a bit of getting used to but I think it is fine when you are into it. Am I the only one that struggles to last 2 mins in the Favela Team Deatmatch? It's fucking mental.

free for all on rust is the worst for that i think

But favela is bad cause of the really tight paths and guys popping up above you on roofs you didnt even know were accessible

[Hank Scorpio]

The maps on CoD MW 2 are pish. It's been an enormous let down.

[Dark Blue]

Dave, on Nov 17 2009, 23:50, said:

The heartbeat monitor pisses me off, every time I'm killed with someone using it they are camping in a corner waiting for me to appear. Apart from that I prefer MW2.

[Dave]

Dark Blue, on Nov 17 2009, 23:31, said:

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[pencils]

badger_whacker, on Nov 17 2009, 22:03, said:

Apart from Quarry which is shiiit.

Thats the only one I think is alright. The rest are shit.

Also, why do people use that thing that mucks up your radar? It warns you that their near you. Totally pointless.

[Lang Toun Lad]

I got a holed of a heartbeat monitor on Favela for the first time today and got a 17-0 killstreak with it. Ridiculous stuff and, although fun if you have it, kind of ruins the game. Same with the bloody snipers with thermal scopes.

[StandFree03]

Aye, it's shit. We should all go back to playing Call of Duty 2 or something.

[Gaz]

I didn't play much MW1 online, but MW2 is the mutt's nuts.

[#Gary]

Heartbeat sensors?

Use the perk called 'Ninja'. Not really that hard is it?

MW was amazing, and MW2 has exceeded that. Best game ever.

[stevenc1991]

Love all the new additions but it just doesn't feel as good, and yea the maps are shit.

Can't wait to see how Treyarch manage to f**k up this one next year though.

[StandFree03]

stevenc1991, on Nov 18 2009, 18:29, said:

Love all the new additions but it just doesn't feel as good, and yea the maps are shit.

Can't wait to see how Treyarch manage to f**k up this one next year though.

Neither can I. World at War was absolutely awful, hated it.

[Gaz]

I quite liked WaW

[Moe Lester]

pencils, on Nov 17 2009, 23:47, said:

Also, why do people use that thing that mucks up your radar? It warns you that their near you. Totally pointless.

The enemy use it so you cant see them and kill them, but they stil see you! Not pointless!

I'm still not sure if i prefer it though, i could play MW1 for hours but this i get bored quite easily.

Love the heartbeat sensor too, didnt like it at first as that was all i was looking at and got destracted but im use to it now.

Only thing i wish they done would be to offer more kill streaks, meybe 4 or 5 instead of 3, i never know what ones to do.

My favs are Termina and the Quarry, hate the scrapyard and the Derail, its just a big empty space!

[Zanetti]

Gaz, on Nov 19 2009, 12:36, said:

I quite liked WaW

Same, thought the story was good and the multiplayer wasn't far off COD4, if any worse at all.

[Jobby]

Both are pish

[Gaz]

I hate the level "wasteland" and "derail". I like "terminal" and "highrise" best.

[Jobby]

Gaz, on Nov 19 2009, 17:21, said:

I hate the level "wasteland" and "derail". I like "terminal" and "highrise" best.

Same

[Cynical Saintee]

I utterly despite the map that's the clone of "Downpour".

Surely I'm not the only one who's noticed all of MW2's maps are almost identical to MW1's, with a few minor changes? Although a few details are different, the general idea and layout of the maps are incredibly similar. Shipment/Rust, Downpour/The hilly level with rain (), Estate/Overgrown (IIRC, might be Outskirts)...

WAW wasn't as bad as it was made out to be, but the campaign was truly awful. Clockwork, cannon fodder AI, repetetive and tedious and generally no fun. I quite enjoyed the multiplayer.

This post has been edited by Cynical Saintee: 20 November 2009 - 14:14