Modern Warfare 2

[Monkeyboy]

I do. But how do I use it? Sorry, I'm a spazmo.

EDIT: lol, figured it out. Didn't register that he'd switched to the detonator.

They should rename the game "Call of Duty: Spazmo Warfare 2" especially for me.

[DC Lemon]

So you're the sort of soldier who would leave men behind? Get out there and save him! (been a while, but..don't just go out there with all guns blazing; you need to let the scene play out)

On my first go I thought that was plan B. It wasn't very low profile, admittedly.

[Naysonymous]

I just realised how good the Masterkey shotgun is. Frees up a second anti air class.

[Monkeyboy]

The snowsled chase wasn't as exciting as the trailer made out.

[Naysonymous]

I really like fully silenced classes too. Having plenty of fun with UMP .45 w/Silencer, Throwing Knife, Scavenger pro, Cold Blooded pro, Ninja pro. Even when you shoot at people and miss, they dont seem to care. I have never been a player who is glued to the minimap (probably explains my K/D) and because of that, I never realised just how many people spend more time looking at that than anything else.

Not a fan of TDM Express though Neal, that one game we just ended up on was 6 vs 4 for a good five minutes. I think I'd rather spend an extra 30 seconds in the lobby between rounds than have half empty games.

[Timmo]

It's good to be looking at the mini map absolutely all the time in the corner of your eye, and just as useful as the red dots are the green arrows. If a team-mate is facing one way you can strike off that angle as covered, no matter how good he is. If you hear "tango down" you know they're coming from the direction he's facing and he's taken one out, and similarly if he disappears you know he's just been killed from the direction of the red dot - no red dot means he was knifed or killed with a silencer. The radar often quite subtley gives you massive amounts of information on where the enemy is.

It's a terrible habit to go blindly following the red dots, but so so many people do it. You can take advantage of it with a loud class, setting up ambushes and killing waves of chumps when you're on song. I'm not quite good enough to do it consistently though, hence why I usually go supressed, taking the crossfire role, silently taking out people on the way to their next red dot on the radar.

[Petrousgyre]

I miss Bog, I loved that level. Agree that MW2 maps are generally outstanding with the possible exception of Wasteland and maybe Sub Base on some modes.

[Naysonymous]

Question:

If you have unlocked Full Metal Jackets for an assault rifle, will it apply to the Masterkey shotgun attachment too?

[Isaac]

Question:

If you have unlocked Full Metal Jackets for an assault rifle, will it apply to the Masterkey shotgun attachment too?

The masterkey shotgun attachment?

[Naysonymous]

Yes.

The shotgun attachment that is available for all assault rifles. Its called a Masterkey because it is used in real life for breaching doors. It will open pretty much any door, hence "Master key". (wiki)

[zxcvbnm]

I really like fully silenced classes too. Having plenty of fun with UMP .45 w/Silencer, Throwing Knife, Scavenger pro, Cold Blooded pro, Ninja pro. Even when you shoot at people and miss, they dont seem to care. I have never been a player who is glued to the minimap (probably explains my K/D) and because of that, I never realised just how many people spend more time looking at that than anything else.

Not a fan of TDM Express though Neal, that one game we just ended up on was 6 vs 4 for a good five minutes. I think I'd rather spend an extra 30 seconds in the lobby between rounds than have half empty games.

I seem to always stick to TDM express now - can't be arsed waiting between matches. And for quite a while now I've been a silent sneaky bastard - silenced ACR with scavenger pro, cold blooded pro, ninja pro & claymores. Find a good spot and watch people run around like headless chickens whilst you shoot them and they have no fucking idea where the bullets are coming from.

[Naysonymous]

Aye, the ACR is a beast. I think its the best assault rifle on the game. I love my UMP .45 too though. If you havent tried that and need a gun to level up for XP, I highly recommend it. Easily the best SMG on the game, you lose a bit of range but you gain a bit of mobility. Its a 3 bullet kill at any range without stopping power too, so you can combine it with Cold Blooded very effectively.

[the_debaser]

Playing MW2 when you're a little worse for wear is not advised.

[Yoshimax]

Playing MW2 when you're a little worse for wear is not advised.

it's the 60fps - horrible

[KriessG]

After many hours thinking the MP maps weren't as good as those in COD4, I'm now really enjoying Sub Base, Derail, Favela, in-fact most of them. Even Rust is like a better Shipment in that it's playable. I do so miss Pipeline, Overgrown and Crash thought. I'd happily spend whatever IW want to have those three as a map pack.

[CarloOos]

I miss Bog, I loved that level. Agree that MW2 maps are generally outstanding with the possible exception of Wasteland and maybe Sub Base on some modes.

Madness, those are two of the best maps. And Bog was almost as bad Shipment, it's terrible!

I do find some people just can't play Wasteland though, someone always tries to skip it. There's tendency to assume it's a 'snipe' map, but played properly there's absolutely no reason for it to be. Most of my best streaks on there are with the ACR or G18's, just constantly flanking by rotating the central hedge.

[Petrousgyre]

Madness, those are two of the best maps. And Bog was almost as bad Shipment, it's terrible!

I do find some people just can't play Wasteland though, someone always tries to skip it. There's tendency to assume it's a 'snipe' map, but played properly there's absolutely no reason for it to be. Most of my best streaks on there are with the ACR or G18's, just constantly flanking by rotating the central hedge.

Bog was great, I know some folk didn't get on with it but I loved mooching round the undergrowth knifing and having firefights with guys camped in the back building. It was one map when I'd almost be guaranteed a win on FFA. Wasteland just doesn't suite my play, I don't have the range to deal with snipers and the bunker is just a shitfest. Not my idea of fun.

[Pob]

Wha...!? I'd say the opposite of that is true. I really enjoy playing against teams who are die hard about getting in that building. Free kills for my danger close rockets and so many headshots from the trees. I've never once lost to a team that goes for that building

I get the impression that you change classes constantly throughout the match Kerraig? It'd something I never did in COD4, but it seems to make more sense in MW2 if you have classes set up for different play styles

. So far I've just been swapping to anti air or ditching a class if I'm really not doing very well with it. Really, I ought to be using the kill cam time to assess the situation, work out why I died and pick a new class to deal with it.

[Rockboy]

Aye, the ACR is a beast. I think its the best assault rifle on the game. I love my UMP .45 too though. If you havent tried that and need a gun to level up for XP, I highly recommend it. Easily the best SMG on the game, you lose a bit of range but you gain a bit of mobility. Its a 3 bullet kill at any range without stopping power too, so you can combine it with Cold Blooded very effectively.

I've started using the UMP kit that that WingsofRedemption guy showcased in one of his YouTube vids. It's awesome on the smaller maps, I used to struggle on maps like Favela and Scrapyard as I'd always go with my beloved Famas but the silenced UMP with Scavenger, Cold Blooded and Ninja (and Stinger) is a beast of a setup.

[Pungee]

I love Terminal, Sub Base, Quarry and Invasion. Those are the ones I feel I know best and so I always do better on them.

I always seem to do really badly on Wasteland, Estate, Underpass and Rundown. I especially hate Underpass. I hate how dark it is.

[Pob]

I used to have trouble on the low-vis maps too (Underpass, Wastland, Estate) so now I always take a FAMAS with thermal scope. Cuts through all the foliage and rain, and is especially good for sniper-hunting on Wasteland.

[super_quincy]

I love Wasteland especially on groundwar, got a 21-2 KD on it yesterday, which was a bit if an achievement as it was on the PC, whereas I'm used to the pace of the 360 game.

[KYUSS]

I love the way everyone disagrees on the best maps... i guess its just down to playing styles?

I still don't get the map rotation... if i am in a lobby for a couple of hours or so why doesn't it just rotate through a complete map list? i seem to get maps 2 or 3 times maybe more.

Do you think an average player can be taught how to be a top level player, or is a lot of it just natural ability?

[Timmo]

I love the way everyone disagrees on the best maps... i guess its just down to playing styles?

Most people put the maps they're best at. And yeah playing styles come into it - I like my shotguns so Skidrow is always welcome for me.

Do you think an average player can be taught how to be a top level player, or is a lot of it just natural ability?

My shooting is pretty average but I'm usually at or near the top; absolutely you can learn the game, the key is reading the radar.

[Silent Runner]

I had a weird thing happen in a game earlier today. I was playing Hardcore Deathmatch on Terminal and my side started the game beside the metal detectors. I hang back to see where my guys are going and I see 2 players trying to fit though the same metal detector, they bounce off each other for a few seconds then they both die. They fall to the ground for a few seconds then they disappeared – I don’t think it registered as kills for the other side.

[kerraig UK]

I get the impression that you change classes constantly throughout the match Kerraig? It'd something I never did in COD4, but it seems to make more sense in MW2 if you have classes set up for different play styles

. So far I've just been swapping to anti air or ditching a class if I'm really not doing very well with it. Really, I ought to be using the kill cam time to assess the situation, work out why I died and pick a new class to deal with it.

yeah i'm constantly switching. I switch when we're attackin, defending, when theres air support, if a sniper has us pinned. Ideally i'd like 5 classes for each gametype. 10 isnt enough.

I just played headquarters a bit and got spanked with my standard domination class. I need to work out what to use for that gametype

[Timmo]

You should also be able to link killstreak rewards with classes I think. Could be open to abuse I suppose if switching mid-match, but I like to run hardline and UAV with my AUG for certain gametypes.

[Isaac]

Yeah, having killstreak rewards tied to classes would be a lot better.

I am constantly running UAV lately because I am literally the only person in my games that uses it, and it improves the team's chances immensely. Even terrible players seem to have care package as their first killstreak reward, it's beginning to really annoy me

[Naysonymous]

But you can still "abuse" that with one man army if you want. I agree that you should be able to link killstreaks with classes too. You can with perks and death streaks after all. Still, there is time in the lobby if you really want to do it. I always seem to get the AC130 on shit maps for it too. Again, I got it on Scrapyard today. Admittedly its only the third time I have ever got one (I rarely use an 11 kill streak, and even more rarely get there) and everybody just ran indoors. Got something daft like 2 kills with it. I went back to UAV, Sentry Gun, Harrier almost instantly.

Just looking for any 10k XP challenges to finish off 69-70 too. I noticed I have 492 kills with my UMP .45, and 500 will give me the 10,000 XP. I also just noticed that of those 492 kills I have precisely 0 kills with the red dot sight. I'm surprised that I never bothered to equip it, but I probably will now and unlock the Holographic before never using it again. I cant be the only person who thinks that a lot of the time the red dot sight is a waste of an attachment can I?

@ Issac, in team games I'll often be the UAV guy. It really doesnt bother me. If you have a UAV and a Counter UAV on your team then you are at a huge advantage. It's weird how people will only select killstreaks that will directly kill enemy players. I guess its a phase everybody goes through. You might not get the monster 32-2 game every once in a while if you dont have big kill streaks, but you will constantly do well. Its probably better for your overall game in fact.

[ZOK]

I got the chopper gunner twice on Scrapyard today, and both times it spawned the chopper miles away from the playing area, so I had to wait about 20-30 seconds before I got close enough to actually shoot at people. It's not normally like that, is it?