Dear Infinity Ward,
I’m one of your biggest fans. I’ve been playing Call Of Duty games since the first one. COD4 got more play on my 360 than any other game. Modern Warfare 2 is all that. It’s bigger, it’s better and it’s more addictive. Congratulations on keeping me as a fan. Now that the congratulatory bullshit is over…
While COD4 was great, it had some serious issues. Some minor, some major. I asked some important questions at the behind close door event at E3. Pretty much none of them were answered. What really pissed me off was the fact that you weren’t willing to address the fact that there is no self shadow. You said that it wasn’t a priority. How hard is it to code a self shadow? This may not seem important to you but when you can see someone’s shadow before they see you, it gives you the advantage. If I can see my own shadow, I can tell if I’m going to compromise my location. Yeah, it’s a very petty gripe, but considering Treyarch made 2 games with your COD4 engine and both of them had self shadowing, I have to wonder about your agenda.
Next on my list is noob friendly perks and weapons. I have no issue with making the game casual friendly for those non-hardcore players that like the series. The problem with some of the features of this game is that they can be easily exploited. Case in point, the Noob Tube(grenade launcher). I know this is a real weapon but the problem with it is that any noob can use it to rack up kills. I bitched and complained about it in COD4 and it’s back again in MW2. Not only has this weapon returned, but you are encouraging people to use it because you’ve included a title called ‘Noob Tuber’. So you are aware of the problem, did nothing to fix it and are now encouraging it. Do you play the game? It’s pretty sad when someone sucks so bad that they have to use a Noob Tube when they are 3ft in front of you.
Next on the list, the Thermal Scope. C’mon Son! What happened to going old school and looking for that movement in the grass, scoping and killing? Now all people have to do is look for the bright pink colors and pull the trigger. I know the thermal scope can be countered but why should I waste a perk for noobs?
Increased melee attack distance? I wouldn’t have a problem with this if I could counter it but I can’t. There are now people running around with marathon, light weight and commando acting like Flash from the superfriends. I had 2 guys using this build stab me in the ass 12 times. WTF!?! How do you counter this? Should I now keep a Riot Shield build handy for this?
The issue with dedicated servers doesn’t affect me much because I play on the PS3 and 360. Seriously though, do you know that PC gamers are the ones that made YOU and your game famous? They are the reason you were able to turn Call Of Duty into a multimillion dollar franchise. It wouldn’t hurt you to release a dedicated server update and offer it free for download…would it?
There’s more…What the fuck happened to the maps? Why is Treyarch outclassing you with your own engine? Why did we only get one map pack download for COD4? I hope you plan on doing several map packs for MW2 AND new game modes. Or maybe your busy working on MW3?
Last on my list is party chat. Why in the fuck did you disable party chat for certain modes? If ghostcam was the reason, you guys need a slap in your face. Couldn’t you write some code to just mute mics on dead players instead of getting rid of party chat? In the past week I think I’ve heard the word ‘nigger’ like 20 times. What took the cake was a Canadian teammate talking about ‘cops vs niggers’ and ‘killing indians’. I team killed him with 2 seconds left in the game. Then I had to report him, block him and then give him a bad review. I got tired of doing that in 2007 and party chat saved the day. I can only think you did it because PSN doesn’t have party chat or cross game chat so you wanted to balance things? I don’t know, but it was fucking stupid and I’m tired of the childish banter of unfavorable players in game chat.
Hey Infinity Ward, WAKE THE FUCK UP and get your shit straight. You are one of the top developers in this industry and you are making a buttload of money off of your games. Without us gamers you’d probably be making free flash games for the internet. Throw us a fucking bone we are paying your BILLS!!
Sincerely,
Torrence Davis
The disgruntled, frustrated and cracked out gamer.
i have moved on from mw2 to battlefield bad company beta and MAG beta. funny how i enjoy betas more than the actual mw2 game. probably cause i suck at mw2.
the only modes i get true enjoyment and fun is single player (not veteran) and spec-ops. spec-ops is truly enjoyable.
lmao
also when you hit somone when there about to knife u it should stun the knifing i hate when i shoot somone and they knife me right after.
let me ask you something T? So when you get in BFBC2 when the beta is over and the same cheap ass players start to emerge are you going to write a letter to EA? Are you going to write them and tell them to remove tanks because your team is getting spawn killed by them, are you going to tell them to remove helicopters because you keep getting killed by them. or wait m203 are in there too so what are you going to do about them in that game? Lets see whats going to happen when the next rainbow comes out they will be in there too, or the next Graw, ( which in case actually had thermal and night vision, that you could use the whole game yet alone a attachment). See all these things you wish to be gone out of cod have some form or variation of the same type in other games. So if you can’t adapt then you better get ready to be typing letters to all these companies who have shooters coming out in the near future. War evolves, combat evolves, strategies evolve, maybe its time for gamers to do the same. Just my opinion you know i was going to say something lol
I agree with you Jon. people just don’t like change and they don’t like leveling the playing field. to be a good gamer one must betting himself to over come whatever bothers him in the game.. Take that cool Elpresedorl or what ever the fuck his name was.. he makes videos bitching about campers when he can just shut the fuck up and go and kill them fools .. sorry that el dude really pushes my buttons lol.. anyways.. love the post T.. can’t wait for the game night tonight.. gonna be hell a fun
So let me get this straight. You want the games to be unrealistic and a good gamers meant to enjoy that? Just because you think your good doesn’t mean anyone else thinks you are. I bet you’re one of the fucks that uses the tactics that he’s complaining about. Don’t be so bloody stupid, he’s not complaining about tanks and helicopters etc, he’s pissed off, as I am, about Infinity Ward making the multiplayer too easy for noobs and glitchers! Are you telling me you’re a good gamer because you’ll put up with some shit stabbing you and getting an instant kill after you’ve just pounded them in the chest with 3 bullets from an AK47? However, I do think they should have the grenade launcher and the thermal scope as they have them in real life, but not the fucking completely unrealistic things like the knives and the Javelin glitch (thank god they got rid of that).
You should write more Tor. You’re good at it. This was a great read even if I don’t play MW2.
I disagree with Tor…. On his first paragraph
This game is not better than COD4 at all. The maps are a step down and so is the gameplay. The single player is fun because of it’s set pieces, but the gameplay in multiplayer has taken a slide. It doesnt feel the same. I’m having more fun with BFBC2 right now to be honest. I havent touched MW2 in nearly a week. Assassin’s Creed 2 is more addictive. The game is filled with loud mouth brats, no weight at all on the soliders, and average mechanics. I like W@W’s maps better and the way their game felt. I feel COD4’s multiplayer is on another level.
I’ve never had any problem with the Grenade Launcher as a weapon. You can one hit kill, but it’s only got one shot as well. So if you miss, you’re dead.
But the rest I agree with. I thought MW2 was good, but not that good. COD4 was far more balanced, and I think Treyarch’s games are about the same level of quality as MW2 was. Which is not really that bad, since I like Treyarchs games too. (Nazi Zombies FTW!)
BTW, I’m trying to set up a MW2 clan, or a clan for all COD games really. If anyone would like to join, follow my link [url=http://epicvideogamers.com/forum/index.php?topic=2524.0]here[/url] to my clans site.
Thanks.
Yo man id be up for joining the clan.
Just drop us a mail or something and let us know?
Thanks!!
Im tired of constant looking for new host shit that they gave in game. The maps of cod4 destroy every map in this game. The two maps i like are rust and high rise. Everything else is way to big. Im so sick of these games implementing big maps. Big maps are not fun. Showdown on cod4 was easily the best built map. The two big things that make this game way to casual are the care packages and the knifing. Im still addicted to this game even though it has problems.
would you rather the game just do like it used to do and kick every one back to the main menu, and if you are on the losing end of that game you receive the loss? Or how about you are winning and it does that shit and kicks you out the game and then you have no win or no loss for the work you just did. I find it much more satisfying to know that when some dipshit quits cause he can’t handle the ass whoopin he is getting, or when cheaters try to lag switch and fuck up that i don’t have to pay for it. Why should i suffer because someone else cant handle the situation? I find the host migration a great addition because i can continue the game, despite a sore loser.
I find the maps great it caters to all type of players, run and gunners, campers, snipers, sharpshooters, etc they make sense this is modern warfare this isnt rainbow six where we got to be rats in a box clawing it out. Why would I have a sniper rifle on a small map? or hell whats the purpose of most guns in a small map we might as well tell them to make us a game and call it smg warfare or shotgun heaven, it seems thats what every one wants because they cant step they game up and adjust to different type of players just like in battle you have to adjust to different types of attacks, or defenses. If you are getting killed or can’t counter act something look at yourself first before you try to blame the game. If it wasn’t for games evolving and weaponry evolving we would be stuck with fucking james bond all our gaming lives. Even that game had its cheap shit, i guess the only reason people don’t complain about that is because you was right there with the other player, and you could see where he was hiding or, what he was about to do to you before it happened because its all on the same screen.
I certainly the host ended game shit in cod4 was alot worse, but still why is this the only game that has those problems? Games like gears of war, halo,killzone and countless others never have that connection problem. Are they using bad servers?
I agree. Modern Warfare 2 should be better than older games in this area, not worse. I can vouch for most of the examples used. This is a major problem with the game and needs fixing. M.A.G. is coming out and Sony’s hosting them itself so it can sustain 256 players simoultaniously in the match and keep it going if anyone quits – so why the fuck can’t Infinity ward cope with 8 people!!!
My question to every one is are you more mad that these features are in the game and now it is more easier for someone to pick up something and shoot you back, or is it that you are now mad that you can’t pick on noobs to pad your kill death ratios? I don’t know what gamers these days want but i remember when we took pride on taking on a challenge of a game and mastering it. You would think it would show you how much more skill you really have now that a so called noob has something to fight back with. Or i guess every one is just fine with the old days where every one just spawn camped noobs all day. I don’t know about you but that shit was boring! Is the real problem that gamers can’t adapt to new shit? Is the real problem that now that you are dying more its got to be something wrong with the game and not that your skills just haven’t evolved? I find that most people that have a problem with grenades, launchers or perks are the ones who get killed by them. I also find that any thing that makes you change what you are used to people have a problem with it. I think that if every one would sit back take the time to use team work and use strategy you will find that these things that people gripe about are actually quite simple to overcome. But i guess we are in the generation of Rambo, its every man for himself. I’m Just here to let you know grenades, launchers, etc are not going anywhere no matter how much you cry about them. So people if you can’t step your game up maybe its time to retire from shooters. Only people that cry about this stuff are the people getting hit up by it, and have found no solution to it. SHAPE UP OR SHIP THE FUCK OUT!
I agree with you completely. I like how there is a counter for everything and how the kill cam reveals a camper’s location. It’s makes things more fair and exciting. I think these complaints are sour grapes from people who like to take advantage of new inexperienced players. I tend to make it a point in the game to seek out the cheap campers who are exploiting a spot on the map.
I completely DISAGREE! It’s not about the KDR’s as mentioned above, it’s about having fun – it is after all a game. It shouldn’t be about being able to get someone back and countering someone – you should’ve done that in the first place, not counter them when they’ve already killed you – thats fucking shit! I do however like the killcams as I like to see when someone gets a good kill against me like with a throwing knife etc, but I think they shouldn’t apply to snipers as it’s not fair on them to have to give up their location because they actually managed to kill someone who didn’t kill them first. I am very rarely a sniper as I use the AK47 most of the time but when I have been, it is frustrating when some idiot kills you just because you managed to kill them earlier – and I don’t mean just by co-insidence – I mean like when they javelin your position!
Jon you need to chill with this man lol. The people I know in real life who complain about this game arent upset about it being easier or more difficult, but rather the core expierence. I played COD4 on my PS3 for days and then got it on my 360 and played it for the last year as well. It was addictive. I played W@W which was decent, but preferred the original Modern Warfare because of the maps so I traded back to COD4. The maps made COD4 great.
I don’t have issue with big maps. I have issue with the feel of the game, and them trying too hard to change the leveling up system. It’s not that I don’t like more options, but sometimes less options makes a better core expierence. I dont want to get points for every damn thing I do. It loses that excitement when I kill someone and see the points pop up because when I die I get bonuses too. It loses its addictive parts for me because I don’t feel that sense of accomplishment when I have a great match.
The guns feel like toys to me. They don’t feel like real guns to me. They have all these damn sensors and red dots on them, and then the drop packages, etc. COD4 gave you those cool perks, but didnt push it. MW2 pushes it and everyone has all this crap. I personally dont like the feel of my gun with all this crap on it, and running with no weight on it. I like the feel that BFBC2 has that you are actually running with weight. They didnt have that feel as much in COd4, but it was there more than it is now.
Finally, the maps. I just think they are a step down. They are decent, but they arent the greatest things ever. If they remade the COD4 maps for MW2 then I would like MW2 ALOT more.
I currently like BFBC2 more because I like the feel of weight, the realistic solider loadouts, the options after you die, the teamwork aspect, and that a single map is effective for all players.
Different Strokes for Different Folks.
Glad too see you writing again Torrence keep doing it. as for modern warfare 2 i love the game, the online is great but after playing bad company 2 there’s definitly some things missing in modern warfare 2 that should’ve been there but I think the main problem first and foremost is the balance of the game.
But at the end of the day it is fun so enjoy it. When Bad Company 2 drops it’s really gonna be serious.
hello hiphop, i see you are still using “to” and “too” incorrectly, please don’t, they do not mean the same thing and cannot be used interchangeably whenever you feel like it.
i understand what you say matt but until we have games where you simulate the real holding of a gun nothing is like shooting a real gun. Please show me an attachment on this game that’s not real. Heart beat mon, thats real, in fact you know on Graw the camera gun that every one cried foul on and was claiming is not real, guess what thats real. Thermal scopes real, grenade launchers, rpg, real. Care packages real, air strikes real, attack helicopters real. Every thing in this game you can find in real life battle. The only thing fake is its a game, and it is an arcade shooter so its going to be faster paced. But dont worry matt when bfbc comes out you will be hearing the same type of thing from people about the tanks, and different classes of soldiers. You want real feel to the guns, you want realistic feel to the movements, operation flashpoint is real but we see how well the public accepted that.
Erm…you forgot to mention what the real versions of these weapons are actually like! The real life heartbeat sensor is nothing like as efficient as it is in the game and certainly doesn’t tell your enemies apart! In real life, it’s very hard to distinguish a heartbeat on a sensor from something flapping in the wind, it certainly can’t detect things through walls as it’s very limited even if you are in some bushes. The most important point to make also is that there is no device small enough like that that will in anyway fit on a gun and still make the gun operable – far too heavy on one side etc. The main interface on the screen is only a blur of movement also – thats all movement unlesss finely tuned and even then it’s nothing like the little neat singled out coloured dots that appear in MW2. When Rainbow 6 integrated this into their game, not one HB sensor was even fully developed! As for the termal, real life ones are actually more defined than the ones on the game, but yet again, they do not distiguish enemies and the in game ones don’t show any other object as being hot unles it’s on fire! The fact is, on maps like favela, the ground would be hot too so thermals would be useless.
WOW Tor, the N4Gers are tearing you a new one on N4G!
I personally will have to side with MattG in his last post, especially where his states that there’s just too much going on in MW2, and I mean too much of everything! However, the biggest issue I have with MW2 is the lack of dedicated servers.
I won’t repost what I posted on N4G just look at the 3rd post… my view of the game is there.
http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-434987.aspx?CT=1&Page=1&Page2=1#C3060970
Oh I forgot to mention, after he shut the game down the first thing he said to me was “I can’t fuckin believe I got a trophy for getting nuke by an enemy… WTF is up wid dat?… now there’s a trophy I’m proud to have!”… LOL!
(Based on Hardcore Play Only) MW2 is a tight technically beautiful game.I understand why people complain about MW2 especially after playing COD4 to death.Killing isn’t as satisfying as it was,it doesn’t have the chunky thud,or the sense of achievement when you do kill an opponent,it’s over too fast,click click 100 points checking the bottom left of the screen to see if it was the enemy or teamate.The speed is similar to WAW which i don’t like but is there to make it hard for campers to rack kills or to make sniping a true skill.Evolution in gaming will always annoy people,it happens in every sequel,change pisses people off.Personally at first i loved it,then i hated it,and now im as addicted as i was with Modern Warfare 1.People will trash talk and those who are not very good at it will revert to getting personal or racial abuse,it’s not going away any time soon.My only relatively major gripe is SMG’s are weak and they kick like a mule,and how Infinity Ward can you have a modern war game including the S.A.S. and not have the Heckler & Koch MP5.Heres to DLC.Good article,very emotive.
LOL, racial abuse against a game. (IKIDMT)
Also, I disagree, not with the majority of ur points as I agree with them, but with the fact that opinions of the game change when u play it. I don’t have this problem with any other game although I do with this. I loved it at first and then got tired of the slow lobby system and it spawning me it front of enemies. I don’t think it will last very long apart from those gamers wanting to look cool in front of their mates sayin they still do play on it as it was the most critically aclaimed game of ever (apart from the Russia problems). I do hope it does as it’s a good game to have a fun throwing knife party on, especially in Rust, but I think it will.
Hey Torrance,
Great leter, some of those issues are kind of just an oh well and have to get dealt with by the player, but i only want to address the M203 (noob tube)
i use it on 1 class, and i only use it when its truly needed like room clearing, against shields, or running out of ammo. I feel i can because without trying to brag, i can get 30 kills and 5-10 deaths without using it, so its not like I’m relying soley on that thing for my kills…
Either way, i wanted to say i think IW did give us something to counter it, its called the blast shield,(not riot) the one that goes on your face and minimizes damage from explosions… so if u find someone nubetubing, just have a class on standby with that and laugh at their attempts lol… either way man, good letter, although i hope they don’t remove what annoys u and many other gamers, i hope they add more stuff to be able to counter it better.
In my opinion, from a campaign perspective anyway CoD4 > MW2.
* Better story.
* Far more challenging.
* Similar game play.
* Better campaign maps.
I don’t play multi-player CoD, but I may give Spec Ops a go with a friend.
It’s official Marathon + Lightweight + double shotty = Super noob. You really thought it all out Infinity Ward, Come march it’s over for MW 2.
I agree, this is one of THE most annoying things ever online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOWEVER, if you haven’t tried it, get a mate (or anyone up to 4 people), have every one of them kitted out with this and a throwing knife, set up a private match and away you go, this is one of the highlights to this game for me…You have to try it. Make sure no-one shoots and make sure killcams are on, for those moments that someone throws a knife at you, you pick it up and nail them in the head with it – the level of satisfaction is off the scale!
I agree with what this guy is saying 95%. Its bullshit that they won’t listen to what people have to say when it comes to the game. Its probably not that hard to add a shadow and since they give you the ability to hear foot steps It would have been nice to also have something like that in the game too if anything at least for added affect. He’s also right about the whole “Noob Tubing” thing as well. The thing that makes it worse is the fact that it isn’t just 2 shots anymore you could have unlimited grenades to shoot out of your pro pipe by using one man army and continuously picking your noob tube class or scavenger. Its also lame that even with the blast shield on you can still get killed in 2 and if they use danger close 1 shot of the grenade launcher and the blast shield cuts down your vision. So if I use a blast shield I lose say 25% of my vision and my radar yet I can still be killed in 1 shot from a grenade launcher?, not getting any help with.that. Also rewarding people for playing like a bitch is ridiculous. Your supposed to earn rewards not camp in the library on Terminal waiting for someone to walk in and launch a grenade at their feet.
I really don’t have a problem with the thermal scope but i do think that snipers with ACOG sites on should not be 1 hit kill assault rifles (M21+Acog).
Now the damn “Witch class” Aka Marathon, Lightweight, commando pro, and any pistol(usually the Rafica since its a Famas but in the shape of a pistol) w/ a tactical knife and a silenced UMP is just no fair. You run like the damn flash, you throw 6 jabs with the knife before the opponent throws his second, you run though bullets that are hitting you and still knife them, the other person could knife 2 seconds before you and you still have priority,and you quickly clear a room since your too damn fast to see and by the time they notice you their already boned.I thank god they at least fixed the care package boost so they no longer run faster than the speed of light. Also to comment on what the author said you cant even use the riot shield because if they jump up in front of you they can hit you which is ridiculous. since they are technically being slammed with a bulletproof glass shield i think they are supposed to be knocked back a little when you hit them with it instead of just being a turtle in it’s shell waiting for the bird to crack your shell open or find an opening in it.
The dedicated servers in a way don’t affect me but it also does. The dedicated servers don’t affect me since i also play on the console versions, the no dedicated does affect me because the people that are pissed about not having a dedicated server get annoyed and try to make their own. Which causes them to figure out glitches in the game which leads to what I call the “glitch of the week” because ever since the game came out there has been some stupid glitch being exploited. The first glitch being the auto 10th prestige then the javelin, the care package sprint, the super rigged Dual Model 1887’s, the Unlimited ammo and Big team games on Rust, infinite care package/emergency airdrop glitch, now you have the FAL shooting like an ACR, the new “Global Thermonuclear War” gametype I’m not sure what they do in it but I get enough random invites to know its something dumb, and The elevator glitch which lets you get on top of places such as the mountains on Derail that are out of the map, the top of the building next to the Target A bomb site on Karachi and other places. If you gave them their damn dedicated servers most people would have been doing all this crap on those instead of on the actual ranked servers.
The Party chat thing is dumb but I don’t think much of it compared to everything else.
Now that I provided more recent info on the authors letter. I will throw in a few more BS things that happen within the game.
Some of the stupid things that just annoy me about the community in general is how some of the guns are completely unbalanced. Also I don’t understand why they give you the best weapons in the game as the starting classes. The UMP and Famas alone are now used by 95% of the community. Also i recently watched a show on The military channel which proved that the Intervention sniper rifle is the strongest sniper in the world. So if IW is being realistic with the game why are we working hard to unlock guns that in real life are crap but for some reason in the game they are so good?, remember how everyone used the M16 in MW its basically the same thing with the Famas. They didn’t fix the M16 they just added new rigged starting weapons to make us think they fixed it.
Now whoever thought of dual wielding, like whoever put tripping in SSBB should be slapped upside the head. The fact that the P90 was broken in MW they should have nerfed them a little but, instead of making SMG’s a little less broken they weaken them but, you could hold 2 of them?? Dual pistols was ok but the fact that dual wielding improves your accuracy while shooting pistols and pistols can still kill you in 3 hits alone dual wielding them makes a little more unbalanced. Dual Shotguns is fucking retarded. Everyone remembers the Model 1887 fiasco well they fixed that “seemingly”. What they should have done is take away the ability to dual shotguns since in retrospect the reload time for 2 shotguns would be way to long and not just a flick of the damn wrist. Also the Model 1887’s were made in 1887 shouldn’t they take like 5 minutes to reload since you’d have to start putting gun powder and all that other shit in the gun to get it ready to fire. Now that the Models were sort of nerfed people are realizing the other shotguns are rigged too. The default shotgun (would you look at that) the Spas-12 and M410 (or whatever the name is) are actually more powerful the farther you are from a person. I shoot people a foot away with it and I don’t kill them. Im leaving the green room in the hallway on Skidrow and I get killed by a guy who just walked in from the alleyway entrance which I’m sure happened to other people who play online not just me. the AA-12 aka the Parkinson’s gun is overpowered since its an automatic shotgun in which all you do is run in a room and start clicking the trigger as though you have Parkinson’s.
The Spawns. The spawns in my opinion are pretty bad since it has no regard for the situation your teammates are in. Most of us have spawned and were quickly killed by a noob tube that wasn’t intended for us or spawned to quickly be killed by a guy that ran into the spawn point.
There are more current problems with the game but I have to say that the overall community (Xbox 360) has just went down hill. Whenever I play a game I notice that most of the other players quickly equip their danger close noob tube class and blast away. Also one of the comments was why don’t we counter the campers the reason is we really can’t. I get killed by a camper in the library on Terminal I see where he is but they are using a gun like the Famas which is a 1 hit kill and since he’s in a corner that’s too thick for FMJ to go through you have to try hitting him with grenades since if you walk in you get hit by one of his claymores as well as noob tubes. So by the time your team finally does kill him they have a Harrier strike ready. But yeah the main thing is everyone just seems to be exploiting all the dumb tricks and glitches meanwhile the people who don’t and think all this glitch and “witch class” crap is annoying BS are getting the shit kicked out of them by these guys and we have to put up with it since we don’t want to stoop to the 12 year old kids level. I believe I have most likely gotten my point across. The game when it came out was fun but as time went on and more stupid glitches and unfair advantages are starting to be exploited I’m really agitated (as by how much i typed) and i am hoping that IW fixes these things with new patches as well as new maps and i would really like if they brought back the old maps with new additions to them. If anyone has anything to say feel free to comment.