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so those of you that have Frontlines, how do you compare this multiplayer to COD4 and battlefield 2 : MC? I am buying this game for $30 from a friend, and kinda want to know what you guys think compared to those 2 big muliplayer games

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Originally Posted by TheBigDave

Everyone's having problems. There's a big thread over at the Xbox forums. It's really annoying, since the online multiplayer is the main attraction.

http://forums.xbox.com/18592192/ShowPost.aspx

I finished the single player last night. It was pretty uneventful. Nothing really memorable. Altogether it took me about 10 hours, but I play really slow. I'm not very experienced at shooters, so I played on Normal. But I never really felt challenged or got stuck. Someone that's good at FPS could probably plow through it in 5-6 hours.

If you're just interested in the single player, this is definitely a rental. Don't bother buying it. But I love the multiplayer. Hopefully they'll get it fixed soon. Maybe we can have some big DVDTalk battles.

Heads up for everyone. There are two bonus single player missions. Just enter these codes on the bonus menu:

sp-village
sp-street

I'm just hoping that the problems will be fixed before my rental is due back, but that's probably a pipe dream.

I tried the MP demo. Couldn't find anyone. Got in a vehicle. Drove around. Got blown up by a tank. Respawned. Got in a chopper. Flew around for about 10 mins. Dodged 3 SAMs. Took out some poor shmoes running around.

I dunno. It was time consuming looking for people to engage until I got into a vehicle. Then I couldn't tell where I was supposed to go by looking at the HUD. :shrug:

I guess I wished it was a bit faster in engaging the enemy. Maybe I should read the instructions more. :p

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Originally Posted by devilshalo

I havent played the real game yet, but when I wsa playing the demo, there was only like 10 total people, so 5v5, and the HUGE maps sucked for that. Buy imagine 25x25, that will make it more exciting (I HOPE)..

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Originally Posted by Wick

I'm just hoping that the problems will be fixed before my rental is due back, but that's probably a pipe dream.

It looks like they're rolling out a patch. Hopefully this will fix most of the problems:

http://www.frontlineswar.com/forums/...pic.php?t=2487

There's a bizarre glitch that allows you to hide inside a building and shoot the enemy while being protected by the building's wall. I hope this is next on their list of stuff to fix.

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I've been playing MP and it's lots of fun. Sometimes there's zero communication but it's still fun.

X-Play gave it 4 Stars (out of 5). I was really expecting them to give it 3 Stars. This game has a lot of flaws. If you're willing to look past them, it's an extremely fun game. But a flawed one nonetheless.

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Originally Posted by TheBigDave

Sure. But what games isn't "flawed"? I guess the key is to release a game that's "less flawed" than the other guy's game release. At the very least, balance the game's flaws with gameplay that makes it easy to overlook the said issues. (Gears ;) , COD4 ;) , and HALO 3 ;) )

I'm finding this game rather addictive in MP and I haven't had any issues getting into games.

Here's what I meant when I said "the game has a lot of flaws".

Collision detection is horrible. I've seen guys sitting in the middle of walls. I see people floating in mid-air. Sometimes when I'm lying prone, if I shift my body a little to the side it'll jump up in the air. I even posted a video above where players could hide inside a building and shoot out, while being protected by the walls. This kind of stuff really takes you out of the game. Check out this video for some highlights:

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I'm not talking about annoying gameplay qwirks like limited spawn points (which result in spawn campers), or the inability to pick-up weapons and ammo. And I'm not talking about server problems which can be easily remedied. The collision detection flaws are something that should have been fixed in beta, before the game was released. When you add everything up, this game is more flawed than the standard 2008 FPS game.

Sure, all games have flaws. But the 4 Star games shouldn't have flaws like these. Perhaps it's easier for players to overlook them in a game that had low expectations. Personally, I can live with it, because this game is so much fun to play. But I would still say that this game is an enjoyable 3 Star game.