Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

Gave zombies a run last night for a couple hours. Pretty decent map. The starting pistol fucking blows though, and the random box location from the beginning sucks, but other than that it's just as addicting as it's always been.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

I had disc problems.. or at least I couldn't get the update to load properly, so first time out, playing the game with no texture mapping and surfaces other than the sky and buildings smooth and mirrored, it looked like the opening to Casino Royal, with everyone running around looking like a silhouette with no features.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

Can I ask why you even bothered with the PC version? (aside from possibly preferring the mouse / keyboard system)

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

For me, a ton of us all play at work together on lunch breaks and after the work day, which we obviously couldn't do on a 360/PS3. And a mouse/keyboard runs circles around a controller for FPS games. :)

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

What fumanstan said. I know a lot more people that play the PC version that we can get some solid multiplayer games in whereas I only have a handful of friends that play the 360... and a few schmucks who play the PS3 version (because they neither own a 360 or a capable PC).

Again, I'm debating on picking up the 360 version later. However, the Best Buy that does video game trade-ins is on the opposite side of town from my house and I'm lazy. :(

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

wtf? The hell is wrong with the PS3 version?

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

The one in chapter 5, do you mean the napalm barrels? It was hard for me, in Normal, because I didn't know what to do. Other way you can basically just walk to them. I'm sure it's harder in Veteran. :D

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

The third option is "random". But I hear ya - I got caught in a group that wanted to play Nuke Town all night so I bailed after a few (really fun "up close and personal map" but the oponent respawns will catch you quickly if too many of your team advances across the street w/o you).

This could be the best advancement in the MW series. Best way I think to avoid the downside at first is to pick up downed weapons and see how they respond.

To perfect the advancement they really should allow for rearranging perks. I'd like to run my Warlord (two attachments) with Sleight of Hand but of course they are both stuck in perk 2 category. It would be nice to move perks among the categories.

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So far I'm really digging the maps for playability. 99% of my games have been tactical run and gun (my style) without snipers and noob tubers having too much advantage. The size of the maps also seems to be keeping the camping down to a minimum and that is always a good thing.

Reaction times, graphics and overall intensity I'd still give to the MW series (plus my akimbo'd G18's) but there are some plus sides to Black Ops that I'm digging.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

Has anyone tried the wager matches - Sticks and Stones or the Gun Game?

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

The controller :lol:

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

^ :lol: yup

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

Aw shit, here we go again.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

:lol:

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

Well.... Xbox controller, accidental knife is maybe 1 in 20. With PS3 controller number is like 1 in 6.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

I've played MW1, MW2, & now BO on PS3 with only WaW on 360 and I've got to tell you I can't stand using the 360 controller for WaW. I have large hands but do NOT like the feel of the controller for FPS.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

Unless you're me, because I accidentally knife at least 5 times a match, which always leads to me instant demise. May try switching the controller up to make B the knife, but I've been playing MW so long I'm not sure I could ever get used to it.

And no kidding on Nuke Town: so "up close and personal" it's almost a constant respawn. The map looks very cool but for me it's a bloodbath.

And to the doof on my team last night who would NOT move out of the way of the door so I could enter and run away from the RC car before getting blown up by it--thanks. Thanks a lot.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

You guys need to learn how to properly hold a PS3 controller. If you're giving it the death grip, you're doing it wrong...

EDIT: That's what she said?

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

Nuke Town sounds like the obligatory map like "Oil Rig" (I'm sure that's not the name of it) from MW2where you die constantly but can rack up 20+ kills. WaW had a map like this too.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

You might be thinking of "Rust" where a good team secures the center platform and reigns down explosives from Hell. ...and that goes without even considering when the kill streaks begin. Uggh.

That map alone is one reason why I stick to Hardcore only ..because it's left out.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

That's it. Then it was modded to have everyone running around lightning quick... I quit that map every time it loads.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

I like the Nuke Town map just because it is so brightly lit.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

It's running at 960x544 for one thing. So that's probably why it looks worse than MW2 and more like WAW.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...ck-ops-faceoff

Summary:
-PS3 drops in resolution from previous COD titles from 1024x600 to 960x544, 360 version increases slightly to 1040x608.

-360 version has noticeably better performance, can be as much as 20FPS, even in cutscenes!

-360 has higher resolution shadows and better shadow filtering.

-Graphical bugs do appear in both versions but PS3 has them more frequently and are more apparent.

-In 3D mode both versions drop frames more often but the 360 version manages to maintain its framerate much better, the PS3 version sometimes drops down to as low as 20FPS!

-360 supports split screen online multiplayer with support for two separate gamertags, PS3 version forces the second player to log in as a guest account.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

7 million sold in one day

Wow, that sure is a lot of people playing a murder simulator!

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

That's rather annoying, eh well, I'm still enjoying it.

EDIT: It is annoying that companies can't seem to get these multi-platform games done correctly. COD seems to be better on 360, FFXIII was definitely better on PS3. And PS3 can look stunning. I still haven't seen anything from COD that compares to the graphics I experienced in Killzone 2.

Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops (11/9/10)
 

I'm about 80% done with the single player campaign. This is better than WAW, but not quite the level of MW. Here's how I'd probably rate them.

MW2 = A+
MW = A
BO = B+
WAW = B