Black Ops 2

[stevew]

Is anyone playing? I recently started playing the multi-team mode and it's maybe the first team mode I've ever really enjoyed. It feels like a hybrid of free for all mode and team mode. Anyways, if anyone wants to get together a few times a week and play, lemme know. I mostly play late at night.

XBL=SoXcitd SoScrd

[DaddyTorgo]

I still haven't picked this up

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I've been playing it after the kids go to bed. I've been playing the Ground War games. Like that there's lots of players and a good mix of modes that they cycle through.

Limelicker is my handle.

[PackerFanatic]

I haven't played it much lately (darn kids...) but I got it at release and have really enjoyed it. I need to do more of the campaign, but MP has been super fun.

[BrianD]

I have been playing quite a bit lately too...all MP. I'm close to getting Prestige 2, but it is all from grinding. I die way more than I kill, so levels come slow.

[stevew]

Yeah. I have brilliant games and then awesome ones. I guess level 41 or so is halfway through I prestige. I'm roughly level 22 on my first prestige.

Lately I've been using hardline and trying to chain together the early streaks. UAV gets you nice points as does the guardian.

I recently found out you can hack UAVs out of the sky with the black hat. Get a clear line of sight and just point.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Get a clear line of sight and just point.

... or die trying ;)

[Neon_Chaos]

Yeah. I have brilliant games and then awesome ones. I guess level 41 or so is halfway through I prestige. I'm roughly level 22 on my first prestige.

Lately I've been using hardline and trying to chain together the early streaks. UAV gets you nice points as does the guardian.

I recently found out you can hack UAVs out of the sky with the black hat. Get a clear line of sight and just point.

Blackhat + engineer is sheer fun.

You can hack explosives and secondaries. And hack nearly all killstreaks.

[stevew]

I stopped using Engineer. But for awhile it was the only way to play the game. Seems like people cut back on the bouncing betty spam.

[Neon_Chaos]

I stopped using Engineer. But for awhile it was the only way to play the game. Seems like people cut back on the bouncing betty spam.

They increased the delay in the bouncing bettys.

[CU Tiger]

skyhik5 is the handle and I play a bit...but I suck

[BrianD]

Blackhat + engineer is sheer fun.

You can hack explosives and secondaries. And hack nearly all killstreaks.

I'll have to give this a try. I generally don't carry lethals or tacticals since I never think to use them, but the blackhat does sound fun.

[stevew]

I love the new loadout system.

[CU Tiger]

I always have 2 primarys...
usually a vector and either an AR or sniper depending on map...
get rid of the perks and add 2 lethals and Im a spraying a praying machine :)

[stevew]

I thought the vector is garbage. I usually carry the bolt sniper, the #2 smg that all the kids use and lightweight/hardline scavenger or toughness and extreme conditioning or engineer.

No lethals or tacticals

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I'm a shotgun guy. Love the semi-auto ones where you only have to hit once and can blast away in pretty rapid fashion. Just have to remember to not get out in the open too much.

[stevew]

The vector takes 4 bullets to kill, whereas some of the other smg can kill in 3. I've been reading a lot about damage lately. Worth looking up some of the weapons strengths, etc.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I'm a shotgun guy. Love the semi-auto ones where you only have to hit once and can blast away in pretty rapid fashion.

I hate you. And all of your ilk.

Just have to remember to not get out in the open too much.

That's where I like to see you, running right through my patient little sight picture :)

[stevew]

I fucking hate the shotty cunts too. Easily the worst.

[stevew]

I make some hilarious sniper gaffes. I'm so horrible that I've considered making some into youtube vids. Like missing a wide open shot 3-4 times or missing 5-6 free kills per game. I'm getting better but shieeeeeet do I suck. I also kill the hell out of people's legs. :)

[Neon_Chaos]

I love the pistols in this game. I have 3 classes that exclusively use pistols.

Just recently got the gold camo for the Five Seven pistol (the first one).

I also have a class for the B23R and the fully auto pistol.

[Neon_Chaos]

BTW,

I am neonchaos on ps3. Add me up.

[Neon_Chaos]

I'll have to give this a try. I generally don't carry lethals or tacticals since I never think to use them, but the blackhat does sound fun.

Favorite part about the blackhat is that you can steal other people's care packages from afar.

And if you steal an enemy's care package, it turns into a booby trapped care package.

[stevew]

I blew up a care package before it got delivered tonight with the black hat. Was sweet. Do you steal it as it drops?

[BrianD]

I make some hilarious sniper gaffes. I'm so horrible that I've considered making some into youtube vids. Like missing a wide open shot 3-4 times or missing 5-6 free kills per game. I'm getting better but shieeeeeet do I suck. I also kill the hell out of people's legs. :)

We should hang out together. I keep wanting to play as a sniper more, but I miss so often that I can't make myself do it. The only way I have a shot at killing someone is to catch them in a doorway where they can't really move. If they are out in the open, it is just an exercise in frustration.

[stevew]

You basically just need to camp like a mofo, and look for high volume areas. The 2nd rifle is the only one worth using, as it's a 1 hit kill above the waist. It's also good if you find spots where you know people are usually camping and try to scope those out.

Also, setting up some recruit level bots and running through various levels is a good way to get a feel for levels, weapons and killstreaks you aren't very sure about. For example, I just started playing Aftermath the other day cause it isn't a Free For All level.

[stevew]

I really want to prestige my DSR50 but the dual band scope is so sweet.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I really want to prestige my DSR50 but the dual band scope is so sweet.

I debated about whether to prestige a weather, finally decided that I'd wait until I had another one in the same class that I liked well enough & buffed enough not to miss it too bad.

[stevew]

I suppose I can probably get the SVU-AS up to the dual band rather easily, although it really sucks as a gun. Yeah you can get off shots fast (good for my awesomely bad aim) but it is basically always 2 shot kills.

[Neon_Chaos]

I blew up a care package before it got delivered tonight with the black hat. Was sweet. Do you steal it as it drops?

Get a line of sight at the care package. :)

[Neon_Chaos]

Here's a tip:

Mk48 lmg w/ primary gunfighter wildcard. Target finder, silencer, fmj.

Find a nice spot to shoot enemies at and fire away.

[BrianD]

I got my first weapon to gold camo status. It is the MP7 maxed at P2 and with a maxed reflex scope. The only problem is that now that I have nothing left to gain with the weapon, I don't want to use it anymore. Time to try maxing something else.

[stevew]

I think i prefer the Ballista to the DSR, although i'd give anything for my freaking dual band scope right now.

[BrianD]

Can you sniper users find a decent spot or two on every map, or are there some that just don't work? I still run into a problem of people knowing the sniping spots better than I do, so I often get killed from in front or behind before getting off the kill-shot.

[stevew]

it just depends, you just kind of need to know where people head towards and try to camp out on that location if you can. I go with the secondary gun as either an assault rifle or a smg in case the sniping opportunities are weak.

[BrianD]

it just depends, you just kind of need to know where people head towards and try to camp out on that location if you can. I go with the secondary gun as either an assault rifle or a smg in case the sniping opportunities are weak.

I do carry a SMG as my secondary since I'm not quick enough to use a sniper rifle in the open. How many kills do you realistically expect to get before getting killed? I'd assume you have to rotate spots after 1-2 kills?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I do carry a SMG as my secondary since I'm not quick enough to use a sniper rifle in the open. How many kills do you realistically expect to get before getting killed? I'd assume you have to rotate spots after 1-2 kills?

You have to play to what others do. Get 2-3 kills on a spot, and then move to an area either just down the stairs or on the other side of the room from the sniping position and wait for those guys who you nailed to try to come after you. It's a situation where you always have to stay a step ahead and set traps based on what your opponent may be doing. Doesn't hurt to put something in the doorway to warn you when an opponent approaches.

[stevew]

Yeah, it's never really camp and get a ton of kills in one spot, it's just knowing where people tend to migrate towards and see what you can get there. Like I always will try to camp on the front boat that shoots into the bungalow type thing on Hijacked. You can maybe snag a few cheap kills with people running out. In meltdown sometimes you can camp in one of those rooms for a second and pick people off in the other room/running up to the top of the incline/etc.

[BrianD]

You have to play to what others do. Get 2-3 kills on a spot, and then move to an area either just down the stairs or on the other side of the room from the sniping position and wait for those guys who you nailed to try to come after you. It's a situation where you always have to stay a step ahead and set traps based on what your opponent may be doing. Doesn't hurt to put something in the doorway to warn you when an opponent approaches.

I suppose I have killed enough snipers to be familiar with some of the hunting methods. Some of the common spots will be checked even before the first shot comes out of it - not much to be done. Sniping from a spot, and then sniping the path to that spot might be a good way to go. I'll have to play around with that this week.

[stevew]

I've been playing hardcore tonight for the first time. It seems like a lot of fun. Most of the cheese doesn't seem to be in the game.

[stevew]

Interesting...a new weapon available in the DLC pack due out near the end of the month. This could be a bad thing in the long run if they figure out that they can sell many weapons as DLC and most likely people will pay for them.


Treyarch has updated the official Call of Duty website on Jan. 17, revealing a new page that contains more details and images for the upcoming Revolution DLC of the recently-released multiplatform title, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.” The new shots show off the new contents in the downloadable pack: Peacekeeper SMG weapon, Die Rise zombies map, Turned zombies mode in addition to four multiplayer maps (Downhill, Grind, Hydro and Mirage). You can check out the new images, as well as several other shots, from the Revolution DLC in the slideshow at the top of this article and the new details below (courtesy of CallofDuty.com):

Bonus Weapon - Peacekeeper SMG

Revolution also delivers a bonus multiplayer weapon, the “Peacekeeper.”
This powerful SMG, accompanied by its own set of weapon challenges for additional XP, is unlocked to all Call of Duty®: Black Ops 2 fans that pick-up Revolution or the Season Pass.
Hydro - Pakistan

Opponents must dodge the floodwaters in “Hydro” as they contend for dominance of this Pakistani hydroelectric dam facility, filled with treacherous spillways.
Grind - Venice Beach, California

Transports players to the historic birthplace of skateboarding, where they will battle it out through the ramps and half-pipes of this massive, epic skate park in a multiplayer environment comprised of unique curved architecture, requiring players to adapt and learn new ways to take cover.
Downhill - French Alps

Set in the ski country of the French Alps, where players fight their way down the slopes and through a ski lodge, while avoiding the moving hazards of the mountain's gondola system.
Mirage - Gobi Desert

A dilapidated luxury resort, ravaged by a catastrophic sandstorm, where a range of long distance and close-quarters combat will mix up the action for all play styles.
Turned

In this new game mode, run and wreak havoc as a zombie, trying to kill the lone human in the map. Once you successfully kill the human, you respawn as the lone human. You only get points when you’re the human, so it’s important you fend off the hoard of zombies (i.e. the other players) for as long as possible!
Die Rise - Far East

Overcome a zombie infestation inside a series of collapsed skyscrapers towering over the remains of an obliterated Chinese city. In this new and original Zombies map, players will wield powerful, upgradable Wonder Weaponry as well as combine new buildable devices to fight a relentless army of the undead throughout Escher-esque sceneries over a deep and perilous chasm.

[BrianD]

I've been playing hardcore tonight for the first time. It seems like a lot of fun. Most of the cheese doesn't seem to be in the game.

I have been considering trying that out. Any thoughts on how gameplay is different in that mode?

[stevew]

I have been considering trying that out. Any thoughts on how gameplay is different in that mode?

Most kills are one shot, so much less getting screwed by quick triggered moron smg rushers. There is friendly fire, and multiple kills of teammates gets you booted. Shotty douches seem to have less impact. You only get radar if there is a UAV up. I think you only get like 30 points of damage(vs 100), which takes much longer to regenerate.

[BrianD]

Most kills are one shot, so much less getting screwed by quick triggered moron smg rushers. There is friendly fire, and multiple kills of teammates gets you booted. Shotty douches seem to have less impact. You only get radar if there is a UAV up. I think you only get like 30 points of damage(vs 100), which takes much longer to regenerate.

I gave it a bit of a try, and I love it. No aiming assist when you aren't using the sights. No radar to show every shot you take. Snipers can actually snipe. I may always play this mode.

[gstelmack]

I gave it a bit of a try, and I love it. No aiming assist when you aren't using the sights. No radar to show every shot you take. Snipers can actually snipe. I may always play this mode.

I used to call this game "Ghost Recon" ;)

[stevew]

Double XP starts at 10am tomorrow. I think I will try to do a prestige.

[stevew]

Ranking like a champ.
If you set up elite, is it easy to see which bonus XP challenges you are closest to? Gun challenges, etc.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Ranking like a champ.
If you set up elite, is it easy to see which bonus XP challenges you are closest to? Gun challenges, etc.

i just ocd check that shit on the console like a mutha

i'm a total bonus whore when it comes to points & shit

[stevew]

Trying to decide what i'm going to unlock when I finish my 2nd prestige. Thus far I did the Ballista and the Scavenger perk.

[Neon_Chaos]

Double xp!!!

Finally got the gold camo for the assault shield. Beasting and feasting.

[BrianD]

Trying to decide what i'm going to unlock when I finish my 2nd prestige. Thus far I did the Ballista and the Scavenger perk.

I did the automatic shotgun on the first, and the Ballista on the second. If I can get the third this weekend, I think I am going to unlock the Black Hat. Having to wait for level 25 for that is just too long.

[stevew]

Double weapon XP starting tomorrow at 10am Pacific.

[Neon_Chaos]

Awww yisss

[stevew]

The new levels in the Revolution map pack are all pretty sweet. Grind is probably my new favorite, but downhill and hydro are also great. New SMG is fine, but I'm obsessed with other guns atm.

[stevew]

If you arent using elite you should. Lets you track challenges and "nearest" challenges. Great smartphone companion to play with.

[Neon_Chaos]

Currently prestige 8, just need to gold the executioner and KAP40 to get them diamond pistols!

[Neon_Chaos]

Finally got them diamond pistols! :)

Should reach prestige 9 before the week is out, looking to get to P10 in 2 weeks.

[stevew]

At least you have 9 more days before your game gets fucked up by all the kids using the Peacemaker.

The Executioner is so awful, I can't imagine playing with that long enough to finish all the objectives.

[Neon_Chaos]

At least you have 9 more days before your game gets fucked up by all the kids using the Peacemaker.

The Executioner is so awful, I can't imagine playing with that long enough to finish all the objectives.

It was actually the easiest gun to get to gold. :)

Assaut shield
Executioner - fast mag

Flak jacket
Fast hands
Tac mask

C4
Emp x 2

just stay indoors a lot and avoided long sightlines.

[stevew]

Yeah, 1198 peacekeeper kills on me since the Revolution pack came out. That makes it the gun that has killed me the most, narrowly outpacing the equally cheesy pdw-57 and the ultracheesy mp7

[stevew]

Double XP weekend. Time to challenge whore

[BrianD]

Double XP weekend. Time to challenge whore

Great weekend for my wife to be out of town. :)

[stevew]

Nuketown all weekend

[JonInMiddleGA]

Damn, that's kinda tempting since I haven't played in over a month. But I'm two games away from finishing the regular season in NBA2k (played out all 80 in full, 9 min qtrs) so it's a toughie.

[stevew]

Great weekend for my wife to be out of town. :)

What's your gamertag

[BrianD]

What's your gamertag

BrianLD

I'm very creative. :)

[Neon_Chaos]

Yay double xp weekend! Looking to get to P10 this weekend!

[stevew]

Im hoping to get to prestige 5 this weekend. I built several classes to bonus whore it up (perk challenges and wildcard challenges)

[Neon_Chaos]

Prestige 10 level 53. Gonna try getting to master prestige tonight.

[Neon_Chaos]

Master prestige hit this week.

Also got the ballistic knife, combat knife and crossbow to gold, unlocking diamond camos for the specials!

[BrianD]

Congrats, that is quite an accomplishment.

[stevew]

Really annoyed that the Revolution mini playlist is now gone. There are so many shit levels in the original packing, I enjoyed playing the 4 new levels and not having to back out every time Drone, Aftermath, Cargo, Overflow and Carrier come up on the screen.

[frnk55]

Since I'm terrible with online shooters can you level up by playing with the bots?

[stevew]

No. If you play bots you can loadout like you want (everything is unlocked)

[Kodos]

Is this game worthwhile as a solo player game?

[stevew]

I got frustrated on basically the third mission. (Mortars and bear traps) I wouldn't advise buying it if you aren't into MP or zombie play.

[Kodos]

The zombie play is the part that sounds good. Getting slaughtered in MP, not so much.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The zombie play is the part that sounds good. Getting slaughtered in MP, not so much.

But (based on watching my son play extensively) zombie mode as a single player is an exercise in futility / frustration as well. It's pretty much designed for team play.

[Kodos]

Thanks Jon. I will scratch it off the list, as I just don't have the time to invest in becoming good enough for online play.

[stevew]

EMP grenades are basically trolling. Kills a guardian and sentry gun in a second with one grenade. 2 takes out an AGR. And they don't need to be close.

[Neon_Chaos]

I think I'm nearly done with the game. Got the Nuclear call card last week, along with Secondary Mastery. Not interested with the Map packs at all, or the mircrotransactions for skins.

Bring on COD ghosts!