Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

[CleBrownsfan]

Figured MW 3 needed it's own thread!

Anyone on the 360 want to start a clan? I don't mind starting one up but I'm the farthest from being a leader at FPS's - I suck at them

[spleen1015]

spleen1015 on PS3 if anyone wants to play.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Sitting here watching my son play & I'm struck by how much the maps I've seen look like other maps - from MW2 or in at least one case highly reminiscent of a BF3 map.

I get the feeling that the combat genre has just about reached the point of recycling when it comes to settings. I haven't seen anything on 3 so far that looked the least bit original or unique.

[WSR]

I'll wait for my son to get it for XMas. However, BF3 -Multiplayer - is the bomb (IMHO).

[Neon_Chaos]

neonchaos on PS3, add me up!

[JonInMiddleGA]

I LOL'ed.

[MizzouRah]

This game is super fun.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

This game is super fun.

I think you probably just hit on the key to its success.

It's not the best game I've ever seen by a long shot, but even for people who suck at it like I do, there's a pretty good fun factor (at least until my suckage causes a rage quit).

Once again I find myself thinking/saying that Battlefield is almost certainly a better game but MW is considerably more fun to play.

[DaddyTorgo]

Just picked up my copy. Looking forward to firing it up at some point this weekend - maybe even tonight.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I think you probably just hit on the key to its success.

It's not the best game I've ever seen by a long shot, but even for people who suck at it like I do, there's a pretty good fun factor (at least until my suckage causes a rage quit).

Once again I find myself thinking/saying that Battlefield is almost certainly a better game but MW is considerably more fun to play.

I've always been a COD fan, so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. I love the frantic pace. BF2 was fun, but I passed on BF3 since MW3 was coming out so close to its release. I'm sure I'll pick up BF3 at some point.

[Kodos]

I was never any good in multiplayer for these games. They're fun, but I'm definitely unskilled compared to most of the population.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I was never any good in multiplayer for these games. They're fun, but I'm definitely unskilled compared to most of the population.

That's what co-op is for...

[Kodos]

I'm actually kinda itching for some Left 4 Dead. I haven't bought a regular shooter in quite some time. Maybe I'll put one on my Christmas list.

[jbergey22]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I was never any good in multiplayer for these games. They're fun, but I'm definitely unskilled compared to most of the population.

I dont get too down about it.

I mean yes I feel bad getting 5 kills and getting killed 15 times but on the other hand I dont play 24/7 either.

If I did play this a lot and sucked I would feel bad. I honestly think some people play this game 100 hours a week when it comes out.

I have a bad habbit of hitting the L3 button(knive) on PS3 when I am aiming at someone coming at me therefore completely screwing me out of a lot of them 50/50 kills. Sucks.

[CU Tiger]

xbox skyhik5
mw3 is kind afun...what i really want is the mw3 guns and gun leveling on the blops maps.


i think these new maps suck, while i loveed blops. though to be fair blops was my first fps since doom or duke nukem

[stevew]

I rented it from RedBox, cause I probably won't get it until Xmas.

-I really like the new strike system. Especially the support ones, which don't reset after you get killed. I like how you get a "kill" for securing a point in domination. IMO it's the game to play on this.

-excessive EMP spam is an obvious downside to this system, as is the amount of stealth bomber attacks.

-still way too many dorky fuck kids running around with twin smg's, hopping around, ducking, diving and otherwise playing like douches.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Passed through level 40 over the weekend during a brief diversion from Skyrim.

I suck at pretty much everything,with a K/D around 0.67 and accuracy under 12% (the latter heavily contributing to the former apparently). Unlike BlOps, I suck at FFA and I'm not much better at Domination (which were my two main modes after about my 3rd prestige of 7+).

The only game mode I seem to be halfway decent at consistently is Kill Confirmed, which (like Domination) is contributing to my awful K/D since both of those carry a pretty high chance of dying when going after bigger picture rewards.

[CleBrownsfan]

Played two days of this and haven't touched it since Skyrim. Wish I had more hours to play games!!!

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

Played two days of this and haven't touched it since Skyrim. Wish I had more hours to play games!!!

+1

[stevew]

Anybody playing? Hit me up on Landoconfusion. I like kill confirmed preferably.

[stevew]

XBL

[SegRat]

You can add me. Droptine822

[Neon_Chaos]

Prestige 5 right now. Gonna rank this up to P10.

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Prestige 5 right now. Gonna rank this up to P10.

Holy crap. I'm only level 55 or so. Gonna take me a lot time to get to P1. Feel free to add me though. BrianLD. My K/D is a whopping 0.5ish, so you can use me for target practice.

[stevew]

Yeah, some days I do good, but there will be these 5-19 type games in succession. I was closer to a .8 in previous versions. I don't have a feel for the maps and such right now

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Prestige 5 right now. Gonna rank this up to P10.

My 2nd prestige,level 42 self is impressed. You're either good or you're patient with a good bit of free time.

(My own rank is strictly based upon the latter)

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

My 2nd prestige,level 42 self is impressed. You're either good or you're patient with a good bit of free time.

(My own rank is strictly based upon the latter)

A mixture of both. I manage to find abt 2 to 3 hours per day. KDR is around 1.3 Not great, but i have a consisteny group i play with, which helps you get killed less.

I exclusively use 5 guns, (the best ones in the game, imo)

ACR, PP90, Striker, AS50, Type95.

For easy XP, i recommend grabbing the recon drone support perk. Each time you tag an opponent it earns you equivalent xp to one kill.

Never run around corners. actually don't abuse the sprint, that half second recovery to raise your gun will often get you killed.

Assassin is your best friend. Too many UAVs in the game.

Also, i only play Team Death Match, Domination and Ground War.

[Neon_Chaos]

If anyone is on PSN, add me up.

My PSN id is neonchaos

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

A mixture of both. I manage to find abt 2 to 3 hours per day. KDR is around 1.3 Not great, but i have a consisteny group i play with, which helps you get killed less.

I exclusively use 5 guns, (the best ones in the game, imo)

ACR, PP90, Striker, AS50, Type95.

For easy XP, i recommend grabbing the recon drone support perk. Each time you tag an opponent it earns you equivalent xp to one kill.

Never run around corners. actually don't abuse the sprint, that half second recovery to raise your gun will often get you killed.

Assassin is your best friend. Too many UAVs in the game.

Also, i only play Team Death Match, Domination and Ground War.

I just started using the ACR since I just unlocked it. Up until then, I had been using the SCAR almost exclusively. I'm impressed by anyone who can use the Type95 well. My aim isn't good enough to use a burst weapon.

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by BrianD

I just started using the ACR since I just unlocked it. Up until then, I had been using the SCAR almost exclusively. I'm impressed by anyone who can use the Type95 well. My aim isn't good enough to use a burst weapon.

Acr is well worth the gear unlock.

Type 95 is one burst auto kill w/o silencer

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by BrianD

Holy crap. I'm only level 55 or so. Gonna take me a lot time to get to P1.

Don't overlook all the various bonus opportunities. I've almost reached OCD proportions about those and they're speeding my leveling considerably.

Conventional wisdom says not to get caught up in those too much, that you're better off getting kills with better weapons/attachments than trying to chase bonuses but since I seem to suck pretty consistently regardless of my load out, it certainly doesn't seem to do any harm.

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Acr is well worth the gear unlock.

Type 95 is one burst auto kill w/o silencer

So if you can accurately target someone, one burst will kill them? Maybe I need to play with this a little more, though aim/trigger timing is still an issue.

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Don't overlook all the various bonus opportunities. I've almost reached OCD proportions about those and they're speeding my leveling considerably.

Conventional wisdom says not to get caught up in those too much, that you're better off getting kills with better weapons/attachments than trying to chase bonuses but since I seem to suck pretty consistently regardless of my load out, it certainly doesn't seem to do any harm.

Do you go through each of the different weapons and each of the different attachments to complete the challenges and get the bonuses?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by BrianD

Do you go through each of the different weapons and each of the different attachments to complete the challenges and get the bonuses?

Quite a few of them I do.

Through Prestige 2 + Lvl 51, I've maxxed out at least once on
UMP, SCAR, ACR, CM901 and FAD

I've got at least one kill with every AR, SMG, and LMG. I've got at least 10 kills (the first bonus level) with all but 5 or 6 of those (of like 21 total).

Meanwhile, I've also gotten at least one max bonus for a lot of the perks & proficiencies as well, plus a lot of the daily & weekly challenge bonuses.

By the same token, through 211 levels I've got a total of 5 shotgun kills, 0 sniper rifle kills, and 0 riot shield kills. Similarly very few people kills with secondary weapons (although I loves me some Stinger on aircraft)

Basically I try to hit what's reasonable for me & fits my play style. Some guns just don't work for me (such as the MP-7 SMG), some of the perk/proficiencies don't suit me either, and those things I don't chase. But with the areas that I'm passable (by my standards) at, I'll get what I can out of the bonues, down to realizing that I may not have time enough to get another 200 kills with one gun for 10k, so I switch off & finish the upper 70's levels with another gun that I can hit the 10, 25, 50, 150, etc bonuses with.

When you suck like I do (lifetime K/D of about 0.72) every little bit helps

[JonInMiddleGA]

Just entered 3rd prestige ... 22 hours & 29 mins of gameplay from last Sunday morning until tonight to get from 2nd prestige. Almost wholly a tribute to the power of bonuses, 'cause I still suck.

Suck or not though, I'm pretty pleased with myself, that's something that I never would have thought I could accomplish in a million years.

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Just entered 3rd prestige ... 22 hours & 29 mins of gameplay from last Sunday morning until tonight to get from 2nd prestige. Almost wholly a tribute to the power of bonuses, 'cause I still suck.

Suck or not though, I'm pretty pleased with myself, that's something that I never would have thought I could accomplish in a million years.

That's awesome bro. Congrats.

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by BrianD

So if you can accurately target someone, one burst will kill them? Maybe I need to play with this a little more, though aim/trigger timing is still an issue.

Yes, if all three bullets hit the chest. Lag might screw this up a bit.

[Neon_Chaos]

Just hit Prestige 7. Looking forward to the grind again.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Still grinding myself, albeit slower this time. Maxxed out the kill bonus for the SCAR this week, at P3+Lvl 69 now. Give or take, this trip through prestige is gonna take about two weeks total by the time I'm finished, but I've not really been cranking super hard on it like I did the last one.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Interesting story about the #1 guy being the Megaupload founder. Lost his #1 spot while in jail.

Megaupload's Kim Dotcom Loses Top-Ranked Position in Call of Duty | NewsFeed | TIME.com

And pics of his home.

The Dotcom Mansion | Megaupload: Kim Dotcom’s Extravagant Lifestyle in Pictures | NewsFeed | TIME.com

[MacroGuru]

This was a Christmas gift and I haven't played multi yet. Just been playing survival mode. I will start grinding online more.

[stevew]

Drop Zone is fun as shit. If you can get past not having your own kill streaks. It it is one of those things where if you get on a bad team, I could see hating it. But a balanced game can be amazing.

[BrianD]

I'm still grinding my way to P1. I am at 42 hours played and level 73. I've decided that I can't play multiplayer after about 9:00 at night. I don't know if I get tired and my reflexes slow, or all of the good kids are playing by then. I had one match a few nights ago with 0 kills and 13 deaths.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by BrianD

I'm still grinding my way to P1. I am at 42 hours played and level 73. I've decided that I can't play multiplayer after about 9:00 at night. I don't know if I get tired and my reflexes slow, or all of the good kids are playing by then. I had one match a few nights ago with 0 kills and 13 deaths.

There's definitely differences in player quality at different times of day. I've found a pretty decent slot for my (lack of) skill level after midnight until around 230a (eastern). By 3a-330a, my ass starts getting kicked pretty hard again but in that little window earlier, I can at least finish in the top half of most F-F-A boards.

Probably the easiest time I've ever found is Sunday mornings between about 930a until somewhere around lunch. I'm in pretty good shape for those hours but know it's time to get offline when the Mexican players start to dominate things. Seriously, there's some kind of weird shit that happens around noon on Sunday's, there's a steady wave of very good players typically using the flag of Mexico as their emblem & they pwn my ass with great ease & consistency. I've seen the same abrupt increase in other nationalities in a few other time slots (pre-dawn Sat/Sun is great for playing with people in the U.K.) but none of them eat my lunch like the players from Mexico ... who I virtually never see any time other than Sunday early afternoons.

[stevew]

About to (finally) prestige. Running around like a jackass with a Striker shotgun is a good way to make a living. .

I think I finally fixed a ton of my gameplay issues. I'm never going to be an even 1:1 player, but I'm better than a .60 player.

Brian, one thing that's huge to me is to hipfire a ton. When you attempt to aim, you get wasted. Run steady aim pro if you have to.

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by stevew

About to (finally) prestige. Running around like a jackass with a Striker shotgun is a good way to make a living. .

I think I finally fixed a ton of my gameplay issues. I'm never going to be an even 1:1 player, but I'm better than a .60 player.

Brian, one thing that's huge to me is to hipfire a ton. When you attempt to aim, you get wasted. Run steady aim pro if you have to.

I do have an issue with trying to aim too much. I am trying to force myself into a habit of starting with hip fire and aiming while firing.

I may have said this before, but I am still amazed by how people can get me in their sights and the sights never leave my body. I have my sensitivity at 2 and I bought GameFreaks controller extenders (which have helped a bunch), but I still miss often. If I could ever lean to snap to center-mass like others do, that would be a big help.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by BrianD

I do have an issue with trying to aim too much. I am trying to force myself into a habit of starting with hip fire and aiming while firing.

I think I may have that habit without even trying. My hit percentage is among the worst of my XBL friends but I'm like in the top 30k in the world in the number of "most hip fire kills".

Also noticed something interesting on my (fairly small sample) friend's list.
The order of most-->least time spent camping is almost the same as oldest ---> youngest.

[stevew]

It's a nightmare being the "African Freedom Fighters" one game, and then switching to the Belgian rapists the next.

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I think I may have that habit without even trying. My hit percentage is among the worst of my XBL friends but I'm like in the top 30k in the world in the number of "most hip fire kills".

Also noticed something interesting on my (fairly small sample) friend's list.
The order of most-->least time spent camping is almost the same as oldest ---> youngest.

So the oldest and slowest guys (like me) who are easiest to kill will be in places I don't run into them and the youngest and fastest guys are the ones I most often run into. That would explain a lot.

[SegRat]

You guys are all way better than me. I think my kill death ratio is a pathetic .46. I still get game at 3-14. Only certain maps I'm that bad. When I try to aim, my gun is all over the place. I can't stop on my target quick enough. I usually swing my sights right passes the target. It get really frustrating.