Black Ops is my New COD4

[sroz39]

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I'm 100% in agreement with the OP as well. Played as much MW3 over the last month as the frustration would allow. The maps, in a word, are awful. There is zero versatility to them. All a bunch of tight corridors. The very few maps that are any different (Lockdown, Downturn etc.) never get voted to be played because you can't run 'n gun as easily on those.

Black Ops maps, IMO, are the best of any COD game. Yeah, Nuketown gets voted in alot but the most you'll play it is twice in a row. No biggie. The rest of the maps are a huge treat, with all the snow maps being the standouts (Array and Grid are probably the single greatest maps in a COD game ever for variety in style of play). The best part about Black Ops though is that Treyarch took some chances with the formula, with the leveling up, customization and game modes. This is no cookie-cutter COD.

Just last night, I traded in my MW3 for an MS points card (and subsidized my Saints Row 3 purchase) to buy up all the Black Ops DLC maps. To me this is like a brand new game again, as I often trade in my COD games after a few months so I hadn't actually played Black Ops since February(!) lol. I'm back in and not looking back.

[TomZeWolf]

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I've never understood the hate Black Ops received either, for the most part it's pretty balanced, hacking is pretty much unheard of (at least in my experience). MW2 was a mess, I still never understand how people stuck with that game, MW3 is an improvement over MW2, but the maps are awful, lag compensation is a game breaker for me considering I'm host in games about 75% of the time.

After reading this thread and went back to Black Ops and it was a blast. The DLC in this game is awesome too.

IMO - CoD4 > BO > WAW (still liked this) >>>>>>>> MW2

[erickonasis]

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I loved Black Ops ....

Its old now but MILES ahead of MW3 IMO

MW3 is garbage....BF3 >>>>

But i actually would go back and play BO if i felt like playing some COD

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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The hit detection was garbage in Black Ops, and the guns took a clip to kill somebody.

I liked the game, played it all year, but it's time to move on for me.

Nothing wrong with liking the same game though..just would get real old for me after 2 years.

With the lag compensation the same can be said with MW3 in terms of using a entire clip to kill someone, and not only that you still get taken down with one or two bullets.

Me personally when my connection was good on Black Ops it did not take a entire clip to kill someone. Actually I never really went through this.

I don't think anything will ever be the new MW1. That game felt fresh to me and I really loved the maps and still remember them even though I haven't played the game in several years.

When I say Black Ops is my new COD4 I did not mean in the sense of it being the better game. I'm just stating that it is now going to play the same role as COD 4 did for me when WAR came out. I will be playing it for another year.

I also will play MW3 because I have to prestige all the way. It something that I do with every COD game, and I might do it on WAW lol.

I really enjoyed Black Ops, but my wife and our friends spent 95% of our time on Combat Training, slaying bots. So fun, none of the usual COD lobby nonsense. No stress. Black Ops also has the best maps since COD4, IMO.

Black Ops was a pleasant surprise.

I even enjoyed the maps in MW2. MW3 is the only COD game where the multiplayer maps are nothing special at all. Not one of those maps get me excited.

Unless they can fix the lag compensation, I think I'm right there with you. MW3 frustrates me on a nightly basis, and I haven't really gotten "angry" with a video game since my Madden days on PS2!!! And I agree about the maps as well... there are zero that I get excited for, and many that I groan when I see them selected. Worst of the series IMO.

Black Ops seemed to get a lot of hate, but it was my favorite COD. Granted, I didn't get into online FPS until COD4 was out for almost 8 months... so it's hard for me to evaluate that game since I was such a noob! I did enjoy MW2 until the noob tubes were EVERYWHERE, but I enjoyed Black Ops even more.

The other issue is that most of my friends seem to be fed up with MW3 as well... so I'm stuck playing solo most of the time. I think I may try popping Black Ops back in as well just so I can actually enjoy a night of COD for a change!

When you do you will see how night and day these game are from each other. I know this sounds like a broken record but the maps are great compared to MW3, and the overall feel.

Like you me and my boys get tight at the game also, because of all the WTF moments, but we continue to play it. The crazy thing too is that we destroy in the game, but we recognize all the BS, and remember how balance we felt Black ops was. I know once we all reach to 10th prestige. We will all be back on Black Ops.

Now if MW3 can fix the lag compensation and Last stand BS. That can really help in us playing it more once we reach 10th prestige.

I loved Black Ops and played it until MW3 was released but after a year it began to get old.

World at War is still my favorite in the COD series.

This is the only one I played for a couple of days , and stopped. I think I need to revisit this one. This is the only one I did not prestige all the way on.

I'm right there with the OP. I don't understand all the hate black ops has gotten, it's probably my favorite COD I have played. MW3 is frustrating and IMO rather boring, but I still find myself playing it nightly because it's what my friends are into.

Same here , and I'm happy to see I'm not alone. When I first dropped this post. It looked like I was alone on this

I'm 100% in agreement with the OP as well. Played as much MW3 over the last month as the frustration would allow. The maps, in a word, are awful. There is zero versatility to them. All a bunch of tight corridors. The very few maps that are any different (Lockdown, Downturn etc.) never get voted to be played because you can't run 'n gun as easily on those.

Black Ops maps, IMO, are the best of any COD game. Yeah, Nuketown gets voted in alot but the most you'll play it is twice in a row. No biggie. The rest of the maps are a huge treat, with all the snow maps being the standouts (Array and Grid are probably the single greatest maps in a COD game ever for variety in style of play). The best part about Black Ops though is that Treyarch took some chances with the formula, with the leveling up, customization and game modes. This is no cookie-cutter COD.

Just last night, I traded in my MW3 for an MS points card (and subsidized my Saints Row 3 purchase) to buy up all the Black Ops DLC maps. To me this is like a brand new game again, as I often trade in my COD games after a few months so I hadn't actually played Black Ops since February(!) lol. I'm back in and not looking back.

Yes what I loved about Black Ops with the maps is the fact that I can use a particular weapon on the map given at that time. Nuketown sub machine guns and shotguns worked great. Array you wanted sniper rifles or assault rifles.

They all felt different. I love how treyarch provided so much to do in this game. Contracts, design your own emblems and it is placed on your gun. It felt like this is your personal weapon.

I love all the game modes they had. Combat training was great for me and my son. I know the next installment that Treyarchs drops will blow us away. I say this because they really listen and bring new things to the table.

They allowed for us to dive!!!! I really did not understand why MW3 didn't have this???

I've never understood the hate Black Ops received either, for the most part it's pretty balanced, hacking is pretty much unheard of (at least in my experience). MW2 was a mess, I still never understand how people stuck with that game, MW3 is an improvement over MW2, but the maps are awful, lag compensation is a game breaker for me considering I'm host in games about 75% of the time.

After reading this thread and went back to Black Ops and it was a blast. The DLC in this game is awesome too.

IMO - CoD4 > BO > WAW (still liked this) >>>>>>>> MW2

You and I see the same things. Black Ops was very balanced , and pretty much hacked free.
MW2 was hacked like crazy, and I enjoyed MW2 but the one man army perked was a dumb idea, the constant noob tubing was ridiculous, and commando was annoying. Now if these things were removed from the game. I would go back to play it from time to time.

[Equinox831]

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My problem with Black Ops is the pace of it. The game is so slow and boring when compared to any of the other Call of Duty's. Modern Warfare 3 is really quick and holds my attention more through each and every game. After about 2-3 months on Black Ops I couldn't even stand to play more then 2 games in a row and that's really odd for me. It normally takes me around 6 months to get really bored and burnt out on a Call of Duty game. To me, Black Ops was a good game, but it was just way too boring.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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My problem with Black Ops is the pace of it. The game is so slow and boring when compared to any of the other Call of Duty's. Modern Warfare 3 is really quick and holds my attention more through each and every game. After about 2-3 months on Black Ops I couldn't even stand to play more then 2 games in a row and that's really odd for me. It normally takes me around 6 months to get really bored and burnt out on a Call of Duty game. To me, Black Ops was a good game, but it was just way too boring.

Overall, I think the pace of Black Ops was definitely slower than MW2, but I felt like I had greater control of what pace I wanted to go. MW2 I just felt like you had no option but to run and gun around the whole time.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Your wife plays Call of Duty???

Yeah. We played together for a couple of hours last night in Combat Training. She has nearly 18 days logged in that mode! Over 80k kills if I remember right.

We both enjoy gaming as a hobby, it rules to have your main hobby be shared!

[erickonasis]

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Yeah. We played together for a couple of hours last night in Combat Training. She has nearly 18 days logged in that mode! Over 80k kills if I remember right.

We both enjoy gaming as a hobby, it rules to have your main hobby be shared!

wow lucky guy

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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Yeah. We played together for a couple of hours last night in Combat Training. She has nearly 18 days logged in that mode! Over 80k kills if I remember right.

We both enjoy gaming as a hobby, it rules to have your main hobby be shared!

I'm Jealous

My Wife woud rather read a book. Do you believe that a BOOK!!!???

That would be hilarious if she got into it, and I hear her bitching about the lag lol

Then she can finally realize what my bitching is all about

[Lieutenant Dan]

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wow lucky guy

Thanks, E. I'm very lucky indeed!

I'm Jealous

My Wife woud rather read a book. Do you believe that a BOOK!!!???

That would be hilarious if she got into it, and I hear her bitching about the lag lol

Then she can finally realize what my bitching is all about

LOL, my wife curses like a sailor when she plays. She swears more online against people than she does in Combat Training (she doesn't wear a mic).

Can't believe she pulled off a 82-6 in CT/Hardcore TDM/Veteran difficulty bots. I average about 1.7 kd on CT, usually playing Hardened or Normal, standard, not hardcore. LOL

Yep, she's a special gal that one. Love her to death.

Tyrant, you should have your wife give it a try...do CT on Recruit and show her how to play. Have her shotgun a few bots she'll get hooked

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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Thanks, E. I'm very lucky indeed!



LOL, my wife curses like a sailor when she plays. She swears more online against people than she does in Combat Training (she doesn't wear a mic).

Can't believe she pulled off a 82-6 in CT/Hardcore TDM/Veteran difficulty bots. I average about 1.7 kd on CT, usually playing Hardened or Normal, standard, not hardcore. LOL

Yep, she's a special gal that one. Love her to death.

Tyrant, you should have your wife give it a try...do CT on Recruit and show her how to play. Have her shotgun a few bots she'll get hooked

That is a nice job by your wife .

I was able to bring my son and 1 daughter into the gaming world, but wifey and my oldest daughter state that 1st person shooters make them dizzy/

I will give it another try with combat trainng and see what happens?

Wish me luck.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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That is a nice job by your wife .

I was able to bring my son and 1 daughter into the gaming world, but wifey and my oldest daughter state that 1st person shooters make them dizzy/

I will give it another try with combat trainng and see what happens?

Wish me luck.

Good luck with that! Let us know how it goes.

My wife got interested in FPS's when she would watch me play Gears of War online with friends. She kept saying "No, to your LEFT!! On the balcony!!!" LOL Her situational awareness is better than mine, and she's much more adept at using the minimap in games and good at picking spots.

However, she could NOT play Halo. Made her dizzy as hell. But COD doesn't bother her a bit.

Side note: 1k post count, woot!

[sven]

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S&D in Black Ops is definitely better than in MW3. The small random maps and the quickness with which you die makes S&D a lot less fun in MW3. The fact that quickscoping and drop shotting are much easier to do also doesn't help. Cheap deaths are just that much more infuriating in S&D.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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Good luck with that! Let us know how it goes.

My wife got interested in FPS's when she would watch me play Gears of War online with friends. She kept saying "No, to your LEFT!! On the balcony!!!" LOL Her situational awareness is better than mine, and she's much more adept at using the minimap in games and good at picking spots.

However, she could NOT play Halo. Made her dizzy as hell. But COD doesn't bother her a bit.

Side note: 1k post count, woot!

Thanks man, I will definitely let you know how it went

I will be here tomorrow with a report

[Tyrant8RDFL]

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S&D in Black Ops is definitely better than in MW3. The small random maps and the quickness with which you die makes S&D a lot less fun in MW3. The fact that quickscoping and drop shotting are much easier to do also doesn't help. Cheap deaths are just that much more infuriating in S&D.

You are so right about the maps not being good for that mode. That really take the suspense out of the mode.