Shooting people in the face saved my life

[DüM]

Okay, not sure if you bros want this to be a CoD thread or FPS in general if everyone can play nice, but we def need it's own thread now.

a relevant article:

http://kotaku.com/5836803/how-modern-warfare-3-changes-the-call-of-duty-multiplayer-game-yet-again

Year after year, how can Call of Duty's massive online shooter remain fresh? With Modern Warfare 3, the game's developers have focused on what works—player progression, extensive customization, tons of maps and game modes—and are blowing it out.

Activision offered a first look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 the night before Call of Duty XP officially kicks off. I liked what I saw, even if I'm not the kind of Call of Duty player capable of a 15 kill-long killstreak.

It's still the same hyperfast, 60 frames per second kill or be killed war game at its core: lots of guns, plenty of carnage, tons of explosive action. But developers Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer games are experimenting with a few new gameplay innovations that are designed to both deepen the experience and make playing multiplayer a little bit easier on the casual Call of Duty fan.

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling promised "more changes to the core experience than we ever have before" and "the most balanced multiplayer experience we've ever done" at a preview of the game at Call of Duty XP. He and Sledgehammer's Michael Condrey blazed through a long list of new additions and tweaks to the very successful multiplayer formula of Call of Duty.

They even dove deeply into the waters of Call of Duty Elite, which you can read about right here. On the multiplayer side, here's what's new in Modern Warfare 3.

Modern Warfare 3's New Strike Packages and Pointstreaks

Before I get into the meat of what Strike Packages mean for Modern Warfare 3, say goodbye to the killstreak. And say hello to pointstreaks, all 28 of them. No longer will player kills be the only way to build up streaks. Sure, kills still count, but in MW3, completing objectives in gametypes like Capture the Flag and Seek and Destroy will reward players with points they can cash in to call in recon drones, attack helicopters, sentries and other power-ups. Kill assists count toward pointstreak numbers too, letting supporting players, not just the dominant virtual marksman have all the fun.

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling explained the change at Call of Duty XP, saying "the killstreak system was optimized for one game type: Team Deathmatch." Now, players will be rewarded more handsomely for actually completing each gametype's objectives.

Modern Warfare 3's pointstreaks come in three groups, dubbed Strike Packages. Players can customize their classes with one of three Strike Packages, adding a new layer of personalization to COD multiplayer. The three types are Assault, Support and Specialist. Each has its own list of 'streaks. Here they are.

If you like "big body counts, the Assault package is for you. With Assault, you can call in UAVs and care package drops, naturally, but this is also where the big guns live: assault helicopters, AC130, Predator missiles, mortar strikes, Juggernaut suits. Assault brings the pain. Your streak count will reset every time you die, if you go for the Assault Strike Package.

Support is about "helping the team win," not just stacking your body count. Sounds nice, doesn't it? For the less aggressive team player, Support deals in 'streaks that lean more defensive. This includes the option to drop a remote gun turret, call in a hacked airdrop, deploy ballistic vests to your team, drop an EMP or, ultimately, call in an Osprey gunship that also delivers five airdrop packages (one of them hacked). With Support, your streak count will not reset upon death.

Finally, Specialist is all about perks. Become a super soldier with Specialist, which lets players stack on additional perks. You'll get up to six perks—including Sleight of Hand, Hardline, Recon, et al—as the 'streaks pile up. After your eighth kill, however, you get every perk available to you. You become a monster.

Here are a few of the new perks coming in Modern Warfare 3.

Recon – Explosive damage paints the target on the mini map

Blind Eye – Undetectable by air support/sentries

Assassin – Undetectable by UAV, portable radar, thermal, heartbeat

Quickdraw – Faster aim down sight

Stalker – Move faster while aiming

Marksman – Identify targets at longer range

Some perks you wont see return in MW3. "No One Man Army, no Nuke, no Commando and no Last Stand," Infinity Ward promises.

New Progression

Another big change to Modern Warfare multiplayer is Weapon Proficiencies, a new leveling system for firearms. Basically, the more often you use a weapon in MW3, whether it's an assault rifle, handgun, shotgun or sniper rifle, the better that weapon gets. In real terms, this means players can reduce gun sway, decrease recoil and add more attachments over time—among other things.

Oh, and if you really just adore player progression and experience points, know that the leveling up of Modern Warfare's multiplayer has been adapted for the Modern Warfare 3's version of Spec-Ops mode. You can read more about that mode right here.

Modern Warfare 3's New Gameplay Modes

Competitive multiplayer in Modern Warfare 3 will be expanded with at least two new prominent gameplay modes, Kill Confirmed and Team Defender.

You may have seen a snippet of Kill Confirmed in the leaked-early multiplayer trailer. That's the one with the big glowing dog tags that drop from corpses. Those dog tags are how players confirm kills in this Team Deathmatch variant. Kills don't count as a point for your team until you or one of you allies grabs a dead man's dropped dog tags. That adds an intriguing layer of strategy to Team Deathmatch, as opposing players can grab the dog tags of their fallen teammates before you do. And if they see one of their comrades lying dead, dog tags floating above their body, they'll know where your headed if you want to score.

Team Defender, which I didn't get to preview, is a Capture The Flag variant, just without the flag return. Hold onto an enemy flag for as long as possible, sticking together as a team to survive.

There will also be new Private Match game types added to MW3, each of which has been "significantly enhanced to allow players to create new, customizable game modes" that they can share with friends. "Through [Call of Duty Elite], subscribers can vote on favorite new modes and those modes could make their way into public playlists," Activision says. Here are those new Private Match modes.

Infection – The infected kills enemies to recruit them for the infected team.

Drop Zone – Hold the Drop Zone for Team Points and Care Packages.

Team Juggernaut – With the support of a juggernaut, kill players on the opposing team. The first team to reach the score limit wins.

Juggernaut – Kill the Juggernaut to become the new Juggernaut.

Gun Game – Be the first to dominate with every gun.

One in the Chamber – Gain ammo by eliminating enemies. Be the last to survive.

We'll have hands-on time with Modern Warfare 3 (and much more) from the Call of Duty XP convention this weekend.

[jyoni]

I thought you meant salt loads when someone is breaking into my things. I live in the hood though.

[jyoni]

^Salt loads could be a hilarious FPS concept!

*Timesplitters/Metal Arms steeze.

[wrong_move]

I miss Timesplitters so much. Also where the fuck is Star Wars Battlefront 3. When I buy a decent desktop I'm gonna install SWB2 and 1.6

[domdomdomdom]

fps in general probably better...

i still play cs, gonna start esea when g.o. comes out

ranked matches will be cross platform, its gonna be really fun making console users quit

[Magsåvningsreserven]

i started playing css again to get some practice

[jyoni]

Dude I want a mini ATX with win95. My Dreamcast vga box has a pass-through for computers....word up to TIE FIGHTER on a bigscreen!

[Magsåvningsreserven]

G-ukxgldpOo

chamone motherfuckers

is anyone copping for pc? i need to know i won't be the only one surrendering to origin. sup servo and analog?

[Denton]

dunno if this belongs in fps but did anyone cop deus ex 3?

[Magsåvningsreserven]

well, it is a fps really. there've been a couple mentions in the main thrad - servo recently finished it and shared his thoughts.

i'm playing it properly right now. i don't care what anyone says - the devs are huge mgs fans. it's virtually a spiritual successor...

[Magsåvningsreserven]

oh, not sure why it's not been that publicised, but new dlc for portal 2 this month.

new co-op maps :cool:

[DüM]

so we can play again bro?

no one in this thread so far cares, but I think thebswitch from killstreaks to point streaks is good. I have more fun playing Demolition / Sabotage anyway.

[Denton]

wait does anyone still play tf2? i just looked through my steam list again, so many excellent memories of that game and i haven't played it in so many years

[Magsåvningsreserven]

yesss

+

re:tf2

i have to say though, if you care about objectives, it might be worth not playing it for a while yet.

I play tf2 almost everyday for a bit, but i'm there to win. (played with sufubros a few times, sup bernt, redx and bislane .) but it's been sooo hard to get teams to focus for long while, even before teh F2P update (it's much worse now). Unless you avoid pub servers, in which case you're ok. i'm addicted to large servers tbh.

love the game, hate the players.

[Guest Methimphibian]

no one in this thread so far cares, but I think thebswitch from killstreaks to point streaks is good. I have more fun playing Demolition / Sabotage anyway.

Agreed, I always thought it was odd when I get 2-4 assist in TDM but no reward for that. The new strike packages should add a nice dynamic to the game as well.

PaYrfe1S650

[domdomdomdom]

i started playing css again to get some practice

whats ur steam, ill pub

[iGIT]

brobocop action time!!!

[Magsåvningsreserven]

whats ur steam, ill pub

join the group bro http://steamcommunity.com/groups/superfuture

everyone's on there

[Bislane]

The article on CoD makes me want, MW 1 and 2 were amazing and this seems to be a good medium between them if the balance is there like it was in 1 and even early 2, but...

Really, halo is always going to be the best balanced and most fleshed out shooter on consoles I've decided. Half of what is going to be in this game only sounds so awesome because it's got the shooter fundies of halo + the rpg elements of CoD which is where the addiction comes in.

And personally yeah, TF2 is the most fun I can have with a 1-2 hour chunk of time, so much fucking fun to play any class in that game if you are decently proficient, spies are the coolest though:

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[Lozinski]

I'm a little skeptical about MW3 but, of course, I'll have to pre-order it and play the shit out of it.

The M4 is baaack! Shweeeeet

[pompadork]

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Recon RC copter looks sickiee

[domdomdomdom]

esea puggin right now

[DüM]

I'd gladly take MW2.5

no commando and I'm happy

[pompadork]

Bm-Kb9LCED0

[Lozinski]

I'd gladly take MW2.5

no commando and I'm happy

No last stand > No Commando

[Layne]

Has anyone played CSS on a Mac? I didn't even know this was available until today.

I used to play religiously 5-6 years ago, but kinda got out of it. After seeing this thread and the Global Offensive videos, I'd like to start playing again.... however, I don't really wanna buy a new computer.

[Magsåvningsreserven]

you don't need a new computer for cs/css. maybe not even for cs:go.

source is well-known for its scalability

[Layne]

I didn't know if anyone had tried it, with success or failure. A friend of mine tried to play CSS through Parallel on his Mac and it was awful... I just don't want it to be like that.

[conqueror]

god damn do i need a comp that isn't a p.o.s.

[DüM]

No last stand > No Commando

last stand didn't have me yelling as much as commando did. it was pretty rare that a last stand dude killed me.

the marathon / commando fuckers were so much more annoying.