I guess we'll just have to see if the rumor pans out or not.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 |OT| Late to the party
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Curious to see whether MW will be the game that breaks the "Black Ops spell" for me, which is that despite I bought the chapter(s) after the Black Ops games respectively, I still ended up playing more of the older Black Ops game instead. Despite MW3 I was mostly on Black Ops 1 still, despite Ghosts and AW I played Black Ops 2 the most, despite IW and WW2 being fun I'd still more frequently go back to BO3. I burned out fairly quick on BO4 though I do go back to it every now and then. But what little we've seen of MW seems to be a fresh enough experience that might be able to sway me from the Black Ops games for a while, then again Treyarch just has such a satisfying movement, shooting TTK that other COD devs could not imitate for some reason. It just feels best on Black Ops games, so we'll see how this one goes.
Played a few hours of nuketown today and had fun. There is a lot of things wrong with call of duty, really an almost endless list, but I still enjoy dipping in and mindlessly shooting stuff for a while. It really bugs me that they won't put in a 24x7 nuketown map, I guess like 80% of the playerbase would gravitate towards it like people do shipment in WW2 but man its such a small, simple, easy map to play with your brain off.
I haven't played multiplayer in a while (all blackout for a few months now) but I looked around and geared up a switchblade and a KN-57, they seemed to be the weapons that most people were running around with. I'm not sure if it wasn't for 2X xp and 24x7 nuketown I'd play multiplayer though. Finally adding contracts to the modes is a nice little bonus, and it is pretty annoying that every year every COD launches without them and when they add them in six months later they act like they are doing us a huge favor.
I went ahead as well and pre ordered MW digitally, I know i'll enjoy the game warts and all.
Man I knew the stingray was reminding me of something, guess its a bit less silly now.
Its a futuristic/modern version of the Russian underwater rifle that was in Ghosts.
Its a futuristic/modern version of the Russian underwater rifle that was in Ghosts.
For those who don't know who this is, this guy has correctly leaked a bunch of Call of Duty related stuff over the years, including for this year's Modern Warfare.
What I'm thinking though: Black Ops 4's microtransactions are already about as scummy as possible, how can it get even worse? The only thing I can think of is stat-changing weapon variants.
Directly purchase the new weapons? I remember hearing from a YouTuber that getting the cosmetic variant of a new weapon unlocks the weapon itself. So maybe they're gonna start selling weapon variant bundles as a sly way of selling the weapon itself?
I'd say Black Ops 3 was good on PC. It started out rough but the customization in graphics settings, FOV options, and modding support really helped it. Some of the custom Zombies maps on it are phenomenal.
I'm not surprised, how long until they charge money for weapons.
I'm not surprised, how long until they charge money for weapons.
They went too far because this is so far up the ass with the MTXs that they are actively pushing a lot of people away from the games. With Black Ops 2 I gladly bought the season pass, a couple extra slots for my loadouts and even some wacky skins, putting all in all probably close to 150 Euros into the game. But I felt that every single cent was worth it, because I didn't then have to grind my ass off to obtain that shit, and in fact I spent like a thousand hours in that game.
Black Ops 4 is ridiculous. You gotta log in every day and play a decent amount to make sure you're not losing out on decent content even if you already bought all DLCs, still having to pray for luck with lootboxes and shit because you may not even get the weapon you wanted in the first place. The constant pressure to grind, grind and grind actually pushed me away from the game, which is surprising because I was really enjoying the multiplayer and Blackout was the best BR for a while (until Apex, that is).
I can't know the numbers behind COD but I'd be willing to be they're shortsighted as fuck and they are losing out on more money by milking people than what they're gaining from the couple whales, because most communities and influencers are not liking these MTXs so the word of mouth's not where it needs to be at all.
Black Ops 4 is ridiculous. You gotta log in every day and play a decent amount to make sure you're not losing out on decent content even if you already bought all DLCs, still having to pray for luck with lootboxes and shit because you may not even get the weapon you wanted in the first place. The constant pressure to grind, grind and grind actually pushed me away from the game, which is surprising because I was really enjoying the multiplayer and Blackout was the best BR for a while (until Apex, that is).
I can't know the numbers behind COD but I'd be willing to be they're shortsighted as fuck and they are losing out on more money by milking people than what they're gaining from the couple whales, because most communities and influencers are not liking these MTXs so the word of mouth's not where it needs to be at all.
Looks like someone used the code and didn't have the good grace to say "thank you". That's very generous of you for sharing.
Alright guys I'm having a problem with BO4. I'm playing on a PS4 pro. Everytime I try to play the game, it'll go to the connecting to online services loading screen then it freezes. I can let it sit on that screen for like 5 mins and nothing is moving. The music is still playing in the background but nothing is happening. If I turn the internet off and start the game, it'll get to the main menu no problem, but as soon as I turn the internet back on, and the game starts to load to play online, it freezes again. I have uninstalled it, and started it again, I have did the rebuild data on the safe mode screen, nothing works and it's the only game to do this as all my other games working fine with no problem. Sometimes it'll even make it to the main menu before freezing. It's like connecting to the servers causes this. Has anyone ever had/heard of this problem?
EDIT: After waiting like ten minutes to see what happens, I get this error. Saying the servers aren't available and
EDIT: After waiting like ten minutes to see what happens, I get this error. Saying the servers aren't available and
Looks like it's related to the way your network is configured. Try setting up a DMZ on your router, see how that affects things.
I've forgotten how good it feels to make pubstompers quit a match cause they can't get their gunship or strike team.
I should specify that I have AT&T U-verse. And I Just tried it, and it still freezes. The connection test also shows that I went from Nat type 2 to Nat type 1. Which also tells me that connection speed failed. It so weird that when I bought the game back in November, it worked fine for a few months, didn't change a thing to my network. Then one day it started doing this and I gave it a few months until yesterday and it still doing it.
Sounds like this is the perfect time for me to bow out of the series. Zombies was the last reason I played it and now that Blundell is out, that hurts even more.
Craig Houston has done a pretty good job too, love how upfront he is compared to Blundell being too cryptic at times but it's an end of an era.
Craig Houston has done a pretty good job too, love how upfront he is compared to Blundell being too cryptic at times but it's an end of an era.
Zombies was the only reason i buy the season pass, so thats a wrap on that
It's possible. Craig's done a decent job so far but I don't have much faith since it seems like DLC 4 will be another remade map as well as the next Black Ops game potentially dropping in 2020. I'm sad Blundell is gone but I'm more concerned if BO5 is rushed.
Makes me wonder if CoD 2020 will have zombies. I feel like one less year plus Treyarch scrambling to build the rest of the game might mean no zombies at launch.
My biggest question about that mess remains who's gonna work on CoD 2021? Treyarch can't make a whole game right after helping salvage SH's work. I doubt Sledgehammer can as they're acting as a support for Treyarch plus the supposed exodus of developers from the studio. That leaves Infinity Ward. I guess 2 years might be enough time?
My biggest question about that mess remains who's gonna work on CoD 2021? Treyarch can't make a whole game right after helping salvage SH's work. I doubt Sledgehammer can as they're acting as a support for Treyarch plus the supposed exodus of developers from the studio. That leaves Infinity Ward. I guess 2 years might be enough time?
Possibly. But you have ab enormous undertaking for a new person. Cause itll have to run on next gen and youll be continuing someone else's story
2020/2021 cod is gonna to be a huge fucking mess. Gotta remember we'll be into next gen at that point. Which means an exponential amount of more shit for devs to do on top of poor management decisions
They need to take a year off at this rate. It sounds like it's turning into a slow motion train wreck with Treyarch having to salvage SHG and Raven's work plus with the next gen of consoles coming up.
No way 2 years will be enough to develop titles still.
I wonder if the rumors of Mark Lamia being the main reason the MTX woes exist in BO4 is true.
No way 2 years will be enough to develop titles still.
I wonder if the rumors of Mark Lamia being the main reason the MTX woes exist in BO4 is true.
Him and 9 other executives apparently in a time they are being forced to rush repair another game and pile as much halfassed mtx on the current game.
Activision : please buy Treyarch's 2020 game!
LOL even more reason not to buy Black Ops 5.
Activision : please buy Treyarch's 2020 game!
LOL even more reason not to buy Black Ops 5.
If they can't salvage production I could see a pivot to a Master Chief Collection type release for 2020. Hell they could really sell three separate games if they wanted to. One for Zombies, Campaign, & Multiplayer with minor upgrades to each. This would buy them time without totally sacrificing revenue.
Q&A with the Zombies writing team: https://blog.activision.com/call-of...all-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4s-Zombies-Writing-Team
Not a whole lot of info, besides confirmation that BO4 will be the end fro Primis, Ultimis and Victis. Definitely sounds like they intend to keep going with the Aether story though. Chaos is probably dead.
Not a whole lot of info, besides confirmation that BO4 will be the end fro Primis, Ultimis and Victis. Definitely sounds like they intend to keep going with the Aether story though. Chaos is probably dead.
Honestly I feel like they could delay 2020 and just sell a huge MW expansion.
Hell MW2 is so beloved they could probably get away with just ripping the entire expansion content from it.
Bundle it with the leaked MW2R campaign and they'd have a $59.99 "game" to sell.
Activision statement on the rumors surrounding Jason Blundell and other unnamed developers:
charlieintel.com
This honestly sounds a lot like what happened to Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield. They also weren't fired officially speaking, they were transitioned to executive duties at Activision only for both of them to leave Activision months later.
Activision denies reports that Jason Blundell was fired from Treyarch - Charlie INTEL
Activision has denied the reports that Jason Blundell has been fired from Treyarch. The company sent out a statement to CharlieIntel today denying reports
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Yeah I think I'm gonna go ahead and believe the reliable insiders rather than the company with a history of pushing people out the door.Activision statement on the rumors surrounding Jason Blundell and other unnamed developers:
This honestly sounds a lot like what happened to Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield. They also weren't fired officially speaking, they were transitioned to executive duties at Activision only for both of them to leave Activision months later.Activision denies reports that Jason Blundell was fired from Treyarch - Charlie INTEL
Activision has denied the reports that Jason Blundell has been fired from Treyarch. The company sent out a statement to CharlieIntel today denying reports
I don't trust the leakers, given TGR's (now deleted) claim of Blundell being fired because he was an alcoholic who leaked information while inebriated. Not only is that disgustingly disrepectful to speak of anyone, it's also ludicrously unprofessional, and a clear grab for attention (difference between TGR's horrific claim today and past offenses being that his lies never affected people before). That, and the other person who "leaked" this was The Quartering, who is a known pile of dogshit in the shape of a human being.
Just picked up the crossbow off a dead teammate today and I went on a mean killstreak.
I felt so, so dirty using it.
I felt so, so dirty using it.
Eyyy Ground War Blackout is back (at least on PS4)
Edit: list of things to come with next week's mid-Operation update and more
Edit: list of things to come with next week's mid-Operation update and more
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How about letting me play all the new Maps.... bought deluxe edt on releaseday, maybe My worst spent money ever...
Yup, but they should make some alterations to the map. There's this one big tower you can climb, very first game of Pandemic I had a squad camping up there and as a Zombie killing someone who is up there is basically impossible.
Yeah, had thought about that. My first game ended in a semi open plain north of ghost town iirc. Those types of finishes feel like the most satisfying for survivors and zombies.
Pandemic is just another example of a good idea with a piss poor execution. If a lot of players are melee only, you should immediately makes all areas which are only accessible by ladder inaccessible. Pandemic has been out for a little over a day, yet everyone and their mother is already dropping Fracking Tower to camp the tower. Things like the razorwire and microwave shield also have no business being in this mode, and Zombies doing 75 damage is stupid.
After hitting the last operation pretty hard, I'm finding it difficult to look at the next (for Xbox) operation and have much desire to grind 60 tiers of shit for just a weapon bribe. Ultra or not, I think it may be closing in on time for me to shelve BO4. I've got so many stickers now that I'm starting to choke on them. A shame to see things end with a dull thud.
It's the new COD cycle
- COD Game announced, looking good!
- COD Game is released, it's really fun!
- People find the objectively best perks and guns, everyone now runs those if they're not doing a challenge
- Developers too busy on next COD Game to balance the guns and perks, game is now boring
- A couple of months later Microtransaction Guns get added to fuck with the balance further
- Everyone sick of COD Game
- COD Game announced, looking good!
Treyarch's senior game designer liked my Tweet about how some areas in Pandemic shouldn't be accessible. Hopefully that means they're actually gonna do that.
I'm hearing that duplicate protected crates are now able to be purchased. Can anyone on PS4 confirm this? Don't see it on the PC or Xbox versions.