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Re: Your thoughts and feelings on Tac-Inserts

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:16:09 GMT

There are those that sit there on their TIs. That is boosting. There are those that actually play the game but camp near their TIs (were are talking 3 to 4 steps) and that is a grey area. i don't think it is boosting. Sort of like spawn trapping isn't illegal, but spawn killing is. And no, I have never used that tactic. I did see it once during a Clan Op for KC where the entire clan used TIs in the foutain area between the lobby and the B-Dom flag. The only way to dislodge them was to send a few Stealth Bombers down that alley.

Re: question about spawn trapping

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:09:24 GMT

I always get out of spawn traps within a few deaths. My problem is when I play with Randoms, they tend to continue to run right into no mans land like they were part of General Pickets brigade in the Battle of Gettysburg. So I can make a hole for them on a flank. I tell them and they still run right to their deaths. I will then usually get killed while I am running through the enemy spawn. 3 v 1 is never fun when you are the one and they know you are there because you just killed them.

Re: question about spawn trapping

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:04:20 GMT

They don't just go by reports. They do look at videos and if you provide them the video then you will be assured that the guy will be banned. But IW has stated that Spawn Trapping is not a bannable offence. Spawn Killing in the normal spawn points is. However, Spawn Killing a guy that TI'd is not a bannable offence either.

Re: When are the HACKERS going to be BANNED?

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:54:09 GMT

yup. It is true. And I was one of those that was banned and you probably saw my tweets to @IWEnforcers, @Candyslexia, @Teenah, and @IWMarkRubin. I think I really really annoyed them. Howerver they did remove the ban from my account and restored my stats. But I lost all of my rankings. It wasn't much, top 20000 in Domination and Kill Confirmed. Now I am top 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 respectively. And for me, it happened after 1am on Sept. 20th. So it has been going on since last Wednesday.

They are public matches so anyone can jump into the hacked lobby unknowingly. But if you take a dom point and get 60K XP for it, I highly recommend you jump out (i.e. rage quit) and report it ASAP. My clan and I stayed in it so that we could document it because we never heard of such a thing and wanted to show IW. I still have the game in my theater. Trust me, IW does know about these lobbies and they are taking them seriously with an immediate 5000 day ban. I got one. However on the PS3 it is pretty much useless because you can create another account. And these guys are only creating fake accounts to ruin it for everyone.

Re: Domination Leaderboards hacked?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:11:02 GMT

Yes, innocent people can get hurt. I was banned for 5000 days but they reversed it after being a PIA and showing that I actually reported it to IWEnforcers on twitter just after I left the game. Also, they are pumping up the top rankings. I play with some people that were within the top 200 in Domination. They have dropped to top 500 in just a few days and they pretty much play Domination daily.

Re: Domination Leaderboards hacked?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:06:25 GMT

Trust me. it is NO PRANK. I even have the game I was banned (which was reversed) for saved in my theater. I don't have a PVR. IW knows about it and they will ban anyone with the 5000 day ban. I don't know if they are looking into fixing it. Most likely they are.

Re: Domination Leaderboards hacked?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:01:27 GMT

Its real. I ran into it with my clan on Sept 20th. We reported it and I got the max ban. Fortunately IW reversed that decision, but I lost all my rankings. I know I jumped from just under 20000 to under 14000 in just one game. 60K for each kill and dom point capture. Even more for modifiers like headshots, double, triple, or multi-kills.

Re: Clan Emblems! (Read for information)

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:38:20 GMT

My clan is level 38 and I tested the leaving the clan and rejoining. I only received the multicolored Frog we earned at level 37 (earned after they released the emblems). Some people I know in other clans had even weirder results. Someone I know in another clan just logged on and received all of their tags while others in that same clan still haven't gotten any.

So the bottom line is don't leave your clan and come back, it doesn't really do any good.

Re: This Is What Assassin Does...

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:31:45 GMT

yeah, because you are doing something that the devs did not intentionally design into the game. Not to the level like being able to walk through walls or hide in closed pipes. But more like head glitching where you are abusing the game mechanics to accomplish something unintended.

Re: Best or favorite Map and Game mode? ? ?

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:12:44 GMT

Domination on Oasis. It is one of the best maps on MW3 with multiple paths to take and very well balanced.

Re: IF ACTIVISION LET YOU MAKE A MAP FOR A MW3, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:08:07 GMT

Mine would be a medium map with a hill (2 1/2 floors high) in the center were the B Dom Flag would be on top. I would have a few two story buildings in each spawn. A bunker under the hill with an entrance on each side of the map and two entrances on top of the hill (on opposite sides of the B Dom flag. Some foliage and sandbags on of the hill for cover as well. But not too much.

Re: How to get Lagvantage / flawless hit register in 4 bar lobbies

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:59:48 GMT

Well according to Infinity Ward those "bars" don't really indicate anything conclusive with regard to lag and are just there for show. meaning that a guy with 3 bars (or even 2 bars) may not be lagging when others (including 4 bars) will.

Re: BLACK OPS vs MW3

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:54:12 GMT

lol. that they were.

Re: Had TERMINAL in my maps today

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:52:23 GMT

Terminal will be enabled on July 17/18 for XBox. It is assumed that it will be enabled 30 days later for the PS3 and PC.

Re: Common Courtesies

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:44:56 GMT

Or when you run something other than Blind Eye and you scream RUN AWAY I AM THE TARGET. But they still want to do a group hug.

Re: Common Courtesies

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:11:37 GMT

Nice list. I would add to your domination list:
- Call out when you are bumping the third flag (i.e just running through). If playing in a team it is sometimes helpful with flushing a guy or two out to come "protect" their only flag

Re: Common Courtesies

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:06:09 GMT

I run sitrep pro now, so I usually call out that the package is a fake or not and if my team mate is an idiot and tries to take it I let them (usually some random). But I used to yell for everyone to clear out while I am trying to take it before I used sitrep.

Re: Todays Hot Topic: Defense vs Offense

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:53:14 GMT

Use recon and communication. They are both the best way to handle campers. The teams I usually run with are great communicators and I will light them up with flash bangs or bullets (if they get me first). They only survive for a few seconds. In other words, if you have a good team with good communication then you should easily be able to take out the campers. They really are not a problem unless you are running with randoms.

Re: Todays Hot Topic: Defense vs Offense

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:45:29 GMT

again. that is a team thing as well. In domination you just need to hold two points longer than the other team. Your team that wants to pad their KDRs should cap the flag and then protect the flag. Lots of kills are generated doing that. more so then capping A, then B, then C, then A, then B, then C, then A. Cap A then B and hold the line. your opponents will rush you and you don't necessarily have to camp. you can run back and forth between A and B racking up the kills as you do.

Re: Todays Hot Topic: Defense vs Offense

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:33:16 GMT

I am like you. If I play solo I go to face-off. But finishing a 1v1 is tough when you are beating your opponent because they just rage quit to protect their KDR.