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Re: Let's be real. Are you compensating for something with your Stats? Namely, K/D?

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:12:03 GMT

I can't speak for anyone else but I use my own stats as a gauge on my skill progression. If my stats are steadily rising, I'm assured for the most part that I am getting better as I play. I never bring up stats or say anything to any other players in game about stats unless it's brought up to me.

I don't speak about stats concerning the game offline at all, as I never find it to be relevant to bring up. K/D isn't something I would bring up either, as I've run across players with a K/D lower than mine that I believed to be better players than myself.

So, for myself, It's just something to keep score on my own progress in a way. For example, my first online FPS I ever played was Call Of Duty 4. I finished that game with I believe around a 1.3 K/D. Now, achieving a 1.3 K/D can be accomplished literally half asleep playing with one hand. This tells me clearly I have gotten better at COD in general, and honestly I should have considering all the hours of play time I've put in. Although I do have friends who have been playing since COD4 as well and still can't maintain a K/D over 1. For people such as those, that defy's logic.

Re: Please Nerf The PeaceKeeper

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:03:31 GMT

rustygun wrote:

people come on here for help wheezy. didnt your mum ever tell you to "speak to others like you would want..." point really is this games so bad that if your good at it its because your connection is rubbish or youve polished an unsporting tactic...either way you can win at this game without being good. So get over yourself you nerd

Good job preaching to speak to others how you would like to be spoken to. So, you prefer people to purposely misspell your name and name call? Ohhhh the IRONY. He clearly didn't post this thread for "help", he posted to whine about a gun that isn't even an issue. The original point remains, if you are having problems dealing with an average gun at best, the problem isn't the gun, it's YOU.

On a personal note, did your mother teach you when you can't succeed at something, to make excuses as to why others do? Or is it just easier for you to do so than to actually be good at something? This COD is just like any other, good players are still good, and bad players are still bad. Make any excuse for being terrible that you like. Excuses still won't change the fact that others DO while you just come up with reasons to make yourself feel better.

Re: Please Nerf The PeaceKeeper

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:38:01 GMT

blib79 wrote:

I guess that's one way to tell someone they suck.

Hey!

That's not nice at all dude!!

Mission accomplished, thanks for confirming I was successful delivering the point of my post.

Re: EMP Grenade - The best way to RUIN BO2

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:22:54 GMT

Colt45Ridge wrote:

I play the game to get the challenges. I play how I play and you can play how you wish. However, anyone who says they went 30-0 by constantly running around the map is lying...simple as that. Yes I sat in a building to go 36-0, its a lot better than boosting to get it and it is the only way to get it without boosting.

This right here kids is a fine example of how not to be in life. Don't assume because YOU can't do something, that everyone else that can is lying. It's a crazy concept in life, but know that just because YOU can't accomplish it, does not mean it's not possible.

Re: Hardcore is basically unplayable!!!

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:07:03 GMT

While I agree with your point, Hardcore is mostly meant to be played with a team. Due to all of the things you mentioned, a full team is far more important in HC than any other game mode. You need to be able to communicate with all team members and actually have them listen. Important to relay to teammates where score streaks are being called in at, where you're throwing a grenade, etc....

It's just not a game type for the solo player in a lobby where half the players don't have a mic, or aren't even willing to effectively communicate. Any time you have any type of punishment system for team killing, you're going to have people who will purposely cause you to team kill in order to annoy you. It's the nature of the lovely COD community. Only way to completely avoid it in HC is to play with like minded people who actually want to play the game the way it's meant to be played.

Re: Please Nerf The PeaceKeeper

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:59:55 GMT

If you're having trouble getting destroyed by the PeaceKeeper, you're gonna need them to nerf a whole lot more than just it. Perhaps ask for a nerf of all of the people you play against? Because the PeaceKeeper is already substantially more weak than plenty of weapons already in the game. Perhaps what you need is not a nerf, but a buff of your own playing ability.

Re: Stats Reset Question

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:52:19 GMT

I hope even a fresh start never resets all of your stats. Wear your stats proudly, as it's a great reminder to you each time you look at them why you should never do what you did again to be reset/banned. Play the game correctly with boosting/cheating and you can have your stats show correctly in the next COD.

Re: What is the best combo in the game?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:48:29 GMT

MSMC, Long Barrel, Extended Mags. You can replace Extended Mags with Silencer if you don't mind sacrificing killing power slightly in exchange for being more stealthy.

Ghost, Toughness, Scavenger, Engineer

Grenade/Semtex, EMP grenade

Ghost to stay off radar while flanking or poking around their spawn. Toughness for reduced flinch which will help a lot in winning gun fights. Scavenger to replenish Grenades, and EMPs. Engineer to spot equipment which will alert you to location of enemies often.

Grenade to toss while on the move and protect objectives. EMP grenades to take out a variety of enemy equipment for lots of free points towards your score streaks. EMPs also are great to detect enemies, as they give hitmarkers when they are tossed near an enemy.

Re: Easiest game mode to get headshots?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:40:46 GMT

TDM. It's a slower paced game mode and often has a few guys that decide not to move too much. Flank them and you can often come right up behind lots of them and get a free no effort needed headshot.

Re: whats the use for sensor grenades?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:38:59 GMT

Sensor grenades have their valid uses in certain game types and certain situations. What is useful to you may not be useful to the next persons play style. The beautiful thing about all of it is you have many options to choose from, so you're not locked in to using a piece of equipment that you don't find useful.

Re: Who else thinks the maps should be way bigger ?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:33:49 GMT

Man, you're really on to something genuis here. I really wish they would make the maps bigger so all the lag would go away. I also really wish they would take a year to make COD, it's so crazy how they rush out releases every 6 months. ::Face Palm::

invariantcrib71 wrote:

I honestly think call of duty makers rush too much thats why the maps are so little and have a LOT of lag, I've gotta hand it to battlefield 3 makers they make huge maps that have great graphics with jets,tanks and cars you can use! Although Frostbite 2 takes about a year or two to make a game i think it's worth the wait and money. Who else thinks the same ???

Re: The game is hacked?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:31:12 GMT

While I can imagine that would be annoying, it's also pretty funny that simply disabling all of your explosives caused you to get destroyed. It's pretty funny if they do have a hack out that does it. Teach people how to actually rely on shooting people in a FPS game. I know, crazy concept, right?

Re: It's beyond a joke now

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:27:04 GMT

While I know Lag Comp is very much a real issue in the game, it still confuses me. I have what I believe to be a pretty good connection. As I know this doesn't tell the full story, it's all I can do.... I ping to a server 200 miles away from me at 17ms. Can ping a server roughly 1000 miles away at under 50ms. However, I never find myself suffering from lag comp when I should be. What I mean by that is, say I'm in a lobby with 4 bars against a few guys with 2-3 bars, I have no issues. But If I'm in a lobby with 2-3 bars against 4 bar players, I have normal lag issues.

It just baffles me how the whole system works, as nothing seems to be explainable. I'm not complaining because overall I have a enjoyable experience, but I can understand others frustration, as it all just seems so inconsistent.

Only advice I can give is what has helped me through the years, and that was testing all of my equipment and assuring I have a Open NAT, a custom DNS setting set to 8.8.8.8 (Google), Wired connection, and never using my connection for anything else when gaming.

But as many of you may know, often times the more you optimize your connection, the more you suffer from lag comp issues. It truly does make no sense.

Re: Has anybody had the Local game stat reset glitch fixed?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:21:00 GMT

What causes this stat reset thing? I'd like to know so I can avoid doing whatever it is that gives it any chance of happening.

Re: Hope this scuf is worth it :)

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:10:21 GMT

As far as it being worth the money, that depends on what you are expecting to get out of it.

I can tell you for myself, It has been beyond amazing. But I am sure my situation is rare. I've always been a person who grips the controller too hard and presses buttons too hard. I just can't seem to change that. This ends up with worn out thumb sticks very fast and a lot of stress on my fingers. I recently injured my left arm (not game related), and currently cannot bend my left thumb. This left me without the ability to sprint in COD as you need to press down on the left thumb stick to initiate sprinting.

So, I got a scuf and had the left thumb stick down mapped to the right paddle, allowing me to press on the right paddle added by scuf to allow me to sprint. This allows me to sprint without having to apply any pressure at all with my left thumb. It has taken away pretty much all of the stress on my fingers from using a standard controller. The ability to jump with the left paddle while not having to remove my fingers from the aim button is an added bonus.

Also, the adjustable triggers are nice, as it turns the triggers into hair triggers. Takes away the play in the trigger, so that the least little bit of pressure allows the trigger to operate.

Re: Black ops 2 Constantly freezing xbox?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:01:02 GMT

I've had this occur maybe 10 times total since the games release. Nowhere near the frequency of yourself, but it has happened.

Re: Have lag, invisible people, bending bullets, and people using an uncloaking device? It could be your connection and not the game

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:58:18 GMT

I think the average person automatically assumes the issue can never be on their end. And just by even typing that first sentence, people will jump to the conclusion that I am saying the game is perfect and connection problems are always the fault of the user. It's such a touchy subject for so many people, they can't see past their emotion. Of course the issue can have nothing to do with your equipment, or connection, but it also can. People will cite how other games work perfectly, so it can't be their connection. But they fail to realize connections can change from second to second. They also forget that the faster death occurs in the game, the more the least little connection hiccup will be more noticeable.

Sometimes you can have an issue that is just so easy to over look, it's laughable. This was the case for myself. I was getting lag spikes (connection interrupted) for a few seconds while playing, 4-6 times per hour. I didn't understand what the issue was, as nothing had changed with my equipment or setup at all. Without going into everything I went through trying to fix it, it ended up being such a simple fix. If I had jumped to blaming the game, I wouldn't have been more wrong. It ended up being my router getting too hot from being placed on carpet.

I know, silly, but I recently had my hardwood floors carpeted and just over looked the fact that putting the router on the carpet would restrict air flow, causing it to heat up. I changed the router positioning and now it runs cool to the touch, and no more lag spikes. Now, of course, I am not saying the fix for everyone is this simple. But hey, at least try to keep an open mind, as it may just help you reach a more enjoyable experience in online gaming.

Re: The community is dying.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:18:48 GMT

One thing I can count on for every COD release in the last 2-3 years is a discussion mentioning how the community is dying. Must be the weirdest, slowest, painfully money making death ever. Never would have thought that a community that is on the verge of death continue to push COD to over a billion in sales every time it releases. Very strange death of a community.

Re: why most people are really laging

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:51:24 GMT

Cyantist69 wrote:

You're looking at it the wrong way. While it is definitely true the average human reaction time is around 200ms, why add to that? You are starting with around 200ms lag due to your own ability to react around that quickly. Everything else such as input lag and internet connection ADD to that number. A TV with 50ms input lag without taking into account internet connection and whatever else puts you at 250ms to react to a situation in game. Now lets say I have a display that has 10ms input lag, I react in 210ms in the situation. For arguements sake, we'll assume we are of equal skill level, who do you think is going to win pretty much every time? You would be at a 40ms disadvantage every time we run into each other.

My reply to the OP was throwing in a little sarcasm (perhaps unfairly so) to illustrate that compared to the significantly higher latency and poor sustained data rates of the internet, TV latency isn't entirely "the real reason why people lag"

I also agree, that the 'delay figures' are cumulative, and in the scenrio you describe, you would be at an advantage. In a competitive situation on a local low latency network, I would not want to be the guy using the slow TV.

However, in this context, this is not truely lag. Lag is the time between a user believeing they have reacted to something and actually percieving a response to that reaction. In that situation, display latency becomes near irrelevant, due to the timings running concurrently and the TV always 'finishing first'. However, players easily spot and become frustrated with network latency as it introduces a delay considerably longer than that of human perception.

I understand what you are saying regarding it not being true lag. However, it still adds a delay in the time you get to respond to what has already occurred in game. It is very much relevant, even during online play vs. a local low latency network. Here is why. Let's say everyone has a 50ms ping to host (I know everyone never has same ping, but work with me here....), you both have 200ms reaction time, and both of your displays have a input lag of 40ms. This means whatever occurs in the game, you don't get to see until 90ms later, and can't react to that for another 200ms. Now, since we are only talking hardware here, the only way to cut down on that time frame and give yourself more time to react would be to cut the ping to host, or the display input lag.

The input lag (in this case, 40ms) is very much relevant because that is the time it either takes your TV to process and display what is happening or the time it takes your TV to display your input action, or of course a combination of both. In whatever scenario, it adds to your overall reaction time and cutting a significant portion of your input lag can help give you a more enjoyable online gaming experience.

Re: why most people are really laging

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:05:01 GMT

gary_mico wrote:

No game mode but it does have DNR. I'll try with it disabled later to see if it helps any.

Thanks again

Can guarantee you it reduces input lag. Can't guarantee it will reduce it enough to be extremely noticeable. If you have any friends with a newer PC Monitor with HDMI, have them bring it over some time. Play online on the monitor and you will be buying a PC Monitor with HDMI yourself after doing so because it will make THAT much of a difference.