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Re: How can a beginner find a match where he's not playing against career pros???

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:37:59 GMT

The guy who said Spec Ops Survivor was dead on. Play that, learn the layou of the maps, then try to reconcile that with what you've already experienced in-game playing the multiplayer part. I learned a ton playing S&D and spectating other players, too. Where to flash, where people camp. Just tactics in general. I still learn a lot playing HC S&D, and I've been playing for years. You can also get good ideas for load outs, too.

Re: My fix for lag compensation

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:49:26 GMT

Pretty sure this guy has no idea that there is any difference between data transfer speed and bandwith. Any further discussion is wasted effort.

Re: Team Killed Really? Bring back ricochet in Hardcore gametypes!

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:44:12 GMT

No. Ricochet sucks hard. That being said, something has to be done about the spawn team killers in HC Search. I play that almost exclusively, and it has been ruined by the greifers. I guess I should say "played," because it takes a half hour to find a game without at this point.

Re: Is it me or is hearing enemy footsteps difficult in this game.

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:01:02 GMT

No. Just, no. I have a premium surround sound system. I can hear the last two footsteps of people approaching me and that's it. They come out of my front speakers even if the person is behind me. I can put on my highest-of-the-high-end Turtle Beaches on. Same thing. I thought Black Ops' audio was bad... Actually, it is. This is equally bad, if not worse though.

Re: Trying to Understand the Lag Problem

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:13:55 GMT

This is very far off-base. ~700kbps is more than adequate for online gaming.

Re: Small ? to Devs about Gun Sounds..

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:35:53 GMT

Coming from a sound engineer, the best way to have a gun sound like it was fired outside is to make a recording of a gun fired outside. This is self explanatory. The guns in Black Ops do not sound like they were recorded outside. Some of them don't even sound like guns, really.

Re: To prestige or not to prestige

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:35:12 GMT

Goldmember1661 wrote:

It actually changes throughout each prestige for me, no the experience isnt different, I just try different playing styles to keep the game interesting. And many people may not realize it but through each prestige they change their strategies as well.

This is exactly what I do. Right now, I'm on my 5th prestige. For each prestige I've picked 2 of each perk, a couple of each weapon class, different equipment, etc. to ensure something new each time. Considering that all attachments, perks, and equipment are available from the start, I see no reason not to prestige.

Re: Quickscoping with Steady Aim Pro

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:37:52 GMT

asasa wrote:

steady aim [and pro] have no effect on anything but hipfire. It does not remove the moving --> ADS delay.

To be accurate, you must stop moving during or before ADSing.

This is false. Steady Aim Pro does the exact same thing as Lightweight Pro in MW2. It allows for quick aim after sprinting, enabling you to go from a sprint to ADS in the same time as if you were not running.