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I need advice/help/tips ....ANYTHING

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:40:28 GMT

I am left with a feeling of complete helplessness when it comes to this game. I have been playing COD since COD4 and I've never felt this way before. I didn't struggle this much when I first started playing COD (I could barely manage the controls). I play both HC and Core and have done so since COD4. I have tried literally everything. All types of guns, perks, attatchments ...everything. Nothing I do seems to kill the enemy. The only time this game is barable to me is in HC but even at times it takes me 4-5 hits on someone to kill them.

I have gotten better in terms of skills and stats in each game and have kept rising in W/L and K/D and I struggle to go positive in almost every match. I had over 100,000 kills in MW3 with a 1.96 KD, 3.00+ W/L and 280 SPM, I don't understand how I went from doing so well to this....

Please, if anyone could help me out or share any advice that has helped them in this game. I'd greatly appreciate it.

Re: Anybody else like the idea of a map filter?

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:51:57 GMT

Its a great idea, I have toyed with the idea myself. However, unfortunately it would be taken advantage of like most things in COD. You would have people only playing the most popular maps. (example: 100K+ people playing Nuketown 24/7).

Also it would complicate matchmaking by trying to pair players based on their map selections. Its a good idea but I hope it never happens... I enjoy the test of awkward or difficult maps but I do agree that some of them make you wonder if they were thinking when they designed them.

Re: Type 25/ FHJ-18 AA Gold glitch

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:15:12 GMT

Looks like we are all in the same boat... when I saw it I was like "what? gold? why is it gold?" and the guy I was playing with didn't understand why I seemed upset. I also wanted to earn everything whether it was a glitch or intential...I'd like it to be taken away, lol.

Re: Type 25/ FHJ-18 AA Gold glitch

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:00:31 GMT

Ronin is also what I need for the FHJ, I've had all camos completed except that one for the last 4 days then all of a sudden tonight after I get the Game Settings Have Changed message I get them gold? So confused. Glad to know I wasn;t the only one.

Type 25/ FHJ-18 AA Gold glitch

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:53:36 GMT

I have been working on getting my Type 25 gold and was working on my last camo (Art of War) and after the game was over it froze saying that game settings have changed. I then noticed I had NEW calling cards and it was for unlocking all camos for Type 25 and the FHJ launcher. I have both of them gold now but have not completed all camos for both of them.

Type 25 - Art of War unfinished (15/150)

FHJ 18 - unfinished shooting down player controlled scorestreaks (3/10)

Did anyone else have a similar issue happen with the same/different guns?

Re: Hardcore Modes

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:40:56 GMT

yeah, thats what I did last week and it improved a great deal playing online but still wish I had the oppotunity to be guaranteed faster service and not just pay extra and hope its there. Thank you for the advice.

Re: Hardcore Modes

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:33:42 GMT

Hijacked is terrible.... IMHO it is the worst COD map I've ever played. The only exception is that its not too awful bad in HC FFA. Anything else its an instant leave game for me. Gotten a few Probations b/c of that map. A couple nights ago I was thrown into 4 different round 2 down by 2 caps HC CTF matches on Hijacked. All of which... I left.

Re: Hardcore Modes

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:13:34 GMT

Yeah, I'm in Nashville, NC. The only company that offers DSL is CenturhyLink. They will only guarantee the quality of connection I have now. My neighbor pays for 10mbps but usually only has 2-2.4mbps b/c they can't handle the demand. So the "fastest" guaranteed connection without being overpriced is the connection I have now.

If you have any advice, I would greatly appreciate it... have wanted better internet for a loooong time. Oh yeah, did I mention that DSL wasn't even available here until 2 and a half years ago....

Re: Hardcore Modes

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:47:09 GMT

I dont understand limiting us to only having 4 playlist. I don't understand it at all. The past 2 CODs have had more than 4. I truly feel that the more that we move towards HC the better COD will be. The 2 biggest complaints I have seen in recent years about COD is the issues of weapon balance and lag. Both are considerably less noticable in HC.

If I'm thinking correctly the 4 most popular playlist in HC from MW3 were:

HC TDM

HC KC

HC S&D

HC DOM

They added in HC HQ and HC CTF later and I never saw more than 2,200 playing in any those playlist. In BO1 there were some days you would see around 3,000 but most days it was 1,800-2,500.

I know I am only one person but in my opinion if you are looking to satisfy the most people with the least amount of problems the playlist should be as follows:

HC TDM

HC KC

HC S&D

HC DOM

HC MOSHPIT (CTF,HQ,KC,TDM) with the most occuring modes HQ and CTF

This is 5 playlist and not 4, I understand but do we really need that many core modes? I feel AT LEAST one could be removed.

Just to put this out there as well: I have played both CORE and HC in previous CODs and enjoyed both and played what I was feeling to be more enjoyable at the time. However, in this game, I find CORE to be unplayable. This may be b/c I have terrible internet (Its the best I can get in my area btw).SPEED: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2340394713.png PING: http://www.pingtest.net/result/73090630.png

So until the matchmaking/Lag comp are improved I will play HC only. One problem though... the current 4 modes are boring or full of 6 man teams trying to spawn trap. HC is very stale at the moment in BO2. HC KC and HC DOM are needed for this game not to lose a large portion of the HC fanbase. Just my thoughts.

Re: LAck of Hardcore game mods

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:42:59 GMT

yep....I remember him saying several times in interviews, pregame hype videos, gamescon videos etc saying how they have placed such a huge focus on HC in this game. I dont see it. Yeah, there may be 4-5 extra challenges for HC but other than that...I see nothing that was done for HC. They even took way some of the most popular HC modes like HC KC, and HC DOM. I know many people want HC HQ (including myself) but lets be honest the most anyone has seen in that playlist in the last 3-4 years is maybe 2,500-3,000 people. Its not THAT big a deal but I would love to see more of the popular ones like HC KC and HC DOM return.

I'm all for nerfing Ghost etc. but HC has become nothing more than just a race to the first UAV but it sucks when you can't even have time to pull out a launcher to shoot it down before getting shot. Its almost not worth the 3 deaths you are sure to get the second one comes up. They need to buff Ghost to where you are not shown while doing the following:

-In middle of lock-on with a launcher

-Using a scorestreak

-Planting/Defusing Bombs

-Moving at Full speed (sprint,walking,ADS walking etc)

That would be a good compromise. TBH I think that Ghost should protect you from UAVs completely. I mean lets be honest. How much skill does it take to be a red dot chaser? And if you stop checking corners b/c you are too busy staring at the mini map, thats your fault for ignoring basic fundamentals in playing COD.

And before everyone starts crying and yeiling at me for being a Ghost camper blah blah blah. I'm a solid objective player. In previous COD games I have used Hardline/Flak Jacket than most other perks anyway.

Re: Worst cod ever or not!

donotreply@activision.com — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:05:35 GMT

Worst. Hands down.

I've owned all CODs except 1-3 and this one is by far the least enjoyable experience I've ever had with COD.

Re: Any other "Better than Average Players" feel useless?

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:25:54 GMT

Its not all about KD, notice I included W/L as well? I play smart and play different styles depending on the map size, sight lines, pathways, etc. That results in me having pretty good stats. My SPM (score per minute) is also fairly high in other games as well. I don't sit back and "camp" or "defend" every game. Its boring and takes forever to rank up that way.

However, I take by your stupid post that you probably have terrible stats and play like a fool blindy rushing everywhere without any thought whatsoever.

The only "tears" or complaints from me is this game obviously has major problems if so many good players feel worthless. So feel free to move along and share your ignorance on another post.

The game is broken, anyone who agrees is just a huge fanboy.

Re: jesus this game makes mw3 look good

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:17:28 GMT

MW3 release compared to BO2 release.... its a draw, both games have proved to be completely terrible to start.

MW3 did end well for me though. I'm just hoping that BO2 will follow and improve theirs. I think these things stand out to me the most right now.

- Submachine guns are incredibly unbalanced. MSVC or whatever it is is seemingly very OP already. Maybe its b/c everyone is using it and my MP7 is just trash, idk.

-they claimed BO2 would have a huge focus on HC...really? how? by giving it less gamemodes than mw3?

-the lag...I haven't tried "best" yet. I know my internet isn't the best but I have the best that is available where I live so thats no my fault. All other CODs I managed to do well if not great... this one..nope. I lose 60% of gunfights in this game if I had to take a guess.

-Spawns... they suck. One second it seems they won't flip no matter what, then all of a sudden you get shot in the back by an enemy that just spawned 10 feet behind you when their whole team is on the other side.

I have no doubt the game will get better but this is kinda stupid to start this bad.

On another thought, has anyone tested to see if the lobby lags when someone it is is trying to stream live? I felt this was going to screw most lobbies up when I heard about this and the game has proven to have terrible lag. Maybe this has something to do with it?

Re: Any other "Better than Average Players" feel useless?

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:04:35 GMT

Agreed.... I started playing COD a little before BO1 came out but I started with MW2 then played BO1 about 4 months after its release. I have become a skilled player in mostly all gametypes and in both core and hardcore.

I have had above a 1.5KD and above a 1.00 W/L in every COD. This game... it seems about 80% of matches after about 3 minutes I'm already 5-16 and my team all about the same. Then Host Migration.... then I am able to pull it out for a 27-24 type game. I dont' understand this at all.

I get the feeling that I'm too slow and aparently the only gun capable of getting kills up close is the MSVC or whatever it is. The MP7 is absolute trash. Takes literally 7 bullets to kill someone with full health. (I was using FMJ, Silencer, Rapid Fire.)

Haven't really enjoyed this game at all. Its quite a bit saddening really.. because I'm starting to see the truth now. That is truth is that COD is just going to die off. Each game gets progressively worse until they make some positive changes 6 months after its release.

Re: Already decided to put this game down.

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:56:51 GMT

For those of you who say don't play HC or don't give up yet.. yes I understand why you say that. Don't get me wrong, I haven't and won't give up on the game. I didn't with MW3, I just took a break and played Batman AA/AC until they corrected some of it. Luckily they made the game much better after a few months and I really was able to have fun and enjoy it more.

I know the game will get better, I have no doubt about that. The only thing I don't like about Core is thats where it really shines on what weapons are "OP". I like HC b/c for the most part, all the guns (including pistols) are lethal. I like that. I just think there should be no place for free fire launchers or underbarrel launchers. I was pretty sure I had seen that it was confirmed they would be disabled for HC in this game, but after being instantly SMAWed several times in HC CTF when I touch the flag I learned that is not the case. I'll still play at least a few games per week to see how the game progresses but for now, my main gaming focus will be elsewhere.

A truly disappointing release experience.

Already decided to put this game down.

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:11:25 GMT

I really hated to do this after spending $80 on the Hardened Edition and waiting for months for this game to release. Things that got me excited:

Pick 10 system

Biggest focus on HC in COD history

No launchers in HC

Better Combat Training

Better matchmaking

No more Ballistic Vest

And just for the simple reason that its new.

Yet, I find this to be the biggest disappointment for me in terms of COD. I have over 120 days of playing time throughout the last 4 CODs and I must say I've never gotten so quickly fed up with a game.

The game is smooth, yes. The game is different, yes. However, as a HC player this game has nothing for me and with all the hype about this game having such a huge focus on HC like never before I thought it was going to be awesome... yet I login to find that there are only 4 modes for HC, ppl still rely on SWAWs/tubes for kills, and the camping is absolutely terrible. I really don't see how they will keep people playing this game. I feel many people won't even entertain the thought of prestiging b/c of the UAV spam.

Overall, the game is okay... maybe a 7.5/10 nothing more. It will be sitting on the shelft until more gamemodes are added and hopefully something will be done about the spawns and UAV spam.

Re: Tired of teammates destroying my killstreak rewards

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:44:32 GMT

I feel your pain. I had 9 sentry guns destroyed by the same player last night I got so fed up with it b/c it was that way in every lobby.

2 reasons I can think of as to why this is happening.

1. The extremely overpowered Sitrep pro. If it weren't so good many people wouldn't be doing this to get the perk pro. It should be like Ninja in BO where Ninja still canceled out Ninja Pro.

2. Some people are just jerks. Plain and Simple.

Funny enough though after the guy kept destroying my sentry gun I switched to my BV class and I would throw them down and let the other teammates get a vest and when I saw the guy come to get them I would knife them as he was picking them up so he couldn't have one.

He then messaged me saying I was a jerk? lol....the logic for some of these people on Xbox blows my mind away.

I then went on to BO CT and trolled on bots to have tons of fun for the rest of the night, lol.

Re: Killstreaks are such a waste

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:37:53 GMT

Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated. I do agree with you, most of my problems are b/c I play HC. I just got so tired of the weapon balancing issues. When I got the good guns gold it left me with the weaker ones and using silenced M4s in a lobby full of strikers, type-95s, and ACRs I don't stand much of a chance. I also got tired of shooting 5 bullets in a guy to get panic knifed.

However, I'll continue progressing towards these goals as I only have a few left. I'd rather shoot first and win b/c all weapons are deadly and have to deal with RC. Again, thanks for the feedback.

P.S thanks for the info about being underneath air support with a stinger, I tried this out and destroyed an enemy escort airdrop with one stinger being directly underneath it.

Killstreaks are such a waste

donotreply@activision.com — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:17:57 GMT

I have been working on the prestige challenges for about a month. The more and more I do these challenges it seems to tend to notice something ....a lot. Killstreaks are pointless. After prestiging a person can unlock Blind Eye in a matter of about 40 min or 4-6 matches for the average player. This is way too early for a perk that blocks you from ALL killstreaks except the IMS/Stealth Bomber.

Just a few things that have irritated me about these challenges:

Pave Low -1,000 kills .....it took me over 500 pavelows to complete this challenge, somehow enemies have found a way to destroy them with one missle

Attack Helicopter- no flares.....Hind inbound.....shhhhhoooooo.......BOOM.....helicopter gone

AC-130 - Blind eye ruins it...at least they stay inbound the whole time usually but you usually end of killing yourself due to friendly fire Reaper in my mind is a better killstreak

Sentry Gun- Blind Eye also ruins this as well as trolls for teammates. Tonight alone I had 9 sentry guns knifed by teammates. Not to mention it also takes about 30 seconds to call one in and secure it before you get shot...way too long especially since you apparently can pull IMSs, SAM Turrets, and Trophy Systems out of your pocket...

Precision Airstrike- who actually uses these?... its not worth dying multiple times due to friendly fire everytime I call it in b/c of a sudden spawn flip

Just a random rant about Blind Eye...rant over.

Re: Ballistic Vest is too stong in Hardcore

donotreply@activision.com — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:18:59 GMT

I agree with both parties. I do not under any circustance condone tubing although I had a class set up for it in case the other team starts it off but BV have plagued HC in this game.

Most games it doesn't give too much of a problem b/c it will be 1 or 2 stacks of vest and thats it. However, you do come across teams that will have vest the whole game after the first minute of gameplay. Recently I played a game on village where I destroyed 13 sets of enemy vest and shot down 11 UAVs. This type of spamming should not be allowed in the game.

If they do want to allow that spamming then fine but give them counters at least.. for example:

Impact should go through Vest as if they don't have them.

BV in HC should not add the same health points as in Core but only add half

Simple things like this are too obvious to be overlooked. The makers of this game were lazy and foolish. I like they added things like Support, Speacialist, and different strike packages on each class and objective play adding to your streak but many many things were overlooked.

Truly hoping that BO2 will ban free-fire launchers in HC as well as reduce the health of BV or have a way to kill easier or make them a higher point streak like say 7 rather than 5.

Would love if they removed the TI from COD too...you can search for my thread on that if you like.

Just my thoughts.