Community: Message List - EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:10:56 GMT

I feel like concussion, flashbang, and EMP grenades are all a bit too long. Specifically with the EMP, either it should have radius reduced with the same duration or the duration reduced with the same radius, but not both.

Right now the EMP is already great at destroying equipment, but it takes away your HUD for what seems like a very long time, even when it detonates at the edge of its effective radius.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:41:21 GMT

LOL

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:50:25 GMT

Ha ha and exactly what "implications" will there be.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:47:28 GMT

The first default class.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:38:13 GMT

You say EMP grenades are gay and you use the Target Finder. lol

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:36:37 GMT

Nope, EMP grenades as well.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:22:44 GMT

If the maps weren't so small then the radius would be fine. Destroying a piece of equipment in a vast area with the EMP grenade as it is wouldn't be OP at all. The radius of the EMP grenade should be half of what it is now. The full radius should destroy any electronic loadout equipment. The inner radius equal to half of the full radius should destroy the killstreaks below the AGR in one hit.

I have to say the most pointless / underpowered killstreak is the RC-XD.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:19:31 GMT

Keep killing people with them in hardcore as a direct hit dishes out 30 damage.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:07:24 GMT

The individual sound of the EMP grenade isn't that bad. Hearing it over and over and over again is what's so irritating.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:57:55 GMT

EMP grenades are pretty gay, but only really bother me when I use a target finder... Which is when I run the hard wired perk... Another thing that really is extremely annoying is when you do run scorestreaks like guardian and sentry gun to try and get the banners and run into games where people use EMP grenades, it basically makes your scorestreaks pointless for an entire round... Which in a sense is kinda OP, having a single tactical that can keep someone from ever using their scorestreaks if you use it right? On another note, I don't ever get bothered by the emp grenades and they are also my 3rd most used tactical, just today I was getting annoyed because I couldn't use a single guardian or sentry gun without it being instantly destroyed... Could have run other killstreaks that would have actually done something useful... Which is what I ended up doing, gave up on the guardian and sentry so quick... And not to mention the most pointless killstreak in the game which is the dragonfire... Gets shot down so fast, and takes so many bullets to kill someone...

Also the radius IS too large, I find myself getting spammed from across the map by them A LOT more than actually seeing someone tactically using it... But at that point i just whip them out myself and do the same thing to the damn bastard doing it to me...

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:54:09 GMT

I've never known anyone complain about the noise from an EMP, maybe it's your ears that are a little sensitive to that frequency and you need a headset that can be adjusted or made to work for you.

I think they work just fine in every way.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:53:18 GMT

I agree, the radius is too big. The user shoud at least have to aim with them.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:52:12 GMT

"Realism" should come second to "Fairness". How fair is it that I can easily take out an AGR with one C4, when the AGR was a very big reward and my C4 was free?

Anyways, a game is supposed to be fair. Maybe an EMP should destroy anything near it, but the blast radius doesn't even require the user to aim, which is pretty ridiculous.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:45:41 GMT

Here's an excellent way to improve any game you play:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGKBuxDWRL4

Just download that as an MP3 and have it playing in the background on a loop.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:42:23 GMT

So what if you're below Level 26?

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:41:10 GMT

Regardless of the advisories, I've NEVER played a game that produced an incessant high pitched sound. Audio engineers and game developers are suppose to avoid including sounds that could lead to a game being full of ear ****. So stating there's "advisories" is a weak argument since game developers are suppose to have the insight to preclude objects and mechanics that could lead to overly disorientating situations from occurring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGKBuxDWRL4

Listen to that video over 10 times and you tell me how you feel.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:48:19 GMT

Did you mean "IF" it is fixed?

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:22:24 GMT

I think ive read somewhere the next patch will include a new perk slot some ear defenders you should be good to go lol.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:18:30 GMT

EMP effects? I think it only makes you immune to the EMP scorestreak, not EMP bangs, whatever you call them.

Re: EMP's way too overpowered plus the sound causes prolonged ringing in my ears.

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:12:03 GMT

Simple solution

Hard Wired appears as a perk in the Perk 2 slot in Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer, available at level 26. Similar to AssassinPro in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, it renders the player immune to enemy Counter-UAVs and any EMP effects.