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wikked75 Expert 1,073 posts since
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People's Thoughts On Domination?

Posted by wikked75 on Jan 12, 2013 7:22 AM

For me, the timed game is bad enough, but to cut it into two seperate rounds is also pretty bad. If you have timed rounds in Domination, why have a score limit at the end? I used to love actually being thrown into a losing game, only to cap all three points, and come back for the win. That's nearly impossible now, because even if you do cap all three near the end, you still run out of time.

 

Domination has always been my favorite game mode, until this game. I didn't like Dom at the start, so I've been playing Mercenary moshpit, and cringe everytime Domination comes up.

 

Domination was always a pretty well populated game mode, so I'm wondering what peoples thoughts were on this change.

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  • xtraflossy Novice 304 posts since
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    xtraflossy     Jan 12, 2013 7:29 AM (in response to wikked75)

    It's not how it once was, but the rounds don't bother me.  It's the B flag on too many maps is so accessable from both sides it's extreamly hard to cap.

    In BO1 and in the other games B was always hard to get also, but it could be ninja capped also in addition to killing the entire team.

     

    It's been designed with competitive play in mind so most of the fun factors are no longer present for me.

     

    In BO1 I plyed nothing but Dom.  Now I hardly play it

    • wikked75 Expert 1,073 posts since
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      wikked75     Jan 12, 2013 7:31 AM (in response to xtraflossy)

      I'll agree with the B being too accessible... Domination on Cargo is just one example. Neither team seems to cap B for a while, and when one finally does, they've basically won that round...

  • ShardTWN Newbie 84 posts since
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    ShardTWN     Jan 12, 2013 12:07 PM (in response to wikked75)

    I too used to love domination. Nothing like racing down the score and getting that last second B cap which wins the game for you ~195-199/200.

     

    That kind of excitement is dead in BO2 with the timer killing what has been a core mechanic of domination since it debuted.

     

    Now it's just "lol we have enough points so lets farm kills because we can't lose thx timer" with the other team cycling ragequitters because nobody wants to bother playing a game they mathematically can't win.

     

    Oh and ditto the attrocious B points. Drone, Standoff, Slums, Cargo, Carrier and that outdoor village level all have B bang square in the middle of the map with wide open space around it. Highly unimaginative and quite rightly boring to play.

     

    Just another example of competitive epeen contest catering ruining COD for the rest of us.

  • basketball1367 Novice 367 posts since
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    basketball1367     Jan 12, 2013 12:42 PM (in response to wikked75)

    I used to enjoy Domination in Black Ops and Modern Warfare 3. However, with the new round system, I don't like it. It takes away momentum and score streaks. I personally feel as if the maps are balanced enough that there is no need for this system.

  • IndyOldGuy Novice 419 posts since
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    IndyOldGuy     Jan 12, 2013 12:49 PM (in response to wikked75)

    I gave it a try last night, how dumb, run to the middle of the map (B Flag) die respawn, do it all over again and again.....I ripped the game out and put MW3 in...

  • h4irytoil3tb0wl Newbie 31 posts since
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    h4irytoil3tb0wl     Jan 12, 2013 6:33 PM (in response to wikked75)

    Never liked domination because it doesn't really end well when you are rolling around the playlists solo.

  • TheRedBaran Novice 98 posts since
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    TheRedBaran     Jan 12, 2013 7:11 PM (in response to wikked75)

    I started a thread in the xbox forum with a similar view.

    http://community.callofduty.com/message/413892247#413892247

  • Rancherlee Novice 110 posts since
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    Rancherlee     Jan 13, 2013 7:08 AM (in response to wikked75)

    I've been pushing for "REMOVE THE TIMER" since the game came out.

    The Half time is a good idea though, espcially maps where one side definately has a capping/holding advantage on B (like Turbine, Carrier, Slums...). Sure beats "luck of the draw" on starting sides which with 2 equally matched teams usually decided the winner in previous titles on certian maps.

     

    They SHOULD remove the timer and make it so the game goes to 1/2 time when the first team hits 100 and then END when a team hits 200

  • WarriorPoet Newbie 51 posts since
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    WarriorPoet     Feb 2, 2013 10:05 PM (in response to wikked75)

    I agree, having two timed rounds doesn't make much sense and ruins the flow of the game.  At least to me it does.  Does anybody why they made this change?  Was there a reason given?  On a plus side, I no longer play Dom exclusively....

    • xtraflossy Novice 304 posts since
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      xtraflossy     Feb 4, 2013 5:33 AM (in response to WarriorPoet)

      I think they made a timer so one team couldn't cap 2 points and spawn trap the REST of the entire match.

       

      They should have gone with a point system for halftime but in the interest of 10min matches, they chose a timer

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