Infinity Ward, Make Some Changes
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As much as I love Modern Warfare 2, there are plenty of reasons to get frustrated. Almost three months after the game has been released there has been at least two updates for the game to fix flaws, already. And unfortunately, there is much more to fix. Infinity Ward has already patched the infamous Javelin-glitch (which was much needed) and they also took down the range on the Model 1887 shotguns. Both were significant and needed patches but they still have got some work to do.
First off, they need to fix the server issues. I cannot tell you how many times I've been lagging throughout the game or constantly being disconnected. For having one of the biggest online multiplayer games for the Xbox 360 to ever exist, it would be great if Infinity Ward would use dedicated servers to host the games. It's not too hard to realize that some thirteen-year-old's Verizon DSL cannot handle 16 players from around the world. It just isn't feasible. Instead, invest some of the multi-million dollar profit you've made off the game into setting up some servers to handle all the traffic. Also, please make a patch allowing us the ability to leave the room when the "Host Migration" is taking place. I cannot tell you how many countless times I've sat there for minutes on end until I'm finally kicked from the lobby and the room shuts down. It's rare to find a successful Host Migration.
Another thing you need to patch is the Perks. These three perks, when equipped, turn other players into a Nigerian Olympic sprinter: Marathon, Lightweight and Commando. I mean seriously, these guys move at the speed of light and can almost knife you from across the map, it's ridiculous. They need to move all of them into one perk slot. Oh and for you kids out there that use this, don't. You're a douche bag.
Respawning. Fix this, now. If you die, you should not respawn directly behind me. How is that fair? I get shot in the back so many times from people I see die and then magically come back to life right behind me. That's bullshit.
Finally, get rid of the maps Rust, Afghan, Scrapyard and Wasteland. They're horrible and nothing but a breeding ground for morons, snipers and Akimbo loving Model 1887 d-bags.
That all being said, the game is great but like every great thing - improvements can always be made. I know it may seem like I may take this game seriously (I really don't though), I thought this would be a good and interesting article for anyone who plays the multiplayer and can relate to my points.
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January 20th, 2010 - 10:32
_O_ much needed fixing indeed mate, problem is im one of those ’snipers’ and instead of getting rid of a map, how about the idea of HAVING A CHOICE OF WHAT MAP YOU WANT TO GO ON!
For starters, I load any game mode up and then it auto picks the map , I don’t like that, I hate that.
So after continuously searching for a good map (exiting game mode and retrying for map change), then there is that oh so annoying ‘map change’ right before the start of the game, not enough votes were made and oh, wow, half of the people leave as do I. IW suck at making liberty on COD, and so does steam.
Before they make another game I hope they realize that people will buy it; but will hate them for making obviously stupid mistakes.