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Posted by: tr sargent
What I don't get is how each successive CoD beats the last one by apparently a substantial amount.

Where the hell are these other people coming from if people hated the last 2-3 and supposedly left!?

For everyone that leaves, those same people buy it, plus 2 more ppl.

  • 12.06.2012 9:17 AM PDT

I love it. I love the fact that Halo tanked and BO2 is thriving. Thats what 343 gets for trying to make halo exactly like COD.

If I wanted to play COD, I'd play BO2.
If I wanted to Play Halo, Ill play Halo.
Stop trying to combine them.

  • 12.06.2012 9:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: CharlesBrown33
Well Black Ops 2 is the best CoD yet sooo...


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  • 12.06.2012 9:36 AM PDT

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I'm not a CoD hater, but damn, I don't see how a generic FPS that looks the same as its predecessor can generate such statistics. It's certainly not the best game on the Xbox 360 anyway.

  • 12.06.2012 9:40 AM PDT
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Posted by: tr sargent
What I don't get is how each successive CoD beats the last one by apparently a substantial amount.

Where the hell are these other people coming from if people hated the last 2-3 and supposedly left!?

For everyone that leaves, those same people buy it, plus 2 more ppl.

Everyone that hates on CoD always finds an excuse to buy it. The most common one being 'I'm buying it to play with friends', or 'I'm buying it for zombies'. What a way to waste sixty euro if they supposedly don't like it.

  • 12.06.2012 10:11 AM PDT

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Posted by: CharlesBrown33
Well Black Ops 2 is the best CoD yet sooo...
In an ideal world every sequel would be the best version of a game series yet sooo...

  • 12.06.2012 10:11 AM PDT

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  • 12.06.2012 10:12 AM PDT

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  • 12.06.2012 10:16 AM PDT

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Posted by: tr sargent
What I don't get is how each successive CoD beats the last one by apparently a substantial amount.

Where the hell are these other people coming from if people hated the last 2-3 and supposedly left!?

For everyone that leaves, those same people buy it, plus 2 more ppl.

Everyone that hates on CoD always finds an excuse to buy it. The most common one being 'I'm buying it to play with friends', or 'I'm buying it for zombies'. What a way to waste sixty euro if they supposedly don't like it.


Strange...it was almost like they are trying to be something...oh what's that word...

But in all seriousness I haven't bought MW3 and I don't aim to buy BO2. If Zombies was separate (and cheaper) I might but that's never going to happen soon. I'll stick with Halo 4 and Far Cry 3 for now.

  • 12.06.2012 10:19 AM PDT

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It's bonafide terrible.

We should all stop buying this series and let others have the limelight. People who can actually make good games.

I'm betting good money there'll be a CoD game next year.

  • 12.06.2012 10:51 AM PDT

If it's not good, why does it sell so well? And give me a REAL answer, don't just say "Cause people have bad taste." You and I both know that isn't true.

Posted by: NSCLord
People who can actually make good games.

  • 12.06.2012 10:53 AM PDT

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Posted by: Gaara444
If it's not good, why does it sell so well? And give me a REAL answer, don't just say "Cause people have bad taste." You and I both know that isn't true.

Posted by: NSCLord
People who can actually make good games.

Calm down.
It has what people want. Zombies, action in the first person shooter genre and, of course, the multiplayer (which is still the same). It ticks all the boxes for fans. It sells so well because it is the same game wearing a different costume every year. The different costumes try to vary from eachother, with some more successful than others. The concepts on how the game can be played are very simple, yet effective. It's price is also about £40-45 for just the standard edition alone.

People are entitled to their own opinions. Don't like mine? Too bad.

  • 12.06.2012 11:15 AM PDT

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Posted by: DatDudeBV
If I wanted to play COD, I'd play BO2.
If I wanted to Play Halo, Ill play Halo.
Stop trying to combine them.

  • 12.06.2012 11:17 AM PDT

Pass the controller bro


Posted by: Gaara444
If it's not good, why does it sell so well? And give me a REAL answer, don't just say "Cause people have bad taste." You and I both know that isn't true.

Posted by: NSCLord
People who can actually make good games.

It sells well, because it's popular. It's popular, because it's leaching off the brand name that used to deliver quality shooters. They also have excellent marketing. The most important reason however, is probably the fact that it's so easy to pick up and play. It's a casual game and those sell really well, because the target audience is huge.

The reason it keeps getting such good reviews from the media is because they have managed to set the standard so low for themselves, that they can get away with just a few new tricks each year.

So yes, shockingly, people do have bad taste. This isn't knew.

People watch bad movies, people play bad games, people listen to bad music. They aren't absolutely terrible games, but they're extremely unimaginative and easily out-done by other titles in the same genre.

  • 12.06.2012 11:17 AM PDT

To my enjoyment, CoD;BO was...Fun

  • 12.06.2012 11:19 AM PDT

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Posted by: Gaara444
If it's not good, why does it sell so well? And give me a REAL answer, don't just say "Cause people have bad taste." You and I both know that isn't true.

Posted by: NSCLord
People who can actually make good games.

It sells well, because it's popular. It's popular, because it's leaching off the brand name that used to deliver quality shooters. They also have excellent marketing. The most important reason however, is probably the fact that it's so easy to pick up and play. It's a casual game and those sell really well, because the target audience is huge.

The reason it keeps getting such good reviews from the media is because they have managed to set the standard so low for themselves, that they can get away with just a few new tricks each year.

So yes, shockingly, people do have bad taste. This isn't knew.

People watch bad movies, people play bad games, people listen to bad music. They aren't absolutely terrible games, but they're extremely unimaginative and easily out-done by other titles in the same genre.

You said it much better than I did.

  • 12.06.2012 11:21 AM PDT

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Black Ops 2 has an amazing single player, and zombies mode is always fun.

  • 12.06.2012 11:24 AM PDT


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You didn't seem to catch his bias.

He is attacking the game from a balanced and competitive standpoint. That is where the game is broken, but that is because it isn't designed to be "balanced" and "competitive".

In other words, it really doesn't have a skill gap.

The real problem in his argument is rating it as a "competitive" game in the first place. He is essentially bashing the game for what it isn't.

In other words, blind hate.

However, it is undeniable what the game has done to the FPS genre as a whole.

I am actually disappointed with this game, and it is the first TreyArch game that I am disappointed with.

IMO.


As for what the game "has done to the FPS genre", im confused by what you mean. CoD represents a change in market direction. As multiplayer gaming becomes more popular, it is less about the underground society that focuses on stats, and competition, and more about lots of people joining in to have fun at somethign they play. If this creates a more "casual" experience, then so be it. If other games want to be able to sell, then they have to include this experience, though ideally on top of a competitive one. If they don't, that's the fault of the developers, not CoD as a franchise.

OT: That's really cool. Hopefully I can pick up a copy soon.


But that's what I don't understand. How can a game like COD stay relevant in the consumer populace?. Competition is in the name. It's what the FPS entails. If it can't even deliver that, what's the drive in continuing to play for years on end? Casual play is simply a style of play when referencing FPS games. You can play in a relaxed manner, but the aim of the game is the same: best your opponent. You can't even have this casual premise without the framework to provide it.

That's why I thought Halo 3 was so beautiful. It catered, rather successfully, to the competitive and the casual gamer. Simply by providing two camps with the same gameplay, but different "atmoshpere." It's the same gameplay, meaning that aspects of competitive fps are in both camps.


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  • 12.06.2012 11:25 AM PDT

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I got BO2, I enjoyed it more than Halo 4 comparatively, neither game is better than their technical predecessors of BO and Halo 3.

I think I will stay away from FPS's for awhile unless they are deeply discounted, I maybe will get Far Cry 3, maybe. Got the newest Red Faction in that humble bundle deal for $6. Well worth it.

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  • 12.06.2012 11:27 AM PDT

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At least, from what i've read, BO2 seems to make some notable changes to the series. I'm still on the fence about picking it up though.

  • 12.06.2012 11:28 AM PDT


Posted by: Roflwaffler
And none of that was from me. Despite their success I still feel happy I did not contribute.

  • 12.06.2012 11:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: Viper Skills
And then people sit around and wonder why every other developer out there is catering to that style of play.

  • 12.06.2012 11:33 AM PDT


Posted by: Frequency99poopy
Lol at op using Halo Charts population counter.


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  • 12.06.2012 11:34 AM PDT

If I don't believe in him...



why should he believe in me?

I still feel this way about the game. regardless of how many imbeciles still buy it

  • 12.06.2012 11:34 AM PDT