Alright, you know the drill. We'll soon be able to play the game on Day Zero and see what it's like. This'll be up in advance (before the official release). Post your early impressions.

Not impressed by the info and videos we've been getting of the game for the past couple months. I'll see if the actual gameplay holds up then. The main thing is if I have fun on the first session. The only game where I didn't have fun and in fact hated it was BO2 (worst launch ever), although Ghosts was rather lukewarm (marred with the early spawn issues).


*Will leave open instead of unlocking at launch. No posting of video leaks until then (here or in any other thread) though.*

 

OK, menu will take a while to get used to and navigate quickly.

Crucial tip: Stay on the ground. Don't jump around like a moron and get picked off.

*Edit*

OK, getting frustrated. Maps are not exactly big so far, they're just wide and open. It's very difficult to manage gunfights properly and people suddenly appear behind you.

For those who care about stats, you may want to practice up before jumping online. Or camp.

*Edit*

It may be the PS3 port. It's not good

Do NOT trust the mini map.

*Another Edit*

I can safely say that this game was a complete waste of my hard earned money. Get shot in the back a million times, get jumped by guys that magically appear, and can never live more than a few kills anywhere other than the edges of maps. Maps are vast collections of emptiness and bland design. It's basically Ghosts and BO2 mashed together.

There are so little guns in the game. The whole 300+ was a load of bullshit. The alternate "versions" of guns you get from supply drops are the same stuff you already have, just with minor buffs in stats. Shotguns have no place in the game (and there's only three). Sniping is possible (and satisfying to string some kills), but totally unviable as competing weapons. Submachine guns are usable, but only at close range. The game is mostly long range, so it's gonna be the six assault rifles. I can't imagine how that Akimbo LMG could possibly be usable in the game (not gonna try it). There's plenty of optics and we'll probably hear the complaints of the thermals and target enhancers soon.

12 killstreaks and you'll get bored of them fast. Hardly any AI options (no standard helicopter wtf), and the stuff either doesn't last long enough or get many kills.

TDM is garbage, don't pay it. Didn't have fun in FFA, Dom, or Hardpoint either. I only had fun in S&R.

I just hope the jumping and shit will not be appearing in any future CoDs. It's such a gimmick and was clearly shoehorned into this game. The maps and gameplay doesn't accomodate it well. It's basically playing those zero gravity mods in every match.

Gold camo Is dead, not that I really care. To get it is just 50 kills with no attachments.

What else. The mini-map will confuse you and get you killed. I'm not sure, but it's like they didn't scale it right and the red dots don't appear in the proper spots when enemies are shooting.

I can't tell if spawns are bad yet. I mean they're not good, but these maps make it hard to tell. You better check your back if your not at the edge or someone will spawn behind you.

There are NO footsteps in the game. I can't hear shit from enemies. Been snuck up on countless times. Lemme correct that, yeah you hear yours and your teammates footsteps.

This game is absolutely primed for DLC and it's pathetic.

There is nothing new and unique in multiplayer at all. Just rehashed everything in slightly different forms. Hell, they couldn't even copy right. No expanded sound options like in BO2, I can't seem to find the lobby leaderboard, the player count (showing the number of people online) doesn't exist, no theater mode, etc.

The connection is...weird. No host migrations at all, but some people lag. The ping bars go all over the place and you be gunned down by one bats as if they were four bars.

Like I said above, don't know if it's the PS3 port (speaking of which, the graphics are bad). But so far, I can see the game is bad and thrown together. Makes Ghosts look like a GOTY. ****, I'd rather rage in BO.

I'm telling you guys, for those who haven't made a purchase yet, wait awhile for more opinions over the next couple months or find a way to rent or something.

 

Use it with the grip I guess. I used it a lot. AK-12 is more reliable though.

 

It'll pass. Ghost and BO2 started around with those scores. MW3 and before started with no less than nine.

It's the maps, movement, and the lack of proper sound. You need to pick an area of the map and just sit there and look left and right, otherwise you'll be overwhelmed. The jumping just adds another level of frustration to the typical CoD BS shenanigans. It's not like Titanfall, where the movements were properly implemented into the game.

Run silencers and UAVs....

 

So awful. No amount of preparation and skill can protect you from dying from behind in this game. The second you move, someone leaps out of thin air and kills you. All luck, little skill. Whoever on the development team who actually thought that enemy footsteps shouldn't exist being a good idea needs to be shot. You hear your gear clanking against your body, but you can't hear the three guys lumbering like elephants towards you in the next room. No sound perks and the Exo ability to silence your footsteps is of course useless.

 

When it displays no more than a few good games in the lobby?

Yeah, that's not an option. Nobody plays it.

*Edit*

Lol, just saw Xcalizorz stream. Safe to safe his AW playtime won't be very long.

 

You can if it's a bad game.

Actually, no offense, but that's a pretty dumb thing to say. I've tallied up eight freezes so far (where I've had to cut the system off). Can't blame Sledgehammer for that, huh?