5punk

what's the verdict?

I dunno... it's probably nearer to actual CoD1, as opposed to UO.. it's very good, there's just things that need getting used to.

I'm going to go back to UO now to see just how different they are.

Well I've 'Werded to Deject's mother' for now. I've only played it briefly when I was very tired, but there are a few things you notice...

1) Character models blend into the background a lot better - it makes it harder to spot people as there isn't as big a pixel glitch.
2) the health system - crazy, may take some getting used to but I don't really see how it can work in multiplayer.
3) no 'mein pants are cold!' in German voice commands (a horrific oversight I feel)
4) it doesn't feel as 'real' as CoD:UO - you get an indicator telling you where a grenade has been thrown near you; cross hairs turn red when you look at an enemy and 'highlight' when you hit something. I'm not a fan of this myself. The only indication I want that I've hit something is a cloud of blood.
5)

Like I say, will take some gettting used to and I'm sure they'll be tweaking things, but I reckon it will be really good.

You forgot the option that said 'I don't know because my copy is languishing in a mail depot somewhere'.

*Returns to staring at the letterbox*

Dog Pants wrote:You forgot the option that said 'I don't know because my copy is languishing in a mail depot somewhere'.

*Returns to staring at the letterbox*

THIS

Apart from Dog Pants, you are all utter utter utter bastards!!!

I now have a card saying I have a package waiting for me at the depot. I stuck it in my CD drive, but it didn't install COD.

Dog Pants wrote:I now have a card saying I have a package waiting for me at the depot. I stuck it in my CD drive, but it didn't install COD.

Did it mysteriously appear minutes after the depot closed?

I looked at it in pc world today but was not going to pay £35 for it. I'm waiting for everyone to give me their verdict so I know whether it's worth ordering or not

spoodie wrote: Did it mysteriously appear minutes after the depot closed?

Yes. It said 'Come to pick up your parcel at [ Monday ]'

Although it could be my WASD t-shirt...

I'm really enjoying single player mode. Not played enough of MP yet.

*lords it over everyone who hasn't received their copy yet*

Let's all go raid a torch and pitchfork shop and head on out to MX2's offices!

*smug* You should have ordered from trusty ol' amazon

Sorry.

I havn't tried MP yet, but the SP is funking amazing.
Red blood around my eyes, waiting for tank to blow up, see a enemy rahhhhhhhh! *chucka chucka chucka* *Dive prone* Thank fuck for that
[1 tank remaining] You mean I have to run into that blood bath again!?

Brilliant.

Bah. I did order from Amazon. In August. Something to do with the fact that it was combined with £225-worth of other stuff seems to be the problem. Odd as FEAR, Quake and FM2006 were in the same order and I had them before the game shops had put their posters up.

i spent a good 5 mins chasing a tank round a small square trying to trick him into letting me come close. the rest of my comrades were all hiding, presumably pissing their pants

Smoke grenade is your friend against tanks and mounted MGs

Also, the British mission where you ride around in a tank "roxxors the big one".

not tried the multiplayer mode, but im loving the singleplayer, especially the tank missions, just got the two yank parts of the game to do now

Played my first game last night and I have to say I thought it was ace:

1) The health system works fine, if not better. I never payed much attention to it anyway in COD:UO, so it means if I win a firefight I'm not at a disadvantage for being hit in the next one.

2) The hopping over walls and windows thing is great. No more pixel-accurate bunny-hopping, and there's so many windows now that it's easy to dash from building to building.

3) The maps are a lot better.

4) There are now shotguns.

All of which combine to allow me to go on shotgun killing-sprees.

I was worried about losing some of the things from COD:UO that I loved, but I can still ninja climb and there is at least one bath to sit in.

The only bad things (which didn't particularly bother me) were the lag when smoke grenades were used and the lack of 'nade cookage.

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Roman_Totale wrote:<a href="http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgCNAmoV ... 3907121163" target="_blank">ZOMG I love CoD 2!</a>

I think I'm going to lose my big headed status as one of the top COD players