Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer - Worth it?

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I beat the single player campaign at a friends house. Now I'm wondering if the multiplayer is good enough to warrant me buying the full game. I'm a massive fan of BF2 if that helps any.

So is the multiplayer good enough to drop $50 for the game?
 
The game is definitely worth it. I am addicted to the multiplayer & I've played through the SP multiple times.
 
Capfarland said:
The game is definitely worth it. I am addicted to the multiplayer & I've played through the SP multiple times.
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QFT, i'm addicted to the MP too. go buy it and play COD4 MP until late at night like the rest of us.
 
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QFT, i'm addicted to the MP too. go buy it and play COD4 MP until late at night like the rest of us.
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Multiplayer is just as good as single player, find a game mode you enjoy and you wont be able to put it down.

I'm more drawn to multiplayer, but sometimes when I play a few levels in singleplayer its the sweetest thing ever. I had to stop playing because I traded my gts 320mb in for a GT waiting for it to get here, wednesday or monday, because thursday-sunday UPS is closed:( They are actually the only delivery service that is closed on the day after thanksgiving.
 
officer921 said:
I beat the single player campaign at a friends house. Now I'm wondering if the multiplayer is good enough to warrant me buying the full game. I'm a massive fan of BF2 if that helps any.

So is the multiplayer good enough to drop $50 for the game?
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its good multiplayer game solo but if u like to play with friends not really soo.
 
Call of Duty 4's multiplayer is broken and overrated, for instance the entire sniper class is bugged to the point where people have reported unloading 2 mags into a stationary target without a single hit registering. Purchase it if you prefer generic FPS arcade shooter that's fairly shallow while lacking almost any semblance of strategy or tactics. This game is for people who want to log in, grab a SMG and run around mindlessly spraying. There are other weapons, but there is a great discrepancy in balance. You can grab an m14 and try to single shot people, while the recoil knocks your aim around, or you can go with the p90 (which is just as accurate) and spray in the general area of a target to insta-gib them.

Here is my post on the Infinity Ward forums as of which most people agree with.

I gave this game what amounts to a fair chance and although I haven't touched single player, I made it to rank 55 in the multiplayer. I really don't think this game will have the longevity, nor the popularity of the other large shooters such as Q3 or CS:S for several reasons; it's potential withstanding, Infinity Ward made some fairly disastrous mistakes regarding the basic core mechanics.

Hit Boxes:
This game has potentially some of the worst hit boxes and hit registration that I've seen in a multiplayer game. I don't even see why they bothered to put headshots into the game, when half the time a headshot will register as an abdomen hit, and misses will occasionally register as headshots. It's all over the place, and it's definitely more noticeable with the single shot guns such as the g3 or the m14. It's very subtle with the other weapons due to the fact that you are spraying entire clips at the other guy.

Sniping:
It's broken. Yes, you can wait 2-3 seconds after steadying your breath to ensure that it doesn't glitch and make your bullet disappear in midair. That doesn't change the fact that...it's broken. It is impossible to hit someone without the mandatory 'pause', and I don't know how this got past months of beta testing. It completely nullifies any advantage the semi-automatic sniper rifles have, because you can only fire 1 shot per 'pause' (1 shot per roughly 6-8 seconds) .

Infinite Nades:
This is great. I want you guys to try this, and then tell me it's not broken. Find a server on Wet Work, and then customize a class with the following.
3x Frag Grenade Perk, Martyrdom, and the +explosive damage talent in perk 3. Grab a LMG and spawn. As soon as you spawn, start chunking grenades at the other team while sprinting towards them. By the time you get the third grenade thrown you should be approaching them, then take out the LMG and run into them and suicide taking as many of them out as possible. Martyrdom will mop up. As soon as you respawn, throw the next three grenades and sprint towards them. Keep doing this, and between the martyrdom talent this is 4 grenades at the chokepoints on a small map every 10 seconds. It's almost impossible to not get first place unless your mouse ran out of batteries, or you are intentionally throwing the explosives off the side of the boat into the ocean. I usually end up with a 2.5 KD ratio with a massive amount of kills, as well as several very, very unhappy opponents. Infinite grenades on a small map, what could be better?

Martyrdom:
This is the most retarded thing ever put into a MP game. Last stand PALES in comparison to this talent, I rarely ever die to Last Stand but this thing gets me every time. In an FPS sometimes you get momentum, especially with a SMG running behind enemy lines. It sucks mowing people down, and having to stand and wait the obligatory 5 seconds to make sure a grenade doesn't go off. Or...if you sprint up to knife someone and he has martyrdom you are dead, since you wasted your sprint getting to him.
I went from Martyrdom Vet I to Martydom Vet III in one round on a 10 minute match. It was ridiculous how many kills I got with this talent, especially with my aggressive playstyle. Overpowered.

Weapons:
This game is geared towards automatic weapons, with the p90/ak74u/mp5 arguably being the best weapons in the game. The m14 was the rifle I looked forward to the most, and I expected it to be fairly decent. It's not. It does a great amount of damage, and will two shot most people with the +dmg perk however it's tremendously outclassed by the m16. The m16 will also easily kill within 2 shots (2 bursts), the m4 roughly 3-4 hits, but neither of these guns have any recoil whatsoever. The m14 has about .5 second worth, and if you miss your first hit you are dead. Why do all the single shot rifles in the game, the g3 included have massive amounts of recoil while the automatics get away with absolutely none? Here I am trying to single shot someone to death, and they aim and spray the general vicinity of me to achieve the effective kill.

Hit Indicator:
What is the point of this, especially in a game where you can hit an enemy through the walls. It's like playing marco polo through a wall against a guy with a 200 round magazine. Again, the high RoF guns have an advantage here, but there should be the uncertainty of whether or not you are hitting someone through the wall itself. Not ping, OK, he's not there, 2 inches to the left, ping, hit, hit, miss, two inches to the right, hit, miss, left, hit.

If you do buy it, avoid deathmatch. People sit behind spawn points, and can permanently spawn kill you and you have no recourse. You just sit there...and respawn. Eventually they run out of ammo. The gameplay itself is very, very arcadey. Do NOT expect anything close to realism, even hardcore mode. It's basically run, gun, and throw nades.
 
Someone also posted this, and I'm in total agreement.

"Yet I started playing CoD4 and I can only stand about an hour of the game at a time... Another round in S&D is just another cheesy death waiting to happen...

S&D just doesn't take the skill it used to to play. A good player was a formidable foe in CoD2, and killing a GOOD player when you are only a 'decent' player felt like a real accomplishment.

CoD4 makes getting kills so randomly easy that the bad players have been drug up from the bottom, and the good players have been drug somewhat down. "
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Worm, I couldn't agree with you more. I could have written every word of that post myself. I used to get goosebumps and butterflies from the adrenaline when I would clutch a 1v5 round back in vCoD. Now, I'm just waiting to see what bs way i can get killed each round.
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Don't expect something that has a lot of depth, or gameplay that requires a lot of skill. Some people enjoy it, I don't.

http://www.infinityward.com/community/forum/index.php/topic,3417.0.html

Ive read most of this, and I agree, the game wont last long at all. Its an addictive game to level up, and then its over. In terms of what MP is about for most of us, clan matches, its a complete waste of time. The MP is so flawed, it makes it almost impossible to strat any map. You can get popped from a carbine from one side of the map to the other and yet you will probably miss the same shot with a snipe. The perks etc well tbh its just a novelty. This game is a novelty tbh, its novelty value is good, but its lasting power isnt there, not for the serious gamer. CSS is still a better game than this, so is BF2, in fact vCod and UO are both better than this. MOHAA (Allied Assault NOT Airborne) is still better, I think someone said that already.

But this is where I'll always feel let down, consoles and PC's do not mix. This game was obvsiously made with the console in mind, NOT the PC. Whereas vCoD wasnt. Look how damn good vCoD was then UO after it. The console ppl got jealous and COD2 was born, then they get COD3 all on their own. The COD2 engine, and look and feel, is a console conversion, and its not good. It may work fine on a PS3, but the PC version just sucks, and its the same with COD4.

I dont give a toss about how much time and effort went into coding this, judging by maps like SHipment, they made a box, put some crates in it, and said , that will do. The maps are so cramped its just spawn rape.

If IW want to win back the original CoD people, then make a CoD game JUST FOR PC modern warfare, future warfare, even a new version of the Original with something brand new for it , id even go to that, but this COD2/COD3/COD4 console stuff, the consoles can keep it.

Ive uninstalled COD4 already, COD2 even outlasted COD4. I'll never remove vCOD or UO not as long as there are servers around. Thankfully im engrossed in Crysis atm so I am getting past caring about COD4.
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Sounds like a lot of people have yet to try this 'hardcore' mode. Makes it very fun, and hardcore S&D is superb.

As for not being able to build up momentum rampaging in amongst the other team because of Martydom: bollocks. That's one thing I love doing in every game, and i've no trouble doing it here. Granted, i've been had a fair few times with the perk, especially since the grenades seem far stronger than the regular ones, but that's because I only use the sprint when I know I won't run smack into an enemy, so i've always got loads when i'm pootling about bumming baddies.

The M14 is shit though, you're right on that one. It's got a harder kick and less accuracy than the G3, and only a marginal increase in damage. A G3 with a red dot on hardcore is the perfect sniper rifle, so you don't have to worry about the shitty default ones.
 
It's just a generic non-tactful shooter. Until you play it on Hardcore/Realism mode, it becomes a lot more fun and tactful.
 
MP is fun, but it's nothing more than grenade tossing a la Battlefield 2 "No Vehicle" maps.

Single player is a fun adventure.
 
I never realized how good BF2 was. If not put next to the recent games, I would of never realized it.
 
Woolygimp1 I agree 100%
I see players running thru the game that should be 0 and 20 but instead they are 22 5 or some such.

Sniper stuff is a J O K E

Mods are screwy, I am sure they did this trying to balance but still give you something to work towards.

I have died to long range grenade throws more often than I can count. Some maps more than weapon deaths.

Hit Boxes well I don't know if its that or what but I hose a player right in front of me...bang I am dead. I watch replay and they don't even turn red.
It is a lag/sinc problem something like BF2 code to balance it for laggers so the low pingers get penalized for good pings.

Lag from the damn planes is ahhhhhhhhh
hell every time I get to call them in its hit 6...but when I do it says no planes available
 
Wally said:
Sounds like a lot of people have yet to try this 'hardcore' mode. Makes it very fun, and hardcore S&D is superb.

As for not being able to build up momentum rampaging in amongst the other team because of Martydom: bollocks. That's one thing I love doing in every game, and i've no trouble doing it here. Granted, i've been had a fair few times with the perk, especially since the grenades seem far stronger than the regular ones, but that's because I only use the sprint when I know I won't run smack into an enemy, so i've always got loads when i'm pootling about bumming baddies.

The M14 is shit though, you're right on that one. It's got a harder kick and less accuracy than the G3, and only a marginal increase in damage. A G3 with a red dot on hardcore is the perfect sniper rifle, so you don't have to worry about the shitty default ones.
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Woolygimp1, I completely disagree with you. I have friends who can't stand martydrom due to the fact that it owns them every time, I find it ammuzing. Every aspect of the game is great IMO, very fun overall. Hardcore mode is especially interesting. There are rarely any nades there, pace is way slower. I like every gametype but sabotage, do not find anything wrong with any of it.

Sniping can get frustrating, but it's a good thing, beats the hell out of COD2 precision rifles. Being a sniper is challenging in this game and is really fun, specially with 2 primary weapons.

MP is awesome, 9.4/10 from me.
 
MP is awesome. There is a wild variety of modes and weapon combos. Mods will only make it deeper.
 
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Its not worth it if your a bigtime battlefield 2 player like i am. Don't beleive the hype and don't get it because you will be dissappointed like i was. Bought it last friday, played it last friday never touched it since. Theres nothing good about the multiplayer if your a battlefield 2 player, the gameplay in battlefield 2 is still waay ahead.
 
TheMadHatterXxX said:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Its not worth it if your a bigtime battlefield 2 player like i am. Don't beleive the hype and don't get it because you will be dissappointed like i was. Bought it last friday, played it last friday never touched it since. Theres nothing good about the multiplayer if your a battlefield 2 player, the gameplay in battlefield 2 is still waay ahead.
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I was a BF2 Player and 2142. For me COD4 is better than any one of those games.
 
im a big BF series fan, but I find COD4 MP a very nice change of pace. I really enjoyed it and have alot of fun playing it, even more so with friends.
 
It's definitely worth it.

For me it has been since SoF2 that I was this addicted to a multiplayer FPS game.
 
COD4 MP is fantastic - you just have to find the right server.

The "tactical realism" servers are where it's at, and it will only get better as more mods are developed.

A mod that slows down the action, increases damage, and makes weapon accuracy more realistic will make COD4 *much* more tactical and strategic, just like WRM did to COD2.

Even without these mods, the current realism servers offer a much better experience than the run and gun on most servers.
 
Wally said:
Sounds like a lot of people have yet to try this 'hardcore' mode. Makes it very fun, and hardcore S&D is superb.

As for not being able to build up momentum rampaging in amongst the other team because of Martydom: bollocks. That's one thing I love doing in every game, and i've no trouble doing it here. Granted, i've been had a fair few times with the perk, especially since the grenades seem far stronger than the regular ones, but that's because I only use the sprint when I know I won't run smack into an enemy, so i've always got loads when i'm pootling about bumming baddies.

The M14 is shit though, you're right on that one. It's got a harder kick and less accuracy than the G3, and only a marginal increase in damage. A G3 with a red dot on hardcore is the perfect sniper rifle, so you don't have to worry about the shitty default ones.
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How do you find a hardcore S&D server?
 
I really enjoy the MP in CoD4. Me and 2 of my house mates got it when it came out and have been having a blast playing it.

It can be very frustrating unloading a clip at someone to only have them do a short burst and kill you. I have yet to play it on hardcore mode though, but it looks very interesting.
 
TheMadHatterXxX yep bf2 with the invincible planes and helos.....thats a blast ( N O T)
Rockets that go right thru jeeps

and half the player base is running some type of hack, I see people appear and shoot me and disappear. Stand in buildings and kill everyone immune to any damage.

GREAT FUN.....yea right

wonder how long before hacks take over COD4
of course we have already seen the instant levelers...whats next
 
my only problem with the game is last night I got some error when I fired up and lost my rank :( It told me my player data was corrupt and needed to be reset.

I was only level 25 but im a guy who only gets 2-3 hours every 3 days so thats alot of time, I ended up googling on how to modify your rank and got my rank 25 back in about 30 min but I hope they fix issues like this very soon. (Yes I stopped at rank 25 I don't like cheating online)
 
Wally said:
I just filter servers to "S&D" only, then go through the list, lowest-pinging first, looking for "HC" or "Hardcore" in the server names.
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Ah, geez, so there's no way to tell from the list itself unless they put it in the name?

That's a good tip anyway though. Thanks.
 
kumquat said:
Ah, geez, so there's no way to tell from the list itself unless they put it in the name?

That's a good tip anyway though. Thanks.
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Not yet, though I imagine they'll catch on soon enough. Hopefully there'll be a filter in the first patch.
 
Ragenrok said:
my only problem with the game is last night I got some error when I fired up and lost my rank :( It told me my player data was corrupt and needed to be reset.

I was only level 25 but im a guy who only gets 2-3 hours every 3 days so thats alot of time, I ended up googling on how to modify your rank and got my rank 25 back in about 30 min but I hope they fix issues like this very soon. (Yes I stopped at rank 25 I don't like cheating online)
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there was a fix for this posted last week.
http://files.filefront.com/Call+of+Duty+4+Modern+Warfare+v11+Patch/;9048422;/fileinfo.html

and I agree MP is a blast!! it pays to level up fast and get your hand on the better guns.... my only gripe is with grenades, everytime I go to toss is back it blows up in my hand.. they need to increase the toss speed.
 
combustion said:
there was a fix for this posted last week.
http://files.filefront.com/Call+of+Duty+4+Modern+Warfare+v11+Patch/;9048422;/fileinfo.html
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no, that fix is for the bug when joining a un-ranked server then joining a ranked server would reset your ranks. I already have this patch, but my reset was caused by corrupt profile data. It was working fine untill I shut it down. Started it up 2 days later and as soon as the menu loaded I got the error message. Now I backup my profile every time I play lol. But thanks for the link anyways :)

and I agree MP is a blast!! it pays to level up fast and get your hand on the better guns.... my only gripe is with grenades, everytime I go to toss is back it blows up in my hand.. they need to increase the toss speed.
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Oh I know I've given up on tyring to throw them back now, its retarded trying to toss them back.
 
Ragenrok said:
no, that fix is for the bug when joining a un-ranked server then joining a ranked server would reset your ranks. I already have this patch, but my reset was caused by corrupt profile data. It was working fine untill I shut it down. Started it up 2 days later and as soon as the menu loaded I got the error message. Now I backup my profile every time I play lol. But thanks for the link anyways :)
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ahhh gotcha.. think I'll do the same just in case, so did you lose all your unlocks also?
 
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ahhh gotcha.. think I'll do the same just in case, so did you lose all your unlocks also?
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I lost absolutly everything, right up to my pre-built weapon sets the only thing that didn't reset was my controls, graphic settings and MP name. It was like a fresh install of the game. But like I said you can modify your xp and rank fairly quickly it's just tedius lol. Unfortuanly I still have to redo my challenges to get my weapon upgrades back :(
 
Love it...

It has those "memorable moments" in it that I haven't had since Beta CS ...

Last time I played someone gunned me down. gunned him down in last stand and he finished me off in last stand as well... nice stuff lol.

It has flaws of course, every game does, and it'll be fixed as time goes but so far I'm having a blast and I won't give it up :)
 
I was a hardcore BF2 player, I played in competition for almost a year. The weapons and hit box in BF2 was the worst in any game I've ever played. My favorite game was desert combat mod for BF1942 and COD4 is almost as good to me as that was. I love this game, of course there is people who don't like COD4, they are the few...... Just look at the numbers on xfire, thats a pretty clear indicator how big of a success this game is.

It does have some serious flaws, like a decent server browser, which may not seem important, but it is. Theres also no squad support. Who knows if they will add any of these features in. I don't know why games cant get it right, they either have the features that BF2 has, but not good enough core gameplay, or the gameplay COD4 has, but none of the features.
 
Gabe3 said:
It does have some serious flaws, like a decent server browser, which may not seem important, but it is. Theres also no squad support. Who knows if they will add any of these features in. I don't know why games cant get it right, they either have the features that BF2 has, but not good enough core gameplay, or the gameplay COD4 has, but none of the features.
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hit the nail on the head. squad support would make this game even better. i would also include larger maps to the list of things to improve upon. right now this game ranks up there with BF2 and TF2 in my opinion...but with larger maps and squad support COD4 would top them all.
 
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