New MW2 Map pack is out!

Bansin said:
In my opinion, probably. I didn't buy any mappacks for MW and my pals who had them noticed that when I was around we were waiting for, what they claimed, ten times as long to get into a match.
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thats strange, could be the number difference in the lobby, but they havent released the map pack to the game modes yet, so they shouldnt be effected.
 
djm232 said:
Anyone had their match search time go up like 500% since todays DLC/update? I'm on interleaved DSL so I ping about 90ms to the first hop. My ping is usually somewhere in the 130-200ms range, I'm assuming since I can't tell on my Xbox 360. I have to sit and wait as it uselessly searches for games under 100ms ping, one bracket at a time (50, 60, 70, etc). I'm guessing they changed it for Aussies/Europeans but I would get into games instantly before today and now I'm stuck waiting for 45 seconds before I even start to find suitable games.

To stay on topic, I think the new maps are fine. What isn't fine is how they currently have them in the playlists. A "Stimulus Deathmatch" and "Stimulus Objective" setup would have been better, but it's being changed to DLC in all playlists tomorrow so whatever.

To be honest, $15 isn't really that much. I know this is a mostly PC gaming forum and people are used to free DLC but get used to it, this IS the future of gaming in general. It's slightly more ironic to see it here on a forum about custom PC building, which isn't the least expensive of hobbies. $15 is chump change.

Besides, I can think of a lot of things that I can buy with $15 that won't last nearly as long or bring me near as much enjoyment as 5 maps on a FPS video game.
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Do they teach this line of thinking in schools nowadays or is it just blind fanboys talking outta their asses?
 
sdy284 said:
ya it's out... i just wrote about my experience with it: http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/26360/
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Thanks for the informative write up. The inability to select the game type on the new maps is indeed very poor.

Fail said:
a shitty game is still shitty no matter how many copies it sells
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Commenting on a game you say you don't have, hmm. The gameplay is actually a lot of fun. Certain aspects of the game are not, certainly IWNet is very limiting and unreliable for starters.
 
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The problems on the XBOX were documented here. Unusual for the BBC to post anything gaming related
 
Fail said:
I wouldn't equate sales to = a good game, sorry

a shitty game is still shitty no matter how many copies it sells
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And your opinion is still only your opinion (likely meaningless to most), no matter how many times you say it.
 
Commander FAT said:
So what?

We are not entitled to free shit. If you don't then want it don't buy it. Those that want will buy it. Simple.

I grow tired of people complaining about having to pay for DLC. Whether or not the price for a piece of DLC is justified is another subject.
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Yeah, how about word from DICE themselves:

...word from DICE senior producer Patrick Bach that DICE had "generous" amounts of DLC planned for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, saying: "we don't ever want to charge for our maps." He says they "insisted to EA that this attitude was crucial when it came to keeping our community happy and playing together," adding, "We're owned by EA but we're still very much DICE."
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Keeping your community together and your customers happy isn't a good enough reason?
 
AceCR42 said:
Yeah, how about word from DICE themselves:



Keeping your community together and your customers happy isn't a good enough reason?
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I guess we might as well let the uninformed fanboys enjoy their "map pack"
 
deweatherly said:
To all that have to complain about paying for a map pack, should the devlopers and designers not get paid for their work? they did not have to release these, as well as you do not have to buy them. they are an addition to the game and IMO they should charge for it. If they didn't charge, what would be the point in releasing them? There is no contract in the game that states they have to release additional maps.
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Just shut the fuck up and look at TF2 on the PC to get some semblance of sense why paying $15 for this piece of shit would piss off a gamer. And this should also give you some sense of why we condescend the r-tards willing to spend their money on it in the same way that we would look down on a person who responds to random emails with their credit card number.
 
krameriffic said:
Just shut the fuck up and look at TF2 on the PC to get some semblance of sense why paying $15 for this piece of shit would piss off a gamer. And this should also give you some sense of why we condescend the r-tards willing to spend their money on it in the same way that we would look down on a person who responds to random emails with their credit card number.
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That's some fire and brimstone there, sir, I approve.

That's exactly why I play TF2 and CS Source after all these years even though those games are a few years old rather than playing a stripped down version of CoD4 that adds nothing new or noteworthy to the series, except some colossal blunders, glitches, hacks, a $10 increase in price, overpriced DLC that isn't worth it to begin with, and overall a large dip in quality from CoD 4.
 
Fail said:
That's some fire and brimstone there, sir, I approve.

That's exactly why I play TF2 and CS Source after all these years even though those games are a few years old rather than playing a stripped down version of CoD4 that adds nothing new or noteworthy to the series, except some colossal blunders, glitches, hacks, a $10 increase in price, overpriced DLC that isn't worth it to begin with, and overall a large dip in quality from CoD 4.
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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion of the game, but to call MW2 a "stripped down version of CoD4 that adds nothing new" is completely asinine. Did you even play it? I understand why some people don't care for it, but to say they put out an inferior product to CoD4 is dumb. Maybe the matchmaking/no dedicated servers is inferior, but the game itself isn't. After going back to CoD4 recently, besides the map nostalgia factor, I didn't have very much fun at all.

The maps in this map pack are actually all really good. If you're a PC gamer and got the CoD4 ones for free (I paid for them on 360) I can see how anyone would be quick to judge if you haven't played them. The CoD4 DLC maps were pretty awful. Creek and that small training room one were absolute garbage. Chinatown and Broadcast were the best of the 4.

I can honestly say I do not feel ripped off in the slightest paying for these maps. It just put new life into a game I've been playing the shit out of since launch. You know what I felt ripped off from? The CoD4 maps. I played 2 out of the 4 regularly.

edit: forgot to mention I've been playing TF2 regularly since shortly after it's launch. Valve is the exception to the rule here, and you would be hard pressed to find any other game dev/publisher that supports it's games that long and so well for so long.
 
djm232 said:
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion of the game, but to call MW2 a "stripped down version of CoD4 that adds nothing new" is completely asinine. Did you even play it? I understand why some people don't care for it, but to say they put out an inferior product to CoD4 is dumb. Maybe the matchmaking/no dedicated servers is inferior, but the game itself isn't. After going back to CoD4 recently, besides the map nostalgia factor, I didn't have very much fun at all.

The maps in this map pack are actually all really good. If you're a PC gamer and got the CoD4 ones for free (I paid for them on 360) I can see how anyone would be quick to judge if you haven't played them. The CoD4 DLC maps were pretty awful. Creek and that small training room one were absolute garbage. Chinatown and Broadcast were the best of the 4.

I can honestly say I do not feel ripped off in the slightest paying for these maps. It just put new life into a game I've been playing the shit out of since launch. You know what I felt ripped off from? The CoD4 maps. I played 2 out of the 4 regularly.

edit: forgot to mention I've been playing TF2 regularly since shortly after it's launch. Valve is the exception to the rule here, and you would be hard pressed to find any other game dev/publisher that supports it's games that long and so well for so long.
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here, a fact based chart to help you out

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/154...ared-to-modern-warfare-2-pc/chart-noscale.jpg
 
djm232 said:
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion of the game, but to call MW2 a "stripped down version of CoD4 that adds nothing new" is completely asinine.
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are you F'ing trolling? that is exactly what MW2 is, and thats not an opinion. stripped down with a heavier price tag. add on top the $15 for the map pack and it gets even worse. a shittier experience for $75 as opposed to CoD4 at $50. its not exactly brain surgery.
 
JRizEJ6 said:
are you F'ing trolling? that is exactly what MW2 is, and thats not an opinion. stripped down with a heavier price tag. add on top the $15 for the map pack and it gets even worse. a shittier experience for $75 as opposed to CoD4 at $50. its not exactly brain surgery.
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You're wrong, Bobby Kotick, Activision and Infinity Ward say they are adding value and are trying to reinvigorate the MW2 online experience with this newly released suitably priced "Stimulus Pack" map pack DLC.
 
deweatherly said:
since last months patch i havent seen any except for the gamertag hack (where people will have xbox buttons on thier name) but that doesnt affect gameplay, it actually help because you can see the enemy so much easier. but thats on the 360 i have no idea about PS3 or PC.


oh Fail, you continually come into MW2 telling us how much we suck and how MW2 is the worst game ever. You keep telling us about all the problems with MW2 yet you do not even own the game. i wonder why you even YouTube and read up on a game you blatantly hate? you have no idea about the hacking on the 360, I play every day and have logged about 5 days of game play, i think i have an idea of what’s going on in the game, on the other hand you do not even own the game, so how and why do you try to debate this?
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What cheats exist on xbl? I have yet to see any cheats for it.
 
I've been playing the shit out of MW2's multiplayer. Say what you will, but its multiplayer component is anything but shitty. Funny enough, I've had more solid and reliable games in MW2 than I have ever had in any other game. I'm consistently matched up with folks near me and/or good connections and the ranking/weaponing system is bad ass. Team deathmatch is a blast!
 
New maps are good, like them so far.

Glad they brought back the 2 that they did, lots of fun to be had.

I play on the 360 and could give a rats ass about the PC version. Loving it so far ;)
 
inotocracy said:
I've been playing the shit out of MW2's multiplayer. Say what you will, but its multiplayer component is anything but shitty. Funny enough, I've had more solid and reliable games in MW2 than I have ever had in any other game. I'm consistently matched up with folks near me and/or good connections and the ranking/weaponing system is bad ass. Team deathmatch is a blast!
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Yeah, TDM is a blast and I also love a bit of Free for All and HQ.

The matchmaking has been somewhat flaky for me, at first it pitted me with uber players, then I became an uber player myself (modesty off) and was pitted against newbs!

I'm very tempted to pick up the Stimulus Pack, it's just that BC2 is dominating my play time at the moment.

Hell this thread like all MW2 threads - gets threadcrapped to death, it's getting tiring. It's the usual suspects, what a surprise. Ignoring them is the best policy
 
^^THIS Haha

The only reason I know why people do not like DLC is that it has been free for many, many, years prior...especially on the PC side.
 
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anyone know if double XP is working?

It doesnt look like it for me
 
RX3 said:
^^THIS Haha

The only reason I know why people do not like DLC is that it has been free for many, many, years prior...especially on the PC side.
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in this case, i dont think thats it. its the fact that mod tools have been stripped from this game in order to pave way for their failure child IWnet. we dont give a shit about DLC because we wouldnt need it if we had the ability to make and play our own maps.
 
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