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Title: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 05 Nov 2007, 20:36
COD4 came out today, and I've been debating whether to pick it up. I liked the atmosphere that Infinity Ward's COD games set (they didn't work on 3), and I love me some tactical shooters. I've been hearing for awhile now that the PC version is a port, so I think my money is wafting towards a 360 title.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 05 Nov 2007, 20:39
The buzz has been pretty big towards this game, for sure. I haven't seen any reviews yet, though. I am kind of at a point where I think I've exhausted my desire for shooters for the time being between Bioshock, Halo, and the Orange Box. If I do pick this game up, it will probably be in a while after I've already finished Fire Emblem, Super Mario Galaxy, and Mass Effect.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Narr on 05 Nov 2007, 22:40
I doubt my computer could run CoD4, else I'd get it.  I absolutely loved the first one and remember vividly when I said "this game's engine would be fucking awesome with modern weapons"
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 06 Nov 2007, 06:45
I've already played about half of it on Hardened in only 3 hours.  It's a really short Single Player game, but I swear to god you'll love every minute of it.  Some of the shit they throw in there just blows your mind.  The multiplayer is also damn good.  Think Call of Duty 2's gametypes meets Battlefield 2's persistent stats system (unlocking weapons and perks as you go up the ranks).  It's totally worth it.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 11 Nov 2007, 02:29
I'm on an an annoying SAS mission in some country that starts "Ar..". Gave it a break at 1:30AM to play some multiplayer. I like it, but damned if I can get a single fucking sniper kill.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 11 Nov 2007, 07:38
Ghillies In The Mist and it's subsequent level have got to be one of the best levels EVAR.  That second one is harder than...a........a very hard thing!
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 11 Nov 2007, 09:34
I think that I don't like the multiplayer. People have been using the term "fast-paced" to describe it, but I prefer "arcadey". People move around balls-quickly and the gameplay shifts so suddenly that I'm either left stranded or in between two bad guys and a hard place. The Sniper kit is effectively useless when anyone has an assault rifle, and the shotgun doesn't do a lick of good. The maps are small and irritatingly conventional in terms of layout.

The single player does rock, though.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Catfish_Man on 11 Nov 2007, 13:40
FN P90 == win. <3 close quarters.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Tehz on 12 Nov 2007, 11:55
I want it insanely bad.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 12 Nov 2007, 13:48
I may have to take back every bad thing I've said about CoD4's multiplayer. After getting used to it, Sniper is still my favorite class. Some maps just suck (Shipment for one), but plenty (like Crossfire) are bloody brilliant.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 12 Nov 2007, 20:05
I just beat it, and it kicks ass.  Those were some epic god-damned firefights.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 12 Nov 2007, 20:42
The last level is so f***ing irritating. So many damn corners inside...
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 13 Nov 2007, 06:23
Are you talking about the "last" level or the last level?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 13 Nov 2007, 10:08
Don't buy the 360 version. You know the PC version will have better controls and mods which will extend both single and multiplayer games far beyond the point of the 360 version. It's not a port, it was just developed at the same time (and I think by a different team of people). I always argue for PC over console for the aforementioned better controls and mods but also for the general support of the industry (not to mention the graphical advantage PCs have over the consoles).
I will probably pick this up around Christmas time when I have a bit more money to spare. It's nice to see it's not yet another WWII European front game.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 13 Nov 2007, 13:22
me and a friend rented this for 360 and it was pretty fun. the entire sniper level is amazing start to finish. that's about as far as i got though. i didn't wanna ruin it because the non-sniper parts i played weren't nearly as fun.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 13 Nov 2007, 20:16
I meant the "last" level. The last level was piss-easy, even on Hardened. SPOILERS BITCHES.

The "last" level is such a pain in the ass because of ONE area where there are hallways leading to circular platforms. Badguys hide EVERYWHERE. Fuckin'...
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 13 Nov 2007, 20:36
Yeah, that took me about 20 tries on hardened to conquer.  The last level took me almost as long because I was concerned with killing everyone first.
 
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 14 Nov 2007, 21:43
I don't even understand that last level. Is it just setting us up for COD5?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: morca007 on 15 Nov 2007, 00:28
Barely started playing, like third real mission, but I like it so far. Although the endless streams of enemies are a little tiresome.

The indoor parts are, to put it lightly, intense.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 15 Nov 2007, 05:33
I don't even understand that last level. Is it just setting us up for COD5?

I think it was just to let you know that your character survived...
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Beren on 16 Nov 2007, 18:46
Cannot.. stop.. playing online.

Rank 24. One more and I'm a 2nd Lt. Yay for bars.

Oh, yeah, beat the game the day I bought it (launch). Such a fucking good story-line. And that first level, on the ship. Repelling in the rain onto the ship was god awfully beautiful in HD.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: StaedlerMars on 19 Nov 2007, 09:53
So my computer's specs aren't amazing, but apart from that this game ran perfectly. And the story is amazing, and the landscapes are amazing, and it was so much fun. The level where you're a sniper (15 years ago) bejeesh, brilliantly done.

I'm thinking of buying a legit version to play online, but exams are around the corner.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 19 Nov 2007, 19:54
Online will consume your soul. Only 10 more levels till I get my Berret!
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Beren on 21 Nov 2007, 02:34
Yeah. Level 26.. 2nd Lt 2 (which sounds silly). I need a clan, or something.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 03 Dec 2007, 14:26
The online for this game has consumed my entire life. it's all i wanna do, all the time. all my dreams are about this game now.

i keep having a recurring dream (nightmare?) where i see a sniper run past me and i run up to knife him but i miss. so i keep chasing him, swinging my knife but he won't die and doesn't realize i'm behind him. he then proceeds to lay down right in front of me, looking directly at me so i just shoot him over and over again but he won't die and he doesn't even try to kill me.
it's maddening.

oh yeah, gamertag's Captain Dino if you wanna play.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: MusicScribbles on 03 Dec 2007, 18:25
The assassination bit was really well pulled off. I watched a friend do this, then played through to the beginning of the first American level. This is definitely a game that I want.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Marneus90 on 03 Dec 2007, 23:56
I second the motion saying the sniper level is the best one in the entire game. I'm level 33 online, I believe. Not been playing an aweful lot, but I blame TF2 for that. Can't wait to get my P90 though. That gun is made of awesome and win!
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Beren on 04 Dec 2007, 16:22
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I'm level 33 online, I believe. Not been playing an aweful lot

That's like 16 hours of play. >.<
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 05 Dec 2007, 03:19
level 42 online or something, I just unlocked the deagle.

I also finished it on hardened and started playing through it on vet first because the computer told me to (got 17 secs on training). Going to go back and find all the intelligence in easy mode as veteran is stupidly hard.

So much awesome though, I love it and a body count similar to a game of defcon.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 05 Dec 2007, 23:23
Topped level 55 a couple of nights ago. I play on a server called [SM] Mixed Gametypes, plenty of nice guys if you ever want to join up. That is, assuming someone other than me bought the PC version.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: ackblom12 on 06 Dec 2007, 17:51
I just bought the PC version and I have to say, this is the first COD I've liked, and I'm absolutely in love with the single player at least.

Though, I made the mistake of starting out on Veteran difficulty, and it's resulted in lots and lots of checkpoint loads and loud frothy rants directed at the computer screen.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Marneus90 on 07 Dec 2007, 06:16
Though, I made the mistake of starting out on Veteran difficulty, and it's resulted in lots and lots of checkpoint loads and loud frothy rants directed at the computer screen.

"You were killed by an exploding car."

I WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE FUCKING THING WHEN IT BLEW UP, WHAT A STUPID PECE OF SHIT GRAGH RIP AND TEAR!

Something like that?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: ackblom12 on 07 Dec 2007, 11:32
If you add in a few more curse words and some ruptured vessels, then yes.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Ozymandias on 24 Dec 2007, 16:34
I've only played multiplayer of this so far and it already ranks as one of my favorite multiplayer FPSes of all time. This is a major moment in online FPS design, comparable to Quake, Team Fortress, or Counterstrike.

I loved the single player of CoD2 so I'm eager to get into the single player for this when I get home on my own 360 too.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 24 Dec 2007, 18:04
You're in for a treat.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Ozymandias on 25 Dec 2007, 10:23
You probably should be dying that often, actually.

At least, that was my experience with CoD2. I refused to play it on any other difficulty but Veteran because it made it so much more fun. A couple of bullets and you were dead. It forces you to think fast and strategically rather than going all Rambo.

EDIT:

Oh man. I finally got a 7 Kill Streak. That last kill before you get the helicopter is SO nervewracking. It's intense!

Ended up 14-2 that match and got several challenges done. ^_^
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Hunter on 26 Dec 2007, 15:52
spoilerz







Is the Marine you play suppose to die after the nuke goes off?







end spoilerz


Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Narr on 26 Dec 2007, 19:32
If the gameplay isn't any different than other COD titles, I want to get it so I can show you guys a thing or two about badassedness (is that a word?).  I was godlike in the original COD (as in would frequently go 50 and 2 on public servers and would somehow manage above a 2/1 KDR even in clan vs. clan matches) and wonder if my old skills would carry over into the new one.

You said they implemented a knife?  That saddens me.  I took no greater joy than whacking the helmet off an enemy sniper with my BAR in the first one.  Butts of weapons are so much more stylish!
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Narr on 26 Dec 2007, 20:21
Well, I did like to collect Dogtags with my knife in Battlefield 2142.  I'm sure I'd love it one way or another.  A lot of my IRL friends tell me I play FPS games wrong because I enjoy the melee combat in them a little too much, but then again they see me waltz into a hallway in TF2 as a Heavy with my fists blazing and get a good 3 KOs before I am finally downed.

UR DOIN IT RONG
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 26 Dec 2007, 23:30
This game was on sale at Target today for 37 dollars (which for the console versions is nearly half price), and since I was there while HDTV shopping, I grabbed a copy. Been playing the single player campaign for the past couple of hours, and I just finished the mission where you defend the tank. I'm a little intimidated by the multiplayer, because I'm afraid coming in nearly two months late everyone is going to smoke me and I'll never get the chance to get good at it.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Ozymandias on 26 Dec 2007, 23:56
Don't worry about the newbie curve too much on multiplayer. It's not nearly as painful as crap like CS or Halo. Your team knows that you don't have nearly the weapon selection, perk selection, or skills that they have yet. It's actually easier to ease in whenever you can just blame it on the fact that you're a low level rather than a terrible player, even though higher levels just mean more options, not necessarily better gear.

Also, the melee is HIGHLY ENTERTAINING if a bit overpowered. I made a ninja class with UAV Jamming and a silenced pistol and managed to take out an entire building of the other team without taking a shot.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 27 Dec 2007, 11:18
Actually, the whole "low level equals crappy guns" theory is shot out the window when you use an M16 with Red Dot, at least for the PC version. That rifle is fucking beastly good.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Oli on 27 Dec 2007, 11:47
The level you get once finishing the actual single player in the plane seems to be pretty much impossible in veteran. It's fair enough the enemies being harder but fuck me a minute is nowhere near enough time.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: jeph on 27 Dec 2007, 13:05
Shooting the dude in the back of the head at the end was awesome.

I need to get cable at my new place so I can try this online.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Hunter on 27 Dec 2007, 14:18
This game was on sale at Target today for 37 dollars (which for the console versions is nearly half price), and since I was there while HDTV shopping, I grabbed a copy. Been playing the single player campaign for the past couple of hours, and I just finished the mission where you defend the tank. I'm a little intimidated by the multiplayer, because I'm afraid coming in nearly two months late everyone is going to smoke me and I'll never get the chance to get good at it.

You are usually put in with other players around the same rank as you.  Occasionally you will be playing with a high level but it doesn't make much of a difference.

The players are mostly nice, and will help you out when you ask a question.  But of course, there will always be the one guy talking about the world's largest blunt he smoked. 
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Narr on 27 Dec 2007, 17:36
Actually, the whole "low level equals crappy guns" theory is shot out the window when you use an M16 with Red Dot, at least for the PC version. That rifle is fucking beastly good.
That's one thing I've always liked about the COD games.  There's no such thing as a bad weapon, they just behave differently.  If you could get skilled enough with it, the M1A1 Carabine in the original was probably the best weapon in multiplayer, as it behaved as an inbetween for just about every weapon time while still allowing you fast moving speed.  It just didn't do a lot of damage a shot, but when you nail someone in the face that doesn't really matter.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: mberan42 on 28 Dec 2007, 07:52
I just played through the sniper level, where you're in Chernobyl. Holy hell that was awesome. Ridiculously hard, but the most fun I've ever had in a first-person shooter.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: MusicScribbles on 28 Dec 2007, 09:47
Depending on the system you're playing on, let's set up a COD4 game online. I'm playing on the 360, so my Live account is WaywardGamer. I know we have a thread specifically for doing this already, but we should be able to do this specifically for playing Call of Duty 4.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 28 Dec 2007, 11:34
I am down for a QC game. I finally fixed my home network so that I can use XBL when at home OR at school now, so I should be online both while in school and on vacation. I'm definitely going to be online a lot for the next week or so since I'm not going back to school until the 7th. I just started playing the multiplayer yesterday, so I'm still pretty bad, but I somehow got to rank 11, so I'm starting to unlock some stuff. My tag is Lilarcor.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Ozymandias on 28 Dec 2007, 11:42
Oh, hell. Bryan, do you realize we now have the same multiplayer game for the same platform at the same time?

Also, it's nice that you don't have to be particularly good to get xp and level up, it just makes it go faster.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 28 Dec 2007, 11:45
Yeah. I played a couple of Headquarters matches last night, and they get you EXP really fast. Problem is, everyone else has Martyrdom and I don't, and since you're moving from house to house and in small spaces all the time I end up getting killed by the dropped grenades ALL the time.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Hunter on 28 Dec 2007, 13:12
I can't beat the sniper level's last part, where bad guys are coming out of helicopters and everywhere, ignoring the wounded guy casually picking them off. 


Anywho, I'm a 1 or 2 lieutenant and my name is Recktor. 
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 28 Dec 2007, 19:29
Got 55 a while ago, completed the game a few times trying out different difficulty levels. The plane bonus mission can be completed with 1 bullet, is nuts man. Got a clan, and need the acog for 2 sniper rifles (draganov and m21 I think) and any europeans that want a PCW pm me.

It is a really really good game.

Has anyone got ALL the laptops yet? I am a pussy so I am playing through it on easy to try and get them all.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: MusicScribbles on 28 Dec 2007, 20:16
I just started playing the multiplayer yesterday, so I'm still pretty bad, but I somehow got to rank 11, so I'm starting to unlock some stuff. My tag is Lilarcor.

I haven't actually played yet on my account, strangely. My brother has been getting us levels today, and as of now we're at ten. I don't think I'll get used to not having the perks of a level forty-two on my account. I've been ranking up my friends, and now I regret it, but it doesn't matter too much. The system that they have in place makes me feel like I'm going to enjoy unlocking this stuff all over again. The challenges, for some odd reason, are much less frustrating than achievements normally are.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 28 Dec 2007, 21:11
I got 15 laptops exactly, so I got the first of the intel achievements and don't really plan on playing it again to get them all. I also am starting to get somewhat decent at the multiplayer. I'm starting to go 12 kills and 14 deaths instead of 4 kills and 13 deaths, and occasionally I'll actually pull a positive kill-death differential. I still like the Headquarters game mode a lot.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Narr on 29 Dec 2007, 07:19
I really shouldn't be reading this thread because it makes me want to play this game even more than I already have wanted to, which is considerably.  My computer can't handle it and I wouldn't dare play it on a console because I'm a keyboard/mouse nazi.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 29 Dec 2007, 14:24
I don't really want to make a separate thread out of this, so I'll just ask here: Is anyone else having problems with Xbox Live right now? I can't work out if it's a problem on CoD4's or Microsoft's end but joining a game right now is impossible for me.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Dec 2007, 16:30
XBL is working fine. me and my buddy are having the same problem, and i think it has something to do with the new dashboard software. it doesn't load properly.

however, go to an arcade game it will say "_____ signed in to Xbox Live"

Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: ackblom12 on 29 Dec 2007, 20:18
I've been having a problem with it since yesterday. I keep randomly logging on and off and it's kinda annoying the shit outta me.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 30 Dec 2007, 20:02
My problems are a bit stranger.  I can sign in to Xbox Live, but when I play Call of Duty, I drop in and out.  And on top of that, I keep getting booted from matches for having too low a level (3).  I've only played one game because of the network issues, and it's also pissing me off.  So basically, you're not alone.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 31 Dec 2007, 17:24
Same thing: Xbox Live servers got crammed full of holiday cheer. Which is why the PC version is superior. You Nazis.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 31 Dec 2007, 18:15
Considering that PC gamers are the ones so preoccupied with 'purity', wouldn't they be the Nazis in this relationship?

Oh wait, I was assuming rationality in this debate. Nevermind.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Narr on 31 Dec 2007, 18:24
I don't get the idea that PC gamers are preoccupied with purity.  For me, it comes down to the simple fact that the control scheme feels more natural because it's more precise on a general basis than the dual-analog style and extra content created by either the game developers themselves or the modding community.  My machine isn't all that powerful; I'm aware that Orange Box runs a lot smoother on PS3/X360 but I'd still rather play it on my machine on minimal settings than have to suffer through Portal's challenge modes on a controller.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 01 Jan 2008, 01:55
Storm, I readily own a 360, and use it extensively, but I just cannot brave console FPS video games without, I fear, suffering severe mental explosions. I'm sure you understand.

You Nazi.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Johnny C on 01 Jan 2008, 09:05
I'm aware that Orange Box runs a lot smoother on PS3/X360 but I'd still rather play it on my machine on minimal settings than have to suffer through Portal's challenge modes on a controller.

Probably not the best example to use, as Valve did a bang-up job optimizing the controls for the 360. I do get what you mean though.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Czechfury on 02 Jan 2008, 17:47
It's also a bit easier to own the game on PC and play multiplayer without actually buying it.

Of course, it's a bit unethical and illegal...but who really cares about that sort of thing these days, anyway?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 02 Jan 2008, 18:33
Not a lot of douches care about being douches, either.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Czechfury on 02 Jan 2008, 19:12
No, they really don't, do they.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 02 Jan 2008, 19:44
Nope.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 02 Jan 2008, 20:23
It's also a bit easier to own the game on PC and play multiplayer without actually buying it.

Of course, it's a bit unethical and illegal...but who really cares about that sort of thing these days, anyway?

But you see, that's the root of the problem. Developers don't support the PC much anymore because no matter how much work they put into a game, tons of people will just pirate it. The rate of piracy on the PC is astronomically higher than consoles, and even higher than the portable systems which are much easier to hack, although obviously they don't involve the same games.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Ozymandias on 02 Jan 2008, 20:25
Yeah, developing for PC is kind of a bum deal these days. You can charge more and be much more guaranteed to be paid on a console.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Czechfury on 02 Jan 2008, 20:58
It's a shame developers aren't getting rewarded for their hard work, and speaking as someone who doesn't own any console, a pity that PC games aren't receiving the support they deserve.  It seems like valve has made things more difficult for people to pirate their games with Steam, but it's still possible I've heard.

 Reading over my first post it doesn't come off nearly as tongue-in-cheek as I had intended it to be, my apologies if that caused confusion and for you to think of me as a thieving douchebag...haha (I did actually buy my copy of the game)

Anyway, back on the subject of COD4,

Ozymandias, I read your post about the UAV perk and silenced pistol a few days ago and decided to try it out for myself with a silenced M4.  Picking people off without fear of ever showing up as a red dot on their map was extremely satisfying haha

Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 02 Jan 2008, 21:18
I was only kidding anyways.  The developers get paid to make the game, but if people pirate it, they won't get paid (or get paid as much) to improve on it and/or do sequels.  And in some cases, they don't get paid until after the game comes out/sells well/period. (Herve Caen, I'm looking at you).  But it's been a while since anyone tried that.  Really, it's the publishers who don't get paid.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Storm Rider on 02 Jan 2008, 21:46
Well, developers certainly get royalties from the sales of a game, but yeah, it's mostly about job security. With game budgets rising like crazy, nobody really wants to risk publishing a game from a studio that doesn't have a track record of success unless the studio has self-funded the early development enough to the point where the publisher can tell it's going to shape up well or it's a budget/casual title.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 05 Apr 2008, 08:20
I'm reviving this one briefly because the new maps came out yesterday morning.  It took me about 45 minutes of spamming the A button to buy the points necessary to download them, and another 10 minutes of spamming for that to work.  So I was kinda pissed.  But once I started actually playing them, I forgot about it.  Here's the rundown (in the order of least to most liked, but they're all pretty rad):

Chinatown:
Carentan remake (from Call of Duty 2).  Makes for some ridiculously hectic objective games.  As someone in my clan pointed out, Point B in domination has no less than 7 exits to guard.  And we finally have a night-time map!

Broadcast:
Taken from the first American level in the campaign, there's a big broadcast station a long with a large parking lot with a few buildings in the back.  We played Sabotage on this map, and it ended in Sudden Death.  There are some pretty cool changes to the building structure from the campaign version, like what seems to be an editing room with a hole in the ceiling that was put there on purpose.  Entire rounds can be played without going out of a 20-foot radius of the main building.

Creek:
BIG map.  Has a waterfall.  And a tunnel taking you from point A to point C.  And some cliff walkways.  It's fucking awesome.  A lot of people try to be snipers and hang out on the big hill in the middle, but it's more fun to move around and stuff.

Killhouse:
Most fun I've ever had in a Call of Duty 4 map.  I threw a grenade, died, spawned on the other side of the map, and got killed by my own grenade.  AWESOME.  It's slightly larger than Shipment, but objective games aren't determined by whoever holds the middle point, because there is no middle point.  Playing Oldschool on this (with ragdoll and everything) results in some hilarious body-flying action.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 05 Apr 2008, 13:56
Chinatown:
Carentan remake (from Call of Duty 2).  Makes for some ridiculously hectic objective games.  As someone in my clan pointed out, Point B in domination has no less than 7 exits to guard.  And we finally have a night-time map!
Wet Works. I am looking forward to Chinatown, though, I just wonder if they are going to charge PC players for it as well.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 05 Apr 2008, 14:57
I know Wet Works is a night-time map, but it doesn't tend to feel like it because of the lighting.  This one has nothing but neon glow and a tiny bit of moonlight.

I'm led to believe that the PC users get it free, because that's the way IW tends to do that stuff.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 05 Apr 2008, 15:10
That would be nice, course, we still have to wait a few months to get it free, so I suppose it balances out. Leningrad ported to 4 would be interesting, wouldn't it?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 09 Apr 2008, 14:23
Beat this, win a cookie

(http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/7812/iamfasterjo8.png)

I don't even understand that last level. Is it just setting us up for COD5?

I think it was just to let you know that your character survived...

Noes, because Gaz was in the plane mission, it was a prequel, I'm pretty sure you weren't playing as soap.

I completed it *again* the other night because a systems wipe - 29/30 laptops means slowmo for the hardest setting which I finished before the wipe with no cheats, let me say DAMN to that. It is hard as nails.

As for onbline I lost my 50 hours 6000 kills 3000 deaths LV55 account :( only backed up half the file and don't feel like cheating to get it back. Half way there still with a 2:1 kill to death ratio :) Just got out a server 17:0 which made me happy.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 09 Apr 2008, 14:35
i love looking at the score at the end of a game only to realize that not only did i get the most kills, but that i also didn't die once.

it's a good feeling.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 09 Apr 2008, 20:13
17:0 in a 2v2 HC TDM, next round I got kicked for swearing.

I only called him a little cuntrag because he broke my 12 kill streak. Yeah is a good feeling :D
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: dennis on 09 Apr 2008, 23:43
That's what I hate about deathmatch servers. There are tons of rules, but the only one that is enforced is the no cursing rule because that's the only one they have a bot for, and can exempt certain players (i.e. the owning clan's). All the other rules require too much vigilance (no bunnyhopping, no nade spamming, no spawn-killing, etc), so they only get enforced when it's done to an admin.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Spluff on 10 Apr 2008, 00:51
Severs that ban bunnyhopping are such whiners.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 10 Apr 2008, 16:53
One server I was in banned me for 15 minutes because I called the server shit and adminned by a bunch of whiny sentient vaginal discharges (i still had that one bound to F3 from LAN) because apparantly they made a rule where you could not sprint unless under fire to stop people running and gunning, making it more tactical.

Running fast IS a tactic. Needless to say I didn't go back, a bit like the time an admin said I was getting kicked for abuse but then had to ask me to leave as the admin plugin was unpatched so he could do nothing :/

Some servers just make you not want to go back in.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: ronin on 10 Apr 2008, 18:24
Severs that ban bunnyhopping are such whiners.

When I see it in an Army docu, i'll allow it.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: just-another-andy on 12 Apr 2008, 07:31
COD 4?

my god, me and a friend were playing it for roughly 4 days straight. I've never ever been a fan of FPS but this really changed my mind.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 13 Apr 2008, 20:57
I don't bunnyhop, I don't think it is a good idea, as it slows you down after you land, but I will jump short distances from cover to cover, and will continue doing so, usually hitting prone before I land, so I don't have my head sticking out. Diving for cover is a tactic, it is from the "Don't get your head blown off" school of thought.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Narr on 13 Apr 2008, 23:13
One server I was in banned me for 15 minutes because I called the server shit and adminned by a bunch of whiny sentient vaginal discharges (i still had that one bound to F3 from LAN) because apparantly they made a rule where you could not sprint unless under fire to stop people running and gunning, making it more tactical.

Running fast IS a tactic. Needless to say I didn't go back, a bit like the time an admin said I was getting kicked for abuse but then had to ask me to leave as the admin plugin was unpatched so he could do nothing :/

Some servers just make you not want to go back in.
Hear hear.

I am rather sad Battlefield 2142 has more or less died an early death because I loved the hell out of it.  Now all the servers are left, I was banned on from months and months and months ago for "swearing" or "cheating" (read: being better than the hosting clan) or some other bullshit reason.

Player-made rules ruin most games, if you ask me.  In my books, I'd run a server as intended by the game developers.  If it's allowable in the game and not a known exploit, then by all means!  Play away.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 15 Apr 2008, 08:17
If you want rules enforced, make a PAM mod for your server, restrict weapons, give everyone the same choices, only problem is you won't level up but then iut is still awesome.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 16 Apr 2008, 22:02
I think the only rules on my clan's server for CoD4 are no bunnyhopping and no swearing, but they don't really enforce the swearing part, maybe that is just because I am in the clan, but I think it is just so that if someone is trollish with a name or constant swearing, they can kick him without making up rules on the spot.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 17 Apr 2008, 22:50
When I run LAN servers the rules are "No whining" and the punishment is death.. If this is followed by more whining it is followed by more death.

Anything else goes (Except hax OFC).
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Spluff on 17 Apr 2008, 22:57
Severs that ban bunnyhopping are such whiners.

When I see it in an Army docu, i'll allow it.

Because COD4 is so much like the Army.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 17 Apr 2008, 23:17
Good point, army trains you to use semi as well, except for Final Protective Fire, when you are getting stormed by a large amount of people, when the idea is just to take out as many as you can before you are overrun. But I don't see any selector switches in-game.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 18 Apr 2008, 14:13
I just completed the game, all 30 laptops now and on the hardest setting.

OUCH.

Then redid the cargo ship and got 12.9 seconds, was not bad.

30 laptops = inf ammo cheat which is awesome for the M4 GL because you pretty much have a Mk19 to carry about. Also the RPG when you aim not shooting from the hip, pew pew pew indeed. Destroys everything.

Gonna try and do it on medium or hard with only a pistol and knife...
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 18 Apr 2008, 16:00
Man... pistol is a bitch, those sights are not good at all. I have missed a few laptops so far, I am at... either 23 or 25. I missed one in safehouse, one in all ghillied up, and one or two in the one where you have to escape after shooting Zakhaev. Not sure how many more I have missed later on, haven't checked the cheats menu on those yet. I like the slo-mo cheat, though I wish it didn't make me lose my knife, it just feels awesome getting a half dozen headshots before they even start shooting at you. the G3 is nice for that, accurate and will punch most walls.

So with infinite ammo, do you have to reload?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 19 Apr 2008, 18:35
I just really like this game. Not played WoW in like 3 weeks because of it.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 20 Apr 2008, 16:38
Yeah, I have been playing it way too much. I have been wanting to play EQ2 some, though.

I think I have 27 of 30 Intel pieces, I am just trying to find which ones I am missing, one on One Shot, then two in other places. It would be nice if it told me which missions I was missing them in, rather than having to load every mission and try to find it, but still seem to miss some of them.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: B.C. on 22 Apr 2008, 16:16
After going through the campaign in a couple of days, this game has become my default multiplayer game for the 360.

If anybody wants to get a couple games in with me, my GT is QuietMessiah. I won't be on much this week (it's hell week in college yay!), but once things settle down I'm always willing to get some games in. I'm on my 6th prestige and I play with a bunch of Penny Arcade guys so if you guys want a crew to roll and have a good time (IE: Shenanigans) don't hesitate to ask.

What classes do you guys like using? Favorite perks?

My top 2 classes right now would have to be

M16 with Red Dot/ACOG Scope
Stun Grenade x3
Stopping Power
Extreme Conditioning

W1200 Shotgun
Stun Grenade x3
UAV Jammer
Extreme Conditioning



Stun Grenades are so awesome.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 23 Apr 2008, 20:35
I switch around the guns I use pretty often, still haven't gotten all the challenges for all of them. These are four that I use a lot, though.

M16/Red Dot or ACOG
Claymores x2
Stopping power
Deep Impact
Stun Grenade

AK47/no attachment
Claymores x2
Stopping power
Deep Impact
Stun Grenade

RPD/Red Dot
Bandolier
Stopping power
Deep Impact
Stun Grenade

G3/Silencer (HC only)
Claymores
UAV jammer
Dead Silence
Stun grenade

Claymores are awesome.

And why does seemingly everyone have it for the 360 rather than the PC?
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Ozymandias on 23 Apr 2008, 20:47
Because PC gaming is suffering a major recession and most people don't want to bother upgrading their PCs when their 360 will play all the same games already.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: muteKi on 23 Apr 2008, 21:55
That, and I'm a poor college student with a laptop (i.e., not easily upgradable).

But it does make a good Saturn emulator, which should be some sort of benchmark.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 23 Apr 2008, 23:59
Because PC gaming is suffering a major recession and most people don't want to bother upgrading their PCs when their 360 will play all the same games already.
But the 360 controls suck. I used to be pretty good with dual-analog controls, but not nearly as good as I am with keyboard and mouse now. And I play an MMO, a genre which aside from FFXI, does not exist on consoles.

And I don't want to bother buying a 360 when my PC will play the same games already, you don't have to spend a huge amount to keep upgraded, some people just feel the need to keep on the bleeding edge.

Oh, and as I recall, 360 games cost $60 to the $50 of PC games, and PC versions drop price quicker usually.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Spluff on 24 Apr 2008, 00:46
Goddamn americans. Our dollar is worth 95 US c, and yet games still cost $100 here.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 24 Apr 2008, 01:02
I got really really high one day and decided to make a super duper awesome pub hero kill lots of people class in TDM. The results are as follows...
Scorp+silencer+m92+bandolier+lighting reflexes+steady aim.
(http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/9789/raepnu4.jpg)

Not bad for a piss about where I didn't stay still for a good five minutes straight.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 24 Apr 2008, 02:49
I guess... I think the processor is the reason you can only run crysis on low, by the way, but you know that already.

I have spent $510 on this computer so far, and that is with me being stupid frequently, I want to spend another $50 on memory, but I am not going to be unable to play anything for a while still, I just want to get at least another gig, if not more.

And yes, the Skorpion is awesome. Was that a HC match, or normal? I am currently working on the skorpion, I don't quite have the red dot, but I have used the silenced version when I have seen it laying on the ground. There is a glitch that gives max damage out to longer ranges when it is silenced, and since it does 50 damage per shot, as much as an M14, that is pretty ridiculous. And it is beastly accurate, I got a headshot from the 2-story near the 3-story on crash to the other 2-story facing down the street, just took a hail mary shot on a guy standing still after lining up the sights, heard the sort of smooshy clink of a headshot and got a kill. And that with the crappy sights the gun had.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Spluff on 24 Apr 2008, 02:52
img

Such even teams, too.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Dimmukane on 24 Apr 2008, 07:00
But the 360 controls suck. I used to be pretty good with dual-analog controls, but not nearly as good as I am with keyboard and mouse now. And I play an MMO, a genre which aside from FFXI, does not exist on consoles.

And I don't want to bother buying a 360 when my PC will play the same games already, you don't have to spend a huge amount to keep upgraded, some people just feel the need to keep on the bleeding edge.

Oh, and as I recall, 360 games cost $60 to the $50 of PC games, and PC versions drop price quicker usually.
You're missing the point - you asked why everyone else has got it for xbox, and he provided you with the correct answer. I would rather play a game on my 360 than on my PC, because my xbox will run it without any hiccups, I don't have to install the games, it will run all the games designed for it, and I'll never have to spend a dime upgrading it. Most people don't have a lot of time or money to put into gaming - and really, it does cost a fair bit keeping a PC up and running for the newest games. I upgraded my PC a fair bit not so long ago - from 1gb to 4gb RAM, Geforce 8800GT, new tower, motherboard and power source, only really keeping my CPU of the crucial parts - 3.2Ghz P4 DC - and I can still only run Crysis on low settings! I spent nearly twice as much money on my PC as it would have to buy a 360, and the game I essentially upgraded it for STILL looks bad. A console is without comparison the most economically viable option for casual gamers, your take on peripherals and control systems have literally nothing to do with this whatsoever.

There is some mod out there called something like "TripleCCC" or something.  Basically what it does is tweak everything so you can run it better and faster.  Before that mod, I was running everything on high at 1024 at about 40 frames a second.  After, I was running almost everything on very high with 2xAA at about 50 frames a second.  It also redoes the shadows to look better.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Nodaisho on 24 Apr 2008, 17:01
img

Such even teams, too.

Looks to me like it was about half low level people on the winning team, I don't think those commanders have any excuse besides just doing horrible, I have had really off rounds like that.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 28 Apr 2008, 04:53
They were mostly lv 55 with as many people, Scorp is awesome but texture penetration is shit. Always has been my favourite gun and I am surprised about doing okay in a crowded server, I play shit in packed pub but 2v2 and 5v5 HC is where I play well.

Yeah that was an HC server. I play shit in regular, the screenshot was just to show how good that combo can be.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: B.C. on 28 Apr 2008, 11:36
When you say Penny Arcade guys, do you mean "from the forums" or actually Mike, Jerry, Kiko and the likes? Because I'd be willing to get off my arse and send it to repair if I got to play a couple of rounds with them.

Dudes from the forums.
I have played a couple rounds of Halo with Mike and Jerry though. I don't expect that to ever happen again though.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: dennis on 28 Apr 2008, 23:24
I just bought a widescreen display (LG L227WTG-PF) and now I have to turn the settings  down :( Great. There's a bug in FF that manifests as me not being able to send a carriage return.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 29 Apr 2008, 10:35
i think i found my new favorite weapon/perk combo.

m16 w/silencer & stopping power

the rest depends on situation/personal preference. it's almost not even fair how easy it is to take people the fuck out. it works espescially well in Chinatown.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: dennis on 01 May 2008, 00:08
Hardcore mode is the only way to go.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 01 May 2008, 06:34
Hardcore mode is the only way to go.

QFT
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: diablo_man on 02 May 2008, 12:51
i have hardly played the singleplayer at all, but i am addicted to the multiplayer. i went prestige after being level 55 for a while. spoiler! the golden m-60 is not worth it.
anyways now i'm a level 16. id love to play with any of you guys, my PSN is nick_whip  (yup i got the ps3 version), feel free to add me!
favourite weapon right now is the AK 47 and the RPD
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: clockworkjames on 02 May 2008, 20:03
I got it on Xbaaaaaawwwwx and am yet to play it because I  haven't really got an xbaaaawx but I kind of do.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Electric on 15 May 2008, 23:32
I'm new to this forum, just started reading QC a week ago, now I'm all up to date. Love J's work.

Since I love gaming, I decided to make my first post here and... I am currently enjoying CoD4.

I made a little frag video, it'd be appreciated if you gave a bit if your time to watch this, I swear it's worth your while :D
Be great if you could drop a comment, thanks :D

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cC091y_-37Y
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Mr. Mojo on 16 May 2008, 07:04
I'm a commander =D my favorite online game so far. the campaign has a pretty good story line but it's quite sad at the end =[.
Title: Re: Call of Duty 4
Post by: Melodic on 16 May 2008, 08:05
I fucking hate compilations. At least it wasn't backed by Korn or some shit.