Official Modern Warfare 2 thread

[mugs]

Oh yeah, UAV would definitely be less useful in FFA. Does the sentry gun have a time limit, or does it last until it's destroyed? Thinking back I haven't been killed too many times by sentry guns... then again I haven't been killed by too many predators either. Maybe the 5-kill streaks aren't worth it.

I used Claymores a lot in CoD 4, don't think I've unlocked them in MW2 yet. I've only seen them twice; once I got killed by one, and the other was my teammate's. If they're used less in MW2, they could be even more useful than they were in CoD4.

 

[smackababy]

Claymores are lovely and not a lot of people do use them. With scavenger you can have two out at once.

Also, I never use the 5 kill streaks. I use Harrier (7), Helicopter Gunner (11), and Nuke (25). Once I finish the 10 nuke emblem, I will switch that out for EMP to get that emblem.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I'm not very good at getting kill streaks, so I usually take the care package instead. Right now I'm running care package, predator, and harriers. You no longer lose one killstreak bonus the instant you earn another, so it doesn't matter that one is at 4 kills and another is at 5.

Of course, killstreaks taken from care packages do not count toward your killstreak, but they still increase your overall total, helping you and your team. I figure the end result is the same, and I like the thrill of seeing "Chopper Gunner" or "AC-130" on my care package. I get good stuff in care packages more often than I actually get a 7+ killstreak (which has only happened a couple times).

 

[Rage187]

I haven't played any free for all, but what's this "little house" you're talking about? I don't think I've seen that map.

think it is called Hideout, not really a small house but I just called it that.

I play FFA 99% of the time. I use UAV, Care Package and Predator. UVA is really helpful while waiting on my care package or when I need one more kill for the predator.

 

[Kabob]

I axed UAV, with all the heartbeat sensors and cold-blooded people running around it's not quite as useful as it was in CoD 4. Care Package, Predator Missile, and Pave Low are the killstreaks I use now. I think I either have 5 or 6 killstreak unlocks so I could try something new, but I've been happy with the setup and never wanted to change it.

 

[BD2003]

My new favorite weapon is the UMP. I've been absolutely raping with UMP + Silencer + FMJ + Cold Blooded + Ninja. Even with the silencer on, it's a three hit kill at any range, even without stopping power. Its more powerful than any other weapon, even silenced, aside from the sniper rifles. The rate of fire is low, but its very accurate and I'm practically invisible with this combo. The low rate of fire makes scavenger unnecessary because there's less waste of bullets, and that + the iron sights being very good make bling unnecessary, but I'm going with it for now to get mastery. Plus since its an SMG you move very fast even while ADS and maintaining full accuracy.

Its such an underrated weapon.

 

[fatpat268]

My new favorite weapon is the UMP. I've been absolutely raping with UMP + Silencer + FMJ + Cold Blooded + Ninja. Even with the silencer on, it's a three hit kill at any range, even without stopping power. Its more powerful than any other weapon, even silenced, aside from the sniper rifles. The rate of fire is low, but its very accurate and I'm practically invisible with this combo. The low rate of fire makes scavenger unnecessary because there's less waste of bullets, and that + the iron sights being very good make bling unnecessary, but I'm going with it for now to get mastery. Plus since its an SMG you move very fast even while ADS and maintaining full accuracy.

Its such an underrated weapon.

Hmm... I'll give it a shot. I've pretty much avoided SMGs so far. SMGs used to be my go to weapon in COD4, but they feel so weak now in MW2.

 

[Cuda1447]

The recoil is NASTY on the UMP. Very difficult to use IMO. I'm much better with a lower damage but very accurate ACR.

 

[foghorn67]

I found the thing that pisses me off the most. And IMO it's a big thing. It defines the overall tone of any game you are in. If you decide to flank (doesn't matter if you are a cold blooded ninja or not) on your own, while your team fights the other team in a typical defending vs invading scenario, YOU BECOME THE NEW SPAWN POINT. I try to use cover, duck in trees, buildings, etc. Nope, not with 2-3 teammates all of sudden spawning within 5 feet of me and popping whatever un-silenced weapon all willy nilly.
So now, instead of sneaking up on them, you can't...cover is blown, you are the new front and longer in flanking position. This is why I could never get any use out of cold blooded ninja stuff.
Total Crap.

 

[bucwylde23]

I found the thing that pisses me off the most. And IMO it's a big thing. It defines the overall tone of any game you are in. If you decide to flank (doesn't matter if you are a cold blooded ninja or not) on your own, while your team fights the other team in a typical defending vs invading scenario, YOU BECOME THE NEW SPAWN POINT. I try to use cover, duck in trees, buildings, etc. Nope, not with 2-3 teammates all of sudden spawning within 5 feet of me and popping whatever un-silenced weapon all willy nilly.
So now, instead of sneaking up on them, you can't...cover is blown, you are the new front and longer in flanking position. This is why I could never get any use out of cold blooded ninja stuff.
Total Crap.

Yeah i'm starting to realize the spawns in this game are shit. What really pisses me off in domination is how it will spawn the enemy team behind you when you've forced them down to one flag.
The enemy team had 2 of the flags and had us pinned down on one of them. I got killed and spawned RIGHT BESIDE one of the enemy flags.
That's bullshit, if I manage to corner the other team I shouldn't have to worry about them spawning behind me. It totally takes away all strategy and makes it luck.

 

[BD2003]

The recoil is NASTY on the UMP. Very difficult to use IMO. I'm much better with a lower damage but very accurate ACR.

It might be less with the silencer then, and defintely don't try to use it with rapid fire. It's obviously not the weapon of choice for underpass or derail, but it's a solid choice on a good 50% of the maps. But then again, even though the acr is accurate, at range it still takes 4-5 shots to down an enemy...the ump is still three. Despite it being a smg, it's still a viable long range weapon.

 

[bowdenball]

After preferring the RPD for a while I moved to the ACR and love it. It's also changed my style to a much more aggressive instead of being a little more deliberate. I do feel that you need to use SP to give it a little more punch. I just hate giving up Cold Blooded.

 

[Stuxnet]

Agree on the spawning issue, but this was also a problem in COD4. I've always been a stealthy on-the-move kind of player (silencers, UAV Jammer / Cold Blooded, etc), and my style of play is severely hampered/cramped when the shoot-at-anything-that-moves-no-matter-how-far-away-it-is types spawn next to me and totally blow my cover.

Since I don't shoot at anything I'm not sure I can kill, it can be quite frustrating. When this happens, I just abandon my current plan and re-flank.

 

[blackdogdeek]

does anyone know which, if any, killstreak rewards contribute to your kill streak?

 

[bucwylde23]

does anyone know which, if any, killstreak rewards contribute to your kill streak?

All of the killstreak rewards contribute to your killstreak, except for ones you get via care package/emergency air drop.

 

[blackdogdeek]

All of the killstreak rewards contribute to your killstreak, except for ones you get via care package/emergency air drop.

cool thanks!

my killstreak has been UAV, predator and harrier but i think i'm going to change predator to sentry gun and maybe change UAV to care package.

 

[holden j caufield]

anybody want to run and gun. I'll be the riot shield guy and you the shooter. While they shoot at my shield you can blast them. You've got to be pretty decent cause I don't want to die for nothing. We can switch off too if you like being riot shield guy. I do own at this game 2+ k/d 21%+ accuracy but the riot shield is the best thing ever.

GT JEDISURFER1.

 

[mugs]

I switched predator to sentry gun for a while and didn't really care for it. It's just too much work; you have to throw the signal grenade, pick it up and get it into a good location before you even have a chance of getting any kills with it. I switched to care package.

I did really well tonight with the FAMAS+silencer. Red dot sight really isn't that necessary in this game.

 

[AstroManLuca]

The quality of the irons varies wildly. The FAMAS has great irons and it makes it easy to use it with some other attachment or with two non-scope attachments. But with the FAL, you basically have to use a scope because the irons are so terrible.

 

[Cuda1447]

It might be less with the silencer then, and defintely don't try to use it with rapid fire. It's obviously not the weapon of choice for underpass or derail, but it's a solid choice on a good 50% of the maps. But then again, even though the acr is accurate, at range it still takes 4-5 shots to down an enemy...the ump is still three. Despite it being a smg, it's still a viable long range weapon.

I will confirm this. I went back and got some more kills just so I could try the silencer for you! It actually is quite a big difference. The gun becomes usable to me with teh silencer on it. And whats funny is that it doesn't feel weak like most guns with a silencer, so that was a nice surprise. I used bling pro with it so I had the silencer and red dot sight. The other perk 1's just seem so useless when compared to the functionality of a red dot versus say... being able to run longer.


The only other perk 1 I like is the one where you can aim faster. That is great for run/gunning.

 

[fatpat268]

Red dot sight really isn't that necessary in this game.

Depends on the gun. For something like the M4 or the M16, I absolutely need the RDS or Holo. Same with the P90. I can't stand the zoom you get when looking down the irons with these guns, it's very distracting.

The RPD though, has some of the best iron sights in the game, IMO.

 

[mugs]

The only other perk 1 I like is the one where you can aim faster. That is great for run/gunning.

It also allows you to reload faster; I never used it in CoD4, but I used it early in MW2 because it was the only good perk that was available, and now I can't go back to slow reloading.

 

[smackababy]

Depends on the gun. For something like the M4 or the M16, I absolutely need the RDS or Holo. Same with the P90. I can't stand the zoom you get when looking down the irons with these guns, it's very distracting.

The RPD though, has some of the best iron sights in the game, IMO.

I only use the iron sights on all guns. The thing I loved about CoD4 was if you wanted to use the red dot, you had to lose having silencers or noob tube. With the Bling, noobs can have red dot and silenced guns, which is unbalanced even though it is more realistic.

 

[mugs]

I only use the iron sights on all guns. The thing I loved about CoD4 was if you wanted to use the red dot, you had to lose having silencers or noob tube. With the Bling, noobs can have red dot and silenced guns, which is unbalanced even though it is more realistic.

I don't think it's unbalanced, because you have to give up some pretty good perks to use bling

 

[yours truly]

I gave the ACR a shot with a silencer and thought it was rubbish. I was emptying entire clips into people and they just turn around and shoot back or just run for cover. I quite like it with a Holographic sight though.

But still I just want my AK47 back with iron sights and FMJ - there's nothing better.