Official Modern Warfare 2 thread

[digiram]

Riot shield is awesome. Most people don't know that a semtex would destroy the riot shield guy. It's funny as hell to see people running away from you with the riot shield on.
Oh yah, it's also great for defending your noob tube buddies at the A house on Favela. A few OMA nube tubers, some claymores, and a riot shield guy to block out the entrance totally pwns on that map. My riot shield buddy went 26-0 on that map once, just by blocking the room... hilarious.

 

[Kabob]

yeah i've given up on the ump for now. Switched to using the M4 or something gun that is the first available. I realized how deadly accurate that gun is from anywhere on the map. Rate of fire is insane and clip size is nice as well. Coupled with stopping power it is pretty nice. I've been using hardline lately though to get UAVs up fast.

The UMP and M4 are both great weapons but you have to use them completely differently. The recoil on the UMP is really rough so you need to be close. But since you don't need stopping power you can swap it for Lightweight and have a VERY fast stealth setup.

M4 is also one of my favorites and probably my most used weapon overall.

 

[dougp]

I've come to love the Vector - I've been playing with it over the weekend and it's just ridiculous the amount of lead I can put down in one spot. It's like the ACR of the SMGs - in Hardcore it rocks.

 

[Kabob]

Yeah, the next weapon I'm probably going to use is the Vector since it's a low level unlock and I can use it for prestige challenge boosting since I've finished off most of my main weapons.

 

[dougp]

Oh yah, I'm seriously getting pissed at the Intervention, the bullet penetration SUCKS ASS, even with FMJ equipped. It's making it next to impossible to get my badge, but I have to keep trying. Oh well, hardcore seems to be the best way to get sniper FMJ challenges completed.

 

[MR.Brightside]

Anybody else think the new modes 'barebones pro' are awesome? No killstreak rewards in team objective games is a LOT of fun. I can't tell you how many times I just get sick of playing in a game where there is harrier after AC130 after Chopper Gunner and you never really have a chance to do anything.

It is a good idea for a game type but they didn't have to get rid of CTF for it.Me and my buddies rock at CTF we went 41-1 on Rust.Now the only time we can get it is on Team Tactical

 

[Kabob]

Oh yah, I'm seriously getting pissed at the Intervention, the bullet penetration SUCKS ASS, even with FMJ equipped. It's making it next to impossible to get my badge, but I have to keep trying. Oh well, hardcore seems to be the best way to get sniper FMJ challenges completed.

Best place by far to get your penetration kills is the lower server room on Sub Base. Throw an ACOG on there and wait for people to run in and shoot through the fence. Hopefully you'll get it with some effort.

 

[dougp]

Best place by far to get your penetration kills is the lower server room on Sub Base. Throw an ACOG on there and wait for people to run in and shoot through the fence. Hopefully you'll get it with some effort.

I'll try it, I'm almost done with the Vector, but if I don't get it done by the time I fill out 70, I'm still going to prestige.

 

[Kabob]

Literally when I'm working on a FMJ challenge and that map pops up I'll camp in that room and aim look out either window. I think the most I've gotten in one game was 12 or so penetration kills.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Well, I just got into this game after playing Halo, GoW, L4D series. Jeeeeez do I feel like a newb. I can get to basically 1 for 1 in team deathmatch, but there are some maps that I just cringe and hide like a little girl and die 5 for every 1 kill.

I will say this, a friend hosted a hardcore team deathmatch game and MAN does that feel better. I wish I had the option of joining those right off the bat.

 

[Kabob]

You should be able to join HC games pretty quickly although honestly I'd steer clear until you unlock Cold Blooded (lvl 25).

 

[Kabob]

Buddy of mine just got an Xbox a week and a half ago and bought CoD 4 and MW2 today, he's really excited. He asked me the other day "do you think I'd stand a chance 1 vs 1 with you on either of those games?" I suppose it's possible but I politely told him he might want to practice first

 

[CharlestonUSC85]

You should be able to join HC games pretty quickly although honestly I'd steer clear until you unlock Cold Blooded (lvl 25).

Why is cold-blooded a factor on HC mode? I thought HC didn't have a radar on the screen? Or is there another reason to use cold-blooded on that game type?

 

[Kabob]

Because most killstreaks are rendered less than effective in HC so alot of people use UAV...it sucks being the only blip showing up on a radar.

 

[Beev]

Had my first "amazing" game yesterday. TDM on Overgrown (love that map). I was up in the main big building (the one by point B in Domination) and was killing dudes from the windows and getting good kills with claymores too. Got to 9 kills pretty quick then used my harrier and pavelow at almost the same time. I'm pretty sure my pavelow got like, 10-15 kills. No one even tried to shoot it down as far as I could tell. Ended at 35-6 :awe:

 

[Kabob]

Congrats!!

This is still my best match ever (Derailed):

 

[CharlestonUSC85]

I recall my best game going around 35-8 on favella with m-16 and stopping power. I've switched up my setup for the moment.

Now I'm trying SOH for quick aim, Lightweight Pro for quick aim after sprinting and either Commando or Ninja. Cold-blooded Pro is so valuable but I lose so many 1v1s that the faster aiming helps me a lot I believe. I've gone back to using the TAR-21 with Holo Site b/c it really doesn't require stopping power to bring someone down without burning through a lot of ammo. I believe it is better downrange and way less recoil than the ump too.

Once I can start pulse firing w/ ease and instinct I think I'll improve my game a lot.

 

[Beev]

Which killstreaks did you have during that match, Kabob?

 

[Kabob]

I don't remember...if I had to guess I'd say Predator, Harrier, Pavelow.

 

[Beev]

Which ones do you run these days? Or most often at least. I used to run UAV, Air drop, and predator when I was barely able to get a 3 streak, but now that I got better I like Harrier, Pavelow, and whatever I need for challenges (as of right now, precision airstrike).

 

[DivideBYZero]

Got the Resurgence pack last night and like most of the maps, but as with the Stimulus pack one map, Fuel, barely comes into the rotation. Not only that, but you can get two games on the same map as the game type changes, but the map selected is the same one you have been plugging away on. :|

 

[Kabob]

you can get two games on the same map as the game type changes, but the map selected is the same one you have been plugging away on. :|

Confused...

 

[Possessed Freak]

Well, my highest killstreak is now 4!!!, Highest kills I had in Team Deathmatch is 13 but that was strictly due to amazing rocket attacks *and* stealing an enemy's harrier drop (he wasn't happy with that).

I have to admit, I am still quite a newb and instead of another bullet firing secondary weapon I keep the rocket launcher as a one time hopefully one kill weapon and with scavenger I might even get a second or 3rd shot!!!.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Confused...

Game 1:
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Game type: TDM
Map: Vacant

Game 2:
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Game type: S&D
Map: Vacant

Kind of annoying as the rotation is messed up, especially when you're new to the maps and you want to learn them. Also, playing the same map for two rounds is lame and leads to people skipping. If you land into a lobby where this map has just been played and people are skipping it, you're left to wonder why you spent $15 just to skip the new map.

 

[TheStuck]

Game 1:
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Game type: TDM
Map: Vacant

Game 2:
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Game type: S&D
Map: Vacant

Kind of annoying as the rotation is messed up, especially when you're new to the maps and you want to learn them. Also, playing the same map for two rounds is lame and leads to people skipping. If you land into a lobby where this map has just been played and people are skipping it, you're left to wonder why you spent $15 just to skip the new map.

Looks like you are in the Map pack only server. TDM, domination, etc. should have them already inserted into the rotation along with the other new maps.

OT but I would like to have my $15 back anyways the maps are garbage IMO.