2 things that annoy me about COD series

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Sorry just had to rant after a few annoying games over the last few days.

1) Respawning. Why? I mean really, why? Do people respawn in real battles? If I use skill and flanking to take out a group of people in a house I don't want another group to miraculously appear in 10 seconds, it's damn annoying!

2) Scenery. I used to get stuck on scenery in COD2, and still do in COD4 why can't they have fixed this? I'd be in the middle of a firefight, backstep after lobbing a grenade or something and find myself stuck, only to look down and see it's a small brick on the floor! This is really annoying and not realistic at all, I can understand a 3 foot wall, but its always small bits of broken walls, bricks, planks or some other insignificant rubbish!

/rant over :mad:
 
miracleboy said:
Sorry just had to rant after a few annoying games over the last few days.

1) Respawning. Why? I mean really, why? Do people respawn in real battles? If I use skill and flanking to take out a group of people in a house I don't want another group to miraculously appear in 10 seconds, it's damn annoying!

2) Scenery. I used to get stuck on scenery in COD2, and still do in COD4 why can't they have fixed this? I'd be in the middle of a firefight, backstep after lobbing a grenade or something and find myself stuck, only to look down and see it's a small brick on the floor! This is really annoying and not realistic at all, I can understand a 3 foot wall, but its always small bits of broken walls, bricks, planks or some other insignificant rubbish!

/rant over :mad:
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1- In real war it's not an 8v8 player game, there will be more soldiers to fight after you fend off a few

2- Never had that issue myself, I blame poor spatial awareness.
 
mark1 said:
He means that the enemy, in the singleplayer missions, respawn after you kill them so it's a never ending cycle of enemies.

This annoys me too.
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Unfortunately it doesn't make for a good tactical shooter, it's more of a rush headlong forward so that you get to the checkpoints and they stop spawning. Would be nicer if you could sit back and have a proper firefight, respawning enemies in single player make it too much like single player deathmatch.
 
I agree with the rant fullstop. I'm using the same tactics in CoD4 as I did in CoD2 & 3. Just rush forward and pray you reach a checkpoint in Vet mode. Hell I did the TV Studio bit without firing a shot. It's just too scripted, right down to the magically appearing grenades at your feet when you hide.
 
I hate respawning enemies :/ I don't think I've ever been stuck in COD scenary but have definitely had it happen on other games (moh series being an example). Can be very frustrating.
 
I'd prefer if vet had better enemies but they were limited, as said. I don't like the way you hardly shoot anyone, rather running for cover and letting teammates kill them.
 
I HATE the respawning enemies. I understand the checkpoints triggering new things to make for some cool bits of action. But I think each 'section' should not just keep respawning until you move on.

Worst thing about COD and one of the reasons I sold it.
 
I'm not a fan of respawning enemies either, although they do serve a purpose (they help to direct combat and drive you through the level).

Mostly they emphasise the fact that CoD is really just a series of set pieces, albeit very well directed set pieces.
 
wedgie said:
I'm not a fan of respawning enemies either, although they do serve a purpose (they help to direct combat and drive you through the level).

Mostly they emphasise the fact that CoD is really just a series of set pieces, albeit very well directed set pieces.
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I still think they could do that without the respawning enemies. They could still have the trigger checkpoints but not have the constant swarm of enemies if you decide to staywhere you are.
 
Kainz said:
I agree with the rant fullstop. I'm using the same tactics in CoD4 as I did in CoD2 & 3. Just rush forward and pray you reach a checkpoint in Vet mode. Hell I did the TV Studio bit without firing a shot. It's just too scripted, right down to the magically appearing grenades at your feet when you hide.
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That's the 1 thing i hate about cod 4
 
Makes the Russians comment in COD:UO quite appropriate: "How many are there?! They must be breeding in there". There was a house in one of the Egyptian towns in COD2 that must have spawned 50 Germans, and yet looked barren\mostly empty from the outside.
 
sr4470 said:
Makes the Russians comment in COD:UO quite appropriate: "How many are there?! They must be breeding in there". There was a house in one of the Egyptian towns in COD2 that must have spawned 50 Germans, and yet looked barren\mostly empty from the outside.
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lol I know exactly the house you refer to! :D I was stuck on that one for 3 days solid before I cleared it out.
 
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