The future of CoD?

well i saw this elsewhere so don't know how true it is.

Modern Warfare 3 won't be released this year, details revealed

A reliable source (with several very accurate leaks before) has said that "infinity ward" will not release cod:mw3 this year, not only that but he's given details of what is in the game. It will be a prequel giving the back story for how Ghost became a member of Task Force 141, revisiting locations from the previous 2 modern warfare games (so they can charge you again for old maps no doubt).

 
Kinda strange because I was playing Black Ops earlier, and thinking how much more enjoyable I found CoD4 and MW2's multiplayer. Then I wondered if it was even worth picking up a cheap copy of MW2 if they were just gonna release yet another CoD game this winter. Seems like if that reliable source is anything to go by I might as well just pick up MW2.
 
K1LLSW1TCH said:
Kinda strange because I was playing Black Ops earlier, and thinking how much more enjoyable I found CoD4 and MW2's multiplayer. Then I wondered if it was even worth picking up a cheap copy of MW2 if they were just gonna release yet another CoD game this winter. Seems like if that reliable source is anything to go by I might as well just pick up MW2.
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I didn't find MW2 enjoyable at all towards the end. Noob tubes ruined it with QSers.

Maybe they will see what worked well with Black Ops and mix it with MW2 to make a brilliant game.
 
I don't think anything will fix CoD, it's already attracted a largely dislikeable community of players who make the game difficult to enjoy regardless of the quality of the games themselves.

I liked Black Ops a lot more than I did MW2 (which was a terrible game), but I haven't played BO in quite a while now either. I've gone back to Bad Company 2, the timing of the Vietnam add-on couldn't have been better.
 
I only played CoD for the first time ever couple of months ago, and I have to say im surprised its so popular.

Coming from a CounterStrike background, I dont think its anywhere near as good, requires hardly any skill, just a lot of spraying. Maybe because its on a console, never played CoD on a PC, is it a lot better?
 
I don't care what they do unless they fix the horrible netcode or add in dedicated servers.

No matter what happens the game still suffers from god awful hit registration.
 
Yep, enough of the CoD series.

If they do bother, I think it should be a lot slower and a lot more stealth.

ags
 
Memphis said:
I think they should stop for a while and try and innovate for a change.
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Not much can be done to improve a FPS though.

The COD hype died (for me) eary last year. Not a fan of the game/series anymore.

Not touched Black Ops to this date.
 
next one needs to build on black ops for me. I like the guns and most of the perks, they need to remove second chance, improve the maps(though I like the variety it has) and improve the connection. they should also not bother with a campaign mode next time, just focus on the multiplayer and use the entire disk for that.

with the amount of money the game makes there is no reason there shouldnt be dedicated servers.

overall im impressed with black ops they have quickly removed any glitches that plagued MW2. doesnt seem to be any bull **** going on like people exploding when they die, care package glitches, people flying around the sky, getting put into private matches, people running around at the speed of light etc. no doubt black ops is a better made product.

I wont be buying MW3 if the franchise is taken back to that.

as for the setting I dont think it matters to much. hopefully they will do something different but nothing to radical like space/futuristic etc. doesnt suit the game.
 
A proper Vietnam FPS

OK I know there is the BF series that has touched this recently and in the past... plus some other failed games (As such) but a real nitty gritty FPS in Vietnam would be good.

Perk wise you have Hueys, Napalm, Mortars... the basic stuff which has been tried and tested and you dont get anything silly like cars driving around.

WW2 has been done to death, Modern Warfare as such has no where else to go.... yet Vietnam has HUGE potential, mapwise.... jungles, rivers.. (i mean gunboats could be a perk)... you dont need vehicles in the game, some of the maps could have awesome tunnel systems... paddy fields.... hamburger hills....

Alongside this they also need to push the network limits 64 v 64 should be do able, especially PC and PS3 (not sure if XBOX has done this before?).

I know it will never happen, but i wish some decent FPS company outside of the BF series where vehicles play a huge role.... gets stuck into Vietnam.

Vietnam also needs a COH style RTS but thats another story :D
 
mlbtheshow said:
A proper Vietnam FPS

OK I know there is the BF series that has touched this recently and in the past... plus some other failed games (As such) but a real nitty gritty FPS in Vietnam would be good.

Perk wise you have Hueys, Napalm, Mortars... the basic stuff which has been tried and tested and you dont get anything silly like cars driving around.

WW2 has been done to death, Modern Warfare as such has no where else to go.... yet Vietnam has HUGE potential, mapwise.... jungles, rivers.. (i mean gunboats could be a perk)... you dont need vehicles in the game, some of the maps could have awesome tunnel systems... paddy fields.... hamburger hills....

Alongside this they also need to push the network limits 64 v 64 should be do able, especially PC and PS3 (not sure if XBOX has done this before?).

I know it will never happen, but i wish some decent FPS company outside of the BF series where vehicles play a huge role.... gets stuck into Vietnam.

Vietnam also needs a COH style RTS but thats another story :D
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I did enjoy the Vietnam sections in Black Ops actually, so if Treyarch learnt some lessons then maybe they could do it.

I honestly believe that MW3 won't see the light of day, at least under Activision. They'll fight tooth and nail for it but the fact is that Activision put all their eggs in one basket with CoD and it was never a sustainable business model. Works in the short term but not in the long term.

They've published other really good games in the last couple of years but never advertised them and so those games died. Singularity comes to mind and that is a pretty excellent game. If Activision had advertised that more then they would have expanded their customer base.

Tony Hawk is another one. A new one was released recently and until gamesradar mentioned it I had no idea about. In fact the Gamesradar staff had no idea about it until they received it after launch. That's the problem with Activision. It's all CoD, CoD, CoD!

They need to do an EA and turn their business around and give more control to the development teams. That helped produce games like Dead Space and Mass Effect. If Activision don't do that then they will fail massively.
 
A2Z said:
I only played CoD for the first time ever couple of months ago, and I have to say im surprised its so popular.

Coming from a CounterStrike background, I dont think its anywhere near as good, requires hardly any skill, just a lot of spraying. Maybe because its on a console, never played CoD on a PC, is it a lot better?
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You can't compare CS to CoD (console version), friend of mine on the PC plays it and says its excellent.
 
so the yearly cycle of COD games continues, without Infinity Ward.

Will now be Sledgehammer and Treyarch one presumes. I figured there was nobody left at IW to make the next COD game.
 
I think the belief seems to be that sledgehammer are making a new modern warfare, and another team (maybe a restaffed iw or treyarch) are making a completely online cod which will be subscription based.
 
OriginalJonty said:
Sledgehammer Games making next Call of Duty.

http://www.sledgehammergames.com/games

Well, that's certainly an interesting twist.
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Looks like they need more than just a community manager

http://jobs.gamasutra.com/JobSeekerX/ViewAccountProfile.asp?AccountNo=101&CPID=2123&#Profile2123

The primary responsibility of the gameplay engineer role at Sledgehammer is to partner with a pod and drive gameplay systems and the level experience. The candidate is responsible for ensuring Sledgehammer Games delivers a 95+ rated Call of Duty game meeting the high expectations of gamers today. The candidate will utilize a scripting language and C/C++. The Gameplay Engineer will be working hand-in-hand with a designer to prototype, iterate, and execute, on the level experience. Additionally, the Gameplay engineer is expected to be a technical lead for their pod policing: frame rate, memory, content usage, risk assessment, bugs, mechanics, etc. Qualified candidates need to be a self-starter, able to operate in a highly dynamic environment, and have concise execution during times of high stress. This is a great opportunity for someone who has a solid technical background, a passion for the gaming industry and enjoys working with a powerful engineering team. This position reports into the Engineering Project Manager and will interact directly with all disciplines of the development team.
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Oh dear if they have to advertise for that then I am certainly not holding my breath with only 8 Months left until the game goes to press - rush job springs to mind, Activision have screwed themselves this time.
 
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K1LLSW1TCH said:
Kinda strange because I was playing Black Ops earlier, and thinking how much more enjoyable I found CoD4 and MW2's multiplayer. Then I wondered if it was even worth picking up a cheap copy of MW2 if they were just gonna release yet another CoD game this winter. Seems like if that reliable source is anything to go by I might as well just pick up MW2.
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YES YOU MUST.

Definitely worth it. :cool:
 
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