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[Rayburn]

So we might run into generic SP-enemies with ACOGs, silencers and grenade launchers they actually USE? I like!

[Chyros]

umm not dachamp, on 15 May 2009, 3:10, said:

in the gameinformer they said that the enemies get customizable guns in the same spirit as COD4's multiplayer, and hinted at a customizeable SP character

So for the first time in CoD, I can choose what weapon I start with? :o

Sounds good indeed .

[Lord Atlantis]

I am really liking the looks of how this game is turning out. I am definitely going to invest in this once it is released.

[Foxhound]

I just got my Game Informer in the mail, and they've got a big preview on Modern Warfare 2.

To give a quick overview: (edits: a few new weapons and clarifications)

-Big villain this time around is an associate of Zakhaev, named Makarov.
-You are part of a spec-ops group called Task Force 141 (which appears to be a multinational group, if the appearances of Americans in the teaser have any bearing on the matter)
-Soap is now ranked as Captain, a veteran, and an NPC (He speaks!)(Who knows, TF141 might be working with the SAS.)
-Locations so far include a base in Russia, a Russian village, Rio de Janeiro, and Afghanistan
-Most definitely new weapons, including the Steyr AUG, FAMAS, multiple members of the AK family (AK-47, AK-103), and other things such as riot shields
-IW doesn't want to stretch out the story, so the campaign will probably have a similar length to CoD4
-Enemies will carry customizable weapons (remember the interesting sight on the M4 in the SP of CoD4? Something similar to that can be seen. Also, laser sights.)
-Environments will be much more open than they used to be
-There will be, at times, civilians mixed in with militiamen- it is, quoting the article, "no easy task" to differentiate between combatants and civilians "in a chaotic battle"
-Intelligence and briefings will not be an end-all, be-all voice of god- intel will never be truly perfect
-Special forces mode will be scenarios set aside from the single player campaign- ideas IW liked but couldn't fit into the main story
-Special forces seems like it'll be MW2's co-op (rereading the article, it pretty much IS the co-op)
-Levels will be large--very large
-Some interesting new gadgets mentioned from SP that might turn out to be in MP- heartbeat sensors, movable turrets
-IW plans to make multiplayer success more of a widely seen thing than just a rank next to your name
-IW is "actively trying to eliminate" infinite respawning
-SP thus far appears to be very cinematic
-All the screens shown in the article (which will no doubt show up on the internet sometime soon) are ingame shots (self note: the angles are very awkward on some- but if it continues the first person tradition of CoD, it could be very interesting)
-Task Force character models use many nonstandard mods that IW discovered from real-life soldiers

Sorry for no pictures, but I don't have a scanner. Cool sounding, isn't it?

Edited by Foxhound, 19 May 2009 - 01:24.

[Camille]

yes, that does sound cool. *excitement*

really curious for those pics

[Chyros]

Interesting news, wish I could've read the article ^^ .

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-Big villain this time around is an associate of Zakhaev, named Makarov.

Rather stereotypical, but it will do I guess .

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-You are part of a spec-ops group called Task Force 141

Aww, Soap left his regiment? D:

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-Soap is now ranked as Captain, a veteran, and an NPC (He speaks!)

That's good news. He'll probably be much more interesting that way - in CoD 4 after all, he was only a name.

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-Most definitely new weapons, including the Steyr AUG, and other things such as riot shields

Just today I was thinking how riot shields could be an interesting addition. *is interested what they make of it ^^ *

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-Also, laser sights.)

I'm curious as to how they'll mod these to have any real benefit. Should be a cool addition if they get it working.

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-Environments will be much more open than they used to be
-Levels will be large--very large

Sounds like IW finally said goodbye to the shotgun - perhaps the shotgun will be a perk replacement for the pistols, or maybe they'll even have learned and removed the finite range of shotguns from CoD 4.

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-There will be, at times, civilians mixed in with militiamen- it is, quoting the article, "no easy task" to differentiate between combatants and civilians "in a chaotic battle"

That sounds like a right disadvantage tbh .

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-Special forces seems like it'll be MW2's co-op

So there IS going to be a coop mode after all?

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-Some interesting new gadgets mentioned from SP that might turn out to be in MP- heartbeat sensors, movable turrets

Woo, interesting ^^ .

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-IW plans to make multiplayer success more of a widely seen thing than just a rank next to your name

PLEASE, I hope it's not going to be "oh shit I just started the game so I haven't unlocked the actually useful stuff yet" again D:!

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-IW is "actively trying to eliminate" infinite respawning

'Bout bloody time, they should've fixed that three CoD's ago .

[DerKrieger]

Chyros, on 18 May 2009, 22:26, said:

Foxhound, on 18 May 2009, 21:45, said:

-IW is "actively trying to eliminate" infinite respawning

'Bout bloody time, they should've fixed that three CoD's ago .

My sentiments exactly!

[Pav:3d]

Thats great, cheers for the info foxhound :o

[Gen.Kenobi]

Rio de Janeiro!!!!

My city!!!! Hope my house apears xD But i don't think so...xD
I'm so happy!!!

[Rayburn]

-Big villain this time around is an associate of Zakhaev, named Makarov.
Bloody hell, so the villain is actually a pistol?

-You are part of a spec-ops group called Task Force 141 (which appears to be a multinational group)
Smells a bit like Rainbox Six. Hopefully they'll still allow us to play as different characters...

-Soap is now ranked as Captain, a veteran, and an NPC (He speaks!)(Who knows, TF141 might be working with the SAS.)
Sweet.

-Locations so far include a base in Russia, a Russian village, Rio de Janeiro, and Afghanistan
I hope they can throw in a tank mission.

-Most definitely new weapons, including the Steyr AUG, FAMAS, multiple members of the AK family (AK-47, AK-103), and other things such as riot shields
I want an equipment selection screen at the start of every mission.

-IW doesn't want to stretch out the story, so the campaign will probably have a similar length to CoD4
Reasonable but can't you just stretch it a liiiiiittle? As long as you can think of interesting stories to tell, by all means, TELL THEM.

-Enemies will carry customizable weapons
Good.

-Environments will be much more open than they used to be
Good.

-There will be, at times, civilians mixed in with militiamen
Shite, that probably means insta-ban in Germany. Gonna tell my mates to get me an English copy for Christmas then...

-Intelligence and briefings will not be an end-all, be-all voice of god- intel will never be truly perfect
Good.

-Special forces mode will be scenarios set aside from the single player campaign- ideas IW liked but couldn't fit into the main story
-Special forces seems like it'll be MW2's co-op (rereading the article, it pretty much IS the co-op)
Well, I hope I can still TRY it without another human player. It sounds different from the standard 'play the same campaign with two guys' kind of coop.

-Levels will be large--very large
About bloody time.

-Some interesting new gadgets mentioned from SP that might turn out to be in MP- heartbeat sensors, movable turrets
Also reminds me of Rainbow Six.

-IW plans to make multiplayer success more of a widely seen thing than just a rank next to your name
Just don't even THINK of making it so strictly account based as for example BF2.
I like being able to change and delete my profile without using an email address.

-IW is "actively trying to eliminate" infinite respawning
Very good.

-SP thus far appears to be very cinematic
I figured.

-Task Force character models use many nonstandard mods that IW discovered from real-life soldiers
Does that mean we'll be getting character customisation? Yay.

Edited by Rayburn, 19 May 2009 - 11:53.

[Kaido]

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[TehKiller]

-more weapons good....no SA80 BAD
- hmm EO tech coming to town it seems...I wonder are the customisations going to be realistic this time or they are just going to glue them up like an ACOG on a Mini Uzi
-STRETCH THE STORYLINE?!!!!! their most stretched storyline included 6 hours of game time (on hard difficulity may I add)

[RaiDK]

Blast shields = Winrar. I remember those from the days of CS 1.6.

[TehKiller]

yeah forgot about those....one word


BLAPSHEMY

[Pav:3d]

Great pics there drag, shame theyre from scans, would make for excellent sig making

[Chyros]

Great scans there . I see the return of the SVD, which is very good news IMO (even if it sucked in CoD4, it looked divine ). New AK looks like poopy shite though.

TehKiller, on 19 May 2009, 12:30, said:

BLAPSHEMY

Dunno if that was intentional, but regardless that word made me lol .

[Stalker]

Yay the StG-77(Steyr-Aug) will make an appearence! And I really hope to see a full-auto-Glock. That would be awesome.

The game looks good so far. I'm really looking forward to the Multiplayer-part, as CoD4's was awesome.

[TehKiller]

Chyros, on 19 May 2009, 16:51, said:

Dunno if that was intentional, but regardless that word made me lol .

Hmmm I see the reason but I think im gonna keep it untouched

[Rayburn]

Boink!

Is it just me or does this game look a little more Hollywood-like than the older ones?

[Chyros]

Rayburn, on 25 May 2009, 8:18, said:

Boink!

Is it just me or does this game look a little more Hollywood-like than the older ones?

Woo, cool trailer ^^ . The hollywoodesqueness is probably because it's a trailer. Ingame it doesn't look like it's going to be a different style than CoD4. Remember, that one had comparable hollywood moments.

[RaiDK]

Oh wow, pretty hollywoodish trailer. Doesn't seem to really look that much like the first game though.

[E.V.E.]

I like the Trailer quite alot.

It would just be incredibly awesome if you could customize your Character in Multiplayer in terms of Appearance, but I'll doubt that it will happen ...

- E.V.E.

[Pav:3d]

Hell. Yeah. Baby.

Im looking forward to tearing up the streets of rio

[D.K.]

FUCK YEA!

If I'm going to play a Hollywood movie, I'm in for it with every inch of my body.

[Admiral Wesley]

Aw, man! It seems like they just released COD4 two weeks ago!

This game is totally gonna kick ass though.