Callof Duty 4 - crack or super crack?

[Jax]

Good

SP Story
Graphics
Sound
Characters
Shooting Engine
SAS missions are the best parts of the game
Nuclear Bomb bit
The ending
Hardcore Mode on MP

Bad

The occasional inivisable line
Sometimes your own AI is a bit defensive
Airstrikes/Heli in MP
Only Half the MP maps are good

 

[gh4chiefs]

NX_01 Mark said:
Bad
Airstrikes/Heli in MP

Why do you feel that's bad?

 

[gh4chiefs]

Twilight said:
CoD 4 is amazing. I have it for the PC but I'm thinking about picking up a SECOND copy for my Xbox, I like it so much.

Do you all think the Xbox version might be better? I'd of course never normally buy two copies of one game, but my computer doesn't run CoD 4 at a very high framerate, forcing me to drop the res and lose some of the pretty.

How does it look / perform on the 360?

I don't normally buy 2 copies of a game either but I actually have this one for the 360 and the PS3 both. IMHO, it runs better and looks better on the PS3.

And for some inexplicable reason, I'm a better player on the PS3. I don't understand that. Maybe it's the quality of opponents or something. And no I'm not slamming PS3 owners/players.

 

[Jax]

gh4chiefs said:

NX_01 Mark said:
Bad
Airstrikes/Heli in MP

Why do you feel that's bad?

COD is supposed to be an infantry game and plus the maps are too small for these, especially when it doesn't require too many kills to get them so they cna be spammed by a team. Also there is no skill in using them to do your bidding.

 

[gh4chiefs]

Maybe not so much with the helicopter, but with the air strike there must be some skill invovled because I seem to rarely get very many kills with it. Maybe it's more luck than skill, I don't know.

I will agree with your comments about "spamming" the map with them, but IMHO, the spamming of grenades are a MUCH bigger problem than the airstrikes/helis.

EDIT TO ADD: One thing in regards to the helis that I think IW messed up on is that you should get individual XP for shooting down a copter. I know the first time you do that, you get the challenge points, but after that, nada.

If you get 10 XP for calling in a chopper, how about XP for knocking it out of the sky?

 

[Twilight]

gh4chiefs said:

If you get 10 XP for calling in a chopper, how about XP for knocking it out of the sky?

You do!

Your first helicopter kill with an RPG nets you TONS of XP (and an achievement), does it not?

 

[gh4chiefs]

Twilight said:

gh4chiefs said:

If you get 10 XP for calling in a chopper, how about XP for knocking it out of the sky?

You do!

Your first helicopter kill with an RPG nets you TONS of XP (and an achievement), does it not?

Now where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, I said it.

I know the first time you do that, you get the challenge points, but after that, nada.

And there are no achievements in multiplayer, just experience points gained from your score and completing challenges.

 

[PKerr]

Check out the info on the upcoming patch.
The kill cam sounds cool. I wonder if it will be detachable like Halo 3's camera. It sounds like it.


"Xbox 360 patch awaiting Certification with PS3 patch just a little bit behind.

Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward Community Relations Manager, has announced that a new feature patch for Call of Duty 4 is now complete for Xbox 360 and is awaiting certification by Microsoft. The same patch for the PS3 version is a little further behind, but should also be sent to Sony for certification shortly.

The Xbox 360 patch will introduce new kill cams, host migration, improved sniper accuracy and an upgraded spectator cam.

Full details of patch detailed by Robert Bowling:

New Kill Cams
We've added new Kill Cams for everything. So now those "WTF!" grenades that seemingly come from no where, you can see that a guy threw it over the house, it hit a tree branch, bounced off a rock, into a tiny window, where you happened to be pointing out of, and say...... whoa. Follow behind RPGs and M203's kill cams, claymores, Airstrikes where you can follow the bomb from the plane until it hits you.

Host Migration
Now you won't have to be dropped back by yourself when a host leaves. Instead, everyone will stay together, a new host will be assigned, and the game will auto-start back up. Keeping everyone together, no more re-inviting, re-joining games because some host leaves. This has been a tall order and something that we've put a lot of work into which has allowed us to really optimize online play all around not just specifically with Host migration.

Improved Sniper / ACOG Accuracy
Sniper and ACOG scopes have been tweaked and are really improved. I use to not snipe at all (mainly because I'm a horrible sniper), but now it's so much more fluid and natural, while still having the same difficulty to use, it has no more "WTF I know I hit that guy!" moments.

Upgraded Spectator Cam
Now when you're in spectator mode you can follow them in 3rd person, switch to their first person view, or rotate the camera in a full 360 degrees around whoever you're watching.

Quick Mute Option
Users will now be able to quick mute players on the fly by pulling up the scoreboard in-game or via the lobby by simply going to their name and hitting the mute assigned button. As quickly as calling in and designating an airstike. So no longer getting killed while trying to make your way through the Xbox blades for the mute option so you can shut up the guy who always seems to find it funny to sing into his mic or cover up for his lack of skill by telling you how to play Domination his way."

New CoD4 patch almost ready

 

[gh4chiefs]

"improved sniper accuracy "

Oh Lord. Just what I need.

(I get sniped a lot and I HATE it! )

 

[Arthur Frelling Dent]

shut up the guy who always seems to find it funny to sing into his mic or cover up for his lack of skill by telling you how to play Domination his way

I played with both those guys in the same match last night. That round could not end fast enough!

 

[Garak]

PKerr said:
Check out the info on the upcoming patch.
The kill cam sounds cool. I wonder if it will be detachable like Halo 3's camera. It sounds like it.


"Xbox 360 patch awaiting Certification with PS3 patch just a little bit behind.

Robert Bowling, Infinity Ward Community Relations Manager, has announced that a new feature patch for Call of Duty 4 is now complete for Xbox 360 and is awaiting certification by Microsoft. The same patch for the PS3 version is a little further behind, but should also be sent to Sony for certification shortly.

The Xbox 360 patch will introduce new kill cams, host migration, improved sniper accuracy and an upgraded spectator cam.

Full details of patch detailed by Robert Bowling:

New Kill Cams
We've added new Kill Cams for everything. So now those "WTF!" grenades that seemingly come from no where, you can see that a guy threw it over the house, it hit a tree branch, bounced off a rock, into a tiny window, where you happened to be pointing out of, and say...... whoa. Follow behind RPGs and M203's kill cams, claymores, Airstrikes where you can follow the bomb from the plane until it hits you.

Host Migration
Now you won't have to be dropped back by yourself when a host leaves. Instead, everyone will stay together, a new host will be assigned, and the game will auto-start back up. Keeping everyone together, no more re-inviting, re-joining games because some host leaves. This has been a tall order and something that we've put a lot of work into which has allowed us to really optimize online play all around not just specifically with Host migration.

Improved Sniper / ACOG Accuracy
Sniper and ACOG scopes have been tweaked and are really improved. I use to not snipe at all (mainly because I'm a horrible sniper), but now it's so much more fluid and natural, while still having the same difficulty to use, it has no more "WTF I know I hit that guy!" moments.

Upgraded Spectator Cam
Now when you're in spectator mode you can follow them in 3rd person, switch to their first person view, or rotate the camera in a full 360 degrees around whoever you're watching.

Quick Mute Option
Users will now be able to quick mute players on the fly by pulling up the scoreboard in-game or via the lobby by simply going to their name and hitting the mute assigned button. As quickly as calling in and designating an airstike. So no longer getting killed while trying to make your way through the Xbox blades for the mute option so you can shut up the guy who always seems to find it funny to sing into his mic or cover up for his lack of skill by telling you how to play Domination his way."

New CoD4 patch almost ready

Sounds awesome, fuckin' eh.

This past weekend there was this guy yelling at his little sister or something, and everyone told him to shut up or turn off his nike, and then he started yelling at us. That mike thing will be a godsend.

Good to hear about the host thing too, waaaay too many times I've been having stellar games only for the hoest to drop out.

 

[Mistral]

re gamecrawler.com-go to the side bar and select the appropriate category first then put in Call of Duty 4...etc.
The videos will show you how to get out of the map on Ambush, crawl onto roofs that seem unaccesible, etc.
Re the patch-can't come soon enough. :thumbsup: But sniper improvement sux- I get tagged too much as it is and the dweebs that rely on it are usually the worst crap talkers- like sitting back where no one can tag you with any of the other weapons makes you special! I'd call it smart if you can do it but nothing special.
Special is walking from Flag "C" to Flag "A" on Bloc without being spotted, planting claymores near Flag "A" WITHOUT taking it from the enemy, then walking back to "C" unharmed. (did this last night) Why would I do this? Think about it-on Domination if they own Flag "A" where are they going to spawn? And I left some claymores in the area...Can you say, "Instant Airstrike?"

 

[Arthur Frelling Dent]

Mistral said:
re gamecrawler.com-go to the side bar and select the appropriate category first then put in Call of Duty 4...etc.

What side bar? gamecrawler.com seems to basically be a placeholder with a link to gamefly.com. You wouldn't happen to be getting paid for every time someone clicks on that link, would you?

 

[Mistral]

there are 2 gamecrawlers.com-one is on a german server. You want the other one.

 

[Mistral]

my bad-here you go

http://www.gamescrawler.net/

so I'm stoopid...

 

[Garak]

Mistral said:
my bad-here you go

http://www.gamescrawler.net/

so I'm stoopid...

It's ok. I thought I was taking crazy pills for a second there.

 

[Arthur Frelling Dent]

Looks like you can also just go to Google Videos and search for "Call of Duty 4 secret".

 

[Mistral]

So its Friday and I have no plans for SAT beyond a haircut. I'll be stopping on the way home tonight for "Halofuel"(that is, BEER, which I now use to power COD4). If anybody's playing after 11pm PST-the PB&J clan will be rockin' domination and headquarters for several hours. I'm Cable and if you mention this post you are entitled to be sinled out for special attention.

 

[gh4chiefs]

There should be a thread entitled "Damn you COD4, you've ruined all other games for me!" Seriously I've tried some demos of upcoming games lately and they all seem so lame compared to COD4.

Of course I guess that's a not a bad thing, I'm saving a lot of money not buying other games.

 

[Mistral]

I have a credit at Gamestop for $45-and haven't found anything to spend it on!