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Call of Duty: Ghosts for me is a great game but at present I have been feeling less motivated to play it to the extent I feel my personal interest in the franchise is diminished to a new low. I don't envisage picking it up anytime soon either. I have been playing COD since the original but Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the ultimate multiplayer experience that kicked off my love-affair of the games for years to come. It's been a bumpy ride mostly with issues ranging from the technical side to gameplay aspects and the general hit and miss booming community that they game has attained over the years but through the highs and lows I have always participated in each annual title with a significant level of interest and throughout the duration of the game. Despite Ghosts's hiccups on PC since release; I still think it's a fine game and this would have been excellent a couple of years ago but I just feel that franchise doesn't wow me any more. I wasn't overly excited through the build up and despite the final product ticking most of the boxes; I don't think the concept grabs me as much as it used to which leaves me feeling ultimately tired of Call of Duty it seems. Spectre posted a breakdown list of what was new and what was essentially recycled in Ghosts and I was taken aback by the sheer lack of innovation on show and how many things had been rehashed but presented in a deceptive way to seem new and original. So much that Treyarch offered in Black Ops 2 was also not taken forward into Ghosts which disappointed me as well. This did make me see the game differently and the more I played since; the less interested I felt with the game. I didn't think Ghosts looked quite the advance that I was expecting perhaps still being tied to what is now the old generation of consoles but even a next-gen only Call of Duty would struggle to grab me which leaves me a bored with the typical Call of Duty design and multiplayer architecture. I've even found more time to play Brokenfield 4 which is extremely worrying! As we move onwards and upwards with the new consoles; I am focusing on the future titles such as Watch Dogs, Destiny, The Division, Titanfall and the likes of MGSV. Ambition, scale and large MP titles have me intrigued as to what is just around the corner. Call of Duty seems to be from a bygone era in my opinion that I can't see me playing in the future with massive MMO-styled titles of an exceptional quality like The Division or Destiny offer. For COD to come into the generation side by side such games; it will have to offer a complete overhaul of everything along with clear ambition and a radical new overview. The heart of me doesn't want them to drift too far away from the familiar concept but my head wants a massive and scaleable change to keep up with other unique titles on show. What are your general thoughts about the series now when compared to years ago? A welcome break from the game is perhaps what I need but not even the future DLC may be enough to keep me inspired. We shall see..

I'm a bit burnt out on the franchise to be honest. I still enjoy playing it from time to time, but I'm not hooked like I used to be. Back with CoD:4, W@W, MW2, and BO1 I played obsessively. I even played CoD:2 and 3 a good amount online. But, now... not so much. I have to force myself to play. I only play it because I enjoy playing with friends. It has become stale. It just feels like a grind with no end goal. I get tired of the lame tactics people use. I get tired of the connection issues. I'm kind of over the whole thing. I'm sure if I was new to gaming or CoD or even FPS games, I'd be hooked on Ghosts. It's a fine game, but it just feels like the same game I've been playing the past 5-6 years. I've been branching out and trying different types of games since getting a gaming PC. It's really opened my eyes. I'm no longer obsessed with FPS games. There's a wide world of games out there that are every bit as competative, fun, and interesting.

Showing your age a bit there Jim 21 jump street. The other guys. Actually, pretty much anything with Will Ferrell in it.

I wish they would kill it off completely!

My friend, you are in for an enjoyable time.

It would be nice if they just totally invented a new formula. But as the saying goes "nothing new under the sun" , I think they have milked the current formula as much as they can. I would play the shit out of Medieval Warfare. Crossbows, Longbows, Throwing Knives, Battering Rams, Fortifications, Siege Game Modes, Burning Oil to pour over the side, Moats to traverse, Sword play (two hits to kill or something, gameplay like Skyrim)

I still love it although I don't seem to play as much as I used to, I go through phases... What I would like is for activision to take a break 1-2 years, then yes we will get bored of ghosts then we will just take a break until the next cod, but the way it is now, I and many of you would buy the next cod in 2014... I wouldn't be able so help it if there was a new cod I must have it... If they just skipped 1 year it would make all the difference IMO...

I want this series to burn out and die already. At this point, the only reason I play it is to play with my friends, even though I hate this game with a passion. Unfortunately, I'm stuck wasting my money every year to play with them, because these same friends refuse to play ANYTHING else. It is f&$*ing infuriating. F*** Call of Duty. Oh, and Battlefield 4 is the lesser of two evils, but just barely. Just, barely.

If Call of Duty disappeared from the earth tomorrow, I wouldn't be sad to see it go. I really only play it to spend time with you guys. I played like 5 hours today (Sunday). It was a lot of fun. If I was alone though, I wouldn't have played it at all. That's what all the other games are for.

The bad aspects (that continue to be the same from game to game) just totally overshadow it for me. There is nothing "good" left because I can't see through the bad. I had 30 days played for Mw2 and Bo1. It was about 15 days on mw3, 9 days on Bo2 and now I'm at 1.5 days and just totally sick of the damn thing. I am working diligently to finish this last video I've been working on and it seems like I'll play for a couple hours a few days in a row and I can't even get a single clip because the game mechanics/spawning apparently just hate me.

Christmas is ruined...

Either drinking or nursing a hangover. Christmas in Scotland .

Fuck Thunder. He's a whiny ass bitch. Snipers ARE NOT OP. If they are so OP, then why aren't there record breaking games posted with 3 KEM strikes using.............wait for it................ sniper rifles? They don't. Because they aren't the most powerful and efficient gun to use. People like Thunder that bitch about snipers game after game do nothing for the community but perpetuate the bitching and complaining about things that people hate to get killed by. Now, as for the nerf. Increased hip fire spread - not a big deal, no scoping has always been a last resort anyway. Reduced Aiming Speed when using Quickdraw - again, not a big deal. I don't even use that perk and I get along just fine. "Try Hard Snipers" put that on because they think they need it without even bothering to try without it. (Thunder "That is the Biggest blow to quickscopers" - again, he's an idiot. I quickscope just fine without it) It is hard to take someone like Thunder seriously when he doesn't even know the first thing about sniping. Reduction in flinch when using Focus - not a big deal yet again. The flinch is so pronounced when using sniper rifles that focus doesn't help you stay on target anyway, when you are scoped in. Increase in ADS time overall - now this one WILL make a difference. Snipers are at a disadvantage because the time to kill is so fast in this game. A sniper scoping in, finding the target and firing is going to be slower than nearly all other guns in this game (and when you add in the lag; AKA, you die by the first bullet that hits you because the lag didn't register you were being shot at until all the bullets arrived) - factor that in and you might as well hang it up. You'll have to stay scoped in on chokepoints far longer and it will be a bitch just to get around the map. As soon as you scope out and try to move, an enemy appears and you're dead instantly. Silencer - chest up OHK , instead of waist up. This is the way its supposed to be anyway. Question?? How often do you guys get sniped anyway? Its pretty rare for me to die by a sniper. I thought it was OP though. Wouldn't everyone and their brother be sniping then?