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This! I forgot there was a birthday section topic. Hope that massive lockdown party you had planned wasn't too wild James. I hope the Tesco Delivery driver at least was friendly and well mannered. Would of been nice if he/she sang happy birthday to ya. 🥳

Well I agree with everything James said. You will probably enjoy it as it is faster paced. There seems to be more action. Also Cold War in my opinion brings back more of the gunfight encounters that we were all so used to. More gun on gun. Also you have to move somewhat to keep ghost working. I also noticed if you run ghost and climb a ladder, at the top you will ping slightly for a split second as your dismounting. Well MW did get slow at times, Picadilly/Azhir Cave Kill confirmed. The score limit has never been seen. It goes 38-25 or 42-35 and the time limit expires 😂 I countered MW's slowness by playing Shipment most of the time. Over and over again. If they added Shipment to Cold War I would play it probably. Nuketown will be nice tho for challenges. Would be awesome to have WaW maps. Upheaval would be beast!

Well to be totally honest, it's a decent game and fun to play. But having a small selection of maps on launch makes it feel like you get some of them too often in rotation. The guns take ages to level up xp to unlock challenges and to get gold. A lot of guns go up to level 55. It seems to take forever past level 30. The Sbmm is extremely thick imo and sometimes it feels like you are punished for having a few good games in a row. Overall I'm enjoying it for the most part. Feels like an older cod like BO1/2. They will add more maps, apparently Nuketown coming next week. Guns will level up, just takes time. As more content gets added I'm sure it will get better. Definitely a bit buggy at times, but they already released a patch 1 week in to iron out some of these. I think the game will be smoother over time. If your used to MW, the feel of Cold War is very different. Not sure if you played the Alpha or Beta? Fov slider on console is pretty sweet. No claymores or masses of doors or windows. Maps are smaller, more options to run and gun etc. Primary gunfighter wildcard allows a 7 attachment gun which is interesting. Perk greed allows 2 of each perk, so 6 in total. Lots of potential and options the game has to offer. Depends on what kind of experience your after. Does have that old school arcade shooter cod feel. Not gonna lie tho, some matches are very sweaty. You would swear there was money on the line and CDL Champ Finals were getting played.

Patch update 1.06 went live. Not a whole lot of info. But I noticed personally that the calling card bug is fixed and that the prestige level in-game bug looks fine. Some security and stability issues apparently. And rumours that the M16/Aug/FFAR have had adjustments. Also I heard some scorestreak values have been adjusted. The MP5 also had a slight nerf yesterday to base damage range. In my humble opinion, Treyarch have done more in 1 week than what IW for MW done in months. Let's hope they continue to listen and balance the game the best they can while adding content.

That's a lot of content, like said I would welcome some of the remakes just to bulk out the selection. But I agree with you, less firing range/jungle/summit etc. Some of the other maps would slot in nicely. There was some great maps on BO1, BO2 had some good maps too. Still haven't heard anyone hate Standoff. MW2 maps are classic. Yeah I was on Xbox back then too haha! I'm not entirely sure, we have folk who play the game. Don't think many have grouped up yet. I heard the party chat is a bit iffy. I'm on PS4 and can play some. But depending on timezones etc. I've recently had a baby and working so my gaming time is very uncertain. I will hop on for an hour or 2 if I get the chance.

I did like Havana on the original BO1, just played really well. Wasn't there a Stockpile map on BO1 DLC? It was alright. Hotel was a really fun map. I would love to see it, but it clashes with Miami seeing as it has large hotel areas. But yeah Radiation, Launch etc were solid maps. I enjoyed Stadium as well. I think Array would work well in the Cold War setting. Personally Raid from BO2 would play well imo. I think BO1 including DLC had 20+ maps easily. Correct me if I'm wrong guys.

Nuketown sounds great, it's dependable chaos that can be enjoyable from time to time. I would love Kowloon or Grid. Now I know nobody has ever suggested such a ridiculous idea, but I will. Daytime version of Hanoi from BO1 anyone? I'm serious! BO1 had a lot of DLC map packs and I loved most. Give me Zoo or Berlin Wall anyday, I will play it. 😀

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It's easily as good as the M16, has a slower rate of fire and more damage. Think with some attachments it could be top tier. It feels really beastly already. The steady aim laser makes it pretty disgusting in CQC also! Just uploaded a few Cold War clips on my PPR. Not of the Aug, but check them out to see how I've got on if you want. No pressure tho James. I wouldn't be offended if you didn't watch them. ☺️

Yeah I've picked a couple up for a shot, it feels a lot like the BO1 spas and would probably work great with a silencer. Got pushed a few times on Crossroads Strike inside some of the buildings. Looked fairy strong. A lot of guns need some attachments. The 74u with basic attachments is still good I agree. The MP5 just mauls people regardless of what attachments available. The Hauer is satisfying but does take skill. You have to jink and dodge and weave to land the kills consistently at times. Been using some of the AK47 and Aug a little. Both are strong guns for sure!

That is a high level shotgun. You may as well get that bad boy gold James! I started using that Hauer on a newly made Aug class. I must say it's particularly fun on Armada Strike/Checkmate B Flag Dom. Best I've managed was a triple with it. Mine is only level 5 with a couple of attachments. That Gallo shotgun looks nasty and spamable. Can imagine it's brutal once you stack a few good attachments on it.

A quad was it? 😎 Yeah I keep forgetting you can use the cruise in bursts and split the missiles across the map. Personally I'm UAV/War Machine/Attack chopper. For open maps like Satellite etc I use Artillery. I know right! Was hardly an optimal choice of words. Or wait was it? 😋 I mean an LMG slow, but yeah things move slower when your stoned for sure. 👽

Yeah I started off with the XM4 and kinda abandoned it for better guns. I recently started trying the Krig which feels excellent. I feel confident engaging enemies with it, it's faithful and solid. The Qbz I used in the beta a lot and it's a beast. The full auto FAMAS looks good, only recently unlocked it so haven't quite used it. My most used guns are M16,MP5,Stoner. My go to class is just abuse. I run lawbreaker. So it's essentially overkill. M16 w/ MP5, then I run Flak jacket. Gung ho and ghost. Because you can muddle and mix perks. I sometimes swap flak for tactical mask and take out gung ho for ninja. But running 2 primaries I need the gung ho for the faster weapon swap. I will have other classes once a weapon is maxed. I will probably have an AR with 7 attachments, ninja and a launcher to combat lack of ghost. I will also run a perk greed class soon, so I can go with Flak/tact, Scav, Quartermaster, Ghost and ninja. I do still have a danger close class with double stun and X2 frags. The Stoner is slow, but damn it packs a punch. Seriously, apart from the slow ads. It shreds for real! Only gets better once you start getting speed attachments. It is really tasty and slept on imo. I use it with cold blooded and a launcher for anti air. Just recently tried gear head with assault pack field upgrade to rack in the score. Shooting down UAVs are 100 to your streak, add a few kills and objectives. It's easy to get those attack helis out. 😁

My experience so far, all I've been playing is Dom/KC solo. Let me tell you, satellite is no fun (Dom) when your deeply pushed back to A. Sometimes the halftime is a blessing, a saved by the bell moment. The garrison map is nearly identical to the tank factory map on MW. Not just because of the tanks, but the bridge in the middle and the layout is similar. Got hammered on crossroads strike one time, 2 guys headglitching barrels with M16 and the rest pushing your spawn with MP5. Armada strike plays very well. Not a huge fan of cartel and Miami is definitely the worst of all the maps. But having said, all maps are playable and not like MW's bad ones. What guns have you guys been using? Perks? Any interesting setups or anything?

I hate to admit it, but James is pretty spot on. Now I have a lot of respect for J. You always have valid and logical explanations to your concerns. But as you touched on, 8 maps for a premium triple A rated publisher/developer online multiplayer FPS is a disgrace. That's the problem, it's not MP anymore, it's everything else. BR/Warzone etc. Zombies and campaign sure they have been about for years and that's fine. But the main gripe here is they can't psychically produce all of it year in year out. It will never happen, but if it was up to me BR/Warzone should be a separate entity. A different disc, a separate price. Make the base game 10-20 quid cheaper and charge like 20-30 for a separate Warzone game. That way shitty warzone ain't filling my storage with it's obscene pointless Gigabytes. It took MW how long for Warzone? Can't remember, but ever since it's existence the game in general lags more. Ribbon challenges have more warzone challenges in it each season and more attention thrown on to it. I would happy pay 50-60 quid for a "True" multiplayer experience with plenty maps and good support/content. The game lasts a year, it's not overpriced if it's fucking fantastic. Like those old BO 1/2 and MW2 days. The microtransactions in BO4 were disgusting. But they left MP fizzle as they built BR up more. I truly think the Warzone/BR aspect has ruined the MP experience for us old vets. Don't get me wrong if you enjoy warzone/br etc that's fair enough, I'm not going to play it because it's there or it's cool or all the updates and features are there. Fuck that! All it is to me is a giant FFA, and FFA is the most boring game mode to me. I remember playing a game of sabotage on wasteland on MW2 that lasted about 20-30 mins into triple overtime. Was ridiculous but fun thinking back. I played demo on firing range and have been on both ends of spawn trapping. Activision are promoting and promising too much, but providing very little if you scroutinise a recent cod in detail. It's a shit show at launch. Lack of maps, remakes. The same old guns usually. Terrible lag etc. I swear there is an AK and an MP5 in the last 8 cod's or something. Kinda going off on a tangent here as I ramble. Oh yeah I preordered and I love Moscow the map on CW 😂

Haha, I do love Shipment. There is no spawn logic. It's easily the best map on MW. It's fun and easy to level guns. If the original maps were better on MW I would play them more often. Or at least not whinge about them as much.

Only just seen this now, Ketamine Kyle lives only 100 miles from me. Never met him, but heard plenty of stories about him. 😂

Personally from my opinion they have changed a lot of little things from alpha-beta. The game has that old school cod feel. The maps flow like old cod, ninja is decent and a perk unlike MW. Is nice unsilenced weapons show on the minimap. The animations and movements are much better than the alpha was. Custom HUD options, a FOV slider on console. Nice little touches. The game is somewhat fun for the most part. Only thing that bothers me is unstable connections and sketchy hitscan. Also some lobbies are a pure sweatfest cod CDL champs final at times. I still think Treyarch have done more in 3 weeks than IW did for MW in the first 3 months. Let's not forget about MW's problems at launch till after Christmas. MW sounds and looks good, but the actual gameplay can be dire. I think considering this year of 2020 and the fact Treyarch bailed them out and made one this year eventho it wasn't their turn. Coldwar plays like a mix of BO1/BO2 with a hint of WW2. It's not awful, but people expect more perhaps. Coldwar alpha is still better than the full version of Ghosts imo.

Didn't want to put this in the music thread, this is brilliant tho. 😂

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Yeah it's pretty sick, the people who cancelled have to redownload the full game. 200gb 🥺

Well it is what it is, some people like Treyarch, some like IW games. At the end of the day I think it's unfair to blame Treyarch for a game that's not released or made yet, in which as stated they had to "Rescue" from Sledgehammer/Raven who abandoned/bailed/fired whatever it is. I think people should revisit last October, now MW on launch was the worst ever? They are still fixing things in it, the updates are getting bigger the sbmm feels higher. The game lags more after every update. It takes longer to search for games, I struggle to get a game below 70-90 ping MMS most of the time. As for recycling maps, Crash/Shipment/Vacant/Rust/ Backlot etc So what did MW give us for innovative new maps? Shoothouse fair enough. Atlas Superstore, gee thanks I will just grab a tent and hide in a shelf like the rest. Base maps: Low in numbers and unsatisfying. Picadilly, Azhir Cave, Ramazaa, I would state more but that's literally half of them. Now I'm no anti or pro either developer, but I'm all for fairness. I'm sure IW had some time for MW and didn't exactly blow everyone away from launch. Some people quit at the beta. The newer engine is nice, the gunsmith rocks. Took them a ridiculous time to add warzone, which I don't really care for but others wanted it. PS no BO4 campaign doesn't bother me, the game was cartoony, was full of specialists, OP DLC guns. But the maps flowed pretty good for the most part. I enjoyed the game, but probably because I hadn't played in years and it was my first game back. If advanced warfare or infinity warfare were one of the games I cameback on, who knows I might not even be here lol.

Plain scones, cream + jam no sultanas. Don't care what's on first, still tastes good. Now people who make tea and put the milk in first before the bag that's just deranged. I totally understand where this guy is coming from. 😂