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Spawns are absolutely horrendous to the extent, I'd rather join at a becon with a 'danger' warning rather than trust the standard spawn that the game gives. Even on the bigger maps I find myself spawning in front of people and getting shot from behind. The kick in the teeth is that the map prior shows plenty of safe spaces which you never get. I'm on PS4 temporarily until my PSN time card runs out and then I'll make a decision whether to carry on with a full PSN membership on a console that hasn't worked properly for years or buy the PC version which is great for Battle Royale but doesn't have a big MP population. I would like to stick with PS4 in all honesty but I'll probably have to bite the bullet and get a Pro in the sale as the original one is showing its age plus mine is on its last legs as it is! I've only been doing Chaos TDM/KC but will have to look at the other modes for a change of pace. Just hope I'm on teams where they play the bloody objective - even playing kill confirmed; walking 5 yards to pick up a crucial tag is too much for some players. There's always some douche on the leaderboard who has 34 kills but under 5 tags and is 4th on the team!

I got to level 19 at the end of day one and my experience did improve over the course of the day but I still have mixed feelings about the overall game. Getting started was quite tough especially against higher ranked players but now I've unlocked a couple of decent AR's and SMG's plus some attachments and perks; I feel I can compete better. Leveling seems very slow so you just have to weather early pressure to unlock the create a class and then some decent guns. Matches all kinda play out the same though - fast paced, erratic and pure carnage. For a game with such tactical elements; all of those really go out of the window particularly with randoms in the core playlists. I do miss the variety that Dan mentioned above with different styles of play on each map on the old games but the best way to keep things fresh here is to alternate the specialists and just have fun with those.

Just tried a couple of Blackout matches and finished 6th and 5th with two kills in each game. I think I'm going to enjoy this mode a lot more than the core multiplayer. It's not as fast or as erratic plus ironically, this mode is far more tactical. It's also nice to play on a large map as opposed to these 3 lane shoeboxes. Kills are very satisfying too. I don't think I could play this over and over like the MP modes but could be great fun in half hour bursts here and there. Player count seems to be 88 like the beginning of the beta which is great to start with but the mid-game is a bit barren as around 50 get eliminated before the end of the first circle and then you only have a handful fighting on a rather large landscape as the match slows to a crawl. It will be interesting to see how this mode grows in time - I don't like Fortnite but Epic have done a marvelous job in developing the game from a technical perspective and keeping users constantly engaged with new ideas and appealing features. Blackout is going to be a test for Treyarch to demonstrate their originality over time rather than just relying on copying other games. The foundation is definitely in place and it still needs work but as long as it can keep people on board, this will be far more successful going forward than the MP IMO.

I'm probably going to have to revisit hardcore mode for the first time since the original Black Ops it's that bad. Just amazing that you shoot someone 5 times in the head and they don't die yet you can be shredded with 3 shots to the shins with full 150 health. It's borderline bullet-sponge at times. I've also had a string of outrageous lucky kills which defy the netcode but I'm not accepting that as balancing itself out especially if this BS behaviour is also prominent in Blackout.

Only played the MP so far and I've already had enough of it. I don't think I've ever seen a game where matches flow so badly, combat is so messy and maps are just littered with corners, headglitch spots and camping areas. The classic maps also demonstrate for me how bad the game plays when compared to the original Black Ops. The bullet detection is the worst I have ever seen in the franchise where it takes an age to get a kill but you can get taken down in seemingly one bullet. Treyarch have really gotten out of jail with this mess thanks to the fashionable Blackout, and I'll be trying that later. If that aspect is good, that's all I'll be playing pretty much.

I prefer digital on PC nowadays as it's cheap keys on the latest releases but with console, I prefer physical as I do like to collect some classics plus I can trade games in. I bought Spiderman for £48, finished it and traded it in for £41 10 days later for instance, so I could get another full priced game already in the knowledge that I've got my money's worth out of a game which I finished and will never play again for just £7. Digital prices on console are outrageous though - £60 is disgusting for new games especially if you can get a physical version for £40. It's convenient if you hate disc-swapping and clogging up space plus you can get some cheap deals through the XBL/PSN stores in the sale but it really adds up on new titles especially if they have a season pass, meaning a new release could cost upwards of £100. There is also not many games worth collecting these days on the current gen and as we've seen with Black Ops 4, the disc versions contains literally fuck all of the game so going forward, they'll be worth sod all. I do have some amazing collections of classic games particularly big box ones on PC that are worth decent money but the way gaming is going; digital will probably soon take over even on console. Retailers are also reluctant of buying up large stocks of products because they don't want to inject too much money in stock that may have to be sold at a loss months later or turn dead - GAME are still sitting on countless copies of Football Manager 2014, Battleborn and Evolve for example. They'd rather have minimal game stocks with most being pre-orders and then money being put into high-margin goods such as console bundles and peripherals which are the big sellers this time of the year. As long as streaming games doesn't become a norm; I'll be happy with digital on mainstream titles on PC and physical for major console exclusives. I'd struggle to spend more than £40 on a new game so new PSN titles is a no-go for moi.

Well fuck me. https://www.gta5-mods.com/misc/prsa-photorealistic-san-andreas-enb

Icebreaker map

HUD looks very cluttered. Also thought Blood of the Dead was a complete remake of the classic Mob of the Dead which is disappointing.

So many old school COD players can finally change their names from xX_qUiCkScOpEzZ_Xx to something even more stupid.

What a cock... ...and I'm not talking about the statue...or even his penis😎

I'm still on the fence and something is holding me back still. Every time I think about grabbing it, I get a headache with all these thoughts going round my head. It's expensive but I can see myself getting value out of it. It's also polished but at the same time, connection, detection and general netcode issues will arise and infuriate. I'm also not massively dedicated to any of the 3 modes - actually zombies I probably wont play, MP may not keep me interested long before Christmas and Blackout I can't envisage playing over and over in a session. The core MP maps look great but I'm also not a fan of the competitive design so that could put me off in the long run and COD games of late aren't oozing much longevity. There's also Red Dead Redemption 2 to consider which could put a monumental hole in the player counts and I'll be looking to dedicate a lot of time into that instead. I really don't know what to do. My heart wants it but my head says fuck that you twat. What is everyone else doing?

Looks like Nuketown will be winter themed

The live VATS looks a bit wonky https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fallout-76-vats/

Christ, and I thought the 9gb they did for WW2 was silly. No real point in even including a disk. They may as well just scrap physical versions and it would be more financially beneficial to them.

I could tolerate it if it has BO1's aesthetic like the other remakes but if it's anything like BO3 then it'll be an horrific inclusion. We already have Nuketown Island in Blackout for god sake so I wished they remade WMD, Grid or Radiation instead. Even Hijacked again would be welcome.

I did have Spurs originally but I put Wolves more as a joke instead but it could happen and they've made quite a positive start. Some of the players they have on their books is very impressive and if they bolstered a couple of other positions in January; they'll easily have a better side than Man Utd😎

Looks like a normal night out in Luton to be honest

That was ridiculous. 3 we got in the beta, 3 that I hated and that only left 3 which were moderately acceptable. Some of the DLC were remakes of old maps that were already remade in Infinite Warfare the year before too! It'll be 15 with Nuketown in BO4 and although there are classic maps,; they are really good ones that should work well in the game. Wish there were a couple more but it's far better than the selection we got in WW2. We also have a big fucking map in Blackout at least.

3-2 FT - it had to happen and Newcastle came out camped in their own area so they deserved to get beaten after being so negative. Sanchez has probably saved Jose's job with that winner.

It's capped at 120fps on PC at launch which should be routine for most mid-range cards even on max graphical settings. Even the PS4 Pro and XB1 X isn't expected to make 60fps locked and no will the MP which will be a first for COD.

HT Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle. Has a manager ever been sacked at half time before?

Mourinho to be sacked tomorrow if they don't beat Newcastle? The way it's going, they'd probably be better of having Steve Bruce in charge.