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If you're looking for a decent co-op experience; there's Dead By Daylight, Payday 2, Killing Floor 2, Divinity Original Sin etc. I'm shocked such popular games like this get so easily overlooked on this forum as the AAA games seems to dominate. Dead By Daylight is easily one of the best concepts ever created in gaming. Payday 2 is a great heist-based game with a staggering amount of content. Killing Floor 2 is a zombie shooter similar to COD zombies and Divinity Original Sin is one of the best RPG's ever. All the developers are highly regarded too and provide stunning continued support. All these games can be got dirt cheap too. Definitely worth exploring outside of the box if you and others are looking for co-op experiences that are the utmost fun and made by proper developers with passion and in the interest of players.

INB4 Bugine Statement in a few days:- ''After reading the feedback given from our wonderful and passionate fans; we realise based on this information we've received; we at Bungie feel the game isn't performing how we intended and will work hard on fixing this so people can continue to enjoy and experience Destiny. This isolated and unforseen problem which has occured similarly at least 5 times since launch where we've deliberately pissed off and screwed over players must not happen again this month and we promise to work hard so it doesn't happen at least for another few weeks'' Lots of Love and Calories Luke Smith

I'm a big fan of Metal Gear Solid but this game looks woeful and just shows how out of touch Konami are in the industry. This should be spin-off DLC for MGSV and not a £35 standalone title ripping off the MGS name post-Kojima. Survival games is a saturated and dated genre and to add insult to injury; it's always online and full of microtransaction boosts. This'll be in the bargain bins after a month I bet just like what happened to Umbrella Corps. It's a really lazy and poor use of the iconic brand along with the impressive Fox Engine and it's assets. Glad this game is getting widespread criticism as Konami really deserve it for the way they've treated the studio, Kojima and the fans. Wish they'd piss off to mobile gaming for good like they said they would. They'll probably do a Metal Gear Solid Battle Royale game in 2025 knowing them! /edit just seen the video stats - 1k likes and 5k dislikes

I see Eric Horseshit is leaving Activision in March. Good riddance! COD started going to shit when he joined and WTF did he do to Bungie for them to go so downhill...

I really wish PS4 had backwards compatbility instead of PS Now. Probably the only thing that Microsoft did right over Sony. If I ever get an Xbox One; I'm going to revist a host of 360 classics probably more than any of their current catalogue of games! It's a superb feature to have.

Saw the fifth film the other day for the first time and really enjoyed it. I actually think this series spanning over 20 years has been really good. The first was quite in-tune with the TV series but the others have all been far-fetched blockbusters with some spectacular set-pieces and characters. Even the light-hearted humour from Simon Pegg seems to fit really well. The most impressive element of the films is the badass stunts which were performed by Tom Cruise himself. He may be 4ft 2 and approaching 60-odd but he's got some serious balls to do what he does. Even broke his ankle on a stunt in the sixth film current being made. Certainly cannot wait for that one!

I see the original Black Ops surpassed 100,000 players last night. Not sure where the surge stemmed from but it's great so see such a classic game still being enjoyed today by so many.

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I'm not suffering from COD fatigue - I've barely played the franchise since BO2 despite owning all the games. I was looking forward to WW2 and enjoyed parts of it but the amount of bugs and design flaws I experienced just ruined it. Not what I'd expect from this brand or a game on a 3 year cycle. I guess I'm not as forgiving and have much stricter standards especially when I compare this to other games and overall expectations. It felt like a step backwards from a technical standpoint compared to Infinite Warfare and that is saying something. You wanted to know why WW2 was getting 'hate' and I've listed some common problems people have experienced. I reiterate; just because you haven't seen much of it yourself doesn't mean it doesn't exist and shouldn't be dismissed when your query is answered.

My first point is to do with the back-end connection - not in-game connection and lag. There's 43,000 YouTube videos on this. It's the most common glitch in the game which has been acknowledged by the devs but wont be fixed. It's a proven resource hog. COD survived over 15 years without an HQ and it's not needed now. It's nothing more than something to push in-game purchases dressed up as a 'cool' feature. Matchmaking errors shouldn't be happening these days. Too much algorithmic strain resulting in wayward lobbies. Only happens on SHG's SBMM-heavy games mind... Netcode is nothing to do with performance. War maps are no different to core maps and just because they may have a few more pixels doesn't mean everyone should be shafted of a quantity especially when it's already proven that Activision withdrew 3 maps from core to be sold in the first DLC. 12 maps and 3 war would have been ideal at the very least. If you already hold the flags whereby the only points you can really obtain is through kills; your dominant performance can't be further rewarded. Still also doesn't explain why the developers agreed with the community and upped the points rate during the beta and then openly lied to justify why they wouldn't change it after they got people's money. Even if the points is acceptable; devs bullshitting customers isn't. Black Ops was set in the 60's yet that had an array of entertaining killstreakes. Time doesn't not equate to providing elements that are fun. COD is on PC and was born on PC and that doesn't mean people should be shafted the same way you were on Black Ops 1 with an inferior version. Developers lying again is the point here. Also Destiny 2 on PC was an astonishingly good port, just a crap game. COD games aren't console ports either. It's a silly inclusion especially when you can't even see it in-game.

I'm pretty sure I covered most of the issues in couple of threads and last time I was accused of beating a dead horse for repeating myself so at the risk of being accused of that once more, I'll mention a few fundamental and technical problems I have with the game off the top of my head whether that being from my personal experience or something that is community wide among a number of players:- Firstly, the back-end design of the game is shambolic and makes way for unreliable and unstable central server connections. SHG are the only company in the franchise that users server-sided fetch data rather than having partial profile data stored locally. This means potentially long loading times simply connecting to the main server. You could get to the IWNet MP menu in 15 seconds on MW2 and in BO1 you could boot into it from starting the console. Xbox users in particular have seen excess loads in over 10 minutes. It's been reported and acknowledged but wont be fixed or improved. Next up is embarrassing animation glitches where player models are doing 360's and walking off the map - this means that what you are seeing and what is actually happening is not aligned and can leave you at a massive disadvantage. This problem has never been seen before and despite being brought to SHG's attention; they have chosen to ignore it despite being a glaring issue. HQ is not needed whatsoever. The game ironically ran much better when it was removed. It's only being retained in a bid to push supply drops. Until they add some purpose, it's not really required and not worth the excess strain on what already is a server savage title. Other calamitous issues is team balance - I've been in matches where it's 4v8, 5v7 and one match I even spawned on the enemy team side. This simply should not be happening. The netcode is simply woeful. The engine may be extremely old but the inconsistent way the data has been coded onto it demonstates sloppiness that you wouldn't expect from even amateur developers let alone a COD one. Bad netcode ruins the experience even if the connection is amazing. If the netcode and the connection is solid like you see on Overwatch; you get a perfect and fair experience. Other issues I pretty much echo what is said above - 9 core maps is ludicrous. MW2 had 15 at launch. 3 of which were REMOVED from the game between the beta and the gold branch which means Activision are charging people on withheld content. Just because War is a new mode doesn't mean players should receive any less from the central aspect of the game. The first DLC contains 2 new maps (lol) 1 remake (that was released last year as a remake) 1 war mode (not everyone plays War) and 1 zombies map (not everyone plays zombies) I got bored of the beta maps before release and that was 33% of the entire rotation. I hated 3 maps which was another 33% meaning I only had 33% maps that I enjoyed playing. The points system is a mess too - 34 kills in DOM to earn the top killstreak and 10 for a bloody UAV? SHG changed this for the beta but then had to lie about a privately conducted poll to justify why they wouldn't chanage it in the main game. No anti-cheat on PC despite SHG promising both VAC and manual review support. Developers lied again. Restrictive loadout system. League play is laughable. Killstreaks are shite. Pistol grips. That's all I can think of off the top of my head. SHG didn't even want to make this game - they were making Advanced Warfare 2 before Activision told them to switch. Although I enjoyed the camapign and other parts of the game; it is clear it is rushed, incomplete and riddled with funamental flaws that I wouldn't expect from the brand these days. This is why it's being patched relentlessly rather than being improved and moving forward. I just hope it doesn't affect future developement as the more time they have to waste on this; the worse prepared they'll be on the next game which is exactly what happened with Bungie on Destiny 2 and why that game released with sod all content and depth.

I'm not comparing those games - I'm comparing YOUR opinion on how WW2 works fine for you so it must be fine for everybody else. BO1 was fine for me back in the day on the 360 but I at least I can respect and are aware that it didn't work well for everyone on PS3 at the time. That's like me telling you now that I cannot believe you had problems on BO1 as it ran perfectly for me. You may not experience the wealth of problems the WW2 has even though they are widely known but that doesn't mean other users haven't and that they aren't a problem for them. Most of WW2's issues aren't even connection-related. Not sure why you keep referring to connection in all honesty. A persons experience on a game isn't just down to connection - it's down to a variety of things and it's a variety of issues that WW2 has for many users which is the problem.

You should try Killing Floor 2 Rich!

Black Ops 1 worked flawless for me but I am aware that the PS3 version had lots of connection and hit registry issues throughout. This is exactly comparable to what is happening now which is why it's not good enough. You may not have seen it on the PS4 but relentless bugs and glitches are rife on the likes of Xbox and Steam and that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Everybody deserves the same experience regardless of what system they are gaming on. Also there's been more than one 'game impacting issue' - the dedicated servers were switched off for weeks at launch because of the problems on ALL systems. Many of those issues still exist today... It's 2018 and people still shouldn't be having differing experiences on videogames. Everyone should have the same quality no matter what system they are using or where they are in the world. Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch, Paladins and even Battlefield 1 can manage this quite comfortably and that is the standard people should expect and deserve.

WW2 is the buggiest and most broken AAA game I have ever played. I know morale and expectations are very low in the franchise but just like Destiny 2; this blockbuster brand has a all the resources possible in terms of personnel, technology and budget to be one of the best games possible in existence today. The end result is a very poorly executed game riddled with flaws and a community that is so forgiving it's baffling. It says it all when comparable games that are nearly a decade old are more enjoyable and better produced than games we see today. Sledegehammer also don't help themselves with their arrogance, ignorance and lies.

This is gold

https://news.sky.com/story/hm-stores-in-south-africa-ransacked-over-racist-hoodie-advert-11206213

Pretty lenient punishment under the circumstances although it will be interesting to see how the channel performs without being 'Google Preferred' - that just means more money available for his retarded brother. Still, when other channels are being punished for no reason with total demonetization and strikes; he's still fortunate that his channel exists and is still fairly unpunished as a consequence. The failing YouTube Red service and its extended series is just extra pocket money so him being removed from that is no big deal and it will just give him more time to spam free content on his main channel instead.

Youtube has finally responded over a week late https://www.mediaite.com/online/youtube-tweets-open-letter-in-response-to-logan-paul-video-suicide-is-not-a-joke/ Terrible statement really. The only 'action' they have taken on this video was promoting it to number one trending globally for over 24 hours in which it earned 6m views. The channel is still currently unpunished as it stands. It's funny how so many other channels got strikes for simply criticising the video but YouTube are still trying to decide a punishment even if that's to be belived.

Nah, this is what the world is like now. H&M have certainly played into the hands of people's modern day mentality here whether it being intentional or not. Surprised they also haven't been lambasted for not using someone that's transgender or identifies and a bag of potatoes. What annoys me about incidents like this is it's usually down to race or gender but things like disability are largely ignored still to add some hypocrisy to the mainstream masses of moaners who get offended on the internet.

I don't think skin colour is even important for when advertising clothing which makes the advert more baffling. It's just some cheap shitty hoodie probably made in some sweatshop on the other side of the world. Had they just advertised it as a generic unisex hoodie minus the writing or something else without going down the clearly intended racial route; it probably would have sold well and to a far bigger market. I find it bizarre how many retailers keep falling into traps like these and none of them can see the possible conflict regardless of their intent.

Surely somebody and H&M's marketing department thought this advert was a bad idea... http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42617379/the-weeknd-wont-work-with-hm-after-racist-advert

PVP in Destiny is really weak because the developers don't have a clue what they want from the aspect or how to push it. They already know that the playlists aren't going to draw competitive play or have widespread appeal but it feels like they just included the mode as an afterthought and not bothered to attract players from the core of the game. It's basically 4v4 with no real variety on a deathmatch format that is growing more stale when compared to current MP games. Even the Halo games still have more meat in the multiplayer from a decade ago than what Destiny 2 has today which is another dismal factor. If they are to make multiplayer viable; they have to make it worthwhile and ultimately attract competitive players. Right now it's just purely casual which is fine but the fact it's also half-arsed doesn't really inspire people to play so if they want a MP experience; they'll play something else that's rewarding rather than bland and not very satisfying. Has to be 6v6 for starters.

I think this is more of a cash grab masked as some sort of learning tool. The only way to improve on PUBG is to play the game. Nothing can recreate the tension, physics or tactics like the real thing. It would be nice if PUBG had bots or some offline element and that may very well happen down the line.