Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2

[Allan]

Hadn't realised that Scavenger let you re equip Claymores again. I'll be adding that with a the perk to allow extra and then rearming. I really missed being able to have two out and replace them all the time. It's a campers dream.

 

Keep in mind that if you kill someone with a claymore or betty, they will not drop a scavenger pack.

 

Like Ghost, they've tried to balance the perk better and to be honest, I think they've done a cracking job

[Allan]

Anyone wanting to get to know the maps/perks/weapons better, should take advantage of the bots facility in the custom game option. Set the bots to hardened or veteran for a real challenge.

[Mendoza]

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[Guest LFD]

Haha that camping video is very funny.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I hate the new Melee, I know the other was ott but this one is a nightmare, bare in mind I#'m not very good at the game. I think the game has lots of potential and the maps are way better but I'm still getting to grips with the pick ten at the moment and finding it difficult to settle on a set up.

[Guest LFD]

I'm not sure about the maps, I don't think they are better than MW3.

 

Some good, some bad - like MW3 really.

 

Everyone seems to always vote for that yacht map, which I am bored with as I always seem to play that one.

 

Still don't have a clue what the best gun for me is on this game yet.

[Kopite Pete]

I'm not sure about the maps' date=' I don't think they are better than MW3.

 

Some good, some bad - like MW3 really.

 

Everyone seems to always vote for that yacht map, which I am bored with as I always seem to play that one.

 

Still don't have a clue what the best gun for me is on this game yet.[/quote']

 

The best maps ever was mw2. Some classics on there.

[Guest LFD]

The best maps ever was mw2. Some classics on there.

 

Yep, MW2 was the best COD game for me.

[Kopite Pete]

I am finding everything on this COD over powering. Which I am not complaining about. Bouncing Betty's with scavenger is lethal.

[Chairman Meow]

I'm still really enjoying it.

 

Only issues are it's still freezing now and again and it's still splitting parties up sometimes. The freezing pisses me off because it's a full reset and system scan every time on PS3 and it takes bloody ages.

[Kopite Pete]

I'm still really enjoying it.

 

Only issues are it's still freezing now and again and it's still splitting parties up sometimes. The freezing pisses me off because it's a full reset and system scan every time on PS3 and it takes bloody ages.

 

I'm having the same problem. It is frustrating. I'm still enjoying it. Everything is over powered IMO though.

[Guest LFD]

I'm still playing it. Won't enjoy it fully until I find the right guns / equipment to use.

[Allan]

First major patch hit this weekend. Firstly on PS3 with XBOX receiving the update later... Unusual.

 

Here are the full patch notes: Copied from CoDBlackOpsBlog.com.

 

New Features & Feature Improvements

 

• Added support for posting Live Stream URLs to Twitter.
  
• Improved audio/rumble responsiveness when hitting enemies with gunfire.
  
• Improved overall communication of Double XP when enabled.
  
• AAR better communicates how much XP was earned in each match.
  
• Added the ability to “View League Teams” from any player’s Playercard.
  
• Added the ability to “View Playercard” from League solo leaderboards.
  
• Added a number of security system enhancements.
  
• Added Hardcore Kill Confirmed playlist to the Hardcore category
  

Issues Addressed

 

• Fixed a rare hang (“Awaiting Textures”) upon loading into maps when joining a session in progress after fresh boot.
  
• Game now resets the Care Package for a non-owner if the owner re-rolls the package using the Engineer perk.
  
• Players with Black Hat PDA can no longer hack a Care Package faster than the owner can capture it.
  
• Addressed an exploit where modified console hackers could maliciously spread infected films to other users.
  
• Added a fail-safe to prevent spawn trapping in CTF.
  
• Increased sight checks on turrets to improve spawning algorithms.
  
• Fixed a number of new UI error messages reported by users.
  
• Addressed a number of issues that would cause friendly/enemy color indicators on equipment and scorestreaks to display as the wrong team.
  
• Improved overall Theater and Live Streaming stability.
  
• Improved film rendering stability and made progression bar more accurate while rendering a film.
  
• Addressed issues which prevented some master challenges from being completed.
  
• Precision challenge “Wet Work” will now unlock with 10 kills.
  
• The wins challenge will now account for all FFA modes when ending a match with a tie (if you are in the top 3).
  
• Players that help with the “Synchronized Attack” challenge now get credit for it.
  
• Players will not be able to manually take control of their AGR if they die at the exact moment that their AGR deploys.
  
• Emblem Editor no longer closes the current emblem when discarding changes.
  
• Players using Ghost will no longer be invisible at all times in Custom Games with the mini-map option set to “constant”.
  
• Players using Ghost and a Suppressor attachment will no longer appear on the enemy’s minimap while shooting and moving while a UAV is up.
  
• The median for the K/D graph in the AAR is set to 1.0 instead of 0.0.
  
• Players can no longer get on top of the shrubs in Nuketown 2025.
  
• Thermal vision overlay no longer appears using the VTOL glitch.
  
• Kills from the explosion on the explosive crossbow bolt now count towards challenges.
  
• Counter UAV no longer remains for the rest of the game after a host migration.
  
• Clan tag is no longer locked immediately after prestige.
  
• Offline profiles can no longer be exploited to join online games when an online profile is also signed in.
  
• Multi-team games no longer count as a tie if an entire team quits.
  
• Fixed an area in Express where K9 Unit dogs could get stuck.
  
• EMP grenades no longer affect the CODcaster HUD.
  
• Party Privacy count no longer affects how many bots will spawn in Combat Training.
  
• Shadows seen through sniper scopes now render more correctly.
  
• Players can no longer stand on invisible collision in Carrier.
  
• “Drop Shot” medal is no longer awarded after standing back up.
  
• Players can now copy a custom class to the extra prestige slot.
  

Gameplay Balancing

 

The following is a list of numerous gameplay balancing tweaks that were made after thorough review of statistical data from usage patterns of weapons, equipment, perks and scorestreaks since launch.

Scorestreaks:

 

• UAV: cost increased from 350 to 425.
  
• Lightning Strike: added 750ms delay
  

Equipment/grenades:

 

• Bouncing Betty: increased the grace period between trigger and activation by 200ms.
  
• Sensor Grenade: increased the range (now 1000 units), frequency (now 800ms between pings), and amount of time (now 6s) that players appear after explosion.
  
• Concussion Grenade: decreased movement penalty and turn speed penalty when hit.
  

SMGs:

 

• All: increased hip fire recoil.
  
• All: increased max hip fire spread from 4.75 to 5.
  
• All: reduced bullet penetration.
  
• MSMC: increased recoil slightly.
  
• PDW-57: increased recoil slightly.
  

Assault rifles:

 

• All: reduced idle sway for more reliable long-range aiming.
  
• XM8: reduced lethal range of 3-hit kills from 250 to 50 inches.
  
• XM8 + Select Fire: increased recoil.
  
• FAL OSW + Select Fire: increased recoil.
  
• SWAT-556 + Select Fire: increased recoil.
  
• MTAR: Made auto aim values consistent with all other assault rifles.
  

Sniper Rifles:

 

• All: increased hip fire spread.
  
• All + Laser Sight: increased hip fire spread.
  
• XPR-50: increased recoil slightly.
  

Shotguns:

 

• R870: reduced one-hit kill range by 45 inches.
  

Pistols

 

• B23R: reduced headshot multiplier from 1.4 to 1.
  
• KAP-40: reduced headshot multiplier from 1.4 to 1
  

[Mendoza]

The louder gunfire hit marker is a big improvement.

[Guest LFD]

Anyone still playing this?

 

I'm still not sure which gun is best for me.

 

Hoping when I unlock the Scar that might be the best fit.

[Allan]

Not played in a while due to hardly being at home of late. Aim to be back on it soon.

[Mendoza]

Havent been on it in weeks as i've been enjoying Far Cry 3. Will go back on in January i reckon.

[Chairman Meow]

I've been dropping in and out with it as I've a few games I've not played yet on PS and PC so it's not been the only distraction. Also TK has a PS3 malfunction at the moment and it's not the same on my own.

[Sweeney287]

Bloody snipers on this are worse than ever. Every second person seems to be using them.

[woodylfc]

Like shooting fish in a barrel at the moment. Loads of "noobs" who must have had it for Xmas

[Mendoza]

Just had a few games on Nuketown with mixed results. One was full of 'noobs', the other had three of four guys with more than 70 kills. There was an update/ patch too, didnt notice anything different though.

[Kopite Pete]

Just seen someone level 8 with a gold gun. Is that right?

[Chairman Meow]

Just seen someone level 8 with a gold gun. Is that right?

 

I very much doubt it unless they are well into a later prestige.

[Kopite Pete]

 

I very much doubt it unless they are well into a later prestige.

 

I def saw it. The only thing I can think of Is he has picked someone guns up who had died.

[macc]

Just had a few games on Nuketown with mixed results. One was full of 'noobs'' date=' the other had three of four guys with more than 70 kills. There was an update/ patch too, didnt notice anything different though.[/quote']

 

Whatever the patch was has turned my spawning/lag to absolute shit!!

 

Had a 4-5 games last nite where I was constantly being spawned right in front of the enemy and I noticed a definite lag, something which I don't normally notice.