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CatNzHat
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1599 Posts
December 10 2011 14:48 GMT
#21
I buy it because I really enjoyed mw2 (aside from the lag), the guns were fun, handled well, and the engine was pretty crisp.
The mw series is a blast if you enjoy that kind of mindless generic-plot madness with some cool settings and a plethora of bad guys. The single player might not justify the price by itself, but the multiplayer adds enough replayability to the package that it'd be worth around $30 in my mind. The spec ops missions are freaking awesome, can play those for a very long time, fun fun challenge modes with endless hordes of enemy troops that carry around bombs strapped to their chests, like zombie mode except without the zombies and boards.
sanch
Profile Joined March 2011
Slovenia24 Posts
December 10 2011 14:55 GMT
#22
Needed to know what the fuck happend to soap and the fact that half of my class is basicly gonna buy it soo if i wanna do something i can go and play with them.
dormer
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1314 Posts
December 10 2011 14:58 GMT
#23
I felt like playing a shooter -- haven't really played a FPS since Halo 2 on my roommate's XBox. I played about 5 or 10 minutes of MW2 at a friend's house, saw him play it a fair bit, it looked fun, so I was looking stuff up on BO, MW3, and BF3. This was in like October or so, before MW3 and BF3 had come out. I was more interested in something with a modern setting, and since a new CoD was coming I decided to pass on BO. Since I'm playing on PS3, MW3 seemed like the better choice -- the big selling points of BF3 seemed to be bigger maps with more people and using vehicles, but you can't have 64 player games on console, so it just seems like it'd be better on PC. Plus the gameplay of MW3 appealed to me more -- I like the perks and killstreaks and general fast pace.

Everyone complains about MW3 just being a copy of MW2, but since I've never really played CoD I don't care about that. I bought it on release day here in Japan, and so far I've actually been really happy with it. The campaign was alright, some exciting / fun moments, and despite how much I suck I've really been enjoying the multiplayer. I was getting my ass kicked hard for quite a while; half way through my first prestige now and starting to get a bit better, got comfortable with my loadouts, starting to dig my way out of my negative k/d balance. Instead of just running around aimlessly and not caring if I die or not, I've been trying to actually get better and die less, and I'm still enjoying it a lot.

Would I buy a MW4 next winter? I don't know, it depends what they change and add. Normally I probably wouldn't, but it would depend on what else is out, what I feel like playing, and whether I'm employed and have the money to burn. I realize that Activision is totally milking the series for money. They don't need to release a marginally better version each year, but they do because it makes a shit load of money. Eh, that's just how the world works. If I want the product, I'll buy it, if I don't, I won't. Despite all the (imo ridiculously out of proportion) MW3 hate going around the internet, I've actually been really happy with my purchase so far.
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Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
December 10 2011 14:58 GMT
#24
On December 10 2011 23:01 Fijnkonijn wrote:
There is a reason why it's rated as trash or praised as if it were a creation of god...


Sums it up better as I would ever be able to...

Don't get me wrong, I love CoD but this, this isn't really a new game but more like a minimal expansion pack, if even that.


Lol, I find the responses to that video even more hilarious. Serious lack of sarcasm detection.

Also, Activision milking a franchise for all it's worth? They wouldn't do that Afaik, the creators of MW got fired from IW after they were done with MW2 and they took most of their talent with them to form a new studion (Respawn Entertainment). IW is not going to make anything new ever.
I think esports is pretty nice.
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14105 Posts
December 10 2011 14:58 GMT
#25
The game I thought was really god for what it was. It had the double looped straps for the special ops guys like they all do so they can switch to they're pistol without dropping the main gun like they do in real life. the double set up of having 2 scopes on the gun and tilting it so that you can use either the red dot sight or a full zoomed scope was really really cool and I loved it. It added a lot of fun to combat. The story was beautifully executed again and with a few exceptions it was very very well written I think.

Don't buy into the bandwagon of hate on it. Its a very very well made game and deserves all the money that it makes. granted trayarch makes better multiplayer games but at the very least its the same concepts that have been used in all fps games and it really doesn't make why people want to bash a successful and well made game.
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Wombutt
Profile Joined April 2011
United States159 Posts
December 10 2011 15:00 GMT
#26
I really liked MW2's multiplayer, and didn't really dig Black Ops' offering. I do admit I do not play MW3 as much as I thought I would >_>
All Dae
-Dustin-
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States718 Posts
December 10 2011 15:13 GMT
#27
I really loved CoD4, That game was just amazing in my opinion that one and CoD2 so naturally I was excited when I saw CoD:MW2! I was like hell fucking yeah! But the more I played it the worse it got, The multiplayer was just terrible. I still played it on my brothers name as it wasn't worth renewing my Xbox live to play. So after that game I had lost all hope in CoD series.

Then BAM no time later! CoD:BO! Hmm looks decent, I wouldn't mind attempting it but I'm not buying it. So one of my brothers went and bought it sometime later I tried it. I just said "Nope." after a few rounds and quit. I played with my Cousins fiance and my Uncle but never actually played it if you know what I mean?

So I hear MW3's release and I just said "Fuck CoD they had something good I'm not supporting their shit make a game every few months even if it sucks motto." So I haven't played it at all, I would if someone had it and was like "Give this a shot!" but Co-Workers and my brother have all been telling me how amazing it is, How much better it is than MW2 but personally I don't really care as MW2 and BO ruined the CoD series for me personally. CoD4 was great I still play it, MW2 I haven't played in forever, BO a few months ago with my Uncle but that's about it, he switched to BF:2 anyways said BO was shit.

Also one thing that really bugged me was they never Balanced or patched their games. I mean the Models were so OP for the longest time, Glitch spots and everything still in all the games today.
Engore
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1916 Posts
December 10 2011 15:31 GMT
#28
If I get it, it will only be to play with my friends who have it. I have MW2 and Black Ops, which I enjoy still.
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Reborn8u
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1761 Posts
December 10 2011 15:44 GMT
#29
On December 10 2011 23:58 Saechiis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 10 2011 23:01 Fijnkonijn wrote:
There is a reason why it's rated as trash or praised as if it were a creation of god...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wfSg_-61FU
Sums it up better as I would ever be able to...

Don't get me wrong, I love CoD but this, this isn't really a new game but more like a minimal expansion pack, if even that.


Lol, I find the responses to that video even more hilarious. Serious lack of sarcasm detection.

Also, Activision milking a franchise for all it's worth? They wouldn't do that Afaik, the creators of MW got fired from IW after they were done with MW2 and they took most of their talent with them to form a new studion (Respawn Entertainment). IW is not going to make anything new ever.


Wow, so he actually got an error message that said "MW2" in it. What's really funny is that if these people are using mods on day 1 it means that it is the same game. It takes time for people to produce mods to a specific game, it being day 1 and them using mods means their mods from MW2 still work in MW3. Which essentially means, it is the same game with new maps.

It is shameful to charge 60$ for some new maps. I just wonder how long it will take for these kinds of practices to bite the industry in the ass.
:)
Louuster
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada2869 Posts
December 10 2011 15:46 GMT
#30
Because that game can be really enjoyable, if only for a limited amount of time. By this point everybody knows how to play CoD and it never really changes, so its 100% pick it up and theres basically no learning curve except for learning maps.
Also, even if you wanted to still play MW2 instead of getting the new MW3, theres basically nobody on anymore, at least on PC.
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Skilledblob
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany3392 Posts
December 10 2011 15:57 GMT
#31
only time I touched Black Ops was me with 3 friends and a bottle of bourbon.

I loved CoD1 and 2 but after that it got worse and worse.

When I want to play a shooter now I take Red Orchestra 2. The game is just so much better.
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
December 10 2011 15:59 GMT
#32
My friends bought it

so I did too.
WriterXiao8~~
reneg
Profile Joined September 2010
United States859 Posts
December 10 2011 16:03 GMT
#33
On December 10 2011 22:17 Kiante wrote:
People like games where they can just jump in with little or no knowledge or skill and just have a bit of fun. thats why angry birds and sc2 are so popular, and its the same with MW3. Why should random gamer #10 learn how to fly a jet or work with a team in a game like BF3 when they can herp derp around with their super fast reloading guns firing at 6 bazillion shots per second and get nukes man

NUKES


I think that this is generally it.

If your friends are online, fantastic, you can jump in and play with them immediately. Even if they're not, you can sprint around getting a thousand knife fights until, like you said, you call down a nuke.

What.

People enjoy playing games where they're the hero, and MW3 (and the entire COD series) is really, REALLY good at making you feel that way. "You've killed everyone!"
moose...indian
FractalsOnFire
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1756 Posts
December 10 2011 16:08 GMT
#34
On December 10 2011 23:01 Fijnkonijn wrote:
There is a reason why it's rated as trash or praised as if it were a creation of god...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wfSg_-61FU
Sums it up better as I would ever be able to...

Don't get me wrong, I love CoD but this, this isn't really a new game but more like a minimal expansion pack, if even that.


TOO FUCKING GOOD MAN, look at those lightning reflexes man!!! WOW! Should go pro!
teddyoojo
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany22369 Posts
December 10 2011 16:23 GMT
#35
people buy origin so why dont buy mw3?
people are just plain stupid, they will always buy shit
Esports historian since 2000. Creator of 'The Universe' and 'The best scrambled Eggs 2013'. Host of 'Star Wars Marathon 2015'. Thinker of 'teddyoojo's Thoughts'. Earths and Moons leading CS:GO expert. Lord of the Rings.
jupidar
Profile Joined December 2010
United States229 Posts
December 10 2011 16:34 GMT
#36
from a pubbing aspect bf3 doesn't really require any more skill than cod games... in fact i would say aiming is even easier. on subject tho im not really sure why people buy mw3. for competition on the pc side of things, cod:mw1 (aka cod4) was the last decent one made. world at war/mw2/blackops were not played at all by competitive players
wattabeast
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States957 Posts
December 10 2011 16:37 GMT
#37
Because it is a mindless game for relaxation in my opinion. Also people can play with friends and stuff more often as it is very mainstream.
:O
FoeHamr
Profile Joined December 2010
United States489 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-10 16:41:59
December 10 2011 16:39 GMT
#38
I bought it because
1) I wanted to see what happened to Soap
2) Spec Ops is fun
3) Multiplayer is actually fun. I don't know why people don't like it. Sure it can be frustrating, but playing with your friends is really fun. It is MW2 over again, but they took out a lot of the gay stuff - noob tubes are a 2 shot kill, commando is gone, last stand is now a 5 death streak, ect. It is a much better game than MW2 and I have had fun playing it.

I also don't get why people hate Black Ops. It was probably the best one made since CoD4, and I had a blast playing it.
DarkMatter_
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada1774 Posts
December 10 2011 17:08 GMT
#39
On December 10 2011 22:17 Kiante wrote:
People like games where they can just jump in with little or no knowledge or skill and just have a bit of fun. thats why angry birds and sc2 are so popular, and its the same with MW3. Why should random gamer #10 learn how to fly a jet or work with a team in a game like BF3 when they can herp derp around with their super fast reloading guns firing at 6 bazillion shots per second and get nukes man

NUKES

BF3 appeals to the same kind of audience as MW3.
thoradycus
Profile Joined August 2010
Malaysia3262 Posts
December 10 2011 17:18 GMT
#40
1. Never played MW or MW2 so i dont give a damn about its "similarity" or w/e.
2. Want to know what happens next in SP
3. Spec ops is fun IMO.
4. A game where one can learn easily and play and own
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