*Sigh* Power Level Servers...

[imported_Whiskey]

Re: *Sigh* Power Level Servers...

I really enjoyed the challenge of ranking up in CoD4 and now that's totally lost with WaW. What were the devs thinking when they decided to allow this?

They didn't "decide" to allow it - it's just a (big) bug that got missed for whatever reason. Treyarch has mentioned that fixing this exploit is a priority...unfortunately, it's not happening fast enough.

In the meantime, if you enjoy the ranking-up process, just make a new profile and start again. Or, simply delete the profile name you have right now, then create it again (no one else will have that unique name, so the game should allow you to create it again after you erase it).

When you go looking for servers, avoid things in the name like "powerlevel", "rank up", "fast rank", etc. Most of them have some sort of clue like that in the name. Or, before you join a server, click the "Server Info" button at the bottom of the browser screen then look at the scores that different players have - if they're suspiciously high, that's probably a powerlevel server.

[NQ Sonic]

Re: *Sigh* Power Level Servers...

Good advice, Whiskey. Unfortunately, I went into Prestige mode before I read your reply. I did, however, find a way to have a little fun on a 2500XP server with about 30 people after I reduced myself to "noob" status. I took the default Thompson noob loadout and started playing. I played 2 maps worth of Sabotage with that loadout and, of course, was back to level 65. I finished in the top 5 in every round and had about a 1.5:1 K/D ratio (average for me). Every other swingin' richard in that server was Prestige level 10. Now I'm not a great player and I'm not saying the Thompson is a lame weapon, but it was a bit of a challenge considering I was up against all the better weapons and perks. Seriously, the FG42 on double tap sends more lead down range than a modern day mini-gun! And that gas powered Russian sniper rifle might just as well have the Barrett's skin on it.

Anyway, I won't be clicking "PrestigeMode" again until the next patch comes out.