MW2 First Impressions:

[The_Eliminator]

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So for those that have played MP, how much can you customize your online gameplay? You can choose game mode from what I understand, but what about maps or things like that? How random is it?

I really hope they'll patch it to at least support a fov of 80, then I might just get it when it's 20€.

The customization is EXTREME.

There is so much to customize and the amount of challenges is phenominal.

You can customize:

Camo on guns (About 8 available)
Attachments on guns (up to almost 10 available)
Kill streak rewards
Different types of secondary weapons (auto pistols, shotguns, launchers)
TONS more perks with upgraded perks included after challenges
You can edit your title and emblem after unlocking them

Seriously the customization is intense and almost overwhelming.

[iQue]

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Thanks for answering but I was more asking about customizing what kind of game you want to join, like what map and things like that. Don't really care about perks and things like that.

[The_Eliminator]

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In terms of the game customization, thats is its biggest downfall, you cant:

Choose which map to play
Which region
Who with etc

However when choosing a server it asks you which servers to look for, e.g. TDM, HC TDM, HQ's etc

The sad thing is i have been playing for almost 4 hours in MP and have yet to play 2 of the maps.

[iQue]

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Pretty much what I thought... too bad.

Oh and some reviews that aren't copy+paste from console reviews are starting to come in now on metacritic.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/modernwarfare2

[Vreki]

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So, I got the game because.... Well for some reason I wanted it. Subliminal advertising I suspect.

I have only played 45min of SP and 45 of MP, but here are the first impressions.

SP: The FPS part is enjoyable enough, although the story so far seems to be crap. I havent got that far into the game yet, but I recall COD4 as much more immersive. I wouldnt recommend buying it for the SP alone, the story doesnt feel right.
It also have many "console moments" like "Press Right mouse now to not die" in a non-interactive sequence, and I feel some parts would belong better in a racing or sports game.

MP:
IWNet: It easy enough to find games, and there are no visible lag. However killcam will often show a distinct difference between what you saw and what the server decided happend. Full Auto is the way to go, even more than in COD4.
I saw one host migration, which failed miserably, and 2 lobbies out of 5-6 also failed.
Map size: As far as I recall I played 9v9 matches, and that felt ok. You can still get some very good fights if you stick to your team. Spam of various kinds didnt seem to be an issue.

Performance:
I ran it at 1650x1050 wit 2xaa , I think the rest of the settings was maxed out.
I dont think FPS ever dropped below 30, and it was often in 60+. Next time I will try to benchmark it.

The conclusion is that I havent regretted buying it yet, and I expect the MP to grow on me. But it could have been done better.

[RYKUU]

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@ Cryptik

Im living in Perth and have had none of the issues you have had so maybe its something to do with your connection?

Im not blaming it on that i just think its odd how i can connect to US servers fine where i am?

Does that mean the internet used is more depending on the hosts location?

[The_Eliminator]

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Tbh with IWnet, who knows.

[Minmaster]

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can't seem to find my overall stats screen. where's all the info about your kills and death like the one we had in cod4? i can't seem to find it. did IW get rid of this too?

[ch3ch3n]

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can't seem to find my overall stats screen. where's all the info about your kills and death like the one we had in cod4? i can't seem to find it. did IW get rid of this too?

go to the barracks

[[MyIS]Tim]

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[sarcasm]

Host migration is awesome



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[Vreki]

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Performance:
I ran it at 1650x1050 wit 2xaa , I think the rest of the settings was maxed out.
I dont think FPS ever dropped below 30, and it was often in 60+. Next time I will try to benchmark it.

As promised:
Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
2384, 28493, 62, 90, 83.670
10530, 134149, 15, 91, 78.495
16985, 213427, 51, 90, 79.582

As far as I can see, it isnt much more demanding than COD4.

[Webs961]

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As promised:
Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
2384, 28493, 62, 90, 83.670
10530, 134149, 15, 91, 78.495
16985, 213427, 51, 90, 79.582

As far as I can see, it isnt much more demanding than COD4.

Considering it's the same engine, I imagine that it wouldn't be.

[ebevan_91]

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I really wish we could play any game mode on any map like the previous COD games. There's still a couple of maps I haven't played yet.

[The_Eliminator]

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Yes same i still havent played 2 of the maps :/

[RYKUU]

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I just finished a few rounds of MW2 multilplayer. I have to say it is really good, it has changed from "killing the enemy team" to "hunt them down then kill them"
i didn't have any lag at all, it ran smoothly and was overall very nice.
I reckon they should change to dedicated for the map size. Plus when i play multiplayer i feel like i am playing metroid prime hunters on my DS. I am more then capable of FINDING a game myself thank you IW.