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OK, so I have almost 20hrs of MP experience on Black Ops, here are my 2cents.


[b][u]Mega's COD BO Multiplayer Review[/u][/b]

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Gameplay is relatively unaffected by lag/peering issues like BC2 is.
Hit reg is WAY better than Battlefield.
Lots of different game types.
Customising weapons and face paint etc is a cheap trick that works well.
New maps to play that are fairly well thought out.
They put lean functions in. At fucking last.

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One small map in particular that turns into a nade fest.
Graphics are mediocre (maybe a + as more people can play it on dated rigs).
A few bugs (minor).
No teamplay aspects.
Some maps feel too confined, particularly after Battlefield.
Kill streak rewards overpowered.
Claymores have no place in this game IMO.

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Is it worth R500? For me, yes. I am enjoying playing and will do for a while still. If you haven't played much COD then expect to get your ass handed to you. The gameplay is different from Battlefield and there are lots of good players. It sharpens your skills though and that 1vs1 challenge that is very much a part of the COD franchise is something I enjoy.

"musile" may be how you pronounce it if you have a shite Scottish-Afrikaans combo accent but its written "muscle" ya pikey bastard.
I am back soon so stop buggering around!

I have installed and have started playing a bit. The game looks ok sovar.

I will be available to play more from next week.

I'm still recovering from a Grade 2 Calf musile tear. Stupid me. I have started to play rugby again. ( should have kept to drinking as a team sport. )

I'm looking forward to play more games with my fellow clan chomps.

Metacritic user score for BO... 3.7 out of 10 out of 275 ratings.

[url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/call-of-duty-black-ops]http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/call-of-duty-black-ops[/url]

So, MP has become really hectic with guys bringing the pain left, right and center.. Still trying to find my style because "run-n-gunning"'s results are sporadic, while cautious play gets you jumped too often. Having an absolute blast playing though and dishing out a good beating to most. Its a shitload of fun and bound to last a good few years.

Also finished the SP campaign last night and all I can say is WOW. Best SP I have ever played. The missions, the story-line, the style, the things that you do are all :eek: ...
Like Lee said last night, its like playing a movie!

I'll wait for everyone to finish before highlighting my favorite moments, but there were so many times that I had goose-bumps from "HOW F*CKING COOL" something I just did was.

I have had it since Tuesday, but it was my week away from playing anything. But come Monday its back to the business of killing noobs.

The more I play this game, the more I love it! Lep finally bought it tonight too :)

I found one thing that reduced my lag quite a bit... having Lep turn off his damn uploading!!!

Last night for da first time, I actually got a killstreak long enuff to call in da choppa! *wootles* That was lovely - ended up wiff a 20/7 kd :D

I used StoneCold's recommended CFG tweaks (as per the SGS thread) and saw a small increase in FPS and much smoother gameplay.

Apparently, this patch does wonders for everyone and reports of a 100% playable/non-laggy game are coming through.. Unfortunately, the patch was launched while I was asleep, but as soon as I give it a shot, will report back on performance increases.

We should get SP complete sometime too.. I say "WE" because thats how you unlock ZOMBIE MODE!!

[url=http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/11/12/call-of-duty-black-ops-pc-patch-update-live-problems-fixed/]http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/11/12/call-of-duty-black-ops-pc-patch-update-live-problems-fixed/[/url]

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We are listening to you and we’ve been busy working on updates based on feedback from the community. We have already deployed a number of updates, and there will be many more to come. Stay tuned right here for all the latest info.

LIVE FIXES

11/10
* - GameServers.com has bumped sv_maxrate to 25000 across all servers to reduce lag.
* - GameServers.com continues to improve official server distribution in various worldwide regions.

11/11
* - Friends fix for join in progress and Friends tab in server browser.
* - Performance improvement for dual and quad core.
* - Improved connectivity with Black Ops Rcon tool.


IN PROGRESS

* - GPU hitching on certain graphics cards.
* - Incomplete server browser results.
* - Improvements to Quickmatch joins (results with better ping and reduced lag).
* - Zombies "The game session is no longer available" error.

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