Call of Duty: Ghosts

Tomwin Lannister wrote:Yeah COD is too camper friendly atm but oddly enough I don't think it's favourable enough to actual snipers.

For such big maps, the sniping spots seem to overlook really isolated and obstacle littered parts of the map, and people spawn way too close to you.

Exactly! I don't know whether or not they had sniping in mind when they designed these maps and decided to make them large and multi-layered, but the spawns and random obstacles everywhere don't favour good ol' fashioned sniping

Yohan Modric wrote:Simplistic map designs is what they should aim for. It's what made MW2 maps good.

I'm guessing Ghosts maps are worse than DLC maps Fuel and Carnival from MW2, in terms of size and obstacles?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're not going to like these maps. You won't be able to be as stealthy as you were on MW3, LOL. On the flip side, like Versacci pointed out - there are some new and pretty cool game modes in this game. Cranked, Blitz, Search & Rescue.. all of them are great.

Yohan Modric wrote:So the maps are worse than Fuel and Carnival?

I don't think everyone would agree with that statement, but I don't think you will like them. They're alright, they're different in the sense that they are larger, multi-layered, more buildings, more obstacles - more bushes, more trees, more corners, more details, rubble, debris, water pools, crates, hills, floors, vehicles etc. Also, some of the maps are dynamic, in the sense that certain parts of a map can change if a particular requirement is met - may be as simple as blowing up the gas station on the map, Octane, or getting a nuke on the map with the hot dog stand. These maps are not very simple, compared to previous CoD maps. I think Carnival would be the closest reference, since that map also had random obstacles lying around everywhere, and things that prevent you from getting a clear view on an otherwise large and open area, like that abandoned rollercoaster that always annoyed me when I was sniping because people where hiding in the bushes around it

I think they've made an effort to try and prevent campers in the way they designed these maps, but it backfired when they added all of these random obstacles. Most areas and even rooms inside of buildings have multiple entrances and exits, so it's hard for campers to stay in one spot and survive (with a few exceptions, like that second floor room on Warhawk). Also, since the maps are so large, most of the good camping spots aren't crowded at all and staying in those spots won't guarantee that many kills. What I have an issue with, is all of these random obstacles that people hide behind. It may be random, small hills, or some damaged pillar in the middle of nowhere where people take advantage of a head glitch or that new leaning feature. Not to mention all of the damn rubble on Stonehaven and Flooded, or that large, grassy area on Stormfront. These camping spots are mostly annoying on Search and Destroy/Rescue. I'm just glad that the majority of players aren't taking advantage of these camping spots, yet... it's just extremely annoying when I do bump into one that does.

M99 wrote:How is Extinction mode? Is it as good as World At War's Nazi zombies?

I quite like it, actually. It's less survival-based than Zombie mode, though. You have to run around and place a drill on several.. alien things that produces aliens It's pretty much the same concept. Protect the drill until it has destroyed the large alien egg- thing. Obviously, you need to survive while doing so. You have a health bar that regenerates while you're idle/not being hit, and several different weapons are scattered all around the map (purchasable). There's also an upgradeable perk system that I don't have that much experience with, different ammo types.. and probably more things that I just haven't tested out, yet.