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TMMadman
Sep 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

shut up blegum posted:

No, there's some tab that says specialist HQ I think? I clicked on it and there was a cutscene on some graveyard or something. And it's supposed to show you what each specialist's abilities are. Seems kinda like a mini sp campaign.

I believe that is just kind of like a tutorial for the various specialists.

They are indeed basically little mini SP missions, but I think you might actually get like calling cards or something for finishing them.

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Superanos
Nov 13, 2009

shut up blegum posted:

No, there's some tab that says specialist HQ I think? I clicked on it and there was a cutscene on some graveyard or something. And it's supposed to show you what each specialist's abilities are. Seems kinda like a mini sp campaign.

Oh yeah. That's just a tutorial and a bot game for each specialist. You get some minor backstory but it's not much. I assume if they ever make a Black Ops 5 with a campaign this won't be important in any way.

You do get some calling cards out of that thing, but nothing else.

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


I want a tutorial Blackout mode with bots to see how bad the AI handles staying alive in the big map.

Ineffiable
Feb 16, 2008

Some say that his politics are terrifying, and that he once punched a horse to the ground...


Happy Noodle Boy posted:

I want a tutorial Blackout mode with bots to see how bad the AI handles staying alive in the big map.

Vietnam A.I. Mode. All bots grab the nearest weapons and hide in the closest bathroom/closet.

Nostalgia4Dogges
Jun 18, 2004

Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

Gordon Shumway
Jan 21, 2008

TMMadman posted:

I didn't save the clip and haven't looked to see if it's available through CoD, but yesterday as we were flying around in a helicopter, PSJack and I started shooting random mesh mines out of the chopper.

We don't know exactly what happened, but we believe that my mesh mine hit his mesh mine and it blew up the chopper. Well, it didn't blow up Goonspiricist, but he ended up falling to his death.

I also managed to somehow not jump out of a chopper correctly yesterday after it got targeted by a missile and just fell straight down into the middle of firing range. That did not end well for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrmkLxlqidY

I may have actually managed to clip the side of the chopper with that last mine.

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Gonna killing everyone else in a chopper is apparently a really common occurrence.

Mister Facetious
Apr 21, 2007

I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

:canada:

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

Goons killing everyone else in a chopper is apparently a really common occurrence.

shut up blegum
Dec 17, 2008


--->Plastic Lawn<---
What are some goon recommended weapons? Right now I'm using the ICR and I like it. But I'd like to try some new stuff too.

Kizurue
Apr 5, 2006

There's somethin' fishy goin' on here...

shut up blegum posted:

What are some goon recommended weapons? Right now I'm using the ICR and I like it. But I'd like to try some new stuff too.

Are you talking about for Blackout or MP?

ABR is King in BO but garbage in MP. KN is good in both.

Albacore
May 10, 2009
Ran into a fun bug playing blackout. I'm either losing because my bullets have healing properties or I've won every blackout match ever.



shut up blegum
Dec 17, 2008


--->Plastic Lawn<---

Kizurue posted:

Are you talking about for Blackout or MP?

ABR is King in BO but garbage in MP. KN is good in both.

MP. Just tried the Titan, kinda like that gun too.

EDIT: the rampart isn't too bad either. Tried it yesterday but it didn't really click with me then.

shut up blegum fucked around with this message at 10:52 on Dec 30, 2018

Mister Facetious
Apr 21, 2007

I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

:canada:

Albacore posted:

Ran into a fun bug playing blackout. I'm either losing because my bullets have healing properties or I've won every blackout match ever.





I once had my overall accuracy stat reverse itself in Black Ops 1. Went from ~21% to negative that. The funny thing is that as I kept playing, it started to approach zero, since I was still hitting people like normal.

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


shut up blegum posted:

MP. Just tried the Titan, kinda like that gun too.

EDIT: the rampart isn't too bad either. Tried it yesterday but it didn't really click with me then.

The Titan with FMJ2 is the “oh I’m dying using this gimmicky loadout let’s get some kills” option for me. It melts people AND blows out anything in the sky with like 5 bullets.

Angryhead
Apr 4, 2009

Don't call my name
Don't call my name
Alejandro




Angryhead posted:

Just bought it too as an Eurogoon (in Estonia) but I don't even know how to find the goon group. The last one I played for more than a dozen hours was the first Black Ops so of course I'm terrible but would be dope to play together with goons.
Only had time for very few rounds so far but game seems to feel good for sure.
My PSN id is SleepingOwns

So uh I got way hooked and played like 15 hours of MP since first posting and already prestiged once.
One insane weekend of constant playing will likely mean that I don't want to ever play it again, but I've enjoyed it a lot so far.
Also since I basically started with 2XP it feels the norm to me and going back to regular will destroy my lizard brain enjoyment.

I was always mostly into Domination in previous CoD-s but this time around Hardpoint is my jam, with some Kill Confirmed mixed in.
My KDR is bad - but "time on objective" is usually top of the board, and that's what matters, right?

Sprinting around like a fool with a Saug is my go-to, and of course having the anti-air launcher for every single loadout.

Angryhead fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Dec 30, 2018

Gordon Shumway
Jan 21, 2008

In which Nighthand goes on a tear after we all get horribly murdered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VMvXeNOSI

Superanos
Nov 13, 2009

https://twitter.com/Chaosxsilencer/status/1078867794698092545

RARE

TMMadman
Sep 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

Gordon Shumway posted:

In which Nighthand goes on a tear after we all get horribly murdered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VMvXeNOSI

That grenade kill was so loving awesome.

vincentpricesboner
Sep 3, 2006

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Who is still using XIM? Its an obvious advantage and borderline cheating, but I've never cared that much because everyone I've seen talk about it in this thread isn't a very good player with it even with the help.

EAT FASTER!!!!!!
Sep 21, 2002

Legendary.


:hampants::hampants::hampants:
How is this the 130th page of the 11th loving Call of Duty thread and we’re still talking about the loving XIM.

vincentpricesboner
Sep 3, 2006

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:

How is this the 130th page of the 11th loving Call of Duty thread and we’re still talking about the loving XIM.

Sorry I had read the thread in a few weeks and the past few pages were Mister saying it wasn't cheating.

bug chaser chaser
Dec 11, 2006

guillotine anyone using xim or cronus

widespread
Aug 5, 2013

I believe I am now no longer in the presence of nice people.


In other bits, I was wondering if I should use Stim Shot over Equip Charge. The main reason I'm considering is because I am a filthy Zero player who at least doesnt Icepick as soon as its ready... but I seem to stick to Merc TDM mostly so theres hardly anything to hack. Also I use the heal more than I use even the grenade.

Nighthand
Nov 4, 2009

what horror the gas

Gordon Shumway posted:

In which Nighthand goes on a tear after we all get horribly murdered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VMvXeNOSI

I'm glad someone saved it, since I'm way too lazy to.

DangerDongs
Nov 7, 2010

Grimey Drawer

shut up blegum posted:

What are some goon recommended weapons? Right now I'm using the ICR and I like it. But I'd like to try some new stuff too.

I've been decimating MP lobbies with Rampart with double High Caliber and Grip. The gun kills extremely fast and is still a house at long range.
It's major flaw is having to reload often and slowly.

Also be sure to equip Acoustic Sensor and Dead Silence.

KingShiro
Jan 10, 2008

EH?!?!?!

widespread posted:

In other bits, I was wondering if I should use Stim Shot over Equip Charge. The main reason I'm considering is because I am a filthy Zero player who at least doesnt Icepick as soon as its ready... but I seem to stick to Merc TDM mostly so theres hardly anything to hack. Also I use the heal more than I use even the grenade.

IIRC, you're still only going to manage one Icepick per TDM match anyway using equipment charge.

shut up blegum
Dec 17, 2008


--->Plastic Lawn<---

DangerDongs posted:

I've been decimating MP lobbies with Rampart with double High Caliber and Grip. The gun kills extremely fast and is still a house at long range.
It's major flaw is having to reload often and slowly.

Also be sure to equip Acoustic Sensor and Dead Silence.

Wait, double high caliber? And earlier someone was talking about fmj2... Can you double equip stuff on your gun? :monocle:

bug chaser chaser
Dec 11, 2006

shut up blegum posted:

Wait, double high caliber? And earlier someone was talking about fmj2... Can you double equip stuff on your gun? :monocle:

some guns have level 2 versions of attachments, like the rampart

titan 2 has level 2 fmj that will destroy scorestreaks quickly

high caliber 2 (daemon, rampart, auger drm, some other guns) will do extra damage to chest as well as the head

grip 2 on icr will make it so there is no flinching when you get hit so your shots are always on target

its dope

Godzilla07
Oct 4, 2008

widespread posted:

In other bits, I was wondering if I should use Stim Shot over Equip Charge. The main reason I'm considering is because I am a filthy Zero player who at least doesnt Icepick as soon as its ready... but I seem to stick to Merc TDM mostly so theres hardly anything to hack. Also I use the heal more than I use even the grenade.

The only piece of equipment that comes close to Stim is Acoustic Sensor.

Mister Facetious
Apr 21, 2007

I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

:canada:

zapplez posted:

Sorry I had read the thread in a few weeks and the past few pages were Mister saying it wasn't cheating.

If it's cheating, why aren't users punished?

There isn't even anecdotal evidence of player bans, stat resets, or suspensions.

vincentpricesboner
Sep 3, 2006

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Mister Facetious posted:

If it's cheating, why aren't users punished?

Qed

Its an unfair advantage either way. I could kick rear end all day long at the 9 year old karate tournaments but that doesnt make me a star.

I guess it boils down to if you think a mouse/keyboard is inherently easier to aim with. And it is. And most people are using a controller, therefore, unfair advantage.

edit: And they are literally banned from professional console tournaments. Whether its PUBG, or Halo, or Black Ops. All the console tournaments ban the use of them. Because its easy mode.

Its kinda like that special noise visualizer thing they invented for deaf people, so they see on a grid where noise is coming from. Some people were using that in PUBG that are able to hear. Not "cheating" per say, but obviously an advantage and against the spirit of fair competition.

vincentpricesboner fucked around with this message at 21:10 on Dec 30, 2018

HORMELCHILI
Jan 13, 2010


In 1967: Why havent they banned steroids in the olympics? Its not cheating yet

Mister Facetious
Apr 21, 2007

I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

:canada:
Actually, I support all forms of human performance enhancement (technological, mechanical, chemical, biological), as long as it isn't in a full contact sport.

vincentpricesboner
Sep 3, 2006

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Some of us need all the help we can get to keep us to these red-bull'd up 14 year olds playing blackops 24 hours a day. And its ok you need help for that. But why not admit to yourself you are ok with a bit of cheating against strangers?

I imagine if you went to a friends house to play Mario Party you wouldnt bring out a 3rd party controller that has turbo buttons on it and just dominate with that all day.

Mister Facetious
Apr 21, 2007

I think I died and woke up in L.A.,
I don't know how I wound up in this place...

:canada:
Defining what's cheating and what isn't is completely arbitrary.

Is using carbon fiber golf clubs cheating compared to using actual steel and wood?

Is 24/7 health and diet monitoring by sports physicians cheating compared to a team that can only afford a coach?

Is using a spoiler on a car cheating?
Marijuana?
Caffeine?

jase1
Aug 11, 2004

Flankensttein: A name given to a FPS gamer who constantly flanks to get kills.

"So I was playing COD yesterday, and some flankenstein came up from behind and shot me."
Someone is mad about XIM again. It’s the natural cycle of this thread. Maybe someone should post a guide for extinction that always changes the subject.

vincentpricesboner
Sep 3, 2006

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

Mister Facetious posted:

Defining what's cheating and what isn't is completely arbitrary.

Is using carbon fiber golf clubs cheating compared to using actual steel and wood?

Is 24/7 health and diet monitoring by sports physicians cheating compared to a team that can only afford a coach?

Is using a spoiler on a car cheating?
Marijuana?
Caffeine?

If you specifically played on a golf course where everyone else was old-timey and only used wood clubs, and you showed up with 2018 Pings, yes, you would be the big douche.

Why cant you just admit its an advantage? How autismo are you about this? Does it really hurt your ego that you'd be a bit worse at a video game?

shut up blegum
Dec 17, 2008


--->Plastic Lawn<---

Mister Facetious posted:

Defining what's cheating and what isn't is completely arbitrary.

Is using carbon fiber golf clubs cheating compared to using actual steel and wood?

Is 24/7 health and diet monitoring by sports physicians cheating compared to a team that can only afford a coach?

Is using a spoiler on a car cheating?
Marijuana?
Caffeine?
Ain't no rule says a dog can't play basketball :v:

Anyway, you're basically this guy:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Yunick

widespread
Aug 5, 2013

I believe I am now no longer in the presence of nice people.


KingShiro posted:

IIRC, you're still only going to manage one Icepick per TDM match anyway using equipment charge.

Sometimes I can get two on KC but still. I get more value out of the grenade tbh.


Godzilla07 posted:

The only piece of equipment that comes close to Stim is Acoustic Sensor.

No kidding. Thought it was placebo but god drat being able to fire while healing is actually a good idea most of the time. Helps that some of my deaths were due to trying to heal in the middle of a firefight.

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Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


bug chaser chaser posted:

guillotine anyone using xim or cronus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acT_PSAZ7BQ

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