Why do we hate Call of Duty?

[JBauerisGod]

I will preface this by saying I don't hate the CoD series; if anything, I find Call of Duty to be one of the more enjoyable series out there. The multiplayer is typically fun for 10-15 hours, which is fine in my books. While the single player is nothing to write home about, I love the set pieces and I generally have a ton of fun with it.

With that said, I think Ghosts is a stinking pile of shit. I think the maps are absolutely horrendous. They're a huge clusterfuck of mazes designed to have you get shot in the back consistently. Speaking of getting shot, on the PS4, there would be many times where I got the jump on the person I was shooting, but I would still die in the shootout. Looking at the killcam, the person who killed me, whom on my screen I started shooting first, always got the jump on me. Not sure if that would be considered a problem with lag or a problem with the netcode, but either way, it was incredibly frustrating.

My other reason for hating Ghosts is that the progression system has become muddled. In Ghosts, instead of unlocking [x] gun at [y] level, I receive these arbitrary skill points almost at random. I like the structure of that system. It's predictable and I know exactly what I need to do. The other thinking muddling the game online is the different tiers of perks. Simply put, there are too many options now. I liked the relatively simplicity of CoD4 and MW2.

[Guest]

World at War is still the most enjoyable game in this series to be after COD4. Back when COD actually took skill instead of camping like a bitch for nuclear missiles and assault choppers.

[JimLeavy59]

Judging by sales is it safe to say Ghosts will be the start of the decline with this franchise?

[Guest]

Judging by sales is it safe to say Ghosts will be the start of the decline with this franchise?

I'll be interested to see the next-gen sales compared to 360 when it's into the summer next year. I am not sure how many gamers did what I did, but after GTAV I did not purchase a single game on the 360 or PS3, and waited for the next gen versions to come out. I would imagine there is a good percentage, but enough to make up the difference in sales you are thinking? Not sure.

[Swarley]

World at War is still the most enjoyable game in this series to be after COD4. Back when COD actually took skill instead of camping like a bitch for nuclear missiles and assault choppers.

Hell yes. Absolutely loved those two games, along with 2 and 3. I wish someone would give us a good WW2 console shooter again.

[Primetime]

Judging by sales is it safe to say Ghosts will be the start of the decline with this franchise?

I read that Ghosts is far and away the most purchased game for both next gen consoles.

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[JimLeavy59]

I read that Ghosts is far and away the most purchased game for both next gen consoles.

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God you are close to getting blocked.

[Swarley]

I read that Ghosts is far and away the most purchased game for both next gen consoles.

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That doesn't really mean anything. We're trying to compare Ghosts vs. previous CoD's not Ghosts vs. next-gen launch titles.

[Primetime]

We don't have any sales figures other than it being by far the most purchased game. How can we judge a decline in numbers yet?

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[MrBill]

God you are close to getting blocked.

If you want to do that, we don't need to know about it. Keep the thread on topic.

[Twigg4075]

If MW3 came out in 2007 and was the first of the MW series, people would have a very similar reaction to that of CoD4. They can't innovate a game so much every single time a new game is made. The difference from CoD3 to 4 was HUGE. There's no reason to take the risk of changing everything. They took advantage of it for 3 games, now they are making a big leap again.

I'm sure I'm in the minority but when do I ever give a shit about that? I think CoD4 is one of the most overrated games ever. I wholeheartedly disagree that it changed so much from CoD3, like you claim. It went from WWII to modern day and added some kill streaks. Big fucking deal. Going to present day had been discussed for YEARS so it was actually surprising that it took until CoD4 for it to happen. And personally I think kill streaks was a downfall for the series.

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[Maynard]

I'm sure I'm in the minority but when do I ever give a shit about that? I think CoD4 is one of the most overrated games ever. I wholeheartedly disagree that it changed so much from CoD3, like you claim. It went from WWII to modern day and added some kill streaks. Big fucking deal. Going to present day had been discussed for YEARS so it was actually surprising that it took until CoD4 for it to happen. And personally I think kill streaks was a downfall for the series.

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[Twigg4075]

What else did it do to innovate? Please enlighten me.

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[Swarley]

The ranking system and weapon customization was something we saw in pretty much every MP shooter after CoD4.

[Twigg4075]

The ranking system and weapon customization was something we saw in pretty much every MP shooter after CoD4.

Ok, but wasn't that stuff in pc shooters for years already?

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