Vosty3's Round-table, R.I.P. Dio.

The world needs more assassins in miniskirts!

    Listening to the CoD Black Ops wishlist videos linked below, I couldn't help feeling that the participants in the roundtable sounded a bit douchey. I've seen videos of how well these guys play, and all the supposed flaws in Modern Warfare 2 don't seem to cramp their style all that much. Maybe it's because I'm an avowed camper and that they all seem to be very down on campers of all stripes that torques me out. It seems that all of these guys want the game to favor only their own play style and skill level and screw everyone else. It seems particularly insane to complain about death streaks - you get them after dying four times, fer cripe's sake! There's entirely too much "get skilz or dont play" in the upper levels of the CoD gaming community. While I admire their ability to game at that level, when they moan and bitch like that it makes me want to cockpunch them back to reality - down here where millions of mediocre players like me have to live.
    FPS games already appeal to a very narrow audience of gamer. While their discussion brings up some very good points, it makes me wonder whether MW2 would have reached this level of success without all of those over-the-top features they're complaining about. Plus, as I've said before, in team-based play modes, if you play with a full crew, their bitch points don't really seem to matter very much. If your team sucks so bad that one inexperienced player with a lucky care package causes you to lose, you deserve to lose. End of line.

Featured MW2 Video
Sandy Ravage, Domination, Afghan

Uploaded 14 May 2010 by SandyRavage

    Vosty3 has asked ThatGuyWhoCamps to put together a 4-part round-table discussion with promiment CoD YouTube directors for a session of brainstorming on what would make Call of Duty: Black Ops' multiplayer most successful: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; and Part 4. It's an interesting discussion, for the most part. It rehashes a lot of common complaints about perks, killstreaks, and equipment in Modern Warfare 2. Speaking as a distinctly mediocre (and campy) player, I think most of the bitching is overblown. Plus, what do complaints from highly accomplished players really mean? How many of the people who shelled out their $60 are uber-players? If MW2 had depended on these super-skilled individuals for its revenue, it would never have gotten off the ground. My own current aversion to MW2 is based on most of my former gaming crew moving on to other games, not because I think the ARs have too much recoil or because Commando's lunge range is too long. On to the CoD links:

• GameSpace UK: Play Call of Duty 2 Flash. (Thanks to Gamespaceuk78 for the tweeted link!)
• GamesRadar: Pics claimed to be from unreleased Call of Duty console game. I smell job application.

R0K's Ghosting on MW2 Overgrown - Older Gamer Tips

 Uploaded 16 May 2010 on MachinimaRespawn

    More Gaming Links:

• Guardian.co.uk: Medal of Honor first look.
• Co-Optimus: Lost Planet 2 Co-Op review. Fragland thinks Lost Planet 2 is only good for co-op.
• Shacknews: Latest Left 4 Dead 2 mutation is all gnomey. And causing ragequits, it seems.
• GameInformer: Do reviews matter? Mediocre AvP outsells critically praised Bayonetta.
• VooDooExtreme: UK Sales Charts:

All Platforms

2. 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA
4. ALAN WAKE
6. LOST PLANET 2
8. JUST DANCE
10. SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX
12. BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
14. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
16. FINAL FANTASY XIII
18. WII FIT PLUS
20. WII SPORTS RESORT
22. GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY
24. SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV
26. JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS
28. TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION
30. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR
32. SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING
34. ALIENS VS PREDATOR
36. IRON MAN 2
38. JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME
40. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.

• EarthTimes: Good test scores for iPad as gaming console. Toms' Hardware reports the iPad may be available at your local WalMart by year's end.
• VG247: Analyst: Red Dead Redemption will sell 4 million in its first year. O RLY?
• Joystiq: Best of Big Download 10-16 May 2010.

    Non-Gaming Links:

• MaximumPC: LCD TV price war on the horizon.
• Gizmodo: DuPont prints 50 inch OLED panel is under 2 minutes.
• Ecouterre: The Secret of Iron Man 2's high-tech armor: 3D Printing on Demand.
• Tom's Guide: Man in toilet tweets for toilet paper.
• Top-Cultured: Oops! Our mistake! Hope she has an unlisted phone.
• MaximumPC: Security Guard Pleads Guilty to Hacking after Posting Incriminating YouTube Video.
• R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio