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* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: MacMillan has returned. Yes. |
* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: MacMillan has returned. Yes. |
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* [[Anvilicious]]: Though it's hard to spot between the overusing of [[Rule of Cool]] in ''MW2'', the series has an [[War Is Hell|anti-war theme]], and the first game is not at all subtle in its imagery. There's a reason they included all those quotes. |
* [[Anvilicious]]: Though it's hard to spot between the overusing of [[Rule of Cool]] in ''MW2'', the series has an [[War Is Hell|anti-war theme]], and the first game is not at all subtle in its imagery. There's a reason they included all those quotes. |
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* [[Broken Base]]: ''Modern Warfare 2''. Its sequel ''MW3'' didn't help matters either. |
* [[Broken Base]]: ''Modern Warfare 2''. Its sequel ''MW3'' didn't help matters either. |
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** The PC gaming community had a fit when Infinity Ward announced that there would be no dedicated servers for the second game, and that's nothing compared to the massive, massive split between players who think the campaign is good and players who think it's rubbish. |
** The PC gaming community had a fit when Infinity Ward announced that there would be no dedicated servers for the second game, and that's nothing compared to the massive, massive split between players who think the campaign is good and players who think it's rubbish. |
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* [[Complacent Gaming Syndrome]]: |
* [[Complacent Gaming Syndrome]]: |
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** The first two games had serious issues with this (mostly in the form of quickscoping and One Man Army abuse), but the third is the worst by far. There are four primary strategies employed by the majority of players: Striker rushing (with a shotgun that averts the usual [[Short-Range Shotgun]] rules of these games), [[Guns Akimbo|akimbo FMG]] [[More Dakka|'spray and pray']], [[Game Breaker|Type 95/PP90M1 abuse]] and, once again, [[Short-Range Long-Range Weapon|quickscoping]]. |
** The first two games had serious issues with this (mostly in the form of quickscoping and One Man Army abuse), but the third is the worst by far. There are four primary strategies employed by the majority of players: Striker rushing (with a shotgun that averts the usual [[Short-Range Shotgun]] rules of these games), [[Guns Akimbo|akimbo FMG]] [[More Dakka|'spray and pray']], [[Game Breaker|Type 95/PP90M1 abuse]] and, once again, [[Short-Range Long-Range Weapon|quickscoping]]. |
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** With the introduction of Support killstreaks that don't reset upon death in ''3'', some players opt for the handful of offensive killstreaks in the list, such as the Stealth Bomber, EMP, and Juggernaut Recon. You'll hardly go into a game without either one of the three going off. (Bonus points if a single player uses both the Stealth Bomber and EMP/Juggernaut.) |
** With the introduction of Support killstreaks that don't reset upon death in ''3'', some players opt for the handful of offensive killstreaks in the list, such as the Stealth Bomber, EMP, and Juggernaut Recon. You'll hardly go into a game without either one of the three going off. (Bonus points if a single player uses both the Stealth Bomber and EMP/Juggernaut.) |
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** Dogs. The first time you get tackled by one, you're dead. The [[Action Command]] is just too unforgiving for you to reliably kill them in melee combat. For perspective you only get one chance to press "melee attack" and you have to be pinpoint with your timing where in World at War you could just mash it and win. |
** Dogs. The first time you get tackled by one, you're dead. The [[Action Command]] is just too unforgiving for you to reliably kill them in melee combat. For perspective you only get one chance to press "melee attack" and you have to be pinpoint with your timing where in World at War you could just mash it and win. |
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** Those goddamn Juggernauts, elite [[Giant Mook|Giant Mooks]] who wield near instant kill Light Machine Guns and can soak up ridiculously unrealistic amounts of damage. ''Nothing hurts them'', unless you either shoot them in the face with a sniper rifle (several times) or use a predator drone. |
** Those goddamn Juggernauts, elite [[Giant Mook|Giant Mooks]] who wield near instant kill Light Machine Guns and can soak up ridiculously unrealistic amounts of damage. ''Nothing hurts them'', unless you either shoot them in the face with a sniper rifle (several times) or use a predator drone. |
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** In Surival Mode, the enemies get stronger and stronger as the rounds go up, meaning in later rounds you'll be facing swarms of Russian commandos decked out in heavy body armor and armed with top of the line weapons. Their aim is near perfect, their weapons can kill you in a few hits, they are armed with the best weapons in the game, and they constantly spam grenades with terrifying accuracy. |
** In Surival Mode, the enemies get stronger and stronger as the rounds go up, meaning in later rounds you'll be facing swarms of Russian commandos decked out in heavy body armor and armed with top of the line weapons. Their aim is near perfect, their weapons can kill you in a few hits, they are armed with the best weapons in the game, and they constantly spam grenades with terrifying accuracy. |
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** Little Bird attack helicopters in Survival can be a severe threat, not simply for their firepower but for the fact that as long as they're flying, your maneuverability options are severely limited, as you're stuck in areas with overhead cover (and they can still pick away at you through high windows). Not quite so bad on easier maps, as the helicopters spawn at the same time as the rest of the wave so you can take them out quickly with concentrated light machinegun fire before the rest of the wave arrives, but on the higher-difficulty maps, the helicopters spawn in the ''middle'' of the existing wave (which usually includes Juggernauts, bomb dogs, and suicide bombers) so you'll be in the middle of fighting/fleeing from the close-assault troops when the Little Bird shows up and perforates you if you're not in overhead cover, and if you are in overhead cover, you're stuck there until you can kill all the enemy infantry and concentrate on the Little Bird - easier said than done when three Juggernauts are closing in. |
** Little Bird attack helicopters in Survival can be a severe threat, not simply for their firepower but for the fact that as long as they're flying, your maneuverability options are severely limited, as you're stuck in areas with overhead cover (and they can still pick away at you through high windows). Not quite so bad on easier maps, as the helicopters spawn at the same time as the rest of the wave so you can take them out quickly with concentrated light machinegun fire before the rest of the wave arrives, but on the higher-difficulty maps, the helicopters spawn in the ''middle'' of the existing wave (which usually includes Juggernauts, bomb dogs, and suicide bombers) so you'll be in the middle of fighting/fleeing from the close-assault troops when the Little Bird shows up and perforates you if you're not in overhead cover, and if you are in overhead cover, you're stuck there until you can kill all the enemy infantry and concentrate on the Little Bird - easier said than done when three Juggernauts are closing in. |
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* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Gaz was immensely popular with fans, so much so that {{spoiler|despite the fact that he died}}, Infinity Ward brought in the character of Ghost, who was played by the same actor and more or less fulfilled the exact same role Gaz had in the last game. {{spoiler|Furthermore, his death at the hands of Shepherd is what put Shepherd firmly into [[Complete Monster]] territory for most fans.}} |
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Gaz was immensely popular with fans, so much so that {{spoiler|despite the fact that he died}}, Infinity Ward brought in the character of Ghost, who was played by the same actor and more or less fulfilled the exact same role Gaz had in the last game. {{spoiler|Furthermore, his death at the hands of Shepherd is what put Shepherd firmly into [[Complete Monster]] territory for most fans.}} |
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* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: In the sixth mission of the single player campaign "Back On The Grid". {{spoiler|Price tells Soap to "try not to die this time", guess what winds up happening to Soap later on.}} |
* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: In the sixth mission of the single player campaign "Back On The Grid". {{spoiler|Price tells Soap to "try not to die this time", guess what winds up happening to Soap later on.}} |
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* [[Game Breaker]]: The grenade launcher. It's basically a bolt-action rifle... that fires grenades (with the predictable accuracy of one) that detonate on impact. With predictable results of general rage and gnashing of teeth for the other team. |
* [[Game Breaker]]: The grenade launcher. It's basically a bolt-action rifle... that fires grenades (with the predictable accuracy of one) that detonate on impact. With predictable results of general rage and gnashing of teeth for the other team. |
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** It seemed to be less so in ''Modern Warfare 2''... until [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ziSCrNeCHBc the One Man Army exploit] happened. Watch as the guy uses his grenade launcher and claymores to earn easy killstreaks, uses those killstreaks to get [[Death From Above|a Chopper Gunner]], then proceeds to lay waste to the enemy team. The final result? Over ''100 kills and 3 deaths'' in about 5 minutes, in a game where getting 30-40 kills with 10 or so deaths is considered to be pretty damn good. |
** It seemed to be less so in ''Modern Warfare 2''... until [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ziSCrNeCHBc the One Man Army exploit] happened. Watch as the guy uses his grenade launcher and claymores to earn easy killstreaks, uses those killstreaks to get [[Death From Above|a Chopper Gunner]], then proceeds to lay waste to the enemy team. The final result? Over ''100 kills and 3 deaths'' in about 5 minutes, in a game where getting 30-40 kills with 10 or so deaths is considered to be pretty damn good. |
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** MLC. Short for "Marathon, Lightweight, Commando". This combination of perks gives you infinite sprint, a faster sprint, and the ability to knife someone from ridiculous range. The Pro versions of these let you climb ladders and hop over obstacles faster, fire your weapon immediately after sprinting, and take no damage from falling. Sounds pretty broken already, right? Use a sub-machine gun and have a pistol with a Tactical Knife attached, and behold as you become the equivalent of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]. You are now able to easily avoid incoming fire and stab all that cross your path. |
** MLC. Short for "Marathon, Lightweight, Commando". This combination of perks gives you infinite sprint, a faster sprint, and the ability to knife someone from ridiculous range. The Pro versions of these let you climb ladders and hop over obstacles faster, fire your weapon immediately after sprinting, and take no damage from falling. Sounds pretty broken already, right? Use a sub-machine gun and have a pistol with a Tactical Knife attached, and behold as you become the equivalent of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]. You are now able to easily avoid incoming fire and stab all that cross your path. |
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** [[Grenade Launcher|Grenade launchers]] in ''Modern Warfare'' were a minor annoyance when compared to the "3x frag" perk. Smaller maps were literally unplayable due to [[Grenade Spam]], moreso in the PC version where you could have up to ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK4WXnfOiLU 50 players at once]''. |
** [[Grenade Launcher|Grenade launchers]] in ''Modern Warfare'' were a minor annoyance when compared to the "3x frag" perk. Smaller maps were literally unplayable due to [[Grenade Spam]], moreso in the PC version where you could have up to ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK4WXnfOiLU 50 players at once]''. |
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** Modern Warfare 3 brings in Assassin Pro. The normal version makes you undetectable on any UAV unless somebody has Recon and you were caught in an explosive blast. Pro makes it even worse by making it so you cannot be affected by Counter UAV or EMP. Everyone uses it now that Stopping Power has been removed, so get used to having any radar-related killstreaks become utterly useless. Unlike in Black Ops, the "advanced radar-related killstreak" does not do anything to deal with this, meaning that a player could theoretically camp in a corner for the entire game. |
** Modern Warfare 3 brings in Assassin Pro. The normal version makes you undetectable on any UAV unless somebody has Recon and you were caught in an explosive blast. Pro makes it even worse by making it so you cannot be affected by Counter UAV or EMP. Everyone uses it now that Stopping Power has been removed, so get used to having any radar-related killstreaks become utterly useless. Unlike in Black Ops, the "advanced radar-related killstreak" does not do anything to deal with this, meaning that a player could theoretically camp in a corner for the entire game. |
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*** The akimbo FMG-9 machine pistols. A benign [[wikipedia:Magpul FMG-9|easily-concealed Glock 18 variant]] in real life, it turns into an ''unstoppable sword of pain and fury'' once you reach the requisite proficiency level and unlock Akimbo. With an obscene fire rate and more ammo than [[Bottomless Magazines|your average action hero's machine gun]], it would be overpowered as a primary weapon... but instead it's a ''secondary''. Laugh maniacally as you surprise snipers... and then scream in frustration as they whip out their portable bullet hoses and kill you in a millisecond<ref> Literally. Someone did the math on their time to kill and found out that they take 0.08 seconds to kill, provided the first three bullets hit.</ref>. |
*** The akimbo FMG-9 machine pistols. A benign [[wikipedia:Magpul FMG-9|easily-concealed Glock 18 variant]] in real life, it turns into an ''unstoppable sword of pain and fury'' once you reach the requisite proficiency level and unlock Akimbo. With an obscene fire rate and more ammo than [[Bottomless Magazines|your average action hero's machine gun]], it would be overpowered as a primary weapon... but instead it's a ''secondary''. Laugh maniacally as you surprise snipers... and then scream in frustration as they whip out their portable bullet hoses and kill you in a millisecond<ref> Literally. Someone did the math on their time to kill and found out that they take 0.08 seconds to kill, provided the first three bullets hit.</ref>. |
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*** With the removal of the FAMAS, and the nerfing of the M16, players cried for a new 3-round burst weapon. Enter the Type-95. This thing is pure evil, able to kill anything at range within one burst. If you ever get randomly killed without even getting a bloody screen, there's a high chance your killer is using this weapon. It's also super-accurate and practically never misses unless at close range. What's worse is that you can equip Rapid Fire to it, boosting its already amazing fire rate, and essentially making it a long range shotgun. |
*** With the removal of the FAMAS, and the nerfing of the M16, players cried for a new 3-round burst weapon. Enter the Type-95. This thing is pure evil, able to kill anything at range within one burst. If you ever get randomly killed without even getting a bloody screen, there's a high chance your killer is using this weapon. It's also super-accurate and practically never misses unless at close range. What's worse is that you can equip Rapid Fire to it, boosting its already amazing fire rate, and essentially making it a long range shotgun. |
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*** Ah, the Type 95. In real life, an interesting and mildly enigmatic bullpup rifle, more commonly known as the QBZ-95. It was invented by the Chinese in [[The Nineties]] to break up an endless parade of AK clones. In ''Modern Warfare'', quite possibly the most broken FPS weapon since the infamous "[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Noob_Combo Noob Combo]" of ''[[Halo]] 2''. Equally overpowered as a long-range DMR and a close-quarters weapon, it is possibly the only assault rifle which allows its user to quickscope. As mentioned above, its already ludicrous fire rate can be further boosted, to the extent where the three shots function in essentially the same way as a single round. Were the actual service rifle of the [[Chinese With Chopper Support]] to have its in-game characteristics, it's safe to say that the PLA would be an unstoppable juggernaut of doom and destruction, training its soldiers to run around quickscoping and camping on top of cars. |
*** Ah, the Type 95. In real life, an interesting and mildly enigmatic bullpup rifle, more commonly known as the QBZ-95. It was invented by the Chinese in [[The Nineties]] to break up an endless parade of AK clones. In ''Modern Warfare'', quite possibly the most broken FPS weapon since the infamous "[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Noob_Combo Noob Combo]" of ''[[Halo]] 2''. Equally overpowered as a long-range DMR and a close-quarters weapon, it is possibly the only assault rifle which allows its user to quickscope. As mentioned above, its already ludicrous fire rate can be further boosted, to the extent where the three shots function in essentially the same way as a single round. Were the actual service rifle of the [[Chinese With Chopper Support]] to have its in-game characteristics, it's safe to say that the PLA would be an unstoppable juggernaut of doom and destruction, training its soldiers to run around quickscoping and camping on top of cars. |
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* [[Genius Bonus]]: The corkboard in the kitchen in the ''Modern Warfare 2'' mission Loose Ends (Makarov's safehouse) has a chemical structure drawn on it - [[wikipedia:RDX|RDX]], a military-grade high explosive. |
* [[Genius Bonus]]: The corkboard in the kitchen in the ''Modern Warfare 2'' mission Loose Ends (Makarov's safehouse) has a chemical structure drawn on it - [[wikipedia:RDX|RDX]], a military-grade high explosive. |
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** Chemical troops in Survival. They're no tougher than regular soldiers and poorly armed, but their gas clouds slow you down, and they plant gas claymores that will hit you and slow you at the ''worst'' possible moments. |
** Chemical troops in Survival. They're no tougher than regular soldiers and poorly armed, but their gas clouds slow you down, and they plant gas claymores that will hit you and slow you at the ''worst'' possible moments. |
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** Claymore specialists. Like chemical troopers, they're not well-armed or armored, but they leave surprises lying around the map that you will likely not notice when running from Juggernauts and bomb-dogs. They're not powerful enough to kill you outright unless you're already wounded, but setting off one while getting shot at is a death sentence, and their mere presence on the map will leave you ''very'' paranoid. |
** Claymore specialists. Like chemical troopers, they're not well-armed or armored, but they leave surprises lying around the map that you will likely not notice when running from Juggernauts and bomb-dogs. They're not powerful enough to kill you outright unless you're already wounded, but setting off one while getting shot at is a death sentence, and their mere presence on the map will leave you ''very'' paranoid. |
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* [[Good Bad Bugs]]: |
* [[Good Bad Bugs]]: |
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** In the first TF141 mission, you can get MacTavish to push you off a cliff. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bWMvaqxfU He loves hearing you scream.] |
** In the first TF141 mission, you can get MacTavish to push you off a cliff. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bWMvaqxfU He loves hearing you scream.] |
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** Some of the challenges for titles are glitched. I've gotten Perfectionist by firing one shot in my Intervention, Grim Reaper by killing two people with a Predator, and Cluster Bomb by getting a triple kill with the Harrier bomb run and then a double kill with a Precision Strike bomb run when the description says: Kill five enemies with a ''single'' airstrike. |
** Some of the challenges for titles are glitched. I've gotten Perfectionist by firing one shot in my Intervention, Grim Reaper by killing two people with a Predator, and Cluster Bomb by getting a triple kill with the Harrier bomb run and then a double kill with a Precision Strike bomb run when the description says: Kill five enemies with a ''single'' airstrike. |
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* [[Griefer]] / [[Internet Counterattack]]: "Boosting" is when players using outside voice chat on opposing sides would kill each other for the 25 killstreak Nuke with minimal deaths in the same location utilizing Tactical Insertions. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NITwwUHwy4 Booster Justice] is the most well known response to this tactic. |
* [[Griefer]] / [[Internet Counterattack]]: "Boosting" is when players using outside voice chat on opposing sides would kill each other for the 25 killstreak Nuke with minimal deaths in the same location utilizing Tactical Insertions. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NITwwUHwy4 Booster Justice] is the most well known response to this tactic. |
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* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: The gunship level in MW 1 is eerily reminding of the 2010 published video of [[wikipedia:July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike|this 2007 event in Iraq]]. |
* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: The gunship level in MW 1 is eerily reminding of the 2010 published video of [[wikipedia:July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike|this 2007 event in Iraq]]. |
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** ''No Russian'', due to the [[wikipedia:2011 Domodedovo International Airport bombing|recent blast at a Russian airport.]] |
** ''No Russian'', due to the [[wikipedia:2011 Domodedovo International Airport bombing|recent blast at a Russian airport.]] |
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* [[Hate Dumb]]: Despite gamers threatening to boycott Modern Warfare 2 and saying it was going to ruin gaming forever, a bunch of gamers all bought it anyways - even the PC version. |
* [[Hate Dumb]]: Despite gamers threatening to boycott Modern Warfare 2 and saying it was going to ruin gaming forever, a bunch of gamers all bought it anyways - even the PC version. |
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** ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company|Bad Company 2]]'''s fanbase seems to be entirely made of people who didn't buy Modern Warfare 2 just because of the dedicated server issue. |
** ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company|Bad Company 2]]'''s fanbase seems to be entirely made of people who didn't buy Modern Warfare 2 just because of the dedicated server issue. |
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*** It's made somewhat worse by the fact that EA is [[Pandering to the Base|actively feeding the flames]] of this particular rivalry. [[Take That|"Above And Beyond The Call",]] indeed. Although in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] (for most), DICE has decided to wish Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games "good luck" in [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1211242p1.html#disqus_thread this article.] |
*** It's made somewhat worse by the fact that EA is [[Pandering to the Base|actively feeding the flames]] of this particular rivalry. [[Take That|"Above And Beyond The Call",]] indeed. Although in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] (for most), DICE has decided to wish Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games "good luck" in [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1211242p1.html#disqus_thread this article.] |
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** ''Modern Warfare 3'', while still successful, seems to be getting a lot of flak from a LOT of people. This has gotten to the point where a lot of user reviews on Metacritic have given it scores like "0" (average is 2). This in turn has caused [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212114p1.html one of MW3's devs to beg people to help with this.] |
** ''Modern Warfare 3'', while still successful, seems to be getting a lot of flak from a LOT of people. This has gotten to the point where a lot of user reviews on Metacritic have given it scores like "0" (average is 2). This in turn has caused [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212114p1.html one of MW3's devs to beg people to help with this.] |
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* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: |
* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: |
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** The distinctive "clink" of a grenade landing nearby. [[Spam Attack|Better get used to it...]] |
** The distinctive "clink" of a grenade landing nearby. [[Spam Attack|Better get used to it...]] |
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** Also, the distinctive "click" sound of setting off a Claymore mine. |
** Also, the distinctive "click" sound of setting off a Claymore mine. |
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* [[He's Just Hiding]]: {{spoiler|There were a TON of [[Epileptic Trees]] about how Ghost wasn't dead, even moreso after a quote from Robert Bowling in a 2009 IGN interview stating "Ghost... isn't exactly dead... but you'll see what I mean soon". This also happened with his predecessor Gaz (whom some believe IS Ghost).}} |
* [[He's Just Hiding]]: {{spoiler|There were a TON of [[Epileptic Trees]] about how Ghost wasn't dead, even moreso after a quote from Robert Bowling in a 2009 IGN interview stating "Ghost... isn't exactly dead... but you'll see what I mean soon". This also happened with his predecessor Gaz (whom some believe IS Ghost).}} |
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* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: One of the first demoed missions in MW 3 is "Black Tuesday", where you have a shootout inside the [[Bland-Name Product|"Manhattan Stock Exchange" (MSE)]]. One wonders if had the game started development a while later, that mission would be renamed "Occupy Wall Street". |
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: One of the first demoed missions in MW 3 is "Black Tuesday", where you have a shootout inside the [[Bland-Name Product|"Manhattan Stock Exchange" (MSE)]]. One wonders if had the game started development a while later, that mission would be renamed "Occupy Wall Street". |
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* [[Holy Shit Quotient]]: |
* [[Holy Shit Quotient]]: |
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** ''Modern Warfare 2'''s controversial "No Russian" mission where the player is undercover as a terrorist group massacring an airport. {{spoiler|Turns out the whole thing was a [[Batman Gambit]] to frame America for the attack. By leaving the [[Player Character]]'s body behind.}} |
** ''Modern Warfare 2'''s controversial "No Russian" mission where the player is undercover as a terrorist group massacring an airport. {{spoiler|Turns out the whole thing was a [[Batman Gambit]] to frame America for the attack. By leaving the [[Player Character]]'s body behind.}} |
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** "Wolverines!" involves {{spoiler|the US being invaded. Imagine intense fighting house-to-house in the suburbs of frakkin' ''Virginia''.}} Special note should be given to {{spoiler|the player's first glimpse of "Raptor". It's just a guy in a suit, and you wonder who rates all the effort to prot-- [[The Presidents|OH MY GOD]]}}. And that's before {{spoiler|we see Washington, D.C.}} The D.C. missions ''Of Their Own Accord'', ''Second Sun'', and ''Whiskey Hotel'' ratchet that up considerably, {{spoiler|especially post-nuke}}. |
** "Wolverines!" involves {{spoiler|the US being invaded. Imagine intense fighting house-to-house in the suburbs of frakkin' ''Virginia''.}} Special note should be given to {{spoiler|the player's first glimpse of "Raptor". It's just a guy in a suit, and you wonder who rates all the effort to prot-- [[The Presidents|OH MY GOD]]}}. And that's before {{spoiler|we see Washington, D.C.}} The D.C. missions ''Of Their Own Accord'', ''Second Sun'', and ''Whiskey Hotel'' ratchet that up considerably, {{spoiler|especially post-nuke}}. |
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** A hacker later found [[Dummied Out]] code apparently for multiplayer modes not in the final game, and posted that the modes would be "released" as DLC later. PC gamers, already angry over the server thing, [[Fan Dumb|embraced this theory wholeheartedly]]. |
** A hacker later found [[Dummied Out]] code apparently for multiplayer modes not in the final game, and posted that the modes would be "released" as DLC later. PC gamers, already angry over the server thing, [[Fan Dumb|embraced this theory wholeheartedly]]. |
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** The once-smouldering backdraft flared up again with the Map Packs. 1200 MS points or 15 bucks for 3 new maps and 2 ports from ''4''. |
** The once-smouldering backdraft flared up again with the Map Packs. 1200 MS points or 15 bucks for 3 new maps and 2 ports from ''4''. |
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* [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks]]: Some people criticized the second game for not vastly improving on the first, even going so far as to complain about [[Sequelitis]]. |
* [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks]]: Some people criticized the second game for not vastly improving on the first, even going so far as to complain about [[Sequelitis]]. |
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** Hell, gameplay trailers for MW3 are FILLED with people saying either they are going to buy Battlefield instead or "This is the same thing as MW2" |
** Hell, gameplay trailers for MW3 are FILLED with people saying either they are going to buy Battlefield instead or "This is the same thing as MW2" |
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*** And now that MW3 is released, as of this writing, it has a 3.2 User Score on Metacritic, with many of the negative reviews citing this trope as the reason, and almost all of them from the [[Hate Dumb]]. |
*** And now that MW3 is released, as of this writing, it has a 3.2 User Score on Metacritic, with many of the negative reviews citing this trope as the reason, and almost all of them from the [[Hate Dumb]]. |
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*** [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|RAMIREZ!]] [[Serial Escalation|STOP THAT NUKE WITH YOUR RIOT SHIELD!]] |
*** [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|RAMIREZ!]] [[Serial Escalation|STOP THAT NUKE WITH YOUR RIOT SHIELD!]] |
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*** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|RAMIREZ!]] [[Running Gag|GET ON THAT WATER-BALLOON CATAPULT AND TAKE OUT THAT BTR!]] |
*** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|RAMIREZ!]] [[Running Gag|GET ON THAT WATER-BALLOON CATAPULT AND TAKE OUT THAT BTR!]] |
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* [[Memetic Mutation]]: |
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: |
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** "Grenade of Grenade: Grenade Grenade" (when referring to ''Modern Warfare'') |
** "Grenade of Grenade: Grenade Grenade" (when referring to ''Modern Warfare'') |
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** In general, it's Grenade of Grenade. some popular subtitles are Modern Grenades, More Grenades, Grenades Grenades, Grenade Warfare, and so on. If you haven't caught on yet, this game has quite the thing with grenades. |
** In general, it's Grenade of Grenade. some popular subtitles are Modern Grenades, More Grenades, Grenades Grenades, Grenade Warfare, and so on. If you haven't caught on yet, this game has quite the thing with grenades. |
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** Since the inclusion of authentic military dialog like saying "Oscar Mike" for "On The Move," and "Hooah" for "Affirmative," and the sheer amount of times you hear those two words when playing as a Ranger, ''MW2'' has come be known as "Call of Oscar Mike: Modern Hooah." |
** Since the inclusion of authentic military dialog like saying "Oscar Mike" for "On The Move," and "Hooah" for "Affirmative," and the sheer amount of times you hear those two words when playing as a Ranger, ''MW2'' has come be known as "Call of Oscar Mike: Modern Hooah." |
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** Or hell, "Stay Frosty." Even {{spoiler|Shadow Company}} uses it! ("Stay frosty, hunt them down!") |
** Or hell, "Stay Frosty." Even {{spoiler|Shadow Company}} uses it! ("Stay frosty, hunt them down!") |
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** Thanks to ''[[Arby 'n' the Chief]]'', there's also "Cock of Doody 4: Modern Gayfuckstupid" (coined by Master Chief, who in that series is a parody of your typical ''[[Halo]]'' fanboy). |
** Thanks to ''[[Arby 'n' the Chief]]'', there's also "Cock of Doody 4: Modern Gayfuckstupid" (coined by Master Chief, who in that series is a parody of your typical ''[[Halo]]'' fanboy). |
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*** '''ME LIKA A PORNO MAGAZINE!''' |
*** '''ME LIKA A PORNO MAGAZINE!''' |
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*** '''[[Bambi]]!''' |
*** '''[[Bambi]]!''' |
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* [[Memetic Sex God]]: |
* [[Memetic Sex God]]: |
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** Captain MacMillan, mainly because of his extremely sexy Scottish accent. |
** Captain MacMillan, mainly because of his extremely sexy Scottish accent. |
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** Everyone drops the soap for Soap. |
** Everyone drops the soap for Soap. |
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* [[Older Than They Think]]: It's surprising how many fans of the first game think the term "noob tube" is unique to the series; in fact, it's been around since the M203 first started appearing in multiplayer games. The classic noob tubes were actually ''worse'', typically being an instant-access alt-fire with a huge, totally lethal blast radius that sometimes even ignored walls. Picture the Javelin glitch being how the game is ''supposed'' to work. Ironically, this is actually more ''realistic;'' forty-milimeter grenades are actually less tame than they appear in ''Modern Warfare''. A lot of things people think are original to CoD 4 and MW2 were in the earlier games too, most notably Captain Price and the teddy bears. |
* [[Older Than They Think]]: It's surprising how many fans of the first game think the term "noob tube" is unique to the series; in fact, it's been around since the M203 first started appearing in multiplayer games. The classic noob tubes were actually ''worse'', typically being an instant-access alt-fire with a huge, totally lethal blast radius that sometimes even ignored walls. Picture the Javelin glitch being how the game is ''supposed'' to work. Ironically, this is actually more ''realistic;'' forty-milimeter grenades are actually less tame than they appear in ''Modern Warfare''. A lot of things people think are original to CoD 4 and MW2 were in the earlier games too, most notably Captain Price and the teddy bears. |
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* [[Player Punch]]: Dear God: |
* [[Player Punch]]: Dear God: |
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** ''Modern Warfare 1'' The player controls two characters, a British SAS operator and an American Marine. During the Marine's segments, he and his commanding officers are established as sympathetic and heroic characters, even going so far as to risk their lives to stop and rescue a downed - and similarly sympathetic - helicopter pilot in a city where a nuclear warhead has just been discovered. {{spoiler|The Dragon ends up detonating the warhead before either character can escape, killing everyone and allowing the player to experience the Marine's slow, agonizing death from radiation poisoning in first person. At the end of the game, after escaping the Russian missile base and evading the Ultranationalist pursuers, the bridge gets blown up, and you get to watch as Griggs gets ventilated while trying to help you to your feet and Zakhaev executes Gaz. The wounded Captain Price slides you his sidearm, which you use to kill Zakhaev. When the cavalry arrives, you then get to watch as a medic tries to resuscitate Captain Price while you're loaded onto the helicopter. |
** ''Modern Warfare 1'' The player controls two characters, a British SAS operator and an American Marine. During the Marine's segments, he and his commanding officers are established as sympathetic and heroic characters, even going so far as to risk their lives to stop and rescue a downed - and similarly sympathetic - helicopter pilot in a city where a nuclear warhead has just been discovered. {{spoiler|The Dragon ends up detonating the warhead before either character can escape, killing everyone and allowing the player to experience the Marine's slow, agonizing death from radiation poisoning in first person. At the end of the game, after escaping the Russian missile base and evading the Ultranationalist pursuers, the bridge gets blown up, and you get to watch as Griggs gets ventilated while trying to help you to your feet and Zakhaev executes Gaz. The wounded Captain Price slides you his sidearm, which you use to kill Zakhaev. When the cavalry arrives, you then get to watch as a medic tries to resuscitate Captain Price while you're loaded onto the helicopter. MacTavish (the "you" in this POV) does survive for the sequel. And so does Price.}} |
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** ''Modern Warfare 2'' was even worse. If the death of {{spoiler|Private Allen}} wasn't bad enough, the scene where {{spoiler|Roach and Ghost are shot by Shepherd and set on fire (In Roach's case, WHILE STILL ALIVE) is like being kicked in the balls.}} |
** ''Modern Warfare 2'' was even worse. If the death of {{spoiler|Private Allen}} wasn't bad enough, the scene where {{spoiler|Roach and Ghost are shot by Shepherd and set on fire (In Roach's case, WHILE STILL ALIVE) is like being kicked in the balls.}} |
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{{quote|Shepherd: "Do you have the DSM?" |
{{quote|Shepherd: "Do you have the DSM?" |
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Ghost: "We got it sir!." |
Ghost: "We got it sir!." |
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* [[Subbing Versus Dubbing]]: [http://kotaku.com/5415904/gamers-not-happy-with-japanese-modern-warfare-2 Japanese players saw themselves in the debate] over ''Modern Warfare 2''. |
* [[Subbing Versus Dubbing]]: [http://kotaku.com/5415904/gamers-not-happy-with-japanese-modern-warfare-2 Japanese players saw themselves in the debate] over ''Modern Warfare 2''. |
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* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: Arguably Soap in MW1, though his return in 2 makes it less so. Jackson also falls under this, along with {{spoiler|[[Decoy Protagonist]]}} since his primary function appears to be to introduce Griggs and {{spoiler|[[Player Punch|show what a dick Al-Asad is]]}}. Roach from 2 plays this straight as well, along with [[The Ishmael]]. |
* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: Arguably Soap in MW1, though his return in 2 makes it less so. Jackson also falls under this, along with {{spoiler|[[Decoy Protagonist]]}} since his primary function appears to be to introduce Griggs and {{spoiler|[[Player Punch|show what a dick Al-Asad is]]}}. Roach from 2 plays this straight as well, along with [[The Ishmael]]. |
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* [[Tear Jerker]]: |
* [[Tear Jerker]]: |
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** ''Modern Warfare'': {{spoiler|The nuclear explosion and the ending}}. |
** ''Modern Warfare'': {{spoiler|The nuclear explosion and the ending}}. |
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** ''Modern Warfare 2'': {{spoiler|Roach's and Ghost's deaths and the Washington D.C. levels}}. |
** ''Modern Warfare 2'': {{spoiler|Roach's and Ghost's deaths and the Washington D.C. levels}}. |
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** "Objective: {{spoiler|Stop the massacre}}." And you know that you're ''trying'', dammit, but you ''can't'', despite your best efforts. |
** "Objective: {{spoiler|Stop the massacre}}." And you know that you're ''trying'', dammit, but you ''can't'', despite your best efforts. |
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** {{spoiler|The fall of the Eiffel Tower.}} |
** {{spoiler|The fall of the Eiffel Tower.}} |
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** {{spoiler|Team Metal's death, especially with Price screaming for the pilot to wait for them, and then trying to raise Sandman on the radio. Yuri's death.}} |
** {{spoiler|Team Metal's death, especially with Price screaming for the pilot to wait for them, and then trying to raise Sandman on the radio. Yuri's death.}} |
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*** {{spoiler|Team Metal's death is doubly so if you've watched ''[[Web Original/Find Makarov|Find Makarov]]: Operation Kingfish'', as the situation in-game is an exact reversal of the one present at the end of that video: Price left behind, Sandman screaming for the pilot to wait for him.}} |
*** {{spoiler|Team Metal's death is doubly so if you've watched ''[[Web Original/Find Makarov|Find Makarov]]: Operation Kingfish'', as the situation in-game is an exact reversal of the one present at the end of that video: Price left behind, Sandman screaming for the pilot to wait for him.}} |
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* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: ''Modern Warfare 2''. Complaints include the shorter campaign, the [[Continuity Lock Out]], and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|most damning of all]], the plot's ''resemblance to a [[Michael Bay]] film''. Some even went so far as to complain about [[Sequelitis]]. See Your Mileage May Vary, below. |
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: ''Modern Warfare 2''. Complaints include the shorter campaign, the [[Continuity Lock Out]], and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|most damning of all]], the plot's ''resemblance to a [[Michael Bay]] film''. Some even went so far as to complain about [[Sequelitis]]. See Your Mileage May Vary, below. |
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* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: The TAR-21 assault rifle ''doesn't have iron sights''. It was designed to make use of an integral red dot sight that draws power from a battery ''in'' the main gun body. This is a case of balancing for the sake of balancing, but they really should have just not used the weapon. |
* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: The TAR-21 assault rifle ''doesn't have iron sights''. It was designed to make use of an integral red dot sight that draws power from a battery ''in'' the main gun body. This is a case of balancing for the sake of balancing, but they really should have just not used the weapon. |
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** That said, if one equips a Red Dot Sight onto the TAR-21, it takes the form of the familiar MARS sight rather than the generic sight that otherwise appears. |
** That said, if one equips a Red Dot Sight onto the TAR-21, it takes the form of the familiar MARS sight rather than the generic sight that otherwise appears. |
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* [[That One Level]]: |
* [[That One Level]]: |
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** ''That Ferris wheel''... |
** ''That Ferris wheel''... |
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** ''Mile High Club'' on Veteran. |
** ''Mile High Club'' on Veteran. |
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