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Im 35 and im better at cod than i have ever been. the advantage I have over young people with faster reflexes is tactics. my reflexes are pretty good, even better with a bit of weed, but patience is much better as an old man than it was when i was younger. I mostly play core objective but most of this is universal. minimap is also super helpful. even without UAV up you can make pretty safe assumptions on the enemy team positions based purely on where your team mates are and even more so if you actually trust your team mates/they are on comms. trying to get pubbie teammates to cover the *other* door, without comms at least, is an exercise in frustration. cover your own rear end, gently caress the pubbie. when capping a point in Domination I'll sit on it for 5 seconds or so and then jump off it and hide to try and catch out anyone who comes charging in to defend. there is usually zero cover within the actual capture point anyway. good example is B flag on Rammaza. start capping, get some attention, then sprint to the bushes near the construction site and watch the rooftop opposite you or listen for footsteps on the bridge. hardpoint/HQ/domination point defense is best done from *outside* the capture point looking in, i find. Trophy systems are better as early warning systems than actual projectile defense imo - place them away from the area you want to defend and closer to the direction the enemy will be attacking from (also because trophy explosions hurt you if its your trophy) they stop cruise missiles too. you can also use thermite/molotov as a less reliable means to detect approaching enemies, and to a lesser extent stun/flash too - chuck at an entrance and wait for the hit indicators. more versatile than just a snapshot nade. getting a thermite where its out of sight but also in range to affect players is key. that single tick of damage someone snags as they run under a thermite isnt enough to make them hold back and regen but it is enough to give you a warning someone is coming *and* they are now down 20% health (15% if using battle hardened). Laserface fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Feb 24, 2021 |
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Theophany posted:There was a pro clan of old dudes competing in CS years back, I'm sure a couple of them were in their 70s. No, there wasn't. There were 2 'old person clans' put together as a marketing stunt. The first, sponsored by Lenovo, got stomped horribly in the few games they played, then two years later some other company built another team built to complete the gimmick. They competed vs one another in a gimmick 'CSGO seniors world cup' at dreamhack and have not played since. Folks it is a hard truth that your fast twitch reflexes, especially in your hands and fingers, are not as good or coordinated at 35 as they are at 25. The other hard truth is that those reflexes are probably not why you're losing your fights in Warzone/COD Fart Car '97 fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Feb 24, 2021 |
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Feb 24, 2021 05:40
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comedyblissoption posted:If your target is sprinting laterally, you have to lead a lot to hit them with a sniper shot. Bullets are pretty slow in this game. Funny enough, on kitted ARs they're faster than real life. I think only SMGs and some other flavor-tweaked guns are any slower than their real counterparts.
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Feb 24, 2021 06:16
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BF is a much more chill game due to bigger team sizes and a slower pace. A bad game or player in COD is way more impactful on the outcome of a match.
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Captain Log posted:Battlefield is and has been my jam for a decade. Battlefield vs. CoD is an unreal change. I keep running into people hopping around corners, landing head shots on me with a scoped sniper before they hit the ground. That's the "know where they're going to be" thing. I take each section of the map at a time and just get used to where people usually are. For as big of a map Verdansk is it's surprising just how consistently people go to the exact same spots using the exact same strategies. From there it's simply knowing that when you attack building x people will probably be at corners a, b, or c, then you just place your crosshairs and jump around the corner. From there you just have to use those old man reactions to pull the trigger while his teenage reflexes have to move the mouse AND pull the trigger. You'll win. I'm at a 1.45-1.5 KDR, not great but according the the internets top 7% ish, again at near 40 with a full time job. I have almost NEVER lost a fight and gone "if only I had clicked faster". Almost every single time it's been "wow I was WAY out of position" or "that push was stupid" or "I need to remember to drop shot at the beginning of a fight". All of that is super easy to do and doesn't require insane reflexes, it just takes a little situational awareness... and maybe watching how the twitch dudes move (the big ones being in their 30s as well). To me, with the TTK as high as it is (takes a long time to kill someone), movement > reflexes with COD. Just aim upper torso and eventually one bullet will hit the head. Games like Valorant are MUCH harder, since it's so much more relfexes and precise crosshair placement. Baiting teammates is also key. JacksLibido fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Feb 24, 2021 |
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Feb 24, 2021 08:05
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I'd be terrified to check my K/D. I listen to podcasts while I play with my pet parrot running around, so my attention isn't always 100%. If I recall correctly, in the last two days I had one match where I went something like 60k-20d at the top of both boards, then tonight I had a match go 10k-21d. God only knows what trash tier SBMM bracket I'm in. I definitely excel when I'm on a good SMG map. But I'm starting to feel out where LMGs fit in the game, because the few rounds I've played, they are loving lasers. I'm also angry that a blueprint got me to dump thirty some odd levels into the SKS. One round with the DMR-14 and I'm never touching the SKS again.
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Feb 24, 2021 09:05
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veni veni veni posted:There's definitely a wide margin of reflex ability and I and most goons are no where near the top, but I feel like how well we do in warzone is 75% strategy. If everyone is on, communicating, talking about the game etc. It's not unusual for us to win or walk out with a combined 30+ kills. 
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Feb 24, 2021 09:25
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The worst is when we get stuck playing with this idiot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB17bWphq6Q
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Feb 24, 2021 09:41
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JacksLibido posted:To me, with the TTK as high as it is (takes a long time to kill someone), movement > reflexes with COD. Just aim upper torso and eventually one bullet will hit the head. Games like Valorant are MUCH harder, since it's so much more relfexes and precise crosshair placement.
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Feb 24, 2021 14:39
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veni veni veni posted:The worst is when we get stuck playing with this idiot. This is the Classic Gary experience
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Feb 24, 2021 14:41
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No one should be shamed for adding style points
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If anything it’s his squads fault for not protecting him.
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RCarr posted:If anything it’s his squads fault for not protecting him. That's always my excuse too.
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dont get owned dont get owned dont get owned https://i.imgur.com/qBlAOTp.gifv
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Feb 24, 2021 18:18
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As you can clearly see at the end of the clip, I DID manage to get the spray off. Next to our corpses
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Feb 24, 2021 18:57
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https://twitter.com/i/status/1364601886314274817 I'm pretty bummed. Found a great tool* to pull this off, but apparently this bug has been in place awhile :/ *toddgardner.github.io/stadiumcodes
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Just a reminder that if you are trying to get better at warzone or multi you should just come hang out with us in discord. We have games going at almost all times of day and it doesn't matter what skill level you play at as long as you try to work together. Also cross play is enabled so you can come play if you're on console too without any hassle. https://discord.gg/xB3kuEaxrZ Edit: fixed the link so it should be an active invite now! municipal shrimp fucked around with this message at 23:11 on Feb 24, 2021 |
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municipal shrimp posted:Just a reminder that if you are trying to get better at warzone or multi you should just come hang out with us in discord. We have games going at almost all times of day and it doesn't matter what skill level you play at as long as you try to work together. Also cross play is enabled so you can come play if you're on console too without any hassle. Your link has expired
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Also, you get to experience a Wide And Interesting Array Of Player Styles.™
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What's the Cold War Multiplayer meta right now for ARs and SMGs? I like to put a lot of hours on a couple guns at a time. I also do a whole lot of old man ADSing. Would like to make sure I'm not wasting my time on the COD version of the Klobb.
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Feb 25, 2021 09:34
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Ugh I'm back to getting the scan and repair error. Not the best way to start a new season
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Feb 25, 2021 09:45
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CX-9 and RAAL are available as legendary world drops in Warzone right now which is cool. The RAAL has a unique scope that has a built in rangefinder
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Captain Log posted:What's the Cold War Multiplayer meta right now for ARs and SMGs? I like to put a lot of hours on a couple guns at a time. I also do a whole lot of old man ADSing. Would like to make sure I'm not wasting my time on the COD version of the Klobb. The AK74u is the meta smg of choice, and the XM4 is the current AR go to. I've personally enjoyed the Groza and the FFAR, but thats more personal choice.
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Xm4, unless changed today, has the worst velocity. The u has good ttk in like 10m but is outclassed 10+ by the Mac or mp5 Nvm cw multi in the wz thread
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Wow, huge bullet velocity/range nerf to the Tundra. Guess I’m going back to the HDR.
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Captain Log posted:What's the Cold War Multiplayer meta right now for ARs and SMGs? I like to put a lot of hours on a couple guns at a time. I also do a whole lot of old man ADSing. Would like to make sure I'm not wasting my time on the COD version of the Klobb. The AK74u is the best of the SMGs. I really like the Krig as far as the ARs go.
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So how do I play this free zombies thing? It says I already own the free access, but I can’t find out how to actually play it?
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Feb 25, 2021 21:05
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They must have accidentally reverted the changes they made last season to the agency and wrapped suppressor, it cant be intentional? As per loving normal we can't know for sure as their patch notes are dogshit and only detail about 20% of the things that have changed.
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Feb 25, 2021 21:24
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Do I need to download the entire black ops game to play this new zombie mode? That can’t be right, can it?
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RCarr posted:Do I need to download the entire black ops game to play this new zombie mode? That can’t be right, can it? Probably
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God drat it
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Gordon Shumway posted:The AK74u is the best of the SMGs. I really like the Krig as far as the ARs go. Cool, I've been dumping my time into the 47u and the Krig. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing for now.
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can you play the zombies warzone if you don't own Cold War?
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Captain Log posted:Cool, I've been dumping my time into the 47u and the Krig. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing for now. I feel like this needs to be said because this is the MW thread but these guns are real bad in Warzone so don't level them for that Sandwolf posted:can you play the zombies warzone if you don't own Cold War? There are two separate events, each with their own rewards. The Warzone event looks like it's just going to be zombies taking over different POIs as the next 2 weeks progress. Namely the bunkers, hospital, and underneath stadium. It's not separate from the normal modes. The Cold War event/game mode is Outbreak, and is F2P until March 11th but it's not a Warzone thing at all. They're only related thematically.
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Fart Car '97 posted:I feel like this needs to be said because this is the MW thread but these guns are real bad in Warzone so don't level them for that I've played maybe five rounds of Warzone so far, so I'm not yet focusing on the best guns for that game mode. I'm enjoying the fast paced, die and respawn of Domination right now. I wish Cold War had a Rust or Shipping Container map, for the sole purpose of being able to get sixty kills in a match by holding down on right trigger. I played Outbreak and sorta followed the objective markers. Managed to get picked up by a helicopter, so yay? Whenever I tried to play the Warzone version, it kept giving me error messages. Anyone else run into this? Zombies content has been ungodly laggy compared to everything else, even before the new battle pass. (Modern Warfare is still the better multiplayer, but Cold War is still pretty decent.)
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Mr Beens posted:They must have accidentally reverted the changes they made last season to the agency and wrapped suppressor, it cant be intentional? Yes it was an accident and will be fixed again.
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it honestly never gets old https://i.imgur.com/Dhfl8Ay.mp4
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So the zombie outbreak mode feels super janky. The FPS is terrible. I never played Cold War, is this just how the whole game is?
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RCarr posted:So the zombie outbreak mode feels super janky. The FPS is terrible. I never played Cold War, is this just how the whole game is? Overall, the animations, sounds & general visuals of Cold War are a step back from Modern Warfare but I've never had any FPS issues in game.
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Captain Log posted:I wish Cold War had a Rust or Shipping Container map, for the sole purpose of being able to get sixty kills in a match by holding down on right trigger. You want the Nuketown 24/7 playlist. Did they just completely get rid of the MW challenges? I was so close to getting those 25 semtex kills and being on the next part of it.
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