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loopcycle
03-26-2008, 01:15 PM
/rant

ok, i just figured out that i hate hardcore mode. at first, it seemed cool.

ive been spending most of my time on another hardcore server (its always populated). i am so fckin sick of p90 spam through solid objects. i am sick of going 3/18. im tired of walking away from a map with 60 experience points. weapon selection is a mere novelty when it only takes a couple wayward bullets to kill. creative bullet spamming and nade chucking down corridors, through walls, over buildings is extremely rewarding re points, kills, experience.

last night, for the first time, i got onto a 'normal' cod4 MP server. it was absolutely refreshing to run around and have to AIM for the head to really make sure your enemy would be put down. yeah, guns seemed a bit nerfed. but now i can tell the difference between bullet impact and firing rates between weapons. i care now about the deep penetration/damage/health perks, which may as well be absent when playing hardcore.

before i realized this, i'd been discouraged and thinking to myself "COD4 is the spammiest, least-required-to-AIM-at-your-target FPS ive ever played". hardcore mode rewards spam and general-direction spray.

normal mode is great. im done with hardcore for now, maybe for awhile.

/rant off



p.s. i had a couple great times gaming with you guys here recently, and my complaints are in no way directed toward *here*, but toward the hardcore mode specifically, and how it seems to play out on other servers.

Crotch-Rot
03-26-2008, 01:31 PM
There's your problem bro... You're playing on other servers....

loopcycle
03-26-2008, 01:36 PM
ill still stop by when you guys are in full swing, but the server's normally quiet.
i just wanted to share my thoughts.
i imagine ill find stuff to dislike about normal mode too, and maybe ill come around.

Prowler130
03-26-2008, 04:31 PM
hey, make sure you try regular sabotage and regular search and destroy. Both very good modes!

redish16
03-26-2008, 09:34 PM
Anyone tried oldschool?

Mad5cout
03-27-2008, 10:50 AM
sucks. hardcore is the only way to play.

Guess what? Guns kill in one to two bullets. Deal with it, be careful, and don't run around like a moron and the p90s spammers will start to look like idiots. :bolt:

Drayu
03-27-2008, 10:54 AM
this is why I can only play for a few mins at a time. damn P90 is everywhere, and so is spray and pray with it. :(

Crotch-Rot
03-27-2008, 11:01 AM
really? I don't think P90 is everywhere. I've been killed with all sorts of weapons.

Prowler130
03-27-2008, 11:17 AM
Anyone tried oldschool?

Id be interested to hear how this mode is too. I never really tried it.

The thing about hardcore is, sure its more realistic, but it kind of simplifies things a tad too much. It really eliminates the usefulness of a lot of the perks and the uniqueness of the guns. As others are saying, a shot or two will kill. This means I could run around with an m9 and be just as deadly as the guy with the p90.

Dont get me wrong, I love hardcore S&D. With a good team that uses voip, it takes me back to the glory days of css.

However, perks like juggernaught and stopping power and martyrdom and a bunch of others really become useful in the normal modes. Also you will really be able to tell the difference between the guns. You will notice that the m4 is very accurate, but it takes a lot to take someone down, whereas the RPD will drop someone in 2 shots.

So I can definitely see how some people prefer the normal modes.

Tigiot
03-27-2008, 11:48 PM
There's your problem bro... You're playing on other servers....

QFT :lol:

DoctorToxn
03-28-2008, 01:42 AM
The p90 can be stopped very easily, just get some range in-between you and the p90 :p I personally use the M4

Bloody Pulp
03-29-2008, 01:20 PM
I feel the P90 is good for rushing and attacking, but not as good for defense. The G3 is my weapon of choice for all occasions excpet small tight quarters maps.

loopcycle
04-15-2008, 01:06 PM
now that im up in the mid 40s in rank, i can see why hardcore might appeal to some. maybe ill try it out again now that i have a lot of the perks--double tap, frag x3, etc (primarily damage-related). hardcore is probably not worthwhile for lower xp players to bother with-- i finally understand that now.

JBonkerz
05-14-2008, 05:33 PM
I started out playing on Normal servers. I could not stand the nade spamming and the pray and spray everywhere. Nobody cared about trying to hit their enemy without hitting their ally because FF was off. When I started playing on the WiH Hardcore server I found I had to adjust my play style in order to be any good. Since the switch I have tried Normal mode again, and I must say I still cant stand the constant spraying of automatic weapons and grenades. So I will be sticking with Hardcore. :D

Nsane
05-14-2008, 06:08 PM
So I will be sticking with Hardcore. :D
Not all hardcore servers have FF on though.

Tigiot
05-15-2008, 03:26 AM
Not all hardcore servers have FF on though.

And the award for smartest person goes to Nsane. :asshat: