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MW3

I really want to look forward to this, but after not picking up BF3 and still worrying about my backlog of other games, I just don't see myself picking this up. Even though, I have beat CoD 2, MW1, MW2, and Black Ops all on Veteran, I have not heard of anything that will make this a must buy day one purchase.

Maybe I'm just getting tired of FPSs.

I have had MW2 just after the release and it was the first FPS I have really got into since Splinter Cell on XBOX like 7 years ago. I have not even played the campaign mode, just the multiplayer.

edit: I can't even remember if Splinter Cell was 1st or 3rd person shooter.

The entire Splinter Cell series has always been third person.

I have always done the CoD series campaign on Veteran because it provided a decent challenge for the most part (I'm looking at you, infinite respawns and bullshit timer for Mile High).

reply to Treebark
Not buying. It's been the same thing since COD4. $60 for game plus multiple $15 map packs each game when it's entirely the same thing with each iteration. The only difference is the content itself, the back end including graphics, engine, sounds etc is all pre-2007, not to mention the horde of idiots the multiplayer seems to attract. There's better out there at this point...it's 2011.
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reply to Treebark
I pre-ordered when Newegg had it for $48.
If it ships on Monday night, I should have it by Tuesday afternoon.

I really liked MW2, so if MW3 is more of the same with a few tweaks and a semi-decent story, I'll probably enjoy it.
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reply to Treebark
It's been the same engine since CoD4, which is (much to my surprise) idTech3... that's the Doom 3 engine under all of that.

My biggest gripe with MW3 is the fact that Activision/IW are bastardizing the campaign/story/singleplayer in favor of basically turning the multiplayer into a for-pay MMO (map packs, and more recently the CoD "Elite" thing).

I've only ever played Call of Duty for the campaign. And the campaign of 4 was brilliant... short, yes; but it was amazing quality that made me realize how bored I was with WW2-era shooters. Then they went right back to WW2 with W@W, and completely bastardized the story and any plot coherence in MW2. Unless the campaign of MW3 is drastically better (at least to the level of CoD4, if not surpassing it), I have zero desire to even bother picking it up from Redbox or anything.
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reply to Treebark
I've got the game but my gf wants to watch tv....ugh!

reply to Treebark
I've got both, and in my opinion MW3 wins this battle. I just wish it had vehicles. Maybe in MW 6or 7 they can put a vehicle or two in it, lol. My GT is elevenbravovet if anyone needs to verify I have the game.

reply to Treebark
I am not a fan of the multiplayer, and this is coming from a guy who loves playing online. The campaign for all the COD games are excellent. My choice of multiplayer for a war game is Battlefield 3. I will eventually rent this game and play the campaign but the mutliplayer turned me off in MW2 with all the glitches at launch and how once they did fix it, everyone and their grandmother still camped looking to get their perks.
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reply to Treebark
I might grab this from redbox, I'm not buying it.

I will be renting this to play the campaign, as in my opinion, Call of Duty always has some of the best campaigns in shooter games. But, I'm not interested at all in the multiplayer. I was a diehard Call of Duty fan when the very first one came out for the PC, I played online all the time, but then I found Battlefield 1942, and I've used Battlefield games for my FPS multiplayer fix ever since. MW2 and Blackops multiplayer made me sad in the pants
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reply to Treebark
all i can say is that modern warfare 3 better bring more than just 60fps or i think battlefield will take the title imo.

It still runs on the doom 3 engine. We should be happy enough that they're not trying to force us to decide between a flashlight and gun. LOL
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reply to Treebark
I'm pretty excited to check it out. It must be a miracle for me, gamefly actually shipped a new release to me. I bought bf3, I'm interested to see how it stacks up.

reply to Treebark
What exactly is the Call of Duty Elite service

reply to Treebark
One thing I don't get. People complain about camping in MW but the maps are so small and designed in such a way that killing campers is not that difficult. Most buildings have 2 or more entrances, and the spots that people set up in usually have more than 1 approach to cover.
Plus the maps are small and there are a bunch of ranged and explosive, area-effect weapons that can either flush a camper or kill them outright.

I'll occasionally complain about a camper while I'm playing, but then I kill them or assist a teammate in killing them, and keep on playing. It doesn't seem like that big of a deal.

I feel the camping in BF3 to be a bigger problem, especially with the size of the maps and uneven spotting system.
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reply to Fiosman
It seems like an in-depth stat tracking service with some other features.

»www.callofduty.com/elite/what-is-it