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You like a mohawk, eh, AJ?
Perhaps we should talk! Behind my four year relationship's back, of course. #modernwarfare2
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I practice my stare downs on the cat all the time.
Also, my Jack Bauer interrogation skills. #modernwarfare2
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Miss Chicken #modernwarfare2
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Maybe have it as an unlockable option when you hit the MW2 equivalent of the gold cross!
Gimp mask FTW!! #modernwarfare2
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Oh look I just killed the last defender of the bomb in S&D... still got 20 seconds on the clock... 15 seconds of tea-bag-tastic action it is then. Woot!!
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MASSIVE /facepalm (broke my nose) #modernwarfare2
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In real life, body armor weighs a good bit. Its already not much fun humping your vest and pack, trying to do so with leg and arm armor would be unbearable. Plus you need mobility in the joints. Anything strong enough to stop bullets or shrapnel would not give you enough mobility to do whatever you needed to do.
Medieval knights rode horses, negating having to run in armor. They also had problems fighting dismounted against light infantry with little to no armor. History tells us they also got stabbed through eye slit armor by archers with daggers more often then they would like to brag about. #modernwarfare2
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[en.wikipedia.org]
@dogabutila: There are foot soldiers of a class called Men-At-Arms who are essentially full-body armored knights without a horse. The advantage of a fully armored knight on horseback is mostly due to the horse as the knight has a higher vantage point (almost all the time) against opposing infantry with which to swing down his weapons. Higher vantage point + predominant use of blunt weapons + gravity = world of pain.
Also, when you're fighting in an urban environment, you normally don't carry a backpack at all. The backpack is really only useful everywhere that isn't an urban/suburban/village environment.
@Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): If you get shot in the femura or a major artery gets hit, there's a very real risk of you bleeding to death.
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Bad Company 2 does look great, but better is subjective. #modernwarfare2
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Obvious troll is obvious. #modernwarfare2
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This is where fanboy comes into play. Because now you are judging it against a game you either: enjoyed the game A more than B, or you think you will enjoy it more before the game is even released. Give them both a chance and make less assumptions. That's all.
When rating a game it should be the game going against itself. What did it do right? What did it do wrong? Which parts did you enjoy? Not comparing guns or quests to another game.
Modern Warfare 2 should be compared to Modern Warfare 1 and that should be all. It came from the same studio, so now you can compare where they improved and where they didn't.
My 2 cents. Cheers! #modernwarfare2
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So what you're saying is that a Ferrari cannot be compared to a Lambourghini but only to other Ferraris? That doesn't make sense. I'm not taking some fanboy approach. I'm looking at the facts we know about two rival games.
MW2 PC
-No dedicated servers
-No capabilities for mods or custom maps
-No official dedicated servers
-problems dealt with by insulting the PC gaming community
BF:BC2:
-Dedicated servers
-Official Dedicated servers
-Fears addressed respectfully and honestly
-Possible capabilities for modders and custom maps
From that list alone, my money would be going on Bad Company 2. I compared two rival games against each other and one came up better, there's nothing invalid about comparing two rival products. #modernwarfare2
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Not in the least. The fanboy comment was for OP.
I like the way you responded because I can agree with your logic. You are comparing services and not so much the game itself.
And yes one could argue that comparing a Lambo to a Ferrari isn't just. Comparisons like that could be subjective. Now if you want to compare speed, that is different because there is obviously one that is faster.
I can agree to disagree if you can. =] #modernwarfare2
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Now, if you had called me a fanboy....well then I might just have had to write you a very scathing response and you wouldn't like that, no sir! It would be scathing!! #modernwarfare2
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I'm thinking either shopped or PC on full settings. #modernwarfare2
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Heres some more MW2 screens
edit: what version of the game are these screens from?
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I think they screwed up the numbers. #modernwarfare2
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@Edwin Aviles: Yes, but it would be this one #modernwarfare2
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Also MW2 afaik uses Steam for its DRM sooooo you should just be able to get a MW2 key and activate it on Steam, shouldn't be too hard to find a cheap MW2 key out there somewhere. #modernwarfare2
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Buy now for the high, high price of $89.99 and be disappointed today!!
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but nowadays.. although i like all of the big 3, sony is definitely my fave as a publisher. but news is news.. id love to hear about something just.. fresh.
my biggest strange wish though, is probably for something from left field. ive been noticing beat em ups somewhat making a come back, and id love to see the country that made them best announce something. capcom, sega, or konami would blow my mind by announcing a beat em up.. even if its only on live, psn, or wiiware.
i just dont know what to expect this year, so im stoked. in the past, this would be the year that someone would announce new hardware as well.. i know its not going to happen and many dont want it to.. but im still just excited about the unknown.
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Basically, I'm just hoping for new games. My collection of games from this gen isn't many :/
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but yeah, i hear you. ive been steadily buying games this gen only to be slightly disappointed.. but the stuff on the download services has made up for that lately.
thats totally rad that you too want a beat em up.. it seems there arent many people that enjoy that style of game these days unforutnately.
oh i also want to see some footage of the new sonic! thats probably my most anticipated, known about game right now. i know i shouldnt get my hopes up.. but just like i am with the dallas cowboys, i cant stop hoping theyll do a better job this time around.
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Honestly I would rather have a remake of Adventure 2(HD chao garden ftw) But let's see how this one turns out first.
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i was one of the few (proud) owners of a saturn and longed for a sonic that could rival mario 64 and show crash bandicoot fans who the original smart mouth furry is. after years of waiting, my cousin imported a dreamcast with sonic adventure and 6 other games.
everything about it was amazing, the music, the graphics, and the just plain fun. it definitely hasnt aged as well as something like mario 64, but its the best 3d sonic by far.
but still, none of the 3d sonics have affected me like the 2d games.. and im hoping this game takes it back.
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Bring it! :D