“Sorry guys, come version 1.2 and I’ll be kicking some ass”
There were always going to be a view weird glitches and errors following the massive launch and sheer amount of players on Modern Warfare 2 and despite there being one patch already by InfinityWard to tidy up, mostly PS3 based, matchmaking and connection issues, the magical world of twitter confirms that another update is on the way.
When questioned by ‘Twitterer’ IRISnGEN, the man in the know, Robert Bowling (FourTwoZero to this friends) said:
@IRISnGEN at the moment were on Holiday (Thanksgiving) but playing and tracking feedback for the first major title update.
Now I’ve noticed a few software based issues regarding slow down, freezing and other general weirdness whilst in the lobby though it appears to not be a major issue in gameplay, apart from the fact I suck at it. Maybe this title update will fix that. No news yet on when we’re getting DLC for MW2, but you can gurantee, the money men will be pushing anything MW2 related hard in the next few months.
Whilst there is no confirmation of a ‘HAWX’ style mode yet, I’m sure it won’t be long
Once again, a shady French gamer has got hold of a game way before launch and in this pinnacle of filming expertise, shot some footage of the PS3 version of Modern Warfare 2, showing a ‘behind the back’ camera option in multi-player of MW2. So now join me as I attempt to link all this together.
First of all, here is the footage coutersy of Destructoid:
“It’s just another cool way to play the game, you’ll still have the option to play the other game types as normal”
Now that’s cleared up, Destructoid translated the game modes as being: “Third Person Deathmatch” (straightforward enough) and “Cage Match Third Person”. And that is pretty much it, apart from more thing. According to the aforementioned “FourTwoZero’s” twitter status, if you don’t want Modern Warfare 2 spoiling, vanish of the face of the earth, or alternatively, don’t pay attention to the video gaming news community. Problem being, is that I don’t really want it spoiling, nor can I stop checking the news. Oh crap.
It’s probably the video most of you have been waiting for. Infinity Ward have finally shown us a glimpse or two of Modern Warfare 2′s multiplayer and it looks from the video to be more of the same, and then some. Not only does the game look a lot more franetic, with everything from paper to plantpots been blown all over the place during a battle, but shows how custom killstreak loadouts work.
Unlike the original, MW2 will allow you to have a custom loadout for when you have a killstreak. So whilst having the Radar/airstrike and helicopter added a uniformity, it could get a bit predictable. IW have solved this by allowing you, by the looks of things, to pick and choose what you can call in. Whilst the video simply shows you calling in an AC130, no doubt these will be staggered into how many kills you get detirmines what you can call in. One of the most exciting aspects of this is that you can now control what you call in, with the AC130 being able to shoot guys from the sky, just as in that level in COD4. Nevermind the fact you get your hands on some heavy firepower, shots of using the rifle’s add on to see troops and also being able to shoot down killstreak bonuses a lot easier than you ever could with the chopper. As well as this, there are more rewards for actually preventing people getting killstreaks, which could make matches even more franetic.
Watch the video below
