# Modern Warfare 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 31, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835 "2009-10-31T12:39:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/182 "2010-01-08T04:20:49Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > That’s why you play with a group of Dopers or other folks. It makes life a whole lot easier, especially when you mute the opposition. I wanna get my feet wet in single before I cripple Dopers with my incompetence. Although I’ve learned that anytime they tell you you have to really hurry, that’s a good indication that you shouldn’t. The game got a lot easier once I realized all their shouting about “Go get him now” was just noise and it’s much better to just crawl your way there, shooting anything that moves. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/183 "2010-01-08T04:28:29Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > I wanna get my feet wet in single before I cripple Dopers with my incompetence. > > Although I’ve learned that anytime they tell you you have to really hurry, that’s a good indication that you shouldn’t. The game got a lot easier once I realized all their shouting about “Go get him now” was just noise and it’s much better to just crawl your way there, shooting anything that moves. Don’t worry. Dopers, as a whole, aren’t very good either. It’ll be fun. On what system are you playing? ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/184 "2010-01-08T04:34:11Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Don’t worry. Dopers, as a whole, aren’t very good either. It’ll be fun. On what system are you playing? PS3. I’m Sony’s bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/185 "2010-01-08T04:38:16Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > PS3. I’m Sony’s bitch. I’m sure we’ve got some folks around here playing this game on a PlayStation 3 around here. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/186 "2010-01-08T06:22:38Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I’m sure we’ve got some folks around here playing this game on a PlayStation 3 around here. I have a PS3! ---
**Author:** ![mske](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/187 "2010-01-08T14:10:12Z")
Me too! **mske10** - add me, but no need to fear me in a round of MW2 free-for-all. I suck. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/188 "2010-01-08T14:19:44Z")
I too, am a new PS3 player, named ‘deadfred77’. I’m not too good yet, but probably need the scenario maps burnt into my neurons a little further. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/189 "2010-01-08T16:13:30Z")
> [@Staggerlee](#): > > I too, am a new PS3 player, named ‘deadfred77’. I’m not too good yet, but probably need the scenario maps burnt into my neurons a little further. [This](http://www.themodernwarfare2.com/mw2/multiplayer/maps/)should help. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/190 "2010-01-08T18:48:08Z")
I’m still just doing the single player mode, and the storyline is … rough. I let it slide when I could’ve stopped the whole thing from happening if the game let me. I’m not a huge fan of military novels, Tom Clancy, or the rest, so I’m having a big problem with the twists, deaths, and the plot stuff. It’s a very good game, and very tough, but I’m not sure it’s for me. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/191 "2010-01-08T18:50:47Z")
Tom Clancy type novels don’t read anything like the utterly ridiculous plot (at pretty much every turn) in the game (which isn’t to say those novels are great art, but they at least vaguely make sense). Just shut off your brain and think of it as an excuse to have all the cool locales, because any sort of thinking about it will probably make you dumber by osmosis. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/192 "2010-01-08T20:11:45Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Tom Clancy type novels don’t read anything like the utterly ridiculous plot (at pretty much every turn) in the game (which isn’t to say those novels are great art, but they at least vaguely make sense). Just shut off your brain and think of it as an excuse to have all the cool locales, because any sort of thinking about it will probably make you dumber by osmosis. Just finished single player. It’s got all the subtlety of a Mack Truck, the believability of the Illumanatus, and the annoyance of a wet cat in a bag. On the upside, it was short. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/193 "2010-01-08T20:17:55Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Just finished single player. It’s got all the subtlety of a Mack Truck, the believability of the Illumanatus, and the annoyance of a wet cat in a bag. On the upside, it was short. Good. Now you’re on to the reason to buy the game in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/194 "2010-01-08T20:21:14Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Good. Now you’re on to the reason to buy the game in the first place. Should I try Special Ops or Multiplayer next? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/195 "2010-01-08T20:24:04Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Should I try Special Ops or Multiplayer next? I haven’t touched Special Ops or the campaign mode. I’ve heard that Special Ops is a fun experience, though. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/196 "2010-01-08T20:45:34Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I haven’t touched Special Ops or the campaign mode. I’ve heard that Special Ops is a fun experience, though. I did a couple multiplayers. Apparently, I am “Teh Suxxor” ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/197 "2010-01-08T20:52:03Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > I did a couple multiplayers. Apparently, I am “Teh Suxxor” You get better. The most effective thin someone can do if they want to get better is to simply have good map knowledge. Outside of that, play with a group of regulars. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/198 "2010-01-08T20:55:16Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I’ve been sending out invites a lot (my Gamertag is now “Phil Addio”), so hopefully, our paths shall cross. So THAT’S you! My apologies for being non responsive the multiple times you sent me an invite (I think I sent one text apology). Every time you asked I was already knee deep in the carnage, and usually you didn’t stay around long enough afterwards for me to find you. My main complaint with this game (Xbox 360) is that you can’t use party chat in certain game modes. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/199 "2010-01-09T17:07:32Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > I just rented this one for a couple nights and while the airport mission was certainly tough to watch, I’m not feeling this game. If I had a dollar for every “Where the fuck is the person shooting me from?” death, I’d be a fucking millionaire. It’s like jumping in fresh into a multiplayer with 14 year old kids who’ve been playing the game for a couple years and are hopped up on Mountain Dew and Doritos. I keep fucking dying. > > Not feeling it at all. At first, this was my reason for not getting the game, almost word for word. But the point is, you are bound to keep dying if you’ve had no practice. The way to stop people keep shooting you is to stop standing still and out in the open. You have to think like a real soldier would think (I guess) - Never frame yourself in doorways. Never stand still out in the open. Avoid ‘out in the open’ as much as possible. Practice. Assign important functions to the most naturally accessable keys (for example My mellee is mousewheel down. Reload is mousewheel up) Practice. Practice. And did I mention Practice? The game only really becomes fun when you’ve forced yourself through that repeatedly dying noob phase. ETA: The Killcam is useful to tell you _exactly_ who shot you and from where. If it’s someone camping, chances are you can hunt them down after you respawn. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/200 "2010-01-09T17:18:26Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Lobsang, what name do you play under when on PC? I use my name from here… Me too. Although I am now a member of a steam group who are also a clan (I’m not sure if that means I’m a member of the clan) the Clan’s name is ManxYessirsAssociation (MYA) So one day my name might be **MYA** Lobsang. Or not, because they play team games and so far I am hopeless at team games. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835/201 "2010-01-10T17:02:05Z")
Oh dear. I’m ashamed to say that I think I’m switching to the dark side. I’m finding it increasingly effective to use Melee quite a lot. So I’m becoming that which I hated when I was newer to this game - serial knifer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-warfare-2/515835.md?page=11)