Call of Duty 4 DLC Map Pack Hands-On and Screens from GameSpot

GameSpot got a chance to chat with Infinity Ward community relations manager Robert Bowling -- better known to COD4 diehards by his online handle, "fourzerotwo" -- about the pending downloadable maps. The first thing he told GameSpot was the first thing they wanted to hear about this pack: The Middle Eastern and Russian environments will no longer comprise the entirety of the retail game's lineup. Now that the team has moved on from the single-player campaign (and has time to work up some new art assets), we can expect to see new Call of Duty 4 maps set in entirely new locations separate from the original game.

[Hagaf22]

finally some more info on them, would like a better time line than "in months to come"

[Breakfast]

The TV station is gonna be nuts

Hopefully they come within the next two months

[gamerpsp360]

Man, I was going to submit that...oh well you beat me to it but at least we got some more info!!

[IzKyD1331]

god, if IW wants to keep the online numbers up, they would have to either release the map pack in early april or atleast after the GTA 4 release

[Hagaf22]

not to mention rb6v2 which comes out tuesday... i doubt rb6v2 will be as good as cod4 but it will be something new, which cod isnt offering right now.

[SUP3R]

COD4's online community is the largest of all the games available right now.
Vegas 2 is definitely not going to be as good as COD4 so it really won't be a threat to the community, but I really think they need to release it before GTAIV or else it will go unnoticed for months.
Depending on how good GTAIV's multiplayer is it is capable of pulling away a lot of gamers from COD4.

[fenderputty]

Awesome info. I can't freaking wait. This game has me retardedly hooked. These map packs will keep me going for a while to come as well.

BRING IT ON!

[perseus]

Oh how I wish that consoles had more user generated content! I don't want to pay for stuff like extra maps which come for free on the PC.

EDIT: Apparently someone LIKES paying for new maps.

[edwineverready]

Buy ut3. It has user created content

[perseus]

I will as soon as it comes out here. I'm hoping that there will be some full mods by then.

EDIT: Plus, I really want new maps for COD4, but I won't pay for them.

It's the principle of the thing. If they released a mod kit, or a Halo-like sandbox mode, we could make our own maps using their statics. This is the problem with coming from PC to console; you really find out soon what you're missing.

[joydestroy]

can not wait to get my hands on the new maps!

[BloodySinner]

I hope these come with extra achievements. That would be totally cool.

[brocool]

ahhh.. almost made me visit that site, not a chance gamespot

[MattFoley]

They better have maps available more often because if its like seven or more months in between map\ packs then its going to be hard for me to stay interested. I'm not just talking about COD4 either. Any MP game that wants to stay fresh has to stay on the ball with their DLC.

[borgome]

Gamespot is the only place I go to read reviews. People just don't like them because they are brutally honest with their reviews.

eg. Army of Two - 6.5
eg. Cod4 - 9.0

Both these games got what they deserved, one is good, while the other is garbage.

[LJWooly]

Halo 3 - 9.5

I'm sorry, but Halo just doesn't deserve that.

[Rockwallaby]

there are no achievements for COD online

[iHEARTboobs]

When did this happen P4KY B? What game mode were you playing? And Jesse, the M16 is good for long range but it's not the best for close distances. The P90 is. I've used it but it didn't have the long range i liked.

[borgome]

You sir are correct.

[Jesse]

I love COD4 like most people who have played it, but recently I have been noticed that everyone is running around with the P90 equipt with "double-tap" perk.
Normally I would get over this and accept the fact that people who use it ALL the time are lame and enjoy the easy way out, but when I'm shooting someone from long range with a M16 and have the "Stopping power" perk and laser site equipt, still the other dude kills me using this P90 "short range weapon" theres something very wrong with this game.
I understand everyone gets killed in these games, and Im not complaining about that, its just the P90 seems to be a unbalanced compaired to other guns.
Im not a noob either, I'm in my 4th prestieg and have a KD of 2.01. I know its far from rock star status but seriously, these P90's are pissing me off.

[RecSpec]

Well, if you get the jump on someone, it doesn't matter what gun they have.

[MattFoley]

use deep impact as well. It will help, and move side to side while firing, it will throw them off. Whats your rank on global kills.

[Alpha_Gamer]

you problem is not the other p90`s, its your red dot/m16/stopping power. I realize the m16 is a good gun, and its noob friendly. But I realized that it just does not cut it for me. In fact, my skill has exceeded what the gun can do for me. Example: I am incapable of clearing a room (2 or more guys) with an m16. Have I done it with an ak74u? OHHH YEAH!
You are a 4th prestige?
Then you know the maps, know the choke points, know the grenade points, know the camping spots etc. You are better than an m16 with red dot.
Again, just my opinion.

[ambientFLIER]

You know what clears a room well? An RPD. That's my new favorite gun. The long reload time doesn't bother me much, because the clip usually lasts me until I get killed :P I've been going 20 and 5 many times ever since I started using it.

[P4KY B]

The RPD is awesome.

I got 84 kills once with it.
Just add grip, stopping power and deep impact and its unstoppable.

[ambientFLIER]

I normally don't bother with the grip. I have the red dot on mine. If it's long-distance, then I try to do a couple of really quick bursts so it doesn't recoil too much. This gun truly shines up close, when someone hides behind a wall. I just spray the whole wall down until I see an X and keep shooting all 200 bullets there :P

I use the Saw once in a while, but it's kinda weak, and the other machine gun, the last one on the list fires too slow and is too ugly.

[Jesse]

I think that gun need to be properly balanced, I have gotten the jump on people before. Again M16, stopping power, deep impact and steady aim and more often then not, if the other player has a P90 they wil still kill me. It has gotten worse recently and I find it disapointing when others learn of "cheap" or "Noobish" weapons and constantly use them. I know you'll find this in all games, but for me it makes me think about roatating my FPS. Over all the online experience for COD4 (PS3) is great!! This is my only concern

* NOt sure what my global ranking for Kills is, Im sure not up there considering I was playing Burnout Paradise for about 2 months, lol.

[MattFoley]

I guess I haven't really noticed it all that much, try any combo of different things. Silencer might help too. I only use the M16 unless I'm sniping or on a close quarters map. You could use overkill and carry a P90 for when your in the open?

[tgh machines]

Today i played with some one who has ak47, noob tube, juggernaut, and last stand lol.

[MattFoley]

Thats weak. The noob tube sucks, no skill needed but last stand is a pain to be effective at. I was playing last night and a guy on my team kept blocking us into a closet when we respawned then claimed it was because of him that we won. The whole team spawned there 3 times, we had to waste ammo so the other team would come and kill him and we could move.

[perseus]

I dunno about the grenade launcher yet. It sucks to get hit with the it by someone running past you, but it's great for clearing rooms. I don't mind getting killed by someone using it well.

I use it all the time in headquarters on maps with a lot of tight spaces. It's great to get 4 person kills. :-)

[ambientFLIER]

I don't see a problem with the grenade launcher. I use it extensively in the Showdown and that indoors map. It's in the game, and meant to be used, right? Besides, it takes away one of your perks, one of which is triple grenades, which don't take much skill to use either.

[EZCheez]

I haven't found out what it does yet because I'm installing it right now.

This long and it's only 2.17?

EDIT-Whatever change it is, it seems pretty insignificant. I can't find any changes.

[perseus]

Nice work, Cheez, downloading now.

EDIT: Don't see any difference with just a brief look. Maybe nothing special.

[MikeGdaGod]

yeah i was just about to ask about that

downloading.........

[MiniMii]

Cos I paying to get that shiat.

and oh yea, tonight I get golden Ak47.

FK YEA, Im the best.

[ELite_Ghost]

im like in my 5th prestige, how do you get golden guns?

[MiniMii]

lol dude, you dont know?

There is only a handfull of people worldwide that has a golden gun other than the golden eagle.

You get golden eagle once you reach LVL 55.

But to get the other golden skins, thats the real challenge. Going prestige is worthless. You get nothing for it in return.

You shouldnt have gone prestige. Complete all the challenges for each gun category to get the golden skin.

AKA if you wanna get the golden Ak47 (hardest golden skin to get - Im 1337), you need to finish EVERY assault rifle challenge. That means 150 headshots with EVERY assault rifle and 150 kills with each assault rifle.

It will take you a while lol.

If you go prestige, you lose every challenge, so you gotta start over. Not worth it. What do you have to show for after 5 prestige...pssst. Nothing.

On the other hand, I will be 1337ly mowing down folks with golden Ak47 tonight.

Back to the story, these fking maps better be free. I aint paying.

[ELite_Ghost]

haha, that sounds hard and long, i'll just stick upgrading my prestiges till I get tired of the game.

Thanks anyways!

[MiniMii]

I just got the golden Ak47 and blinging my way through the levels. This shiat is so worth it. I read the rumours about the golden skins having 10% extra attack power.

I can say that it is true. Im fking mowing people down left and right. They drop faster than usual, even with juggernaut and Im getting the most kills now in game. And when I say most kills, I fking mean it.

The second highest is like a mile down below me, its un fking believable.

[prunchess]

I'm just hoping that they sort out all the glitches that are in this game. I am at level 37 and still cannot create a class yet. On IW site there are 37 pages so far of people with class and rank problems. I have been playing using the default weapons and it is a pain in the ass playing against all those players with those perks and not having them. IW get your finger out and sort this!!!!

[Lord Vader]

Amen. Bubbles+

[iHEARTboobs]

setting up a new user account? It might work.

[Confused]

i cant do prestige mode. been stuck on lv.55 for ages.

[DARK WITNESS]

it sucks to get killed by any weapon.... however i do think it has got worse with the update.

The perks and guns are there for everyone to use. you choose the weapon and perks based on how you play and what works best for you.

i would hardly call the m16 a noob weapon compared to the P90. The best thing the m16 has going for it is its accuracy and the fact that it has little recoil.

I have no problem clearing a room of 3 or 4 people out with it and i like the fact that i can catch most snipers cross map with it. still you have to aim well as its not a spray weapon and that takes way more skill.

Some of the smgs on the otherhand.... i had a guy on the other team kill me and a team mate from across the other side of the map on block with the scorpion... it was ridiculous to watch but credit to him.

its funny, every weapon tends to be a noob weapon when someone has killed you with it and its not a gun you use.

i just hope they do something about the update when the maps come out.

[iHEARTboobs]

I like using my RPD. It's really slow to get around with when you're sprinting but sometimes i use the extreme conditioning perk. Oh and i don't use the grip. I use the red dot sight. For BOG though, i like sniping. I found a sick spot at the begining on the Marines side. How sick is it? Well, a couple days ago i nailed 3 guys with one shot while they were coming out of their end. How you ask? Well they all pretty much lined up for me. I killed the first two but the last one in line had last stand. But i took him out before someone could steal my kill. That was great though. I couldn't stop laughing. Makes me smile just thinking about it....

[ambientFLIER]

RPD FTW. Even on Bog. I roam back and forth through the inside rooms the whole time. You know how much of a choke point that spot is...

I keep smiling about one instance too, however it was when I got killed. It was on crash and my whole team was occupying that tall 3-story building, and everyone kept trying to come up the stairs, but they kept getting shot. We were all on the stairs and owning until a grenade flew in there and killed 3 of us. The kill cam was amazing. Someone threw it from ground level, 3 stories below, it flew over the fence at the top, and fell right into the stair part at our feet. Amazing aim.

[iHEARTboobs]

Four maps? Nice! I thought we were only getting three.

[King2008]

Seems to be the opposite of most...i'm a silent killer MP5 + silencer, 3 frags, UAV jammer, and depending on the game i'm playing martydom, last stand or extreme conditioning. I can clear rooms because even after i've killed 1 or two people whoever else is there dont even know their buddy has been killed. That gives me personal joy.

PSN Clark_Kent
prestige 6 lvl 52

[t-0_ot-]

MiniMii - You say you get nothing in return for the prestige mode.. That's true so far, but does it stop after a certain amount?? Like 10 prestige then you get a special weapon or somethin.. that'd be cool

Yea, it takes a while.. I still have to complete 3 in a half guns and then the 150 kills with the mp44(?). But, I have just over 1 day worths time under my name..

[Science_NERD]

Its being released on teh second of april. 402 4= Month of April, 02 = Second day of April...just my smart asumption