4 Reasons Not To Trade-in Modern Warfare 2

NowGamer: When I spent an afternoon playing Call Of Duty: Black Ops’ multiplayer at Treyarch’s Santa Monica headquarters back in August, I loved it. I thought Treyarch was really going to turn a corner this time.

Sensible solutions to problems in previous COD titles had been found and a lot of clever, creative ideas had been added on. When I got home and saw “No Tactical Insertions” in the description of Free-For-All matches, that alone was enough to make me decide to trade-in my copy of Modern Warfare 2. But I didn’t get around to it and, six days later, I’m sure glad of that. Honestly, I’ve been getting so annoyed I almost spilled milk down my chin then punched a wall. Almost...

[T9X69]

To late, I sold it almost a year ago.

Those 4 reasons can be easily patched. MW2 was plagued with glitches after nearly a week of release and it took IW 10 years to patch the stupid game. Treyarch is already fixing things within the game, the party kicking seems to be fixed as I played all night without having one person get kicked from the party.

[mugoldeneagle03]

I traded mine in to Amazon around March or April and still got $30 for it. Why the hell wouldn't I? Paid for half of Red Dead Redemption

[T9X69]

I traded mine in at Gamestop when they had a 50% trade in bonus going on, I got $50 for it. That's a damn good deal right there.

[Hideo_Kojima]

I am still keeping mine...

[dredgewalker]

Someone offered me a used copy of MW2 for $20 but the horrible experience I've had with Activision servers were enough for me to backout. I've been expressing my hate for Activision for a long time and if someone say I'm an anti-Activision troll then I wholeheartedly accept that title.

[SuperMassiveGav]

What Activision servers? I'm pretty sure COD has always been peer-to-peer. If Activision provided servers, that would fix a lot of them problems. But it would take A LOT of servers.

[dredgewalker]

Ooooohhh.....I honestly never knew the difference between a server and a peer-to-peer, to me they're all just servers so I thank you for correcting my assumption.

[The_Darkest_Red]

So you can send the disc through a wood-chipper.

[JLeVRT]

The game wasnt THAT fuckin bad.... The campaign was pretty good

[Kon_Artist]

not even 2 months after launch :/

[KillerBBs]

"Black" "Ops" "is" "Broken"

but i like it now. Get host a dominate!

[velocitygamer]

100 reasons why you should...

[lovestospoodge]

and i can give over 9000..no seriously i could..

[Perjoss]

ok, lets not get carried away

[visualb]

I give you 1 example of how you WILL trade in MW2:

You just saw BF:BC2 played before you for the first time and you don't have the money at the moment to get it...

I saw it happen before my eyes with 2 friends =)

[chilled2m]

I do wish the footsteps were more pronounced in the MP. It was great hearing someone sprinting to your position and greeting them with a face-full of lead because you knew exactly where they were coming from. Sound strategy truly did pay off.

Having said that, the other things the guy is talking about will be ironed out in the next few weeks. Millions of people flood the servers every day, and I think Treyarch was a bit unprepared for the volume. (should have done some more comprehensive stress tests on their servers)

The overall experience in MP is still leaps and bounds above MW2 though. I see people actually using variety when it comes to their weapons. I don't feel constantly cheated by quickscoping, one man army noobs running around.

[AKissFromDaddy]

I'm never selling MW2 and in addtion to this list:

5. Horrible graphics
6. Horrible Hit detection
7. Horrible Maps
8. COD Money
9. Horrible Spawning System
10.Underwhelming Kill-streaks
11.Underwhelming Explosions

[ender411]

retard

[JLeVRT]

Get over it... IW isnt THAT bad. They make ONE slightly broken game (multiplayer wise) and you all hate the whole fucking series! Too many fanboys on this damn site... Plus... IW made CoD4. And Treyarch hasnt made ONE game like that since its creation. Face the facts (what used to be) Infinity Ward is better. You can hate the game... But you HAVE to admit it.

[mrcash]

lmao, really footsteps? I can hear people running around and i dont' use headphones. I havent lagged once in black ops,however mw2 was always a lagfest. the pros far outwheigh the cons when it comes to this game. I prefer the sound effects in this game, the guns have more recoil its a bit more "hardcore" if you will. Great game overall.

[scar20]

Not trading mine sure it was a pain in the ass but most of the retards who would hack and glitch have gone to black ops.I still play mw2 but i don't see hackers or glitchers.

[DarkTower805]

And most of the retards who prefer the computer to get their killstreaks for them have stayed with MW2. See how generalizations work?

[NeloAnjelo]

1) Because MW3 will be the same old bull, nothing new, mediocre..
2) You're a glitcher and exploit them online.
3) You like camping and Auto-aiming, because you can't hip fire and move side to side
4)You like imbalances and stupid perks which makes you look "good" to new players starting out...
5)You like being milked, and bought all 4 CODs in the last 4 years.
6)You have no imagination, so you keep buying the same $hit because it's all you know.
7)You only play COD and call yourself a gamer
8)The current console you own is your first, yet you think you're some gaming guru.
9)You've tried other shooters and realise that there's no auto-aim, weapons feel different, and L1 doesnt help.
10)You're a silly little obnoxious kid.

Muhahahaha!

[DirtyLary]

2,3,4 are all typical week network issues.

This article is fail.

And for footsteps, buy some decent cans, not those shitty turtlebeach 5.1 emulators.

[SuperMassiveGav]

Hello DirtyLary, I am the author of this article. I have a strong network, which does not present these issues in other games, most notably Modern Warfare 2.

And my headphones are Astro A40s, which are about the best gaming headphones you can get.

So what was your point?

[JeffGUNZ]

By network issues I think he meant in development that can be patched, not the speed of your connection. The footsteps are a little low, but I believe that was already addressed as being placed in the first patch. I find your reasons too weak for how poor MW2 was. I can give you 2 reasons that destroy your four and I think most gamers here will agree with me on why they SHOULD get rid of MW2.

1. noob-tube, danger close, and one man army.

2. Marathon, Lightweight, and commando.

[StitchJones]

Waaaaaaaa. Use your eyes to shoot not your ears.

[outwar6010]

4 reasons to trade it in lag glitches cheaters and ofcourse black ops

[CombineElite]

How about 1: Cause I deleted my "alternative" copy already. If i could have traded it in I would have cause that game sucked.

yep got a copy, played it for a day, thought it was absolutely sh1t, Then deleted it off my external HDD and went back to playing Modern Warfare 1 until Bad Company 2 came out.

Did the same thing with MW1 when it came out but went to the store the next day and bought it because it was and still is GREAT. Bought Bad Company 2 day 1 cause I trust DICE to make a great product and they went above and beyond the Call of Duty.

[SpinalRemains138]

Thank god they removed tact. insertion from free for all. There is a reason they removed it. It's incredibly cheap