I know exactly what you mean. I'm an extremely competitive gamer and the first basic thing that I expect coming into a shooter is balance. Looking at the mechanics employed in COD 4 it seems pretty apparent to me that infinity ward went for fun over balance. Don't get me wrong COD 4 is a blast to play for an hour or two with a bunch of friends but try to get any deeper into the game and I'm instantly turned off the the gross imbalances inherent in the game.
Also responses like colonelstubbs just make me laugh. If COD 4 was so balanced and great it would be used in MLG, the fact that its not shows theres something wrong. COD 4 is a great game targeted toward the casuals, although I cant blame infinity ward since recently thats where all the money seems to be in gaming.
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