its dull , its ridiculous the storyline is just movie scenes stuck together and the gameplay is very noob friendly. almost nothing in it is worth buying for.

Speaking of MAG, over this past double XP weekend I rented the game and took my Raven character from 31 to 60, lol. I try to place priority on objectives and healing team mates, yet I can still do my part in clearing out the enemy. I'm curious to know how often you need to FragO something because I'll constantly FragO an objective not only to remind the squad about it every now and then, but also when the objective switches hands. I've sometimes thought that it could get a little annoying for the people in the squad, but I want my leadership points so what the heck :P

I also had probably the best time in a multiplayer game in quite a while when I was invited to a group soon after I started playing. I ended up spending practically the entire weekend with that group of people (all of which had vetted at least once or twice) and we were all working together, using our mics and kicking ass even if our faction lost the battle.

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On topic, I think the possible explanations in the OP are rather dumb. Personally, I don't like Modern Warfare 2 for a number of reasons (mostly touched on by others in the thread) and I come from a console and PC gaming background. I couldn't care less about it having record breaking sales or high review scores.

Well yes, but It doesn't change the fact that many really see it as a step back from what they're used to in the Pc world. Why should one only cater to the "casual" players?

I don't have a problem with MW2 at all. I think a lot of players are venting their frustration. And I don't have a problem with that either. Still I would like to see some more big quality shooters made only for the Pc. Because it's my preference.

And in that sence I hope not all shooters will be like MW2.

But it's really late (six in the morning late) and I'm having a hard time making any sense anymore.

Long story short: I think you're probably right about a lot of things. But I also think I am:) Haha

And now I'm off to bed.

The objective switches back when someone disarms a mine at the bunker or whatever was frago'd. It's really annoying because you won't notice the frago changed back sometimes.

The hardcore players just don't make up the numbers to justify making the graphically rich and challenging games that they want. At best the developers can satisfy a wider range of people and at worst they can only satisfy the larger market as a whole. Games have to become simpler and easier to play because thats where the widest wedge of the market is. Its ok to not like MW2, I don't particularly either but at the same time there has to be an acceptance of the types of games that the more casual audience likes to play.

Good night dude you shouldn't stay up too late.

You make good points.

maybe if more people play shooters other than COD, they will realize just how overrated that casual FPS is.

Sure, IW did a great job in attracting casuals, but the MW series has everything i hate when it comes to shooters. Killstreaks encourage camping and selfish play over teamwork and objectives. Bad map designs, mediocre campaigns with crap stories, simplistic gameplay that seldom rewards tactical moves and i don't need a MP reward system that plays like a jackpot machine.

MW2 is the most popular FPS right now, but there are more than enough reasons for some people to hate it.

Ah good, I'll continue to do what I was doing then.

It's broken, which is why I stopped playing MW1 and now MW2 multiplayer. Same reason I don't play Gears 2 multiplayer, and stick with Horde mode.

This.

if something is very succesfull automatically there are coming many haters...its normal...