I can honestly say that aside from the lag issues that occur from time to time the game plays great online.
As far as I am concerned if you don't want/like this game then just move on to something else. I am starting to grow tired about all the hate this game is recieving.
Yes some may feel cheated by Infinity Ward but everyone seems to take it so personally. It is just a game, buy it or don't but don't pirate it because you are mad at Infinity Ward.
Doing this hurts the industry as a whole and to me the single player was worth the price of admission. It is around the same length as Cod 4 anyway and that one had no Spec Ops.
with regards to the quality of online play its pretty hit n miss for various reasons...
#1. LAG = the host's connection is not upto the job forcing the game to briefly pause while it searches for a new host among the players
Now - I have been in games where it stopped & started 4-5times in a row because it was still searching for the best host - pretty much everyone left that game & it was no longer worth playing so I left too.
#2. Host Disconnection - if your having a good time (most unlikely) on the ramapage with mo-mo-mo-monster kills & the host gets called to go eat his dindins - kiss goodbye to the game & your top score because once hes gone so does the rest of the game (even though your kills/achievements are still logged on your profile)
#3. Hackers/botters - if VAC hasnt detected it, your pretty much fucked & there nothing you can do apart from just leave n find another game.
Lag is one thing but all 3 factors combined together do no favours for the online experience of this game - its enough to put anyone off playing the game.
Like a guy once said.....
"the game will shoot to the top of the charts, but it wont mean a fucking thing because all of it will be made via xbox & PS3 sales"
& because of this - IW will still sit back, light one up & Still think they did an amazing job when in reality, one of the most important platforms in online gaming got shafted long n hard by 30 800lb pissed off angry gorillaz.
they are shunning the platform that first gave life to the fanchise. there are many dedicated CoD fans out there, players who love the games & followed the entire series to this point where they chose to backstab an already dying comunity - all for something which costs them less effort to make but charge us more for.
cant stand the hate? then set fire to your pc & go back to playing your consoles.
Im not against people who like the game, Im against people who think that what IW did to CoD is acceptable compared to the standards of the previous games.
the game will top the charts but it wont mean a fucking thing
