Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

[xWraithx]

Not to get off the subject of the OP, but I just bought a 360 elite for my kids for Christmas. I'm a PC gamer so I don't know much about the consoles and if these errors are still a problem.

I bought it from Best Buy. Should I purchase the Best Buy warranty that they sell for it. I believe it is $99?

No way, all new Xbox's come with a 3 year warranty (protection from the red ring of death) and they'll fix and replace it for free

no need to bother with Best Buy's warranty (in my opinion)

that being said, I've read that the problem has mostly been eradicated in newer units

 

[Khartun]

No way, all new Xbox's come with a 3 year warranty (protection from the red ring of death) and they'll fix and replace it for free

no need to bother with Best Buy's warranty (in my opinion)

that being said, I've read that the problem has mostly been eradicated in newer units

OK, but isn't that a warranty where you have to mail it into Microsoft and wait a month or more to get it back?

 

[tomson75]

OK, but isn't that a warranty where you have to mail it into Microsoft and wait a month or more to get it back?

It doesn't take nearly that long. When I did it three years ago it only took about one week....and from what I've heard they've streamlined the process even more now.

Sweating the "red ring" is about as lame as the people on this forum that throw fits every time Wade farts.

Don't sweat it. They'll enjoy it.

 

[Khartun]

It doesn't take nearly that long. When I did it three years ago it only took about one week....and from what I've heard they've streamlined the process even more now.

Sweating the "red ring" is about as lame as the people on this forum that throw fits every time Wade farts.

Don't sweat it. They'll enjoy it.

Cool, thx for the info guys.

 

[Section446]

360 tag: Hofland83

 

[Big D]

Tango sucka!

 

[TheCount]

It doesn't take nearly that long. When I did it three years ago it only took about one week....and from what I've heard they've streamlined the process even more now.

Sweating the "red ring" is about as lame as the people on this forum that throw fits every time Wade farts.

Don't sweat it. They'll enjoy it.

Well I wouldnt go that far. The red rings suck, it's never a good thing.

 

[Hoofbite]

Well I wouldnt go that far. The red rings suck, it's never a good thing.

Yes they do. Losing the box for a couple weeks is ****. I used to play the hell out of that thing and that's when mine went **** up.

 

[the kid 05]

only need 10 or 11 stars for 69/69 in spec ops, got all the missions beat on veterans

 

[Cochese]

This game is crack, I sent my xbox in for repair this week and am going through withdrawl.

I will add that my box got e74 last sunday, i shipped it in monday, it was recieved on weds, and currently in repair status. if all goes well i should have it by the end of the week.

 

[Achozen]

What are your guys' favorite guns? Right now, I'm loving the ACR.

That thing is a beast.

 

[Cochese]

What are your guys' favorite guns? Right now, I'm loving the ACR.

That thing is a beast.

the AUG HBAR with grip and red dot. Its like a sniper rifle and assault rife in one package. It owns.

 

[TheCount]

I bought it from Best Buy. Should I purchase the Best Buy warranty that they sell for it. I believe it is $99?

Um, no. All Best Buy does is take it from you at the store and send it to Microsoft. They won't give you a new one. Stick with the regular warranty.

I bought a warranty from Target when I got mine thinking the same thing, although it certainly wasnt 100 bucks, and I got the red rings, called them and they said just call Microsoft.

 

[Cochese]

Um, no. All Best Buy does is take it from you at the store and send it to Microsoft. They won't give you a new one. Stick with the regular warranty.

I bought a warranty from Target when I got mine thinking the same thing, although it certainly wasnt 100 bucks, and I got the red rings, called them and they said just call Microsoft.

I think you got ripped off, I know several people that got the warranty from best buy, and they were able to trade in the defective system for a brand new one in the box. One guy actually brouhgt in an original 360 and ended up getting one back with the hdmi port.

 

[the kid 05]

What are your guys' favorite guns? Right now, I'm loving the ACR.

That thing is a beast.

scar-h or mp5k for primary, m93 machined pistol is beast in hc

 

[sk0aL]

If you're a PC gamer, MW2 had to be the disappointment of the year. Shipping a PC game in this day and age without support for dedicated servers is so far beyond ridiculous I can't think of a proper term to describe it at the moment.

What's even more insulting is it is a 360 port in every sense of the word yet still carried a $60 price tag.

http://www.infinityward.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=170116

Some guy went deep diving in the PC multiplayer .exe and found nifty code like this:

006D9298: 'We suck as host - ending the game',0Ah,0
0071EB98: 'set systemlink 0; set splitscreen 0; set onlinegame 1; exec default_xboxlive.cfg',0
0070573C: 'menu_xboxlive_privatelobby',0

The single player campaign had its moments, but $60 for a 5-6 hour campaign is ludicrous. I know it has no effect on them whatsoever, but Infinity Ward lost a customer, and that's a shame.

PC games can have good graphics, but they don't run smoothly on any system whatsoever. And by "smoothly" I mean perfectly smooth. That's what pisses me off. Any sort of jerky motion whatsoever completely kills the experience for me and even the most kick *** PC system has jerky motion, so don't pretend that it doesn't.

And by the way that picture isn't that impressive. Console games easily have graphics that good.

You should try playing PC games on a computer that isn't an e-machines. My computer is far from top of the line and I had no "jerky" instances, save a handful of sequences that put a heavy load on the GPU. As far as being graphically impressive, a good PC will blow the current consoles out of the water, and MW2 is no exception.

Here's a video that compares MW2 among the 360, PS3, and PC. Pay particular attention to the specular lighting, shadow quality, particle effects, and texture quality on the PC version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-zE0ham28

 

[Cochese]

If you're a PC gamer, MW2 had to be the disappointment of the year. Shipping a PC game in this day and age without support for dedicated servers is so far beyond ridiculous I can't think of a proper term to describe it at the moment.

What's even more insulting is it is a 360 port in every sense of the word yet still carried a $60 price tag.

http://www.infinityward.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=170116

Some guy went deep diving in the PC multiplayer .exe and found nifty code like this:

006D9298: 'We suck as host - ending the game',0Ah,0
0071EB98: 'set systemlink 0; set splitscreen 0; set onlinegame 1; exec default_xboxlive.cfg',0
0070573C: 'menu_xboxlive_privatelobby',0

The single player campaign had its moments, but $60 for a 5-6 hour campaign is ludicrous. I know it has no effect on them whatsoever, but Infinity Ward lost a customer, and that's a shame.

You should try playing PC games on a computer that isn't an e-machines. My computer is far from top of the line and I had no "jerky" instances, save a handful of sequences that put a heavy load on the GPU. As far as being graphically impressive, a good PC will blow the current consoles out of the water, and MW2 is no exception.

Here's a video that compares MW2 among the 360, PS3, and PC. Pay particular attention to the specular lighting, shadow quality, particle effects, and texture quality on the PC version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-zE0ham28

get with the times broheim, no one plays games on computers any more.

youre practically a dinosaur if you still play games on pc.

 

[the kid 05]

If you're a PC gamer, MW2 had to be the disappointment of the year. Shipping a PC game in this day and age without support for dedicated servers is so far beyond ridiculous I can't think of a proper term to describe it at the moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-zE0ham28

you do realize why they dont allow dedicated servers right?

 

[sk0aL]

get with the times broheim, no one plays games on computers any more.

youre practically a dinosaur if you still play games on pc.

Considering my PC will chew up and spit out a console in terms of graphical and processing power, as well as being capable of much more than gaming, I'll stick with my PC and hardly consider myself a "dinosaur". And I speak as a person who owns a 360.

you do realize why they dont allow dedicated servers right?

If you're referring to piracy, this is a fallacy considering its next to impossible to play a pirated game in multiplayer due to the fact you need a pirated server, which are easily shut down by ceast and desist orders. If you're referring to hacking, well hacking has been a problem for PC games since their inception. This is why you play on reputable servers with active admin support as well as anti-cheat tools.

 

[Alcoholic Zebra]

Despite the size of this thread, I'm hoping there are enough guys here that play MW2 enough to get a clan going.

There's been talk of NFL forum communities playing each other in MW2. Getting some matches between our respective teams clans would be pretty hot.

Divisional rivals especially. Cowboys fans here vs Commanders fans over at ExtremeSkins. Eagles fans etc. I've got a friend whose trying to find out if the Steelers forum plays together.