COD MWR Problems (to the developers)

[Demjun]

My name is Hateful and original Call of Duty 4 was my very first online fps game that I really fell in love with. It was the game I grinded through so much that I unlocked the golden camo's on every single gun with most of the challenges and achievements you could possibly get as a 9-10 year old.

As soon as the developers announced the remastered for this game I was very hyped for it to be released and re-live all the (childhood) expierences. But at the same time I knew in the back of my head that the game probably wouldn't be as good as the original.

Nevertheless I decided to support the developers by buying the Legacy Edition for a whopping 80 euros at release and after playing it for more than 40 hours and almost being 2nd prestige I just want to give some feedback to the developers, because I think the game will die even before the next Call of Duty will get released (speaking from a PC perspective, because console has many more active players).

CRITICAL

1. Server browsing system
The game needs a server browsing system (such as battlefield, counterstrike, titanfall 2. you name it) instead of a peer-to-peer lobby system (on dedicated/hybrid servers). Call of Duty has had this system for years and I don't get it why they won't step up their game and evolve the engine.

It's even more annoying for the people that want to play with their friends but can't because their nat type is moderate or strict (which can be fixed by port forwarding, which can be hard to do for some people

To give you an example of why this can be critical is when someone hosts a game and plays with a sniper or M16 (any one-burst gun for that matter). That person can kill you most of the times before you even have time to react. Ofcourse there are also other factors such as ping, fps, amount of hertz, the skill of both players but it is still a disadvantage nevertheless (please correct me if I'm wrong though).

2. Anticheat
Not only does the peer-to-peer system open you up to hackers, ddosers, etc that can abuse the fact that they are the host of a game. It also won't stop the hackers from hacking when you have no server system with anticheat included. There is however a option to report someone who hacks after the game but a smart hacker could leave the lobby before the game has ended and thus avoid getting reported. And even if you manage to report someone for hacking I feel like they won't get banned purely because they don't give a lot of attention to the PC community.

3. Low Playerbase
The only gamemodes that are being played are TDM, Domination and Search & Destroy. This is because there are very few players playing, and that player count is decreasing every day as the developers don't pay attention to what the game really needs.

It's not only sad to see very few people playing this game but it can also be frustrating to some people because they wish to play a certain gamemode (ground war, headquaters and sabotage are completely dead on pc) and they can't play it. Also the people who wish to unlock everything can't get the gamemode challenges for these certain gamemodes.

I personally think they made a huge mistake selling this game separately because a lot of people I know want this game but can't afford it to spend 80 euros on the Legacy Edition or they think it's a waste of money. What I would suggest that they do is sell the game separately as soon as they have released the mappacks (so around christmas) and hope that the player count will rise and keep this game alive.

MAJOR

1. Mod Tools
This game could use mod tools like they used to have in Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: WAW (and later also Black Ops 3 got it, because the developers realised the community would love it). It really is a shame the developers didn't pay attention to this and just released a weak console port.

Not only would this be a great addition to the game but it would also increase the games lifetime. For example there are still people playing the old Call of Duty 4 purely because there are awesome mods on it that people like to play.

2. Spawn System
The spawn system in this game feels like playing a free-for-all game, you always spawn randomly on the map. This is especially a problem in Domination because you'd expect them to spawn at C when you have captured A & B (and nobody is pushed in their 'base') but instead they spawn behind you on A and the spawns just flip randomly.

3. Cross platform/system
They decided to cut the already low playerbase in half by not letting the people that bought the game on the Windows Store play with the people that bought the game on Steam.

I also think it is a missed opportunity to not have cross-platform multiplayer (such as rocket league). Call of Duty 4 used to be the most innovative game at its time and I was hoping the remastered version was also going to use some of the new technologic advancements but unfortunately they didn't.

4. 91 FPS Cap
I don't know why the engine caps us up to 91 fps but my guess would be that it is because of the fact that this is a pc port and because the engine might not be optimized for pc. Would be nice to see the developers remove this fps cap so that people actually can sync their fps to the monitor refresh rate (I have a 144hz monitor myself).

MINOR

1. Flinch
Flinch on the remastered version feels worse than on the old Call of Duty 4. It may just be me but if I try to kill someone with a sniper and I get hit by 1 bullet it's almost impossible to get a steady shot on them and kill them (without being lucky and the bullet just finding the target randomly).

2. Store page
I'm guessing there is no store page because this game isn't sold separately and is only included in the Legacy or Deluxe edition, but I hope they will include a store page for this game whenever they decide to sell this game separately.

3. Trading cards, Badges & Achievements
Even Infinite Warfare doesn't have trading cards which is a little unfortunate for the people who want to show off their badges or just simply earn xp on steam. Sadly both games don't come with trading cards which just goes to show how much attention they gave to this console port game.

sources
http://steamcharts.com/app/393100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvFRVOV469Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py5z8w_0v9E

I really hope that they atleast add a server system with mods just like the original Call of Duty 4 had. It would also be nice if they sold the game separately but the true diehard Call of Duty fans will but and play this game nevertheless until they release their new yearly game. I hope some developer might read this and put it up to the table for discussion so that this game can get improved and loved by many more players (which it really deservers). If you have any feedback you'd like to give please do so below and I might add it to the list if I find it reasonable.

[Grunky]

i didnt even read this. wanna know why? the developers will do the same. they dont give a ♥♥♥♥ because they are a ♥♥♥♥ company. sorry to break it to yea

[BukkakeCrew]

To the developers?Here?On steam?man they never answered on twitter, rededdit or in the Activision forum.Biggest problem is in compare to the original CoD 4.
Server tickrate and netcode.
Game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥.We got screwed. Modern warfare updates every 100ms when we send 10ms the netcode is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ problem.

[Holl]

Originally posted by BukkakeCrew™:

To the developers?Here?On steam?man they never answered on twitter, rededdit or in the Activision forum.Biggest problem is in compare to the original CoD 4.
Server tickrate and netcode.
Game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥.We got screwed. Modern warfare updates every 100ms when we send 10ms the netcode is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ problem.

+1

[Hrošč Puščavnik]

+1

[Demjun]

Originally posted by ale16horizon:

Yes, this game sucks, but you all repeat the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing and you all seem so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ r€tards: there is NO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ host in game, we play on dedicated servers, you are too stupid to understand that. Peer-to-peer is only used to choose someone will host the voice chat, that's it. We are not playing on peer-to-peer server, we are not playing on browser servers (like Battlefield), we are playing on Dedicated Servers, from Ghosts up ahead. Didn't even read the rest of the article, because if you are too idiot to say we are playing on peer-to-peer servers, you probably wrote other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Explain host migration then for me:
https://youtu.be/-HPu8pUTEW4?t=344

[Grunky]

Originally posted by ale16horizon:

Yes, this game sucks, but you all repeat the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing and you all seem so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ r€tards: there is NO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ host in game, we play on dedicated servers, you are too stupid to understand that. Peer-to-peer is only used to choose someone will host the voice chat, that's it. We are not playing on peer-to-peer server, we are not playing on browser servers (like Battlefield), we are playing on Dedicated Servers, from Ghosts up ahead. Didn't even read the rest of the article, because if you are too idiot to say we are playing on peer-to-peer servers, you probably wrote other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

that was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cancer to read. I think YOU are "too idiot to say" anything you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ moron

[Bob]

Actually , the game uses a hybrid system, which means when the dedicated servers are full then the game will revert to listen servers for players who are too far away from the data centre which is hosting said servers, also it is most likely that the dedicated servers only host the maps and that a redirection system is used to send clients to the best host , if the host leaves migration does not happen as it worked in previous games , it can be done seemlessly.

Hybrid dedicated servers, also known as cloud dedicated servers or smart dedicated servers, are a type of Internet hosting which is a combination of a physically-hosted server with virtualization technology.

Hope that helps GL.

[Grunky]

Originally posted by ale16horizon:

Originally posted by Grunky:

that was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cancer to read. I think YOU are "too idiot to say" anything you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ moron

Nice try pathetic 12 years old, come back when you'll have some argumentation, and stop cry

jesus christ this kids the biggest ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on this discussion board, you deserve to have less than 200 playing daily hahaha

[Grunky]

Originally posted by Grunky:

Originally posted by ale16horizon:

Nice try pathetic 12 years old, come back when you'll have some argumentation, and stop cry

jesus christ this kids the biggest ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on this discussion board, you deserve to have less than 200 playing daily hahaha

LOL this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ale16horizon ♥♥♥♥♥ blocked me hahaha, tells me to get an argument and that im 12 and then blocks me. what a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ahhahahaha

[BillyBen]

Multiplayer Is DEAD