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What platform are you on?

I agree whole heartedly that Cod4 is a much more enjoyable experience online and still gets more gameplay than Cod5 by myself.

Thanks for the adivce my kid is a COD4 freak - and when he asks for COD5 I'll direct him to this thread. He also tells me this game helps his b/ball and a lot of the NBA guys play it..any truth to that.....

I play on PS3, my tag is Jrod365

I was on normal ADSL and while workable, I couldn't use the headset with out the game being delayed by a second or two (not good for a killing game). No one else in the house could be on the net at the same time either, which was becoming a problem.

Last week I upgraded to ADSL2 with Bigpond and the difference is outstanding. I can use the headset with no probs and some one else can be on the net downloading to their hearts content. I

Anon, it will improve your sons reflexes, no doubt. On line is pretty intense (especially the shipment map)apart from that I think the rest is just an excuse to play.

If your son wants to earn a few tips get him to go to You Tube and look up COD4 tips. I have gained heaps of useful tips and strategy's from there.

I feel they made a blunder taking 5 back to WW2. What I would like to see for COD 6 is back to a more modern era & the adding of civilians running around dodging bullets and trying to get out of the way while the online games are running. If you hit a civ, you loose points. If you kill a civ your points are wiped for that game.

How many civs are running around in real life during a war? more likely be cowering in buildings, might be better suited to the single player.

Cod WAW was developed by someone different than Cod4 but using the same engine. The developers of cod4 will be making the next installment so hopefully they can re-capture some of the magic.

PS3: DaDingo13

Point taken DJ; but have a look at Iraq and in particular the Gaza Strip at the moment. Plenty of civ casualties.

Have you ever just lobbed 2- 3 nades to any point on a COD 4 map without knowing who was there to get some easy kills?

If the answer is yes, then civ's trying to find cover might just be the answer, maybe not on all the maps, but ones like Crossfire, Crash, China Town & Overgrown would suit.

Could potentially help with some random nade throwers - not my style, but yes there are plenty of them out there.

Sam, haven't played COD5, but in other FPS games, the random grenade-and-hope is a tactic I often use (e.g., in Halo). I think the inclusion of civilians would be really interesting - nice idea. You should pick a few FPS companies, email them and ask if they've thought of trying it before. Wonder if people would use them as human shields?

Reminds me - I think a GTA IV-style game (maybe with the driving aspect reduced) could be done in a civil-war (e.g., once-Yugoslavia) setting. Running from house to house dodging gunfire on the streets, etc.

Far Cry II tried the civil-war concept using Africa but there are no civilians (anyone who spots you will start shooting) and the faction stuff is a real let-down.

stick with BF2

{yes i am a nerd} have you had a look at combat arms its a free online game and free to download not a bad shooter game [combatarms.nexon.net]

cod 5 made by Trearch = good
cod 4 made by Infinity Ward = Bloody awesome!

cod 3 made by Trearch = mmmm...ok
cod 2 BRO(Big Red One)by Infinity Ward = Awesome!

Can anyone else see a trend? i have respect for both developers but Infinity Ward seem to be able to turn it up a notch!

having said that i do not own any of the series but seem to sell a hell of a lot of it!

either way your in for a good game