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    Call of Duty: Black Ops

    Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Nov 09, 2010

    The seventh installment of the long-running action franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops puts players into the early era of the Cold War (including the Vietnam War) as a member of the United States black operations unit known as the SOG.

    I Don't Even Own The Game, But This Is An Insult to Online Gaming

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    #1  Edited By Mitch0712

    This shows the unacceptable spawning system at it's worst

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    #2  Edited By shivermetimbers

    I saw that a little while ago. The fact that those guys didn't throw the controllers at the wall and destroy their xbox make me believe it's fake.

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    #3  Edited By SomeJerk

    It's fake, the other team were booster-helpers, but the spawns *are* terrible though. Havana objective based - pray you don't begin at C or you'll be locked the hell in.

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    #4  Edited By MooseyMcMan

    Eh, most of the time the game is just fine. 

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    #5  Edited By Potter9156

    Part of the reason Blops collects dust on the shelf while MW2 is in my drive RIGHT NOW.  

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    #6  Edited By CL60
    @Potter9156 said:

    " Part of the reason Blops collects dust on the shelf while MW2 is in my drive RIGHT NOW.   "

    You know MW2 has things like this too? Plus this is fake, and is almost guaranteed never to happen in a real game.
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    #7  Edited By JoeyIA

    Yeah, its fake.  There are tons of videos on youtube showing that the losing team was just running into the winning team, sometimes just shooting into the air, and then dashboarding out before the game ends.

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    #8  Edited By natetodamax
    @Potter9156 said:
    " Part of the reason Blops collects dust on the shelf while MW2 is in my drive RIGHT NOW.   "
    But Modern Warfare 2 is the most broken and aggressively irritating game of the two...
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    @natetodamax said:
    " @Potter9156 said:
    " Part of the reason Blops collects dust on the shelf while MW2 is in my drive RIGHT NOW.   "
    But Modern Warfare 2 is the most broken and aggressively irritating game of the two... "
     They're both horrible fuckin messes.
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    #10  Edited By SlightConfuse

    MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference

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    #11  Edited By BUCK3TM4N

    the people who have been making call of duties are money hungry bastards who dont care about their own creation

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    #12  Edited By Potter9156
      @CL60 said: 

    "You know MW2 has things like this too? "  

     
    Things like standing directly behind a spawn point while mashing the melee button and raking up kills? Nope. Sure in MW2 in some specific circumstances a team can be spawn trapped, but you will be hard pressed to find a online shooter where some form of a spawn exploit doesn't exist. Spawn camping in Blops is as easy as walking into the enemy teams spawn area and throwing a Tactical Insertion behind a wall and you're set. On Summit I would average 40 kills a game on Demolition using that exploit. It was fun, but it sucks.
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    #13  Edited By SethPhotopoulos

    Lets hate things because they are popular and disregard that there are such things as opinions but instead force our own thoughts on others for they are wrong.

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    #14  Edited By RsistncE

    It's Call of Duty. Anyone who acts like this game is in any way balanced enough to take it seriously is either 12 years old or fucking retarded.

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    #15  Edited By wefwefasdf

    You do realize the video is fake, right...?

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    #16  Edited By ArchScabby

    This will actually happen in real games.

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    ive heard of a spawn trapping video where the score was like 200-1 or something and the dude kept knifing the same spot over and over again.  ive stopped playing this game after a few weeks online

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    #18  Edited By Enigma777

    One of the many, many reasons why I traded it in, and I never trade-in games! 

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    #19  Edited By iamjohn
    @SethPhotopoulos said:
    " Lets hate things because they are popular and disregard that there are such things as opinions but instead force our own thoughts on others for they are wrong. "
    Please tell me how a game that allows you to spawn trap a team with no balancing agent whatsoever is not fundamentally broken.
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    #20  Edited By jakob187

    The spawn system is flawed.  Everyone knows that.  Regardless of that, the video itself is boosted. 
     
    I personally have no trouble with playing the game legit, and if anything, I STILL prefer it over Modern Warfare 1 & 2 as well as World at War.  The only thing better is Call of Duty 2, and trying to find any kid nowadays that can even comprehend why that game is the vastly superior game in the franchise is almost impossible.

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    #21  Edited By Dad_Is_A_Zombie

    You have been taken in by a fake vid, my man. BLOPS is fine. Not great, but fine.

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    #22  Edited By mikemcn
    @jakob187 said:
    " The spawn system is flawed.  Everyone knows that.  Regardless of that, the video itself is boosted.  I personally have no trouble with playing the game legit, and if anything, I STILL prefer it over Modern Warfare 1 & 2 as well as World at War.  The only thing better is Call of Duty 2, and trying to find any kid nowadays that can even comprehend why that game is the vastly superior game in the franchise is almost impossible. "
    Dude, i totally agree about Call of Duty 2. I loved the hell out of that game.
     
    And really the spawn system is the only major flaw in Black Ops. Its a ton of fun otherwise. 
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    #23  Edited By ajamafalous

    There are plenty of videos online proving that one to be fake.
     
     
    Still, it's pretty fucking ridiculous that you can stand behind a spawn point and knife dudes ad infinitum.

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    #24  Edited By tkalsey

    It is flawed, but it is very hard to do that and that game is fake. If this bothers you, don't play demolition

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    #25  Edited By jkz

    And that's why I only play search or wager matches. They each have their own share of griefing, but at least in those cases its avoidable by just being better. 
     
    Either way, the spawn system is incredibly flawed, and at times (as in that video) entirely broken. It sucks, but I wouldn't hold out for a total revamp of the spawn system.

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    #26  Edited By Mitch0712
    @slightconfuse said:

    " MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference "

    Will you join me in saying "Play Battlefield games!"  Hear Hear!
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    #27  Edited By RobotHamster
    @Mitch0712 said:
    " @slightconfuse said:

    " MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference "

    Will you join me in saying "Play Battlefield games!"  Hear Hear! "
    Play Battlefield games!
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    #28  Edited By Skytylz
    @Enigma777 said:
    " One of the many, many reasons why I traded it in, and I never trade-in games!  "
    COD games are great to trade in, like 6 months after they're out I can still get like $45 in store credit at my local game store.
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    #29  Edited By foggel

    He talks A LOT.
     
    Count how many times he says the word "address"

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    #30  Edited By awesomeusername
    @Mitch0712: @shivermetimbers: Yeah, t was fake. A guy added one of the people there and watched the video from the losing teams point of view and they were just boosting. They would respawn and just start shooting everywhere until they were killed. But the spawn system is horrible. But, welcome to the world of COD.
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    #31  Edited By PeasantAbuse

    The spawn system has some issues, but it's really not that bad.
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    #32  Edited By Aounslaught

    The instant that video started and I saw the entire team running right down center, I immediately realized that it was fake. Did a little more YouTubin' and came across this as well. The entire video is pretty interesting, but if you want to get at the most important stuff, just skip to 6 minutes. It's really retarded of people to make fake videos in Black Ops simply because Theater Mode is so open and public. Anyone can catch you slipping like that!
     
      

      For the record, Mw2 had plenty of these types of controversies as well. All those "World's fastest Nuke" shenanigans that plagued YouTube for the first few months was all fake.
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    #33  Edited By ch13696
    @natetodamax said:
    " @Potter9156 said:
    " Part of the reason Blops collects dust on the shelf while MW2 is in my drive RIGHT NOW.   "
    But Modern Warfare 2 is the most broken and aggressively irritating game of the two... "
    Can we all agree that every Call of Duty game is fucked up right now?
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    #34  Edited By Skald

    The internet, jumping to conclusions again.

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    #35  Edited By Potter9156
    @RobotHamster said:
    " @Mitch0712 said:
    " @slightconfuse said:

    " MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference "

    Will you join me in saying "Play Battlefield games!"  Hear Hear! "
    Play Battlefield games! "
     
    Because BF has such great spawning. 
     
     
      
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    #36  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Potter9156 said:
    " @RobotHamster said:
    " @Mitch0712 said:
    " @slightconfuse said:

    " MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference "

    Will you join me in saying "Play Battlefield games!"  Hear Hear! "
    Play Battlefield games! "
     
    Because BF has such great spawning. 
     
     
      
    "
    This does not normally happen because base spawns are in an area the other team can not get at. 
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    #37  Edited By Potter9156
    @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @Potter9156 said:
    " @RobotHamster said:
    " @Mitch0712 said:
    " @slightconfuse said:

    " MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference "

    Will you join me in saying "Play Battlefield games!"  Hear Hear! "
    Play Battlefield games! "
     
    Because BF has such great spawning. 
     
     
      
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    This does not normally happen because base spawns are in an area the other team can not get at.  "
     
    Like any spawn killing in any game it's a rare occurance and 90% of the matches you play you won't have this happen. But most people seem to think BF is immune to extreme cases of spawn killing like this when clearly it is not. In fact BC2 was one the worst online shooters for spawn camping; to the point where it was common to end a game with the other, or your team trapped in their spawn. It happened a lot.
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    #38  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Potter9156 said:
    " @The_Laughing_Man said:
    " @Potter9156 said:
    " @RobotHamster said:
    " @Mitch0712 said:
    " @slightconfuse said:

    " MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference "

    Will you join me in saying "Play Battlefield games!"  Hear Hear! "
    Play Battlefield games! "
     
    Because BF has such great spawning. 
     
     
      
    "
    This does not normally happen because base spawns are in an area the other team can not get at.  "
     Like any spawn killing in any game it's a rare occurance and 90% of the matches you play you won't have this happen. But most people seem to think BF is immune to extreme cases of spawn killing like this when clearly it is not. In fact BC2 was one the worst online shooters for spawn camping; to the point where it was common to end a game with the other, or your team trapped in their spawn. It happened a lot. "
    Ive played many many BC2 matches and this has never happened ever. Are you speaking from experience or just these videos? 
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    #39  Edited By TheVideoHustler

    Man is today an angry day?

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    #40  Edited By ViciousReiven

    Seriously how hard is it to fucking program it to not spawn near an enemy?

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    #41  Edited By Slaker117

    Hey guys, guess what? People are always going to find shitty exploits in popular games.

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    #42  Edited By Potter9156
    @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @Potter9156 said:

    " @The_Laughing_Man said:

    " @Potter9156 said:
    " @RobotHamster said:
    " @Mitch0712 said:
    " @slightconfuse said:

    " MW2 had atrocious spawning as well don't see the difference "

    Will you join me in saying "Play Battlefield games!"  Hear Hear! "
    Play Battlefield games! "
     
    Because BF has such great spawning. 
     
     
      
    "
    This does not normally happen because base spawns are in an area the other team can not get at.  "
     Like any spawn killing in any game it's a rare occurance and 90% of the matches you play you won't have this happen. But most people seem to think BF is immune to extreme cases of spawn killing like this when clearly it is not. In fact BC2 was one the worst online shooters for spawn camping; to the point where it was common to end a game with the other, or your team trapped in their spawn. It happened a lot. "
    Ive played many many BC2 matches and this has never happened ever. Are you speaking from experience or just these videos?  "
      Never in that specific spawn point as shown in the video, but on that same map on the other teams spawn point where they have to pass through a choke point to exit their spawn it was fairly easy to spawn kill. Just sit on the other side with ammo boxes down and grenade launchers ready and go to work. It didn't happen every game, but it happened enough to the point where I had a spot I liked to sit at while 'nading the choke point. It was rare to join a game of Rush on Atacama Desert without having four tanks and two choppers in your spawn raining down death. I could join a game of Atacama Desert right now and probably be placed on a team trapped in their spawn.  
     
    Spawn camping is possible on any BC2 map, just those two in particular are the worst for it.
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    #43  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @Potter9156 said:

      Never in that specific spawn point as shown in the video, but on that same map on the other teams spawn point where they have to pass through a choke point to exit their spawn it was fairly easy to spawn kill. Just sit on the other side with ammo boxes down and grenade launchers ready and go to work. It didn't happen every game, but it happened enough to the point where I had a spot I liked to sit at while 'nading the choke point. It was rare to join a game of Rush on Atacama Desert without having four tanks and two choppers in your spawn raining down death. I could join a game of Atacama Desert right now and probably be placed on a team trapped in their spawn.   Spawn camping is possible on any BC2 map, just those two in particular are the worst for it. "
    That one map is crap anyways. Im happy harvest is one of the VIP maps. 
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    #44  Edited By Gizmo

    Why do people keep funding this shitty overhyped series?  

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    #45  Edited By Potter9156

    Harvest is a pretty good map.

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    #46  Edited By Example1013
    @Mikemcn said:
    " @jakob187 said:
    " The spawn system is flawed.  Everyone knows that.  Regardless of that, the video itself is boosted.  I personally have no trouble with playing the game legit, and if anything, I STILL prefer it over Modern Warfare 1 & 2 as well as World at War.  The only thing better is Call of Duty 2, and trying to find any kid nowadays that can even comprehend why that game is the vastly superior game in the franchise is almost impossible. "
    Dude, i totally agree about Call of Duty 2. I loved the hell out of that game. And really the spawn system is the only major flaw in Black Ops. Its a ton of fun otherwise.  "
    I really enjoyed CoD 2. Then again, I only played split-screen. Still, it was fun. 
     
     
    BC2 can pretty bad. In fact, it can be much worse than Blops, because blops at least has multiple spawn points for everything but CTF, Demo, and Sabotage. I've played Vietnam exclusively so far, and it gets pretty bad. One Hill 137 match my teammates and I just sat down below the enemy's main spawn point (we'd captured all the control points) with sniper rifles and repeatedly murdered them over and over again until the match ended. It was pretty much a slaughter. 
     
    I've been on the receiving end as well, unable to get out of the spawn without dying.
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    #47  Edited By TEHMAXXORZ

    Spawns are usually fine for me, wager matches have an odd system. You spawn close to your killer, and everyone knows it now, so you either have a jump on your killer (rarely) or they can kill you easily (most of the time).

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    #48  Edited By MetalGearGeorge

    Why so much hate for Blops? It is not the perfect game but the spawn system is not as nearly as bad as mentioned. I had way more frustations about spawning in BCBF2 than Blops.

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    #49  Edited By Dauragon

    WOAH WAIT HOLD ON. 
     
    WAIT WOAH WAIT WOAH HOLD THE FUCKIN PHONE! 
     
    You mean to tell me, that a competitive online shooter has problems with spawn camping? 
     
    My mind has just been blown all over my ceiling.

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    #50  Edited By Twist3d

    the games collecting dust on my shelf anyways.. refuse to buy the dlc and refuse to buy the next one untill its released and i hear the community say its awesome.. untill then killzone 3 and duke nukem for me... fuck modern warfare 3 in november SKYRIM it is!!

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