Seriously, is it just me or is this game way too fast on PC.  I spend my time tapping F more than actually playing, please explain to me how people find this fun?  It feels so two dimensional, weapons all feel and play like they dish out the same mono effect.  How are you supposed to play MW2 in a way which extracts enjoyment out of the whole experience?

The thing is it's not fun.

" The thing is it's not fun. "

Just not a game for you I guess. Things like that happen sometimes.
For me the game if fun enough to even just enjoy watching my younger brother play and own noobs all day long on the 360 or just start quickscoping for the fun of it.
It's fast pace (compared to other  recent realistic shooters) is one of the major draws for a lot of people.
I personally enjoy BFBC2 more, but MW2 is still hella fun.

Do you think they actually engineered the experience to be frustrating and overly slick at the same time?  Raising a sense of inadequacy and  therefore sustaining an urgent wanting need to keep repeating the process in order to somehow escape the mechanic?! 

It's certainly not fun, if you can't handle the speed of the game, that's true.
It takes skill to play the game well. It's a bit like Counter-Strike. You actually need to be able to aim, and react on a splitsecond's notice. Some people find that fun. I find that fun.

" Do you think they actually engineered the experience to be frustrating and overly slick at the same time?  Raising a sense of inadequacy and  therefore sustaining an urgent wanting need to keep repeating the process in order to somehow escape the mechanic?!  "

" @astromanz said:

" Do you think they actually engineered the experience to be frustrating and overly slick at the same time?  Raising a sense of inadequacy and  therefore sustaining an urgent wanting need to keep repeating the process in order to somehow escape the mechanic?!  "

If you are getting a sense of inadequacy while playing the game , then maybe the problem is that you are just bad at it? In that case there is only 2 options: get better to start enjoing it or stop playing. "

I only played the game on consoles but I thought while it wasn't greatly revolutionary it was a really well-made. Also this is the best/worst thread title I've seen today.

" @astromanz: No it equals less gay time and dying much less, learning the maps and thinking strategically about your positioning, flanking vulnerabilities and firing lines also helps a lot. "

"\  How are you supposed to play MW2 in a way which extracts enjoyment out of the whole experience? "

OH SNAP! MODERN WARFARE 2, YOU'VE BEEN SERVED!

Maybe you should play an objectives mode like Domination and follow you team, to learn the maps. 
 
Once you get to know the maps, you will find that there's another route to get close to those annoying snipers.

" It's certainly not fun, if you can't handle the speed of the game, that's true. It takes skill to play the game well. It's a bit like Counter-Strike. You actually need to be able to aim, and react on a splitsecond's notice. Some people find that fun. I find that fun. "

Play Quake and then come back to MW2. I think you'll appreciate the speed change.

MW2 basically turned me off from all "realistic" shooters. If the only fun to be had is the ego trip effect of a kill streak then how can anyone expect to have fun and not feel like a douche-bag.
A game with no variety or room for improvisation is a game I don't want to play.

I can handle the speed and its too easy.. thanks quake engine

" @astromanz: Why are you tapping F? "

" @rflx said:

" It's certainly not fun, if you can't handle the speed of the game, that's true. It takes skill to play the game well. It's a bit like Counter-Strike. You actually need to be able to aim, and react on a splitsecond's notice. Some people find that fun. I find that fun. "

lol skill?  This game is mainly luck. Yes, it helps to be able to shoot but most of the time it's just getting lucky spawns and avoiding the shit falling from the sky. The game punishes you for getting lots of kills by spawning people behind you to get the 'payback' kills. It's a game of luck. "

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" @Cramsy said:

" @rflx said:

" It's certainly not fun, if you can't handle the speed of the game, that's true. It takes skill to play the game well. It's a bit like Counter-Strike. You actually need to be able to aim, and react on a splitsecond's notice. Some people find that fun. I find that fun. "

lol skill?  This game is mainly luck. Yes, it helps to be able to shoot but most of the time it's just getting lucky spawns and avoiding the shit falling from the sky. The game punishes you for getting lots of kills by spawning people behind you to get the 'payback' kills. It's a game of luck. "

lol ya I said skill lol lol rofl  I'm not saying the game is perfect, far from it. But MAINLY luck? don't be silly. "

It's a fun game but the fast pace takes a few hours to get used to. I did play it on console and it was way faster than BF BC2.
 
As for not dying, that part is mostly about your mentality and positioning, and less about actual aiming. Here's a few tips: Take is slow and use silencer and claymores. It's also a good idea to stay away from the center of a map. That's where frustrated, mindless players run, and that way you don't get flanked as much.

Wow did you spend all night coming up with that thread title?

" Wow did you spend all night coming up with that thread title? "

" @astromanz: are you high? "

This game came out nearly a year ago. I really wish people would stop complaining about it.

its made for assholes who love assholic mayhem

" This game came out nearly a year ago. I really wish people would stop complaining about it. "

" @rflx said:

" It's certainly not fun, if you can't handle the speed of the game, that's true. It takes skill to play the game well. It's a bit like Counter-Strike. You actually need to be able to aim, and react on a splitsecond's notice. Some people find that fun. I find that fun. "

lol skill?  This game is mainly luck. Yes, it helps to be able to shoot but most of the time it's just getting lucky spawns and avoiding the shit falling from the sky. The game punishes you for getting lots of kills by spawning people behind you to get the 'payback' kills. It's a game of luck. "

Jesus why don't you "It's just luck" losers just fuck off!  If you're getting more deaths than kills every round it's because you suck and should find a new game.

I don't see a reason why a PC gamer should play MW2 when he has CS Source.

" I don't see a reason why a PC gamer should play MW2 when he has CS Source. "

you probably just suck at it.

na it's slow.  you just have to shoot people and they die instantly, so there's not a whole lot of decision making.  it's just fun to shoot guys.