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Modern Warfare 2 Interview

Infinity Ward's Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling spills the beans on all things multiplayer.

Sep. 16 2009

Posted by: Drew

140 Comments

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Zatoichi_Sanjuro

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Probably reading too much into it but it sounded like he was taking a shot at Treyarch there at the beginning: "reskinned" etc.
 
Good interview, surprised he was nabbed for 15minutes as I'm sure everyone wanted a piece.

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Edited By fillmoejoe

Lvl 70? What?

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Edited By Kajaah117

Damn, Rob totally dissed Cliffy with the "bigger, better, badass" thing.
 
Anyway, Giant Bomb always has the best interviews. Great questions, they feel loose and friendly instead of stilted and written, and in the case of Brad, who don't love that voice? =P

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Really glad people are changing the way scoring is done.

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Seems like a dick? Why?  Cause he's knowledgeable? Not feeding you the same cock-and-bull dev. do when they're trying to hype up their game and realistically know very little about how it will be played?
 
I've hardly played the first one but enough to know there's serious improvements here, not just added 13 new execution styles when you have a certain weapon out and a fracking meat shield. I mean if  I get on COD4 right now (if i had it) i'd be going to the doctor for anal penetration, unless i just sit in a corner and wait. Because like i know my gears and the placement of my shotgun in accordance to other players, so do the hardcores on COD with their sights, well they seem to be trying genuinely to fix the steep as hell learning curve which consequently is adding a wholeeee host of new features, nothing veterans shouldn't be excited about, eh?? Look how well gears2 sold. But unlike gears these are genuine improvements, not just FEATURES, but made for balancing an otherwise inaccessible game without 20+ hours of online experience. So, naturally he's genuinely brimming with confidence about it.
 
and Nail...what the hell... What's a good game to you anyway?

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Cheezburger get!  Oh yeah, and an awesome game.  It is good to be Brad and/or his cameraman

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Great interview Brad! You asked great questions and actually got answers that was awesome.

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Great interview guys, some juicy details there ^_^

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Hamburger!

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I fainted after I heard you could suppress sniper rifles. Only to wake up hearing you can plant down sentries to faint again. W - I - N !

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Edited By Cazamalos

perks are not awesome...and moder warfare multiplayer is way to much noob friendly, i see you first i kill you first BUM!.
 
 
don't get me grong call of duty series are awesome and modern warfare is great but...

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Yeah why are you doing this? You're game is boring crap

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this guy does seem like an ass

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@kent_xk said:
" i dont like the idea of choosing a spawn point in search a destroy,that could definitely destroy the playlist,imagine everyone spawning right in the target and plant the bomb in the first 10 seconds "
The flare is a one time use for the guy who set it up. First of all, he must have gottten up to the target and planted the flare and second of all it can be destroyed. I dont see it unbalancing the game, I see it as being totally useless.
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@Trision said:
" Seriously, who isn't getting this game at this point? "
Me.  I don't really like the gameplay of Call of Duty.  But nonetheless, it's going to be an awesome game.
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They made MW2 more accessible? What?! COD4 wasn't outright noob-friendly enough for you?  
 
If this multiplayer is going to reward scrubs more and not be competitive then Infinity Ward can shove one up their sphincter. 

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This game seems to get better and better the more I hear about it, hopefully I wont get disappointed :)

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No MP achievements? It makes people want to do things for themselves instead of the team? I call bullshit.
 
What are the emblems and titles? How do you get them? They're the exact same fucking thing except you don't get gamerscore.
 
Hooray for PR bullshit.

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Does MW2 go on the Hamburger page now?

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Wow.. Brad is gushing like Jeff in the Tim Schaffer interview. I could almost see him blush when Bowling dropped an f bomb.

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i dont like the idea of choosing a spawn point in search a destroy,that could definitely destroy the playlist,imagine everyone spawning right in the target and plant the bomb in the first 10 seconds

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@Jawshua said:

" Anyone else think Robert looksa little like Packie from GTA4? "

I remember thinking this when I saw him in another video. Except ironically, Bowling sounds more drunk than Packie ever did... and he's supposed to be an Irish stereotype. For shame.
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I for one am glad that he said that they're looking to not have multiplayer achievements. Gives the peeps who do "multiplayer only" more of a reason to go through singler player at least once. Provided they also strive for achievements though, ha ha.
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MW2 is gonna be good but I really can't stand Robert Bowling. I...god.

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MINI BURGERS

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@rargy said:
" No multiplayer achievements means an S rank is possible. "
Unless they have another Mile High Club type level. That sucker was a BITCH to get.
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''Everyone can do bigger,better and more badss'' 
I see what you did thar

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nice interview MW2 is looking to be pretty sick.

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GB EXCLUSIVE LvL #70 IS THE MAX !!!! nice work and great interview

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awesome interview. cant wait for this game

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Brad is serious business
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Anyone else think Robert looksa little like Packie from GTA4?
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now that bungie is independent from microsoft i think this guys should follow and move away from activision

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nicely done man! great interview, cant wait for this to hit shelves

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@Alphazero said:
" Heaven is a place where you play Modern Warfare 2 all day and people bring you tiny hamburgers on little trays. "
agreed.
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@Dan_CiTi: I've got the same story here mate.
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Oh man, this sounds like its going to be the best game ever. Infinity Ward can have all my money.

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I cant wait to play it !!  
Never need to buy another game again (lol jk)

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No multiplayer achievements means an S rank is possible.

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Heaven is a place where you play Modern Warfare 2 all day and people bring you tiny hamburgers on little trays.

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mini-burger perk, you heard it here first.

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He's sort of dispersing some of my fears...

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BEST INTERVIEW, that was an epic interview. Brad is becoming one of my favorite game duude haha.

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@HT101 said:
" 50 Cent's Modern Warfare 2 would be awesome.  I would totally buy that game.  If they fix the M16 and make it not a bitch weapon, I'll be happy.  Then the garb players will actually have to use a real gun to play. "
I love when people complain about game balance issues when they have no idea what they're talking about.
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Mini burgers?! OM NOM NOM NOM
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"you can suppress a sniper rifle now you can suppress the shotgun"
 
waitwut
 
also this makes you wonder how crazy COD5 could possibly be

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@Jackel2072 said:
" im happy there are still no multiplayer achievements!  "
SAME!
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thats how we do.......in panama

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@Mainardi said:
" Haha, I like how he makes fun of cliff bleszinski. Dude created and ruined the gears of war franchise. "
Couldn't agree more
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@ShinyD3mon said:
" Fucking AWESOME  Jeff was right a few podcasts ago, this game is going to sell an absolutely ridiculous number of copies, and for good reason, too. It looks amazing. "
 
yeah and at the same time set a nice new comfortable price point for every other game release in the future.
 
But I won't contribute to the price gouge.