May 31, 2011 Modern Warfare 3 Tips
For those who don’t remember it, Modern Warfare 3 takes on from the ending scene at the cliffhanger where the second version ended. Players will be ping-ponged to different locations across the globe in this single-player gaming console, reprising their roles as Russian Federal Protective Services agents. Those who are wondering about the plot in the new game, it will be interspersed with plenty of action sequences, gunshots and chasing scenes.
Storylines surrounding the two central characters in the past two versions of the game will be wrapped up along with the introduction of the two new characters “Sandman” and “Frost” who are expected to continue weaving the plot in the next Modern Warfare games. There will be two playable maps known as “Mission” and “Survival” which can be played multiplayer in Spec Ops modes.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is the first one to be developed with external assistance along with creator Infinity Ward joining hands with Sledgehammer Games. The Multiplayer component of the game has been designed by Raven Software who is also responsible for creating “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Singularity”.
May 31, 2011 Modern Warfare 3 Tips
All those who have been waiting with baited breath for the release of the third version of Modern Warfare can have a sigh of relief, as it will be out on November 8, 2011. The release will take place simultaneously in Paris, New York and London along with many other cities around the world. Reports of the latest news regarding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, as the third version of the game is called, tell us that the latest release will be tying up the story-lines depicted in the previous versions which will also include a significant climax involving the pivotal characters of the game.
May 18, 2011 Black Ops Tips, Killstreaks
Many people love the care package killstreak, especially players that aren’t particularly good. However, it can be frustrating when your care package keeps landing with low end killstreaks like ammo and UAV Jammer.
The first thing to take note of when this happens is that it may be a sign that you need to check out some of our Black Ops tips to get better so you don’t have to rely on weaksauce like care packages anymore!
The second thing to take note of is that you’re not just a poor unlucky soul. The killstreaks that drop in the care packages are weighted to drop the less effective killstreaks more often and the very effective ones less often. It wouldn’t be fair if everyone were rolling out gunships every time they got a couple of kills, would it? Ok, maybe it would, but it wouldn’t be particularly balanced.
If you’re interested in knowing how likely you are to get that Gunship, it’s “not very”, as the Gunship only drops 1% of the time. We’ve got the rest of the odds listed below as well to help you determine if grabbing those care packages is really worth it, and so you can commiserate in just how many other people keep getting ammo and UAVs along with you.
First Drop
- Additional Ammo – 20%
- UAV – 15%
- Counter UAV – 15%
- RC Car – 9%
- Surface-Air Turret – 5%
- Mortar Team – 5%
- Sentry – 5%
- Valkyrie – 5%
- Rolling Thunder – 3%
- Grim Reaper – 3%
- Napalm – 3%
- Blackbird – 3%
- Attack Chopper – 3%
- Death Machine – 2%
- Chopper Gunner – 2%
- Dogs – 1%
- Gunship – 1%
Re-roll
- Additional Ammo – 9%
- UAV – 9%
- Counter UAV – 9%
- RC Car – 9%
- Surface-Air Turret – 9%
- Mortar Team – 9%
- Sentry – 9%
- Valkyrie – 9%
- Rolling Thunder – 4%
- Grim Reaper – 4%
- Napalm – 4%
- Blackbird – 4%
- Attack Chopper – 4%
- Death Machine – 3%
- Chopper Gunner – 3%
- Dogs – 1%
- Gunship – 1%
So there you have it. Not exactly the best odds if you’re looking to land something sweet like the Gunship or Chopper Gunner. Exactly half the time, on your first drop, you’re going to end up with either extra ammo (which you probably don’t need if you’re using the regular care package) or some form of UAV. On those drops you’ll basically be taking a net loss and will be getting stuff you could have actually gotten cheaper by picking them directly.
Things get a bit better if you re-roll, but not with the big killstreaks. Dogs and Gunship are still nearly unattainable, and your odds don’t actually improve at all on a re-roll. Some of the moderately big killstreaks like the attack chopper, napalm, blackbird, grim reaper, and rolling thunder increase ever so slightly, bumping your odds up by a measely 1%.
The real difference in a re-roll is your likelihood to drop one of the ‘little three’ (ammo and the two UAVs) in exchange for one of the killstreaks in the next “tier”. On your first drop, the little three make up 50% of your odds with the next tier combining up to only 29% with its five available killstreaks. On your re-roll, those odds move much closer together as the little three make up only 27% while the next tier of five make up a healthy 45% of your odds.
It could be frustrating to drop a mid-tier killstreak for a re-roll only to get one of the little three, but the odds are nearly 50% that you’ll at least get another mid-tier killstreak, with the odds that you upgrade to one of the big ones being just as good as the odds that you downgrade back to one of the little three. Our Black Ops tips recommendation is that you re-roll it in that case and lay it all out on the line.
If you’re looking to get better at Black Ops so you can skip care packages all together, make sure and check out all our Black Ops Tips on the main page.
May 18, 2011 Black Ops Tips
When talking about Black Ops tips regarding weapon attachments, the difference between the Red Dot Sight and the Reflex Sight is one of the most asked questions, similar to the way that the difference between the RDS and holographic site often had people confused in Modern Warfare 2.
And once again, similarly to the way it worked in Modern Warfare 2, the differences are pretty negligible.
The “Red” in Red Dot Sight is sort of a misnomer, because it’s not necessarily red. One of the cool additions to Black Ops was the ability to customize things more closely, and the RDS is no exception. You can actually make it any color you want.
But that’s not what you care about. You care about function, and the function of the RDS is to improve aiming. It doesn’t zoom, just help you aim better.
The Reflex Sight, in all honesty, is not that different. It’s more similar to the Holographic Sight, in that you’re looking at a holo image further back in the gun’s casing. Nonetheless, the function is the same as the RDS. It does not zoom, just assist with aiming. It can be customized in all the same ways that the RDS can including color, shape, and lens color. It does handle light reflection a little worse, but you could play hundreds of hours without noticing that.
So there you have it, the RDS and Reflex Sight are pretty much the same. What it really boils down to is your personal preference.
Stay tuned for more Black Ops tips.
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