The above clip -- the newest piece of multiplayer cinematic documentation from the upcoming Call of Duty 4 -- is designed entirely around the forthcoming title's wide array of penetration options. Many games in the past have promised full penetration only to blueball us with MTV-style quick cuts or half-assed "ok, that should be penetration, but we can't really tell" situations and angles. Honestly, we're tired of this kind of bait-and-switch, and it's nice to see Infinity Ward giving us a bone in the form of full, consistent, glorious penetration.
So long as you can't shoot through everything. Was that a brick wall I saw being shot through? That was kinda retarded. So long as it's balanced and there's good cover options.
why dont we all just play in a big open one plain map with no wals and just sniper rifles? agreed Jim. If I can't duck behind some wall SOMEWHERE, I'll be disappointed.
Well it looks good but in one of the first scenes I see the player shooting through a brick wall, what the hell is with that? The game is going to be pretty lame if you don't have some cover options.
it makes me want to scream like a baby. shooting through wall will be the best thing since toilet paper. cuz we all know wiping is played out. Lets hear it for not wiping. YEEEHAAAW
I have to agree that shooting through brick is pretty lame. I'm not really sure how you can balance that ability out with something else. I guess we know one Perk everyone's gonna pick. 0_o
So long as not everything can be penetrated and it takes the larger, stronger guns to do so, I'll be happy. They've gotta let us hide SOMEWHERE afterall.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say not everyone is probably gonna be using that gun at the same time. Likewise, not everything will be penetrable or all weapons have the ability to penetrate surfaces.
Please go read the post at charlieoscardelta.com if you're concerned that all of a sudden this one perk will ruin cover in the game. The Infinity Ward guys know what they're doing, I wouldn't be overly concerned about a 30 second snippet of gameplay.
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6:52 AM on 07.01.2007
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The fact that he's blowing through a wall with it is damn accurate - the fact that he's simply aiming and firing with little recoil is not.
that makes taking cover pointless. God dammit. I'm still buying this, though.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say not everyone is probably gonna be using that gun at the same time. Likewise, not everything will be penetrable or all weapons have the ability to penetrate surfaces.