MW3 vs. BF3

[Grell 3]

As we've all seen from the gigabytes upon gigabytes of footage coming out from Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, it seems like there is quite the FPS war on the horizon. The war will determine which will be the best next-generation shooter. From what has been shown, Modern Warfare 3 appears to significantly improve on it's predecessor, Modern Warfare 2, and distance itself from it's prequel, Black Ops, at the same time. Meanwhile, Battlefield 3 has been shown to be much better than what most people have anticipated thus far, even with a glitchy beta being released. Some people have even gone so far to say that both of these games will not be fully experienced without playing it's competition. However, there is some bad news, for both of these games.

From what has been shown out of the perks on Modern Warfare 3, it seems like they have figured out a way to make them almost as abusable as Black Ops' perks… if not, worse. If you take a look at Tier 2 of Modern Warfare 3's perks so far, you will see that the perk 'Assassin' pretty much makes you undetectable, even without unlocking Pro. It is believed that the 'Assassin' perk will make people camp much more frequently, because the perk pretty much encourages you to sit in one spot and not move for most of the game. Of course, this also depends on how cheap Modern Warfare 3's community as a whole decides to be, but this perk is one of the main problems that has been pointed out that could potentially break this game.

Another one of Modern Warfare 3's problems is the fact that Infinity Ward decided that the deathstreaks should stay in the game. Of course, you still have your typical martyrdom, but now there is a new deathstreak called Dead Man's Hand, which allows you to suicide bomb with one C4. They have also put lightweight under a deathstreak known as Juiced, and Stopping Power as well.

There are some things that people are concerned about, but don't see as a problem yet. For example, the tier-based strike packages; more specifically, the Specialist strike package. According to leaked information, the Specialist strike package allows you to pick one extra perk with 2 kills, two extra perks with 4 kills, and three extra perks with six kills. This package seems as though it could be abused and stacked; for example, stacking Overkill, Assassin, Scavenger, Blind Eye, and Marksman & Dead Silence. If someone had all six of these perks at once, he could be almost unkillable.

However, even with these problems became too much of an issue, Infinity Ward could patch the game and make it at least playable. It's hard to understand why they would make this game so easily abusable though, especially with the strike packages. We will just have to see what Infinity Ward decides to do when the game comes out on November 8th, 2011.

For Battlefield 3, the issues with the game began to show at 12:01 am on September 27th, 2011. From players shooting other players from under the map to watching teammates spawn on each other and die instantly, one could assume that EA released a one-month build of Battlefield 3.

The Battlefield 3 beta is absolutely littered with issues. The framerate flickers back and forth between 20 and 40 FPS, the weapons are overpowered, at best, the maps that have been released are incredibly linear, and the graphics in the game were not the same as the graphics shown in gameplay videos released by EA. There has hardly been a positive word spoken about this beta, and some are even calling it 'the worst beta ever released on consoles'.

However, this isn't to say that EA can't fix these issues. Most of the issues that have been discovered thus far can easily be fixed with a major patch by EA as soon as Battlefield 3 is released. The problem is the fact that EA let these things go and decided not to patch them during the beta. Both of these games could be great games that will be played and talked about for years to come, as long as their developers do whatever they can to keep the games as balanced as possible, while still keeping them fun at the same time.

Author: Grell

[Dusky 9]

FINAL VERSION

As we've all seen from the gigabytes upon gigabytes of footage coming out from Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, it seems like there is quite the FPS war on the horizon. The war will determine which will be the best next-generation shooter. From what has been shown, Modern Warfare 3 appears to significantly improve on it's predecessor, Modern Warfare 2, and distance itself from it's prequel, Black Ops, at the same time. Meanwhile, Battlefield 3 has been shown to be much better than what most people have anticipated thus far, even with a glitchy beta being released. Some people have even gone so far to say that both of these games will not be fully experienced without playing it's competition. However, there is some bad news, for both of these games.

From what has been shown out of the perks on Modern Warfare 3, it seems like they have figured out a way to make them almost as abusable as Black Ops' perks… if not, worse. If you take a look at Tier 2 of Modern Warfare 3's perks so far, you will see that the perk 'Assassin' pretty much makes you undetectable, even without unlocking Pro. It is believed that the 'Assassin' perk will make people camp much more frequently, because the perk pretty much encourages you to sit in one spot and not move for most of the game. Of course, this also depends on how cheap Modern Warfare 3's community as a whole decides to be, but this perk is one of the main problems that has been pointed out that could potentially break this game.

Another one of Modern Warfare 3's problems is the fact that Infinity Ward decided that the deathstreaks should stay in the game. Of course, you still have your typical martyrdom, but now there is a new deathstreak called Dead Man's Hand, which allows you to suicide bomb with one C4. They have also put lightweight under a deathstreak known as Juiced, and Stopping Power as well.

There are some things that people are concerned about, but don't see as a problem yet. For example, the tier-based strike packages; more specifically, the Specialist strike package. According to leaked information, the Specialist strike package allows you to pick one extra perk with 2 kills, two extra perks with 4 kills, and three extra perks with six kills. This package seems as though it could be abused and stacked; for example, stacking Overkill, Assassin, Scavenger, Blind Eye, and Marksman & Dead Silence. If someone had all six of these perks at once, he could be almost unkillable.

However, even with these problems became too much of an issue, Infinity Ward could patch the game and make it at least playable. It's hard to understand why they would make this game so easily abusable though, especially with the strike packages. We will just have to see what Infinity Ward decides to do when the game comes out on November 8th, 2011.

For Battlefield 3, the issues with the game began to show at 12:01 am on September 27th, 2011. From players shooting other players from under the map to watching teammates spawn on each other and die instantly, one could assume that EA released a one-month build of Battlefield 3.

The Battlefield 3 beta is absolutely littered with issues. The framerate flickers back and forth between 20 and 40 FPS, the weapons are overpowered, the maps that have been released are incredibly linear, and the graphics in the game were not the same as the graphics shown in gameplay videos released by EA. There has hardly been a positive word spoken about this beta, and some are even calling it 'the worst beta ever released on consoles'.

However, this isn't to say that EA can't fix these issues. Most of the issues that have been discovered thus far can easily be fixed with a major patch by EA as soon as Battlefield 3 is released. The problem is the fact that EA let these things go and decided not to patch them during the beta. Both of these games could be great games that will be played and talked about for years to come, as long as their developers do whatever they can to keep the games as balanced as possible, while still keeping them fun at the same time. Only time will tell, as Battlefield 3 launches on October 25th, followed closely by Modern Warfare 3, on November 8th.

Author: Grell

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