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Interview with Robert Bowling: Dedicated Sniper Lobbies, Melee System Change, QuickScope & More

One of the latest interviews with creative strategist for Infinity Ward Robert Bowling. A lot of big reveals from him including QuickScope, a change on the Melee System, Rewarding objective players and more.

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Gazondaily5287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

That's a really good interview.

Robert Bowling never really answers the questions directly though.

Hmmmm...

blumatt5287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

I hope Quickscoping has been taken out of this one. I can't stand people who do that. It's just, for lack of a better word, retarded. haha I'm sort of excited for this game, but I hope it plays more like CoD4 and less like MW2 and Black Ops. I want the gameplay to rely more on YOU actually doing the killing and NOT YOUR PERKS! I can't stand seeing some guy get like 10-15 kills in a row from a harrier or a gunship up in the air just killing people like crazy. And the planes shouldn't stay in the air nearly as long as they do. I'm thinking like 15-20 seconds max or make it like in CoD4, where you could actually take the planes and helicopters down with a reasonable amount of ammo. I can empty every last bullet I've got into a helicopter in MW2 and it'll take me 2 or 3 deaths to destroy it.

Also, I wish they'd bring the price of map packs down to like $10. Even that is too high, but that's more reasonable. Either that or give us more than 5 maps for that $15. And while I'm on that subject, I think we should be able to use the dlc from the previous MW games on the new game. It's ridiculous to buy the dlc and then not be able to use it once the new game comes out. Hell, if you bought all the map packs for Black Ops and the game new, you spent right at $100+ for that game. That's crazy, unless the map packs could carry over.

They ought to give us dedicated servers (on consoles) as well considering the amount of money this game brings in.

DarkTower8055287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

If you're tired of the Blops killstreak and perk system there are barebones game types that takes care of that.

Btw, IW please give me a great bolt action rifle, like the M40A1.

kingjoker345287d ago

the M40A1...brings back so many memories xD

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perdie5286d ago (Edited 5286d ago )

@ blumatt its not infinity ward that decides the prices of things. It the evil giant that is activision

49erguy5281d ago

@blumatt A lot of those reasons are the reason I will never buy COD new. They don't do anything about the hacked rooms, glitchers, dedicated servers yet they easily are the richest game company ever.

They then have the audacity to still charge 10 dollars for a 4 year old map pack (COD4) on a game filled with hackers, not to mention the 15 dollars for 4 maps.

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chriski3335287d ago

why do they keep showing clips from black ops?

DtotheRoc5282d ago

LOL! yeah...it does worry me too cod4 on pc owned mainly cuz lobbies with admins if they bring that back i'd probably pick this game even though i have learned to absolutely despise the cod formula mainly for it's ower-powered killstreaks, boring map design, and horrendous spawn system that makes trapping FAR too simple.

-Alpha5287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

Beats around the bush too much but understandable that he can't go into detail yet

Just hope MW3 retains the roots of MW1 but more important than that, the series needs an overhaul.

MW3 needs dedicated servers, a ton of new modes/community features like Halo has for free, and needs to overhaul everything from prestige/ranking to unlocking weapons to killstreaks.

MW1 to MW2 was a sequel-worthy jump, but they went in a horribly unbalanced direction that sucked the soul out of COD4. I hope that MW3 can refresh the experience, but they need to reinvent everything they have IMO, down to the small things that people have become too familiar with

Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst

evrfighter5286d ago (Edited 5286d ago )

I see this so much. Going back to cod4 roots. You know I used to gain killstreaks, die, then do it again. I also used to strap on 3 nades and spam nades everything along with everyone else.

cod4 graphics, gameplay and gunplay hasn't changed. It's the same game with a bloated perks and killstreak system. So you're telling me. If they went and stripped these elements then you'd be happy?

Go play cod4 dude. The only difference between infinity ward games and treyarch games is that iw makes insanely good maps. That is why cod4 is so memorable to you guys. But you can kiss that goodbye because all of iw's talent has moved on to ea.

DtotheRoc5282d ago

cod4 isn't playable on teh console whatsoever...unfortunatley no cod is. so don't even say that man. you only spammed grenades cuz the admin didn't kick you for being a douche. dont' bring that garbage play into SD that[s for sure. the killstreaks and Pro-perks need to be removed entirely and go back to cod4's roots. it's teh best in teh series anyone will agree with this. the map design yes was awesome indeed buyt the it was the extremely balanced gameplay and control or lobbies by admins that made that game so pro. mw2 and black ops both are polluted by garbage 15 year olds that are both annoying and not even legally allowed to have teh game lol

xX TriiCKy Xx5287d ago

I may actually get this if only for the sniper lobbies. I am a sniper, plain and simple. No matter what shooter it is, if there's a sniper rifle in it, you'll find me sniping. :)

DarkTower8055287d ago

As long as the maps are big with good spots for the sniper lobbies. I wouldn't want to play a sniper match in a cqc map.

trenso15286d ago

do you actually use the scope or are you just another kid using that "quick scope" nonsense? everyone says "ima sniper, ima sniper" but i never actually see some one sniping just a guy running like a chicken with out a head QS people. they arent snipers and will never be in my book.

xX TriiCKy Xx5285d ago

I can't quick scope. At all. I snipe the way I was meant to.

Holding my breath while aimed down the scope. I get called a hard-scoper all day, and it doesn't bother me a bit.

ShadowReaper145283d ago

i hate quick scoping to. it's not that i can't do it. it's that i don't want to do it. to me it feels like cheating. it's a bunch of bullsh*t i haate people who say "ur a hard scoper" im sorry first it's called sniping. and second it's the way ur supposed to snipe. i can't believe there putting quick scoping back into call of duty. it wrecked MW2.

Average_Joe5287d ago

Fantastic interview. He is very well spoken. Glad to hear they are taking the fan feedback and incorporating it into their games.

Welshy5286d ago

you must have been hearing a different guy speak, maybe you are referring to the host?

He was speaking in riddles, beating about the bush and going round in circles repeating himself.

Robert Bowling has always been that way, he doesn't seem to have the ability to have a straight answer to a straight question.

DualSight5287d ago

I believe MW3 will blow everyone's expectation.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III & Warzone - Season 6 Combat Pack Trailer

Free for Playstation owners

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Modern Warfare 3 flooded with cheaters after arrival on Xbox Game Pass

Players are using hacks to gain an advantage in the game, such as aimbots and wall hacks. The first gives a player superhuman aiming abilities, while a wall hack lets you see through walls to gauge where other players are.

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Jin_Sakai534d ago (Edited 534d ago )

“These hacks are typically used by PC players, but those playing on PC via Xbox Game Pass are identified as Xbox players in multiplayer lobbies.”

This is pretty dumb to say the least.

Cacabunga534d ago

All about them headshots for Xbox

badz149534d ago

Gotta pump those numbers up

blackblades534d ago

That's a WTF, they suppose to be labeled as pc users even if its on PC game pass. They mess that up big time.

XiNatsuDragnel534d ago

Oh bad this will be entertaining to watch

ZycoFox534d ago

If AI keeps getting better (and it will) it's just a matter of time before there's more sophisticated cheats even for consoles, and they wouldn't even need to be running on it, I have little doubt about that.

lelo2play534d ago

Don't Gamepass online games have anti-cheat systems?
If not, that's pretty dumb. Microsoft need to fix that asap.

Rynxie534d ago (Edited 534d ago )

They won't ever fix this problem, unless they (developers, publishers, Sony and MS) go after the cheat providers directly. You no longer need to hack consoles to use hacks. During the ps360 days, they were going after cheat devices, but it was a cat and mouse game. These cheating methods were around during those days, it's nothing new, but they kept it under control. Since the PS4/Xbox one generation, they stopped going after these cheating devices and it became widespread. Which I find odd, since they started charging for online play (PS4).

StormSnooper534d ago (Edited 534d ago )

Possibly, this is because the companies were going after cheats because the same cheats were being used to pirate the games, whereas today, the companies use online verification to prevent piracy, thus eliminating the need to go after people who cheat only to gain an advantage in the game. As long as the cheater remains below the radar, and does not completely break the game, the companies look the other way as their wallets are not threatened by it. (that is my completely Uneducated opinion on the matter)

pwnmaster3000534d ago

I mean, COD games was always filled with hackers, nothing new. I can’t blame MS on this. Activision had years to try and fix this. Might take MS some time to make some change.

Rude-ro534d ago

It all depends…
Microsoft’s guidance on how to handle gamepass on pc and their love to force crossplay with pc seems like a them issue.
And they own activision, so it is still a them issue.

StormSnooper534d ago

lol well that sucks.

Is there a reason this happened upon arrival on xbox?

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Activision Reportedly Sold An AI-Generated Skin In Call Of Duty

The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report. Instead, Activision assured developers it was simply for internal concepts. That, of course, was not followed through. For what it's worth, per the PlayStation Store, 2,400 COD Points cost $19.99, meaning players potentially spent real-life money on a skin that was not created by an actual human.

As far as A.I. use goes across Activision, a source told Wired that 2D artists are utilizing A.I. to aid their work. That is a result of mass layoffs, in which many 2D artists were impacted. “A lot of 2D artists were laid off,” the source named Noah said. “Remaining concept artists were then forced to use A.I. to aid in their work.” Mandatory A.I. trainings have been implemented, according to Noah.

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boing1537d ago (Edited 537d ago )

I mean, is this even surprising?

just_looken537d ago

It is not ubisoft has a ai tool for crating stories/script's they even talked about npc's having there own ai speech like we see with those skyrim mods.

Ai is the future sadly which sucks in so many way's.

S2Killinit537d ago (Edited 537d ago )

Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever.

Oh and where the FRIGGIN outrage people? When Sony makes a remaster of a masterpiece single player story driven game, they get roasted. But this, this, goes unnoticed? Then don’t complain that you aren’t getting enough single player story games.

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just_looken537d ago

Ea and ubisoft also use ai

ea using ai for development threatening mass layoffs.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/...

ubisoft ai for npc speech
https://www.theverge.com/20...

Almost every big boy in the industry is using ai in some sort of way now

Oh and sony? well they are making spyware ai were they can see how long it took you to do X and adjust difficultly.
https://gamerant.com/sony-a...

Then you got AI agents
https://www.ign.com/article...

https://www.creativebloq.co...

blackblades537d ago

Sony ai is a patent doesnt mean it came to light

just_looken537d ago

@blackblades

Wow this site every time you say the S word or P word they dive in defend there god its beyond nuts

I said "they are making"

You know a term that means its not out yet ffs

S2Killinit537d ago (Edited 537d ago )

How is that a response to what I said? Are they also selling AI generated skins?

Cacabunga536d ago (Edited 536d ago )

Always bringing useless links totally off topic.. just to try to show you are superior in knowledge to everyone else

…simply laughable

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just_looken537d ago

@S2Killinit

You never mentioned skins in your comment just stated its all microsoft's fault like so many others.

When like i showed they are late to the ball game as every other company is using or plans to use ai in various field.

If you combine everything then its getting closer to hitting a button and poof out comes a game no soul no passion nothing.

Right now its art/3d models/skins/writing/voice work some and coding can all be done via ai.

S2Killinit537d ago (Edited 537d ago )

That was the whole point of my comment, I wrote it in response to the article. Instead of focusing on making exciting games and developing talented developers, they are busy making AI generated skins that people are buying for huge sums of money. Then, some people turn around and shit on Sony when it tries to capitalize on single player classics by making remasters, and the same people then complain that they want more single player games. MS cannabalized the industry because they never thought making games was essential to their business. So, instead of nurturing theor own studios, they let them die, then went and shrunk the industry, hurting interests of every gamer in the world. Anytime there is a bad trend in the industry, MS is at the helm, leading the way. That is what I’m saying.

smashman98536d ago

I'm sorry but do you honestly believe Sony will sit out of A.I. Every executive at every one of these publishers is wetting themselves in delight at the prospect of A.I. You best believe that once we start seeing it spread throughout the industry Sony won't be too far behind. The only people we'll have to blame are the consumers themselves.

S2Killinit536d ago (Edited 536d ago )

No, I don't believe that Sony will not do the same. But, as I mentioned, MS is always the first to embrace such things and create the worst trends. Once they establish that this is the best way to make money, everyone else will follow. (Have to follow if they want to stay competitive)

thesoftware730536d ago

S2, and blackblades:

All from the Horse's mouth below.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) in video games is crucial for Gen Z and Gen Alpha, who seek “personalization across everything,” says PlayStation executive Asad Qizilbash."

“Advancements in AI will create more personalized experiences and meaningful stories for consumers.”

"He emphasized that AI could enable non-player characters to interact with players based on their actions, enhancing the personal connection within the game."

Yeah, Just MS and Activision...smh

S2Killinit536d ago

I’ve already explained myself twice. Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good. Now, doing the same thing when someone brings up MS’s nefarious behavior, defend them to the end, and watch them scorch gaming as they have been. At least rest of us can take consolation in that the smoke will go in your eyes before anyone else’s.

thesoftware730536d ago (Edited 536d ago )

"Quit your false equivalence, same thing the xbox fateful pulled before and after the ABK acquisitions. Which by the way, blew up in your faces real good."

I'm not sure what you are talking about, you seem to have a issue communicating, because we are on a post about using AI to create video games content, and you put that solely at the feet of MS and Activision, when it's being, and will be used industry wide, right from Sony mouth, I would say it's relevant...then you went on to give Sony a spit shine slob down about a masterpiece TLoU when this had absolutely nothing to do with Sony or TLoU, then you attempted to clean up your rambling spit shine with no real backing for a ridiculous comment.

Obviously you meant to post that nonsensical over exaggerated comment. I also don't know what blew up in people faces, I am perfectly fine with the game industry, I don't have time to be internet outraged about nothingness.

Really read your comment and listen to what you said.

"Activision. And MS. They will ruin console gaming forever."

Bro, for real? Really? Seriously? It's that serious? So there is nothing Sony and Nintendo can do against MS and Activision? MS is 3rd place with you even talking about?

If we stay relevant on MTX, then you still sound ridiculous because again, you lay it all at MS and Activision's feet when almost all companies have used some form of MTX, including yup... Sony.

S2Killinit532d ago

I read this comment, it boiled down to “seeiously?”.

My answer: yes seriously. Since you didn’t say anything else, what else can I tell you? Yes MS is seriously ruining gaming. They have been for some time, and working their way to where we are today, and aren’t even done yet. MS are the worst thing to happen to console gaming.

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swedishMeatwad537d ago

"The Yokai's Wrath bundle was released despite previous guarantees by Activision that A.I. would not be used for final assets, per the report."

We're talking concept art? Because as of right now there's no way to generate a final 3D model with final textures. So the final assets don't use AI. That's not to say that it sucks for 2D artist that it's easier to generate visual ideas and build from them leading to less 2D artists needed (really sucks), but are they say the final concept art was completely AI generated and then 3D artists built from that? And yes, I'll pile on that Activision as a publisher and their developers I have experience with suck and they'll do whatever, ethics be damned.

OldDuffer536d ago

Thats actually a very useful and informative piece, thank you.

just_looken536d ago

@OldDuffer

Your welcome though it seems it went over many users heads.

PapaBop537d ago

Wow I can just imagine the likes of Activision, EA and Ubi etc having an army of AIs creating overpriced crap and the fanboys just lapping it up. I hope the AIs have a good union.

montebristo537d ago

I understand why people think it’s good idea to Unionize to fight back against such things but it’s not. It’s a bad idea. It’s activisions wet dream to have these pumped out weekly by some AI. Protect your neck!

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