jclark198

Not just highest prestige levels, which game modes do you think consistently have the *best* and highest skilled players.

I thought that I was pretty good for awhile playing FFA, but then started playing other games and getting smoked. Playing FFA sometimes is almost comical, people will often run RIGHT PAST ME (not camping) without noticing. So FFA ≠ Best Players.

SnD seems to have a lot of OG's, you have to be pretty good to dominate on a game with no respawns.

Team Deathmatch is tough also, especially if you're opposite a clan that has some skill.

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Call Me Vanilla

I would like to say search, but alot of people who play search have very poor gun battle skills, but alot them also have turtle beaches and anybody who is willing to buy turtle beaches usually has some skills in the game.

TDM is usually where all the noobies go because its so straight forward but there are some decent people in there also. Really i would say TDM express has the best players because usually you only play express over regular if you have a team and want to pwn quick lol.

So i guess after all ^ rambling SnD or TDM express lol.

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I judge them by how hard of a time I have with the game. Since skill in this game is so subjective.

I've tried all of the games and as far as kill or be killed TDM is the hardest. It's the one where you need to be the quickest to kill, but that doesn't alway's mean skill, OMALOL!

Most of the time it's really really easy to get kills if thats all you are trying to do on objective based games. But if you run into a organized team you will almost always lose.

FFA is probably the hardest to win every game since everyone is on thier own team. But there are alot of idiots playing FFA.

TDM the objective is kill or not be killed so everyone is trying to kill the other team. No one is simply running to an objective while someone picks them off. When I usually play objctive based games my KD ratio is not that good but I'm alway 1 or 2 on my team for points since I go for the objective. I'm not saying that just killing is a really bad thing in objective based games since those guys open the obective up for guys like me. But there are some killwhores, I hate it when everyone on both teams just hides and stares at the bomb.

Search and destroy is pretty hard also. Again a clan/team will beat you to a pulp if you are not on a team.

It's really hard to say which has the most skilled though. One of the most onesided beatings I ever took was a whole team of OMALOLers, is that skill?

TDM is the one I have the most fun at which is what really counts.

NinJa

Honestly I couldn't put a grade on the skill levels, since as said, it is extremely subjective. What is skill in MW2? Getting the most kills? Least deaths? Most kills and least deaths? Being technical in your gameplay? The ability to sacrifice KDR and manage to capture flags in Domination that average players couldn't?

Of course there is an issue of overall skill in the game, which is based on aiming, reaction times, strategy, but players are extremely skilled in the game modes they routinely play.

A skilled TDM player has the ability to rack up kills for themselves, in turn benefiting the score gauge, which stops at 7500. A good game for a TDM player is roughly 15+ kills, while contributing as less deaths as possible.

A skilled Domination player has the ability to capture, and defend flags on such a basis that the enemy team cannot win. Using advanced tactics and personal sacrifice to get the W for their team. A skilled Demolition player does the same, but bomb sites instead of flags.

A skilled Search and Destroy player can use all of the tactics learned to survive. A greater strategy is required here because you can't just respawn immediately, you have to wait until the next round. They can work as a team to plant and defend efficiently. Check out ViS's channel for some well coordinated SnD gameplay.

Skill is insanely subjective, and based around many things. There are great players everywhere, in every game-type, the key is to just know how to play the game-type. However, if I had to choose one game-mode that requires patience, survival tactics, and common sense, it has to be Search and Destroy.

Personally, I play Mercenary TDM. It has random teams, so every team is even. And when I say even, I mean one group of strangers doesn't have to play against a well coordinated advanced team of 4-6.

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9INCHNAIL

At first i was into FFA, but that got way too full of twats and bloody nukeboosters, i then played merc TDm but i am now pretty much addicted to S+D, it has made me a much better player (in my eyes) and i am more than happy to take one for the team.

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Nibbles

Well said. Just wanted to add: if you are good at S&D, you will probably do fairly well in the other game modes. Better than, for example a FFA player trying out S&D. Plus a kill or death in S&D has far greater impact than any other game mode.

But like NinJa alluded to, it's impossible to say where the best players are. What the best *teams* are playing may be a little more quantifiable.

jamesmsv

I try to play all modes to avoid getting bored and hardcore aside (too many campers in MW2) I don't see much difference in skill other than GW seems to attract idiots more than the other types.
S&D is deceptive - it's easy to get lucky kills in this game and due to the lack of respawning a potentially better enemy doesn't have the chance to make amends for giving away one easy kill as they would do in other game types.
Hardcore is also deceptive in this game - many HC players seem to think they're better due to the lack of HD etc etc, in reality it's even more of a luckfest than SC.
Still, it must be a good thing to try and improve at all game types, they all offer different strategies and skills.

Skuh

I had a similar problem, due to boosters I normally played MTDM, and I'm obv guessing, but I would say about 60-70% of the time I would finish with the top score. Not always on the winning side but top individually. If I go into the other game modes though, I don't do anywhere near as well. SnD is my new fav, so I am trying to improve at that.
Also I have noticed I am especially bad at HQ. It's my least fav mode so that will be part of the reason.

lokstar1

Merc Tdm, SnD, you wanna get owned? jump in.

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I join random S&D games where generally I have to visit the chiropractor afterwards. I do tend to find that I have the most trouble in terms of being beat by reaction times and aim etc in S&D. I think it's a misconception that all the 'pros' play S&D but I think it is fair to say that people who excel in S&D tend to excel in all game modes.

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No nominations for ground war?

Magnatross

Ever since I started playing modes other than TDM, I've been finding clans left and right, especially in HQ Pro

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pantstofry

oh god no!

most people in there are shit or just OMALOL, use annoying tactics, etc.

askesalsa

On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being toughest, 1 being weakest:

1 - FFA: If I'm doing bad and need to cheer up, this always helps lol.
4 - SnD: People tend to be overcareful here, so if you just think strategically you can easily get a good game here.
4 - Demolition: For some reason people rush more here than they do in domination.
5 - Sabotage/HQ/Cap flag: Not too shabby players, but I can easily get a good kd if I want to.
7 - HC games: Kinda hard really, but again, people tend to be overcareful. The lack of radar and higher dmg and such makes it worth 7 though.
8 - TDM/GW TDM: Both hard in each way. People are tough here, and think before acting. But you can't avoid aiming for the goal.
9 - Domination/GW Domination: Ok this one is annoying. Same players as in TDM, but this time, people tend to think it's TDM and not domination. I almost always lose this, because I'm the only one capping and the fucking camping opposing team uses that fact to get themselves some high killstreaks. probably 1/10 plays this game as intended.
10 - 3rd person. I still don't quite get it right XD

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Alphabuster187

I consider myself a skilled player, mostly play Domination but suffer with S&D, I don't do very well, I get frustrated easily and hate sitting until the next round.

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L4ntastic

Ground war is fun because it's just a bloodbath. Especially domination. You can just mow people down, but you will die to the gayest, most annoying tactics in the game. Not to say you can't fight fire with fire.

pantstofry

Groundwar is definitely bipolar. I guess i'll do it today, but honestly i can either murder the other team or get destroyed by tubes and the like...

xDoMx J0KER

The best players are ones who can dominate on ANY gametype.

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jclark198

Indeed, it takes a lot of different playing styles and strategies to dominate everything. Good aim and quick reaction goes a long ways though. I suck at aiming, and I often get owned because of it.

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Buzz Killington

I'll say S&D only because thats where I seem to have the most trouble. I absolutely hate it. I spend the majority of the time watching others play and useally end up with no kills.

Call Me Vanilla

your right recently my clan has decided to expand our play to all the game modes weve been doing alot of CTF and SnD so we can own on anything not just TDM and Dom, were pretty good at everything though except SnD still need work.

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When playing with my clan we have something like a 94% win percentage, we all do well because we all play smart. Example being is my mates try to keep people from getting close to me as I do the sniping.

We play TDM, DOM, GW, DEMO and SABO

I am good at TDM, DOM AND GW but stick me in,HC or snd and I am useless.

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When playing with my clan we have something like a 94% win percentage, we all do well because we all play smart. Example being is my mates try to keep people from getting close to me as I do the sniping.

We play TDM, DOM, GW, DEMO and SABO

I am good at TDM, DOM AND GW but stick me in,HC or snd and I am useless.

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I have always dreamt of a team that gave me that kind of support when I snipe.

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Call Me Vanilla

play with friends or find a clan? it looks like you got the skillz for it lol id play with you if you were on xbox =(

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