sharp65
31 Oct 2007, 12:51 AM
A community manager for Infinity Ward has posted some details on the new Old School Gamemode.
Old School is a new game mode that completely changes the way MP is played.
No Classes, so everyone starts off with the Scorpion and pistol with no perks. Perks and Weapon pick ups are scattered around the map. In addition players have increased health and increased jump height. Essentially it's all about using the new settings to your advantage, learning the maps and best weapon pick up / perk combo placements in the map because once a weapon / perk is picked up you have to wait for it to respawn.
I can honestly say that some of my favorite games have been in Old School mode. I play it a lot when we just want to jump in and have fun, although I stick to objective gametypes and normal team deathmatch for my serious games. I think of Old School as the opposite of Hardcore Mode. While Hardcore is for serious balls to the wall gaming, Old School is just crazy / mess around games.
He also answered a few other questions people had asked:
Capture the Flag will not be available at launch
They will be having many updates based on community feedback
They are considering/working on an online stats page for COD4
Old School is a new game mode that completely changes the way MP is played.
No Classes, so everyone starts off with the Scorpion and pistol with no perks. Perks and Weapon pick ups are scattered around the map. In addition players have increased health and increased jump height. Essentially it's all about using the new settings to your advantage, learning the maps and best weapon pick up / perk combo placements in the map because once a weapon / perk is picked up you have to wait for it to respawn.
I can honestly say that some of my favorite games have been in Old School mode. I play it a lot when we just want to jump in and have fun, although I stick to objective gametypes and normal team deathmatch for my serious games. I think of Old School as the opposite of Hardcore Mode. While Hardcore is for serious balls to the wall gaming, Old School is just crazy / mess around games.
He also answered a few other questions people had asked:
Capture the Flag will not be available at launch
They will be having many updates based on community feedback
They are considering/working on an online stats page for COD4