More Game Ruining Glitches Plague Modern Warfare 2

Baron W from AnalogHype writes: "I jumped in modern warfare 2 and was shot by a guy who had CHOPPER GUNNER BULLETS FOR AMMO, now at first I was optimistic thinking that there was a helicopter in the air and maybe I'd missed it. But after playing a total of 6 rounds with this guy and going from map to map I was convinced either he was glitching or had modded the game somehow. I left out the game and contacted everyone on my XBL friends list of the BS, I was just put through by this jackass to my amazement they all knew about the glitch and told me to go to YouTube so I did."

[Agent Smith]

Glad Infinity Ward put out that beta to find the glitches.... oh wait.

[The-Warranty]

Luckily MW2 on PSN doesn't have these crazy glitches.

[Snake Raiser]

I saw some Machinima where all of the bullets you fired would explode...even ones from the helicopter. Oh well. At least the picture is epic win!

[-Alpha]

Yeah, good thing the PS3 version is immune to hacks and glitches /sarcasm

Anyways, IW deserves this. I like MW2 but it's a shameful, lazy, and uninspired game. Killzone 2 is definitely by Shooter of the Year. K2 also has its share of problems, but at least GG had a beta and not as many stupidly flawed design traits to their game.

I will still be a MW fan, but I am happy they are ruining their rep.

[ClownBelt]

@Alpha-Male22

Gametrailers disagrees with you.

[randomwiz]

The glitches are kind of getting annoying now. I'd didn't mind the glitches before much, but ever since the javelin glitch, that was kind of the last straw for me. I'm getting pissed off anytime someone's been glitching.

I like MW2, but the glitches are killing the experience for me. Specs Ops was awesome, hope theres some expansions to it in the future

[topdawg122]

And this is the game that GT gave game of the year, yeah right.

[A Cupcake for Gabe]

Killzone 2 is such a great experience. The COD name really ruins it for other shooters. To think IW's newest game is at all GOTY worthy is a joke. MW2 is fun, but it is pure broken. I just hope all the little quirks get fixed and Killzone 3/Halo: Reach crushes this franchise for good. Let the PS3/360 have their exclusive AAA shooters, and this multiplatform POS series can finally take a dirt nap.

[sikbeta]

IW $uck$ and kod!ck too

xbox owners, think twice before buying a game from Hypetivision, the PC version is even worse

[-Alpha]

Ha. Well, it's funny that GameTrailers made all these claims that GOTY nominees had to break barriers, push and innovative, blah, blah, blah, yet they awarded the title to MW2.

It sucks because I AM a MW2 fan and I do enjoy the game. I think there is a lot of unwarranted hate towards the game, but I think it's justifiable to say that the game simply didn't do any of the things GameTrailers said it did.

Regardless, GT is one site. They are entitled to their opinion, and I would respect that if they actually bothered to justify it, but their GOTY awards were garbage.

[SilentNegotiator]

Wow! What a curveball!
/s

[PS3Freak]

This game is worthless garbage.
BATTLEFIELD!!

[Guido]

Or is this just a 360 issue? I have yet to see it online so I thought I would ask.

[HappyGilmore2300]

you people are stupid. this is not a glitch. someone is using a modded disc with some kind of host injection.

THIS IS A MOD, NOT GLITCHES !!!!

[bacon13]

I have yet to see this in person but it definitely sounds like a pain in the ass to deal with. Let's hope MAG and BC:2 can dethrone this sham of a FPS experience.

[Rainstorm81]

MAG wont do it! I have over 60 friends on PSN and i cant find one that likes MAG. MAG is generic and dumb. Killzone 3 is a better game to put your faith in.

[edgeofblade]

Oh dear god... I would defend IW up to the first few glitches, but this is too much. How do you let so many game breaking glitches fall through the cracks.

And to think, this was the game that other games were changing their release schedules for...

[edgeofblade]

MAG does what it sets out to do: put 256 players on the box art. Beyond that, it's mediocre for all the hype it gets. It will do well enough, but I have higher hopes for KZ3... as long as they learn the relevant lessons from KZ2 and NOT ignore the problems like their religious fanbase wants them to.

[MikeMichaels]

...when theres a hot new online game.

The biggest games draw the most people and unfortunately, a higher potential percentage of a-holes, greifers, cheater etc.

The simple fact is no game is glitch free, but when millions of people are playing one game they will become far more apparent and plentiful.

Im not trying to defend IW or the problems, just taking a logical look at the situation.

[blackboyunltd]

these glitches are game ruining, worse game ever

[Anorexorcist]

"Did Infinity Ward wake up one day and say 'were going to release MW2 with so many f*king glitches that no matter how you play it will piss you off'"

You know what? I really think they did! All the success of COD4 must have gone to their heads as well as within their wallets and they may have just decided to just wing this game in and not give a crap how unbalanced is.

I can undoubtedly say that MW2 is more frustrating and less enjoyable than COD4.

The Commando Perk really pisses me off sometimes because sometimes I will be face-to-face with another character in the game, I'll slash at him, the knife will go right through him not killing him. Then I'll start backing away, he'll slash back at me, kill me, and in the killcam replay the guy has steady aim or scrambler equipped and doesn't even have commando equipped. Commando is practically useless and it feels like the damn perk only works when it wants to work.

[cLiCK_sLiCK9]

Camp of Doody : Money Wasted 2

[DARK WITNESS]

@ Anorexorcist

totally agree with all your points - and commando, light weight + plus bullet lag = lag through shots and get knife kills for the win.

as much as people hated the 1887's ( and i totally understand why ) the one thing i liked about them was they were a good f-u to the guys running round trying to knife you. you could see them a mile away and they just could not lag through the shot to get to you.

anyway, i have used commando just to get the knife challenges, but i really hate it as a playing style.

I have always said i don't care much how people chose to play or what weapon they use. I just try to adapt. i jumped in a game with a guy ( he had a team of about 3 ) all running round with commando. first two games I did ok, but my team was crap and they just could not deal with them. we lost both games, but I stayed in anyway. then we played on underpass; I switched to the fammas/ striker/ commando and went 31 kills to 2 deaths. I hunted them down, by the time my chopper went up in the air, him and his team quit the game.

one of the most satisfying games i have played in ages.

oh the whole though IW really F-ed up MW2. Cod4 was a lot more enjoyable. even when you had a yellow bar connection it was better. now you can have a game both teams with green bars, but the bullet lag is so bad it's just horrible. if you win you get accused of cheating and if you loose you feel like you have been cheated because all you see on your kill cam is you standing around doing nothing while a guy loads a clip into you. in the actual game though you were shooting at them and then he just one shot you with whatever weapon it is. feels like no matter what gun they are using, just one bullet kills you.

anyway, rant over. good points, bubbles to you man.

[BubbleSystemSuck]

STUPID PEOPLE... why traing to ruin a game like this?

http://img502.imageshack.us...

[wiggles]

This is like the 5th glitch article to come out about MW2....is it really worth it to buy it? Because I was thinking about getting it being the 1% who didn't....but it seems like everyone and their mom is cheating in the game....is this true??

[The Lazy One]

No. Get Battlefield Bad company 2 instead.

[n4f]

im getting it. well battle field bad company 2
not modern glitwar

[ambientFLIER]

Yes, it's worth it. Duh. Don't believe these stupid articles...there are some glitches, but let's put it this way...I haven't seen one in over a month on xbl. Maybe I just get lucky.

[HungPHAT]

After I beat the single player & spec ops , then played the MP I was so dissapointed I sold it on Amazon and preordered Bad Company 2

[Berserk]

HAHAHA *chopper gunner bullets for ammo*HOLY SH!t

[Mamotronn]

is full of win.

[alphakennybody]

Only the most sane gamers would complain about glitches, which sadly are in the minority:(.

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

im glad that i didnt bought this piece of crap.

[ClownBelt]

Well you get what you pay for...

[Relientk77]

haha, at the picture... cookie monster ftw!

but seriously Infinity Ward its YOUR game, fix YOUR glitches

[N4Garbage]

care package glitch is the only glitch I've come across in days.

Haven't seen any other so I don't know what the fuss is about.

If we all just easily filed complaint on the person they would get suspended.

Too many people sit around idly letting the glitchers have there way.

I've already caused 13 suspensions with the help of only 5more people.

[LtSkittles]

How did this win GameTrailers Goty again?

[n4f]

i dunno i think they were talking about a magic paper with numbers on it. and that if you sign it with ur name something happens....s/

[alphakennybody]

Money in Da pocket man!

[Mamotronn]

they are a bunch of ignorants mofos.

[DaTruth]

The wonderful world of Fanboyism!

[peeps]

my theory on why it won gt's goty award...

being a gaming site they pretty much have to play all the big releases, therefore altho they wudda spent a lot of time on mw2 it wouldn't be anywhere near the levels that i'm sure the average mw2 player plays.

for example, the game has so so many flaws and annoys the hell outa me but i must have about 4 days playtime on it!

my point being that in short burst mw2 is a lot of fun, play it for long periods of time however and u get to see the game for what it really is. when they're a bunch of gamers who have to fit in playing a large selection of games as part of their job, i doubt they actually got 2 sit down and experience stuff like this.

[Rowsdower]

cod mw2 is a good game

I and millions of others are having a great time playing it. GLitches happen in all games. Go to youtube and type in Killzone 2 glitches. If your on the 360 there is an easy way to take care of this, isolate the glitcher(s) and file a complaint and have everyone on your team or failing that friends list complain.

Also games where I find glitchers are rare and when they occur my party backs or team backs out of the game. Glitching is a reality for all games and to use that as your excuse to hate on the game is pretty lame. At least the failed PC boycotters actually had a point, but your holier than thou attitudes is coming across as childish.

I expect a backlash but let me end by saying I love gaming and have been doing it for about 20 years, and am currently the luck oener of both a 360 and PS3. I understand that its easy to hate, I've been there, but this is thew rong place to put that hate. You dont like something thats your prerogative, but the vitriol behind your words betrays a deeper negativity that no comment section conversation and soothe.

FOr the sake of us sane gamers who share this place with you, give it a rest.

[LtSkittles]

It is a fun game, but it's not goty caliber, seriously a five-hour campaign, re-hashed maps from CoD 4,(I'm looking at you underpass), features that should be in a fps multiplayer game like CTF. I'll admit that the third-person mode is a brand-new(at least I hope so.), and there is replayability, oh, and no online trophies are good. I'd give it an 8, maybe an 8.5. I'm just saying the guy who said that they ended up playing for hours, while Uncharted 2 sat, and collected dust was harsh.

[kornbeaner]

Glitches are expected but to the level seen in MW2 is unforgivable. the first MW had it share but nothing like what is seen in MW2. A game is suppose to improve not take steps backwards and thats all MW2 is. A huge step backwards for the entire industry. A copy and paste job that sold millions with nothing new being brought to the table is not good for the industry.

[Redempteur]

sorry man ..glitches happens but so much ??

The game hasn't done half it should have to deserve these sales ..in fact it sold on name alone .
i'm not saying that the MP isn't fun for some people but let's look at the game.

you have a game 5 hours SP , no beta for multiplayer ( so not glitches found untill people bought the game ) with game mecanics absurd and uneven ( nuclear bomb, knife throwing )

Sure it's fun ... i guess playing a game everyone know glitches exists and how to glitch is the BEST GAME EVAR to some people ... IF people don't complain do you think this bad manners will stop ? NO they'll increase ..and at the end of the path , you'll enjoy getting a buggy game in 4 parts ( thanks dlc ) ..i guess you wont fell the pain since you'll be busy crying ...

VIVA ACTIVISION

VIVA INFINITY WARD

VIVA KOTICK !

/s

Ps: i enjoy seeing all these youtube video of :
-knife throw like a machine gun
-using chopper bullets on the ground
-going in " no -clip mode "
-lag thank to P2p
-infinite grenades ( very funny when two people use this and then spam grenades everywhere )
-having your shield on and still moving and shooting like normal

GOTY /Double sarcasm

[bozebo]

Shoddy game and we all know it - good but shoddy.
Every day I notice another piece of horrible design, research, gameplay, mapping or programming.

Take for example the stairs, if you sprint into stairs in a certain way you jitter and stop moving properly; while this might make sense it is a clear indication of bad production when you look into it. The stairs should be entities which render and clip bullets, physics, grenades etc but not players - engines like source and unreal allow this really easily, not only that but it harms fps if things like that are incorrectly modelled - infact I am fairly sure the infinity engine in use allows it, the mappers just need to get their head round it properly. Along with the programmers and designers... what a shame they made a mess of what could have been so good.

Heres another one, look at the karachi map. A lot of the signs are in arabic.... karachi is in pakistan - they do not speak arabic there. Sure it's not important really but it matters when its such a big release like this - and it shows that they may not be up to scratch in other ways that you just cant see.

[djfullshred]

Interesting comment on the Karachi detail. As you said, that in itself is not a big deal. But my philosophy in any professional endeavor is that it is the paintstaking, meticulous attention to detail that seperates the best from the rest.

[nix]

yup.. if you look at UC2, every display panel is in Nepali... and it's correct too. i would know because i'm from Nepal.

God lies in small details.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Trading this game in for bad company 2 when it drops.

[mayberry]

glad I didn't pick this up! <goes back to killzone 2 new maps>

[tiamat5]

I see Infinity Ward has taken a page out of Microsoft's book.Sell glitchy,broken flawed software and hardware, get money from guinea pigs,fix it later. And how convenient that the reviewers that claim they played the game and gave it perfect scores, somehow missed these game breaking glitches to add to their final review scores.But its okay,when big companies screw you over they probably use platinum screws.

[dkgshiz]

Ah, my last FPS game this gen. Infinity ward has lost a lot of respect in the gaming community by releasing this broken turd. Lets hope it never happens again. I'm still ashamed that so many people bought this turd.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

SP and SpecOps = Win but the MP not so much.. I have the PS3 version and well it's fun but with nobody talking it's hard to effectively put a solid offense or defense together.

[meatnormous]

I have the exact opposite problem, too many people talking at once to get things done. Or the people with mics never use them in a tactical way. I will NOT play in a game unless there is at least 6 friends so we can fill a side, and use our mics the way they are supposed to be used.

[dkgshiz]

IW played you COD noobs like a fiddle. They just sat there with there money bags collecting the cash.

[blahblah123]

This is just the beginning. The game has only been out for less than two months.

I logged 7 days online since MW2 release night. 17,000 kills later, I sold my copy on eBay.

Javelin glitch wasn't that bad, I put down anybody who was carrying one. But this type of crap will just keep happening. On top of that, lag makes HC unplayable and the kiddie Nuke boosters ruin Domination and TDM

Having tried the beta, for actual objective based gameplay, Battlefield Bad Company 2 is a better game. Heck, I love doing a kamikaze airplane run on Battlefield 1943 more than looking for campers in Karachi.

IW can keep their glitches and the back room booster circle jerks. A 25 killstreak is pretty easy to get guys, why bother.

Why cheat?

[bozebo]

well stated.

[LiquidM3taL]

YOUR A F*&#@ING MORON Either that or you NEVER played the game more than 1 hour. Im gonna come right out and say it, yes MW2 is glitched, but you people here babbling about your experience are few of many. I have seen glitches online guys and you are going to get killed just as fast against good legitimate players as you are glitchers. It is absolutely bottom line ridiculous, idiotic, and immature to blame a fantastic developer on something they are at no fault for. Its not like they have a team at Infinity Ward saying "Hey lets try to break the game and see how many glitches we can find." Glitches are found by the PLAYERS of the game and Infinity Ward honestly in my professional opinion is taking care of the situation. And seriosuly everytime a glitch is found, its like 1-2 weeks and its fixed. You people are just babies and you probably dont know how to play Call of Duty enough to have fun with it. OKAY and another thing, cookie cutter?? BULLSh*t plain and simple. Do you have any idea how much the concept of killstreaks and ACTUALLY GETTING REWARDED for playing GOOD has changed since COD4. ONE LITTLE TWEAK changed the ENTIRE GAME and it moved it forward into an even more addictive and rewarding FPS. Infinity Ward worked thier asses off at this game and it shows. Go b*tch about something else because MW2 is not in any way disappointing, unless you SUCK AT THE GAME. If your not addicted right now, then its this simple: You are not good at this game. In that case, maybe you will be better at Battlefield and should try that out, which is also a fantastic game

For the NON HATERS who actually recognize talent, my PSN name is SAVEYOURSORRYS

get at me!

& Happy Gaming

[Redempteur]

kill streaks evolved so much now with glitches added , now you can just cheat and ..Activate a bomb ...and HOP !

Everyone sees how MW2 evolved with the new kill streaks

[DARK WITNESS]

" Its not like they have a team at Infinity Ward saying "Hey lets try to break the game and see how many glitches we can find." "......

ummmm... hold on a min, isn't that what game testers do ( I should no, my brother is a tester for LBP ).

I am sorry man, but no - before the game shipped IW should have had exactly that; a team of people playing the game trying to break it so they can find glitches, bugs, etc. Every other dev has. If IW don't then they failed hard - what, could they not afford a bunch of testers, or they thought we would do the testing for them.

sure every game ships with bugs etc, but the number in MW2 is just unreal. IW are dealing with it and for that ya, at least they are trying to do something. but with the money and resources they had available - and the extra £££ they charged for it in EU and UK. it should have been of a much higher quality.

and glitches aside, there are still basic flaws and problems with the network code that make the game less enjoyable then Cod4 was.

[bozebo]

"and glitches aside, there are still basic flaws and problems with the network code that make the game less enjoyable then Cod4 was."

finally some people who agree with me. still... not as bad as counter strike source hah!

[FwanK]

World at War >>>> Modern Warfare 2

[Kainewynd2]

World at War had a multiplayer campaign co-op mode (and Kiefer Sutherland voice-overs)...

[LiquidM3taL]

This game is EXTREMELY balanced. You can be a complete n00b and know by instinct how to play the game well enough to kill guys who are level 70 and above. Every gun reacts exactly like you would want it to and every class you have can be different and great in their own ways. You cannot deny that with all the perks, killstreaks, weapons, upgrades, and terrain on each map that this game HAS VARIETY and that its a fresh and fun take on an FPS. Damn guys, just give it a chance. It didnt get nominated for GOTY by over 30 game critics for NO REASON. Open up your minds, instead of your mouths

[Kainewynd2]

Actually, I just wrote an article about it that is getting buried on the third page of Pending articles now that compares Call of Duty 4 to Modern Warfare 2.

Honestly, after spending the time thinking about it, I found MW2 to be discouragingly underwhelming when compared to its predecessor. That's pretty friggin' sad... :\

[Another One]

I don't know about you guys, but I don't run into glitchers very often or ever. I play the game, have some fun, and then turn it off. Never once has a game of MW2 been ruined because of a glitcher. If it's actually ruining your experince (Actual glitching. not you crying because you lost) then you have a complaint, if it isn't ruining your experience then quit your bltching.

[Kainewynd2]

I spent forty-five minutes with a group of friends trying to play a single online match back before the last patch.

We landed in a no-time-limit-double-points-18 -player-Rust-match every time during the course of that night.

By the end we just opted for our own Private Matches...

The next night I somehow managed to pop into one of those No Reload/Unlimited Ammo matches and recorded the TV while I played through. I could only do one though... it's not really playing the game at that point.

[Another One]

Haha holy hell that's ridiculous (also pre-patch)! I'm certainly not questioning that there are glitches, I just don't think it's quite as prevalent or game ruining as some people say. Sure you could run into problems, but personally, I haven't. And I guarantee most people who do run into it don't run into it enough to make it a hindrance to their overall experience.

[nighmare23]

Modern Warfare 3 "Glitch Wars" this game will sell like hot cake!! but yea going back to battle field/halo----

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

GET TO THE CHOPPA... GLITCH!!

[Skynetone]

Cant even play my favorite gameplay mode anymore, headquarters, its just two messed up know, yes it was unfair the old way, but atleast if was fun, they should have made it that two of your team mates would have to be at a base before you could capture it, and once you get a green light one player can capture it

in normal mode the enemy spawn over the other side of the map, when you go over there, there spawning where you just came from, etc etc etc, it's quite annoying, if you stay put you will never get any action

i love the core gameplay mechanics, but this is a joke of a sequel

i thought they were going to include the best of the orignal maps, of course not the s++t box 360 woundnt allow that

out of all the money they make they coundnt put out a few dedicated servers, 7/10 games are nearly unplayable with bad connections

on top of that you have Glitches

ive pretty much given up on the cod franchise, until i can drive a tank through a wall, take over a helicopter base, uavs are maned, map editor, and more tactical teamwork, ill pass

[sixaxis]

i would consider this as game ruining. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

if this is for real (especially seeing ppl through walls), and actually in the game, i would be mad.

[robotnik]

What's the big deal with this game? It's just another shooter, nothing new.

[fingazblank]

Well that video proved nothing, he shot the wall and died, soooo what.

I was expecting, a well powerful devastating weapon, i just see some geeza who was very bad at playing this game. 7 minutes of my life wasted, i could of squeezed one out in that time.

I like this game, you see knobheads cheating just leave, theres enough people playing this properly so get over it.

[Erotic Sheep]

All this BS problems pretty much show MW2 is the most overhyped game of the year. It's pretty much the new GTA4 which dissapointed quite a few people.

IW.. take notes from GG to create a balanced MP without freaking glitches ok?

[il-mouzer]

this game is a total goat f*ck

[hazardman]

I don't know what MW your playing I sold my Xbox360 copy cause I was getting sick of all the glitches..I rented it for PS3 and the same thing was happening just on a smaller scale..

[GUCommander]

The guy in the video SUCKS at COD. That is the typical retard that uses these glitches and ruins the game for everyone else.

[Advari]

This is why I am done with the game I did the campagins did a few onlines and returned it. It only cost me 8.99 at Blockbuster to rent its not worth dropping 80 bucks on the game.

[LONEWOLF231]

Ahhh, its okay Article creator. Here let me Play you some music with the worlds smallest violin. And maybe give you a glass of milk and some cookies. Dont cry its just a game.

[shutterspeed]

I haven't really run into any glitches. What really pisses me off in this game is those nuke boosting assholes. Domination starts, and literally 1 minute later someone launches a nuke. So gaddamn annoying.

[dredgewalker]

And yet people still payed top dollar to experience this. They never learn and they always get burned. I still play MW1 and i dont think im ever gonna support IW anymore for releasing a half-assed game with additional price tag for no improvements.

[Xemnas]

I only click the Link to get the Picture.

[Quadrix]

I'm glad I didn't waste my money on this game.

[chidori666]

bu but the patch fixed all glitches!!!

** back for killzone 2 virtualy not have glitch**

[cpuchess]

Online glitches, lag and other irritants are why games like this should have bots for offline and private multiplayer matches.

[TheGameFoxJTV]

this is obviously a PC hack. You can't change the color of your Gamertag on 360. But, you can change the color of your name on PC. Either way this game fails.

[divideby0]

a crapy MP game continues to get crappier as time goes on.
SP is why I play COD, but the present SP is so lol short and is there a story or just a bunch of diff. scenarios patched together

[TKCMuzzer]

I am glad all COD fans hate MAG, simple reason it will keep their unskilled run and gun shooting rubbish out of the game. MW2 is a prime example of delivering to the masses, want to shoot someone? don't want to think? want assisting when aiming? want to get stupid skill less kills? want to look good when your crap at gaming? Well its all here in Modern Warefare 2, the game in which everyone looks good.
Game of the year my arse, over hyped, under tested and overpriced.
For the uneducated in websites, Gametrailers is a poor excuse for a gaming site.

[sam2236]

DIS BE GAEM O DA YUR ALL YURZ!!!11!!111

U ALL H8IN CUZ U N00BZ0RZ11!1111!!

[tiamat5]

You know gamers kill me. It is obvious that they rushed the game out so they could get your money and then patch it after waiting to see what glitches came up knowing that you wouldn't return it. And you have the gaul to sit there and not only defend them but to somehow intergrate MAG into the conversation.I mean seriously are some of you brain dead? I think you need to take off the video games and go outside and get some sun and some fresh air then come back and think about what you write before you write it.