PC version is up to 1.3 now -- and they've fixed the hit detection on the sniper rifles and ACOG scope. Are the Xbox/PS3 versions getting these updates at the same pace? I would assume they are, since there should be a huge population playing.. but then again, PC gamers are pretty damn demanding.

And here I thought they nerfed snipers on purpose. They're still nothing compared to COD2.. thankfully.

There's in game stat tracking in the PC version, but it's not as in depth as the console version unfortunately. It keeps track of your overall kill/death/assist ratio, but not really much else. I'm not sure why they decided to do that, but then again, I'm not sure why stats are stored locally on the users machine either.. I guess just so they don't have to have some sort of central ranking servers a la Battlefield 2.. which probably turned a profit for EA, but then again they also drove up the prices of renting servers dramatically.

I'm like, 120 something hours into MP on Xfire, and probably a good deal more than that since you can't run xfire while playing on modded servers.. and yes.. it's still a blast. The CEVO competition is killing me though, the COD2 teams are owning even the BEST BF players, and the best BF players still toss me around.. it's hard but we're learning. I've noticed that pubs are generally a bit more challenging too than the they are on the Xbox.. I went to a friends house last weekend and played a bit on his live account, and I was pressing the wrong buttons constantly and still owning people :P

I just started using the AK-47 today, I think it may actually take the place of the M4 as my second favorite rifle. It's a hard call really, but I need to start using LESS guns so I use them more effectively. It's tough, because I really like the G3 and the M14 too.. but the M16 remains my number one choice for long range combat. Which, in turn, gets owned by snipers, especially now that they fixed the damn sniper rifles up.

I want to unlock the gold skin for the AK now, but I don't know if I'll bother, since it means I have to complete the challenges for the G3 and MP44 as well, which I really don't see myself doing. The MP44 was super in COD2, but I really don't like it in COD4.. I like it less than the G36 even. Easily my least favorite assault rifle.

I don't really care about XP anymore, so I'm not sure I care about not getting points for taking out a chopper much. I don't tend to see many choppers anyway since I mostly play S&D and they're far less common than they are in other game types. I'm actually sorta glad there's no prestige mode in the PC version, as I couldn't really be bothered to unlock all of my gear over and over again anyway.. once was plenty enough.

I just noticed that there are 50+ player servers now. What the hell are people thinking? These maps can't possibly hold that many people. 52 player team deathmatch--that simply can't be fun. Maybe on custom maps, but not on the default 16.

Oh god, I just pictured 52 player shipment.. I think I'm going to be sick.. and yet.. I want to try it just for kicks.

Complete all of the weapon challenges for all of the assault rifles. Every class has a gold skin for a single weapon, they're all unlocked the same way.COD4 with 32 players is borderline stupid.. 52 players is just unreasonably insane.

I actually saw a gold AK earlier, and now I really want one. Much cooler looking than any of the camos on that gun. It's actually a pretty good rifle to chose as the AR to give a gold skin for, since the camos probably have the least appealing effect on it. It's sexy.

Really? I love the M14.. one of my favorite guns in the game. A close second to the M16 as my favorite long range AR.. the G3 is pretty popular, because it has a lot less recoil, but if you control your speed with the M14 recoil is hardly a factor, and it does so much damage that the lower rate of fire hardly matters either. I really like that gun, it also looks and sounds very cool as well.

I guess the single shot weapons may be a bit harder to use with the gamepad in general.. the high recoil weapons too.

Yea I use the red dot with it, but I like the iron sights on the M14 too. Generally speaking, I use the red dot on everything except the M4. I can't stand the red dot on the M4 for some reason, it sways, and while I know the iron sights on the M4 sway too, for some reason I find it more distracting with the red dot. I almost always use the M4 silenced.. been using the silencer on the AK-47 too. The added bonus of killing off the muzzle flash is really killer when it comes to controlling the recoil in longer bursts. It's even better on the M4 where the weapon has almost no recoil to begin with.

That post sorta outlines the problems with matchmaking as a concept in general. Why not let people spawn their own servers with their own rules and map rotations, and just include a damn server browser? You could still allow people to join them as parties.. matchmaking kills variety that's built in to the game already.

Hello Halo.

Also is interesting that the bug / balance fixes are behind the PC version, which less people probably play at the moment. I guess they still know who the more dedicated (and demanding) audience is.

I hope they don't change the spectator camera in the PC version, it will just allow dead teammates to become a second set of eyes for you, watching your back when you're not paying attention.

Hey I wish they never fixed the sniper rifles :)

Oh yeah.. big difference. In competition games, there's always one sniper, and if he's good, he's always at the top of the score board. In pubs, on maps that encourage the behavior (Crossfire, Bloc) there are always a good number of snipers, picking you off in the beginning of a given round. It's made a big difference in S&D.