Call of Duty 2 Demo!

[Hi Ho]

It's out! I'm downloading now. In less than ten minutes I'll be trying it out. HERE is the fastest download mirror I could find.

[Dark Nova]

damm its going to take me 3hours noooooooooooooooooooooo. downloading at 42kbs

[Alaron]

Thanks for the mirror Hi Ho. I'm downloading it now.

[pc master]

42 hours at 242kbps. I'm on a wanadoo 2mb and have wireless. I am not leaving my laptop on for two days. Might as well wait for the game to come out.

[Dark Nova]

42 hours at 242kbps. thats imposible
it should take you like 46minutes

[rspassey]

I think I will plan on buying it when it comes out, I am not the biggest fan of DLing anything..

[Dark Nova]

just beat it on hard, i think its imposible to die in the demo. after i beated it, i ran (suicide) against 2 Mg42 and killed the all like rambo (not including about 30guys)

[pc master]

I am downloading it now on my desktop(alienware still hasnt arrived) and it is 46 minutes. I swear on my laptop is said 42 hours.

[jonro]

Does it use installshield to install?

The reason i ask this is because installshield hates me:http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=141168

[DragonNOA1]

Originally Posted by Dark Nova just beat it on hard, i think its imposible to die in the demo. after i beated it, i ran (suicide) against 2 Mg42 and killed the all like rambo (not including about 30guys)

Guess you haven't been keeping up with the game. It uses a Halo-like health system where you can get hit so many times but you will recover when not fighting.

[Dark Nova]

i notice that you dont have health, there is a diffrence though, when you run into
-2 mg42 (shooting intense bullets at your a$$)
-about 20-25 guys (mp40, ect...)
-and artillerie.
i think that the grapphics for the demo is insane though the game is unreal.

[Hi Ho]

I have played through the demo and it is very good.

The graphics could be better in my opinion. Some of the textures are downright bad. I don't get why so many game developers skimp on textures. The reason Half Life 2 looks so good is the high quality, high resolution textures that are used throughout. The graphics in COD 2 don't seem to be a huge step ahead of COD 1.

It is just a demo, however, and graphics aren't everything. It is a very immersive demo and I look forward to the final release. I just hope they address the low quality textures that are seen in some places.

[Dark Nova]

nm of what i said that yyou can get killed, i died twice trying to do the same thing again, i dont know why i did'nt die the first time, the difficulty was also on hard.

[jonro]

It looks like a few of you have installed the demo, could anyone please tell me if it uses installshield to install?

The reason i ask this is because installshield hates me:http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=141168

[Dark Nova]

yes it does

[wolfie]

im more interested in the online part, there sure are hush hush on that part dont like how you can just heal like that. and how thats going to affect online play.

[Dark Nova]

but it could be a good thing, because people wont steel your kills, i hope the online is like raibow six where you get shot once and your dead

[DragonNOA1]

Originally Posted by Dark Nova but it could be a good thing, because people wont steel your kills, i hope the online is like raibow six where you get shot once and your dead

Most likely not. If you want a rainbow six like game then go get rb6.

[Dark Nova]

i have for 2years. its jsut getting out of style, we need bigger maps, better graphic ect...

[Jaggannath]

Originally Posted by Dark Nova i have for 2years. its jsut getting out of style, we need bigger maps, better graphic ect...

then wait for RB7

Originally Posted by wolfie im more interested in the online part, there sure are hush hush on that part dont like how you can just heal like that. and how thats going to affect online play.

Yeah.... it'll mean camping is a viable idea, I personally wont be a fan.

I can't remember what game it was, but there was a game where you got shot, and if you used a med pack it only recovered a percentage of your health, dependent on where you got hit. Say it was a torso shot, a med kit might have only repaired 70% of your health prior to the hit. I'd prefer something like that. Anyone remember that game?? If so, tell me the name

[Dark Nova]

something like Medal of honnor?

[blue60007]

Originally Posted by Dark Nova something like Medal of honnor?

COD2? Yes, very similar. Infact the first COD was based on the same game engine as MOH.

[Hi Ho]

Infact the first COD was based on the same game engine as MOH.

It was also made by the same people.

[blue60007]

Wow! Finally a game that taxes my system! Very nice indeed, can't wait till the whole thing is released.

[Hi Ho]

What do you guys think of the graphics? They don't look all that great to me. They certainly don't look bad but I was expecting more. See THIS thread on AVS forum where I posted a comparison of COD 2 and DOD Source (page 2). Appearently others are seeing it differently than me.

[blue60007]

Yeah I was expecting better graphics, they didn't really seem that great - not much of an improvement of the original. Though the smoke and AI seemed very good.

[Stuey]

I'm not sure if I like the new health system. It definitely will force many players to use different strategies. I also didn't like the fact that you only get two firearms. Perhaps the smoke grenades take up the slot the sidearm would have taken?

I'm also not sure if I missed not have an additional running mode. Although... in the 1st COD and the expansion, running was pretty useless since it had verys hort duration, so I guess I'm not really missing this feature at all.

Overall, I thought the gameplay was a little more immersive in that the weapons feel more realistic. I can't really explain it, but it just felt better.

[rmr]

I liked it. Can't wait for it to come out.

[imadad]

I thought the graphics looked pretty good. I have really enjoyed playing the demo on all levels of difficulty. The one thing I do not like so much is the health system. Medpacks are a little unrealistic but at least you do not automatically recover your health. Medics would be a great addition to these games.

[blue60007]

Originally Posted by Stuey83 I'm not sure if I like the new health system. It definitely will force many players to use different strategies. I also didn't like the fact that you only get two firearms. Perhaps the smoke grenades take up the slot the sidearm would have taken? I'm also not sure if I missed not have an additional running mode. Although... in the 1st COD and the expansion, running was pretty useless since it had verys hort duration, so I guess I'm not really missing this feature at all. Overall, I thought the gameplay was a little more immersive in that the weapons feel more realistic. I can't really explain it, but it just felt better.

Me too, I like the feeling of the game, however the graphics were improved (especially the smoke shaders) but they didn't seem improved that much. I think they didn't use very high resolution textures which kinda ruined the look, I think the engine (MOHPA's isn't it?) is very capable, but an engine is only as good as the material you feed it.