Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2

The Mongoose said
This is the issue: why do we enjoy the games that we enjoy?

I submit that competitiveness has traditionally been an aspect. Pulling back and taking a panoramic view, I'm not sure I want to live in a place where people have fun by just participating. I'm sure you and I could sprawl this discussion into something that wouldn't be interesting to most, but my thoughts are obviously rooted in my feelings regarding Objectivism and man's nature.

But to scale it down to VG board relevance, it ain't just me who is worried about this game. Other forums are filled with COD veterans who are worried about these new additions. Even the perks have perks -- there is something called "pro perks" that make the perks even that much perkier. It's getting ridiculous, and players are worried that MW2 will be a noobfest. I find that ironic, because I've always considered COD multiplayer to be a noobfest.

I'm sure that Ms. Rand would love to show her mad skillz at Halo 3 and that she would highly approve of the best winning and despise the idea of equaling things out. Then again, I'm not sure if she would have had a problem with gaining advantages from longer play. But, I'm not sure that video games are a good microcosm for the rest of society. Of course, she also probably wouldn't have had a problem with rootkits. It was practically the electronics version of Rearden Metal. So what if it gave Sony an unfair advantage.:hihi:

Anyway, like I said it's about fun and yes, it's not fun to play a game where you are forced into being equalized with worse players, and, yes, matchmaking, not perks for worse players is the answer, but that does not mean that an unequal game can't be fun.