The fact that they didn't release the demo 12 hours before the product was actually released spoke volumes. They did that so people wouldn't cancel or get refunds once they pick up on just how bad this product is. NO WONDER the big server companies did not want to host this game. It is a fucking administrators nightmare. The companies didn't even want to step into this mess because it is grade A cluster fuck.

It's ridiculous. For me to ban somebody, I have to research a log that records lines and LINES of data. Extract the ID number, than copy and paste it into a ban file which I had to manually create. God help us if that file gets lost or accidentally modified. Even manual RCON commands in Quake was much easier and better than this garbage. And this is just a small headache out of many for admining.

Gameplay reaks with so many flaws. It takes forever to get into action / combat. I want quick in your face kills.

Flying is bullshit. No countermeasures available to lose potential SA  encouters or warnings when you're being targeted.

Going into buildings and fighting inside buildings are a doozy. Try shooting enemy's through glass and watch the AI go nuts. The bullets don't even kill them. Oh goodness, there is sooo much more to throw out on this game that I can't take it.

I would much rather play Ghost Recon 10 times than this game. Sorry guys. I sold you hype that I bought into. Dont' let MY OPINIONS sway you from this game. It's just me. 

I'm locked on for Battlefield 1943 which is by the way the number one multiplayer game on both PS3 and Xbox 360 by the way at the moment. It certainly will rock on PC. I like a game that's stable and fun. Fun is quick action, and not necessarily bug free (no such game) but not a game that is rampant with issues.

Just play the deathmatch and you'll see just how shitty this game can be. I'm going to leave it as that.

It seems like “every” hardcore server I play on, including ours, there is some punk crying, “This isn't hardcore” or “You shouldn't call this server hardcore, if it isn't.” Well here is the place where you can post your professional opinion at to “why” this server isn't hardcore. Before you do so, our [OF] servers are configured to what the average postings of a “HARDCORE” server should be on.

set scr_hardcore "1"

set scr_player_maxhealth "35"

set scr_game_perks "1"

set perk_armorVest "80" –

set perk_bulletDamage "12"

set perk_explosiveDamage "10"

set perk_fireproof "25"

set perk_flakJacket "25"

set perk_flakJacketMaxDamage "25"

Those settings are based on research through many forums, among the most professional in the community I've listed the sources below.

http://www.fpsadmin.com/

http://forums.gameservers.com/viewtopic.php?p=163166&sid=6911ae0936f1a37381f33ea8b0286925

Googling “cod5 hardcore settings” will bring you many forums/discussions, but the average settings are posted on the sites I've listed above. In my opinion, from researching a lot of the other forums, most server admins just set the player max health without adjusting the armor, bullet & explosive damage, fireproof, and flak parameters. The perks such as juggernaut, stopping power, and all the other goodies become worthless if you don't compensate accordingly. We have ours tweaked and set to what the average admins posted on hardcore.

Call of Duty 4 hardcore this is not. Once you tweak to hardcore in World at War, the offsets in caliber, distance, damage mitigation, are for better and worse on all the guns and perks in the game. Obviously, bolt action fans such as myself are upset that a spray gun (SMG) can be just as lethal from a distance as a bolt action. On the other hand, a bullet is a bullet, and is designed to kill on impact. Want realism? Then don't complain about friendly fire, which is on reflect (you take the damage) by the way, when you shoot a team mate. Not everybody can be pleased. In most cases, you've got those who want everything to be easy so they can hit that Prestige rank and all the unlocks without working for it.

If your looking to get very easy kills, don't want challenges, and need no skill....this isn't the place for you. Go play elsewhere where “you think” hardcore is. This is a big boy server. Stay under the porch if you can't run with the big dawgs, or go kick rocks.

Feel free to express your thoughts as to why this server isn't hardcore. I'm still curious to know what “your professional”opinion is.

-Mad Ghost