User blog:MarlboroNS/Why I don't like Treyarch.

I get asked a lot why I don't like Treyarch and bash them alot. If your a fan of 3arc please don't read this page as you won't like it.

The first CoD I got was the UO expansion pack, as it was cheap. The original CoD and CoD 2 kept me entertained for hours, and really developed my affinity for Infinty Ward. I was therefore a trifle reluctant to let 3arc develop a game, and unfortunatley my trepidations were correct.

CoD3 was weak compared to the IW games. For a start to even play it I had to buy a console as they didn't release it on the PC, which was dissapointing. I haven't really gone back to PC gaming since this, although I do hop on BF3 often enough. The story was weak, and the engine was dreadful. Really dreadful. I say I played this game for about a month before I went back to CoD2.

CoD4 is historically people's fave game in CoD as it was their first; and it certanitly was an enjoyable and a great game. The campaign remains my favourite, with All Ghillied Up being my fave mission in any game of all time. When I heard that 3arc was releasing another game, I was a bit cautious to buy it, but in the end I got it on the release day.

WaW was a copy of MW. There is no way around that. Throw in worst connection and the MP40 and I had traded in WaW two weeks after release. Nacht was decent, but I will go into more details about Zombies later. The campaign was poor, the American campaign in particular.

MW2 was amazing, and I played that game to death. After WaW and CoD3 I was really on the fence about buying BO, but my brother got it for me about a week after it dropped so we could play split screen.

I don't want to turn this game into a rant against Black Ops, but I really, really hated that game. It was a copy of MW2 with worst connection, identical weapons and a slow pace. I tried to play and like BO, I really did. But no matter how many patches 3arc released the game remained unplayable for me. I remember a time on the PS3 when the "Connection Interupted" message appeared every game. But the thing that really ended BO for me was Second Chance. On Ground War 15/18 players ran it, and I actually have a 5 man spray saved where all of them fall into Second Chance. I will therefore never buy a 3arc game again. I have gave them so many chances, but they are just rubbish.

People like 3arc for the zombies, and yes it is good, but can it save an entire game? No. Besides, I prefer Survival Mode. (Faster paced, no Astronaut Zombies).

Finally, 3arc have no innovation. Here is a perk list where IW invented perks are copied by 3arc.

Bomb Squad

Special Grenades x3

Bandolier

Frag x3 (x2)

Stopping Power

Jugg

Sleight of Hand

An explosive power increaser perk (Sonic Boom, Fireworks, Danger Close etc.)

Double Tap

Overkill

A UAV hider perk

Deep Impact

Extreme Conditioning

Steady Aim

Dead Silence

Martyrdom

Iron Lungs

Last Stand

Marathon

Scavenger

Bling

Lightweight

Hardline

The only ones they've added are Flak Jacket, Tac Mask, Reconissance, Shades, Gas Mask and Toss Back. And they use IW's engine.

Their weapons are also anachronistic, the game pallet is dull and they don't support games as much as people say. This is why I don't like 3arc, and I beg IW to not let them create the next CoD. Get a different studio, please!

MarlboroNS 18:46, January 13, 2012 (UTC)