is it just me?

[thedeadlyassassin]

I'm not going to complain (to all those worried about that), but is it just me or is body blocking getting really really bad as of late? I find myself saying "stop bodyblocking, get out of the doorways" like 5 times a round


Just remember, you're not in a good posistion if you're blocking your whole team.

[Dead_And_Gone]

I haven't noticed it getting any worse than before. I use VOIP.
I still ask people to move out of doorways a couple of times a round.
If you use their name, they usually will respond with "Oops, Sorry".
Or move out of the door immediately.

Sometimes on a fast paced round like Vacant, you don't have time to
type or anything but die if they are blocking the door or route. I like
to cook a nade as I'm going through a door, knowing the enemy is
just around the corner or other side of a window. Someone blocks, and
it usually means Mr. Nade goes off in my hand. If someone
is focused on what they are doing, they may not KNOW they are blocking
5 people and Mr. Nade comes bouncing around the corner to take out
everyone.

You have to understand that alot of new people are on the server.
They aren't used to the game, nor used to the strategies needed to
win or survive. They might have played on servers that didn't use
VOIP nor chat, and they didn't KNOW people were getting upset when
they stood in the doorways or layed down on the ground in the doorway.
Doing this on a constricted route is the same as blocking a door IMO.

It is an educational opportunity. Ask in VOIP for people to move
out of doorways, or use names if possible so that they KNOW it was
them that blocked the rush. For those with VOIP turned off, chat is
the only option for them to see it. Ask them specifically to please not
block the door/route/hall/etc... Otherwise, human rationalism will make
them think that you are talking about someone else, and not concerning them.

[-IRC-MIKE]

Well Put! I think everyone can learn a thing or two.

[paceman]

YES! The screaming of "MOVE" on VOIP, or typing the generic "MOVE"!! does not help. If you don't call the person by name, the person generally is not going to know you are talking to them.

[Karson]

Guilty as charged. I've only been playing for about 2 weeks so I still spend a lot of time in windows and doors looking around, whereas pro players already know all the sightlines etc. Plus there's so much noise in the games on the CLR server (nades, constant airstrikes and helis) that I often don't hear if someone's behind me trying to run through the door.

It would be great if COD4 supported a "local VOIP" option where you could hear people talking nearby on the map, it would be more realistic (you wanna communicate with your team, you risk being heard) and would help reduce these sorts of problems.

[thedeadlyassassin]

Sadly, I try to call out the persons name, but with my setting the name doesn't appear when I'm looking at their back. Or it's too small to see... I should try changing my settings back to original but then my hard earned gold wouldn't look cool


I just wish people didn't make names that involved a swear word or sexual profanity. "hey jackass move out of the way!" makes me seem like I'm being an asshat, yet I've seen people with the name jackass.