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Co-op in Modern Warfare 2 would have "ruined the experience"

Infinity Ward originally planned to include co-operative play for the entire Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign. However, they decided to drop it in favour of the some what limited Spec Ops mode, which allows 2-player splitscreen and online co-op.

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling explained the motive behind the decision to VG247, telling them that it would have "ruined the experience". Co-op play for the entire main campaign would have "really broke the cinematic experience, took the immersion out of it, out of the story and the pacing and everything we'd spent so long crafting," said Bowling.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will be released worldwide on November 10, 2009.

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xxkrb87xx
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I would do the same thing.
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nickkcin
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im pretty sure when i play video games with a mate, i dont really care for 'cinematic experiences'.
i wish they left it in.
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But sharing is caring.
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K-Man said: But sharing is caring.


Screw sharing and caring!
What the HELL was wrong with co-op?
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Im a bit annoyed but the Special Ops is going to be pwnage
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zyxses said: Screw sharing and caring!
What the HELL was wrong with co-op?

But it's cool sharing the cinematic experience with friends, you're no fun.
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K-Man just get out
I love co-op, don't care about the graphics LOL
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Yay split-screen
I want more games to incorporate this just like the good old days when I'd have 4 people sitting around a 48cm CRT TV squinting, playing 007 Goldeneye on N64. Now we have massive LCD and Plasma screens in HD but hardly any split-screen games
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Dblacksquish said: K-Man just get out

I'll see you on the battlefield and make you eat those words.
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K-Man said:

Dblacksquish said: K-Man just get out

I'll see you on the battlefield and make you eat those words.


pfft dont forget out little argument boy.. November 10th Kman will be destroyed.
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KBExP said: pfft dont forget out little argument boy.. November 10th Kman will be destroyed.

I'll take you both on!
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QU1K51LV3R said: Yay split-screen
I want more games to incorporate this just like the good old days when I'd have 4 people sitting around a 48cm CRT TV squinting, playing 007 Goldeneye on N64. Now we have massive LCD and Plasma screens in HD but hardly any split-screen games

haha, when COD4 came out, me and three of my friends would play it on... wait for it.... a 30cm TV! to this day, i still struggle to figure out how we ever managed to do it.
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it better be good cinematic stuff then
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K-Man said:

KBExP said:pfft dont forget out little argument boy.. November 10th Kman will be destroyed.

I'll take you both on!


call me if u need backup
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this is old news like months old
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xxkrb87xx said: call me if u need backup

Thanks for the gesture.

declan8 said: this is old news like months old

What are you on about? Have you even checked the link, it's only 2 days old.
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Allow me to translate.

Co-op play for the entire main campaign would have "really broke the cinematic experience, took the immersion out of it, out of the story and the pacing and everything we'd spent so long crafting,"

If we offered free co-op through the campaign then no one would pay extra for more co-op "challenge" maps, because we at Activision are greedy pr!cks you'll get a co-op experience but we will sell it to you in installments. Also its MW2! You're all a bunch of crack wh0re junkies and you will buy it any way.
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"Well said" acid
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acid said: Allow me to translate.
Co-op play for the entire main campaign would have "really broke the cinematic experience, took the immersion out of it, out of the story and the pacing and everything we'd spent so long crafting,"
If we offered free co-op through the campaign then no one would pay extra for more co-op "challenge" maps, because we at Activision are greedy pr!cks you'll get a co-op experience but we will sell it to you in installments. Also its MW2! You're all a bunch of crack wh0re junkies and you will buy it any way.



Epic! Wish they would stop with the bull and just have left it in
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hmm, well im inclined to agree with acid here but who knows, its kinda plausible that co-op could take something away from the campaign & the way it flows. well ive heard a couple of companies say that before anyway

meh, either way the decision has been made, the game is done, lets just get over it and get on to the next decision at hand....do we freeze ourselves for the next 3 weeks?
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