Now that Call of Duty 5 has been released for a short while, people have been curious whether it rightfully is an improvement from what Call of Duty 4 was. Well, whether it’s knocking down the suchkas of enemy tangos, or gunning through Nazi fascists with a Thompson, the two both have their own good areas.

Each game is made with the same engine, so a certain amount of feel from Call of Duty 4 has been kept intact, with the inclusion of extra perks, UAV, air-strikes, ranks, and many other things. Call of Duty 5 accompanies the addition of more perks with the usage of tanks, and replacing choppers with canines. Graphics are likewise arguably advanced with enhanced physics, dismemberment of extremities, and extra gore.

That being said, any game can have large numbers of extra perks and advances added throughout, but if the general balance and concept of the game doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t actually matter very much, in my opinion. Despite the fact that COD5 has brought many new features and developed upon particular areas, when you take a glance at the general game-play and feel of it, things begin to look less attractive. World at War’s plot is lacking in emotion and luster compared with COD 4, with very few memorable scenes, and limited character growth. Playing through it seems to a greater extent like a barrage of empty meat-bags that lack everything but a measly bone. While in COD 4, almost every new mission seemed to have something unforgettable, whether it was escaping a sinking cargo ship, or attempting to evade a nuke, it constantly leaves you wanting more.

The multiplayer mode likewise leaves something to be sought in COD 5. A lot of the weapons can seem unbalanced and ineffective, but at the same time it seems like there are particular “must use” weapons. Everything else is just tossed in there like sloppy bacon – just as something cool to play with for a while and then forget (can you tell I had bacon this morning?). Matters are vastly favorable for COD 4 in this respect. Most, if not all, of the equipment in the game is balanced in all aspects, so only particular guns will perform optimally in particular situations. Despite the fact that Call of Duty 5 has produced several great advances and many innovative features, overall it doesn’t really make up for the fact that everyone will be utilizing the same “must-use” guns in in each match. I believe that it could have, and should have, been a lot better.

I gave Call of Duty: World at War a fair chance, but have come to some conclusions since, in case you hadn’t noticed With the lack of balance and worthwhile situations inside the campaign, it lends itself to but one function: Nazi Zombie Co-op, and that’s just about all. If you’re looking for an good all-around experience and great game-play, COD 4 is definitely the way to go.

Choose a respectable company to buy from – This is the most important part of finding a good game server. There are some simple things you can do to check online if to determine a companies general quality. First how does there website look? Is it a single poorly designed page with a link to their paypal account and no technical information on the services they provide? Next read online reviews like this one and ask around about game server companies to see what is good. Finally if you have questions about the game servers email/call the company and gauge the quality of their support staff. It is better to pay a little bit more and get a quality game server that you know will work than to pay a couple of bucks less and have a server that is never online.

Get a game server close that is close to you geographically – If your clan is located primarily within the United States you don’t want your server hosted off in the Czech Republic, because the data packets will have to travel from your computer, across the Atlantic Ocean and then all the way back to the United States to the rest of your clan members. This will create a huge amount of lag and destroy your hopes at a good game play experience. If most of your clan members reside in North East of the USA ideally you want something in New Jersey etc. but as long as you are within your respective country you should be fine

Get Teamspeak or Ventrilo hosting with your game server – Try to get a game server company that offers voice chat via Teamspeak or Ventrilo in addition to normal hosting for the game. Getting voice chat and your game servers through two separate hosting services is a huge hassle, plus if you get it through a single company they usually give you a discount. Don’t skimp out and not pay for voice chat though. Voice chat is very important if you ever hit any level of competitive play because having to stop your game to type in a message leaves you at a huge disadvantage to your opponent.

Make sure the game server supports Call of Duty 4 – Given that Call of Duty is a new and popular game virtually all companies provide servers capable of playing Call of Duty 4. But to make sure check around the hosting companies page for a list of games they support.

Get an appropriately sized server – It is a simple fact that bigger servers that allow more players cost more. If you get a server that is too small you won’t have room for all your clan members, if you get one that is too big you will be wasting money. On the other hand a server with a maximum of 10 players is perfect if you just want a place to do 5 vs. 5 S&D clan matches. You also have to consider whether the server will be available to the public, or only to members of your clan. Public servers cost more than private servers because they tend to use more bandwidth because they are open to anyone and everyone. If you plan to offer a public server to recruit new members a server with a maximum of 10 player just won’t cut it because most Call of Duty gametypes are meant to be played with 20-30 players. For these reasons most clans will have at least two servers, one to recruit on, and one to play clan matches on.

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With all the Call of Duty weapon guides finished I figured it would be good to compile all the reviews in one place for easy access or in case you missed one. Each post contains a thorough review of every single weapon and is extremely useful for choosing the best weapon for your needs. If you don’t want to read through everything just scroll to the bottom for the bold bottom line of the review.

Call of Duty 4 Pistol Class Review

Call of Duty 4 Light Machine Gun Class Review

Call of Duty 4 Sub Machine Gun Class Review

Call of Duty 4 Sniper Rifle Class Review

Call of Duty 4 Shotgun Class Review

Call of Duty 4 Assault Rifle Class Review

Please leave your comments here or in the individual post and let everyone know what you think. It might also be interesting to compare weapons across classes to see what conclusions you can come too.

Something to note about all the Assault Rifles that is often ignored is their range, 1500-2000, the longest of any weapon class.As you might of guess from previous reviews all of our data is coming from our incredible Call of Duty Weapon Stats Chart. The data from the weapon stats chart is correct for all versions of the video game, PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.

Anyway on to the Call of Duty weapon review for Assault Rifles, short version is on the bottom of the page. M16 – Incredible accuracy and damage values, the only drawback being that it is not fully automatic, firing in three round bursts. Within each burst though the bullets come flying quite rapidly at 950 RPM, but once you take into account the pauses between each burst it slows to 450 RPM.

That single three round burst will is guaranteed to take down an enemy with Stopping Power equipped, and without it your odds of a kill are still quite good. The slow bursts can even be a blessing for players new to Call of Duty.

It brings down recoil, conserves ammunition and allows you a clear view without muzzle flash between each shot. For hardcore matches high the damage and low recoil might be a win more, but for normal matches the M16 is amazing. AK47 – One of two Assault Rifles with a 40-30 damage values and automatic fire.

The recoil of the AK47 is high, but nothing that isn’t manageable with smart fire control by it’s controller. Getting that minimum of 30 damage is critical for hardcore because it guarantees you a one shot kil without Stopping Power. For normal matches it is also great because a kill only takes 3-4 bullets, 2-3 if you have Stopping Power.

Their are some unfortunate constraints on the weapon though, equipping either the red dot or silencer brings your damage values down to 40-20. The red dot and silencer might be good, but the lower damage values make plain old iron sights or the ACOG a better choice for the AK47. Overall the AK47 is a good weapon for both hardcore and normal matches.

MP44 -A nice little shout out to older times, but strictly worse than the AK47. It has all the exact same stats except for a lower rate of fire and longer reload time. The only way I can see using it over the AK47 is if you really really like it’s iron sights. M4 -Automatic weapon with low recoil but so-so damage. The low recoil and automatic power is the main selling point of the weapon, nothing besides it brother the G36c can come close to comparing.

The recoil is so low you can literally unload a full clip into a watermelon from across the map without stopping (yeah I tried it). The damage of 30-20 isn’t great but the fact that majority of your shots will actually land on target makes up for it. This makes the M4 a staple for both normal and hardcore game types in Call of Duty. G36c – Virtually identical to the M4, and at first glance it might seem to be inferior. The normally infallible weapon stats chart shows it has all the same stats except with a lower rate of fire.

The one thing is misses though is that the G36 has virtually no gun sway when firing from the hip or with the iron sights. The M4 on the other hand sways like sheets in the wind. Try it for yourself, look closely at both the M4 and G36 when standing still. The G36 will be perfectly still while the M4 quivers in a small ovalish pattern across the screen. This can make it difficult to aim so the there is a reason to chose the G36c over the M4 in Call of Duty.

G3 – One of two single shot firing assault rifles with medium recoil and good damage values. The main issue you have to consider with the G3 is the single shot which makes it not so great in close range encounters. In fact the average person firing a single shot weapon in close quarters has no freakin chance. If you have the leet skillz though the single shot curse can become a blessing.

Single shot weapons on the software level are actual capable of firing faster than every single automatic weapon, it’s just that a normal human can’t click a mouse 1200 times in a minute, the maximum set up on the hardware end. You obviously don’t need to fire that fast, just fast enough to give yourself a chance against automatic weapons. At range the G3 already has the advantage, high damage values with low recoil means deadly accuracy.

The 40-30 damage means you one shot in hardcore and makes the G3 playable in normal matches as well. M14 – A single shot weapon like the G3 only with higher recoil and damage values. Everything said earlier about single shot weapons applies here as well. The big thing you have to consider is the huge amount of damage it does, 40-50 means you two shot anything, anywhere, anytime. In hardcore there is no reason to play the M14 though because one shoting with some damage left over doesn’t give you any extra points. In normal matches though the M14 is great weapon.

The bottom line: All the Assault Rifles except for the MP44 have their uses and are playable in Call of Duty 4.