This is from another thread that i think you guys need to read and share. [quote]I’ve recently been playing old FPS games such as Medal of Honor. And I realized, back then it took a fair amount of skill and practice to get good at it. Whether it be online or the campaign, there was a challenge and it felt like you earned it. There was a learning curve to the game genre of First Person Shooter. That’s what made it fun to me was that challenge, but now it seems all of that is gone. I think Call of Duty had a hand in taking away the challenge aspect of FPS. With guns having zero recoil, hit detection, and everything else. Making it very easy for the player to become better at it. Basically dumbing it down and i think this trend needs to stop. Back at E3 a game that was known for its challenge, Rainbow Six had another game for the series announced. Called Rainbow Six: Siege and many were disappointed when they showed the game play. The guns had zero recoil and the game looked dumbed down. I’m beginning to see a trend that these developers think the only way to make a game popular. Is for it to be dumbed down to appeal to casual players and it’s happening more and more. Everywhere i look for a new FPS game, it seems to be stricken by the CoD virus. Not all of them do, but the majority of games in the FPS genre are Call of Duty clones. Another thing i think Call of Duty began was this community of 12 year olds. Who cuss and scream like they are insane online via the voice chat. To me the voice chat feature is there for one thing, and that is to talk to your team and maybe make some online friends. But it’s now a breeding ground for out of control kids who like to cuss and use racial slurs. And of course the parents are never to blame the parents just blame to the video game industry, but I digress. I understand that when Call of Duty began it was challenging and had a learning curve. But from its inception until now it has drastically changed. I am a fan of the old Call of Duty games some of them are my favorite games. I am speaking of the recent installments of game. The bottom line is a simple one, i want FPS games to go back to they way they were. Needing skill to become better and having a challenge with a learning curve. And a community with mature gamers that don’t use profanity and racial slurs to express themselves. The FPS genre needs innovation, creativity and most of all go the opposite direction of Call of Duty. So what do you think? Is CoD a virus to the FPS genre? Do FPS games need a change? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/quote]