cod4_02

The main thing I noticed when I begun to play Call of Duty 4 again was that nearly all of the servers had the same settings in place: no kill cam, kick/ban for using Last Stand or Martyrdom perks. At first I thought to myself “what’s wrong with playing this game the way it was intended?”. Well, after two days I can now say that I see where these guys are coming from, let me elaborate:

Kill cam
Those who have played World of War with me on the Xbox 360 will know that I absolutely hate this feature. It shows your guy’s final moments through the POV of your killer. It’s annoying because no, you don’t want to watch yourself getting killed. Also, chances are you’re already pissed off at this point so watching this is just rubbing it in your face.

On the plus side, it does reveal your enemies camping position, but it’s a tall price to pay for watching yourself die again, and again, and again… Get me?

Martyrdom and Last stand
Without a doubt the worst perks in the game, which I am refusing to use myself. Picture this if you will, you’ve just killed a guy, now it’s time to move on and then BANG you’re watching your own kill cam. Some little bastard has just planted a bullet in the back of your head or has blown up. Why the hell should anyone get a second go? You’re going to respawn 5 seconds later anyway!