I think when detected pops up, the key is to just sit tight and cover your area. I need to tame the urge to push on, too many times I'm flanking while detected and I'm this easy Ready Brek target. My brain is getting accustomed to the controls too, instead of reverting to BF3's.

This is why I had to back out, Ghost Recon: Spectrum Edition.

It's a funny old game online. One minute you want to put the pad through your TV, then a handful of lobby changes later it runs smoothly and you get a number of tight, fun games.

Sorry Carbon, I'm not playing that. Frantic and Webbins must be high on optimism to be enjoying that mess. 

Nothing has changed from the beta so I still can't get past the issues I had with that. Detected, shot through cover, kill cam shows he missed anyway. Odd game. I'd have thought the fact that it was my first game would see me floundering at the bottom of the leaderboard being carried by the rest of the team as they knew the maps/modes and had unlocked all the fancy kit, but incredibly I managed to top our team. Bit of a shambles all round.

I love the campaign and guerilla mode though, and that's the main reason I bought it so I'll stick to that in the future. Not sure about tonight though as I'm watching the Olympics.

Too many variables need to work out to get a good game. First is a squad, if that fails you're relying on the quality of the randoms. Once you have that then it's the lottery of the matchmaking. Frantic and I got really lucky last night. I detest the 'detected' but it's knowing how to play it, dig in and cover your area and let it pass. Unfortunately it can be activated far too often and it tends to kill the flow.

The barrier for entry is far too high for this, the techno slant and lack of DM scare off the the headless chicken brigade and they revert back to BF and COD.

...aaaand we're done with the MP. A true lowpoint in the history of netcode was plumbed tonight. Didn't even need the Americans to spoil it, as invincible Brits that laugh off a shotgun blast to the face from five yards before ambling over to gut you like a fish, managed perfectly well on their own.

I can recognise the decent players, those that have mastered the controls and grace the battlefield with tactical aplomb, but I also recognise bullshit and the MP on this is sinking into a overflowing barrel full of the stuff.

Yes the campaign is one of the better military game campaigns of late. I've dipped back in to the mp despite my above protestations. If you can get lucky with the matchmaking and get a mostly local lobby, there is fun to be had.

Don't know about EA, but Activision can't be faulted in terms of keeping your party together and getting into games.

Last night was a joke, 45 minutes trying to play a campaign mission before we gave up. Unbelievable. I'm not too keen on Gorilla mode either.

Agreed. There's still an enjoyable game to be found despite all that nonsense, but as you can see above you can't actually get it to work most of the time. It's a shame as lining up headshots for a synchronous four way shot is great fun.

Odd that Frantic mentioned this while we were playing Halols tonight, then someone bumps the thread.

Its frustrating, as like you say Paul, it is enjoyable in parts. Again, to agree, the headshot syncing is nice although jarred by the easy placing of enemies within the level.

Currently on a night mission at the airport. I like the 'cant sound the alarm' missions but they are unforgiving. Doubt ill complete the game.

Cant really blame something thats popular. Its the idiots that think they can create a shit version of whats popular and smack it up the arse of their own game.