call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2
I'm not looking for a list of Load Outs that are common, or a description of what menu's to go through, but rather for an understanding of which parts of the game are Synergistic and compliment.
The MG4 shows as having explosive rounds when equipped with FMJ. So it is sort of a glitch.
Look in the trivia section at the bottom: http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/MG4
In C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\call of duty modern warfare 2\players there is a file called config_mp.cfg. Open it with Notepad/Wordpad. There are two values you must tweak, namely cg_ScoresPing_Interval and cg_ScoresPing_MaxBars. You have some discretion with the former; the latter should be set to 10. I use the following:
seta cg_ScoresPing_Interval "30"
seta cg_ScoresPing_MaxBars "10"
This is how it works. Where the number of bars shown is >1, the ping lies in the following range:
(maxbars-shownbars)*interval to (maxbars-shownbars+1)*interval-1
For an interval of 30, this means:
Knowing this, you may want to assign cg_ScoresPing_Interval a lower value.
There are also tools available that purportedly unlock the hidden developer console, with which you can enable a numeric ping display. Personally I wouldn't trust programs of this nature because of the small risk that they may be malicious or result in a VAC ban. With that said, you can read about one here.
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One of the major considerations i make when creating a load out is "What do i want to do with this load out?" then i pick and choose perks that best suit that end goal.
Here is an example of a load out that i used to answer the need "I want to run around like a nut and knife people like crazy.":
The synergy here is strong, and its also quite annoying to the opponent. I'll go over the synergy even tho I fear it's quite obvious.
First off Lightweight gets you moving much quicker, the Pro for lightweight doesn't really help much in this load out, but its always a bonus.
Moving quicker is nice since you want to focus on knifing people with this load out, which brings me to the USP + Tac Knife. This allows you to knife much faster and MUCH more frequently. Many times I've been able to sneak into a room and kill off 3+ people because of being able to knife so quickly. Without it maybe 1 or 2 people before they start to react and take me down.
The riot shield is great for fleeing from an opponent, as it greatly reduces the surface area of your body that is available to shoot. As well as allowing you to provide a distraction to your opponents for your teammates if you pull it to the front and block for them.
Flash bangs are always useful, even more so when you need to get close to the opponent. (to knife them)
Marathon pro is important because it allows you to run forever, which is very important when you have to be close to kill, and also makes those pesky ladders not so pesky.
Commando pro lets you take that swipe much sooner and greatly increases your lethality when focusing on knife killing. and the pro, removing falling damage is amazing when you are running around like a nut trying to avoid getting shot. Jumping out a window without fear of death is a nice thing to have.
So, there ya go, the focus of the load out is to keep moving get close and stab a lot. Every item in the load out furthers that goal to some extent, as well as providing a little bit of utility to help the team if needed.