Today's most pre-alpha video: Call of Duty 4 multiplayer

Wait, did that say: "Hold X Coward's Way Out"? Is X the suicide button? Wtf does that mean? Interesting...

Gold, i've been trying to come up with ideas of exactly what that means all weekend at a LAN party with some friends. we all just decided it was a suicide kind of thing.

sounds cool. i just would like some videos of the PC multiplayer, and if this will be in there. we're voting COD4 as our next big LAN game...so id like more details.

i thought the idea sounded cool of the "cowards way out"...more details and videos, please Infinity Ward!

-Corn

Like current wars in the middle east (from the single player video i think that's where this is set) everyone seems to have a explosive belt strapped on.

I guess the idea is that if you're shot to a certain extent, you will become immobilized and go into a "Last Stand" mode (like bleeding out in Gears, except you can shoot). You probably die after a little while, but if no one's around you can hit X (Coward's Way Out) to respawn faster. I like the concept a lot, actually.

Children of Men FTW!

This game looks promising and a big improvment over CoD3. I'm glad they've decided to ditch the WWII genre and are venturing into modern times. Let's hope this is the best one since the original CoD!

Newest trailer - PC version (July 1st):
http://gametrailers.com/player/21127.html

By the looks of it, the guy gets shot down, and can only use his pistol to defend himself, probably waiting for a another team-mate to heal him. So instead of waiting you can commit suicide by pressing X. Seems the most plausible answer to me.

Ok, so here is the deal guys. Last stand is one of the new abilities you can have in the games multiplayer. As part of the game, you are able to choose from a bunch of abilities when customizing your character/class for battle. Last stand has you, when you would normally be dead, remain alive with a pistol. Not 100% sure what the cowardly way out is all about, but I assume its a die button so you can respawn.
There is a new video out showing "deep impact", one of the other abilities. That one lets you shoot through walls.

Hope this clears some stuff up for everyone.

Oh, one thing I forgot to mention. For more about this, check out episode #44 of achievement junkie http://achievementjunkie.com/2007/06/30/achievement-junkie-44-63007-wrapup/

Nelson talks more about this there

Edit to my last note: with Last Stand, when your down with the pistol, you cant move, only look, that may be why you would want to respawn with the x button.

I dont like that annoying +10.. looks a lil arcadish

The point of "cowards way out" is to deny the enemy his points for killing you. Even though it will count as a death and lower your score, it will at least keep the enemy score lower in deathmatch games.

Wow, if this is how the Pre-Alpha looks, I can't wait for the real thing. As much as a WWII fanatic that I am, thank god the new Call of Duty is not set in WWII anymore. Maybe the other old WWII FPS franchise can also finally be set in a different scenario *coughMedalofHonorcough*

Actually, mark, I believe he is going to prone. In Call of Duty, a good tactic to use is to go into prone once you've been hit to reduce the area size your enemy has to aim at you.

You know what, I'm wrong about that last post.

I dunno, seems pretty cheap. I for one hate it in CoD2 when people go prone as soon as they see you. Even if Last Stand forces you to use a pistol, it still looks pretty unbalanced.

Last Stand is one of the three options you can select as a player, and when you are fatally wounded, you pull out your pistol while bleeding out. An enemy can still run up and hose you with more bullets, killing you instantly, or as previously mentioned you can hit X to leave it and respawn. If you stay in Last Stand, you'll bleed out in a few seconds, so you only have time for a few shots.

is it just me or that picture looks REALLY bad... even thou people might not like it so much.. i'm still to see a better looking game than rfom.. r6v looks like a slightly pimped ps2 game.. i hope they don't do the same with this one..

"r6v looks like a slightly pimped ps2 game.. i hope they don't do the same with this one.."

Stop talking now.

im already annoyed just watching the video...

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saw this a long while ago

the game looks amazing. but im kinda dissapointed that there are only going to be 16 multiplayer players in one gan=me and that there arent going to be any vehicles online.=(