Call Of Duty 5: World At War - Update

This weekend I've been playing more Call of Duty 5: World At War on the PS3.

It's double XP weekend and they have unlocked the Zombie Nazi co-op level which was previously locked until you completed the solo mission.

So far I've played the game for 17 hours. I've leveled up to Major III. My best kill streak is 22, one better than my COD4 best. I've learned the levels a little bit more, seen some bugs, and become more used to the game. So I thought I'd write about what I think of the game so far.

For me the biggest issue I have with the game is the crappy guns. Yeah, sure, it's WWII, and they had crappy guns. But seriously, it just ruins the game for me. In fact this weekend I switched to playing hardcore mode just so I could make the weapons a bit more potent. This was a little better, but tough to do when you are still a bit of a noob on the maps.

My Issues With COD 5

1. The shitty guns. They are just very limited, and it seems to take forever to get the good ones, and even the good ones suck.
2. It takes too long to level up. Sure, maybe I suck, but 17 hours to get to level 44? I imagine it will take at least another 10 to hit 65.
3. The guns at the low levels REALLY suck for the most part. For that reason I can't imagine going prestige on this game. I said I wouldn't on COD4, but eventually did anyway. But I really can't imagine spending this much time working on it. Especially as some of the cool looking weapons are only available right near the end. This means that if I do go prestige, I'll have to spend hours playing with crap guns all over again.
4. Error 33. For me I get this error every time I log in. It can take 5-15 minutes to login sometimes, with repeated Error 33s. It's tedious and annoying, and many times I've just given up playing because I can't be bothered to wait for the game to decide to log in.
5. Trophies are a new PS3 thing, and there are plenty to win on COD5. But sadly most of them are for single player achievements. That doesn't make any sense for a game that is predominantly played online.
6. The grenades annoy me. They are not as powerful as COD4, and I understand the reason why they did that, but it still annoys me.
   

The Good Stuff

1. I love the dogs. That's just a great aspect to the game, and far more fun than the COD4 equivalent of calling in a helicopter.
2. Much of the achievements are the same as COD4.
3. Most of the levels are very good. Interesting layouts, wonderful attention to detail, a lot more space to play than COD4.
4. Vehicles. The tanks are fun, and add another dimension to the game. On some levels that include vehicles it can really shift the balance of power in the game.
5. Guns with grenades. I do enjoy the COD5 equivalent of the noob tube. Sometimes when the enemy team groups together this can be a really nice way to wipe out of bunch of them at the same time.
6. Nazi Zombies. I've only played the co-op level once, and it seemed like a cool idea. Although it didn't seem to earn me much in the way of XP or weapon experience, which sucks.
   

In conclusion, I still like COD5. It's a good game, but it lacks some of the magic of COD4 for me. When you have a shooting game, the guns are important. Sadly I'm just not seeing anything too exciting yet. Now I am admittedly only about half way to top rank, but that said the crappy guns will make it impossible for me to justify giving up the good stuff only to spend hours grappling with the crappy guns again, should I choose to go prestige.

As for the single player game, it has its moments, but it is only as good as the COD4 single player in my opinion.