Modern Warfare Remastered

"Old games made new."

This has become a very popular saying as of late. With the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, companies have taken the opportunity to re-release old games with new High Definition texture packs. One of the latest to join the ranks is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Nostalgia

Personally for me, the original Modern Warfare was my first actual taste of a Call of Duty game. First time playing the game, I didn't even have my own copy - I went to a gaming cafe to play on their LAN computers with my friend. The multiplayer was so enticing that I spent the rest of the afternoon at the gaming cafe playing it. As you can probably guess, I purchased my own copy the next day so I could play in the comfort of my own home. Even though I had already played the multiplayer, I restricted myself from playing until I had finished the main campaign. Well, that didn't take long. Not because the campaign is short, but rather how the campaign's story grips you. All in all, it took me seven hours to complete. Thereafter I jumped straight into multiplayer and started racking up those kills.

Campaign

The remastered campaign is exactly what it sounds like. The entire campaign has just been redone with High Def textures and boy oh boy (I'm not assuming any genders here!), it looks absolutely incredible. My eyes had such a party with all the pretty pretties. It felt like I had been taken back in time. I was surprised at how much I had forgotten about this game. Then again, its been almost ten years since I first played this. Wow I feel old.

Multiplayer

As it was nine years ago. Amazing. Even better now that everything looks more beautiful thanks to that remaster. There is something almost special about the Modern Warfare multiplayer. I'm glad they managed to bring it back.

Release

Originally Modern Warfare Remastered was only available if you purchased Infinite Warfare - the only reason I purchased Infinite Warfare was to get the remastered game. Kind of sad actually. However, you can now purchase the stand-alone game in both digital and physical copies currently only for the PS4. Would be a good time to jump back into that multiplayer now with all the new faces. There is also double XP for entire duration of summer!

Final Thoughts

Modern Warfare is one of, if not the best, Call of Duty games to be released. Campaign is brilliant and the multiplayer is even better with hours of fun in store. I would recommend picking up the Remastered copy if you feel like playing this game again. Definitely worth it.

Still unsure? How about checking out my PS4 play-though? All videos are even in 1080p.



Modern Warfare Remastered Playlist

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World of Warcraft Essential Addons for Raiding

Must have add-ons for Boss fights

TL;DR

Install: 

1. Deadly Boss Mods (or BigWigs) 😀
2. GTFO 👮
3. WeakAuras 2💓
4. Grid2 (Some kind or raid unit frames) 

Deadly Boss Mods (DBM) or BigWigs

These two add-ons do the same things but they are an absolute must-have. Yes, you can raid without it but its functionality is beyond useful.

But why?

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In World of Warcraft, a lot of boss mechanics work on timers. Being able to predict when certain abilities are about to be used allows you and your raid team to anticipate and prepare for the ability accordingly. For example, when the raid should be stacked or spread out. This depends on what ability will be used next. If a boss ability puts an AOE debuff on a few players, then have them spread out or they will kill the entire raid team (This has happened so many times😥). DBM and BigWigs provide those timers. Everyone should be watching the timers so they can see what abilities will be used next and react accordingly. Often in raids the raid leaders will call out when abilities are going to be used but don't rely on them.

DBM also announces if you have certain abilities cast on you so others can try to move away from you (You should also move away from them generally). It also announces if you need to move to a specific player in the raid (When you need a few people to soak the impact of a meteor). It even has a feature that automatically replies to whispers while you are fight a boss letting the person know that you are in a boss fight😱. The real question now is why haven't you installed this add-on? 😝

Other Useful Add-ons

GTFO

This is an amazing add-on for people who are lazy like me and for someone who doesn't watch where they are standing. It makes a very loud annoying sound when you are standing in "stuff" on the floor or in the way of a boss ability that is being channeled in your direction. (Gul'dan's green Kamahamaha wave for example)

Just install it.

WeakAuras 2

WeakAuras is an add-on that allows you to make custom text, graphics and bars for all sorts of buffs, debuffs either on you, your target or your current focus. Have you ever wanted your resource bar in the middle of your screen that looks better than the default Blizzard one? Well then, WA can do it with ease. I use WA to also track my cool downs and ability procs as well as boss abilities. WA is more of quality of life add-on, though its usefulness is next to unlimited.


At first I was very hesitant about using this add-on because it can require a lot of setting up. It doesn't mean it does. If you use the add-on and go to an AMAZING website called  https://wago.io/ then it is very easy to use. Next to no set up time is actually required. This website is a collection of WeakAuras that people have made and have uploaded for FREE! All you need to do is search the WeakAuras you are looking for, copy the super long string of characters. Go in-game, type "/wa", go down to import and paste the string there. All that is left is to move it where you want it on your screen and you are ready to go!


All the Add-ons are free and are available from Curse.com

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me and I'll try to answer them for you. 

Good luck with your loot drops ;-)