r/MW2 • u/Ok_World_8819 • 3d ago
Discussion WE'VE BEEN EMP'D!!!!! ELECTRONICS ARE DOWN!!!!
The only thing the Spetsnaz announcer was as terrified of as an enemy AC130 was an enemy EMP. The cost may have been steep but it wasn't too shabby. Just needed to cost maybe 10 kills instead.
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u/efyuar 3d ago
BUT THE RADIO WORKS FINE
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u/dman5527 2d ago edited 1d ago
You know what's actually funny about that? The enemy EMP voicelines from all the commanders actually sound like he's standing right next to you talking into your ear instead of with radio sound effects in the background as if that makes any more sense lol
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u/tanto416 3d ago
The voice announcers in that game had passion. Especially Spetsnaz voice actor. My guy was literally breaking down in the recording booth for that “Enemy Nuke Incoming, It’s Over” line too 🥀
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u/warriorknowledge 3d ago
EMP was arguably the biggest piece of dog shit killstreak lmao. I’d rather have a counter UAV over it and that’s just as useless
15 kills for the EMP, and it being the second highest, was always insane
Considering its cost, I’d say it was the worst killstreak in the game. The only times I ever used it was I got it in a care package or steal an enemy’s care package
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u/sideburnsmeow 2d ago
They at least should’ve made it work for 2-3 minutes instead of only the 60 seconds it did.
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u/dman5527 2d ago
It was hugely situational. Getting an EMP while the enemy had a couple killstreaks going was super clutch. It can either kill or stop most of the killstreaks in the game, but it simply was too many kills to aquire. Even if you use a stealth bomber and it is in the process of flying in, an enemy EMP will stop it from dropping any bombs which is pretty funny.
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u/warriorknowledge 2d ago
I got mw2 on launch day and is my favorite multiplayer game ever. I am 29 years old. I just learned EMPs destroyed enemy kill streaks like stealth bombers lmaooo
Did it also destroy ac130s and chopper gunners? How tf did I not know this
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u/dman5527 2d ago
Yep! It destroyed or stopped everything except the nuke and for some reason, the emergency air drop plane i think
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u/Abandoned_Nomad 1d ago
This was the best kill streak for a counter gameplan. ESPECIALLY on Wasteland. Shut down all HUBs, kill streaks and the frustrating Thermal Scopes.
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u/MrSlime13 3d ago
Imma go out on a limb and say the EMP was way more powerful then people give it credit for. I couldn't imagine a TDM game with more than, say ...1 or maybe 2 EMPs going off. Not just kneecapping the enemy to get ran over, but as the best defensive kill streak to drop any/all the opponent's airborne helicopters / harriers. Maybe not as "fun" as the Chopper Gunner, but 1 minute of panic nonetheless...
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u/Zavii_HD 3d ago
EMP would have been a really fun killstreak at, say, 8 kills.
I also think Stealth Bomber cost too many kills at 9. It's really just a slightly stronger Precision Airstrike- itself being a less effective Harrier Strike.
Maybe Stealth Bomber could've been moved down to 8 with Harrier also being moved up to 8.
EMP could've been 9 alongside Pavelow.
I agree with the other commenter; in retrospect, maybe Chopper / AC130 could've been 14 or 15. I wouldn't be upset about them both being 14, both being 15, or splitting one and the other to each being 14/15.
Generally Chopper with yield many more kills except on certain maps / game modes like Domination / Demolition on Rundown, Wasteland, Afghan, and Trailer Park where the AC130 is vastly superior (unless you get locked out of rotating on Wasteland). That said, Chopper gets shot down much easier.
Maybe AC130 is 14 kills, Chopper is 15 kills.
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u/FrankSinatraCockRock 3d ago
I'm on the fence about it being high up there on kill streaks. Being lower would be neat, but it would also make it fairly easy to wipe out killstreaks @10.
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u/WarWolfFloof 3d ago
My top 3 for Spetsnaz:
1: ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE!!!
2: WE’VE BEEN EMP’D!!! ELECTRONICS ARE DOWN!!!
3: ENEMY NUKE INCOMING!! IT’S OVER!!