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Gamer plays Modern Warfare 2 without killing

#1

figmentPez

figmentPez

Gamer wants to get to level 70 without killing

A bloke who has made a name for himself playing violent games without actually killing anyone wants to get to the top of Modern Warfare 2 without a casualty.

Glen McCracken wants to hit level 70 in the game, by securing flags in Domination, Demolition and Team Deathmatch as well. He is currently level 11, with 272 deaths and zero kills.

Apparently McCracken started out using riot shields and flash grenades, but discovered that those have the potential to kill another player. Now he does not carry any weapons at all.

Talking to Game Informer McCracken said that he had hit Prestige five times. He also thought it would be something interesting. Trying to get through the game without killing someone gives you a different perspective on the game, and it's fun and challenging.

We are not sure if his fellow gamers in a Deathmatch would be so keen to have him on their side, but if he gets to level 70 with no-kills it will be a gaming triumph.
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Wut? Seriously? Good grief. At least he's not trying to make some sort of pacifist statement about violence being unecessary in games. He's just bored of the game and refuses to move on to something new.


#2



Jiarn

Someone did this in WoW a while back. 1-70 without a single kill.

It's along the lines of clearing the Resident Evil games with a knife, doing expert mode on L4D2 with pistols, etc.


#3

Dei

Dei

Ehhh... the people in WoW who do that queue for BGs and let other people kill for them, I almost consider that cheating. But there's no other way to do it that high.


#4



Iaculus

Hey, if he wants to try that kind of self-imposed challenge, and actually has a shot at accomplishing it, then it's his call.


#5

figmentPez

figmentPez

Iaculus said:
Hey, if he wants to try that kind of self-imposed challenge, and actually has a shot at accomplishing it, then it's his call.
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Isn't CoD :MW2 a team based game? I know it's damn annoying to join an Advanced or Expert game of L4D2 and find that someone is trying to play pistols or melee only (usually without even asking if it's okay). I imagine it would be just as annoying to have one of your teammates handicapping themselves for no reason.


#6



Disconnected

lofty goal he has.

There are far worse antics in team online games than 'guy doesn't kill anyone'.

Annoying yes, but maybe a new self imposed protect the package game mode emerges?
but that would require actual interest from other players.


#7



Jiarn

figmentPez;432390][QUOTE=Iaculus said:
Hey, if he wants to try that kind of self-imposed challenge, and actually has a shot at accomplishing it, then it's his call.
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Isn't CoD :MW2 a team based game? I know it's damn annoying to join an Advanced or Expert game of L4D2 and find that someone is trying to play pistols or melee only (usually without even asking if it's okay). I imagine it would be just as annoying to have one of your teammates handicapping themselves for no reason.[/QUOTE]

If we're winning on L4D2 VS by a good map or so, I go all melee.... I wouldn't call it a handicap though as I will usually be the Horde Cutter.


#8

Charlie Don't Surf

The Lovely Boehner

Why would it be so bad if it was a pacifistic statement? Do you just really really like people getting slaughtered?


#9

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Kill all the little fuckers.


#10

figmentPez

figmentPez

The Lovely Boner said:
Why would it be so bad if it was a pacifistic statement? Do you just really really like people getting slaughtered?
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If there were zero games without violence, I might see a point to playing one of the violent games without killing. However there are many games that are either completely non-violent or offer non-lethal solutions. Promote the good instead of making some sort of kludge to have the bad fit your worldview.

They're not people. They're video game characters, and they respawn. I understand that some people can't see the difference, and they shouldn't play games if they at all feel like they're doing something to a real person, but it's just a computerized game of tag. I don't like real people getting slaughtered, but in a video game where a character death has fewer repercussions than getting tackled in football, I don't see a problem.


#11

Gusto

Gusto

In MGS games I tranquilize anyone I can. I only kill bosses, animals that I need to eat, or soldiers who will go to alert when they wake up and I won't be done in the area yet (although I often double back and tranq them again :awesome:)

It's not really a social commentary thing, I just think it makes the game more interesting.


#12

Charlie Don't Surf

The Lovely Boehner

If he's doing it to make a stand against pacifism in games, yeah, that's dumb censorship nonsense. But pacifism in the world in general? If he gets one person to stop and think "maybe I shouldn't vote for people that love to kill humans as policy", then good for him :)


#13

Espy

Espy

The Lovely Boner said:
If he gets one person to stop and think "maybe I shouldn't vote for people that love to kill humans as policy", then good for him :)
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. There are politicians who don't love to kill humans?


#14

MindDetective

MindDetective

Espy;432433][QUOTE=The Lovely Boner said:
If he gets one person to stop and think "maybe I shouldn't vote for people that love to kill humans as policy", then good for him :)
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. There are politicians who don't love to kill humans?[/QUOTE]

Why get rid of a valuable resource?



#15

@Li3n

@Li3n

So he's playing MW2: Suicide?!


#16

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

The Lovely Boner said:
Why would it be so bad if it was a pacifistic statement? Do you just really really like people getting slaughtered?
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Is that a trick question?


#17

Null

Null

When you're playing a game that's designed around the core idea of "shoot people" and trying to avoid killing people, then yes, it's a bit of a stupid move, but whatever, it's his money he's spending and his time he's wasting. That's kind of like trying to play Tetris without using the long skinny bits to your advantage.


#18

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

If people can start guilds in WoW based on trying to clear end-game raids without ilvl-appropriate purples, then some dude can set a special challenge for himself by playing MWF2 without killing people. As long as the people he plays with are cool with it, all good.


#19



Chibibar

Null said:
When you're playing a game that's designed around the core idea of "shoot people" and trying to avoid killing people, then yes, it's a bit of a stupid move, but whatever, it's his money he's spending and his time he's wasting. That's kind of like trying to play Tetris without using the long skinny bits to your advantage.
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Of course it is even worst when it is a group play environment and you don't kill, it hurts the team. I feel it is not any better to let your team mate do the killing is not any better (you aiding the killing)


#20



Iaculus

On the plus side, it's possible that he's really, really good at capturing flags by now.


#21

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

I love it when people PM or -Rep me for using a "gimmick" when posting here.

It's hilarious in all the right ways. So thanks!

Perfect, my goal of less than zero rep is on the way. Another -rep.


#22



Chibibar

Iaculus said:
On the plus side, it's possible that he's really, really good at capturing flags by now.
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possible, but to me, it is almost like trying to play TF2 without killing. Sure you can run and cap stuff, but more than likely you will get kill A LOT more than usually and hurt the team since you are too busy dying.


#23

bigcountry23

bigcountry23

I remember when there was a husband/wife team playing EQ trying to do this (playing druids). They refused to kill monsters for exp. They would buy turn-in's for quest and such and I think they made it into the 20's.


#24

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Shegokigo said:
I love it when people PM or -Rep me for using a "gimmick" when posting here.

It's hilarious in all the right ways. So thanks!

Perfect, my goal of less than zero rep is on the way. Another -rep.
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I think too many people like you for you to accomplish that goal unless one of the mods does it as a favor and does you tons of points. I saw that on another forum.


#25

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Dei said:
Ehhh... the people in WoW who do that queue for BGs and let other people kill for them, I almost consider that cheating. But there's no other way to do it that high.
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Yeah, but that's different. This guy's still trying to cap flags/points/etc. BG campers just sat in the spawn point and whined/armchair general'd their way to free honor.


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