Didn't read your text. not even the first sentence, just the topic, but buy it. its amazing. bugs arent that bad at all. play.enjoy.pwn. patches come out and fix things.

I used to love COD until bad company 2 came out. mw2.5 is out now. The only way i'll get treyarchs version is if they make it totally different. They need a whole new approach to the game. I want that cod4 wow factor back. but it won't happen....so i see nothing from Treyarch. El Fin

I would go battlefield 3. It can be fast paced, but it can also be a bit slow and still be fun. Vehicles are really fun. Vehicles are also pretty balanced.

play with friends and you can always leave the lobby/game if its unbalanced. there pletnty of balanced games in all of the top games out. there is always going to be that kid on your team that sucks and stares at the wall the whole time. don't forget organized private matches.

this game has a hard learning curve and there are still tons playing it. if you don't like it then leave. they update the game all the time. the playlists change a lot compaired to other games, and have better deals than all that cod elite stuff.