Is this game as hard as people say it is?

[AJ_Radio]

I played a couple Call of Duty games back on the Xbox (2003 - 2007) and while I'm not really a fan of the series, I definitely enjoyed them.

 

I recently purchased Call of Duty Classic on the PSN Store. I have never played this game before since it was only available for Microsoft Windows back when it released and I didn't have a computer that could run it. But from what I hear everybody complains about Veteran difficulty. A lot of people over at .org list this as 8 out of 10 in difficulty, and the trophy guide here also lists it an 8.

 

But from looking at Youtube videos the game is quite short, since most of the missions don't take very long.

 

So am I in for a hair pulling experience, or is the game just a tad hard on Veteran?

[skateak]

It is pretty damn cheap, seems like they have aim bot sometimes. No med packs either. It is definitely the hardest COD on Veteran.  

[AJ_Radio]

1 minute ago, skateak said:

It is pretty damn cheap, seems like they have aim bot sometimes. No med packs either. It is definitely the hardest COD on Veteran.  

 

That worries me a bit. Even some Call of Duty Veterans had a lot of trouble with Veteran on this game.

 

But it sounds like you can save at any time, and the checkpoints prevent you from having to start the whole mission over.

[hore]

definitely the hardest Veteran in the series; took me a solid 2 days, then I did the other 2 playthroughs in just 1 day lol. And no you can't save whenever you want, the guide is dead wrong about that..

 

pro tip:  make sure you are damaged by the time you reach the 1st checkpoint. do NOT finish a mission with full health on your veteran run. even if you die several times, you'll get the Bulletproof trophy and probably get flagged ?

Edited September 21, 2017 by Thropy_Hore

[skateak]

2 minutes ago, Spaz said:

 

That worries me a bit. Even some Call of Duty Veterans had a lot of trouble with Veteran on this game.

 

But it sounds like you can save at any time, and the checkpoints prevent you from having to start the whole mission over.

Yeah that is true but you should keep multiple saves because it can screw you and you might get a checkpoint when you have a tiny bit of life left.

[AJ_Radio]

4 minutes ago, Thropy_Hore said:

definitely the hardest Veteran in the series; took me a solid 2 days, then I did the other 2 playthroughs in just 1 day lol. And no you can't save whenever you want, the guide is dead wrong about that..

 

pro tip:  make sure you are damaged by the time you reach the 1st checkpoint. do NOT finish a mission with full health on your veteran run. even if you die several times, you'll get the Bulletproof trophy and probably get flagged 

 

Two days isn't too bad. It sounds pretty damn cheap though.

 

You'll get flagged for that? Wow that sucks.

 

3 minutes ago, skateak said:

Yeah that is true but you should keep multiple saves because it can screw you and you might get a checkpoint when you have a tiny bit of life left.

 

I'm usually pretty good about backing up my saves. I use both the Cloud and a USB Drive to be extra safe.

Edited September 21, 2017 by Spaz

[Terra]

14 minutes ago, Thropy_Hore said:

definitely the hardest Veteran in the series; took me a solid 2 days, then I did the other 2 playthroughs in just 1 day lol. And no you can't save whenever you want, the guide is dead wrong about that..

 

pro tip:  make sure you are damaged by the time you reach the 1st checkpoint. do NOT finish a mission with full health on your veteran run. even if you die several times, you'll get the Bulletproof trophy and probably get flagged 

I'll change that. The PC version let you save whenever but I forgot PS3 didn't let you do that 

[AJ_Radio]

41 minutes ago, Terra said:

I'll change that. The PC version let you save whenever but I forgot PS3 didn't let you do that 

 

Well that's good to know.

 

That just makes the PS3 version more difficult to beat.

[Terra]

1 minute ago, Spaz said:

 

Well that's good to know.

 

That just makes the PS3 version more difficult to beat.

I made it as far as the Chateau level on veteran but I couldn't get past the basement segment. That was four and a half years ago. If you choose to do this, the best of luck to you. I hope my guide makes it easier for you to beat. 

Edited September 21, 2017 by Terra

[Gwendly]

I think 8/10 for this one  is pretty fair.

 

For Veteran you have no health upgrades, the checkpoints are spaced out too far on many mission and you simply won't get a checkpoint if you health is less than 50%. Most times this means you can take one shot , anymore and you won't get a checkpoint for the rest of the mission. As expected the enemies are plentiful and they shoot their ak47's like they are sniper rifles.

 

 Most guides seem to suggest doing veteran first which I personally think is strange as you will need the practice on the normal and hard difficulty for this one. I would recommend doing normal-hardend-veteran instead of other way around. 

 

The missions I found the hardest on veteran were 'Pegasus Day', 'Dam', 'Truck Ride' , 'Ship' and 'Pavlov'.

 

I think the platinum for this would have been way rarer if it had a different trophy list or was on the PS4 (although hacks seem to have gotten into PS4 now too...) as I think that many downloaded a save for the veteran part, but given how the trophy list is it's virtually impossible to spot if they did the two other difficulties legt, but that's speculative...

[Terra]

9 minutes ago, Gwendly said:

I think 8/10 for this one  is pretty fair.

 

For Veteran you have no health upgrades, the checkpoints are spaced out too far on many mission and you simply won't get a checkpoint if you health is less than 50%. Most times this means you can take one shot , anymore and you won't get a checkpoint for the rest of the mission. As expected the enemies are plentiful and they shoot their ak47's like they are sniper rifles.

 

 Most guides seem to suggest doing veteran first which I personally think is strange as you will need the practice on the normal and hard difficulty for this one. I would recommend doing normal-hardend-veteran instead of other way around. 

 

The missions I found the hardest on veteran were 'Pegasus Day', 'Dam', 'Truck Ride' , 'Ship' and 'Pavlov'.

 

I think the platinum for this would have been way rarer if it had a different trophy list or was on the PS4 (although hacks seem to have gotten into PS4 now too...) as I think that many downloaded a save for the veteran part, but given how the trophy list is it's virtually impossible to spot if they did the two other difficulties legt, but that's speculative...

Dam and Pavlov were brutal to pass on the PC version. I can't imagine they'd be any easier here

[YemmytheFerret]

It is a tough run, took me at least 50 deaths each level, no joke.  Parts in the game with choke points will seriously make you wanna quit but you just gotta keep going and try new tactics till something works.  

My tip is for Pavlov's House, Easily the hardest level in the game for me personally.  Level 2 of the house has a room where there are two entrances with a blown out hole in the middle.  Crouch next to the wall next to the right door and hold out till the tanks come in.  Enemies will sometimes morph through the wall but as long as you stay close to it they will enter through the right door and you can just gun them down.  When the tanks come, its hit or miss if they will be able to hit you, simply wait until the timer is at 0 and your allies come in to save the day.  

Def. the hardest COD veteran run, for sure 

[itachi-destroyer]

I didn't find it THAT hard. Of course it's not easy but not more than a 6.5/10 for it's difficulty imo. The only really difficult part is Pavlov's house because you have to watch in front of you, behind you and the floors above you. You should also stay on your guard with your "allies" too because sometimes they are so stupid that they are going to stay in the middle of a door and if you want to hide then you are screwed and you'll have to do the 4 (or 5) floor of that house again. 

You should also be careful in that particular level because some ennemies can walk through the walls, the worst level in CoD history in my opinion.

The biggest weakness in this game are the checkpoints because sometimes you won't find a checkpoint for 10 - 15 minutes and sometimes you'll find two checkpoints in less than 2 minutes so play as safe as possible for your first try until you know the level perfectly

Edited September 22, 2017 by itachi-destroyer

[AJ_Radio]

Pretty good responses. I definitely appreciate them.

 

I know a couple trophy hunters on Youtube who couldn't get past Veteran difficulty on this game.

 

The American missions look fairly easy, but the game really looks tough around the Russian missions. So many places to die, and I assume on Veteran you die within 2 - 3 hits, there are a number of open areas where you can easily get shot.

[Z1MZUM]

I just finished Veteran yesterday while the COD WW2 servers where broken. It's difficult but loads of fun, I don't think it's harder than WAW though to be honest. I found the last map to actually be the easiest where as the Reichstag on WAW is like hell on earth. Imo it's a fantastic game but don't just play it for the plat, enjoy the game and the year it was made. The credits at the ending are even worth watching as they are in a format I haven't seen before.

 

With Pavlov's house, before you enter stick the wall of the building next door and take out the 2 you can see from there (You'll die several times anyway). After that go around the back and start in the basement making your way up, you'll learn where the enemies are eventually and and many can be shot from below.

 

For Pegasus Bridge, When you get to the part where the random tanks come in Instead of using the Anti Tank cannon just hide on the top of the stairs until troops arrive. I was prone for the entire tank section.

 

I forget the name but the level involves blowing up a dam, this is a bitch of a map and I have only 2 tips. There are allot of shortcuts inside the dam buy jumping over railings, also, whe you get to the elevator with the 4 or 5 nazis they will auto wack you so spam a few grenades and you'll get it right eventually.

 

Honestly I loved playing this on plat, Unlike the other CODS this one has plenty of grenades so learn them well.

[A-Rebirth]

I don't understand why people complains about this game... so crazy hard bla bla bla... it's overrated! 

Edited May 30, 2019 by A-Rebirth

[MCJefe]

On 9/21/2017 at 3:01 PM, skateak said:

It is pretty damn cheap, seems like they have aim bot sometimes. No med packs either. It is definitely the hardest COD on Veteran.  

Harder than World at War?  I doubt that. I beat both WaW and CoD Classic 100% on my 360 but I want to now go back and re-do them for PS3.  I wonder if I’ll still be able to do it now that I’m so much older! ?

[sepheroithisgod]

It just takes a lot of practice. I got stuck on the Dam mission for a long time. I took a break, came back and was able to do it. You just need to go really slow and memorize where the enemies appear and exact numbers.

[stpatty]

Looking at PST, I gave it 6 when I finished it and that sounds about right based on what I remember. When you know where enemies are and where the checkpoints/weapons are it's quite straightforward. It's definitely not as bad at World at War, where you could frequently die and not know where you were being targeted from.

[AJ_Radio]

I died around 550 - 600 times going for Veteran. That was the actual statistic I kept track of (yeah I know ).

 

I definitely think the difficulty is overly exaggerated and overrated. This game is difficult because it has the healthpack system. On Veteran there are no healthpacks. So for a mission, two - three shots will usually kill you.

 

For this I did Regular and Hardened difficulty. By the time I did Veteran I knew most of the enemy spawn points. Toughest missions were the initial British missions, and Pavlov's House. Without that useful glitch, Pavlov's House would of been a real nightmare to get through.

 

It's tough, but easily manageable if you spend a good three to five days taking it slow.

[AJ_Radio]

Once you pass Veteran the rest of the trophy list is fairly easy. 
 

Pavlov’s House was a nightmare on Veteran. Ended up using a glitch when I was supposed to defend the house from invaders. 
 

Having no health kits and being killed in two - three shots is no fun.

[NurseTatiana]

I have completed veteran difficulty and yeah this game is very tough in this mode as others said having one health bar for the entire mission is what makes it challenging. Also dying in 1-2 shots dosent help either so you really must play smart and different from your previous playthrough on regular.

Pavlov’s house made me really cry inside I have died over 100 times there in the checkpoint when you need to clear all 5 floors without dying what a nightmare ..not to mention many others missions like Ship, Dam etc.

 

So before you even start this mode be prepared! It’s punishing and not easy but when you get to the end you will feel accomplished good luck ? 

Edited April 8, 2021 by NurseTatiana

[Kal2210]

As frustrating as this game can be, I’m finding the rarity pretty surprising. I’m finding it significantly harder than W@W, which I honestly didn’t struggle much with at all. Obviously, the difficulty can be overcome with persistence, but over 10% is still surprising.

[Poindexter2291]

I finally finished this platinum after failing miserably back in 2011. This isn't hard on the level of, say, Black Ops 3 on Realistic, but it's still quite tough due to no health regen. Here are my tips:

 

-Checkpoints are highly dependent on your health. There are certain checkpoints that you will only get when at 100%, others you will get as long as you have 1/3 or 1/2 health, etc. Once you get below ~1/3 health you will not get any checkpoints. Your absolute best bet on each level is to inch forward to the next checkpoint, doing whatever you can to maintain 100% health or at the very least 1/2 health. If you get shot early in a try, just die and start over. More health = more checkpoints. 

-Abuse the peak mechanic (left and right on d pad) especially in maps where you get a scoped sniper. You can greatly minimize your exposure and pick enemies off

-Most levels have a finite amount of enemies, even the hard ones. I don't recall any sections with infinitely spawning enemies. Take every level slow, if you hear footsteps, sit and wait for the enemies to pop around a corner and pick them off one by one. If you hear footsteps that means they are coming towards you, just sit and wait. If you're not sure if you have a bunker cleared out, toss in a couple grenades. If there are enemies left, they will yell out something like "grenade!" If you don't hear anything, all the enemies are probably dead. 

-Use your AI teammates. Some levels they will advance ahead of you and take care of most of the enemies. Some maps they will require you to move ahead first and then they will provide cover fire. Some maps they die easily, some maps they cannot be killed. Use what you're given and be patient. 

-For Pavlov's House, I may have accidentally found an invincibility exploit but I'm not willing to play the level from scratch to do more testing. I found that if I stood on this ledge, I was invincible (video below). 

 

 

[JCP3953]

On 12/8/2023 at 10:23 AM, Poindexter2291 said:

 

 

 

Deff will try this out on my veteran run, this level kicked my ass multiple times on regular…