It's funny. Most people hate CoD because of the playerbase and stuff like that. But I've never really hear people complain about the actual gameplay itself (besides "weapon balancing", which by the way is really hard to do when you've got forgettons of customization in attachments and such). To be honest, I like the CoD series for it's gameplay. It's really fun to play and once you get over the fanbase (which isn't that hard since all of consider them 9 year olds), it's quite enjoyable to play with or without friends.