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Modern Warfare 2: Cheats with javelin glitch, are you bothered?

Modern Warfare 2: Cheats with javelin glitch, are you bothered?

By: Daniel Chubb | December 7, 2009 | 51 Comments

You may have read our post last week about the Modern Warfare 2 javelin glitch, and how some cheats are using it to score high kill numbers and high deaths. If you have used the glitch yourself you may have had a good laugh for a while, but did it get boring or are you continuing to use the glitch?

Microsoft has reportedly stated that it will ban users if they are caught using the javelin glitch. Gamers have given mixed feelings on this glitch; some feel people get mad because they don’t know how to do it, while others feel the glitch is putting them off MW2.

Could you imagine if over ten players were running around blowing themselves up like a suicide bomber, it would be madness? There are a couple of ways you could look at this; firstly you may feel it’s a cheat and should not be used, secondly you may feel that suicide bombers are a real life occurrence so you have to learn to deal with this in the game.

No doubt Infinity Ward will fix this problem in MW2 sooner or later, but how do you feel? Does the javelin glitch bother you or have you found a way to handle these glitches?

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  • randy

    i think that it should be fixed ASAP. after playing against somone who abuses the cheat, your team will almost never win.

  • Martin

    The glitch is easy to do but yes it does get boring very quickly, you usually never go positive and i feel like im cheating when i kill people using it.

    In case you dont know how to do it, (i dont reccomend using it)
    1. Before a game equip semtex and a launcher of your choice (not the thumper) in your secondary slot.

    2. switch to your laucher to begin with then, cook your semtex in your hand then switch back to your launcher while cooking the semtex. (dont have to keep your finger held down at this point).

    3. Now whenever someone kills you, the launcher whatever it may be will fire directly at the floor and explode.

    4. switching to your primary weapon, throwing your semtex or firing your launcher cancels the glitch.

  • Marty

    LOL get over it and let people have their fun. It may be complete madness, but so what? It’s just as easy to leave the game as it is to complain. The glitch will be patched before it “dies out”. So just wait, and stop the constant bickering.

  • Jeremy

    I believe that this glitch is so incredibly gay. Those who use it all the time are just people who don’t have any skill what-so-ever. I don’t use, and don’t plan on using it. I have found that using a grenade launcher or using the thumper on someone doing this glitch, will not make the javelin or other launcher fire. So, that is what I do when people are using this stupid glitch.

  • BZMS

    martin your a fag. anyone who uses this glitch is. what’s the point? you usually go negative except for the occasional double kill. and you have to die every time to use it so killstreaks are useless. it is retarded.

  • Dorwin

    The AKIMBO Model 1887 are just as pathetic, stupid and ridiculous….Anyone using it can pretty much wipe out a room full of enemies so the Javelin, be it as it may, is the neutralizer. Have fun…….. Hey, what about the guys that have already prestiged and have a K/D way above 20.0 on the leaders broad. Is anyone really really upset at that..

  • Cntryman73

    I hate the glitch. Hate. It. I’ll never use it. But I’ve never been beaten by a team where someone has used it. Usually, the team starts yelling at the guy using the glitch cuz they keep getting beat. I will say this: Team Deathmatch on Rust with 2 or more people per team using the Javelin Glitch is INSANE.

  • Steve M

    I think that it’s a cheat. If people say that is real because suicide bombers are real they are dumb because suicide bomber don’t run around with a huge javlin. Plus why would it only explode after they die? Suicide bombers kill themselves, not wait until some1 else kills them, otherwise it wouldn’t be suicide. Cooking a grenade and killing yourself along with others would be suicide bombing.

  • Zane

    It doesnt matter if they patch this glitch. People will just find something else to exploit. I have be J glitched a couple of times and after that you learn. I see a man running towards me with the javelin. Alright I will run the opposite way and gun him down from a distance. If IW wants to fix a problem they should fix the rock glitch at Afghanistan. I literally saw a guy sitting inside of a rock where he could see out and shoot but no one could shoot him cause he was inside of a rock (the man ultimately got a nuke and won the game). These glitches are all over the place. Fix some problems people find others, thats just how it works.

  • james b

    To the person who says that those who use it have absolutely no skill at all is an idiot. I used it loads of times just messing around, having a laugh with mates who are in my party, while online. Yes i do get abused but isn’t a part of war. Do you think that when America and Britain went to war with Afghanistan they thought ” If these start using suicide bombs then im not going to be happy, thats glitching “. Get over it. My K/D ratio is 2.14 and my win ratio is 1.56 so your statement is daft. Just have a laugh online and stop taking the game so seriously. Its just a game after all. This has been blown out of proportion. If someone uses it on me. Oh, heck, guess what? I just got killed by a war tactic thats been used for years and years. In fact, look up history, A lot of Asian armies strap c4 to themselves and run in. Sometimes 1 loss can take out a number of enemies. I think its more a part of tactics. Just work away around it. The riot shield blocks it so just use that if you dont wanna get killed by suicide bombers. Also, if xbox ban me then I will never use their service again. I pay for skyplayer and only watch it on my xbox and seeing as you need xbox live gold for that then it will stop me watching films,sports,etc. I wont be happy and will be on the phone for a rant at customer services until they cry. Why should we be punished for something a multimillion dollar company should of sorted out.

    Its funny how nothing got said about all the people on MW1 that got out of the maps and started shooting loads of people. Just deal with it. If you take gaming that serious then I really think you need to see a doctor and tell him your a virgin who stays on xbox all day because you are an introvert and no one in todays society likes you.

  • Dod Broody

    It’s a cheat for people who cannot play the game.

    And I always report those who use it for cheating because it f**ks the game up and makes it a mess. It’s not designed to be a game feature so it is a cheat.

    Anyone who kids themselves that is ok to use it is simply sh*t at modern warfare 2. If you can’t win without cheating don’t bother because people laugh at you and know you are lame!

  • Glenn

    The glitch is easy to do but yes it does get boring very quickly, you usually never go positive and i feel like im cheating when i kill people using it.

    Ok so it’s annoying and stuff right, but you tell people how to do it? What is the point of that? -.- Don’t tell people it will just make more people do it.

  • Levi

    I love you

  • Bosox

    Sure, it’s dumb and doesn’t do much for the player in terms of winning or killstreaks or anything else. But it really isn’t all that hard to defend against, as you simply shoot the person before he get near you. And if you are playing against a whole team using the glitch (and I have), you are almost surely going to win.

  • http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/12/07/modern-warfare-2-cheats-with-javelin-glitch-are-you-bothered/ Apocolypse

    No you dont hardly ever go negative if you know how to use it the right way. When I first used it i would always get the highest kills and K/D ratio on both teams

  • SciTrekker

    If it’s in the game, it’s in the game and as such, it’s fair game – whether it be a glitch in or a feature of the software.

  • Brian

    What about the really really fast knife guys? thats gay too

  • booger785

    the way i handle the javelin glitch is i just dont kill the people constantly running around with a javelin on there shoulder lol, if they come for me i run away haha

  • booger785

    haha **** yeah bro

  • Sol-Badguy

    OK, the javelin glitch is beyond gay. I scrap out a lowly 1.03 KD (I started out at .37 for the first day or so, then I turned it up one level with M16 + Holographic sight + Heartbeat sensor). But you can’t compare stuff like the Model 1887 Akimbo to the javelin glitch. See, the 1887s are OP, but you only get them for four levels out of 70 if you prestige, so I feel as if that’s a worthy nod to those who put in that much work to get to level 67 or whatever it is. If a person camps out at level 70, well then you just have to go for headshots and stay out of tunnels and rooms. Not at all that difficult. The Javelin glitch, on the other hand, is a blatant abuse of how MW2 should work. People who use the analogy of a suicide bomber are smoking some quality ganja. ONE JAVELIN MISSILE and ONE LAUNCHER cost about a quarter of a million dollars. A frag grenade on the other hand can cost between 92 and 500 dollars (22 on certain international black markets). Now I can understand people who drop grenades when they die, that’s just martyrdom, people actually do that in real life. But blowing YOURSELF up with a JAVELIN MISSILE???? No. It just defies logic. MW2 is trying to be as realistic as possible (within reason, i understand 1887′s are OP, but then the argument can be made that Throwing Knives and the like are entirely unrealistic) while still offering a fun and interactive experience to the player. Imagine if I could make the Thumper fire off grenades that exploded with the radius of a Harrier Airstrike. Is that “simply using a tactic that MW2 obviously wanted to put in there”, or just being gay? Since Microsoft is laying down the Banhammer, that should tell the whole story.

  • smoky05g

    The glitch is very iritating! I’ve noticed that most of the people doing it are younger kids. I’m kinda new to Call of Duty, the first one I ever played was World at War. I not that great but I’m learning, what comes along with learning is finding out that alot of people aren’t satisfied with have pure skill. I think that xbox should create a group of techs that are sololy dedicated to finding cheaters and glitchers, it would make the game that much better!!!!!

  • Pres

    Gee, I loved that dang glitch, but I hate it when people use it on me. It’s so funny when you use it, IW should make an equipment that makes you not get hurt by the explosion of the Javelin. I only used it at level 70, so I didn’t get xp, but it’s funny when you see an explosion in The Estate house >:D. PS: So close to 500 Javelin kills for Javelin Title, how the heck do ya get Kills with itself without the glitch? at 408 atm, 92 lucky kills to go… PSS: IW should make the Javelin a non-lock on, but a delay to the fire.

  • Zane

    yeah that is pretty annoying too. There are a lot of things that need to be fixed up. But what do people expect, it just launched!

  • kyleweasel

    its a glitch yes ppl are going to use it quit bitching seriously i use but i do it when ppl are camping a bunch of campers in a room set glitch run in watch as the campers get blown away i find to be good against campers why i use it but only when i do cant stand campers.

  • http://something.com Effyourlogic

    It’s an exploit. “Microsoft is reportedly banning people caught using the glitch.” It’s not the intended use of material. It’s a hack and a cheat. If you use it I pray you get permanently banned because you may “use it to deter camping” or whatever your ridiculous logic is but all I do is run and gun. When I see some moron with a Javelin I have to camp. I have to duck behind a structure, shoot him and duck again b/c if I don’t I’ll take a kill that I wouldn’t have otherwise taken b/c some jerk off is using an exploit. Use a noobtube if you want to blow up campers. Stop being a homo!

  • http://something.com Effyourlogic

    Oh btw, a lot of you may not know this but you can report these morons using the XBOX “File a Complaint” option. Hover over their name and “View Gamer Card.” from there you can report them for tampering and cheating.

  • mick

    Right come on guys for god sake its a bloody kids game lol all be it a very addictive game lol, yes its bloody annoying when you get your ass kicked and yes its simple minded but its also just a bit of fun, if you seriously have nothing better in your life then you need to take a step back and look at where your life is heading, chill out and just enjoy the game lol

    Life is full of cheats and yes it does give people like me a chance to kill guys like you who have already completed the game and are far better, as it is crap when as soon as you spawn your killed, that really does take the fun out of it,

    i personaly think that the online side is setup rubbish, its not cool to be put in a game with people with high ranks when you are only say level 10 and i think you should be able to play for longer like in resistance.

    Ciao

  • Greg

    I’ve done it before. As fun as it is, it does get boring after a while. However, I think they should keep it, because as it was mentioned in the article above, suicide bombers are a real deal. And so I thought that it would be an appropriate addition as a weapon choice. The bomb would be primary, then you could use any secondary weapon. No grenades.

  • Joe R.

    Marty is a douche that uses this glitch no doubt.

  • Joe R.

    This glitch would be fine by me if you killed the s.o.b. and his javelin killed his teammates as well. I bet he wouldnt have a friend left. puss

  • james b the virgin

    Now come on! Comparing the javelin GLITCH! to suicide bombers in afghan just shows this guys immaturity, suicide bombings happen and have done for a long long time so armies are aware and in most casesd prepared for them. Now this is a glitch in a game, if it was meant to be in the game then there would be perks to couter act the suicide bomebers but their aint! For you to say use the riot shield to prevent being killed. WELL maybe from the front ye, but when your back is turned and your team mate kills the suicide bomeber who is behind you then BOOM. Forgeting your sacrificing your primary weapon just to try and surive is ridiculous. The javelin glitchers are rolling with:
    Marathon (run forever)
    explosive perk ( cant remember all the perks, where as james b carries his k/d ratio around aswell as his w/l ratio HAHA) You telling me this guy aint a nerd?
    The other perks dont matter, but can anyone tell me perks that give you an advantage over the people using javelin glitch? Until then this should end what anyone says. To call people a virgin aswel just shows you have the word virgin on your mind because at one point this discussion was about modern warfare 2, so where did virgin come from james b? just shows you got virginity on your mind. Going to the doctors aint gonna help you get a girl. Just a tip, stop carrying your k/d ratio around in your head because for someone to know there scores on a game just shows it takes over your life. HAVE I OWNED THIS GUY OR WHAT.

  • http://Me.com Jim

    So I just played MW2 online again and heres a little diary of my time doing so:

    Join Groundwar Lobby:

    Game starts, immediately the other team seems to be dominating pulling out a chopper Gunner then 2 minutes into the match the game ends with a NUKE. Turns out two guys on opposite teams were meeting via tactical insertion and boosting.

    Next game impossible to play with all the people running around Javelin Glitching

    Next game, terrible LAG, host migration, kicked

    Next game, Im doing well on AFGHAN, in fact really well, 22 kill streak, call in my chopper gunner, KICKED

    Next game, LAG

    LAG

    LAG

    Javelin Glitchers

    Tactical Insertion Nuke boosters

    Oh and my final game saw the entire enemy team running around at 100 miles an hour doing the so called Care Package glitch, where you hold it and run around at a super man pace killing people.

    WOW

  • dan

    the glitch is fucking gay who ever uses it is gay shows they got nothing better to do i hope all the people that use it get banned so they have to spend $200 to learn that a “glitch” isnt worth the laugh fucking fags play right.. and i love this statement here..shit I am not gonna lie i had my xbox banned for modding it was fun cause i was getting games for free BUT i wasnt cheating anyone on games just cheating the developers once i was banned i knew it wasnt worth it i would rather have the game itself

    “Its funny how nothing got said about all the people on MW1 that got out of the maps and started shooting loads of people. Just deal with it. If you take gaming that serious then I really think you need to see a doctor and tell him your a virgin who stays on xbox all day because you are an introvert and no one in todays society likes you.”

    Really? Really? LOL! I like how everyone says that you basically need to get a life cause you play video games..If you took the time to learn glitches in games that makes you one too you idiot!

  • b Daddy

    THANK GOD IT IS FIXED!!!!!!

  • mick

    I thinkthat wouldactually make a good perk or maybe kill streak, what you think?

  • dan white

    the javelin glitch is one of the stupedest things ever. i thought you need a lock on to shoot. and its pointless your only going to get .500 or less in a game and it just takes away from killstreaks.

  • bob42

    Anyone who cheats or exploits this game, is just looking for something to make them feel better in their skillless and friendless existance. There is no feeling of achievement, just the satisfaction of annoying the rest of society that has left you outcast, cold and lonely.

  • Patrick

    Sorry, but if you were one of them who used this glitch then you should probably not be playing the game. If you have to use an exploit to go positive or to win your pretty much a loser anyway and should go play the wii or something.

  • http://none liam w

    i think they have patched 3d cage match because people remove friends and they do it together to get their wespon attachments

  • lucas

    lmfao. crying about it just makes people want to do it to you more. people are stressing over how many times more they kill someone than get killed? i think there’s bigger things to worry about nerds. get out of the house

  • Anonymous

    I’m personally tired of all the faggots that are “boosting” in this game, but really they are outright CHEATING because they are manipulating the game to influence the results of the match. Every single fucking game I enter now, there is somebody doing it.

    I don’t know about you, but I didn’t pay 60 fucking dollars for some fucking bacne infested fag to make the online multiplayer experience completely POINTLESS. I don’t even see why you would need to “boost” in this type of ranking system. I can see it in Halo 3 or something whereas you actually have to have some sort of skill to progress up in rank, but with this game all you have to is fucking play it and you rank up. What is so god damn hard about that? If you are good, then you’ll gain XP fast enough to level up and you don’t have to even think of resorting to “boosting.”

    Jesus Christ, I really wish Infinity Ward would fucking do something about this, though. I can’t even play this shit anymore because I’m so tired of coming in second to some faggot that keeps rounding up decoys.

  • mikeguitar630

    i hav never used it and hav never had it been used against me but wht ive heard its pretty fagish and makes u look like a dush

  • jkap13

    using cheats of any kind, be it a glitch in the system or a piece of added code or script, is bad because it discourages new and casual players from playing the game. getting shot constantly gets old real quick. additionally, it promotes the use of hacks by more serious gamers who might not consider using them otherwise. I will never be one of the top guys in any game, and i don’t care. i don’t play to win, i play to play. cheaters ruin games. I want to be able to find a game at 3AM if i am so inclined. cheaters make this a difficult proposition because they chase other players away from the game entirely. Multiplayer games provide a community for all of us, noob and pro alike. Have some respect for the other players, because without them, you’re playing solitaire.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/blakkdesignz* n00bz 4 lief

    Not sure about the Javelin glitch, but the Unlimited Care Package glitch is in full effect. Watch out! When your team is being over run by enemy Air Gunners in less than 2min. in the game and you see loads of care packages being dropped on the map. You and your team were just the victim of the “Unlimited Care Package glitch”

    Happy camping!
    “Idiots like to storm a house, then they die. Why not just let the enemy come to you on your terms and live.”

  • junior

    ok why is ifanity ward gonna ban players its there fault that they ALWAYS rush to put out their games….DUMBASSES

  • Matt

    ok heres my view, i havnt seen anyone doing this glitch in my games and havnt been affected by it. but, am i wrong in saying that xbox award you challenge exp for turning a friend into a suicide bomber with semtex? and even if the glitch was patched, whats to stop people chucking c4 in the air and having it land on them? or even being in an enclosed area (with a roof), pulling out the javelin and keeping it locked and then fire when someone walks in? i dont care the slightest if the glitch is fixed or not im just saying the concept of suicide bombing will always be in mw2.
    To those who are frequently affected and moaning about the glitch – you have a gun that can fire as far as you can see, clear your path. i suspect the the majority of people moaning about the javelin glitch are campers (who im sure noone has respect for).

  • dennis

    is there a way to know who is cheating on mw2

  • bob

    hey,ever body idont giv a shit what you saw so shut up and such my dick

  • nate

    @ several ppl, suicide bombers sometimes use something called a dead mans switch, think of it as a hand cruncher but when its let go.. boom goes the dynamite

  • JAD

    Spoken like a true lamer

  • timdogs007

    the game is bein ruined boosting really grinds my gears sad people psn and infinityward need to sort it why have ranks when half are false its a joke wipe all there accounts wanna swear had 28 games on 3 4 all tonight an every game people were boosting wanna go all out rambo on them i reported them all for cheating on psn uk u should 2 happy shooting peeps