im just going to say, for the record, the riot shield in modern warfare 2 is the most fun i have ever had NOT SHOOTING PEOPLE in a first person SHOOTER just about ever.
no you don't even get a pistol to use with it like in rainbow 6. you can switch away from the shield to your secondary, i mean, you won't be shielded, but you can use a secondary weapon. but with the shield out, you have a melee...which is shoving the shield at the enemy, that's it (i guess grenades as well). because of this, the perk for added melee distance is pretty handy.
basically, i don't worry about killing dudes as much as being a scarey distraction which helps my team mates get kills. you would think "ohh but you don't get exp for not getting kills". well, no. the more damage i take with that shield, i get exp for it. it just feels so fucking good to walk up crouched (so they can't hit my legs) to a dude shooting at me, only to melee his black ass, or have my allies kill his distracted ass.
it's different, it's fucking fun, try it. you unlock the riot class lickity split (play for 10-15 minutes online) and custom classes soon after.
trying out riot shield with a rocket launcher as a secondary. i mean, ill never need a gun, so i may as well have an RPG to shoot down choppers.
unfortunately i have to sleep, but this game is like junk food. if you like cod4, not buying this is literal stupidity. if you don't like cod4, don't bother, it's basically cod4 but better.
i mean i could tldr about other stuff, which i might later, but that fuckin riot shield man, ive only used it a little bit, but it's my favorite fps weapon of anything i have used in an fps from the few games ive used it in.
immagine a turret, giving people hell. i literally fucking walk up to it as it's shooting the bejesus out of me, and melee it to death. I WISH I COULD SLEEP BUT I NEED TO PLAY MORE I HATE MYSELFBYEeseeeeeeeeee
*edit*
a lot of that talk is hype from yesterday, but i am really enjoying the game. riot shield is awesome, but i mean, it's not the best thing to use in team death match. though, if you have several bros with you online, you can make things happen.