warpped655: Dude, I really want to play like a SHOOTING SOLDIER GAME, but where the fuck do you start? Like I'm either going to buy a CoD or a MW game, but I know so little about either that I'm stuck with which to get. You prefer MW or?
Oh. yes... there is a lot of them. In most cases people want to get into multiplayer. In which case, whatever people are currently playing (as in, a game in which its community isn't dead)
I actually don't have a preference between CoD and Battlefield games. They are both fun in different ways. CoD is a little more newbie friendly though (arguably). Currently, I believe Call of Duty 4's multiplayer is still alive, and its arguably the best of the group. Its single player is even pretty good.
Counter Strike: Source is another obvious choice. But I usually don't play it and its DEFINITELY not new player friendly. As most of the people playing it have been playing forever and are scary/inhumanly good.
The current CoD is MW3. And has been the game I've been playing. Its honestly one of the weakest of the CoD's multiplayer-wise in my opinion. But its not necessarily bad and I'm obsessing over it anyway. My main issues are that the maps are very samey in structure, are all close to mid range (good luck if you want to snipe), and some of the weapons are just basically garbage (especially in the close quarters). I recommend watching some of the in-depth videos on the weapons done by a guy named drift0r on youtube. They are pretty informative. (Though he occasionally makes mistakes, be sure to check for any updates to his youtube). I've yet to play Single Player. This is the first CoD that I skipped right over SP to play MP, and that's largely because MW2 had a very dumb plot in comparison to CoD4.
The current Battlefield (Battlefield 3) is a game I've yet to play due to EA's Origin and lack of money. Its a little more advanced I'm assuming (I did play Bad Company 2) For instance it has bullet drop, destruct-able structures, big maps, and larger number of players in a single game. I've heard its single player is bad though.