COD:MW2 Ruined,but no delay....

[nepas]

From Robert Bowling's Twitter, good news for PC gamers - "No delay on PC for Modern Warfare 2," says the Infinity Ward community manager, debunking earlier rumors that it was on hold for two weeks past its original drop date.

Furthermore: "You'll also have Prestige Mode in PC as well as lots of Steam support," Bowling writes. No word yet on minimum PC specifications, but "hopefully" they will come soon, he adds.

SOURCE

That was the good news,and now for the bad:

There will be no dedicated servers for the pc, confirmed on bash and slash live cast with 402. That sucks for pc players. Gonna be listen servers through iw net

• IW has control of the game

• IWnet servers will host multiplayer

• DLC will be a charged item for PC

• No dedicated servers

• Matchmaking system used to play with similarly ranked players

• VAC instead of PB

• Semi-capable password servers

• Semi-capable ad-hoc servers

• Competitive play is dead

• MW2 mods would not be possible

SOURCE

Podcast here: PODCAST

Way to go IW,just totally ignore what the Pc gamers want and pander to the consoles again,No dedicated servers will kill this game for the PC

 

[JN]

UGH FFS that is total cr@p. Looks like CoD4 might have a few more years in it yet then

 

[I Hunta x]

the consoles ARE a bigger income for them, as 1) its another £15 on release like all console games, 2) you have allways had to pay for the DLC on the consoles and 3) people will still make cracked servers for pc just give it time.

 

[VonBlade]

PC gaming is dead as a unique art form. All further game related items will be console based, including pay DLC, lack of modification, unoptimised and generally designed for people who don't understand PC gaming is the zenith.

Last brilliant PC exclusive game was probably The Witcher. And let's be honest that's not exactly mainstream.

 

[mrapoc]

No dedi servers?

As in either join a server a player is running/playing on (ad hoc) or join an official IW server where they are gods / we have no say in settings etc?

GRR!

 

[nepas]

the forums over at IW are going crazy at the moment with threads being deleted left right and center as people vent their anger at how the PC version has been nerfed,even some console fans are saying this is a bad move for the PC version.

Maybe if the backlash over this is big enough IW may return the dedicated servers in a patch(if they have any sense)after all it is basically just a reskin of CoD4 so the dedicated server side should be easy to switch back on.

There are a lot of hosting companies who having been offering servers for MW2 for a while now and this is not good news for them.

 

[Brooksie]

that sucks.. so no LAN servers either? I play COD4 at work during lunch with people in the office over a lan server, looks like we won't be able to upgrade to MW2.

 

[nepas]

petition here:

http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/

over 8000 already

 

[Ghosthud1]

pathetic just pathetic lol

also i dont think console gaming is on the downfall at all just wait till starcraft 2/diablo 3 and wow cataclysm are out. hmm there all from the same company

last thing, i think this isnt a bad move at all :S with the servers hosted by IW with VAC protection means less haxs and shizzle, if the game is good i dont care about the charge for dlc lol i pay on xbox ill pay on the pc i dont give a poop aslong as its good content

 

[zak4994]

Well done IW.

You have just screwed over your largest fan base.

I'd much rather have it delayed than have it missing dedicated server support.

One reason they did this is so they can put down piracy but with a game as big as this, why should they be worried?

I know a few people who normally pirate games on X360 and PC but they have chosen to actually buy this game.

And now they are going to lose sales now that they have done this.

Personally, this still isn't going to stop me from buying the game but I still would like the power to play with Jim and other OC3D folk.

Screw you IW.

 

[Judderman]

12492 signatures so far!!

Man Im gutted I have been waiting for this game for ages, am so friggin disappointed I aint gonna buy it unless they sort this out!!!

 

[zak4994]

12,561 sigs.

Guess I'll go back to playing CoD4.

I think we need an official news article on this lol.

Edit:

From Wikipedia.

 

[I Hunta x]

you will still be able to lan and private game on the pc version more than likely, just to rank up you need to play the official servers. been like that on consoles for 4 & waw

 

[zak4994]

you will still be able to lan and private game on the pc version probably, just to rank up you need to play the official servers. been like that on consoles for 4 & waw

Private games are still there.

But what this really means is that if you want to play with the specific criteria's, e.g.: Team Deathmatch only, then you will need to make a private game where you are hosting it.

Which means, 0 ping for host, 200+ ping for anyone else.

Lag is the future eh?

 

[I Hunta x]

Private games are still there.

But what this really means is that if you want to play with the specific criteria's, e.g.: Team Deathmatch only, then you will need to make a private game where you are hosting it.

Which means, 0 ping for host, 200+ ping for anyone else.

Lag is the future eh?

lol, hosting your own works perfectly fine for 360/ps3 so why not pc?. 2-3 days ago i was playing a 16 man private on halo 3 with people from usa aus india japan and eu, there was only 2 little spikes of lag so not bad for 2 1/2-3 hours of play imo.

and if they make it like the consoles (looks like they might do from whats been said) you will be able to pick a specific game type to play ie , TDM, HC TDM, S&D, HC S&D, Domination, Cage match, Team Tac, ect ect, so you wont have to play privates to only get that mode.

imo every one that dont like whats being done should stfu, sit down and not buy it, moaning wont make it anymore likely to be changed

 

[zak4994]

Have you ever wondered why the maximum amount of people on console games that run p2p can only run 16 players?

Because of the connection speeds.

Most people who own a console probably has an average of 8mbps connections.

 

[I Hunta x]

more than 16 is over kill tbh. nade spam ect, take the oc3d server for example its was just nades flyin everywere.

 

[zak4994]

more than 16 is over kill tbh. nade spam ect, take the oc3d server for example its was just nades flyin everywere.

That is your personal opinion.

I also don't like matches with more than 16 people but there are also people out there who want 52 player matches and such.

I would always love to have the option to join a match with a lot of people.

More Options=Better

But by doing this they are removing options for PC gamers.

*******s. lol

 

[I Hunta x]

That is your personal opinion.

I also don't like matches with more than 16 people but there are also people out there who want 52 player matches and such.

I would always love to have the option to join a match with a lot of people.

More Options=Better

But by doing this they are removing options for PC gamers.

*******s. lol

consoles gamers never had a choice, but they dont complain

 

[zak4994]

consoles gamers never had a choice, but they dont complain

Actually, they do complain.

But because it has become the norm, they complain less.

Now tell me, if in 2-3 years time console games had dedicated server support on all games then all of a sudden an extremely good game doesn't have it, will you not be ****ed off?