Modern Warfare 2 - Page 9

Jhadur · 16-09-2009, 17:43

The new perks and addons looks great

It's gonna be a fab game and can't wait til it's out

Joe 90 · 16-09-2009, 18:45

I'm gonna be so Pro at blinging scavengery \o/

(yes, i made a new word just for MW2!)

divine · 19-10-2009, 02:22

No dedicated servers on PC.

MP thus effectively ruined. Shame.

This will get pirated up the wazoo now, the MP was the thing that was going to ensure people bought it, now they've nerfed it I can see most people just downloading it instead.

NokkonWud · 19-10-2009, 06:17

They'll have their reasons.

divine · 19-10-2009, 10:03

Whatever the reason iss won't be good enough though, because they've just effectively disabled the ability for MW2 to be used in any competitive sense online, which is largely what has kept MW so popular online for the PC.

IW.Net, whatever it is, isn't going to be able to make up for it.

Haly · 19-10-2009, 10:50

That's daft not having dedicated servers for the PC version. It's sure to wreck any chance of being used for competitive gaming.

Joe 90 · 20-10-2009, 00:10

I remember when the dedicated servers disappeared in Unreal on xbox - went from the best Xbox live game to the worst instantly

Streeteh · 20-10-2009, 07:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

They'll have their reasons.

Savings on development time and cost are the only ones i can see. There are no negatives when it comes to dedicated servers on the PC.

Imo it looks like they've made a grave error, as stated above a lack of dedicated servers will impact the PC online community significantly. That would be ok if the single player game was great too, but i doubt people will fork out for another 6 hour storyline with no promise of a long-lived multiplayer backing it up.

NokkonWud · 20-10-2009, 11:04

Robert Bowling has acknowledged the support and has said he'll be letting the development team know and that the cries of disappointment and anger will not be ignored.

divine · 20-10-2009, 12:52

They'll have to do something as there are a few petitions boycotting the game now, the main one of which had over 80,000 names the last time I looked - that's a lot of lost sales, even accounting for duplicate names.

The single player element to COD4, whilst good, was very short, the multiplayer was the attraction this time around for most people, so if they don't do something i've no doubt most of those people will actually refrain from buying the game. People won't pay £25-£30 for an 8-10 hour game with what they see as a crippled MP.

edit - on Amazon the cancelled pre orders have dropped it from 8th to 50th best seller, being outdone by Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force now!

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19-10-2009, 02:22	#83
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	No dedicated servers on PC. MP thus effectively ruined. Shame. This will get pirated up the wazoo now, the MP was the thing that was going to ensure people bought it, now they've nerfed it I can see most people just downloading it instead. __________________

19-10-2009, 06:17	#84
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	They'll have their reasons. __________________

19-10-2009, 10:03	#85
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Whatever the reason iss won't be good enough though, because they've just effectively disabled the ability for MW2 to be used in any competitive sense online, which is largely what has kept MW so popular online for the PC. IW.Net, whatever it is, isn't going to be able to make up for it. __________________

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20-10-2009, 11:04	#89
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Robert Bowling has acknowledged the support and has said he'll be letting the development team know and that the cries of disappointment and anger will not be ignored. __________________

20-10-2009, 12:52	#90
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	They'll have to do something as there are a few petitions boycotting the game now, the main one of which had over 80,000 names the last time I looked - that's a lot of lost sales, even accounting for duplicate names. The single player element to COD4, whilst good, was very short, the multiplayer was the attraction this time around for most people, so if they don't do something i've no doubt most of those people will actually refrain from buying the game. People won't pay £25-£30 for an 8-10 hour game with what they see as a crippled MP. edit - on Amazon the cancelled pre orders have dropped it from 8th to 50th best seller, being outdone by Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force now! __________________ Last edited by divine; 20-10-2009 at 12:58.