Modern Warfare 2 (PC) will not allow dedicated servers to better sell

[Feels Good Man]

*thread hijack!*

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2369799

Skip to 1 hour 40 minutes in. Rob Bowling, Infinity Ward community manager, speaks about their move to the IW.NET platform, lack of dedicated servers, and how it'll be great for selling DLC.

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Really? First $60 and now no dedicated servers? This is going to suck. HARD

EDIT - Can someone add DLC somewhere in the title? Thanks

 

[Forstride]

So it's actual matchmaking now (I didn't look at the article)? That sucks, because I was planning on getting the PC version as well as 360 version (Since I'm getting 360 version for free from a friend when it's released), but now that I know there won't be any dedicated servers, I might pass on it.

 

[Minox]

>_>

Worst choice ever.

 

[Opium]

There goes my purchase. Bastards.

 

[DSGamer64]

Dedicated servers > Peer to Peer play

 

[Rock Raiyu]

lol everyone is cancelling their orders because of this. I can't wait to see how sales go for PC!

 

[Satangel]

I'm sorry, but does this mean there aren't going to be any cracked servers available?

 

[CockroachMan]

I'm sorry, but does this mean there aren't going to be any cracked servers available?

Exactly. I believe that's their main reason to do that.
Although.. pirates always find a way

I'm curious if that means the game will have no LAN mode.. since that's what I've played the most in MW.

Well, I'm not buying it anyway..

 

[Satangel]

I'm sorry, but does this mean there aren't going to be any cracked servers available?

Exactly. I believe that's their main reason to do that.
Although.. pirates always find a way

I'm curious if that means the game will have no LAN mode.. since that's what I've played the most in MW.

Well, I'm not buying it anyway..

Yeah, but it will probably be with Hamachi or so. Way more work and much more crap then with The All-Seeing Eye method

Ah well, we'll see.

Petition btw, you never know:

http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition-sign.html

 

[Armadillo]

That's just pure fail. Watch it not sell, and then they'll blame piracy, not their greed (raising price in uk) and then this stupid move.

 

[Splych]

This means... No online play? Or does it mean, no cracked servers?

If there is online, I will still play... But I am hoping it is the online type of how CoD4 was done (go multi, then Find Server) and if it isn't like that, I am not gonna buy it anymore...

I will just get MW for PC so I don't need to be a pirate... Sigh... Gay.

 

[Hadrian]

This is an Activision game so I was gonna pirate it anyway but man those folks sure like to kick gamers down further.

 

[HaniKazmi]

Call of Duty is just becoming one big joke because of Activision.

 

[Hadrian]

Anyone else see Guitar Hero 6 not working with any plastic guitars other than the one that comes with that game?

 

[Ultratech87]

Stupid Activision, just screwing people over further...

Anyone else see Guitar Hero 6 not working with any plastic guitars other than the one that comes with that game?

I can totally see this happening.

 

[da_head]

wtf -______________-

 

[ZeWarrior]

Anyone else see Guitar Hero 6 not working with any plastic guitars other than the one that comes with that game?

I read a while back that Sony and Microsoft were putting pressure on Rock Band and the Guitar Hero developers so that they make their Guitar's interchangeable. I don't think they're allowed to do that... I can't find the article though.

 

[playallday]

That's just pure fail. Watch it not sell, and then they'll blame piracy, not their greed (raising price in uk) and then this stupid move.

Yep, that's Infinity Ward for ya.

 

[playallday]

Found the game for $45 in case anyone cares.

 

[shakirmoledina]

they are trying too hard.. they have to keep it as good as how many companies do