no dedicated servers

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: no dedicated servers

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This afternoon, during a live BASH episode, who should turn up but Infinity Wards community manager, Fourzerotwo.

A number of questions were put forward, including the dedi server question. Rob "fourzerotwo" Bowling replied with no - dedi servers will not be available. Multiplayer will run through a "IWNet" and servers will not be available for purchase. Listen servers only.

Furthermore, Bowling also confirmed that PunkBuster will not be supported, alternatively using the Valve Anti-Cheat (or VAC) system.

We're toast if this turns out to be the case and from what I've seen this is confirmed. We will not be able to host a server at all. There is also no plans to support modding or custom mapping at all. This is a death blow to the PC community not to mention that most of the new improvements to MW2 have come from IW stealing ideas and code from the modding community that they're now turning their backs on.

http://bashandslash.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=746&Itemid=69

http://www.fpsadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18655

http://raidersmerciless.com/showthread.php?t=10354

Let your voices be heard HERE and HERE

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

And in response to the huge f()kup that 402 just made by telling all of us this information prior to the game's release I add this little diddy:

http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/movie-uk-700f301e7c205ae71ac1fead18c76adb.html

It gives us all plenty of time to cancel our pre-orders.

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

That suks

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

I am glad i did not preorder

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

For the record, I take back EVERYTHING great I said about this game AND its designer.

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

Listen to this from ustream from fourzerotwo as he talks about how the game will be played form now on.
Listen from the 1:40:00 mark then go out and beat the hell out of someone it's over there will be no more online gaming for COD6 it's based on your skills thru the game and it finds games in your skill level only thru IWNET and steam. No punkbuster support no dedicated servers no mods ... Gahhhh they have just killed it for all of us that enjoy this frigging game.

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

THIS IS FROM TWITTER MW2BLOG

http://www.mw2blog.com/no-dedicated-servers-or-mod-tools-for-pc-modern-warfare-2/

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

Sounds like a consul game.

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

Here's another great short on this B.S.

http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/movie-uk-d247752b3936b67d88d8f53e66be67d5.html

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

!!! WTF!!! Evil or Very Mad

OMFG, WHAT ARE THEY THINKING! We are not console gamers, but they want us to be!

Now that's outta my system, is there a way we could load it up on the server and host it like that one guy suggested in the Bash 123 cast? This can't be the end...........

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

OMG what happened, the geeks at activision became capitalists!!!! I thought they were happy existing on pizza and Jolt cola?? Now they want to increase profitability and make more money?

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

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Prob wouldn't matter if there were 20 million signed..... Evil or Very Mad

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Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: no dedicated servers

They are now almost up to $2 million in lost revenue!!!