Speaking in an online chat with the Best Buy community, Infinity Ward's Mackey McCandlish and Ryan Lastimosa discussed the petition for dedicated servers in Modern Warfare 2 and also let slip that servers across all platforms will max out at eighteen players.When asked if there will be dedicated servers added later, the developers had this to say:
"We feel the PC game is great in it's current form. We put a lot of work into IWnet in an effort to make the PC experience better for our users. We believe MW2 is better than CoD4:MW. The reason iw.net exists is to improve the gameplay for our users. If there is a need for something more in the future we will address as needed. Our goal is to provide the best experience for our users, so nothing is ever "off the table". We are always evaluating our options."
On the petition for dedicated servers:
"All I can say is that we changed it to make it a better and easier experience. Also, not all of the [178,000] names on that list are legit. 402 signed it 4 times I heard."
On the PC version. Are all games hosted by players, and is there a 5 second delay when host migration is in effect?
"Yes."
"Games cap out at 9v9. The software has great latency tolerance."
On LAN parties:
"We can play at work on our lan by doing private match and there is no lag."
Neowin recently reported that that the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will not contain dedicated servers or mod tools unlike its predecessor, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Gamers should show their opinions with their wallet.
I wonder if Activision will blame piracy for this as well.
I don't know if EA is still using slave labor, or if it continues to extort developers out of intellectual property and royalties, but when EA releases highly polished, nearly bug-free games like Dragon Age without excessively crippling it or screwing over PC gamers in favor of consoles you have to give them credit. Sometimes EA gets things right.
I'll stay with CoD4 until 1 of 2 things happens:
1.) They change their mind and introduce dedicated servers.
2.) BF BC2 comes out.
I'm betting on 2.
I don't know if it will be a success on ANY platform with a limit of only 9 vs 9 multiplayer.
Why did they cripple the game this way, I don't get it. Did IW get new management or what? IW used to know what they were doing, it seems like someone else designed MW2.
Why did they cripple the game this way, I don't get it. Did IW get new management or what? IW used to know what they were doing, it seems like someone else designed MW2.
Really, what is wrong with 9 on 9? OK so you want bigger games. But there is nothing wrong with 9 on 9 games.
Why did they cripple the game this way, I don't get it. Did IW get new management or what? IW used to know what they were doing, it seems like someone else designed MW2.
Really, what is wrong with 9 on 9? OK so you want bigger games. But there is nothing wrong with 9 on 9 games.
9vs9 isnt really the problem, the problem is that no one can make a mod to change this limit, also the multiplayer is p2p, there are no modding tools, no lean and the list goes on...
Mackey-IW: I've been playing mainly with around 100ms ping and it was great.
yes if everyone else has the same ping
LaGgY_42o: What kinds of pings did you get during your IWNet testing and what do you say is an acceptable ping?
Mackey-IW: I've been playing mainly with around 100ms ping and it was great.
If you're playing on a console with a controller and target assistance, sure!
(Take with a hint of sarcasm and nostalgia)
I am severely disappointed in the hosted server venue with the game. It won't stop me from purchasing the game, and I will still enjoy COD4 online.
This game is going to suck so bad, even for console standards...well, welcome to the new cr*p-gaming era i guess...
And CoD is probably more of a simulator than CS I woulda thought.
If game sells enough, they were able to force the change down your throat (so to speak).
What's wrong with having "official" server's, and user dictated servers. Give the players a choice?
Guess that leaves me with the Modern Warfare 2 single player campaign. Oh well.
And even if 402 people signed it four times ... that's still 176794 legit people complaining.
Really, leave that crap off of here.
No! They leave us with no choice. Like I said, this is just to spite them. After this stunt I have no plans of playing this crap, but I will download it, will take screenshots and troll their forums. I will also look for aimbots and wallhacks, take screenshots and also troll their forums with that.
My interest is to show Activision that this is not acceptable. I really don't give a damn about others. If people are willing to bend and get it in their asses from Activision, that's not my problem, and I will certainly not help them "enjoy it".
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