Dedicated servers and Rage

Muzy · 6 Nov 2009 at 11:48

http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_...rage-news-you-probably-dont-want-to-hear.html

John Carmack, co-founder and technical wizard of the developer, says the company doesn’t plan to support dedicated servers for the multiplayer component of “Rage,” id’s upcoming new action game.

ScarySquirrel · 6 Nov 2009 at 11:50

Never heard of it, so I don't care. But, it's worry to see more people taking this route.

I simply don't understand it.

reflux · 6 Nov 2009 at 11:50

BUTTTTT WAIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HazardO · 6 Nov 2009 at 11:52

I'm not sure if this matters, RAGE is primarily a single player game isn't it?

If it was a general policy for forthcoming ID games though, it is a very worrying development.

procrastinator · 6 Nov 2009 at 11:59

I guess it really depends what multiplayer it has. If its only co-op or something like that then there really isnt much need for dedicated servers.

matt0r · 6 Nov 2009 at 12:17

I dont know the guy being interviewed was paraphased in the article, but the use of the word reminant makes me feel like some dinosaur. Strange really then that lack of a dedicated servers is a backward step and not forward one. As matchmaking gives us as users less options rather than more.

FrenchTart · 6 Nov 2009 at 12:18

matt0r said:
I dont know the guy being interviewed was paraphased in the article, but the use of the word reminant makes me feel like some dinosaur. Strange really then that lack of a dedicated servers is a backward step and not forward one. As matchmaking gives us as users less options rather than more.

I guess it gives the developers more charging options though.

Steveo1982 · 6 Nov 2009 at 12:29

Rage will be a single player game but with multiplayer elements like Doom3.

The loss of dedicated servers seems to be a common theme with most new pc games. MW2 will also have no dedicated server options.

Musty Pie · 6 Nov 2009 at 13:15

Steveo1982 said:
. MW2 will also have no dedicated server options.

Oh really thanks .... :rolleyes:

psychas · 6 Nov 2009 at 13:17

i think its co op like borderlands?

procrastinator · 6 Nov 2009 at 17:24

psychas said:
i think its co op like borderlands?

Cant really see it being that big of a deal then. Just as long as they're not using gamespy :mad:

arc@css · 6 Nov 2009 at 20:54

Rage is meant to be more of a single player experience I think. Damn well looking forward to it 'n all.

Calneon · 6 Nov 2009 at 21:47

psychas said:
i think its co op like borderlands?

No dedicated servers is fine for co-op, like for Borderlands and L4D (if you can host your own). This is probably just a news site paraphrasing trying to cause even more controversy.

EDIT: Reading through it again, non-quotes like these "but Carmack indicated he believed the servers are something of a remnant of the early days of PC gaming." make me think even more that it's bs.

Nuwidol · 6 Nov 2009 at 23:00

All this dropping dedicated server crap makes me want to pirate the games in question. I normally buy a game because you need the valid CD key to play MP. If the MP is gonna be crap I may as well just DL it & do the SP...

drew64 · 6 Nov 2009 at 23:05

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61168

much less paraphrased article.

HangTime · 7 Nov 2009 at 14:56

I'd be very suprised if this was a long-term strategy for id (in terms of any future games they may make with a multiplayer focus). They pretty much invented the whole client<->server model over TCP/IP when it came to FPS gaming when they released Quake.

I suppose one benefit of a p2p approach however is that it removes the dependency on third parties for server hosting, which may be a worry to some devs/publishers. i.e, you are worried about shipping a game and then needing the 'community' to setup phat servers somewhere to actually play the game, and want to be sure that you can hit the ground running.