Digg.com - Modern Warfare 2 boycott.

[Krowzer]

Havn't really been following MW 2 and its progress really- just that it looked pretty cool and I was expecting lots of multiplayer action with full servers and active community.

But jesus christ how retarded can a games company get? do they fail to link the success of past multiplayer games with dedicated servers, clan matches, pro tournaments.

Just look at the success games like CS 1.6, CS:S and Quake where communities were able to make mods, host servers and clan leagues- all of which adds to the life span of the game and increases the amount of money made.

 

[Gimpymoo]

Ayae, look at Counterstrike.

http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ - Check "Steam players per game".

I wonder how many new copys of that they sell a week?

 

[Naffa]

Every single game that's ever had a decent multiplayer community owes it to the third party modders. No game has been released that hasn't been tweaked an improved by the community to make it the game it is today...

 

[McGray]

I'm surprised at the lack of response from IW/Activision on this, they still haven't even released the system specs.

I'm guessing this IW.net has been under production for quite a while and there's been no mention of it all until 402's comments during a community podcast. Surely this close to release we should have a bit of an explanation as to what IW.net is.

If it is as it sounds and a matchmaking system that will also deliver DLC alongside Steam, whay don't they come out and say that.

COD MW2 going P2P on the PC is a massive blow the PC community and is clearly not going to work. Can you imagine trying to get an online game on release day or even a week after, the whole system is clearly going to crash.

 

[antijoke]

COD MW2 going P2P on the PC is a massive blow the PC community and is clearly not going to work. Can you imagine trying to get an online game on release day or even a week after, the whole system is clearly going to crash.

How on earth can you make such a comment?

 

[Tripnologist]

How on earth can you make such a comment?

Current system> grab list of servers based on filters and display. Also check serial number.

New system> scour the list of players currently looking for game. Filter by rank and then decide which one is going to be the 'host'. Set up game and connect them. Also check serial number.

Considering there are always problems with the master server on release and all it had to do then was grab the list of servers and check serial, can you imagine the problems there will be when the master server actually has to do something?

 

[Frenzy]

How on earth can you make such a comment?

Probably because even xbox live has had total server outages with new game release and those guys have been doing it for a while. IWnet on the other hand... looks like an experiment they shouldnt have started on a AAA title.

 

[rypt]

By interesting do you mean "doesn't seem to be true".

MW2 is in third place on the US amazon.

MW2 is in 5th place on the UK amazon.

I believe we are talking about OVERALL best here, when it was in the top 10 for EVERYthing.

Oh, and don't linky to competitors :/

 

[antijoke]

looks like an experiment they shouldnt have started on a AAA title.

Why not? Seems like hardly anyone is going to buy it now, so why not implement it now. Perfect time to do it.

 

[Frenzy]

Why not? Seems like hardly anyone is going to buy it now, so why not implement it now. Perfect time to do it.

I cant believe you even said that. If it fails, it fails incredibly. If it fails on a piece o crap then who cares. It would be easier to ditch the lesser title and not develop additional software over a AAA title. Not to mention all the potentially lost sales.

 

[Gimpymoo]

Oh, and don't linky to competitors :/

Give him a break, besides, the previous posts actually gave links to the said site.

Given the subject matter, I dont think anyone is trying to sneak a subliminal advertisement.

Go and police somewhere else

 

[Craig R]

I believe we are talking about OVERALL best here, when it was in the top 10 for EVERYthing.

Oh, and don't linky to competitors :/

Surely it is ok to link to a competitor when it is with the intention of boycotting the product they are selling?

 

[Gimpymoo]

I cant believe you even said that. If it fails, it fails incredibly. If it fails on a piece o crap then who cares. It would be easier to ditch the lesser title and not develop additional software over a AAA title. Not to mention all the potentially lost sales.

I dont understand.

Are you agreeing or disagreeing?

Besides, I sense a touch or humour in the post so I wouldnt take it literally.

 

[Naffa]

Give him a break, besides, the previous posts actually gave links to the said site.

Given the subject matter, I dont think anyone is trying to sneak a subliminal advertisement.

Go and police somewhere else

If you don't want to abide by the forum rules, go post somewhere else.

 

[Gimpymoo]

 

[rypt]

Go and police somewhere else

I'm not policing, just reminding people about linking as I don't wanna see suspensions and so on meaning I have no-one to discuss stuff with

 

[Strife212]

Pay for server tools to be created? This is hardly a cost cutting measure, IW.net or whatever is probably costing them a lot, getting other people to host dedicated servers costs them nothing.

 

[Gimpymoo]

I'm not policing, just reminding people about linking as I don't wanna see suspensions and so on meaning I have no-one to discuss stuff with

My bad, I misread the :/ as "FFS, Noob" when obviously, that was not the intention.

Misinterpret smilies much? I obviously do - lol

 

[rypt]

:/ is the LESSer version of

 

[Vulcan]

Oh, and don't linky to competitors :/

You can link to Amazon....