Multiplay - No longer offering community/public servers from 28th February (Death of dedis?)

Gimpymoo · 8 Jan 2019 at 06:51

https://multiplay.com/2019/01/03/im...garding-multiplays-community-server-offering/

I for one find this really really sad.

I suppose, it is inevitable..

They shared this graph for what it is worth..

We as PC gamers know that community dedicated servers have been dying over the years, part in reason because players have been swooned towards a more console "matchmaking" experience and secondly because the AAA market has fell out of love with community servers owing to lack of control.

A sad sad day all round, this day has been coming for a while though.

Not saying it is the "end" of dedicated servers but it is not a rebirth either and is a definite sign of the times.

Indies will still represent as they do not have the cash to spend on maintaining their own servers in the way the AAA developers can.

Sad panda.

Gimpymoo · 8 Jan 2019 at 20:18

Modern Warfare 2 was the first "big" game franchise I recall to drop dedicated server support back in 2009.

There was a **** storm from what I recall.

Some of us "old timers" will remember some great times going on the same server, time and time again, maybe they liked the map rotations, maybe they liked how the server was managed, maybe they just liked the people playing there.

For the most part, that part of gaming has been taken away.

Gimpymoo · 9 Jan 2019 at 09:12

I wonder how many replies this thread would have got 10 years ago?

Dedis used to be the staple of PC gaming.

Now, just a footnote in gaming history, sadly.

Gimpymoo · 12 Jan 2019 at 00:13

Vince said:
Does anybody know if this includes their voice comms servers such as teamspeak and mumble?

Yes, it does.

Gimpymoo · 12 Jan 2019 at 00:15

d_brennen said:
I imagine taking away dedicated server support is another DRM measure? I

With all the spammy DLC they "sell" nowadays, they do not want hacked servers giving it away

Gimpymoo · 15 Jan 2019 at 16:49

Edinho said:
Like someone has said the whole COD community was against it. Even Infinity Ward was against it and were told to do it by Activision. The only people to blame for this are the big companies milking hobbiest developers, taking the money, and shoving two fingers up.

@Rroff was right in that the game sold VERY well on PC, there was no sign of "protest" in any way shape or from as far as sales numbers were concerned.