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11/20/09
since there arn't dedicated servers there isn't anyway to kick the guy. And just how are you suppose to report these guys?
IWNet is not superior to dedicated servers and active Admins.
11/19/09
There's all the custom maps and user made content, that increases the lifespan of a game.
There's also the dedicated servers of PC games, which allow us to have community-run hang outs where friends and clans can play the way we like.
Oh wait.
11/19/09
Every single point IW makes in favor of IW net is the exact opposite of what PC gamers wanted. Matchmaking takes upwards of three minutes with latency in the 90's. With dedicated servers, you pick a server and are instantly in the action. No waiting. No lag. No excuses/questions as to why you suck/own.
They didn't even build in a global stat tracking system(which XBL has). That would have been one of the major positives of a back end like IWnet.
And as far as hacking goes, we all know that it will happen no matter what is done. They could have built a stronger back end. Or innovated by having all of the dedicated servers themselves connect to an IW net. Making it server side instead of client side.
It all comes down to the mighty dollar though. And you can't blame them. Us PC gamers are the minority now, and in a big way.
11/19/09
It's like that age old, games must be 60FPS or they're reeeally slow, whereas I've played games at 30FPS on my PC and found them quite playable /tangent
11/19/09
When watching the killcam, I see that same encounter from their perspective. On their end, I rounded the corner and fired one shot, if ANY, before they light me up like a Christmas tree and I die.
That's the ping difference. And that's why it matters to many people.
I've gotten used to it and I deal with it. I play mainly for the company on the server, and if I die a few more times a round because of lag, so be it.
But that doesn't make it any less annoying.
Other games, like MMORPGs, are much more forgiving with latency since fights can be measured in minutes, not the 0.2 seconds it takes to fire enough bullets to drop your enemy.
11/19/09
No, IW didn't design the fucking MP around 6v6 and 9v9...nooooo. Obviously they made all the maps with 32v32 in mind then restricted it to 6v6. FUCK YOU PEOPLE ARE RETARDED.
Also, you should be thanking IW for ditching dedicated servers. You all realize you can host your own game, which is really no different than paying for a dedicated server? Hell, your connection not good enough? Spend the money you would have to spend on a dedicated server on better internet instead. IW just gave you an excuse to get more bandwidth, and you BAWWWWWW. FUCK PC GAMERS, YOU DON'T DESERVE SHIT.
/rant
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#speakup
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11/19/09
Are you kidding? on that rig (near identical to my own) there is a world of difference!
ANd yes i have 360 version too
11/19/09
11/19/09
I personally find the ARS Technica review on PC MW2 a very good and fair review, it does give it praise for its single player and what the game has done quite well, but it also slams it for offering up what is quite obviously a terrible port to the PC that does not take advantage of what the PC has to offer and thumbs its nose as what are standard features in the PC world [arstechnica.com]
That being said, I still enjoy reading kotaku for the workplace surfing time killing
11/19/09
ZING
Nah. But basically, what it all boils down to is that a lot of PC gamers probably updated their rigs in order to play the new MW2. That's an 360-sized price sticker right there alone, on top of the game.
If they wanted to play a console game, they'd of played it on a console.
11/19/09
But now, after hearing about the lack of dedicated servers and reading Bowling's remarks on how IWNet's matchmaking service is supposed to be some kind of Puppy Cuteness Enhancing device (best analogy I can come up with right now, seriously, puppies are damned cute)... something vaguely reminiscent to flying too close to the sun and setting ones wings ablaze and dying a horrible, horrible death due to over exposure to radiation comes to mind.
Matchmaking is a myth. In my experience with any service that has ever used matchmaking to put you in a game with equally skilled players, it's always ended in someone calling somebody else the C-Word and the entire server rage quitting.
Now, I haven't seen this system in action personally so I'll keep my opinion level set to stun, but only because I feel that with the knowledge I now have of MW2's online play (for PC), that it's wiser to ask questions first before shooting, or in this case dropping 60 dollars on a game armed only with friends commenting on how fun MW1 was, and pretty looking screenshots.
Overall, I'm very wary about purchasing MW2 now. The lack of dedicated servers... clearly, we all realize that taking away dedicated servers is taking away control, and a lot of it. There's no simpler explanation than that.
And thus ends the long comment.
11/19/09
Excuse me for not sucking with the rank 1-10 weapons.
11/19/09
For a game that's skill-based, players should all be on equal footing. You can argue that everyone will just choose the same load outs in the endgame (did I just use a MMO term to describe a FPS?!), but then why bother with different setups anyways? Just have everything available from the get-go. People had no problems playing a game for years even before the introduction of a leveling system. If it's a good game, people won't need a dangling carrot and will just play it for fun.
11/18/09
Mike, I suspect the reason why you spent an awful lot of time dead, like me is probably due to lag, related to the absence of dedi servers most likely. Being killed constantly before you even turn a corner, no time what so ever to react, you're dead before you know it, and finding yourself dead in a different place than where you died (via the Kill Cam). Everytime i looked at the Kill Cam on where i died, I find myself a few feet ahead of where I actually died. Has to be due to lag.
Got to level 20 in the MP and will not be returning to it. Not worth it. Just not fun for me.
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11/19/09
Instead we have a situation where the PC is getting dragged down to the same low standard.
"Hey, those guys over there have better system! That's not fair, let's take it away and make them use our bad system too." This is what some people actually think (including IW apparently).
11/18/09
No, instead, I've been logging hours on the first Modern Warfare's multiplayer. Much more satisfying.
11/18/09
11/18/09
PCs aren't consoles; they are capable of doing more. By making the PC version equivalent to the console's version (along with the price) you are, for all intents and purposes, screwing the PC user.
And PCs aren't just CAPABLE of doing dedicated servers. It's a STANDARD that can be EXPECTED in a multiplayer-focused shooter. Because it's not there, again, the PC version took a hit.
Activision and IW have done no service for PC gamers. Instead they have slapped us in the face.
ed: I thought I'd add that even though I may appear to care very much about this issue, I actually am not a big fan of COD nor do I buy into the Modern Warfare hype. I simply care for the PC as a gaming platform and hate to see it disrespected by certain companies.
11/18/09
I've encountered 7 hackers (only 2 aimbotting) so far since Steam's unlock, and the fact that these guys are still around is pretty bad, just now (in the picture; {TEH}Jebus, Level 10 Prestige), I was playing with one, i spent the entirety of the match Team Killing him to be a pest, destroyed his Heli and looted his emergancy drop, but he was 32-11 (10 of the eleven came from TKs) he TK'd me 3 times after realizing what I was up to.the first hacker I met was on the first day of Steam pre-order unlock, 2 days after release, he was 2-13 but somehow had Level 10 prestige, when the entire lobby approached him about it he said he "LANs a lot"...
I wish I made a list, the only names i remember are hi5-lolusuck and {TEH}Jebus
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11/19/09
Some people enjoy just chilling on a couch with a controller instead of staying hunched over a mouse and keyboard. Grow up.
11/19/09
Except PC gamers actually have some valid arguments that support why it's better, and seen as "higher status".
11/19/09
And I'll admit that, as both a PC and console gamer. But for fuck's sake, Uncharted 2 and Halo 3 are not "bad games" just because you can't control them with a mouse and keyboard. To suggest otherwise is ludicrous.
11/18/09
sigh, i hate pc gaming... i guess its time to buy a console
11/18/09
I really don't see why people think it's so fun to have aimbot, or wallhacks. Really, what's the point when the game is playing for you?
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However, online... that's just douchey.
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11/18/09
It's not like that never happened in COD4, but in this short sample, it sure doesn't look good. And considering I hated my PC experience with World at War online, I think COD is dead to me now.