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10:28 AM
It will eventually. Personally, I give them about two more years before the well runs dry. Look at Guitar Hero. Obviously different developers but the principle is still the same.
In addition they've got a stalking horse on their tales in Bad Company. EA could teach great white sharks a thing or two about being an apex predator. They (EA) found religion a couple years ago and I strongly believe they're going to give DICE the resources they need to produce an amazing property in Battlefield Bad Company. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
My god, EA is becoming the patron saint of PC gaming........ #callofdutymodernwarfare2
05:10 AM
Personally I willing accept our new PC Gaming Messiah. Also since EA owns the C&C IP, they're messiah poster boy can be Kane :D #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
"We would like you to play the game the way we designed and balanced it."
This is pretty much their answer to all the problems the community has.
Now I'm just paraphrasing the next part, so forgive me for anything I get wrong.
"Question: Why is the player cap smaller?
IW: The maps are balanced for 9 vs. 9.
Q: But my clan is much larger and doesn't mind to break the balance if it means all of us can play together.
IW: We just want you to have a better experience. We also want you to buy the new larger map packs since we cut you off from custom content. Next.
Q: Will it be possible to use console commands to change the viewing angle this time around?
IW: No, it breaks the balance. If you do try to change it we'll ban you.
Q: Will we be able to ban or kick hackers and cheaters from our games?
IW: No, that's OUR goal, not yours.
Q: This is Related to the 360 version.
IW: Finally... go on.
Q: Why is there no party chat in hardcore mode? It's one of the reasons I pay for XBL.
IW: To stop you from talking to your buddies while you're dead, you little cheater.
Q: So, how are you going to stop me from using Ventrilo?
IW: I thought you were talking about the 360 version.
Q: Okay... how about a cell phone?
IW: We're working on a solution to that problem. We want you to play the way WE designed it. Next.
Q: Dedicated servers?
IW: Better experience.
Q: Leaning?
IW: Ruins the balance.
Q: Of your character?
IW: No, the balance of the entire game.
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IW: The recession hit us hard too you know.
Q: What? But what about the economic concerns of gamers?
IW: Vocal minority. Didn't you say this was getting to a 360 question? We have these neat avatar clothes.
Q: ...
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IW: I'm glad you asked that, actually we've prepared a video to help illustrate just how amazing the new MW2 experience, and the edition of avatar clothes, is going to be for conso- .... gamers! F.A.T.P.H.U.C. Fashion Awareness To Promote Healthy Urban Communities.
Q: ... #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I would love to see this game set sales records. I hope it broadens the audience and brings more people into gaming. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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11/06/09
God, the bullshit dripping out of Bowling's mouth could drown a blue whale. Christ...making decisions for your consumers and telling them "you'll buy it and like it!" just should not fucking fly.
I don't really know why I care, because I can't stand Call of Duty in GENERAL, but it just makes me so angry to see Infinity Ward just kicking PC gamers into the dirt, spitting on them, pissing on them, and thne kicking them a few times for good measure.
"Our most feature-rich PC game yet", eh? Considering you've cut out pretty much every single feature that made it a PC game, I'm gonna have to disagree. Such bullshit. Penn and Teller would throw up just listening to it. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I love the chart. Simple, yet it simply gets the point across. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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Majority of PC gamers, not you guys, the CORE, but the majority of Casual PC gamers don't care about manually slecteing a server, controlin bad language, free demo's, or the ability to record The majority would believe Mod's would be cheats, and that certain people could ban them for no reason unfair.
So really in the minds of the noncore pc gamer, The features which have been added, Lack of Mods (cheats...), and People who kick you from a server, and not having to chose a game, are actually positives.
Thats what IW is saying. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I don't think that it would lead to the downfall of PC gaming, but it would lay down a precedent of not trying to give PC gamers what they want/would like/are used to.
I'm all for change, if it makes sense to the majority of people involved. But when the changes that are being made appear to spite the PC gamers, then that worries me. Greatly. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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Both in the way things happen: IE speed of guns, health, damage, vehicle changes, and a bunch of things. Or in level design IE: New levels, new skins, change of gun appearance, and other things
I realize that the MAJORITY of Mods focus on level design, gun design, reskinning and the like but it does open the door up for The other things, like flying or health or damage modifiers #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I hate to ask, but how interested are "casual PC gamers" (I'm assuming you're not talking about Bejeweled-casual) in a game like this? #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
You don't use modded servers for "cheating." #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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That small group started you up IW.
That small group run thousands of dedicated servers for your last game IW
That small group still earned you over $30million on your last game
That small group should not be ignored, shat upon, told that these new 'features' are great, lied to, or treat like idiots.
"feature-rich PC game yet." oh like Mouse support text chat n graphic settings?
Just sucks this game will be making most it's cash on console so IW just don't really care at all.
Guess they went to
[www.soul4cash.com] in these harsh economic times.
11/06/09
IW, a word of advice, just shut the hell up. You've already ruined the experience for PC gamers. No need to try to justify your piss-poor behavior by saying "peh, they're just a couple of dudes anyway. Vocal minority lololol". Just admit that you have terrible public relations and shut up before you piss off more people. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
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Except now you get to shoot civilians in the face as well. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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11/06/09
I predict a cross between Transformers 2, and Demolition Man. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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11/06/09
...and I still am. Honestly, I think if anyone has been following the industry with any sort of regularity, it had to be pretty clear that PC gaming would soon become more like console gaming.
The hardcore PC players love to believe in their utopia. Their magical world where their "loyal" developers will never do them wrong, and where they are free to customize their game experience in any way they want.
It's a nice idea to be sure, but there's money to be made. And if there's anything this generation has taught us, it's that publishers (Especially Activision!) will never miss a chance to make money.
Of course, I was never opposed to getting rid of dedicated servers to begin with, so maybe I'm biased. I just think it's a little silly for people to expect publishers to still put in the time and money to develop games for the PC, but then not take advantage of obvious opportunities to make more money on the platform.
Probably unideal for the consumer, but when has that stopped them? #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
And when was the last time a big publisher put any time and money into a PC port? #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I hope your never in a position of power in my country. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
You can still sell DLC n expansion packs (DLC/expansion's started out on PC....) And you could probs sell more copies of t he game if you didn't needlessly increase the price.
And what is the point of PC gaming becoming like console gaming? If folks wanted console gaming they would play games on a console, not play on a PC.
"to develop games for the PC, but then not use the advantages of the platform." - a correction of how that sentence should be. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
You're not biased - you're either not a PC gamer, or you're just an idiot. The lack of dedicated servers will kill the game's longevity.
Ever tried playing a game on Xbox Live that's more than a year old and doesn't involve space marines and/or military deathmatch? Hint: you can't find anybody playing online. Matchmaking loses its value when there's nobody looking to play at the exact moment you are. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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I never said it was a good thing, or that I supported it. (Though, in this specific case, I do. I don't like the current PC multiplayer model, but that's a comment for another day...)
I'm just trying to say that if people thought PC gaming would stay the same forever, they were being unrealistic. Yes it sucks. No amount of internet petitions or boycotting are going to stop it.
Maybe I feel differently because I don't feel betrayed by a lack of dedicated servers, but I just think the virulent reaction to this is a little ridiculous. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I don't care for online petitions, but I do have a wallet. Valve has a great model, I buy their games, EA has a crappy PC model, didn't buy their games. Look at the sales for Mirrors Edge, that was a great game but included securom, vs Team Fortress 2, which is another great game with the best business model for a game ever.
Do all developers support this? No, support the ones who don't. When more money is to be had not being a douchebag, you have to change your model to fit that.
And there can be no possible reason for you to not like dedicated servers, because even with dedicated servers you can do a matchmaking system, the only thing is you will STILL HAVE BETTER PING AND MORE OPTIONS. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
This is what I've been saying, though not necessarily in this thread. People should be voting with their wallet. Not flooding internet forums with tearful posts about IW's betrayal. Not organizing futile petitions. They should be voting with their wallet, and not purchasing the game.
I must apologize for not being clear earlier. This whole controversy is such a clusterfrak at this point, I'm not even sure where I stand on it anymore. *sigh*
11/06/09
Also, I feel I just must clarify this for you, a dedicated server is not a server browser. It's not choosing from a huge list of servers and joining a specific game or something, if that is what you think. Left 4 Dead has match making, but it also utilizes both P2P and dedicated servers. After you are grouped with a bunch of players, the game looks for a dedicated server for you all to join, and if it can't find one a person host it locally and your ping is far worse.
Now lets say you are a mail man, and one person needs to get a letter to somebody else. Sending that one letter to another person is not a problem. Now lets say there are 5 people sending letters to each other all at the same time and are scatter across the country. It's convoluted, error prone, and inefficent. Now imagine you have a postal center in the middle, where the letters are sent, and everything is sorted, so all the information can be easily sent to the end users. That is a dedicated server.
I do not like matchmaking, maybe you do, but that is not the reason for the out cry. The reason for the outcry is the removal of dedicated servers, which while destroying a bunch of communities, means playing with people really far from you, and a lot of them, means tons of lag. It's just a bad system that breaks when 32 people are playing from global positions, and can break even with 18 people from all around the world. Ever notice how on the xbox it finds players near you? It does that for a reason, a latency driven reason. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
So at least this way with petitions, n complaints we can tell IW why we aren't buying their game so they can improve on this for MW3. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I'm still not driven to vocal outcry like so many others, but I definitely understand where you guys are coming from a little better.
Thanks for explaining. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
11/06/09
"Sense of entitlement"
Like it's a bad thing? If I'm buying something, am I not entitled to get what the fuck I pay for? #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
"Sense of entitlement"
Like it's a bad thing? If I'm buying something, am I not entitled to get what the fuck I pay for? #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
I think this sense of entitlement comes from the contribution the mod community has made to the whole series, and how they simply mangled everything that allows community modding.
I'm not sure if this analogy will stick, but here it goes.
"It's as if Counter Strike was banned by Valve" #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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"Like it's a bad thing? If I'm buying something, am I not entitled to get what the fuck I pay for?"
well....for this game...since they aren't including what you want...you aren't buying it for what's missing...
So, if it doesn't have what you want....don't buy it?
Perhaps, if the PC community decides not to buy this game then the next game they make they'll learn their lessons. Maybe. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
That statement usually refers to a sense of excess entitlement, like PC gamers saying they should get DLC for free when consoles don't, just because "that's how it's always been" or some bullshit and condemning the game because "how dare they use practices created by dumb consoles".
You should have seen people saying they'd boycott fallout 3 DLC on the gamefaqs boards just because it wasn't a free download like how it used to be. It's just sad, and has really hurt the PC gaming crowds image and led to the "PC elitest" stereotype, which in my opinion isn't necessarily true, but partially deserved by the way some of the more vocal PC gamers tend to act. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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The points being made are nothing are pc gamers are crying because of a sense of entitlement. I'm entitled to get what I pay for, and I'm saying I will not buy something if it's not worth the money. Even though the product could be good, design decisions that need to be changed, are not being changed, and if they were, I would buy it.
@Cerabret100:
If somebody told me, "you are a douchebag" because I just stole somebody's PS3 who beat up my little brother and broke it, I would say, "Like it's a bad thing, they messed with my little brother." Figure the rest out from there. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
The point Kapwan was making (as I interpret it) is that some gamers think that developers owe it to them to make the game that they want just because they have bought the developers game in the past. I'm sorry, if I'm a developer, I am making the game that I want to make and that I think will produce the most profit.
Obviously, this could be the publisher types pushing the developer types towards decisions and I understand nothing is ever a straight line. The point that I feel I am failing to make is that they don't owe you shit just because you have given them money in the past. You paid for a product as is; not for future products.
In summation, you are getting exactly what you pay for. Your paying for 9v9 and match making. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
You realize that's how most violence feeds on itself and creates some of the greatest atrocities to ever occur correct?
Not to mention an analogy with no further discussion as to the logic, or evidence to back up said logic is a completely defenseless position.
Not to mention the analogy itself seems flawed or completely irrelevent, which comes from, as stated, you inability, or lack of desire to further explain or back up your position. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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I do think games should strive to build community and this really seems to be going against that. Don't get me wrong, I am disappointed that they are essentially ruining the game for a subset of gamers.
11/06/09
You really don't need to 'try' something to notice something missing. If I was selling you a car, but it didn't have brakes, would you try the car first before you asked why the hell it didn't have brakes? #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
12:32 PM
Hell no, nobody ever went wrong with those ways of thinking.
PC gamers online in discussions like this are either compromising, or (more likely) just sad self justifications and a superiority complex in one little packages.
Truth be told, i don't even see why people just don't throw away statuses like PC gaming and Console gaming, and just say "I'm a gamer"
Not like there's much difference beyond graphics which half the time prove shallow because of over-emphasis. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
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More than anything else in my mind, that was their single biggest misstep, especially since their "community" has embraced it and the acronym is all over their official message boards now, in countless signatures, banners, and topics.
Good job, Infinity Ward, for encouraging people to be hateful and to think it's hilarious to use a slur as some kind of rallying cry.
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The video is what pushed me from "buy it used" to "never touching my disc tray".
I don't care if the spinning disc creates a holographic manifestation of The Christ to protrude from my XBox and simultaneously forgive me of all my misdeeds and provide me with 72 virgins like a giant snack machine.
I do not care if the game breaks halfway through in intermission and provides "A Very Special Message from Infinity Ward" and says "oh, just kidding guys. Don't encourage homophobic behavior, it's not cool." followed by "THE MORE YOU KNOW" animation they use on NBC, before erupting in a wave of euphoria that sexually satisfies all who behave in matchmaking.
I do not care if the disc installs firmware to my XBox that turns into a Transformer (preferably a Decepticon, for my example, if you guys at IW are taking notes) that can make my coffee, disinfect my shower and keeps my and my girl's feet warm at night at the foot of our bed.
I do not care if they give away this game for free, and PAY ME directly to my PayPal $10 an hour to play it. I'd sooner go and flip burgers as a matter of principle while telling my boss "Whatever you say, man. Because THIS. IS. THE. GAME. OF. THE. YEAR."
Here I thought Treyarch were the bad guys in the whole Call of Duty clusterfuck, but I'm never touching this game, nor anything else by Infinity Ward in the future. I don't care how many people play it, I do not care about it's Metacritic score, I do not care about any political message that I might've aligned with that it might've conveyed.
IW is dead to me, and will remain until they find themselves in a revival that one only finds after they've fallen from climbing to the pinnacle. #callofdutymodernwarfare2