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11/06/09
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Other bits you seemed to miss :
"We understand your concern for the PC version as it is a very important topic. We keep our loyalties to making good games. Fun games that people can play worldwide and on multiple platforms. We feel that most or all of your questions will be answered on November 10."
And they didn’t rule out the possibility of patching in dedicated server support later saying "We can't predict the future... yet."
Of course, actually reading the chat log for yourself would get in the way of all that posting to the internets about how terrible the game is going to be. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
"LaGgY_42o: What kinds of pings did you get during your IWNet testing and what do you say is an acceptable ping?
Mackey-IW: I've been playing mainly with around 100ms ping and it was great."
100ms is great?
And that "No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings." qoute? it's like they are so proud that their game is controlled by standard PC input, and omg!, it has text chat, the greatest innovation ever and ..graphics settings...oooh, shiny.
Reading that whole chat shows that IW seem to think that the PC player base is made of idiots, they purposely dodged any serious questions and tried to tell us how wodnerful stuff would be, like that 100-ms example they gave.
IW are shitting on the platform that gave birth to them. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
For the PC stuff, again it is all how you interpret the answer, is it a DIRECT port was the question and they're saying no, they've had to do work on it. The question wasn't 'omg what awesome features are you treating PC owners with', so I think treating the answer as such is unfair.
At the end of the day, the zealot PC hardcore who feel betrayed by IW are going to pounce on any answer as evidence for their (as yet) unjustified fears.
Personally, I'm willing, given IWs past at delivering the goods, to give them my trust and just see what they deliver come next week.
This sense of entitlement coming from other PC gamers regarding what IW should deliver to them in their game fills me with shame. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
He said "it was great." Why would he say that if he was not that happy?
And they are perfectly justified, they have come out n said they game will only support upto 9vs9, they have said its got 'great' ping of 100ms, its P2P matchmaking, its $10 more than normal, they have complelty blocked their ears to the PC community, and then bragged who they listened to their 60K twitter followers, what part of any of their complaints unjustified?
You know what fills me with shame? when console gamers tell PC users to put up n shut up when they complain that features that have been standard for over a decade are removed. Well when MW3 comes in 480p, with no Voice Chat at all n costs $80 don't come crying to PC users.
11/06/09
At any rate, I agree that there should be some annoyance over the MW2 gimping. But I think that at times it goes too far, particularly when they start moving past the things wrong with the game and start openly advocating piracy and theft, and (as is the case here) shift the blame towards console gamers rather than Inifinity Ward or (who I think deserves even more blame, since all of this is probably an edict from them) Activision. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
Parody sting eh?
"(as is the case here)" - you implying that I'm blaming console gamers?
if so, well, possibly re-read my post. or read my TAY rant today. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/08/09
And to further shoot your argument down my copy of MW came from Steam, but you go right ahead and claim you speak for all PC gamers. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/08/09
COD4 wasn't a crappy product. They've stripped out a fair amount of features n slapped an extra $10 on top.
I also never claimed to speak for all PC gamers. And why does you buying it on Steam shoot down my argument? And what part of the argument does it shoot down, im confused on that one. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
Claimed? no but your complaint of console users telling PC to put up and shut up certainly makes a broad enough implication of the fact. PC gamer here and I think you're being reactionary, deliberately inciteful and choosing to ignore IW's (so far) fantastic track record with the series.
If they think 9v9 non-dedicated multiplayer is what works best for the game, I see no harm in giving them a shot. If they jump the shark, well then EA and DICE are going to smile from ear to ear. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
Yet his 100ms ping was reference to IWnet, on PC.
So I'm not taking it out of context, you are.
Hey good track records can end. Just because their last game was good doesn't automatically give their next game a get out of jail free card. Especially when their next game doesn't continue MW1's excellent track record. well okay it does, it builds up on MW1's excellent console track record.
I'm sure there are many many PC users who would like to give it a shot. but you forget, no demo. So its either go with the fairly positive assumption that the game is not worth the raised price tag, IWnet will be crap, and the game will be too short to be worth the cash just to play singlepalyer.
Or we take a $60 chance that its good, but if its bad, well IW already have your cash so what you gonna do about it?
PC pre-orders are already speaking. It's been outsold by Mass Effect for god sake, and Torchlight, and due to the way Steam sort their sales that means that ME is selling four times as much n Torchlight twice as much. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
Sure the higher price point is a worrying sign, but even at price that is still offering about 2-4x the value of DVDs before we even get into the many, many hours of multiplayer on offer. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
COD4 same value, lower price.
It's nice to know you defend being ripped off.
And everyone knows that you don't need to take chance with having incompatible hardware. If the publisher offers no demo, the scene will. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
Words fail me. With stalwarts like you standing up as the vocal representation of hardcore PC gaming, it is no wonder it continues its steady march to oblivion. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
Hey words fail me too.
With people like you who bend over at a publishers will, it is no wonder it continues its steady march to oblivion.
(which its interesting you bring up Oblivion, pretty good PC game, mod support, great expansion, PC price) #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
I'm sure making unreasonable demands of developers with proven track records the instant they implement features you don't like and defending piracy because there's no guarantee of value is going turn things around for the platform. Keep on fighting the good fight #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/09/09
It's not really unreasonable demands just to have dedicated servers. They had them in COD4, so it's not like we are asking for them to bend over backwards. Heck, they already have a MW2 demo too, so asking for them to let folks have a play with it isn't asking too much either.
But look, you've bought the game, you're not really gonna change your mind. Have fun with it.
I'll just stick to DA:O, a game that's had a bit of effort put in the PC release. #callofdutymodernwarfare2
11/06/09
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12/26/08
I just downloaded $40 of Virtual Console games for myself and a friend, but overall I dislike the VC. It truely shows just how greedy a company like Nintendo can be.
12/26/08
As far as being over priced...do people even realized what they spend at a fast food restaurant these days? Hmmmm, I could get a chicken sandwich meal for $8, or get a virtual version of an old classic that I easily play from the Wii main screen with out pulling out my old system and blowing on the cartridge a few times.
12/27/08
How I know this? You can take a virtual console game wad and just replace the rom inside it with another one and it'll probably work.
12/27/08
This is true (^^^ what he said ^^^).
Please don't comment on what you know nothing about. The wii vc games ARE the originals. 90% of the time, all nintendo does is html-ize the original manual and throw it and the dumped rom into the pre-made emulator wad. With the n64 being the exception (the wii has limited memory so each n64 title has a custom emulator built for it), nintendo owned vc titles are virtually
free in terms of "development costs".
Now with liscensed games and games produced by other companies it is prefectly understandable for the games to be a little pricey (nintendo has to pay the original owners a royalty), in-house games like mario, smash bros and metroid should cost next to nothing or better yet be given away for free when you buy the current-gen equivelent. Vc titles should be real cheap... a good pricing plan would be:
nes titles= 1 dollar
snes titles = 2 dollars
master system titles= 1 dollar
genesis titles = 1 dollar
c64 titles = 2 for a dollar
neogeo titles= 2 dollars
tg 16= 2 dollars
tg cd= 5-8 dollars (these require actual work)
msx= 3 dollars
n64 titles= 5-8 dollars (these require actual work)
12/27/08
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12/26/08
Well you can tell your dad he can play it on the Wii...
if he puts an N64 on top of it.
Technically you DIDN'T lie. :p
12/26/08
*hates on Wii some more here*
Sorry, random, I know. Just got Chrono Trigger and thought why not have the other great SNES RPGs to go?
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12/26/08
*Awaits 122 replies of "You forgot Final Fantasy motherf**ker!"*
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12/26/08
I wouldn't count on it. Despite the best two Final Fantasy games appearing on that platform most people think that Final Fantasy is a bizarre series that began with the number 7. Little do they know the "7" at the end was a clue there were actually 6 games made prior.
12/26/08
40 bucks for a completely revamped version of FFIV or VI with cutscenes, voice acting, 3D engines, and so forth? I can kind of live with that...Chrono Trigger, though, should NEVER have been sold at 40 bucks for the DS, and I feel that people buying set forth a really bad message to SE when it comes to how much they can charge for what seems to be so little effort.
12/26/08
Although I already have the Super NES version of Chrono Trigger, and got the DS version as a Christmas present... I don't mind how little was changed. The new translation was nice, the new dungeons are interesting, and the Arena mode is fun.
Even so, I don't think they should be charging $40 for it... It is a great game... but I think $40 is a bit much for this... or ANY DS game, for that matter.
12/27/08
12/27/08
Well, the FF/CT characters named "Biggs" and "Wedge" are Star Wars references... So is CT's Piette, too.