Modern Warfare 2 boycott huge Success
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Hmmm... not really shocked, also don't feel like kicking them while they're down at the moment, have fun though.
I always love listening to the people who got angry about the dedicated server drop, because so many of these people apparently missed reading one of the major reasons why they were dropped: overhead. They were dropped because in the current economy, they were going to be too costly to keep running. Yes, it sucks, but if the company has a choice between keeping them and bankrupting or not, and not, then more power to them.
I love talking to the boycotters and then derailing their entire arguement by asking them, "So wait, you're angry because the company refuses to bankrupt itself for your convenience?"
And watch their heads explode.
I love talking to the boycotters and then derailing their entire arguement by asking them, "So wait, you're angry because the company refuses to bankrupt itself for your convenience?"
And watch their heads explode.
What do you mean sell out? WW2 has been milked to death by all warfare games. COD & MoH spring to mind. I know there are several other series out there but I can't remember themthegreatmilenko said:
Edit: band of brothers
Imagine the situation if the boycott worked, then Activision would think 'Hmm, noone wants Call of Duty games anymore. Oh well, lets make more Guitar Hero titles instead!'. I imagine there would be uproars of applause and everyone slapping each other on the back in a jovial fashion.
If boycotting things actually worked then why don't people boycott things that are actually annoying, like the bubonic plague or U2?
If boycotting things actually worked then why don't people boycott things that are actually annoying, like the bubonic plague or U2?
One day, PC gamers are going to realize that companies aren't putting nearly the effort into the PC market that they were even 3 or 4 years ago.
I love Modern Warfare, but hated Call of Duty 3 and World at War, so I guess I'll be boycotting the ones made by Treyarch.
[Imagine the situation if the boycott worked, then Activision would think 'Hmm, noone wants Call of Duty games anymore]
Well, since the boycott seemed primarily of the PC version, it mean that "Hmm, no one buys PC games anymore"
I love Modern Warfare, but hated Call of Duty 3 and World at War, so I guess I'll be boycotting the ones made by Treyarch.
[Imagine the situation if the boycott worked, then Activision would think 'Hmm, noone wants Call of Duty games anymore]
Well, since the boycott seemed primarily of the PC version, it mean that "Hmm, no one buys PC games anymore"
wow that was pretty funny.
did you come up with that all by yourself?
do me a favor and kill yourself.
people have been making that joke for weeks now. thanks for coming to the party.
on another note. i got my copy of cod for free and what do you know? there's dedicated servers now. fuck you iw!
did you come up with that all by yourself?
do me a favor and kill yourself.
people have been making that joke for weeks now. thanks for coming to the party.
on another note. i got my copy of cod for free and what do you know? there's dedicated servers now. fuck you iw!
For the uninformed:
I would expect you to understand the situation by now, but I guess not. This is especially interesting since people have cracked the game and created their own dedicated servers.
You see, dedicated servers don't cost Activision a dime.
They cost the people running or donating to the server money.
A dedicated server, can of course, be run by the company at their own expense to provide better connections. However, most are run by separate individuals not associated with the company.
So why did Activision try to stop this?
Well you see, when you run your own server Activision can't set any restrictions on you. This means you can have user-end mods, maps, etc.
But without dedicated servers where do you host user made maps/mods?
You don't.
Suddenly the company is the sole provider for all things Call of Duty.
Previously Pc players would not pay for DLC Map-packs because we could simply make our own. Furthermore, mods, different rule sets, and the community kept the game fresh.
Why pay for DLC when someone is already producing comparable material for free?
So Activision shut that right down.
Didn't you get a clue when people cracked their way into creating dedicated servers?
Or did you just believe that they were stealing money from Activision with their H4x0r skills?
Hmm this seems a bit odd.......Aitruis said:
I would expect you to understand the situation by now, but I guess not. This is especially interesting since people have cracked the game and created their own dedicated servers.
You see, dedicated servers don't cost Activision a dime.
They cost the people running or donating to the server money.
A dedicated server, can of course, be run by the company at their own expense to provide better connections. However, most are run by separate individuals not associated with the company.
So why did Activision try to stop this?
Well you see, when you run your own server Activision can't set any restrictions on you. This means you can have user-end mods, maps, etc.
But without dedicated servers where do you host user made maps/mods?
You don't.
Suddenly the company is the sole provider for all things Call of Duty.
Previously Pc players would not pay for DLC Map-packs because we could simply make our own. Furthermore, mods, different rule sets, and the community kept the game fresh.
Why pay for DLC when someone is already producing comparable material for free?
So Activision shut that right down.
Didn't you get a clue when people cracked their way into creating dedicated servers?
Or did you just believe that they were stealing money from Activision with their H4x0r skills?
Sadly, while I was typing my response, Dexter here beat me to it.Dexter111 said: