PC Gamers, Boycott MW2

[[V.2]]

If you haven't heard already, Infinity Ward has released the information that there will be NO DEDICATED SERVERS and NO MODS for the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. When it comes to computers, one of the most fundamental advantages a PC gamer has over a console gamer is the ability to mod or play mods. This can keep an old game fresh, bringing new and innovative ideas and gameplay to an otherwise stale/outdated game- just look at Half Life. This is something that Infinity Ward has taken away from the PC community. Addressing the lack of dedicated servers... really? I mean honestly, not only does this take away an essential part of the multiplayer experience that many PC gamers have come to love, but it also means that no clans can have their own servers. Now, I'm not big into the clan system, but I know there are a lot of people who are; clans = communities. Infinity Ward has basically taken away a vital part of the PC community.

Not to mention, there is no reason for not having dedicated servers, absolutely none at all. They've always had them in the past, it makes no sense to stop having them now, especially since there are more people than ever interested in Call of Duty and its multiplayer. If they axed the servers for more money that just goes to show how much they no longer care about the gamer.

If you agree with this then join me and (some others) in boycotting Modern Warfare 2.

By the way, this is in no way meant to blame console owners. After all, it's not your fault, it's IW's.

 

[Sassafrass]

I knew boy-cotting would be the 'in' thing...

Anyway, I won't as I'm getting it on 360.

 

[Andantil]

No. I'm going to get it because I like shooting things.
I could care less about dedicated servers, I just go online to shoot people instead of things.

 

[Cuniculus]

You make a good point... however boycotts never work. Especially those started on the internet.

 

[DJ Lord Destructocon]

Come on guys, we jut got over the L4D2 boycott, do we really have to do this? I understand this is a major thing for PC gamers, but really? I'm kind of glad to see that this thread isn't going anywhere.

 

[[V.2]]

No, boycotts without good reason never work, like Left 4 Dead 2. I mean, it's one thing for a studio to change how they operate, but it's another for a studio to stop dedicated servers,especially for such a multiplayer focused game as MW2

 

[kibayasu]

Yes I'm going to be annoyed at joining multiplayer games, but the single player is a big reason I'm buying this game. Of course, it is not like MW2 has any fancy new gameplay mechanics, it'll be your standard FPS fare in that regard, but the atmosphere and set piece of the first game made it worth the purchase without multiplayer.

So no boycott from me.

 

[Kielgasten]

I would´nt dream of it.
Partly because I don´t care all that much about the multiplayer part anyway.
But mostly it´s because I feel that telling other people what they can, and cannot like, is the pinnacle of dickiness...

 

[[V.2]]

I don't remember telling people what to and what not to like, but I do remember saying that IF you agree then boycott with me

 

[Zetona]

Oh, how petty of all you PC gamers. You've had it too good for too long.

Or, more logically, removing dedicated servers might be some sort of cost-cutting measure. After all, this is an economic recession, and Activision/Infinity Ward are businesses as surely as PC gamers are not.

EDIT: Since I've received a lot of flak for the above paragraph, I acknowledge how ill-informed it is. However, there's got to be some cost benefit to removing dedicated servers on the PC. That's the only reason I can think of for why they'd cut it.

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

I feel pretty bad for the PC gamers lately, with their increased price, pushed-back release date, and lack of dedicated servers. Days like this I like being a console gamer.

 

[j0z]

I was saddened to hear that there would be no mods and dedicated servers, but it will not prevent me from purchasing the game. I want the SP mode anyway, and matchmaking is okay, as long as it works. So, no boycott for me. Sorry mate, I think you have failed in getting "one of the most powerful forces in society." behind your boycott.

 

[jamesworkshop]

I don't get this without a dedicated server how can they prevent user made mods when they can't even stop pirates cracking the protection systems

 

[oppp7]

I started boycotting when they said they were charging more for the European version. I'll just throw that in as another reason.

 

[irishstormtrooper]

Really? Really? That's what you're complaining about? If it matters so much to you, don't get the game and play the Half-Life mods, but trying to start a boycott that will do absolutely nothing is a waste of your time and ours.

 

[[V.2]]

Really? Really? That's what you're complaining about? If it matters so much to you, don't get the game and play the Half-Life mods, but trying to start a boycott that will do absolutely nothing is a waste of your time and ours.

Hahaha, if it's a waste of you time then just don't read/reply

 

[lacktheknack]

A. I wasn't going to buy it anyway.

B. They didn't kill servers "for money", they did it "to equalize all the platforms" in order to appease an angry mob of PS3 owners (News story on the Escapist somewhere).

C. They're reconsidering the move, due to angry mobs of PC gamers.

Do your research a bit more carefully.

 

[MurderousToaster]

No. You think this will be EFFECTIVE?

Oh, IW will be so angry that about 10 random people on the internet have had a 'nerd raeg' and refuse to buy their game?

Ooooh, that'll kill their company!

Just STFU. Noone likes boycotts, they don't work, they annoy people and the people who do them don't understand that what they're doing is wonderfully innefectual.