PC Gamers, Boycott MW2

[thatstheguy]

Sorry PC fans. I've been getting into PC gaming myself and really enjoying the benefits (mods, internet, upgradable hardware). I still find myself a console gamer at heart though and will probably get the 360 version of this if I do plan to get. My PC probably isn't a bad enough dude to handle the game anyway.

 

[cainx10a]

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.

You do know that's it's not IW/Activision who keeps the server running.
You do know that servers can cost from $50 to $100 per month to keep them running.

Bolded Part: Is that jealousy? Lol.

 

[seventy7l]

Well this means one thing for me BACK TO COUNTER STRIKE GOGOGOGO.I don't mind people my age 13 screaming into their mic yelling hacker and stuff lke i just want to headshot some stuff good thing i never use a mic.
Seriously though another boycott?
L4D2 now this if you guys don't like go do something as stated in my first sentence go find something you do like.

Have a nice err day/evening?

 

[The Bandit]

This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen in my entire life.

 

[Chipperz]

]If you agree with this then join me and (some others) in boycotting Modern Warfare 2... you mess with the PC community, you mess with one of the most powerful forces in society.

You have Chinese manufacturing on your side?

Seriously, it was funny for a while, yes, yes, PC gamers think they're so much better than console gamers because Yahtzee said it once in one of his reviews, but enough's enough. PC Gamers and Console Gamers are both GAMERS, and NEITHER is better than the other. You can still have private game rooms, there's a party function, this will change nothing for anyone, and it's just getting sad now.

Please, for the sake of making all gamers everywhere look better, drop it.

 

[The Bandit]

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.

You do know that's it's not IW/Activision who keeps the server running.
You do know that servers can cost from $50 to $100 per month to keep them running.

Bolded Part: Is that jealousy? Lol.

Then why is it that every single person crying about this issue is saying it's a money thing? I don't understand it. Perhaps you can explain.

 

[quiet_samurai]

Oh another boycott, more needy crying brats throwing a tizzy because they aren't getting what they want.

OT: That is too bad though, oh well, PC games are still going to be around for a long time and will always have one up on consoles.

 

[The Lost Big Boss]

Tis the season to boycott things
la la lalala la la lala
Think developers give a craaaap
ch la lalala la la lala
You think you're smart
You think you're cool
But in reality
you're just a toooooool
For the love of God stop all the boycotting
Cause all you do is cause drama and inner fighting....

Really people stop the drama because we all know you will still get the game even with the "boycott".

 

[Dr. Gorgenflex]

I guess I am boycotting the moment I heard of there will be no dedicated servers, but it wasn't for the sake of boycotting, I just didn't want it anymore.

 

[Ph33nix]

erhm do we we have a website yet? no? hmm maybe I could lead a boycott and then get flown out to iw and play cod8 first.

 

[msoeragon]

My own clan has canceled all their pre-orders on this game because of the no dedicated servers. Not to mention our leader is really big into modding, which now is out of the question. There really is no point in buying it now with the 60 dollar price tag on a PC game, not after the original content put into it by Infinity Ward becomes boring after the first few games. I guess innovation really isn't valued anymore. But why complain there, when my clan can't have a server to bring in new people to hang around and have fun, where we decide what maps and mods to play and control how the servers are run, which ultimately leads to a more creative gaming atmosphere where players have the choice of who to play with and where to play. Match-making, yipee! I could care less if the players out skill me or are below me. To me, having dedicated servers was a way you could consistently play with enjoyable players without having to be focused completely on the game itself. I really would have thought Infinity Ward could have seen this would be a disliked decision by a large portion of players. Not to mention all the "New" content they've added in MW2 has been playable on modded servers on CoD 4 for months now. If only console gamers knew what they were missing..

 

[EnderWigginDA]

Then why is it that every single person crying about this issue is saying it's a money thing? I don't understand it. Perhaps you can explain.

In the new system Activision can now charge PC players for DLC content where is was free, but delayed, before. Presumably, if a clan wants to rent a server they will be paying Activision for a private server rather than a GSP (complete speculation on my part). So the short of it that Activision will be getting more money going to them. Thus, the general idea that Activision did it for the benjamins.

 

[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.

You do know that's it's not IW/Activision who keeps the server running.
You do know that servers can cost from $50 to $100 per month to keep them running.

Bolded Part: Is that jealousy? Lol.

Good point about the servers; I wasn't actually sure how dedicated servers worked.

Jealousy? Not really. More irritation at the élitism of some PC gamers than anything else.

 

[azncutthroat]

I support the boycott... but I'm primarily a console gamer, so I won't participate. As a former CS player, I understand where PC gamers are coming from, so they have my sympathy. Beyond that, though, there's really nothing I can do.

 

[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.

Ummm, hate to burst your bubble (not really, I'm actually enjoying this), but a lot more than 10 people have boycotted/ canceled their pre-orders over this. It's actually more like a hundred thousand.(http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?dedis4mw) So no, you STFU. Or at least have enough decency to back up your statements with facts. And for the record I'm not totally against the matchmaking system, but i think it'd be better if it was paired with a server browser.

You presume that I give a shit. You presume wrong. I was referring to THIS THREAD. Not the entirety of the fucking WORLD. Oh, so you expect me to rifle through piles of statistics simply to point out how many whiny fucktards have cancelled their order? If a game's singleplayer isn't good enough to stand on its own two legs, what's the point? I wouldn't buy a game if it was solely intended for multiplayer. They, apparently, don't think the Singleplayer is WORTH their money, so it's best that they DON'T buy it, as they are undeserving.

 

[philzibit]

To bad Infinity Ward don't give no shit about boycotting

 

[Turtleboy1017]

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.

Ummm, hate to burst your bubble (not really, I'm actually enjoying this), but a lot more than 10 people have boycotted/ canceled their pre-orders over this. It's actually more like a hundred thousand.(http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?dedis4mw) So no, you STFU. Or at least have enough decency to back up your statements with facts. And for the record I'm not totally against the matchmaking system, but i think it'd be better if it was paired with a server browser.

You presume that I give a shit. You presume wrong. I was referring to THIS THREAD. Not the entirety of the fucking WORLD. Oh, so you expect me to rifle through piles of statistics simply to point out how many whiny fucktards have cancelled their order? If a game's singleplayer isn't good enough to stand on its own two legs, what's the point? I wouldn't buy a game if it was solely intended for multiplayer. They, apparently, don't think the Singleplayer is WORTH their money, so it's best that they DON'T buy it, as they are undeserving.

Major dick alert!!! Call the waaaaaambulance!

Go fuck off asshole. We PC gamers do what we want to do. I have canceled my preorder already and we don't need your douchebag opinion cluttering up the threads.

 

[Robert632]

you've obviously never been in contact with the internet or at least this site, because i think most people will agree that these boycotts are pointless and will acomplish nothing, as a couple thousand people potentially out of the millions that will by MW2 will do nothing to dissuade them from getting rid of dedicated servers, and likely just stop you getting a potentially great game because apparently a game doesn't need to stand on it's own, it just needs to be able to be modded.(ok that last one was a little vindictive, but my mini-rant' over now, and your a little dillusional garer much support here.)

 

[PhiMed]

Aw, would you like a tissue?