PC Gamers, Boycott MW2

[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.

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.

I am a PC gamer. Everyone else doesn't need your stupid spamming of 'we haet teh gaem bcuz it r not haz srvurz!11!!11!!1!1! cancul ordur'. Don't think you're the better person because you're 'standing up to "the man"' And, as for the waaaaaambulance thing, that's ironic for someone who's taking part in a boycott and basically crying because they're not going for what you want.

 

[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.

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.

I have yet to see any form of "elitism" yet. But as the old saying goes, when something ain't broke, don't fix it. Personally, I'm glad borderland have been well received, so now I can get another shooter game to play while waiting to see whether or not MW2 will have dedicated servers, which really is the backbone of online gaming for a lot of reasons (communities, quality of service etc ... etc ...).

 

[The Bandit]

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.

The DLC is bullshit, I agree. As is no mods. I would be much more pissed about that rather than stupid dedicated servers.

 

[Ebola Cereal]

All this for dedicated servers? This boycott will achieve nothing its still going to sell millions and they will still make boatloads of money.

 

[DazZ.]

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.

The DLC is bullshit, I agree. As is no mods. I would be much more pissed about that rather than stupid dedicated servers.

They go hand in hand... We have dedi servers, we have mods and free DLC. We can't have mods and free DLC without dedi servers.

I don't care about paying for DLC, that is fair enough, but they should find another way around making sure it's paid for without taking away servers. I've thought of afew ways this could be done but they have taken the easy option by just removing all freedom we have over the options of the game.

 

[steelguy17]

I was on the fence about getting this game in the first place, leaning more towards buying, but to remove dedicated servers and no mods made me not to want to buy it at all. It destroyed most of my replay value, I get bored with generic fps' quickly, but always enjoy playing CS mods. So I support the boycott even though it prob won't do much.

 

[Turtleboy1017]

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You know, if you really don't care, and think that this boycott is a fail, why are you saying ANYTHING?? You're not contributing to the thread, you're not formulating any good alternatives to a boycott, your just being a dick.

If you don't like what we are doing, don't comment on it. It just makes you look like an asshole. Trust me.

 

[azncutthroat]

All this for dedicated servers? This boycott will achieve nothing its still going to sell millions and they will still make boatloads of money.

Sadly, this is what's basically going to happen.

"I'm sorry, I can't hear your half-hearted, collective whining over the sound of me rolling in money."

 

[Taerdin]

I love how many people think boycotting was invented by the L4D2 Boycott. People have been not buying things due to their displeasure since the beginning of buying things. It's kind of how our fine system works y'know, if you don't like a product don't give the company your money, and maybe they'll be forced to accommodate your wants/needs.

The most annoying thing about the L4D2 Boycott was the people whining about it anyways, so please just stop doing it. We get it, you like the product and want to spend money on it, that doesn't mean everyone else has to. Stop being such rabid fa.... actually nevermind that word is thrown around way too much as it is... umm... stop being such...

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whiners! ... or something

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

While I understand that dedicated servers are important to a lot of people, I guess I'll just never understand what the big deal is. I mean, according to your description of what it's like on a dedicated server with your clan members, to me that just sounds like something you could easily do in a private match on any PC or console.

 

[MR T3D]

Done.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

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

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

This.

 

[[V.2]]

*sigh*
I hate repeating myself, however, there is a difference between the L4D2 boycott and this one. First, the L4D2 boycott was all about valve fans feeling betrayed because they felt Valve was selling out. This boycott is all about Infinity Ward taking out a fairly large part of multiplayer gameplay.
Also, some of you are acting like this was made as if I intended to gain attention from IW and get a response. They shut down the first petitions against the lack of dedicated servers. Honestly, I wasn't expecting to do much other than maybe inspire some people to not buy the game, maybe get a few others to agree with me, nothing more.
But I suppose that being able to look at something you dislike and criticize it is a lot harder than having the balls to post about something that you believe in. (That was sarcasm for you brainless dicks that can't detect sarcasm)

 

[azncutthroat]

While I understand that dedicated servers are important to a lot of people, I guess I'll just never understand what the big deal is. I mean, according to your description of what it's like on a dedicated server with your clan members, to me that just sounds like something you could easily do in a private match on any PC or console.

Private servers allow more players in matches, such as this 50-player match [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpp43YnKCJM] (as opposed to the current 20 player limit on consoles). It might look like really gay shit, until you realize it's just for fun, to screw around in absurd situations.

Edit: For console gamers who don't know what it's like to have dedicated servers, here's a video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxiU9zyfwrQ&feature=related] to look at. As opposed to matchmaking where players are randomly matched up, dedicated servers allow players to select which maps they want, with x amount of players as desired, and to see the latency count. Edit 2: Also, as mentioned before, servers allow people to host matches with highly customized settings (i.e. Zombie Mod on CS:S. Sorry, but I can't find a decent video).

 

[Eldarion]

Everyone who supports this new boycott that gave the L4D2 boycott grief should get a shiny new badge called "Massive hypocrite"

 

[Tdc2182]

Are you freaking serious. Way to admit how much of a complaining baby you are, and believe me, thats as light as I can put it. Maybe it's time to remind you guys that this is a freaking game. Sorry you can't get everything you want. This is why people look down on the video gaming community. Why don't you go out and worry about a real problem in the world. Quit being babies about a game that will blow away every competition out there.

 

[DarkRyter]

Eh, I guess I understand. hearing that their were no dedicated servers was totally not sexually arousing, at all.

But I'm a single player guy anyway, so that won't stop me from buying it and mispronouncing it as Modern WarFIRE like a Belgian who learned English from playing WoW.

 

[sturryz]

Your honestly going to tell me your hyped up for MW2 on the pc? we got all these great games, though short listed. and all you people care about is some game that was designed with only consoles in mind and PC as a side view. you could be playing Savage 2 or Team Fortress 2, but instead your worried about some console fanboys left overs? I didn't see a SINGLE aspect of Modern Warfare 1 that would keep my interest beyond console life. We have a large stock of dedicated PC games (though few.) I... just don't see the point of boycotting when you could be doing something else... like playing one of the many fun Indie games that pop here and there. thats where the PC's staying power is gonna be for years to come. companys like Popcap and Stardock who are mostly independent. I wouldn't have it any other way myself...