PC Gamers, Boycott MW2

[rebmcr]

I'm not going to miss the best game this year just because one element of it doesn't meet up to your personal expectations.

You can boycott it if you like, but don't try and coerce others into doing the same!

Also, the best thing PCs have over consoles is a mouse.

 

[mattman106]

I'm not buying this because of the lack of dedicated servers, high price and lack of mods. IW can piss off.

 

[DTWolfwood]

I'm not buying this because of the lack of dedicated servers, high price and lack of mods. IW can piss off.

Ditto

You can boycott it if you like, but don't try and coerce convince others into doing the same!

Fixed. Unless you force some1 it isnt coerce. ^_^

 

[Fangface74]

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.

5 pages worth of nowhere...Ironically your post said nothing, you 'understand it's a major thing', yet the 'but really?' suggests you don't.

 

[Kinghoza]

I have to get it on PC because my xbox 360 just went RoD ;__;

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I won't be boycotting it as I don't do the online bit anyway, but I will be waiting for the price to decrease...

 

[Kellerb]

oh the irony, pc gamers complaining about mods and such

 

[DTWolfwood]

oh the irony, pc gamers complaining about mods and such

We complain about this and Console gamers complain about paying for DLC we all have our pet peeves. [tho i'm sure it won't be long before they start charging PC gamers for DLC too ]

 

[Scarecrow38]

I must be the only person who buys Call of Duty games for multiplayer.

I could care less about deidcated multiplayer serviers and mods. I'll be happy to pick up and play my copy.

 

[Kingsman]

I have never been a part of PC-gaming... ever, in fact, but taking away mods seems like a REALLY dangerous move.

I know from Left 4 Dead, Half-Life 2, Crysis, and other PC ports that there's more than a fair number of people out there who like to be innovative with map ideas, and this is going to seriously limit the value they can get out of a game.

I don't really know all that much about dedicated servers, though, so I'll just keep quiet about it.

 

[Tron900]

http://news.spong.com/article/19545/Infinity-Ward-Modern-Warfare-2-for-Fans-Not-Modders

confirmation of the news,

I have to say....IW is shooting themselves in the foot.....with a 40mm grenade!

quite an explosive backlash!

true that server cost are expensive ^^^

but if its only going to be peer-peer, least they could have done is done some research into the average gaming rig, and what it can handle, and work around that.

To quote the article:

"Unfortunately, it seems the anger fell on deaf ears, as Infinity Ward head Jason West replied directly to the increasingly negative reaction from the fanbase; "We're just prioritising the player experience above the modders and the tuners. We thought maybe it would be cool if the fans could play the game."

-ok good, nice your putting the avaerage jo gamer above the hardcore modding community, but that doesn't mean you burn the bridge between them totally!

 

[Sethzard]

Everyone who boycotts grow up, just because someone does something that you don't approve of doesn't mean you have to throw your toys out the pram, it's not that big a deal, if it was major like no pc game/pc multi player at-all then you should boycott it, but this kind of thing shouldn't mean that much. and if you don't like it, stick to cod 4 for that kind of thing.

 

[Treblaine]

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.

Ugg, please don't comment on shit you have no idea what you are talking about.

What IW have done is remove access to PRIVATE servers! Literally all IW has to do is allow it in the game code to connect to the relevant online structure and these servers are cheap to run with most of it covered by philanthropic admins, small donations and banner adds seen as the game is loading.

Also what the hell is that bullshit about seeing PC gaming as "Elitist".

PC gamers people put in a lot of time, money and effort into getting the most out of their games, why the hell would you have a problem with that?

I don't care what you say now, what you HAVE said shows you are just bitter and jealous even though PC gaming is completely open to you or anybody else. But I think your snide remarks come from frustration over your own tech incompetence.

You could reap the benefits of PC gaming but that would take effort in understanding the nuances of game rending that likely you cannot be bothered with.

 

[Bigeyez]

Taking it away from PC gamers? Last time I check IF owns Call of Duty and "owes" gamers jack squat. It's amazing the sense of entitlement people on the internet have about videogames.

Get over it, seriously.

Hey, did you know that air strikes, knife throwing, as well as the new gunship and predator missile perks were all mods from the PC version of CoD?

Did you know the first CoD was released on PC exclusively, and the next game was fueled by the funds acquired from all the PC gamers who purchased it?

IW may not owe every single one of us, but they owe it to the PC community to support us.

Except that they really don't...You can argue all day about mods and "contributions" consumers made to the game, but IF (or any game developer for that matter) doesn't "owe" us as consumers anything, period. You don't like how the game is going to be shipped, then don't play it. Not picking on you specifically, but gamers in general have this enormous sense of entitlement over videogame products.

All IF "has" to do is deliver a playable game to the PC market, make sure it works, and thats it. It's up to you as a consumer to then decide if that final product is worth your money...and chances are, the game will be good and most of the people complaining will end up buying the game anyway.

So again I say get over it. Crying about it isn't going to change their minds on this one, so all this interweb rage is useless.

 

[Numb1lp]

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

Exactly, just look at Bad Company.

 

[RanD00M]

I will not boycott it.I had to live through no dedicated servers and no mods for my online PS3 games.Why should you get any special treatment.

And i will still get it for the PC just to make you mad.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

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.

Yes we really did have to do this mods and having clan owned servers for matches is a massive part of CoD online games this has effectively killed a large part of the online experience.

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.

This is hardly 10 random people in a short time the petition has gotten over 100k signs so get your stats right it isn't just a few people with nerd rage.

Taking it away from PC gamers? Last time I check IF owns Call of Duty and "owes" gamers jack squat. It's amazing the sense of entitlement people on the internet have about videogames.

Get over it, seriously.

Hey, did you know that air strikes, knife throwing, as well as the new gunship and predator missile perks were all mods from the PC version of CoD?

Did you know the first CoD was released on PC exclusively, and the next game was fueled by the funds acquired from all the PC gamers who purchased it?

IW may not owe every single one of us, but they owe it to the PC community to support us.

Except that they really don't...You can argue all day about mods and "contributions" consumers made to the game, but IF (or any game developer for that matter) doesn't "owe" us as consumers anything, period. You don't like how the game is going to be shipped, then don't play it. Not picking on you specifically, but gamers in general have this enormous sense of entitlement over videogame products.

All IF "has" to do is deliver a playable game to the PC market, make sure it works, and thats it. It's up to you as a consumer to then decide if that final product is worth your money...and chances are, the game will be good and most of the people complaining will end up buying the game anyway.

So again I say get over it. Crying about it isn't going to change their minds on this one, so all this interweb rage is useless.

Em remember that little map pack for CoD4 with the remake of Caretan on it that is just a reskin of Caretan mod for CoD4 made by someone I know so they do owe us 25% of "their" map pack.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Where have I seen this before? *cough* L4D2 *cough*
I bet Infinity Ward will be devastated by this.
OT: I am sorry but this is fucking retarded. Don't you think that there is, in fact, a reason for "the evil IW" to remove those features, other than to mess with the PC community.
You'll buy the fucking game anyway.