MW2 No Dedi Servers - CONFIRMED

[webbie]

Some of you may have read about the rumours surrounding whether dedicated server support will be available in the upcoming CoD:MW2.

Read Here: http://bashandslash.com/index.php?op...739&Itemid=111

This afternoon, during a live BASH episode, who should turn up but Infinity Wards community manager, Fourzerotwo.

A number of questions were put forward, including the dedi server question. Rob "fourzerotwo" Bowling replied with no - dedi servers will not be available. Multiplayer will run through a "IWNet" and servers will not be available for purchase. Listen Servers only.

Furthermore, Bowling also confirmed that PunkBuster will not be supported, alternatively using the Valave Anti-Cheat (or VAC) system.

BASH is still live with 402 - listen live here!:
http://bashandslash.com/index.php?op...d=91&Itemid=76

I will update as news becomes available.








Regards

[Tizmo]

That's strange. I was not expecting that.

[webbie]

IWNet is essentially a PC version of XboxLive.







Regards

[Laz]

OK, this is the straw... If they do this then MW2 is going to sell to consoles only. Nobody in their right mind will buy it for PC.

Well, time will tell, if this is indeed what it is going to be like I think I'll drop the cod-franchise all together.

[webbie]

Podcast available to listen too here:
www.ustream.tv/recorded/2369799

*I believe this is unedited.






Regards

[BritishBulldog1]

Heard this earlier and I am totally gobsmacked, stunned and amazed. The PC, with mods and maps, made the CoD series what it is and now they shaft us. IW also have stated from day one that they love the PC and were PC guys. Well, this proves the lie. With no dedicated servers, that means no mods and no custom maps. Well, thats the end of the line for me and the CoD franchise. No way will I be buying this and my advice to PC players is to steer clear of this game unless you want a total console port and to have to pay for download content.

I truely hope that IW relents and change their minds, if not;

CoD RIP

[Tizmo]

Agreed, I will also leave the CoD series if this turns out to be true.


(credit to zeroy for the pic)

[BritishBulldog1]

Petition here; http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition.html

BB1

[RaVeN19Dizzle]

Originally Posted by BritishBulldog1

Petition here; http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition.html

BB1

As ****ty as this is, we don't need a petition, nor will it do any good. IW knows what they're doing and they don't care. Do you know why? They're asstards.

But as I said to BB on XFIRE, this all isn't to say I wouldn't forgive them if they released a patch in a couple months that added the dedi server option.....but again. Wishful thinking.

[17]

Taken from: http://bashandslash.com/

Black Saturday?

A day of infamy?

It's hard, very hard, for me to write objectively right now, but here is a summary of what we heard on BASH 123. If you missed it...we will have it on demand in a few minutes.

The raw version of BASH 123 can be found here temporarily.

Fourzerotwo was on our BASH webcast this morning and he had a few surprises for the PC community.

Here are the snippets:

-We're doing a lot on the backend to make the game accessible for everyone.
-There is no delay for the PC version of MW2
-There's prestige mode
-Jason West at the MP event, said that he was dead on, on the matchmaking servers. We've been building a system on the backend called IW.NET.
-You are completely reliant on IW.NET. There are no server lists. There are no dedicated servers.
-You have private matches where you can customize the game
-You cannot put MW2 on a dedicated server.
-This is the first time we've ever done something like this and the team has huge plans for what IW.NET develops into.
-Customizing your game...you have quite a few options in a private match
-You're getting same game (as in Console), plus matchmaking and private match.
-Server admin point-of view, NO DEDICATED SERVERS

I've summarized some of my own thoughts from the cast here:

General

-IW partnering through Steam is what you will see in the future. Matchmaking is not through Steam, but IW.NET is run in conjunction with Steam.
-GSP's will no longer be renting out servers.
-No PunkBuster. VAC will be used as an anti cheat.
-Retail distribution: Pre-orders will get a disk. Or you could order from Steam.
-DLC may now need to be paid for - not confirmed.
-Piracy was only a small reason for going to IW.NET - not the whole reason.

Clans:

-No more clan servers. Private matches, replace clan servers.
-Listen servers will connect to each other.
-IW.NET/Steam will replace the community server admin

Competitive Gaming

-Competitive gaming has changed forever.
-It might be possible in the future for IW engineers to load a "competitive" setting on IW.NET, but it is far from a guarantee. It might also never happen.
Modding

Modding the game is now very much in question. Fourzerotwo had no info on modding. However, it appears that there will be no mods or maps for MW2.
Modding in SpecOps? Unknown.

Today our game has changed for ever.

I'll leave this post with Josh Peckler's comments from planetmedalofhonor.com:

"The server community is what's made us. It's what defined us.

IW.NET is getting the PC community to turn into consoles. You're trying to re-write our history."

I haven't watch the video this writer is basing his information on (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2369799) but this sounds terrible for competitive gaming. Somehow, I'm not surprised though. Everything has gone downhill from CoD2. Probably won't be getting this game.