http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/18/modern-warfare-2-pc-wont-support-dedicated-servers/ Appearently there won't be any dedicated servers for MP :( Maybe I won't get the game after all. What a pity.
It certainly is overpriced and won't be much different than the last one, except for the fact that the last one offered a proper multiplayer experience with DEDICATED SERVERS. Which actually made it a worthwhile buy unlike this one. I'm not buying that shit. I've already suffered enough through Gears of War PC, I'm not…
I thought I read something about there will be dedicated servers, but hosted only by Activision as public standard-rules servers. Anyone else read that anywhere? Frank the Avenger
i hadn't seen the multiplayer vids they have up on the site now... looks so gut wrenching kick ass... can not wait! countin' down the days! sux about the dedicated servers though
I think the thing that worries me the most about no dedicated servers is what does this do for LAN games? This may be a 'minor concern' like it was for Blizzard, but with the first MC my coworkers and I were having almost daily LAN games going down at lunch.
Well, let's put it this way guys. As much as I'm disappointed by this decision, there is no level of pissing and moaning that will make this happen before launch. Making a game modible and having a dedicated server package, is a major development task. The only potential outcome would be an announcement that they'll work…
seven, the main interview is here on the front page: http://www.bashandslash.com/ and here's a brief article on the official stance: http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/10/20/modern-warfare-2-dedicated-server-response.aspx Heh, you say that like publishers/developers have never made a bad decision before :)