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    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

    Game » consists of 22 releases. Released Nov 10, 2009

    The sequel to 2007’s wildly successful first-person-shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues the story of American and British soldiers fighting Russian ultra-nationalist forces.

    Not buying the PC version, who else?

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    velt

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    #1  Edited By velt

    So here is what they have to say about the dedicated servers. 
    A logical explanation of course, capped to 9v9 while you can get up to 32 players on a TF2 match or whatever other FPS on PC... a shame really that a developer that was so friendly with PC with COD4 had turned 180 degrees towards stupidity:
     

    "All I can say is that we changed it to make it a better and easier experience. Also, not all of the names on that list are legit," said Infinity Ward, when talking about the MW2 server petition and downplaying the significance of its 178,000 signatures. 

    "402 signed it 4 times I heard," adds IW's Mackey McAndlish, while also revealing that, "Games cap out at 9v9. The software  has great latency tolerance."

     Easier experiences? Of course, because a list of server with a couple of filters like ping, number of players and type of game is SO confusing that even my grandma wouldnt know what to do with it (that was irony btw).
    I know that PC gamer here dont count that much, but still, lets face it, this is a "screw you" for every customer that has supported the series on the PC platform that saw the game born. I know the reason behind it is money, and Im loosing my time in this very topic, but I wanted to say what I think is a real shame.
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    #2  Edited By TheHBK

    Dude I am totally with you.  I was always planning on getting the 360 version.

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    #3  Edited By citizenkane

    I was always planning of getting the Xbox 360.  Most people I like to play with are getting it on the 360 as well.

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    #4  Edited By Giantsquirrel

    Dude I am totally buying it on PC now instead of 360. This is great.

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    #5  Edited By VWGTI

    I'll be buying it on the PC. I don't play competitive multiplayer, so I could care less. I usually play through the single player a few times and hop on multiplayer every once and a while for fun. *shrugs*

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    #6  Edited By MachoFantastico

    Sorry folks, now I have always played the Call of Duty games on PC and while I agree to some degree the reasons for boycotting the PC version, I also think it's rather stupid. It won't change a damn thing and I'll still be picking up the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 next Tuesday upon release. Maybe I have few honest morals but the changes aren't going to stop me buying it on PC, to be frank with you I hate playing Call of Duty on console, tried with the first Modern Warfare but hated the experience. That's me though and the way I play them games.  
     
    But please, for the love of what's whole and hearty in this World. Stop with this boycotting crap, not going to get you anywhere. 

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    #7  Edited By wolf_blitzer85

    9v9 whooo...(thats a sarcastic whooo mind you.)

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    #8  Edited By velt
    @TrueEnglishGent: True, the boycot is stupid in its esence, the game will sell a ton anyway.
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    #9  Edited By flaminghobo
    @CitizenKane said:
    " I was always planning of getting the Xbox 360.  Most people I like to play with are getting it on the 360 as well. "
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    #10  Edited By Andorski

    I'm getting it on the system most of my will be playing it on.  It's been juggling between the PC and 360 version over the past few months, but there has been a sudden surge of my PS3 friends getting interested in MW2, so it looks like I'll be playing that version.

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    #11  Edited By demonbear

    Dont buy activision bullshit.
     
    that is all.

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    #12  Edited By HypoXenophobia

    I was interested in getting MW2 for PC because I wanted to try and mod for it, and since I haven't played any of the previous games. But since all this mess has occurred, I'll just buy the first one.
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    #13  Edited By toowalrus

    I'm not, because I prefer my friends list and dual joysticks.

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    #14  Edited By matthew

    I never had intentions to buy the PC version.  I would need a computer powerful enough to run it first off.  I'm still rocking a PCI graphic card . . .

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    #15  Edited By Gahzoo

    9 v 9? Seriously? 
     
    That's kind of ridiculous. 
      
    And velt, you misused the term irony, what you stated was sarcasm. 
      
    Sorry for being a grammar nazi.
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    #16  Edited By Drebin_893

    Great. Don't buy it. I know I'm not. 

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    #17  Edited By subject2change

    It was either PC or no version for me. Bought PC, i'll see how it goes. Mainly wanted the SP and another MP for me to play when I am bored, if its poor then i'll be pirating MW3, 4, 5,  6, etc. lol.

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    its not about avoiding the pc game.  all that will do is lead activision to saying pc games dont sell or that it got pirated.  if the console sales dont take a hit (minor at all) then it will just lead to another pc game being off the pc.  what you should be doing is just rent it from gamefly or what not and play it that way.  in that case, Activision doesnt get the sale and you get your message across while still playing the game.
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    #19  Edited By Zatoichi_Sanjuro

    They're right to a certain extent about the petition being easily cheated. Though they can't scurry away from their earlier statement about it either.
     
    The petition did it's job and PC gamers following through and not buying it will just cement that. 

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    #20  Edited By toast_burner

    im not buying it on any system.
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    #21  Edited By Bald3rdash
    @demonbear said:
    " Dont buy activision bullshit.  that is all. "
    Yes, I agree.  All Activision games are bad and I don't own any of them.
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    #22  Edited By PureRok

    I don't plan to be buying any version of this game.

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    #23  Edited By Kazona
    @demonbear said:
    " Dont buy activision bullshit.  that is all. "
    Amen!
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    #24  Edited By velt
    @Gahzoo:  you are not grammar nazi my friend. Im from latin america, I speak spanish, I know some english but hey.... you can only ask so much. 
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    #25  Edited By Zatoichi_Sanjuro
    @ThisArmyStud said:

    " Ill be pirating both PC and xbox 360 versions of the game ;) "

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    #26  Edited By ThisArmyStud
    @Zatoichi_Sanjuro:  Call me stupid, but i just dont get it.
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    #27  Edited By sandal_hat

     Moriarte: Ignoring IW.net, is the PC version a direct port of the console version?
    Mackey-IW: No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings.
     
    Mouse control! Text chat! AND graphics settings!!! How in the world could I not pick up this forward thinking piece of interactive entertainment!
    Just look at that feature set, it's almost like they thought of everything, I mean what more could I ask for on the PC version of Modern Warfare 2!!!

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    #28  Edited By NickL
    @TheHBK said:
    " Dude I am totally with you.  I was always planning on getting the 360 version. "
    this is literally what i thought when i read the title, then i remembered that dumb petition thing
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    #29  Edited By mikeeegeee
    @sandal_hat said:

    "  Moriarte: Ignoring IW.net, is the PC version a direct port of the console version? Mackey-IW: No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings.  Mouse control! Text chat! AND graphics settings!!! How in the world could I not pick up this forward thinking piece of interactive entertainment! Just look at that feature set, it's almost like they thought of everything, I mean what more could I ask for on the PC version of Modern Warfare 2!!! "

    I see Sandal Hat brought the lulz...
     
    Seriously though, if I had a PC and 360 capable of this, I'd go 360. If I had only a PC capable of it, I'd honestly steer clear. The price of MW1 is plummeting, so I'd probably just grab it. Besides, it sounds like its feature set will be far more diverse and flexible than the sequel's.
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    #30  Edited By JJWeatherman

    What I don't get is why some people say they are now getting the 360 version, when the changes being made to the PC version are just making it more similar to the 360 version. At least the PC version will have a mouse and keyboard, doesn't that make it better than the 360 version? Practically every other feature is the same now. Oh and the graphics will look better on PC... so stop hatin' peeps!

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    #31  Edited By pause422

    Pretty much everybody.

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    #32  Edited By meteora

    You know what? You're right. I won't get the PC version. I'll go and get the 360 version. Was gonna do that anyways.

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    #33  Edited By MrGetBonus
    @sandal_hat said:
    "  Moriarte: Ignoring IW.net, is the PC version a direct port of the console version? Mackey-IW: No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings.  Mouse control! Text chat! AND graphics settings!!! How in the world could I not pick up this forward thinking piece of interactive entertainment! Just look at that feature set, it's almost like they thought of everything, I mean what more could I ask for on the PC version of Modern Warfare 2!!! "
    Yeah wtf? This would make me rage if it wasn't so hilarious. It's gotten to the point of insulting our intelligence.
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    as this point, they're both practically the same.

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    #35  Edited By bubahula
    @FlamingHobo said:
    " @CitizenKane said:
    " I was always planning of getting the Xbox 360.  Most people I like to play with are getting it on the 360 as well. "
    "
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    you know what, the petition would have been more plausible and effective if it said: I will not buy the game but only get it on rental and 2nd hand.

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    #37  Edited By Siris
    @velt: You're placing old methods of thinking on a game that hasn't even come out yet. They have said the online multiplayer will be much different. Give it a try. I bet at least half of the people bitching about dedicated servers and all this nonsense will be buying the game a week later anyway.
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    #38  Edited By velt
    @Siris: sir, I cant. I will explain you why:
    I live in south america. here if you dont have a dedicated server set up in Argentina, Brazil or Uruguay (where I live), then the latency is a disaster.
    With COD4 I bought it on STEAM and it was a blast, full of dedicated servers in the regions and they were all official copies.
     
    Now with this decision Im left without any mean of viable MP (maybe if I can stand 600ms of ping).
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    #39  Edited By Siris
    @velt:  Hmm interesting, surely they must have a way to deal with this. Can't you just play on IW.net's proprietary servers?
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    #41  Edited By Forcen

    I will still get the PC version, because i want to play it on my 1080p screen with a mouse and keyboard.
     
    The PC version is still have more options then the other versions. Even without dedicated servers the multiplayer is still free. The savefiles and profiles with sync across computer with Steamcloud.

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    #42  Edited By damswedon

    to me pc gaming died a long time ago. the only games i play on the pc now days came out before 2000

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    #43  Edited By iam3green

    i didn't have any intention on buying it for the PC. i'm going to be buying it for the PS3. one reason i was going to buy the PC version was because of the mods to see how they are BUT there are going to be no mods for this game.

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    #44  Edited By rjpelonia

    Yeah, I'm not buying it for the PC either.
     
    Not because of the dedicated servers thing, but because I don't really use my computer to play games on.
     
    And that's usually because my computer doesn't meet with the system requirements of most PC games out there.
     
    Then again, I was never really into the game to begin with. So I'm most likely not going to get it at all.

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    #45  Edited By lethalki11ler

    I am not getting any version until they make the PC version better. Seriously this is bs, we lost everything that makes a pc game good online... 9v9 cap? really IW? reallY?

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    @JJWeatherman: its not about that.  hit up my blog.
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    #47  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @nabokovfan87 said:
    " @JJWeatherman: its not about that.  hit up my blog. "
    Wasn't necessarily talkin' about anyone in here. Just pointing out something I have noticed a few times. Sorry for getting off topic.   :P
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    #48  Edited By TheHT

    Hey guys, you should totally get the PC version.
     
     Mackey-IW: No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings.
     
    Look at all the cool shit we get!

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    No mods and no dedicated servers unsold me. I hate slapdash PC ports and they keep getting worse (see Borderlands). I didn't sign the petition because internet petitions are stupid, but I'm not buying the game.

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    #50  Edited By Forcen

    How is buying the console version an improvement? The console version will have the 18 player cap to right?

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