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IW should just say fuck it and stop supporting MW2 for PC. That way whiny PC fanboys can claim a victory and IW can move on. It's not like they're making money off of a "community" of pirates anyway.
@Phantom Spaceman
Its people like you who give all gamers a bad name. GO fuck yourself, get off the internet, and grow up.
Its people like you who give all gamers a bad name. GO fuck yourself, get off the internet, and grow up.
Hurray! Hackers: 2 IW.net: 0
First PC gamers get a hold of teh dveloper kit and now there's an apparent Trojan virus on the loose in its inner workings. Great job, IW.net. Your supposed Alcatraz of a gaming service has been obliterated in less than a week and a half...
First PC gamers get a hold of teh dveloper kit and now there's an apparent Trojan virus on the loose in its inner workings. Great job, IW.net. Your supposed Alcatraz of a gaming service has been obliterated in less than a week and a half...
Seriously, enough with the PC shit. Butthurt idiots keep ruining the experience for those who just want to play the game. Let the hackers ruin the game so I don't have to hear the phrase 'dedicated server' or 'IW Net' ever again.
So now, by spreading viruses and attacking IW's matchmaking platform, idiots trying to gain 'revenge' against a video game have further contributed to the death of PC gaming...won't be long now until developers say "screw you PC! We are going where the $$$ is!" (i.e. console DLC)
@Zeta: Let me guess, you're playing Wanted:WOF with your clan buddies because of the sweet dedicated server support ;)
@Phantom Spaceman
Really? Really? That's your comeback? Read above statement and then come back and try to be a big man.
Really? Really? That's your comeback? Read above statement and then come back and try to be a big man.
Jon B and Boomsling were on thisthis morning if anybody cares. According to them it's a false alarm. Unless I read it too fast in a rushed attempt to not get ninja'd in posting.
@Zeta: I read it again. Still doesn't make sense. I could swear that it's not me that give gamers a bad name, but instead the thieves who have the gall to start a petition about an omitted feature in a game they're going to pirate anyway, and then, when scorned, hack the service that legitimate paying customers use.
I tend to agree that it's quite ironic that if this is legit, it's just another reason for Game Devs to abandon the PC platform. I wonder if these guys are eligable for a Darwin Award?
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm waiting for Infinity Ward to just start visiting PC gamers in their homes and piss in their family's faces. And shoot their pets.
@Phantom Spaceman
So since some PC gamers pirate video games that means all PC gamers pirate games? In the words of south park Micheal Jackson, "Your ignorant."
So since some PC gamers pirate video games that means all PC gamers pirate games? In the words of south park Micheal Jackson, "Your ignorant."
man that sux... glad I got it for my 360 :-)
I would've gotten the PC-version normally but since they didn't have dedicated servers I didn't see why I would get the PC-version, as I can play on non-dedicated-servers on my 360 as well :p
now I'm glad...
Sure hope it's not as bad as it sounds!
I would've gotten the PC-version normally but since they didn't have dedicated servers I didn't see why I would get the PC-version, as I can play on non-dedicated-servers on my 360 as well :p
now I'm glad...
Sure hope it's not as bad as it sounds!
@Pokey,Zeta:
http://kotaku.com/5215528/demigod-18000-customers-100000-pirates-[update]
85% of online users were pirates, for a relatively small title. Extrapolate this for a major title like MW2.
SPMJ: "AH HEE HEE!"
http://kotaku.com/5215528/demigod-18000-customers-100000-pirates-[update]
85% of online users were pirates, for a relatively small title. Extrapolate this for a major title like MW2.
SPMJ: "AH HEE HEE!"
@Phantom Spaceman: 360 version of MW2 was the first one to get pirated tho.
What did IW/Activision expect tbh? We've had dedicated server support in FPS games sine the 90's. No wonder we're revolting when we get the secondclass citizen stamp pressed on our forehead. Premium price for a subpar service. It's the worst thing ever tbh...
What did IW/Activision expect tbh? We've had dedicated server support in FPS games sine the 90's. No wonder we're revolting when we get the secondclass citizen stamp pressed on our forehead. Premium price for a subpar service. It's the worst thing ever tbh...
This business decision on the part of IW is gonna cost them dearly down the road. It's obvious to some gamers now that IW doesn't care about them, but only about their revenue, and that's gonna tarnish their reputation down the road. There were passionate fans for the first Modern Warfare, but now IW has taken the wind out of that passion. Passionate fans will buy your game on launch day. Jaded fans will not. They'll buy it used, or not buy it at all.
These PC gamers aren't "butthurt," they're customers that have been shit on by IW and Activision, and as customers they have every right to bitch about this. And only a company run by a fool would ignore their customers complaints. If Activison continues to operate in this way, people will stop buying their games altogether, whether there's an alternative or not.
These PC gamers aren't "butthurt," they're customers that have been shit on by IW and Activision, and as customers they have every right to bitch about this. And only a company run by a fool would ignore their customers complaints. If Activison continues to operate in this way, people will stop buying their games altogether, whether there's an alternative or not.
@Zeta Crossfire
Phantom Spaceman is correct on this(although rather caustic and immature in his delivery). Its not uncommon to see around a 90% piracy rate on the PC; if memory serves, MW1 had something around 60-70% piracy.
Phantom Spaceman is correct on this(although rather caustic and immature in his delivery). Its not uncommon to see around a 90% piracy rate on the PC; if memory serves, MW1 had something around 60-70% piracy.
I'll just add that removing dedicated servers didn't solve the piracy issue at all, as a few days after realease there was a way for pirates to play on IW.net. The only thing the removal accomplished was scaring off competitive players who will stand by MW1 or move towards the new BF.
Sucks for PC gamers :(
I'm having fun on my PS3 :) THough a few games have been LAGGY AS HELL and I waited in a Team Death Match lobby for about 5 minutes before we were able to play.....lame sauce.
I'm having fun on my PS3 :) THough a few games have been LAGGY AS HELL and I waited in a Team Death Match lobby for about 5 minutes before we were able to play.....lame sauce.
@Zeta: I'm not talking about ALL pc gamers. I'm talking about the VAST MAJORITY. When only 15% of the people playing a game paid for it, you tell me how it is financially possible for that platform to survive.
I wonder what they're trying to accomplish? If they just wanted to be an all around douche for no reason at all...that's dumb but that is their business.
I mean, seriously, what do they expect IW to do? Bow down and give them what they want? HELL NO! Burn those motherfuckers.
I mean, seriously, what do they expect IW to do? Bow down and give them what they want? HELL NO! Burn those motherfuckers.
"These PC gamers aren't "butthurt," they're customers that have been shit on by IW and Activision, and as customers they have every right to bitch about this."
Bitch? yes. Be incredible douchebags that ruin the fun for those that want to play the game anyway since they don't care about dedicated servers? No.
I was a PC Gamer for many, many years so I understand hacking servers and ruining other people's good time to stick it to "the man" is nothing new. However, PC Gamers always wonder why they get a bad rap.
Bitch? yes. Be incredible douchebags that ruin the fun for those that want to play the game anyway since they don't care about dedicated servers? No.
I was a PC Gamer for many, many years so I understand hacking servers and ruining other people's good time to stick it to "the man" is nothing new. However, PC Gamers always wonder why they get a bad rap.
@Phantom Spaceman
There's till money to be made on the PC otherwise we wouldn't see any games coming out on it anymore. What we are seeing is that it's becoming less viable to produce games only for the PC, which is why we see so many cross platform releases. Developers won't abandon the PC until the ROI of projects goes low enough to no longer justify development.
There's till money to be made on the PC otherwise we wouldn't see any games coming out on it anymore. What we are seeing is that it's becoming less viable to produce games only for the PC, which is why we see so many cross platform releases. Developers won't abandon the PC until the ROI of projects goes low enough to no longer justify development.
@ Phantom Spaceman
You fail sir. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/cheap-to-good-home-used-360-pirated-games-slightly-banned.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
So over 1 million Xboxs were banned, but the pirates are PC users, but no one bought the PC version anyway according to you.
You contradict yourself, and just make yourself look like an uninformed tool. Console elitism, is at best amusing, and at worst you ( http://www.liberalities.com/pics/Elitism.PNG ).
Not that you seem old enough to know, but way back in October 29, 2003 , a game called Call Of Duty came out for Mac and PC. IW got it's start on PC. You think they would have even gotten to the point of making MW1 let alone MW2 if " 85% " of PC's were " pirates " .
Keep trying though, next time you might not fail so hard.
You fail sir. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/cheap-to-good-home-used-360-pirated-games-slightly-banned.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
So over 1 million Xboxs were banned, but the pirates are PC users, but no one bought the PC version anyway according to you.
You contradict yourself, and just make yourself look like an uninformed tool. Console elitism, is at best amusing, and at worst you ( http://www.liberalities.com/pics/Elitism.PNG ).
Not that you seem old enough to know, but way back in October 29, 2003 , a game called Call Of Duty came out for Mac and PC. IW got it's start on PC. You think they would have even gotten to the point of making MW1 let alone MW2 if " 85% " of PC's were " pirates " .
Keep trying though, next time you might not fail so hard.
So in order to pay less money on server costs you give us trojan filled ones, and you charge us the rate that you charge consoles? Something seems odd, whoever bought the pc version clearly doesn't know many of the problems.
For the record stupid fucking Spaceman, pirates can't even play online, only singleplayer.
Go fuck yourself.
Go fuck yourself.
I do hope it's a false positive.
If it's not and you're a member of the clan who did it, fuck you. That's not how you go about fixing this kind of thing.
If it's not and you're a member of the clan who did it, fuck you. That's not how you go about fixing this kind of thing.
I sure am glad Phantom Spaceman is here. I mean, I'd hate to have a civilized discussion on Destructoid.
What a certain part of the community are trying to do is prove a point, and they've done so successfully. IWnet doesn't provide enough advantages over dedicated servers, yet they will try to make the shoe fit so they can gorge more money out of their customer further down the line. The whole situation plain sucks.
I love the sweeping generalized statements on the inner workings of PC gaming by people who only play console games, and don't know shit about PCs.
@JamOnTheOne; This isn't bitching PC gamers, it's a horribly insecure service. This isn't any sort of well-meaning protest, this is just people exploiting a system that doesn't work.
Yes, the perpetrators are PC gamers, but they're not doing it for PC gamers, they're doing it for themselves. PC gamers in general have a lot to answer for - but this isn't one of it.
Yes, the perpetrators are PC gamers, but they're not doing it for PC gamers, they're doing it for themselves. PC gamers in general have a lot to answer for - but this isn't one of it.
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