GamersCrib
10-17-2009, 03:34 PM
Jockyitch (http://twitter.com/jockyitch) is posting the following information from his twitter site during the Bashandslash live webcast. Check it out:
GSPs will not like the news today. MW2 for pc will not have dedicated servers.
The CoD Community will be completely different post MW2. Things have changed a great deal. We will need to embrace change in the future.
mw2 gets VAC NOT PunkBuster!!
Sorry....iwnet replaces PC dedi servers....agn: no dedi servers for MW2 --> from Fourzerotwo on bash right now.
source (http://twitter.com/jockyitch)
Well I managed to catch the rest of the webcast...little late but here is a update:
IW has control of the game.
IWnet servers will host multiplayer.
DLC will be a charged item for PC.
PC has been turned into console.
No dedicated servers.
Semi-capable password servers.
Semi-capable ad-hoc servers.
Competitive play is dead.
MW2 mods would not be possible.
Full integration into Steam.
Will Treyarch pick up the dedicated server side?
You can go here (http://bashandslash.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1) to listen to the webcast where it all came about:
Below you can listen to the stream where 420 comes in around the 1hr 38min mark.
Link to Stream of news: (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2369799)
GSPs will not like the news today. MW2 for pc will not have dedicated servers.
The CoD Community will be completely different post MW2. Things have changed a great deal. We will need to embrace change in the future.
mw2 gets VAC NOT PunkBuster!!
Sorry....iwnet replaces PC dedi servers....agn: no dedi servers for MW2 --> from Fourzerotwo on bash right now.
source (http://twitter.com/jockyitch)
Well I managed to catch the rest of the webcast...little late but here is a update:
IW has control of the game.
IWnet servers will host multiplayer.
DLC will be a charged item for PC.
PC has been turned into console.
No dedicated servers.
Semi-capable password servers.
Semi-capable ad-hoc servers.
Competitive play is dead.
MW2 mods would not be possible.
Full integration into Steam.
Will Treyarch pick up the dedicated server side?
You can go here (http://bashandslash.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1) to listen to the webcast where it all came about:
Below you can listen to the stream where 420 comes in around the 1hr 38min mark.
Link to Stream of news: (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2369799)