Infinity Ward Making MMO Instead of CoD: MW3?

[digital zinck]

"According to TorrentFreak, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been downloaded illegally nearly 4,100,000 times for PC in 2009, topping the list after only releasing just two months ago.

Provided these numbers are indeed accurate, Activision has potentially lost more than $245 million in sales on the PC version alone.

The Sims 3, Prototype, Need for Speed Shift, and Street Fighter IV help round off the top five for the year, all of which appeared on the PC platform.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii was the highest downloaded Wii title with 1,150,000 downloads.

The report notes the total download figures for this year double that of last year's numbers, and that PC remains to be the target for torrent downloads, with more than three times that of the Wii and Xbox 360."

http://pc.ign.com/articles/105/1057593p1.html

 

[dogofwars]

[citation][nom]Rab1d-BDGR[/nom]But Modern warfare three is already under development!Check out the videos:http://www.theonion.com/content/vi [...] rn_warfare/Troll[/citation]

Is it not a bogus news web site???

 

[yndoendo]

[citation][nom]njkid3[/nom]everyone calls MW2 on the PC a flop and thats just not true. It was the most pirated game of the year. I call that success[/citation]

I'll sell you my copy if I could!!!! POS Game!! Should of stuck with MW1!

 

[rockstone1]

[citation][nom]AMW1011[/nom]People need to stop bitchong about MW2 for PC. "IW doesn't care for PC gamers and MW:2 is just a cheap xbox 360 port" Yeah that is why it is so well optimized for all sorts of PC hardware, yep just a port."IW hates PC gamers because they took out lean!" Oh I thought that was just to make the game more balanced and make camping harder, but WTF do I know."No dedicated servers means IW hates PC gamers!" Well I've been playing MW2 on the PC and, lo and behold, with my crappy 3mb/s internet I've only been in one match that truly lagged... But no IW is just out to get us, its not that they don't have anyone paying for the servers like Sony and Microsoft for PSN and Xbox live... Seriously stop bitching about FREE multiplayer."IT COSTS 59.99 NOT 49.99, HOW DARE YOU IW?!" OMG, $10 more! Your right IW hates PC gamers and didn't even make the "crappy port" to the PC, it was the gnomes! But seriously, IW IS owned by Activision, so of course they upped the price a bit for a game that was sure to sell very well.Now if you want to start bitching about how unbalanced the knife is and how the kill streaks are a bit too strong then that is perfectly acceptable and justifiable.[/citation]

You're new to this place aren't you? Idiot.

 

[rockstone1]

[citation][nom]AMW1011[/nom]Yeah that is right just mark down my post, you can't argue with it but you can mark it down.Grow up kiddies.[/citation]

Fine

1. It isn't optimized, it is made for the Xbox 360, which has horrible System specs. Any computer can match it if it is half decent
2. How can lean hurt balance if everyone has it?
3. No Mods, no centralized server, lots of host advantage? No fun
4. Seriously now? Thats $10 more for a game that for all purposes is worse than the original. If they had the features they should have had, I would be fine with them upping the price, but not like this.

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

What's that, spore?

 

[AMW1011]

[citation][nom]rockstone1[/nom]Fine1. It isn't optimized, it is made for the Xbox 360, which has horrible System specs. Any computer can match it if it is half decent2. How can lean hurt balance if everyone has it?3. No Mods, no centralized server, lots of host advantage? No fun4. Seriously now? Thats $10 more for a game that for all purposes is worse than the original. If they had the features they should have had, I would be fine with them upping the price, but not like this.[/citation]

1. You really don't get it MW2 is well optimized, a game like GTA 4 were almost nothing can play it smoothly isn't. A 4850 can max MW2 and MW2 looks amazing.
2. Lean hurts balance because it allows campers to be harder to see, which only aides campers. Either way the impact on gameplay is minimal and it is a non-issue.
3. Have you played it? Probably not. There are plenty of mods, I've met them. Your right no servers, but definitely no host advantage. The host can't change settings nearly as much as you would think, also the host tends to lag the most in MW2 so where are the advantages?
4. So because YOU think it is an inferior game to the original, an extra $10 (which makes you pay the same as everyone else), is not worth it. Well that is a value judgment and that is up to you, but your opinion is not fact and does not constitute as what is, isn't, or should, shouldn't be.

I'm not arguing that it would be better to have dedicated servers, or that the extra $10, while not huge deal, was a bit of an a-hole move,(I do argue the lean point though). I'm arguing that the game is not inferior on the PC, it just doesn't get the special attention some would like. The bottom line? It is still a great game that sells well, gets excellent reviews, and harbors an excellent community, yes even on the PC!

 

[Judguh]

I really can't see CoD becoming an MMO. They're probably working making a new WW2 game except this time, it's going to be from mexico's point of view (since they've done everything else with that era...)!

 

[rockstone1]

[citation][nom]AMW1011[/nom]1. You really don't get it MW2 is well optimized, a game like GTA 4 were almost nothing can play it smoothly isn't. A 4850 can max MW2 and MW2 looks amazing.2. Lean hurts balance because it allows campers to be harder to see, which only aides campers. Either way the impact on gameplay is minimal and it is a non-issue.3. Have you played it? Probably not. There are plenty of mods, I've met them. Your right no servers, but definitely no host advantage. The host can't change settings nearly as much as you would think, also the host tends to lag the most in MW2 so where are the advantages?4. So because YOU think it is an inferior game to the original, an extra $10 (which makes you pay the same as everyone else), is not worth it. Well that is a value judgment and that is up to you, but your opinion is not fact and does not constitute as what is, isn't, or should, shouldn't be.I'm not arguing that it would be better to have dedicated servers, or that the extra $10, while not huge deal, was a bit of an a-hole move,(I do argue the lean point though). I'm arguing that the game is not inferior on the PC, it just doesn't get the special attention some would like. The bottom line? It is still a great game that sells well, gets excellent reviews, and harbors an excellent community, yes even on the PC![/citation]

1. Yeah, I know a 4850 can max it, it's because the game was designed for Xbox 360 which runs a five generation old Video card. Considering that the graphics are POS... yeah
2. I like being able to lean.. it's more realistic
3. Mods- Modifications. Because there is no dedicated server, mods cant be run. The host will lag only if the machine is inferior, but the clients are still at the mercy of the Host machine
4. Again, $60 for a game that has less features than the one that cost $50 before it is bullsh*t.
5. The 16 player limit is something I NEVER want to experience. I hate the 16 player limit with a heartfelt passion. When the game is supposed to be Epic, the limit is lame (especially since it's because of the stupid lack of dedicated servers)
6. No console- "cl_showfps 1" is very cool to see your fps easily. You could type "sv_cheats 1" on a private server and explore the map. You can't do that in MW2, I've never played a PC game that didn't have a console since 2003!

 

[Raidur]

#1 who gives a shit about lean.

#2 unless they make a new damn graphics engine and get dedicated servers back they won't get my money, again!

 

[jerreece]

[citation][nom]Rab1d-BDGR[/nom]But Modern warfare three is already under development!Check out the videos:http://www.theonion.com/content/vi [...] rn_warfare/Troll[/citation]

Right on. Awesome video. Sometimes I think we get more accurate news @ The Onion than Toms. 😉 Or at least more interesting. lol

 

[christop]

MW3 is a crazy concept.. I would like to try it..

 

[Montezuma]

[citation][nom]Rab1d-BDGR[/nom]The Onion? - well it is as reliable as Fox news... If you haven't seen "The Onion Movie" then I wholeheartedly recommend it. ;-)[/citation]

Fox News is far more reliable than the other shit news organizations(MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, etc.).

 

[AMW1011]

[citation][nom]montezuma[/nom]Fox News is far more reliable than the other shit news organizations(MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, etc.), When you only want ridiculous political propaganda instead of news.[/citation]

Fixed.

 

[surfer1337dude]

Wow didn't know there were so many little girls that play on the PC, cause only a little girl could b*tch so much.

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]RicardoK[/nom]The most pirated game of the year for the XBox 360, not for the PC..[/citation]

actually it was the most for both systems over 4.1 or so million for the pc and about .9 to 1 million for the xbox 360

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]idisarmu[/nom]That means no one wanted to buy it at full price! Have you played the MP in MW2? There are LESS classes than in its predecessors. I find it frustrating to have such little selection at times.To me, MW2 is:Cool COD4 charactersUpgraded graphicsSimilar missions that are funMINUS: Good controlsA few classesMod support?Dedicated ServersI've only played the game on Xbox 360, but I've played COD4 and COD5 on the PC and the Xbox 360, and the 360 version of MW2, is a DOWNGRADE from all of those things.[/citation]

it was a success as free product and a flop as a paid product

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]yndoendo[/nom]I'll sell you my copy if I could!!!! POS Game!! Should of stuck with MW1![/citation]

no thanks i think i will stick with good old COD WAW

 

[cj_online]

MMO ? wtf ? Are they trying to copy MAG ?

 

[Shadow703793]

[citation][nom]JWL3[/nom]I've been a COD fan since the original (for the PC only, consoles are s*it) and I don't own MW2. The idiotic cuts (no dedicated servers, no lean, etc.) and the outrageously high price (59.99) stopped me from getting it. I'll eventually buy it when it hits the bargain bin a year from now but Infinity Ward really shot themselves in the foot this time with regard to the PC version. Hope targeting the lowest common denominator (uneducated console users) was worth it.[/citation]
Apparently there are a lot of stupid console gamers who helped MW2 become the #1 on the consoles.