Someone wrote: there is no console command menu to tweak settings;
confirmation that there will be no modding;
confirmation that there will be no dedicated servers whatsoever;
the ability to lean has been removed;
there is no function to record matches;
the largest matches will be limited to 9 v 9 players;
IW.net will determine who should be the host player.
Also the ppl that already got the game can't run it because of steam, that probably means that the game will need steam launched to run :/
Check the links above for more info.
Also:
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.
This is the amount of work that went into the PC version: you are given the ability to use a mouse, to use text chat, and to adjust graphical settings. Are your fears now put to rest?
Q: Is there a console in the PC version of the game, so we can change our field of view from the xbox's default 65 FOV to 80 also can we tweaks the weapon damage for each gun, removes perks, graphical debris, breathing sway, also thru console like we where able to before or is this all gone?
Vince-IW: We would like you to play the game the way we designed and balanced it.
To sum it up
We thought the lack of dedicated servers was bad, but now we can add the lack of console commands, the inability to have a say in who hosts the game, a lengthy pause while the game migrates to a new host if the currently selected host quits, no leaning, no option to record matches, and no way to kick or block trouble players, hackers, or cheaters.
You have to wonder if there are any actual PC gamers working at Infinity Ward, as it will be a challenge to find any member of the PC gaming community that will stand up for any of these omissions, not to mention all of them bundled together. At launch, this will be one of the most locked-down, inflexible, and gamer-unfriendly game ever created.
It won't stay that way, of course. The pirates will have the game up on the torrent sites soon, if they haven't already, and the code will be ripped apart and modded to allow everything gamers want. How quickly will dedicated servers pop up for these pirates? It's hard to say... but we have a feeling it won't be long. Those that buy the game legally will have no choice but to play exactly how the developer and publisher want them to. On the other hand, this has given us some incredibly amusing images from the peanut gallery. The images were found on Evil Avatar's discussion thread.
System Requirements
o OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
o Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
o Memory: 1 GB RAM
o Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
o DirectX�: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c
o Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space
o Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
o Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation.
o Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended.
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I hope Bad Company 2 will be better.
I just won't buy this game, what with the age of bad console ports there are alot of new games I have not bought because I don't agree with the developers ideas and resulting product. bah
I agree, although MW2 does look extremely entertaining, Infinity Ward has dudded hard with the decreased support for PC multiplayer. Bad Company 2 looks like it will meet expectations.
MW2 just ruined the good name of activison and Infinity ward and Treyarch i mean, no dedicated servers and no mods, those are the 2 things that separates the PC and the console..
MESSAGE TO THOSE RICH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WASTE THEIR MONEY BUYING MW2 YOU ARE GETTING NOTHING BUT A $60 ARCADE GAME
_|_ MW2. BC2 will be better now.
Cancelled my preorder. 9v9 is the largest match? what a !@#$ing joke.
Mw2 is gonna be bought for xbox. You should stay away from the PC because you need a goddamn good PC for it. Basicly they want to make the game for PC as xbox 360 with ability to change things in a small rate.
Xbox 360 FTW!
Imo no **** here, also u need only below average pc to run cod so dont post ur fanboy ****
PC >> any console
Simple...
people bitch about this game way too much.
Im only getting it for the single player campaign, hardly ever LAN it, or go online so doesnt kill my spirit... If its such a big bummer, why doesnt someone mod the origanal MW to what it should be compared to the MW2 for multiplayer =]
Omg...**** this.Im not getting this no more.
Ill just get OFP2 and L4D2 and im straight.
Its already bad enough they took out the leaning ability and no dedicated servers with only 9v9.
I mean atleast like it be 15v15 on each team.
Not 9.MyGod!!!!
This sucks now
dont get Dragon rising it sux badly to it s a direct port like mW2
AWWww ****.
Guess ill go ahead and get L4D2 and uhm Borderlands then.Lmfao :D
Im ****** now...Cod series was going sooo well untill NOW !!
(Console or not) Its still wont be the same!
Bad news..
I expected that this will be a next step in fps gaming.
But what do I see?
No mods - no real fun.
No dedicated servers - no comments.
9 v 9 matches - BORING.
No console - no fps jumping >.< and else..
Now I'm really thinking of getting pirate version from torrents and cracking it so it'll work on some servers.... Thanx God it costs just $10 in Ukraine, but even in that case game won't be as good as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Why? There're mods, there're 64 player servers, there's console... Damn.. It's just ******* good!
I though that CoD:WaW failed... Now I see that Call of Duty lost it self... Just look at original game and CoD: United Offensive - they're still interesting to play, their multiplayer is enjoying also...
I'm afraid of CoD:MW2 will not be interesting >.<
PHAIL IW
And yes, Now I really prefer BFBC 2.
i like cod4 modern warfare but im more interested in BF bad company 2 to tell the truth
I can't understand why IW would screw themselves over. PC gamers were their roots, and they're just forgetting them in the dust. One of the major advantages for a PC is that you can have mods and custom maps. I'm shocked that would be no modding support, period. I wonder if Infinity Ward had a major say in this, or if it was Activision was making the calls. Either way it's not good. I wouldn't mind the 9v9 limit though, those massive games were extremely laggy. Although, I would've gone with a 16v16 cap instead.
This is like this because they were to lazy to do some extra job and just want to get fast money, this is purely a total hard console port liek Dr was, in this one we even have mouse support, text chat and more settings, imo wtf. Proly the next cOD from iW will be console exclusive, also they think this will stop pirating theyr game! LOL! Also they stole almost every community idea like ac130, nuke trowing knives, double attachments, sticky nades like everything was in mods mainly in X4 mod for Cod4 some servers even had weapons like Glocks, Famas, some other remodeled ones :/ this sucks. I will get it when il find some underprised russian copy in local shop just to get the cdkey, il just download the game from random site for SP :/
Anyway BFBC2 looks like 10x more awesome, check BF group for latest demo video it looks, sounds much better than Mw2