It'll be interesting to sit back for a few months and see how things settle down and how good or bad the game really is. If CoD:MW2 multiplayer is a complete failure I can see myself waiting till it comes out on special offer and at least play the single player through. Failing that Battlefield: Bad Company 2's release window is in the first quarter of 2010.
So, in addition to these things (from Kiri's bashandslash link),
-Dedicated server questions were greeted by being escorted out of the chat. -Max players for all versions is 9v9. Yes, I said 9v9. -No record feature in MW2 for PC. -No lean in the PC version (Mackey-IW: The game is not balanced for lean.) -PC Game is not yet finished
apparently there will be no console (IW-devs just tried to avoid that question) whatsoever. And no demo, which isn't a surprise, really. Here's a few (perhaps funny) quotes from the chat: ---- Laugh: 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. ---- LaGgY_42o: What kinds of pings did you get during your IWNet testing and what do you say is an acceptable ping?
Mackey-IW: I've been playing mainly with around 100ms ping and it was great. ---- zach426: What was your guy's logic behind removing the lean feature for PC, a feature that was a mainstay from all of your previous call of duty titles?
Mackey-IW: The game is not balanced for lean. ---- 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. ----
Now that is some awesome custom stuff, I have to say!!!111one (And here, @ around 9 minutes, you can see the brilliant Final Stand -perk, which is like Last Stand, except you can use ye olde primary weapon, crawl around and apparently come back to life...) EDIT:According to the comments it's a death streak, so maybe ppl using that actually need it..? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfVa9YSI-8M
. If CoD:MW2 multiplayer is a complete failure I can see myself waiting till it comes out on special offer and at least play the single player through.
Just remember Kiri that after a year on sale COD4 is still retailing at £20-30 and the ancient COD2 is still around £15-20. No hope that this will drop in price. I saw an article on bit-tech.net today stating that some sites were recording record pre-orders for MW2. As an aside, a friend of mine who specialises aquiring in free 'custom' additions of games informs me that work is underway on adapting the game code on a leaked copy and 'special' servers will be up and running by December....
"You know when you have played too much Simcity 4 when your sims have a better quality of life than you."
Axen: Please explain how a 9v9 match is a multiplayer experience? I'd have more fun serving lunch at a local nursing The chat transcript is a goldmine.
Vince-IW: Sounds like are a very compassionate and giving person. I hope the people at the nursing home appreciate you.
Way to answer the question, guys.
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homie_wanna_liv: Can you dual wield SMG's with akimbo? Or just pistols? Mackey-IW: Yup SMGs Mackey-IW: And shottys if I'm not mistaken.
----- TrastX: You guys have made it easier for PC players to hope in a random game, but you made it harder for Clans to stay together and play in a community fashion like were used to. How will we be able to play with the same people on a regular basis without having 100s of people on our friends list, is there ever a way to join the same match rooms? Vince-IW: Yes, you can party up with people and play with them.
