[cod] Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2

Richard GrosJean richard.grosjean at gmail.com
Fri Nov 6 17:35:28 EST 2009


Funny how D2D doesn't have any problems selling other titles that require
Steam, like Empire: Total War.

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Josh Luthman <iam8up at gmail.com> wrote:

> Friend just mentioned it last night and I explained all the dumb stuff
> (Steam, no ded servers) and was completely unaware.
>
> On 11/6/09, Bong-Master <bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk> wrote:
> > I didn't think i had to be grammatically correct on this mailing list
> lmfto.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Martin H
> > Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 7:09 PM
> > To: Call of Duty server admin list.
> > Subject: Re: [cod] Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2
> >
> >
> > of*
> >
> > mates*
> >
> > etc.
> >
> > Anyway, the thing about buying it on steam is as soon as its pre-ordered
> > steam have your money and thats it. They dont do refunds. So for anybody
> who
> > is still unaware and pre-ordered on steam, you're buggered.
> >
> >
> > 2009/11/6 Bong-Master <bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk>
> >
> >   Quite a few tbh most ov my m8 dident have a clue untill i told them
> >
> >   --------------------------------------------------
> >   From: "Midnight" <midowns at gmail.com>
> >   Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 6:25 PM
> >
> >   To: "Call of Duty server admin list." <cod at icculus.org>
> >
> >   Subject: Re: [cod] Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2
> >
> >
> >
> >     I wonder how many PC buyers were oblivious to the lack of dedicated
> > servers and other features in MW2?
> >
> >
> >
> >     John Kennington wrote:
> >
> >       True, but then, other sources sell the same game.  Just grasping at
> > straws here.
> >
> >       On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Caleb Stephens <csteph9 at gmail.com
> > <mailto:csteph9 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >          I bought COD4 through Steam.  Steam doesn't equate to
> >          non-dedicated servers.  Unless I missed your point.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >          On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:46 AM, John Kennington
> >          <jwkennington at gmail.com <mailto:jwkennington at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >              Actually, by reading between the lines, it does.  By not
> >              selling the game, they do two things:  1) they will not
> >              support steam, a rival company, and 2) they say that
> >              distribution through steam is not acceptable.  That means,
> off
> >              handedly, that they support dedicated servers.
> >
> >              John
> >
> >
> >              On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Martin H
> >              <rubb3r.side.up at gmail.com <mailto:rubb3r.side.up at gmail.com
> >>
> >              wrote:
> >
> >                  Doesnt really have anything to do with MW2 though. Just
> >                  that the retailers dont want to sell something that will
> >                  then act as direct competition. Pity, really. i was
> >                  looking forward to it being because of the game ^^
> >
> >                  2009/11/6 Bong-Master <
> bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk
> >                  <mailto:bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk>>
> >
> >                      yes very intresting
> >
> >                      --------------------------------------------------
> >                      From: "escapedturkey" <
> escapedturkey at escapedturkey.com
> >                      <mailto:escapedturkey at escapedturkey.com>>
> >                      Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 6:26 AM
> >                      To: "Call of Duty server admin list." <
> cod at icculus.org
> >                      <mailto:cod at icculus.org>>
> >                      Subject: [cod] Online Retailers Refusing To Sell
> >                      Modern Warfare 2
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://kotaku.com/5398259/online-retailer-refuses-to-sell-modern-warfare-2
> >
> >                          Interesting ...
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