[cod] Off-Topic: The Future of GSPs

[Mavrick Master]

I think we're going to see IWnet evolve into the next Battle.net - With
rumors of Starcraft 2 being pay-to-play ( not sure, so don't hold that one
to me :) ) most of your are 110% correct. If they control the servers we
play on then they have the power to charge us to play online ( the WoW
infrastructure )

I fear P2P isn't Peer 2 Peer anymore, it's Pay 2 Play :(

Daniel 'mavrick' Lang
www.mavrick.id.au


On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Caleb Stephens <csteph9 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's looking grim in the near future, for sure.
>
> I have hope long term though.  I think Activision is trying to do to
> Microsoft and Sony what Google is doing to the carriers - turning them into
> dumb standardized platforms that have to support a standard.  Software and
> an open platform drive the benefits in the future, not having the xbox360
> with its dedicated titles, or the playstation with its dedicated titles or
> access to this network or that network.  Unfortunately, the PC segment,
> which is the smallest segment by far, was the first casualty.
>
> Once convergence happens (if they can pull it off), then the hardware
> standards and software standards (in terms of multiplayer) should start to
> rapidly develop and we should have a "console" version game platform that
> isn't really different than what the PC is today.
>
> I guess that's when I'll start gaming again.  LOL
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:20 PM, MaydaX <maydaxone at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's looking grim either way you look at it. Two of the largest FPS
>> franchises have stuck it to the smaller GSP and mod communities. On the IW
>> side they abandoned dedicated servers while on the DICE side the dedicated
>> servers are restricted to a smaller number of "trusted" providers. I am a
>> firm believer that anyone should have the chance to get into the GSP
>> business as it promotes healthly competition.
>>
>> Players are hoping DICE will release mod tools for Bad Company 2 /
>> FrostBite at a later date but how will that even work without server files
>> to play one. All players have to do it look at mod downloads for BF2 and you
>> will see client and server files. I don't see anything changing for BF3 or
>> any future Battlefield game so long as people buy the games. In the end it's
>> all about money and no mods means the players get tired of the stock game
>> and will be more tempted to buy DLC's.
>>
>> Mods have allowed game devs to see new ideas without having to invest
>> money in making a new game that could possibly fail. Counter-Strike and
>> Desert Combat mods have proven this just to name two. I think consoles have
>> started this trend as they have proven that with no 3rd party content and
>> official paid DLC's it means big money. Until PC gamers stop buying in mass
>> numbers I don't see anything changing.
>>
>>
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