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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>PunksBusted.com (of which I’m staff) will not get the news
any sooner than an announcement on the previously mentioned Even Balance page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Activision need only to look at our site to realize Anti-Cheat
in the PC market is a must for the COD series. It’s estimated 60-70% of
our 3k streaming admins are from the COD series. Predominately COD4 at the
moment and CODWW in second place. That’s a lot of players would wouldn’t
be playing their game otherwise on PC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If they release MW2 with no anti cheat on the PC platform the
cheats will kill the game is days, not weeks, not month.. DAYS. That’s faster
than no Linux bins, but that’s another issue also.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I was going to preorder this game also. But two things stopped
me. Rumors about issues with the DRM they are using and no specs what so ever.
All the trailers and screen shots I saw were for the xbox 360.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’ll likely be skipping this release and playing Fall Out
3 and Far Cry 2 till something better comes along.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tyson aka Twisted Gamer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>http://www.twistegamingservice.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Seth Sauls
[mailto:wizz220@gmail.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 16, 2009 3:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Call of Duty server admin list.<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern Warfare 2 on the PC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hell the way that things afre going I do have to wonder this
one point<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>"Will there even be dedicated servers out of the
box" for MW2?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>That is the question that needs to be asked and answered.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=announce.php">http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=announce.php</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I sure as hell do not see MW2 on that page, how about this
page<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.punksbusted.com/forums/index.php?act=home">http://www.punksbusted.com/forums/index.php?act=home</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Nope dont see MW2 on there either. So whats the deal
with MW2, will there be dedicated server and anti cheat.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>For now my wallet stays in the pocket until I see the goods
on the table.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Wizz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 5:47 AM, James Landi <<a
href="mailto:jim@landi.net">jim@landi.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>That with less then 1 month to release (Nov 10th 2009) there
has not been any official mention of the PC platform and what to expect.
Other then my rushed 3 and a half minute PC talk at the "Xbox360
event" there has been nothing out of IW or Activision's mouth regarding
our platform of choice.<br>
<br>
No screen shots, MP related info, Server related info (other then mod tools,
server tools and Linux bits will come later - again from my interview) nothing
in regards to what Anti cheat will be supported if at all and most concerning
there has not been any min or recommended system specs released.<br>
<br>
402 is on a world tour talking 100% XBOX 360 and has not had the decency to sit
down with a PC guy to talk our platform. Hell they can't even confirm the game
is delayed or on time.<br>
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So again with less then a month to go, we have no PC related information. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Jim Landi<br>
Rudedog<br>
FPSadmin.com<br>
Microsoft MVP, Games for Windows<br>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>escapedturkey wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Out of curiosity what is the basis for all these sentiments?<br>
<br>
Thank you. :)<br>
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Joker{eXtreme+} wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I'm pretty much on the same
road as Jim is. I have already started looking at other New games, some
older ones, and talking with the other eXtreme mod guys, we are quite happy to
continue developing for COD2, COD4, and CODWW for the time being.<br>
<br>
Unfortunately I have already pre-ordered AND paid for my copy LMAO<br>
<br>
Was twitter'ing with Jim earlier about a fundraiser to send a PC rep out to IW
and stay there until we get an answer..............wonder if that would help ;)<br>
<br>
We shall see how all of this unfolds I suppose.<br>
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~Joker<br>
eXtreme+ | X4 | X5 mods<br>
<a href="http://www.mycallofduty.com/" target="_blank">http://www.mycallofduty.com</a><br>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "James Landi" <<a
href="mailto:jim@landi.net" target="_blank">jim@landi.net</a>><br>
To: <<a href="mailto:cod@icculus.org" target="_blank">cod@icculus.org</a>><br>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:08 PM<br>
Subject: [cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern Warfare 2 on the PC<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>First let me say that I will not be hosting or releasing any
files for<br>
MW2, With the lack of any response or support from IW or Activision I<br>
see no reason to support them with my bandwidth, community or access.<br>
Hell after my public comments I may not have access to these files<br>
anymore, but that's fine I can move on to other games and or hobbies<br>
rather quickly. Sorry there's no kissing ass on my end.<br>
<br>
I've already informed my community that MW2 is a "must wait for
patch"<br>
title and not to pre-order or purchase on day one.<br>
<br>
Not sure if any GSPs are pre-renting MW2 servers but you should be very<br>
careful and watch yourselves. With the lack of any real PC related<br>
information, worst then any past Call of Duty title to date, I can only<br>
feel that we are in for a very bumpy road as well as some very bad<br>
headaches.<br>
<br>
If there's any type of dedicated server in the box, you already know<br>
it's going to be Windows only, for god knows how long. That combined<br>
with unreleased system specs for the clients means they don't know what<br>
or how it's going to run.<br>
<br>
Then there is this whole rumor about the PC version being delayed. It's<br>
been close to 2 weeks now and Activision, IW and or 402 have yet to<br>
confirm or deny the rumors in public. That can only mean they are<br>
trying to rush what ever they have out the door. Unfortunately we'll<br>
have to pay for their rushing a product that unlike past Call of duty<br>
titles from IW their hearts are not in it this time. Which means for<br>
us, a buggy game with many unsolved issues when it's released.<br>
<br>
With the lack of any information or simply communications from IW in<br>
regards to the PC side of this game so close to release, what make<br>
anyone think that we'll get the support after the game ships?<br>
<br>
Sorry for my rant Rudedog out.<br>
<br>
Jim Landi<br>
Rudedog<br>
FPSadmin.com<br>
Microsoft MVP, Games for Windows<br>
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