I think IW is making a point with this step.<div>Doing exactly the same what EPIC did do to UT, is what IW now is going to do to COD . . . ENDING it's existence :(</div><div><br></div><div>I will not buy the game . . period.</div>
<div>{mutters off to search for other tactical shooters .. preferably linux based...}</div><div><br></div><div>Lambik</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:50 AM, Caleb Stephens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:csteph9@gmail.com">csteph9@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Completely agree. All COD servers (not only COD4) should be up and packed on the 10th. That's the only way to show these clowns that *PLAYERS* value dedicated servers ... this isn't coming from GSP's just "complaining from their pocket books."<div>
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<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Kjell Munkestam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kjell.munkestam@telia.com" target="_blank">kjell.munkestam@telia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Are you asking me?<br>
<br>
I have no answer to that! But I am pretty damn sure IW will have a big fat<br>
smile upon their faces if you shutdown COD4 dedi servers for a day.<br>
<div><br>
=WFL= Sgt Bilko<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
</div><div><div></div><div>From: pet [mailto:<a href="mailto:games@maxrate.pl" target="_blank">games@maxrate.pl</a>]<br>
Sent: den 24 oktober 2009 13:06<br>
To: Call of Duty server admin list.<br>
Subject: Re: [cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern Warfare 2 on the PC<br>
<br>
<br>
tell me please, what we would do when they shut down the central servers<br>
for all cod games versions and all dedi's will be useless, what then,<br>
should I go to work in gross market or what?<br>
<br>
<br>
Kjell Munkestam pisze:<br>
> I strongly agree.<br>
><br>
> Shutting down servers is really just giving IW a another argument for<br>
> introducing IW-NET.<br>
><br>
> =WFL= Sgt Bilko<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> *From:* Caleb Stephens [mailto:<a href="mailto:csteph9@gmail.com" target="_blank">csteph9@gmail.com</a>]<br>
> *Sent:* den 23 oktober 2009 20:00<br>
> *To:* Call of Duty server admin list.<br>
> *Subject:* Re: [cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern Warfare 2 on the PC<br>
><br>
> Agree; Nov 10 should be named the international COD Dedicated Server<br>
> day ... EVERYONE should be in a Dedicated COD server playing for as<br>
> long as possible on Nov 10. It's a Tuesday - which sucks. But it's<br>
> the only way we can send the message. We're not buying this crap;<br>
> we'll stick with our old games just because they have dedi's.<br>
><br>
> And all GSP's should send out a message to their customers to stream<br>
> the news in their games / and or help configure the cvar message. And<br>
> certainly not purchase MW2.<br>
><br>
> Then IW decides.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Marco Padovan<br>
> <<a href="mailto:evolutioncrazy@gmail.com" target="_blank">evolutioncrazy@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:evolutioncrazy@gmail.com" target="_blank">evolutioncrazy@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> +1<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:46 PM, RaBBiT <<a href="mailto:rabbit@4mori.biz" target="_blank">rabbit@4mori.biz</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rabbit@4mori.biz" target="_blank">rabbit@4mori.biz</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Still think that it will only hurt us and not IW.<br>
> Good things to do are NOT buying and Renaming the servers into<br>
> boycott MW2, not shutting em down.<br>
> I'm opening more servers on NoV 10 not shutting em down.<br>
> Rabbit<br>
><br>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>
> *From:* Ollie Camp <mailto:<a href="mailto:ollie.camp@gmail.com" target="_blank">ollie.camp@gmail.com</a>><br>
> *To:* <a href="mailto:csteph9@gmail.com" target="_blank">csteph9@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:csteph9@gmail.com" target="_blank">csteph9@gmail.com</a>> ; Call<br>
> of Duty server admin list. <mailto:<a href="mailto:cod@icculus.org" target="_blank">cod@icculus.org</a>><br>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:49 AM<br>
> *Subject:* Re: [cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern Warfare 2<br>
> on the PC<br>
><br>
> Ok I've only got two servers up and running but they will<br>
> be coming down!<br>
><br>
> And not a single penny will leave my pocket for another<br>
> COD game period.<br>
><br>
> 2009/10/21 Caleb Stephens <<a href="mailto:csteph9@gmail.com" target="_blank">csteph9@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:csteph9@gmail.com" target="_blank">csteph9@gmail.com</a>>><br>
><br>
> Shouldn't this be done before 11/10?<br>
><br>
> Knowing IW, they'll just blame this on the GSP's and<br>
> use it as fire as to why they need to get the<br>
> multiplayer model off the dedicated server platform.<br>
><br>
> The sales stoppage is the more powerful pull. Nothing<br>
> is worse that spending tens of millions of dollars<br>
> growing a race horse just to watch it trip and break<br>
> its leg out of the gate in its first race.<br>
><br>
> On the contrary, if COD4 and other COD servers remain<br>
> going full speed with no dip in activity on release<br>
> day, that would prove that the dedicated platform is<br>
> more valuable to players. And it would dispel IW's<br>
> claims as complete and utter myth.<br>
><br>
> I guarantee you that if they see a big fat goose egg<br>
> on release day, they'll announce plans to release a<br>
> dedicated server as soon as possible. Either that, or<br>
> they'll just give up on PC at that point and speed<br>
> their transition to console.<br>
><br>
><br>
> We simply need to vote with our dollars.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Andy Baker<br>
> <<a href="mailto:and2b@dsl.pipex.com" target="_blank">and2b@dsl.pipex.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:and2b@dsl.pipex.com" target="_blank">and2b@dsl.pipex.com</a>>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Don't know if anyone's read this one<br>
> <a href="http://angryemployee.com/page.php?20" target="_blank">http://angryemployee.com/page.php?20</a><br>
> Considering what most of the people reading this<br>
> do, we'd be in a good<br>
> position to 'market' this.<br>
><br>
> There are banners coming available at<br>
> <a href="http://angryemployee.com/page.php?21" target="_blank">http://angryemployee.com/page.php?21</a><br>
><br>
> Andy<br>
><br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Lars Vik [mailto:<a href="mailto:lars@3056.net" target="_blank">lars@3056.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lars@3056.net" target="_blank">lars@3056.net</a>>]<br>
> Sent: 21 October 2009 20:16<br>
> To: Call of Duty server admin list.<br>
> Subject: Re: [cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern<br>
> Warfare 2 on the PC<br>
><br>
> Well, I have now pre-ordered CoD:MW2, just so that<br>
> I can cancel my<br>
> pre-order if IW doesn't change their stand on this<br>
> in the very near future.<br>
><br>
> L<br>
><br>
> Andreas Hirschhäuser wrote:<br>
> > Look at this...<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
><br>
<a href="http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/10/20/modern-warfare-2-dedicated" target="_blank">http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/10/20/modern-warfare-2-dedicated</a><br>
> -server-response.aspx<br>
><br>
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