[cod] Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2

[Josh Luthman]

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.
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> 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
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> of*
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> mates*
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> etc.
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> 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.
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> 2009/11/6 Bong-Master <bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk>
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>   Quite a few tbh most ov my m8 dident have a clue untill i told them
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>   From: "Midnight" <midowns at gmail.com>
>   Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 6:25 PM
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>   To: "Call of Duty server admin list." <cod at icculus.org>
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>   Subject: Re: [cod] Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2
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>     I wonder how many PC buyers were oblivious to the lack of dedicated
> servers and other features in MW2?
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>     John Kennington wrote:
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>       True, but then, other sources sell the same game.  Just grasping at
> straws here.
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>       On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Caleb Stephens <csteph9 at gmail.com
> <mailto:csteph9 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>          I bought COD4 through Steam.  Steam doesn't equate to
>          non-dedicated servers.  Unless I missed your point.
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>          On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:46 AM, John Kennington
>          <jwkennington at gmail.com <mailto:jwkennington at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>              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.
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>              John
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>              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:
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>                  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 ^^
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>                  2009/11/6 Bong-Master <bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk
>                  <mailto:bong-master at thesilverdagger.co.uk>>
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>                      yes very intresting
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>                      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
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> http://kotaku.com/5398259/online-retailer-refuses-to-sell-modern-warfare-2
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>                          Interesting ...
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