[cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern Warfare 2 on the PC

[James Landi]

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.

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.

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.

So again with less then a month to go, we have no PC related information. 

Jim Landi
Rudedog
FPSadmin.com
Microsoft MVP, Games for Windows



escapedturkey wrote:
> Out of curiosity what is the basis for all these sentiments?
>
> Thank you. :)
>
> Joker{eXtreme+} wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> Unfortunately I have already pre-ordered AND paid for my copy LMAO
>>
>> 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 ;)
>>
>> We shall see how all of this unfolds I suppose.
>>
>> ~Joker
>> eXtreme+ | X4 | X5 mods
>> http://www.mycallofduty.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Landi" <jim at landi.net>
>> To: <cod at icculus.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:08 PM
>> Subject: [cod] Sorry have to vent, Modern Warfare 2 on the PC
>>
>>
>>> First let me say that I will not be hosting or releasing any files for
>>> MW2,  With the lack of any response or support from IW or Activision I
>>> see no reason to support them with my bandwidth, community or access.
>>> Hell after my public comments I may not have access to these files
>>> anymore, but that's fine I can move on to other games and or hobbies
>>> rather quickly.  Sorry there's no kissing ass on my end.
>>>
>>> I've already informed my community that MW2 is a "must wait for patch"
>>> title and not to pre-order or purchase on day one.
>>>
>>> Not sure if any GSPs are pre-renting MW2 servers but you should be very
>>> careful and watch yourselves.  With the lack of any real PC related
>>> information, worst then any past Call of Duty title to date, I can only
>>> feel that we are in for a very bumpy road as well as some very bad
>>> headaches.
>>>
>>> If there's any type of dedicated server in the box, you already know
>>> it's going to be Windows only, for god knows how long.  That combined
>>> with unreleased system specs for the clients means they don't know what
>>> or how it's going to run.
>>>
>>> Then there is this whole rumor about the PC version being delayed.  
>>> It's
>>> been close to 2 weeks now and Activision, IW and or 402 have yet to
>>> confirm or deny the rumors in public.   That can only mean they are
>>> trying to rush what ever they have out the door.  Unfortunately we'll
>>> have to pay for their rushing a product that unlike past Call of duty
>>> titles from IW their hearts are not in it this time.  Which means for
>>> us, a buggy game with many unsolved issues when it's released.
>>>
>>> With the lack of any information or simply communications from IW in
>>> regards to the PC side of this game so close to release, what make
>>> anyone think that we'll get the support after the game ships?
>>>
>>> Sorry for my rant Rudedog out.
>>>
>>> Jim Landi
>>> Rudedog
>>> FPSadmin.com
>>> Microsoft MVP, Games for Windows
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