That blog has a date of november 25. 2 weeks after mw2 came out.

DIce trumpeted their dedicated server option before mw2 was even released, in direct response to the outcry against iw over iwnet.


And if you are not trying to be all "they didn't lie to you," then you are buying into their spin. Sure, Clinton didn't have "sexual relations with that woman." He didn't actually lie either. But he didn't tell the whole truth.

That's what it appears is happening, and it still is just as wrong now, as it was when Clinton did it.

And like I said, nobody that "covers" the industry has the a) balls, or b) intelligence, or c) journalistic chops, or d) some combination of the above, to call them on it.

Well I know and can understand why people are upset over whats going on with BC2. However there are 2 key points i'd like to point out.

a. We will be getting a beta to test out the game and see how well it works for ourselves. The beta will ultimately determine wheather or not I really want to buy BC2.

b. They are giving this info months ahead so you guys can weigh the pros and cons. They arn't pulling an IW that drops a bombshell 3 weeks before release then gives you a 2 month blackout.


At least wait for the beta to come out before people start flagging the emergency alarm.

I predicted this blank back in my thread of viewtopic.php?f=74&t=1765

GVD and DICE announced dedicated servers to capture the flagging and disilussioned PC CoD Market which had just gotten a big "f off" message from IW with regards their plans for multiplayer MW2. Anyone who doesnt see the marketing dept. behind such an announcement simply isnt realistic about how these developers work.

The announcments made in the beta news release were very bad news - For all the mongoloids that keep posting "HURR DURR THATS WHAT BF2 HAD STOP WHINING" please realise that this is NOT what BF2/2142 had - for a start I cant see many clans purchasing passworded/private servers I can get a CoD4 match server for a small monthly fee - pocket change. I anticipate due to server licensing fees and hardware load the servers will cost a lot more per slot.

Ultimately DICE are making decisions to lock down their code or are "just prioritizing the player experience above the modders and the tuners"

no mod tools @ launch
no dedicated server files to the public

= a limited competitive scene, weak anticheat, poor quality control, lack of variation and ultimately a game which as enjoyable as the gameplay may be will suffer and cease when another "flavour of the month FPS" game comes out. I have set my expectations at rock bottom so I wont be dissappointed byt a 3/5 star game.

there is a whole corncupia of issues this causes, akin to the issues created by IWnet - I am sure i could bore people to tears and write an undergrad dissertation on all the problems I foresee with these decisions