Mw2

[NoSoup4You]

I hate digging through endless server lists looking for one that doesn't require me to download annoying .wav files or dopey custom maps/mods. Sure, the "Killing is my business, lady. And business is gooooood." line was funny the first 100 times I heard it in TF2, but screw that. Matchmaking is way better for the more casual gamers (of which I'm among them) and I love MW2's setup.

So yeah, I don't miss dedicated servers at all. I know I'm in the vast minority on this forum but I'm not in any clans and I just want to open the game and get into a match without dealing with all the b.s. that goes along with dedicated servers.

 

[Rezident]

It's about principle. Consoles pay an extra $10 because of licensing fees. Because there are no platform licensing fees for PC games, PC gamers are paying a $10 premium for a game that offers no more value than its counterparts. It would be equivilent to charging $70 for a console game and charging $50 for the same game on PC. Console gamers would go ape s*it over that. My problem with the whole situation is that if this catches on we will see all PC games released at $60.

Even if you could justify the $60 price, you would still have to look at the price/hour ratio. MW2 offers an extremely short single player game (which is the only part I want), so at $60 the ~5-6 hour game (as reported by reviewers) costs about $11 dollars an hour, compared to about $2 dollars per hour for a game like Dragon Age (~30 hours), or $4 to 5 dollars per hour for a game like Mass Effect which is relatively short 10-12 hours of gameplay. Its easy to see that MW2 is extrodinarily expensive compared to other games.

So its not about "LOL @ your income". Its about not throwing away money.

Yes, we are talking about Modern Warfare 2.

Agree with not paying laughable prices, I never do, just buy it for €29.99 from Asia like I did - and yes it does work (in Europe anyway) through Steam despite being bought in a different continent. Although looking at the current dollar rate, that might still hurt in america, damn - what happened the dollar?

 

[Mike Gayner]

Agree with not paying laughable prices, I never do, just buy it for €29.99 from Asia like I did - and yes it does work (in Europe anyway) through Steam despite being bought in a different continent. Although looking at the current dollar rate, that might still hurt in america, damn - what happened the dollar?

It turns out that printing more money when you run out isn't as good an idea as it sounds.

 

[Zargon]

I hate digging through endless server lists looking for one that doesn't require me to download annoying .wav files or dopey custom maps/mods. Sure, the "Killing is my business, lady. And business is gooooood." line was funny the first 100 times I heard it in TF2, but screw that. Matchmaking is way better for the more casual gamers (of which I'm among them) and I love MW2's setup.

So yeah, I don't miss dedicated servers at all. I know I'm in the vast minority on this forum but I'm not in any clans and I just want to open the game and get into a match without dealing with all the b.s. that goes along with dedicated servers.

I just put vanilla into teh server browser and BAM tons of unmodded servers

 

[nitromullet]

MW2 PC for $49.90

http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=79653892&extid=Dec1709

 

[Dorkenstein]

Thanks for the link. I still want to play this, even if only to mix up in the total chaos and get myself fragged a whole bunch. What's the state of hacking/cheating at the current time? That's pretty much my only turn-off.

 

[NoSoup4You]

There are hackers. Some of them are more obvious than others, but for the most part the game is pretty standard as far as online shooters for PC are concerned. You'll find them for sure but they're not common enough to be a deal breaker.

I've had some days where three out of every five matches have a hacker or two in them, and those days make me wonder why I even bother playing. But generally speaking the hacking is not a huge deal. The larger problem is balance related - the akimbo 1887's are way too powerful and have huge range for the amount of damage they do.

I like the idea of a superbly powerful gun as a reward for reaching the highest rank, but they need to seriously change something because as it's currently situated, it's totally unfair.

 

[whylaff]

The larger problem is balance related - the akimbo 1887's are way too powerful and have huge range for the amount of damage they do.

I like the idea of a superbly powerful gun as a reward for reaching the highest rank, but they need to seriously change something because as it's currently situated, it's totally unfair.

I heard that they are changing them in an upcoming update