Chipperz:
...Why didn't he do something worthwhile, like donate it to Child's Play or the Desert Bus (I BELIEVE that's a charity? Anyone from LRR care to correct/confirm?)?

According to Wiki, "The third marathon run is scheduled to start on November 20th, 2009"

Hum, other than saying the typical, "It's a shame what Infinity Ward is doing to this game," I'm instead going to say that it is conspiracy theory time:

Due to the fact that Modern Warfare 1 sold like it was bundled with the cure for cancer and the fact that the Modern Warfare 2 pre-order sales are through the roof, Infinity Ward has realized that they now have enough money for every one of their employees to live comfortably with their families(or hookers) on a secluded beach in Kokamo, delightfully sipping margaritas for the the rest of their lives. They have decided, as a group, to retire and pass the torch of great PC FPS developer to another company. After much deliberation they decided the only way to properly do this was to sabotage their own game(because if it hit the market unhindered, no other FPS would ever surpass it) so more push could be put behind development of a version BF:BC2 on the PC. They payed Eddie J. to set a precedent that would hopefully be followed by the rest of the PC gaming market, because Infinity Ward's PC sales for Modern Warfare 2 is all that would be needed to have DICE running smoothly for the next decade.

The sad part, Modern Warfare 2 was going to be the messiah of gaming. It was going to be the first ever, perfect game that would render all other FPS, current and future, obsolete. Oh well, A BF:BC2 port is nice too.

(No offense meant to anyone, especially DICE. I love BF:BC)

Booze Zombie:
Maybe a whole load of guys will do this and Bad Company 2 team will end up being given so much money that the game will come out for free because everyone's already payed them all the money they need?

A man can dream...

Aaahh, aaahaa! HA, HAHA OOOHOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHHEEEHEEEHEEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhoooooooooooo
Dream on my fellow dreamer, dream on!

Tenmar:
I gotta say with respect, this Eddie was an idiot.

Well at first I was like >:( but then

Tenmar:
He should of sent 50 bucks to represent the cost of the PC game and not the attempted inflation by activision.

but then I was like :D Good point, his extra bucks kinda validated Activision's dick move.

The_root_of_all_evil:

Chipperz:
...Why didn't he do something worthwhile, like donate it to Child's Play or the Desert Bus (I BELIEVE that's a charity? Anyone from LRR care to correct/confirm?)?

According to Wiki, "The third marathon run is scheduled to start on November 20th, 2009"

Ah yeah, a donation to Desert Bus is a donation to Child's Play, but with the added bonus of torturing Graham and Paul! :D

Yeah, that's a worthy cause! :D

EDIT - I r did teh reseertch!

EDIT 2 - "Simon" is not part of LRR, Unskippable, or anything else to do with the Desert Bus. I, of course, meant Paul.

Furburt:
Us PC gamers are an angry tribe, mistreat us and we'll impale your head on a stick sooner than you can say 'pc>all'

fix'd.

after all, thats all Ive seen from this "Controversy".

people say it will ruin the game, I say that there will be one extra copy on launch day so I dont have to wait a week to rent it.

Lvl 64 Klutz:
I see this whole controversy as just more proof of the sad, sad fact that multiplayer makes the game these days.

Thats not true look at dragon age origins, fallout 3, red faction guerrilla, uncharted 2. Its just in the case of mw 2 is is important since the mp in cod 4 was the main reason it was so popular the single player was nothing special

I honestly think this entire thing is being blown way out of proportion. Heaven forbid that the gloruis PC master-race has to pay the same price or deal with the same bullshit console gamers do. However, ad a matter of principal,this is pretty damned funny. Probably won't amount to Jack shit compared to DICE's budget, but it's an interesting gesture. I prefer Battlefield anyways. I think DICE should go back to making games like Battlefield 2.Christ that game is fun.

Furburt:
Us PC gamers are an angry tribe, mistreat us and we'll impale your head on a stick sooner than you can say 'equal experience across all platforms'

Other wise known self entitled whiners who think their better than everyone else.

Ph0t0n1c Ph34r:
I honestly think this entire thing is being blown way out of proportion. Heaven forbid that the gloruis PC master-race has to pay the same price or deal with the same bullshit console gamers do. However, ad a matter of principal,this is pretty damned funny. Probably won't amount to Jack shit compared to DICE's budget, but it's an interesting gesture. I prefer Battlefield anyways. I think DICE should go back to making games like Battlefield 2.Christ that game is fun.

Actually, now they have to pay an exorbitant amount more than console gamers. And this effects console gamers as well, since they're taking our party chat.

An interesting gesture, symbolic, iconic, and with deep seated meaning embedded into it alongside themes of betrayal, vengeance, and retaliation.

Is that worth $60?

Fuck yes.

What happend to the "by gamers for gamers" principle? oh wait that was Interplay... nevermind that.

I wish I had thought of that.

orannis62:

Ph0t0n1c Ph34r:
I honestly think this entire thing is being blown way out of proportion. Heaven forbid that the gloruis PC master-race has to pay the same price or deal with the same bullshit console gamers do. However, ad a matter of principal,this is pretty damned funny. Probably won't amount to Jack shit compared to DICE's budget, but it's an interesting gesture. I prefer Battlefield anyways. I think DICE should go back to making games like Battlefield 2.Christ that game is fun.

Actually, now they have to pay an exorbitant amount more than console gamers. And this effects console gamers as well, since they're taking our party chat.

party chat isn't that big of deal, not enough to hurt the game

Malygris:
Saying PC gamers were unhappy with the change would be like describing Niagara Falls as a bit dampish on Thursdays.

Ah, hah. As a Canadian, I find this very funny.

Anyway.

I understand he's trying to make a point, and he does it quite well, but... Why not just buy another game with that money, then? Maybe I'm just too lethargic to understand these things.

Lvl 64 Klutz:
I see this whole controversy as just more proof of the sad, sad fact that multiplayer makes the game these days.

"These days"? FPS games have always and will always be all about multiplayer.

wow the guy either has some balls or is an idiot however you want to look at it

Spygon:
i still cant see why there was more of an uproar over the lack of dedicated servers than to the price hike.I know it only effects the uk at the moment but doesnt anybody else see where this will end.

I do, that's why I'm no longer purchasing a product with the Activision logo stamped onto it.

I support this man even if it was pointless and IW doesn't give a damn.

Next time though, try sending it to Valve.

MetallicaRulez0:

Lvl 64 Klutz:
I see this whole controversy as just more proof of the sad, sad fact that multiplayer makes the game these days.

"These days"? FPS games have always and will always be all about multiplayer.

Mecha-Hitler tends to disagree

The_root_of_all_evil:

MetallicaRulez0:

Lvl 64 Klutz:
I see this whole controversy as just more proof of the sad, sad fact that multiplayer makes the game these days.

"These days"? FPS games have always and will always be all about multiplayer.

Mecha-Hitler tends to disagree

Right, because the first 2 FPS games ever (Wolfenstein and Doom) should negate the fact that FPS games have been a multiplayer haven for the past 20 years.

philzibit:

orannis62:

Ph0t0n1c Ph34r:
I honestly think this entire thing is being blown way out of proportion. Heaven forbid that the gloruis PC master-race has to pay the same price or deal with the same bullshit console gamers do. However, ad a matter of principal,this is pretty damned funny. Probably won't amount to Jack shit compared to DICE's budget, but it's an interesting gesture. I prefer Battlefield anyways. I think DICE should go back to making games like Battlefield 2.Christ that game is fun.

Actually, now they have to pay an exorbitant amount more than console gamers. And this effects console gamers as well, since they're taking our party chat.

party chat isn't that big of deal, not enough to hurt the game

For me it is, I'm having the most fun in a big party with mostly everyone playing different games. That was enough to make me choose Assassin's Creed 2 over MW2.

I was going to go with BF2 anyway...way to go eddie!

So wait, he sends the money to a company that made games where you had to buy DLC to get an edge (i.e. the first Bad Company) to protest the business choices of Activision/Infinity Ward who are also after your money?

...I don't think he thought this through.

So instead of buy BF BC2 when it comes out for $60.00 he sends DICE $60.00 instead and will pry have to pay another $60.00 when BF: BC2 comes out? I don't think Eddie thought this through that well.

Well, it seems to be a hasty decision, but it wasn't going to Activision, so he gets a thumbs up from me.

Then again, he's gonna have to pay 60 bucks again to get Battlefield when it comes out, so all I can say to him is:

oops.

MetallicaRulez0:

Right, because the first 2 FPS games ever (Wolfenstein and Doom) should negate the fact that FPS games have been a multiplayer haven for the past 20 years.

Well, I was going with the "always" part of the quote, but then we could bring in all the Arcade FPSs, Unreal, Turok, and a number of games that have had a far superior single player game than multiplayer.

That's before we drag up Duke Nukem, Blood, Redneck Rampage, Rise of the Triads, Descent, Star Wars: Dark Forces or Hexen.

Or let's look at Doom 3 or Bioshock. Not renowned for their multiplayer, are they?

I'm impressed by the statement he made, but why $60? If he was upset over the PC version of MW2, why did he pay the console price of $60 when it's usually $50 for PC?

I was thinking of buying CoD:MW2 next Tuesday but now that I think about it, fuck Activision. I'll spend the money on new brakes for my truck. And to think, I was gonna buy the Prestige Edition.

Edit: Nothing against, Infinity Ward, but fuck Activision.

DaxStrife:
I'm impressed by the statement he made, but why $60? If he was upset over the PC version of MW2, why did he pay the console price of $60 when it's usually $50 for PC?

Because MW2 decided to charge $60 for the PC version of their game, and he wanted to spite Activision of their full money's worth.

DaxStrife:
I'm impressed by the statement he made, but why $60? If he was upset over the PC version of MW2, why did he pay the console price of $60 when it's usually $50 for PC?

Sales Tax.

I always thought DICE made great games. There's just something about them...

OH SHIT, SON!

This man has the right idea! See, this is what happens when you let Activision decide your lives for you, you get fucked HARD and you throw your support behind (no pun intended) other, less shitty (again, no pun intended) game developers.

Eddie J. my hat goes off to you. :)

Way to go Eddie, I doubt you actually accomplished anything, but good on you anyway. I think you'd have been better of sending a note to Infinity Ward telling them in no uncertain terms where they can stick MW2.
Speaking of which, considering how much Infinity Ward seems to have screwed over gamers by removing key features from MW2, it's a wonder to me that anyone's actually going to buy this game.

isnt there single player though...

The_root_of_all_evil:

MetallicaRulez0:

Right, because the first 2 FPS games ever (Wolfenstein and Doom) should negate the fact that the majority of FPS games have been a multiplayer haven for the past 20 years.

Well, I was going with the "always" part of the quote, but then we could bring in all the Arcade FPSs, Unreal, Turok, and a number of games that have had a far superior single player game than multiplayer.

That's before we drag up Duke Nukem, Blood, Redneck Rampage, Rise of the Triads, Descent, Star Wars: Dark Forces or Hexen.

Or let's look at Doom 3 or Bioshock. Not renowned for their multiplayer, are they?

fixed the quote for the annoyed forum poster