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If I were to ever get Modern Warfare 2, this is the version I'd get. Though I thought the early version, the one that got out early, already had dedicated servers? | |
I'm quite surprised at this. I wasn't expecting it to take a whole week, seriously. Some would probably prefer that segregation of the hardcore from the fun players, but not me, it just blocks people from getting the most out of their game. Which would be a real shame. Especially when so many players get sucked into gaming through their encounters with clan teams (the nice ones). As an aside cross posted from gaming discussion thread | |
Ok, I'm at a complete loss as to what the guidelines are to commenting this type of news (I'm assuming you can't support cracking of any sort) - so I'll give contrary statements and cancel them out. 1) "serves 'em right for dropping dedicated servers!" 2) "damn crackers, you shouldn't go around violating end-user licence agreements like that!" | |
Well this was inevitable and one of the reasons why PC gaming is great, people will always hack, crack and mod there way to make the product work for them. | |
Hehe,liked the second one :D and yes DAMN THEM for dropping dedicated servers! | |
I don't like to condone piracy but at least gamers can mod the game now. It might not be a bad thing in the end. Look at what it did to the movie industry: dvds are way cheaper, they come out soon after the theatrical release, and other countries don't have to wait years to see movies released in the states. | |
Okay. I get being upset over lack of mods. I get being upset over lack of dedicated servers. These complaints make sense to me. But the whole outrage over not being able to lean? That is easily the most nonsensical complaint I have ever heard. It really boggles my mind. It's like saying "oh no, we don't have the exact same weaponry as we did in the first game." Or like someone complaining that TF2 got rid of grenades. | |
I knew this would happen. If you don't do something people want on PC, they'll do that themselves. | |
Couldn't IW just ban or shut down the servers everyone is playing on? | |
I have to disagree with you there. That complaint is totally valid. Half the gameplay of TFC was the grenades. Now, I personally think it was a good decision, it lowered to learning curve, but I can totally see where people were coming from with that complaint. | |
Just saying: The info provided is completely wrong. EDIT: So the only thing the "multiplayer loader" does, is allowing LAN play in spec ops, while logged in to steam. | |
Naturally, I assume that the people boycotting Modern Warfare 2 still wont be getting this? I'd hate to have a whole new bag of ammunition to call them hypocrites with. | |
Try playing Veteran without it. Seriously. | |
Normally i don't approve of hacks and cracks and that stuff, but this is pretty cool. As pretty much everone says: Serves 'em right! | |
Indeed. I die a lot, you need to get out of cover to shoot, and on Veteran it's like split-second deaths. | |
And yet, it's obviously still possible....?
That's not my point, though. It's a completely different game, made with a different set of abilities in mind. To be angry because they decided to not include one ability from the previous game, when they were making it with the assumption that that ability would not be in, feels completely pointless and arbitrary to me. | |
Awesome, gonna have to give this a try once I finish downloading MW2. | |
Well removing lean is also the most nonsensical removal ever it was completely pointless removing it in the first place and it is a very very handy feature in such a cover oriented game especialy online. OT: I can't wait to see how this goes and ssee what happens with it. | |
Gonna quote myself here since everyone missed it. | |
Ah come on Funk, you're taking that far too seriously. But I'll play devil's advocate. It's not so much that it was cut that irked so many, but the manner in which they announced it. It's a very neat feature for players to have that takes the pace off of gunfights quite nicely, but it isn't the be all and end all. The problem was IW's representative just hand waving it by stating the game 'is not balanced for lean,' and asking for no further mention to be made of it. Besides creating an overnight meme it came across as incredibly lazy. When TF2 lost grenades there was a well thought out reasoning behind it that Valve could call upon to swat down nay-sayers. Here the tone (along with the various other missing features) gave a distinct impression that they simply couldn't be bothered. The feature in itself isn't particularly important, but it seems to have been taken as a symbol of Infinity Ward turning it's back on PC players who have been buying (and admittedly pirating in great numbers, which may have at least something to do with why) their games for six years and supported them back when they were those people who had left 2015 and EA to make their own games. Although it's a slightly silly view point it's still a common one. But that's largely irrelevant now, because lean is back and it's awesome. | |
Ah I see the original news post has been updated with the info I provided. Good job Escapist staff. :) EDIT: However, there are also 2 more cracks released, with one crack providing Console access, and another crack allowing pirates to play on the official steam servers, along with the people who payed for it. (sorry to force you guys to update your post that much xD) EDIT 2: The coder who provided the co-op loader states he is working on LAN multiplayer without needing to be logged in to Steam, but that would be just to be able to play the game on LAN-parties without internet connection, not to pirate the game. Again it is planned for people who actually BOUGHT it. | |
I can see this getting patched within the next twelve hours or so. The fact that you can now crack it just means that these servers will be shut down as soon as they are made. Also if you going to do something like this DON'T TELL ANYONE ON THE INTERNET OF ALL PLACES! | |
Any pc game has a torrent, don't they know this? I am impressed that you can play online without a problem tho. | |
TF2 Used to have nades!! Damn I only started when Goldrush came out! | |
According to what I've heard form multiple sources the cracked game works exactly like the genuine release, multiplayer, spec ops and all. | |
I can't really condemn that guy. He added a feature that everyone wanted. | |
alright i might go buy COD 6 now | |
I think they should let the server stay because its really what the PC gamers who bought cod 6 want and they didnt have to create the server themselves but i can understand why they would want to stop this | |
Update numero duo: mp has been fully cracked and it's possible to play online with a pirated copy and dedicated servers are back too, we're just having trouble convincing owners of host boxes to join because of fear of activision's retaliation. | |
No, TF2's predecessor did. Valve took them out of TF2 because they made the game not fun :( | |
http://www.destructoid.com/modern-warfare-2-gets-dedicated-servers-via-hack-155250.phtml I wonder if any IW staff are sobbing: "This isn't the way we meant the game to be played! *sob*"
They would be hypocrites if it wasn't extremely likely that these servers will be taken down within a week. However, if IW comes out and says they don't mind this, I'll buy MW2 in a jiffy (or at least put it on my Xmas list).
Relax, he means TF2 got rid of grenades in TFC. TF2 never had grenades (except for the demoman, of course). | |
The dedicated server support certainly spins everyday piracy in an interesting direction. | |
BUT WE CAN NO LONGER NADE SPAM BAAAAAAW Honestly, TF2 is great without grenades: hell, I'd say that WITH grenades, it would be a lot worse. Yeah, I never got the complaints about lean either. The whole concept sounded ridiculous to me in the first place. Shooting around corners? Sounds like a recipe for ridiculous camping. Gotta love how somebody earlier in the thread said "try playing Veteran without it" when I have all the achievements for the game save beating the final plane mission on Veteran. I did all of that without lean. | |
Honestly, I saw this coming ever since the original announcement of no dedicated server support. Though I still won't be playing it until Infinity Ward is willing to add in the support. | |
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Cracked Co-op Modern Warfare 2 Released
Within days of release, a hacker has released a cracked multiplayer version of Modern Warfare 2 which reportedly provides the game with dedicated server support.
It was quite the controversy when Infinity Ward announced that there would be no servers dedicated for the PC version of Modern Warfare 2. It was a triple-slap for PC gamers who would have none of the mod support they had come to expect in an FPS, LANs would only work with an internet connection, and multiplayer matches would use the same matchmaking system that console gamers use. Many predicted that there would be some kind of workaround, but few thought it would come so soon. In fact, a cracked version of MW2 was released on Friday by a coder on the teknogods forums.
According to a report from GossipGamers, the crack allows gamers to host games through IWNet, Infinity Ward's multiplayer service, and receive at least some of the benefits of the leaderboards and statistic tracking. GossipGamers also states that all the rooms on the server are working and are full to capacity. You can also host games through a LAN using this crack.
Keep in mind that the crack is completely in violation of Infinity Ward's terms of use and end-user license agreement. We do not condone using such pirated software, but perhaps if it gets enough attention and they see that gamers want the ability to play on their own terms, the company will relent and allow players to host their own games again.
Honestly though, with subscriptions and the attempted homogenization of PC and console gamers in big games like MW2, I don't see Infinity Ward or Activision backing down anytime soon.
Update: Conflicting information has been released suggesting that the crack only supports cooperative "Spec Ops" with both players logged into Steam, and that full multiplayer and dedicated servers are not yet possible.
Source: GossipGamers
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