Just thought I’d share a comment I posted on Kotaku. The flame war about MW2 is getting far too vicious. O.o
Alright, I understand that a lot of people don’t understand why the lack of dedicated servers and mods in MW2 is a big deal. That’s completely fine. I actually agree that the whiny fanboys who are currently complaining that IW sucks, and they’ll never play another IW game are both annoying and childish.
However, I do have to agree that IW’s decision to leave out certain features of MW2 is, in fact, a big deal. For us PC gamers who focus on competitive gaming, it’s going to prevent us from being able to compete at the same level in MW2 as we did in the original MW. I’m not going to whine about it, because it simply means that COD competitive gaming clans won’t be playing it. We can’t, not when there are other shooters for PC which support the features we require for scrims, matches and tournaments. Mods and dedicated servers were two of the most important features we were hoping for in MW2, and IW has decided that they’re no longer essential.
If you’re not a competitive PC gamer in a COD-MW clan, I can understand if you don’t think that IW’s decisions will affect your gaming experience. However, I also have to emphasize the fact that for some of us, yes, this is a huge deal. We were looking forward to IW providing the same features for the PC version of MW2 as they did for the original MW. While you may not understand why we’re upset, at least understand that not everyone has the same gaming experience. Instead of making fun of people who are bummed out about IW deserting PC gamers, at least give some thought to the fact that dedicated servers and mods are a huge part of why the original MW was so popular with competitive PC gamers.
