Boycotting MW2/Activision by buying it used.. anyone?
- Thread starter MMaRsu
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MMaRsu said:
Borderlands is really the only thing besides some PS3 exclusives and lesser-known PC titles I have interest in.(especially out of the ones you listed) In terms of online console titles, I'd be stupid not get get MW2 until BF:BC2(the definitive of the two) hits. Don't get me wrong though, this nonsense with the PC version makes me mad but I'm not buying the PC version so hey.
The only way I'd boycott MW2 is if all of you join in on my boycott of L4D2.
Vercingetorix
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J-Rzez said:
Doesn't PSN have some kind of quick mute feature as well? On Xbox Live I rarely run into talkative morons online, but when I do games usually have quick ways of muting them. That and the glorious "mute all-non friends" option.
Scythesurge
Member
If I buy MW2, it will be used for the reasons listed in OP.
Eh, I don't think it's that cut and dry. Sure, Infinity Ward is the top developer of the biggest franchise right now, but Treyarch proved they can develop a worthy sequel that still sells bucketloads. If World at War had completely bombed, I think Infinity Ward would have more power. Right now, they're still at Activision's mercy.strem said:
Anton Sugar
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Hell, maybe I'll just buy COD4 used instead.
Vercingetorix
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Kai Ozu said:
Isn't that nice :lol I don't consider Halo 3 ODST a new game either, so I didn't buy it. Doesn't mean I go into threads about it and complain about it.
Mr.Snrub said:
Some razor sharp wit here.
Flying_Phoenix
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Well you don't have to worry about me because I didn't like Modern Warfare at all. Actually I don't' like anything out of Activision's line-up.
So a completely new campaign that seems to be hugely upgraded, and improved, from every other Call of Duty, combined with tons of new features in multiplayer and new weapons and maps should be distributed by DLC? You just broke the entire philosophy of sequels and franchises.Kai Ozu said:
Son of Godzilla
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I don't think anyone considers it a "new" game. Before the irrational hate spewed up over the PC/PS3 versions, the official thread had pretty much turned into "yay it's like cod4... yay".Kai Ozu said:
Vercingetorix
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Son of Godzilla posts "lulz nobody thinks this is a real new game" directly after people post about how it is obviously a new game.:lol
Try harder. Really.
Try harder. Really.
Roude Leiw
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i will save the 60 euro and buy bf:bc2 instead (for PC of course).
Vercingetorix
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painey said:
"I buy games I don't like so that I can talk about how horrible they are on internet forums."
Do you have some kind of condition that prevents you from learning from past experiences or something?
TheDarkKnight774
Member
I'm renting it through gamefly. If i like it more than just the SP i'll go with the "keep it option"
MMaRsu said:Hey guys.. so after Kotick's remarks, and the recent no dedicated servers for PC debacle, I have decided to say fuck you to IW/Activision by buying used. This will be a hard thing to do for me personally, because a lot of my XBL friends are going to bitchslap my ass for not buying it day one. If I can get it day one used, then hell yeah I will. Doesn't really matter if it costs me close to a new copy.
I know especially Eric WK is going to bitch to me about this but whatever.. Borderlands will do fine till I can get this second hand. I was hoping some more people would do the same and support the cause.
Let it be known that I have nothing against the IW devs in particular, I mean they work hard on this game but yeah.. the publisher doesn't give a fuck about it's customers, and apparently neither does IW about the PC customers ( where the company has it's roots ).
Not buying MW2 period, not buying another IW game until they're no longer owned by Activision, I'm sure IW and Activision won't miss my $60.
rollingstart
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Vercingetorix said:
Um, are you dyslexic? he's making the point that the reason people hype this up from videos is because it seems exactly like CoD4. It's no different than the L4D2 defense of "L4D was awesome; L4D2 is more L4D; therefore, L4D2 is awesome." It's also similar to CoD World at War being considered a WW2 mod for CoD4.
OldJadedGamer
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I don't punish developers for actions of their publishers that they cannot control.
Son of Godzilla
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The developers can swear up and down about how non-assy the campaign is, and that this time they really mean it, or about how there's buckets of exciting new ways to bling out your killscreen in multiplayer, the game is still pretty much the same game. Most people have accepted this and are still excited.Vercingetorix said:
The co-op is new. Forgot about that.
And before you start with the "OH WELL WHAT DID U EXPECT", don't. Sequels to multiplayer standards are weird.
I'll buy two new copies and sell one to you used day 1 for $60 + tax and shipping. We will make such a statement together.
So PC version really doesn't have dedicated servers? If true that is unacceptable and I am just going to get the 360 version. PC gaming has been getting the shaft I am at the point where I will only buy PC exclusives on PC.
So PC version really doesn't have dedicated servers? If true that is unacceptable and I am just going to get the 360 version. PC gaming has been getting the shaft I am at the point where I will only buy PC exclusives on PC.
Vercingetorix
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Linkzg said:
Do people expect them to ditch the controls and high framerate or something just to make it different enough to be considered a "new game" by some random arbitrary standard they've just made up?
The controls were great in the first COD4. They made other console shooter controls feel horrible. Of course I want the great controls and framerate and netcode from the first to return, but I also want improvements.
It's especially ridiculous that people are fixating on MW2 having nothing new when there are games like ODST that charge full price for shipping with a two year old multiplayer mode completely unchanged. Nice set of double standards there.
BananaBomb
Member
Count me in for not buying this game, used or new.
Sigh, I'm just saying that we are not yet privy to all the information. You don't think IW have a plan behind ditching modding- & dedicated server support? I'm sure it'll work out just fine in the end. Not buying the PC version because there's no dedicated servers doesn't seem like a smart move to me, that's all.
Son of Godzilla
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hey dude now would be a gud time 2 mention that buying br%263tal legend instead of this is a good way to stick it to activison.MMaRsu said:
Of course they have a plan, and this is it. By disabling dedicated servers, they have full control of what content people can play. Previously, any DLC maps would have been available as custom maps for free on dedicated servers. They've finally found a way to milk PC gamers.Minamu said:
On the down side, tens of thousands more people will be pirating the PC version.
OldJadedGamer
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MMaRsu said:
Activision owns IW. IW gets paid to make a game and if the publisher who is giving said paychecks to the developer makes a request, then they can push back but at the end of the day Activision has the final say.
wolfmat
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Don't know how long you've been playing shooters online on PC. I myself have played less and less online, but I used to be quite into it, and let me tell you, dedicated servers have historically been THE groundstone for online communities. This is a simple fact.Minamu said:
Even the shittiest games thrived regardless of how shitty they are because some random dudes decided it would be fun hosting a server on their vroot.
A game that doesn't feature them is pretty much on auto-ignore.
MMaRsu
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Son of Godzilla said:
That is also true but hey I don't want to look like I'm shilling the game. Lots of posters have already said that I am fucking annoying with my shitty threads ( only made two brutal legend threads :lol ).
But yes, buying Brutal Legend instead of this ( which Activision dumped because they didn't think it had exploitation potential ) is a good way of sticking it to them. However I do not think the majority of the Call of Duty fanbase would be a fan of Brutal Legend.
I don't want to tell people what to do with their money though
.Pretty much what I'm gonna do. Same thing I did with CoD4. Picked it up used for about $40 from someone. Played through single player. Sold it a few months later to EB for $37. I really don't have interest in multiplayer as none of my friends play it anyway.Rez said:
Now that I have a nice PC I might get it on PC though. I wonder how the DRM works? Can you lend out MW2 or buy it second hand?
MMaRsu said:That is also true but hey I don't want to look like I'm shilling the game. Lots of posters have already said that I am fucking annoying with my shitty threads ( only made two brutal legend threads :lol ).
But yes, buying Brutal Legend instead of this ( which Activision dumped because they didn't think it had exploitation potential ) is a good way of sticking it to them. However I do not think the majority of the Call of Duty fanbase would be a fan of Brutal Legend.
I don't want to tell people what to do with their money though
COULD YOU PLEASE STOP BRINGING UP BRUTAL LEGEND? DAMN!
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Um, if you're upset at the lack of dedicated servers for the PC version, then don't buy the... PC version?