Modern Warfare 2 petition surpasses 100k signatures
As you probably guessed, the PC community has not been very pleased with the recent turn of events regarding Infinity Wards upcoming FPS Modern Warfare 2. Shortly after the announcement that the PC version of the game would not ship with dedicated server support, a few people began an online petition in the hopes that IW and Activision would reconsider their decision. As of today, that petition has over 100k signatures (including yours truly) and is still going up. It’s even been signed by members of the press. As this number continues to climb it’s going to get harder and harder for Infinity Ward to ignore a gaming community that feels, more then ever, like it’s been shafted in comparison to their console counterparts. And can you blame them? They’re being charged the same as console gamers (because Activision can), but getting a product that doesn’t warrant the $10 bump. This just feels wrong coming from a company that made a name for itself on the PC.
Update: Robert Bowling, the man who made the original announcement, recently responded to the online petition with this statement: “Definitely made a big wave, and the response will not be ignored. I’ll ensure everyone at IW sees the petitions and responses to it.
Despite the less than reassuring words, only time (and sales numbers) will tell if Infinity Ward is going to make any real changes to its online system.
Update: Over at FourZeroTwo, Robert posted his full length response to the controversy surrounding this issue. Unfortunately, his description of what IWNET will bring sounds more and more like an admission that they want the PC experience to be EXACTLY the same as the console experience. If I had to take a guess, this decision comes from so far up the corporate ladder that not even the wrath of god will prevent the PC multiplayer system from being a horrifying shadow of what most PC gamers are used to.
BEAST GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!