Call of Duty 2 360 Patch Released, PC Plans

by Maarten Goldstein, Mar 21, 2006 4:06pm PST

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Activision let us know that the long awaited update for the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 2 is now available. The multiplayer update offers "significant enhancements, including improved multiplayer performance, the ability to reserve friend slots in private game lobbies, post-game lobbies so friends can play longer, configurable host options and more". A PC patch is coming as well, which will include Punkbuster support and two additional multiplayer maps: Rhine, and Harbor (converted from the original Call of Duty).

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I don't like this one bit. The patch stuff for CoD2 that they're adding is actual real functionality that should have been there on release date. I don't mind patches that do things like fix random network bugs or exploits because we all know it's impossible to have 100% perfect code but this kind of stuff should never be allowed. I'm assuming since this is the first game to do something like this it's probably a case of "we need this on release date" so MS/Activision let it slide but I still dont like it.

Mar 21, 2006 4:16pm PST

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I don't like this one bit. The patch stuff for CoD2 that they're adding is actual real functionality that... : armybob
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Very Very cool to see them get this update out for the 360. Now multi is actually usable with friends.

Its a great game that lost a lot of my interest after i finished single player . . . now we can have a few shackbattles and more mutli fun

Mar 22, 2006 5:15am PST

Very Very cool to see them get this update out for the 360. Now multi is actually usable with friends. ... : jedi_27

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The train wreck that is cod 2 for pc continues. A few months before completion Infinity Ward decided to grab the bit xbox 360 bucks offered by Microsoft. By doing so they screwed up their chances of finishing the pc version properly. It was released with no fixes that they learned from CoD. It was worse. Not just the lack of Anti Cheat but a gamestate that prevented larger maps being created by the modding community. That could not be done either because they did not release any modding tools - doh. No wonder the multiplayer server admins went on strike.

So they promised a pc patch in early 2006! .................. What does early mean?

Mar 21, 2006 4:42pm PST

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The train wreck that is cod 2 for pc continues. A few months before completion Infinity Ward decided to g... : johnyysmith
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- IW will not get my money with this one. Not after all the COD2 PC fiasco. : omontero

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Even though i've awaited this patch for a long time, i'm still trading this for Oblivion this friday. Because GR3 has now won me over for the multiplayer shooter now. And tbh this patch should have included two new maps, and some more options. Maybe like 16 player support for xb live. I'm dissapointed

Mar 22, 2006 12:12am PST

Even though i've awaited this patch for a long time, i'm still trading this for Oblivion this friday. Bec... : kurumba

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one of the downfalls of console HDDs will be dev's gradual reliance on patches. this can only be a bad thing :(

Mar 21, 2006 9:26pm PST

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one of the downfalls of console HDDs will be dev's gradual reliance on patches. this can only be a bad th... : sexninja!!!!
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- What's worse, patches, or online games with exploits and rampant cheating in the client that can't be fix... : Kryn
- It is bad, and I don't like it...but games are really fucking complex nowadays. I've worked on projects w... : gnoleb

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Just when console owners thought they were safe from some of the PC's vices.... I forsee this to be a growing trend in console games.

Mar 21, 2006 4:10pm PST

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Just when console owners thought they were safe from some of the PC's vices.... I forsee this to be a gro... : SatansFist
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  its been a trend for a while. everyones used to it by now. : broly1718
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    w.e i dont give a fuck that its like pc. patches are always a good thing, lets be happy its possible to g... : madtothemax
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      i know. i mean after years and years of patches on the pc, i'm just used to it. the single player is gr... : broly1718
      
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      See, that's the thing. If it were impossible to patch they would have had to spend more time up front pol... : SatansFist
      
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      While console gamers are slated to get a more regular dose of this obnoxious pathcing trend with this nex... : Ajax
      
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      I agree with both of you and Satan is right that it could be a bad trend but we also have to remember tha... : armybob
      
      Most PC gamers don't play online either nor grabs patches. All CS:S players does, but I betcha a large ma... : SilverSnake
      
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      I imagine Microsoft is charging quite a bit to release those patches over live. It's not like PC games wh... : cpnkegel
      
      We can only hope so. There has to be some penalty on the devs for shipping unpolished games. : -Panther-
      
      IAWTP : abrasion
      
      Microsoft said when they started live that they'd only allow patches which fixed multiplayer or added con... : flooq
    - its NOT a good thing when devs can use them as a crutch to get somthing out the door that isnt quite read... : sexninja!!!!

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two additional multiplayer maps: Rhine, and Harbor (converted from the original Call of Duty).

Wow, where did all the map makers go? Two more re-hashed maps, yay!

Meh, it doesnt matter... RO has stolen my heart. Buhbye CoD2.

Mar 21, 2006 8:41pm PST

two additional multiplayer maps: Rhine, and Harbor (converted from the original Call of Duty). Wow, wh... : coyoterys

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so much for MS' dictum that the HD would never ever ever be used for patches, eh? :)

Mar 21, 2006 4:09pm PST

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so much for MS' dictum that the HD would never ever ever be used for patches, eh? :) : -Panther-
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  Shut yo' mouf. These are all online fixes, and those have existed since flaws and exploits Unreal Champio... : Kryn
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    at least someone makes some sense in here... mp is a whole different ballgame, as long as the sp is stab : gokart.
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      I think you guys are being too kind by just waving your hands and saying "it's really hard to do!" It d... : -Panther-
      
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      Halo 2 is at version 1.1. : Kryn
      
      yup and it's much better off for it. i have no problem with mp fixes for issues that arise once hundreds ... : Mansmells
      
      That's not the point, the point is that the game was playable on xbox live from the beginning and all the : -Panther-

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