Modern Warfare 2 Adopts Steamworks on PC

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  I've never quite understood the obsession with huge servers. I prefer TF2 with the standard 24 man ser... : kinnoch
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    But that nice thing was that you had the option to run small or large servers. Now you're stuck in a one... : silverback1138
    • This. That's cool if someone prefers 8v8 or even 4v4... the PC version accommodated both playstyles. ... : razoric
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    Take BF2 in comparison. Dice did it right, having small, medium, and large versions of their maps to cate... : mystifier
    • wow, thats a huge generalization, playing 8v8 on a map designed for 8v8 is well... perfect : snowwolf
  • The problem is BF2. It introduced this huge ass maps with no combat "direction" and unless you were playi... : zehh
• Have they confirmed 16 players max on the PC? That's almost worse than a lack of dedicated servers, altho... : Dynotaku
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  I'm gonna guess about 15 million people? : gnoleb
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    By: ezanga x Show Full Post

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    Let's explore this.
    
    14 million reportedly bought MW 1. Of that number, how many were PC purchases? 1 million? 2 million? I'm betting its much closer to 1 million (only a guess).
    
    Now of that number, how many only played single player? How many tried multiplayer? How many played multiplayer 6 months after release?
    
    Not knowing the answers to any of these questions, I can only hazard a guess, but something tells me that one the PC, dedicated online players in total were a FRACTION of that 14 million. There's 110K dedicated online players who are (theoretically) boycotting this game due to lack of key features (to them).
    
    I think you underestimate the significance of that audience.

    Oct 23, 2009 2:04pm PDT
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    Let's explore this. 14 million reportedly bought MW 1. Of that number, how many were PC purchases? 1... : ezanga
    • I think last time I checked there were about 20K dedicated servers. Who knows what the population of thos... : Dynotaku
    • Closer to 2 million, actually. Call of Duty 4 is also the 3rd most popular online action game on the PC r... : Wisp!
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  yes, because no one is interested in their always superlative single player experience..... : cell9song
  • To your point, I bet the vast majority of people who bought MW 1 never tried or only dabbled in online mu... : ezanga
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  I hope to god that the 16 players max is not true. : Edges
  • Welcome to your bright & shiny console-centric future :P : carbontree
• really 16 player max? lol : Silent1
• 16 max for the PC version?? Are you serious? wtf. : yacoub35
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  32 players with a serverside setting to set respawn rate is imperative to success. It was for CoD4. : yacoub35
  • and TF2 really : Beady
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  Wow I didn't know about the 16 player max. I don't really mind the no dedicated servers but this is look... : MuteMode
  • well when you don't have a dedicated server it makes large player counts pretty unsustainable on the aver... : excitebike111
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  16 players max?! Whaaaaaa?! Is that true? : d fluke
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    If there are no dedicated servers, it's most likely true. Local servers or P2P games usually can't handle... : pyide
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      Who's going to run the dedicated servers for BF:BC2 on the consoles? : the archvile
      • EA / DICE is. They are doing it right now with BF1943 too, the matchmaking puts you on a dedicated server... : pyide
  • It won't matter too much though, the maps and modes are all designed for that number of players. Once you... : pyide