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    "we can ensure that the fans are treated as well as they deserve."

    Yeah, because no dedis, no modding, no mapping, etc, etc.. that was all Kotick, right?. Right?
    Apr 12, 2010 7:16am PDT
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    • Mightve been a move by Activision? : deathdude98
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      That all takes budget and time. And if they weren't given that budget and time, then yeah, could have bee... : dialecticon
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        It took far more budget and time to create IWNet than it would have to use CoD4's multiplayer as a framew... : the archvileThis person is cool!
        • Devils advocate- that could have just been PR. They aren't going to say "we think not having mods and ded... : chrisschutz
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          You're confusing the issue as being PC-centric. It's clear with the player numbers that the the choice to... : sweetnutzThis person is cool!
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            If you think that MW2 PC sold vastly more than MW2 PC with server/client would have, you're delusional. ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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              I'm not saying it sold more than it would have with dedicated servers. I'm saying that it would have been... : sweetnutzThis person is cool!
              • Um, you do know that CoD4 on the 360 had matchmaking via XBox Live, right? How is that any different fro... : the archvileThis person is cool!
    • No, but a good part of it was most likely was due to Activisions pressure to put out a PC title for as ch... : garandx
    • Uh, most likely yes. : razoricThis person is cool!
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      It was rumored that West and Zampella were behind IWNet being the exclusive multiplayer for MW2. It's a ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        Well, it certainly is more accesible, whether you like it or not. I can be in a game in under a minute af... : chrisschutz
        • Honestly, losing functionality over accesibility was not worth it. I could do the same thing with the pr... : silverback1138
      • I don't care about user-created content but cheating sucks. That's the only downside of IWNET for me. : zverozyab
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      "dedis"? Did I miss out on some internet slang for dedicated severs? : JMro
      • god, i hope that doesn't catch on. i hate saying it... hell i hate thinking it. "Dedis".... sounds li... : Telnik