PC Gamers rage against Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has barely been out a day but already PC gamers have been rating the game extremely poorly across Gamespot, IGN and Amazon.

Posted by Ben 'nutcrackr' T on Nov 11, 2009 - 1:24am EST (Nov 11, 2009 01:24)

It's no secret now that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 caused a big stir on the PC when it was announced that it would not come with dedicated servers as all the previous Call of Duty titles did. Instead it would implement a peer2peer system where gamers connect to other gamers who host a game while they play it. The mod, clan and server hosting community was shocked and decided to call a boycott on Modern Warfare 2.

It now seems the boycott is just beginning. Users across Gamespot, IGN and Amazon have vented their frustration by submitting a great number of user reviews lashing out at the game and lowering user scores across the respective sites.

IGN user rating: 2.1 / 10

Gamespot user rating: 5.0 / 10

Amazon user rating: 1.5 / 5 Stars

User reviews also detailed heavy distasted for the treatment of the PC port

M. Weir on Amazon:

“It's painfully obvious that Infinity Ward prefer console development at this point (particularly the 360, which gets exclusive content before anybody else for the second game in row now), and it's even clearer that Activsion are greedy jerks.”

SpecterXX on Gamespot:

“The worst part of all of this is that Activision is still pitching the no dedicated servers as an improvement in playability.”

mark_150 on IGN:

“Despite claims that this is the most 'feature ritch' PC version in the series, IW seem to have completely ruined the PC online part. No dedicated servers, limited to 9v9 (6v6 for some modes), no mods, heck it doesn't even show your ping”

Above are just some examples of the many reviews currently on the websites. It’s not clear at this point what Activision will to if anything to stop this user rating from dragging the score well below. Or if indeed the sites close user ratings and reviews for a little while the internet rage subsides. What is clear though is that there are quite a few annoyed fans that need to vent their frustration.

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Nov 20, 2009 03:59:56 (Nov 20, 2009 03:59)

sirdesmond

I was really shocked by how much I missed the lean once I realized that I didn't have it. It is such an important aspect of CoD 4, both in singleplayer and multiplayer firefights.

I didn't buy the game, just played my brother's copy and I felt like the story was still pretty solid but failed to impress me as much as CoD4 and the multiplayer seemed to be the same only with more of everything I hated about CoD4. More overpowered and uninteresting killstreak rewards, a new array of stupid colored camo skins for you guns, and now little calltag pictures with sharks and stuff on them.

Nov 12, 2009 10:06:53 (Nov 12, 2009 10:06)

kamikaziechameleon
oh god how i miss the lean.

Nov 11, 2009 16:17:20 (Nov 11, 2009 16:17)

SpectralShock
I havent got the game yet, but I know it's more of the same from CoD4 but with many features taken away. It's not made for lean, eh!

Nov 11, 2009 13:56:20 (Nov 11, 2009 13:56)

kamikaziechameleon

I bought the game, and yes it is a great game, but it is also missing standards, for all the added features it is missing the foundation it needs to succeed online for pc. IW.net is a nice feature but does not replace a dedicated server and real clan support. Clans are what define the online pc experience and this kind of kills that. I would also say that even on the smaller player counts the maps feel way to over populated often leading to spawn killing frenzies without the use of the air strikes and even when the deathstreaks kick in. I'm not bad at the game but it isn't uncommon to get in a rut and die min of three times before you get a lucky spawn away from people.