COD: Modern Warfare 2 MINIMUM SPECS published

Barely. Maybe on low you'll get a smooth framerate, but don't expect too much from a budget card.

 

Hopefully that won't be the case. And I doubt they would ignore the European and Japanese markets like that.

If that is the case than no one in New Zealand (okay I know it isn't a huge market) will buy the game. We get pings of 300-400 to the United States, we would get absolutely slaughtered.

 

I was planning on buying MW2 when it came out but after reading this thread and some others I've decided to save my money.

The thing with consoles vs PC games is that..console games...a lot of times people buy the console game, play it a few times, and then buy new games. That's how consoles make so much more money. It's like toys for little kids, they get bored of it and want the newest and latest. Their games, aren't so great. For PC gamers though, one game can last them a life time...well maybe not. But they sure last a LONG time. Many Counter-Strike, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, etc players have been playing those games for months to years, to even 10 years. It's hard to get bored of PC multiplayer games, and that's why game companies hate PC Gamers. They aren't making money off of them. The only way they CAN is through subscriptions...or making the game not enjoyable like what IW is doing.

Of course there is also a problem of pirating, but developers has beat the system for a while now w/ CD keys so I don't think they are really worried about that as much as making games that are fun enough to last them.

I've notice at my local Gamestop stores that PC games sections get half of a tiny rack while console games fill the Walls + a few racks. Most people are console gamers since it's easier and cheaper to buy a console than build or pay for a gaming rig that can play the latest games. I see though a lot of people buy console games, play it for a few days, then get bored and buy more games.

 

I'll think of buying it when it's on sale (New Year maybe? ). For now it's good to know that my desktop runs it

 

The specs are barely any different from CoD4. Though I probably won't be picking this one up at all, since they want to do away with dedicated servers, which means minimal/no modding. But it's not like much modding went on with CoD4 anyways.

 

Lol my 8600M GT DDR2 can handle it on pretty much max settings so a GtX 295 plus will kill it and then some!

 

If you want to pay $60 for a 6-10 hour SP campaign that's your choice.

Yes, because Halo 3 is on the PC...consoles have always had matchmaking systems, the PC has always had dedicated servers with server browsers.

Being put in our place? PC gamers were the ones that made many of today's largest developers who they are. Infinity Ward's first two COD gamers were PC only and so were a host of other successful developers today. Dedicated servers and free DLC have been a staple of PC gaming since it's inception, why should that change because consoles have to pay for it? It's not my fault you bought a proprietary console with absolutely no mod-ability and no way of changing the way you play beyond stock.

P.S. Stop trolling. I got hooked on your flamebait anyways, but whatever.

 

Cancel Your Preorders! Attica Attica!

 

i know its my choice

 

Please, no more crap like this. Do you think that Call of Duty 4 was for the U.S. only? Jeeze that one comment is so preposterous I can't even reply to it.

Opinion. There's no difference in trends. People still play the games you listed because they are great at what they do. It's the same reason why people still play SOCOM over SOCOM: Confrontation. They're great games and people still love them. I don't see where you get your theory out of older games with sizable communities.

Call of Duty 2, IW's second game, was the 360's flagship launch title. It was the game for the 360 at that time (just to reply to the first comment of IW's first two games being PC only).

DLC is on par with Expansions. They pretty much are expansions. In fact, outside the Call of Duty world, DLC is priced on PCs. You haven't been getting it for free since the beginning of time. Some developers just chose to give it away for free. Don't confuse one developer's choice with the history of DLC on the PC.

P.S. I'm not trolling, I'm actually serious with my comments. Btw, Unreal Tournament 3 is a great example of how modding can be handled on the PS3, and while you may believe I'm only enjoying a standard experience, I also get to enjoy bigger player bases and exclusives you never can. Oh yeah, I also own an M17x.

 

Do not buy this game......

 

Wow, too many crybaby's in the PC world. What happened to playing for the enjoyment of it? I doubt any of you get paid to play so it really should make no difference.

 

he means the high pin might be prohibitive for the rest of the world to enjoy it.

 

enjoy your slow mo gameplay.

 

Dare I ask what you meant by that?

 

Teehee well mods were great but tbh how long do you think for a multiplayer "fix" comeon you havnt just got dedicated players but the pirates who are an unstopable force XD and jeesus guys lighten up just play some Crysis and laugh at consoles.But remember that time (dont tell me you can't) when the teams are horribly unfair? hopefully that will be solved (pfft what am i talking about no it won't) so altogether i have 3 wordes and an equals sign for you MW2 Multi=Fixable

 

i bought cod 4 for pc and xbox 360 but i will not be purchasing mw2 for any platform. dedicated servers and a server list is the main reason i play cod 4 on my pc.

 

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-reviews/92.html

the ps3 version has slower movement speed by default. to compensate for sixaxis. but you can change it via a mutator though.

 

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Hard Drive Space : 16 GB free hard drive space

Operating System : Windows® Vista/XP

Processor : AMD 64 3200+ or Intel Pentium® 4 3.0GHz or better

RAM : 512 MB RAM (XP) / 1 GB RAM (VISTA)

Video Card : Shader 3.0 or better 256 MB nVidia® GeForce™ 6600GT / ATI® Radeon™ 1600XT or better




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Boycott MW2
By: Viporpa Date: Friday, Oct 23, 2009
Please do not buy this product due to Infinity Ward's recent news about no dedicated servers and the IWNet matchmaking system. Support PC gaming and do not buy , cancel your pre-order if you haven't done so already. We need to hit them in thier wallet for them to hear thier customers for once.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?Product_ID=74786(GameStopBase)#Specifications

Petition signed.. http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?dedis4mw

 

Well I have signed the petition. I hope, if anything, this just becomes really embarrassing for Infinity Ward. The truth is most people can figure out the server browser pretty easily, it ain't hard.

The first time I encountered a server browser was with Call of Duty 1 in 2003. I was only thirteen years old but I figured out what I wanted to play pretty quickly. From there on I had no trouble using server browsers in games like Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 2 etc.

When you now how to save favorite game servers and to directly connect via IP address you are absolutely sweet. In New Zealand we have a core group of server providers including clearnet and gamerhub. When a game comes out I just add the IP addresses to favorites of the major providers. From then on I am fine. If i just relied on the server browser though I hit problems as they frequently don't appear in the server browser and if was not for my effort to find those servers I would be stuck playing on ty ones.

The first experience I had with a matchmaking system was with Left 4 Dead. To sum up the system was absolutely terrible. I found myself being connected to dedicated servers in the United States with pings of over 300 when I could be playing on NZ servers with pings lower than 50. Thankfully though Valve had the sense to include a server browser and direct IP connection via the games console.

I feel that Infinity Ward is treating PC gamers like idiots who can not work out a server browser. Thing is though it is not hard and PC gamers are not stupid (I am not however claiming that PC gamers are any smarter or dumber than console users). If people are apparently having so much trouble with server browsers then include a tutorial on how to use them. Perhaps have start by default when you first install the game and you can deactivate it from the game options. I am a firm believer that users can figure out far better than a calculation what is the best server for them.

Dedicated servers just work better, period. I got to ask, why does infinity Ward want to go backwards? Many users do not have good enough Internet connections or a powerful enough system to support a game of 32 players. It is the whole reason dedicated servers were made, so that there was a computer thats only job was to ensure that the game worked.

They also claim that skill levels will be matched up. How about users that are complaining about this just toughen up and just get better at playing. When I first played Call of Duty 4 my kill to death ratio was 0.3, over the course of few weeks casual playing I had improved that (under a new account) to around 0.9, and now I am around 1.2-3.

If IWnet was developed in such a way that multi player could be played by across the various platforms in the same match it would be awesome. The slaughter that would be dealt out by PC gamers, if they were not handicapped in any way.

 

Won't be buying it either. Cancelled my pre order long ago. Will never buy it. No one here should.

And i signed the petition as well.

P.S. I don't think any1 on this forum gives a crap about this game anymore.

 

You really think IW will put servers in every country?

You consider map packs on par with expansions? Hahahaha, good one.

Of course expansions are paid for, but $10 for a handful of maps is not something that's existed since before the 360.

 

Not every country but I'm more then sure they had more than one hub for Call of Duty 4.

 

Judging by this thread, PC gamers are, in fact, dumber.

 

Although dedicated servers would be great, I'm putting together a barbones laptop mostly for this title and others, but this one's atop the list.

As long as I can select which map, and how many players, then I think it's fine.

haha, yeah right.

 

if its like xbox live then you wont be able to pick the map or how many players.

 

Why do you guys think you're privileged enough to have dedicated servers while most console games have had this as standard forever. You even get the games cheap, man up ffs.

 

Because that's the way it has been since the inception of PC multiplayer gaming. Why should we accept an inferior standard introduced afterward?

Also, we are not getting MW2 "cheap". We have to pay $60 like every console gamer.

 

console gamers should have dedicated servers also but they just buy anything some times.

 

OLRY?

On PC
On 360
On PS3

Play.com had near identical pricing.

 

rip off britain. 10 char

 

damn its way more expensive in britian.

the PC version is 60...

the xbox version is over 70!!!

+ insane england tax!!!

 

XE.com shows MF2 PC to be cheaper over here $56 vs $60

The pricing is why I'm reluctant to go back to console gaming

 

So I think the gist of this hate for COD2 is that it does random teams like Warcraft 3 and not dedicated servers like CS? Well, if it is then it isn't too bad since I'm sure you can do custom games or LAN with friends or something. Either way both of those games are popular.

 

specs are not bad at all

 

If I can't pick the server then.... no I won't 'buy' it.

 

£60!!!!! Where did you find that?
I pre-ordered mine £35 from GAME.

 

Actually over here I can order MF2 PC for £25 which is roughly $40 and MF2 console for £37 which is about $60

Just need to know where to look ( CoolShop)

And when people post currency the sign is a necessity, we're not all Americans here

 

yeah- we can roughly get it for $40 also through amazon.com...

 

Wow, that's a bargain. Unfortunately, they don't ship to Europe. I am going to be abroad so I needed the game to be delivered where I am going to be when they release it next month. But that's an unbeatable price. They have a pretty good library as well

 

LOL - support PC gaming by not buying a PC game... wow is that counter intuitive. Soon enough PC games will just cease to exist with that thinking... geniuses.

ya'll should just get used to matchmaking works fine in L4D and you can still host your silly private games and invite freinds only.

 

Why have your recent posts been very bitter, rude and sarcastic?

Now, this isn't a 'true' PC game, it is a console port to the PC, just an afterthought to Activision, I am surprised they are even releasing it for the PC at all with all the negative strikes against it, COD3 did not come to the PC for instance. Not that I don't want it to come to PC, I just want to buy it for cheap to play the SP campaign, but a price drop will take forever.

A better way to support PC gaming is by buying games from companies that truly support the platform, such as The Witcher from CDProjekt. That is a game I am actually considering buying twice, they are a fantastic development company, a true gem among the many drones in today's gaming industry content only with profit, milking their franchises for all they got.

 

Matchmaking works on L4D, because L4D has dedicated servers. MW2 does not, it uses p2p connection only.

 

lol $60 for some game that does nonething but shoot and run, shoot and run. i guess in this version of yet another shooting game you get to shoot, run and talk at the same time.

 

IMO this whole "support PC gaming" and "down with Activision" is going in the wrong direction.

In this day and age, the only developers that will treasure love over money are the independent ones. Others, no matter how sentimental your deposit of $60 (or $50, $40 and so on), are actually working. Their job isn't that far from a director's or author's.

Yes the fans are there, but so is the need to survive and put food on the table.

So instead of being a boycotter, rebel or the next Che Guevera, and trying to topple a video game corporation (because let's face it, Acitvision Blizzard is racking in billions) you should instead buy games you see fit of your money and not try to cause a "movement".

Also the classifications of what is and isn't a PC game are getting out of hand too. If it's on the PC, it's a PC game. Doesn't matter if it doesn't have something another game does or that it doesn't utilize everything a platform can do. Even console games go through that. It's happened, is happening and is destined to happen again. All we can do is buy what we like and want, and stay mum on games we don't.

P.S. I started this of with IMO.

edit: This was a general address btw, I'm not saying this towards anyone. Just a culmination of all the posts in this thread.

 

Do you think there will be pro-mods to make this game run better on lower spec machines?

Modern Warefare 1 + Yitch 3 configs from bashandslash made this game playable on my lowly 9300m GS. I was actually getting consistent >60fps, but resolution was crap, and so was details. After applying my own resolutions and tweak the details a bit higher, I was a happy camper with consistent 40fps.

Do other games that rely on Steam/Valve games that don't have dedicated servers allow for systems to customize their graphic abilities? I know some servers kick players for playing with low graphics because apparently you can "spot" the enemy better, giving the player an advantage.