This change your mind? Black Ops II getting dedicated servers

June 18th, 2012

 

The Call of Duty series has always been a top-seller on PC. But since largely quitting dedicated servers after the release of Modern Warfare in 2007, the franchise took a competitive back seat on PC to games such as Team Fortress, Battlefield, and the omnipresent Counter-Strike, which stayed on dedicated servers.

This weekend, however, a Black Ops II developer "confirmed" dedicated servers for ranked matches, in addition to the unranked matchers the machines handled on last year's Modern Warfare 3. 

Of course, none of this matters if the game is unbalanced. At the same time, it kind of feels like Activision is envious of all the praise, play, and staying power Battlefield 3 has enjoyed recently on PC. And so they've seemingly gotten serious about online multiplayer again. 

Black Ops II arrives Nov. 13  on PC and is the first Call of Duty game set in the future. What do you think, readers? Does the announcement of dedicated servers for Black Ops II change your mind about Call of Duty on PC? 

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Nope... This game still looks like a joke. And all the games are usually around the same. No thanks I don't wanna waste more money.

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SpiralHoriZon
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worst cod ever

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vcruben
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SpiralHoriZon said: Nope... This game still looks like a joke. And all the games are usually around the same. No thanks I don't wanna waste more money.
Exactly. Even though it looks "different" I'm guessing it still will be the same.

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Alchemistlord
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CoD is just going downhill. i mean really? (i think there are) 7 CoD games with the same exact engine!. i know the saying that: "if it aint broke, dont fix it" but really? REALLY? no improvements and its always the same. just watch, in 2013 or 2014 BF 2143 is going to hit shelves and knock CoD off the face of the market for GOOD.

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kudurak
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meh... boring

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PanikFlo
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This makes me mad. Why on earth do people enjoy these games? Step aside, CoD. You aren't worth anything. Either make an original game that's different from the 18 other reskinned multiplayer games or give up. Nobody wants this garbage anymore.

I can't explain it, but I GOTTA GO FAST

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gotta love these super generic shooters :D anyways its because of stupid people who constantly throw money at these shooters we dont get more innovative games

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Posted Monday, June 18th, 2012    Quote This Post
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Nope, the game still looks horrible.

Anything worth having is worth working hard for.

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The game doesn't look horrible, it just looks exactly the same as the others =P It'd still be fun to play through the campaign, I just don't intend on buying the game...

~Brooksy~

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Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2012    Quote This Post
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blaa bllaa mhheeeeee blaaa

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Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2012    Quote This Post
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hmmm let me think.......... nope!!! once a crappy cash grab always a crappy cash grab!!!

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Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2012    Quote This Post
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This won't change the cod gaming community's activity at all because in the end, it will only have its niche of players.
I believe this won't change anything.

Press any key to continue...

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Posted Tuesday, June 19th, 2012    Quote This Post
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I'm honestly just sick of the CoD franchise I don't think there's much they can do at this point to bring me back.

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I love how people get on the bandwagon on hating things just to fit in, Yes its another COD , Yes basic features like this should have ALWAYS been available, YES they are milking the franchise. But look at it the good way, they are trying something new to mix it up and its Treyarch.. I have more respect for them than IW.

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I am glad that I never played it, sounds like a terrible game.

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good fucking try, this game has been reduced to a bunch of fucking squeakers. It will always suck

I don't try to be awesome, It's natural! So are potatoes, potatoes are natural :l

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nope

Hoo-Rah!

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I will probably pic it up. I want to see if they can do what they said with single player.

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Addice
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Ill let my relatives pick it up. Not worth it for me. I get to play it some way, some how.

Im a lurker

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I only like their single player anyways.

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I doubt this will change my mind i got kind of bored with fps games at this moment.

xXNoobtubedXx

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I wish people realized the power they have to change games, and here is how...


You don't buy it. Money is the only language these massive developers understand.

They lack the personal connection of a low budget indie game and they lack a community akin to the Elders Scrolls community that is active in demanding what they want.


They will keep putting out these crap, cookie cutter cods until enough of the community stops buying them. It doesn't matter if you get their communities on the forums to complain, even if it is the common opinion because in the end they already have your money.

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call of money black engine 2.1.05.4.392.27133.34.284

that is everything I have to say about COD

"What is the music of life?" "Silence, my brother."

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Nope, staying with BF3 :p

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nope!!!

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