In letzter Zeit schwirren so viele Gerüchte im Internet herum über Infinity Wards ankommenden Shooter Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 . Doch nun verrät Robert Bowling einige Details , welche der PC Community wohl weniger gefallen werden.

• We're doing a lot on the backend to make the game accessible for everyone.
• There is no delay for the PC version of MW2
• There's prestige mode
• Jason West at the MP event, said that he was dead on, on the matchmaking servers. We've been building a system on the backend called IW.NET.
• You are completely reliant on IW.NET. There are no server lists. There are no dedicated servers.
• You have private matches where you can customize the game
• You cannot put MW2 on a dedicated server.
• This is the first time we've ever done something like this and the team has huge plans for what IW.NET develops into.
• Customizing your game...you have quite a few options in a private match
• You're getting same game (as in Console), plus matchmaking and private match.
• Server admin point-of view, NO DEDICATED SERVERS

General

• IW partnering through Steam is what you will see in the future. Matchmaking is not through Steam, but IW.NET is run in conjunction with Steam.
• GSP's will no longer be renting out servers.
• No PunkBuster. VAC will be used as an anti cheat.
• Retail distribution: Pre-orders will get a disk. Or you could order from Steam.
• DLC may now need to be paid for - not confirmed.
• Piracy was only a small reason for going to IW.NET - not the whole reason.

Clans:

• No more clan servers. Private matches, replace clan servers.
• Listen servers will connect to each other.
• IW.NET/Steam will replace the community server admin

Competitive Gaming

• Competitive gaming has changed forever.
• It might be possible in the future for IW engineers to load a "competitive" setting on IW.NET, but it is far from a guarantee. It might also never happen.

Modding

• Modding the game is now very much in question. Fourzerotwo had no info on modding. However, it appears that there will be no mods or maps for MW2.
• Modding in SpecOps? Unknown.

Desweiteren bestätigt Bowling das es kein Verzug der PC Version geben wird... wohl das einzig positive in dieser News. Ob alles so eintritt werden wir sehen. Seitens Activision / Infinity Ward gibt es keine offizielle Bestätigung.

Hoffen wir mal, das das alles nen dicker Joke ist, was ich aber bezweifele ...