MW2 - Steam

[Avesther]

Worth picking up or not? I already have it on XBox360

 

[Corpfox]

I guess you weren't here when the big debate came out about MW2 on PC.

http://www.cgalliance.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34064

Basically, No Dedicated Servers.

For the PC version, Infinity Ward has decided to implement a new matchmaking service: IWNET working through Steam. This system is nearly identical to the console version of IWNET. Dedicated server support is removed, eliminating the ability for mods or user-created maps to be incorporated. This removal has created anger among many PC gamers. Since the multiplayer aspect runs within Steamworks, the PunkBuster anti-cheat system utilized in previous titles has been replaced by Valve Anti-Cheat.[27] In addition, the PC version shares the same 18-player cap as the console versions (matches are a maximum of 9 versus 9).[28]

 

[Keero]

I'll quote from amazon:

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Networking: Client/Server
Avg Ping: 25-40ms
Console Commands: Yes
Lean: Yes
Custom Maps: Yes
Number of Players: up to 64
Competitive Mods: Yes
Mod Tools: Yes
Ability to Record: Yes
Kick/Ban Hackers Immediately: Yes
Profiles Saved Online: No
Manually Select Server to Join: Yes
Control Bad Language: Yes
0 ping Advantage for Host: No
Lan Play: Yes
Free Demo: Yes
Price: $50


Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

Networking: Peer 2 Peer (downgrade)
Avg Ping: 100ms+ (downgrade)
Console Commands: No (downgrade)
Lean: No (downgrade)
Custom Maps: No (downgrade)
Number of Players: up to 18 (downgrade)
Competitive Mods: No (downgrade)
Mod Tools: No (downgrade)
Ability to Record: No (downgrade)
Kick/Ban Hackers Immediately: No (downgrade)
Profiles Saved Online: Yes
Manually Select Server to Join: No (downgrade)
Control Bad Language: No (downgrade)
0 ping Advantage for Host: Yes (downgrade)
Lan Play: Yes
Free Demo: No (downgrade)
Price: $60 (downgrade)

 

[[toj.cc]phantom]

All in all it was a great game, I actually enjoyed the single player. Good thing I don't care about multiplayer...except in games like CS 1.6, TF2, L4D2...where pretty much the only reason you buy it is for the multiplayer. I'd much rather have a great single player and a crappy/nonexistent multiplayer.