Modern Warfare 2 is an Epic Failure?

For as long as there have been video games there have been LAN parties. For As long as there have been video games there have been nerds, who even though socially inept, have had there fellow nerds to enjoy the art form that they are. Whether it be in an arcade, a chat room, or even moms basement. Nerds have always gravitated together to be awake into the wee hours enjoying that new interactive masterpiece together.



Infinity Ward has decided however that this is no longer acceptable. They in one fell swoop made all LAN parties impossible with their newest addition to the Call of Duty franchise. Modern warfare 2 with all it's glamor and beauty lacks one of the most important features for any video game.

These are the things that make this game an enormous failure, even if it is the most popular game.

1. No LAN(Local Area Network) support whatsoever.
They decided to tell their customers that either connect to xbox live, play split screen, or you are playing on your own.

2. System connect only allows for 1v1.
If I can play split screen up to 4 players, why not allow me to port that experience to a system connect. There won't be any lag because there is no network to rely on.

3. DLC maps only playable when connected to xbox live.
This is absolute bullshit. I paid money for these maps. They are on my xbox. Why am I forced to be connected to the Internet to access files stored locally on my hard drive. This is a crime against video games.



There seriously should be some list of rules, a video game charter if you will. That has the rules that all games should be developed by. For instance, if I download a DLC, it is now my property. Don't restrict me to having to be connected to the Internet or only certain users allowed to use it. If it is on the hard drive the account is saved to, then I can use that DLC. Halo 3 for all the problems i have with the game has done this part right. Recently my roommate downloaded the new map pack under his gamer tag on my hard drive. On my gamer tag I had not downloaded them. But halo 3 allowed me to play those maps simply because they were on my hard drive. Allow for all possible multiplayer possibilities. System link, LAN, and split screen.

Update:
people have said to me, why do i reserve such hostility to MW2 and not Starcraft 2 a game that should have LAN support but does not. my answer is simple. Blizzard announced a long time before Starcraft 2's release that it was not going to have LAN support. full disclosure. with MW2 however they just failed to put it in the game and never told us about it.

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No Network Play?

The story goes like this. My buddy brought over his xbox so we could play 2 on 2 MW2. Not thinking anything of it we Plug his xbox into the living room tv and mine into my monitor in my room. We both get signed into the network and then into xbox live. I said to everyone, "hey let's do a local network match, it will have almost no ping and no lag". So the connections would make for a very even match. The options for multiplayer are either split screen, xbox live, or system link. Up until this point I was under the assumption that I could just set up a match via the network we were on, but no this is apparently impossible for this game to do. For fucks sake, star craft was capable of this and halo 3. Why is this not a feature that is standard on all multiplayer games now. It is really ridiculous. We ended up having to play across xbox live, which led to ping between systems. Why do some features always seem to get left behind?


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Thermal Scope Reversion?

So in MW2, when using the thermal scope, why is it so hard to use on a snowy map? But is the best thing to use on afghan the desert level? When playing with thermal on derail the snow causes the thermal scope to have a white out effect but on afghan it is clear as day when looking at the terrain. This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. If this was a real thermal scope, on derail the snow would appear dark grey or black because it is so cold. But on afghan the terrain would light the thermal scope up like it was A Christmas tree. The game is backwards in that regard and is really frustrating to think about.


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Air Strike?

Anyone who has played Call of Duty 4 will attest to the tense action of calling in an airstrike and trying not to die in the process. as a player when that person works their way up to 5 kills and is awarded an airstike only two additional kills are required for a helicopter. so when they get the airstike and find safe place to place it, the game displays a flat map screen. the airstrike goes in a line in one direction throwing bombs down at the surface.

the problem here is if you want the airstrike to come in north to south, well you better hope it does cause it probably wont. they do what they want. it can come in east to west and hit nothing but buildings. it is absolutely stupid. who in the design team stood up and said, "I know lets not let the player control the direction of the airstrikes!", "BRILLIANT!". i just do not understand why i cannot control the direction of the airstike.

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Apparently in this city ya get shot for punchin a car.

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The First Screen.....this is going t be sweet.

GTA IV

Got it and just started playing it. SO FUCKING EXCITED!!!!!!