The plan for IWnet, introduced with Modern Warfare 2, was to ”eventually add in” dedicated server support, say Infinity. Don’t want to lose ”dedicated core”.
”I can’t confirm anything yet, but right now we’re having conversations about dedicated servers, mod tools and post launch support,” said Infinity’s Robert Bowling.
”In Modern Warfare 2 we added IWnet, which was all about matchmaking, with the plan to eventually add in dedicated servers.”
”My ideal philosophy on the PC is to have matchmaking for the mass - have matchmaking for the guys who just want to jump in, hit play game and start enjoying that. But let’s not lose that dedicated core audience that wants the dedicated server experience.”
”We’re looking at ways on how we can incorporate that into Modern Warfare 3,” added Bowling. ”We’ve been listening a lot to our PC guys who have been very vocal since Modern Warfare 2 about what they want to see come back to our versions of the franchise.”
No dedicated server support for PC Modern Warfare 2 was a huge sore spot for PC shooter fans of the long-running series, and one that EA and DICE jumped on constantly by mentioning their continued ‘loyalty’ to PC with dedicated support in Battlefield.
Activision was adamant at the time that IWnet was the ‘way forward’ and refused to relent to growing pressure from vocal PC fans. However the playing field has changed with EA’s Battlefield riding to ever higher prominence against Call of Duty with each release.
Call of Duty: Elite is Acti’s new pet project and will play host to a subscription service for online features and content. That’s something that Zombie Studios disagrees with. Do you hope the PC crowd get their dedicated servers back for Modern Warfare 3?
