Tell Infinity Ward We Want Community

Apparently the folks over at Infinity Ward think they have a better solution to dedicated servers. Apparently in the upcoming Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 there will be NO dedicated servers and NO mod support. This means that all games will go through a match maker system. They state that you will still be able to have private games, but of course they will be invite only, sort of like custom games on Halo 3. As a person who has been playing the Call of Duty games since they first came out I am quite disappointed in this announcement. Dedicated servers are the lifeblood of a community and create a place where it is easy to play with community members and other players alike. We don't want to have to invite all of our friends into the same game! If you feel the same way other feel please sign this petition! http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition.html

Below is quoted from http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=101909_4

The MW2 backlash started this weekend. Here are the key points which had gamers in an uproar:

• -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