I wish I did, DICE is a very nice company and has very nice people in it.

And why shouldn't the PC take a backseat to consoles? The average development budget of a commercial game these days exceeds 15 million United States Dollars.

Why should they prioritize the platform with lower accessibility and lower probable profit?

Note, I am not defending poorly-made PC ports, but I am defending devs who choose to prioritize the console version and later make a GOOD PC version, even if it means delaying said PC version to ensure it's well-optimized etc.

Also sorry for coming off a bit harsh, was having a bad day.

Appology accepted

I reacted incorrectly as well so appologies for that, always difficult to tell someones tone in text. No hard feelings.

This was interesting to see:

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DICE is paying homage to PC gamers with extra goodies in Bad Company 2.

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Sometimes PC gamers don't feel loved, especially when once-dedicated-PC-developers give all the attention and glory to consoles (you know who you are). But PC gamers are loved, it's just not vocalized on a daily level. That's why it's always music to our ears when a developer steps out and sticks up for the PC gamer.

With that said, Battlefield developer DICE thinks that PC gamers deserve extra features because they put up with more "crap" than the spoiled console gamers. According to Maximum PC, DICE community manager “Zerk16” was asked why many Battlefield: Bad Company 2 features are "dodging consoles' draft and defecting to the PC." The reason is surprising.

“The PC platform is usually expected to put up with a lot more ‘crap’ compared to consoles," he replied. "While consoles may get the game on a certain date, PC users typically have to wait much longer for the same game, but in turn, they get the game for a lower price because there are no licensing fees like consoles have, and typically they get a few more perks thrown in compared to consoles just for good measure."

He also added that the PC version of Bad Company 2 is getting more features because DICE has ignored the PC user base for the past 3 to 4 years; the upcoming PC version pays homage to those gamers. "It’s a lot of things that PC users simply deserve," he said. "If you have played games on the PC for the last ten years you would know what I’m talking about, otherwise I won’t even try to explain.”

You go boy."

Whenever some game company tells me that they're doing something so I feel loved, it's time to check six.

Whenever some game company tells me that they're doing something so I feel loved, it's time to check six.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO true

All I know is that what DICE says they want to do for the PC gamers...........helped me decide to "cancel" my pre-order of MW2 and pre-order BF BC2.

IMHO, I wonder if DICE sees something for the future of PC gaming? They have decided to offer their next game on the PC where it wasn't before...? right? And stay with ded servers......they may gain more players, especially from the other games.

Games devs are becoming as hard to believe as politians as of late, let's hope DICE show the rest the way...

If you read a recent interview with Kotick, he sounds almost like a clinical psychopath. I wonder if that is what it takes to get on top with these multinational companies?

Regards,

agreed.

A lot of people(and myself) was about to buy MW2 for the PC, but cancelled it because of the lack of support for us. I played it with my friend of PS3, and I must say that I like it. Too bad they let us down

Ok, I am going to put my two cents in here for what it is worth. The following is not directed at any particular comments made thus far regarding the PC version of CoD:MW2.

First of all, yes no dedicated servers. I agree, it is a shame that they are not supported. And yes, no lean. That one really boggles my mind. And I can understand why some might not like the idea of losing Mod support but I do not play Modded anything other the Arma 2 at the moment so I can not comment on that. However, after playing the game through single player ~1.5 times and about 10-15 hours so far of multiplayer, it is a lot of fun ON THE PC! The story in single player is still top notch. The multiplayer is still of very good quality...even with 9v9 players. Action is fast paced both sides of the coin. In fact, my friends that normally have been playing either CoD:MW and CoD:WaW are moving over to CoD:MW2 as we speak. While not having a regualar dedicated server is unfortunate, it just is not enough of a negative to keep us from doing so after having played the game for a time.

Nothing can stop the PC gaming community, apparently

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/16/modem-warfare-dedicated-servers-go/