No Dedicated servers for pc MW2

[Lils BTU]

Jockyitch is posting the following informaton from his twitter during the Bashandslash live webcast:

GSPs will not like the news today. MW2 for pc will not have dedicated servers.

The CoD Community will be completely different post MW2. Things have changed a great deal. We will need to embrace change in the future.

MW2 gets VAC NOT PunkBuster!!

Sorry....iwnet replaces PC dedi servers....agn: no dedi servers for MW2 --> from Fourzerotwo on bash right now.

I am listening to the webcast now and will post more information up as it comes available. The above statements have been said by Robert Bowling (402) being interviewed in this webcast.

Source

UPDATE
So after listening to the webcast these are some of the points brought up by the hosts of the webcast about these changes:


IW has control of the game.
IWnet servers will host multiplayer.
DLC will be a charged item for PC.
No dedicated servers.
Semi-capable password servers.
Semi-capable ad-hoc servers.
Competitive play is dead.
MW2 mods would not be possible.
Full integration into Steam.
PC has been turned into console.
Will Treyarch pick up the dedicated server side?

What does this mean to everyone? What will Treyarch do? Do you think CoD for PC is dead? What does this mean for CoDTV as all versions still have it?

The webcast is still going on. Any further updates and I will add it.

UPDATE 2

There will be private matches possible, but no type of promod.
It will make servers and games uniform across the board setup and rule-wise.
How many players on a server is unconfirmed.

UPDATE 3
Now the webcast is talking about what has happened. You can go here to listen.

FINAL UPDATE

Here is the link to the streamed event that I myself heard first hand:

402 comes in at around 1hour 39minutes.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2369799


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[skybtu]

I listened to this it doesnt sound like there will not be dedicated server. sounds to me they may not have it out of the box, it might take them a little time to get dedicated to work.

[Lils BTU]

http://www.fourzerotwo.com/?p=745

there ya go , confirmation

also if you check server hosting companies now , they do not offer mw2 as there is none to offer

[skybtu]

Oh I am not saying your wrong, you are correct they do not support dedicated servers, they may support it at a later date

[One Eye BTU]

well until that date arrives I am not buying the game as it stands.. I'll wait ....

[One Eye BTU]

after reading that post if all of it is true especially the No cheaters part. it doesn't sound that bad we can still play together and invite people we want in the server.. I'll do more research before I run out and buy it.

[SargeVB:~BTU~:]

I still am going to get the game and try it out. The game itself still has me intrigued, because everything I have seen makes me believe graphics wise and game play wise will be extreme! Just my two cents worth, besides NO CHEATERS!!!!!! need I say more?




Sarge

[Driver 7]

I'm still going to get it.

In fact I was gonna go buy a new PC to run it on.

[SargeVB:~BTU~:]

lol at least you are gonna get it.

[Driver 7]

Correct link for the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/dedis4mw/petition.html