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Dedicated servers and Rage - news you probably don't want to hear
Dedicated servers and Rage - news you probably don't want to hear
id Software might want to brace for some rage over “Rage”. John Carmack, co-founder and technical wizard of the developer, says the company doesn’t plan to support dedicated servers for the multiplayer component of “Rage,” id’s upcoming new action game. “It’s not cast in stone yet, but ...
Infinity Ward On Dedicated Servers
bravenewgamer.com — The 2 biggest controversies surrounding Infinity Ward's highly-anticipated upcoming first-person shooter, Modern Warfare 2, are the lack of dedicated servers for PC gamers and the rumored lack of Party Chat for Xbox 360 users. With just one week away ... (more) Infinity Ward On Dedicated Servers
Why No Dedicated Servers For 'Modern Warfare 2'?
Why No Dedicated Servers For 'Modern Warfare 2'?
mtv.com — Why No Dedicated Servers For 'Modern Warfare 2'? Infinity Ward's Creative Strategist Robert Bowling demystifies their decision for no dedicated servers for "Modern Warfare 2." (11.4.09) Posted 11/4/09 Views 3,565 Embed COPY (more) Why No Dedicated Servers For 'Modern Warfare 2'?
id says Rage probably won’t have dedicated servers, awaits the wrath of the internet
thatvideogameblog.com — In case you haven’t heard, a lot of people are pretty ticked off over Infinity Ward’s decision to cut dedicated server support from Modern Warfare 2 . Like 185,000 of them. Because of this, maybe id Software co-founder John Carmack could’ve picked a better time to say , ... (more) id says Rage probably won’t have dedicated servers, ...
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Probably No Dedicated Servers for RAGE
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... Oh dear, something else has happened that will make PC gamers curse life itself. The single greatest computer mind of our generation, John Carmack (aka Rocketman), has told Variety that RAGE probably won't be dealing with that dedicated server nonsense. ...

John Carmack: No Dedicated Servers for Rage
Latest Blog Posts - All — ... he believed that dedicated servers were “something of a remnant” of the early days of PC gaming and that he realizes that affinity many PC gamers have with such systems. He says that he is glad that Rage will not be leading the charge, and simply following in step of the many new and upcoming titles that have no plans to support dedicated servers. “The great thing is we won’t have to be a pioneer on that,” he says. “We’ll see how it works out for everyone else.” Source: Variety

[PC] Good Possibility of No Dedicated Servers for id's Rage
Total Gaming Network — ... id Software's John Carmack has stated that as of right now it does not look like the multiplayer component to Rage will use dedicated servers. ...

No RAGE Dedicated Server?
Blue's NewsVariety has some disappointing news for PC gamers, revealing that that id Software's upcoming RAGE will likely not include dedicated server support. After ...

No dedicated servers for Rage multiplayer?
Big Download Blog — ... It's looking like one of the biggest PC game developers, id Software, could decide (and we emphasize "could") not to offer dedicated servers for online multiplayer in their next game Rage. In an article on Variety, id Software' John Carmack is quoted as saying, ...

id: Probably No Dedicated Servers for Rage [Rage]
Kotaku — ... But he's glad "we won't have to be a pioneer on that. We'll see how it works out for everyone else." News that Infinity Ward was dropping dedicated server support in favor of everyone playing online through its new matchmaking service IWNet touched, off, predictably, a petition-fueled backlash from a PC community that had long used dedicated servers to play Call of Duty games. Carmack, Variety said, indicated the felt the servers are a relic of PC gaming's early days. Dedicated Servers and Rage - News You Probably Don't Want to Hear [Variety] ...

No dedicated servers for Rage either
Gaming Nexus — ... NEWS - Now this one surprises me. John Carmack, one of the founding fathers of online FPS gaming and one that probably started the dedicated server rage with Quake, will NOT be enabling dedicated server support for Rage. Is it that hard to have both support in there? It's been like that forever so why this sudden shift to only doing matchmaking and listen servers on the PC side? ...

id Software's RAGE is not supporting dedicated servers
Destructoid — ... "It's not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don't think we will have dedicated servers," confesses id's John Carmack. He added that he's glad Infinity Ward did this first so that his studio "won't have to be a pioneer on that. We'll see how it works out for everyone else." ...

John Carmack Says No Dedicated Servers for Rage
The Escapist : Latest News — ... of the "dumbing down" of videogaming in favor of people who get confused when they're confronted with more buttons than they have fingers on one hand. But now it sounds like Infinity Ward won't be alone in forsaking the mouse-and-keyboard set: No less a luminary than John Carmack himself said recently that id would probably follow the same path with Rage , its newest project. "It's not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don't think we will have dedicated servers," he told Variety . He also sounded thankful that Infinity Ward is blazing this particular trail, so he ...

John Carmack: No Dedicated Servers for Rage
MMOG Chronicles — ... Original The PC gamer diehards must be freaking out. This is just more proof that PC gaming is dead and developers don’t care about the PC. ...

id says Rage probably won’t have dedicated servers, awaits the wrath of the internet
That VideoGame Blog — ... of them. Because of this, maybe id Software co-founder John Carmack could’ve picked a better time to say, “It’s not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don’t think we will have dedicated servers,” when referring to the PC version of Rage, which is set to drop sometime in 2010. ...

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id Software keeping an eye on Modern Warfare 2's controversial move. id top dog John Carmack says its upcoming shooter, Rage, is likely to go the way of Modern Warfare 2 and ditch dedicated servers. Click here to read the full article
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Modern Warfare 2 infuriated the PC community with the news that it would scrap dedicated servers, then we had Rebellion ducking the subject and making it look as if Aliens vs. Predator might go the same way. Now we have another PC shooter joining the club, as id Software confesses that dedicated ...
No dedicated servers for Rage eitherGamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
by: John YanNEWS - Now this one surprises me. John Carmack, one of the founding fathers of online FPS gaming and one that probably started the dedicated server rage with Quake, will NOT be enabling dedicated server support for Rage. Is it that hard to have both support in there? ...
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id Software's John Carmack is mindful of the anger over Modern Warfare 2 dropping dedicated server support. That's why he's glad Infinity Ward is going first, because he plans to do the same thing with Rage. "It's not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don't think we will have dedicated ...
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Decision not yet cast in stone - happy not to be the pioneer.
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id waiting to see how MW2 gets on. id Software tech supremo John Carmack has said that Rage may follow Modern Warfare 2's lead by ditching dedicated server support on the PC. "It's not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don't ...
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