Quote Originally Posted by paladin View Post
You guys are bunch of bitches. Its a god damn game.
I fail to understand why so many people are deeming the protesters, PC gamers in particular, to be immature simply because they want a higher quality product. What if Bungie had decided to remove matchmaking from Halo 3? People will always complain when they're getting an inferior product.

Lemme put it in a simple analogy that I think fits the issue. Dedicated servers are to PC gaming what community forums are to websites.

There is no good reason for Infinity Ward to remove dedicated servers (which is a standard) from arguably the most anticipated game of the year other than to force PC players to conform to the standards of the console and get charged for DLC. The whole thing smacks of money grubbing, which is interesting because they're alienating a sizable portion of their fanbase and potentially losing millions (which, granted, pales in comparison to the massive onslaught of sales they'll get from console gamers).

No matter how you look at it though, the move is a swift and powerful kick in the nuts to the core fanbase that made Infinity Ward into the company it is today.