Quote Originally Posted by Jean-Luc View Post
I don't particularly mind matchmaking (it works well enough on the Xbox 360) but it's certainly not an acceptable substitute for a dedicated server, so far as PC online gaming is concerned.
While I can agree with what you're saying, I'm going to go ahead and be a heretic by saying I don't really like dedicated servers. For new players, or those unfamiliar with PC gaming in general, they suck. It's never fun joining a populated server only to be the only person there who doesn't know everyone else, or have to deal with whiny shitty admins.

Even though you can just leave the server and join another one, it still makes a bad first impression on new or casual players - a demographic that IW is obviously trying very hard to cater to.