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I think it was a good move to have official servers that offer the same experience. I hated trying to find a good server that wasn't 24/7 nuke down or crouch only but removing server rentals entirely is not the answer. I feel this is the same as BC2 with no public server files at all because of "security reasons" or Ubisofts always on DRM yet they just hurt the people who supported the game and didn't do much towards the goals they were created for. I think the official servers could have been used for matchmaking and have a community servers option like CSGO. Guess the next question is who is footing the bill. Even more DLC I assume. Even EA allowed server rentals for consoles which I'm sure was more to help cover the operation costs.

http://community.callofduty.com/community/call_of_duty/english/black_ops_2/blog/2012/09/28/pc-online-security-matchmaking-and-server-intel

http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/beta-late-than-never-3/

Rest can be read at http://oneofswords.com/2012/09/in-deeper-with-call-of-duty-black-ops-ii-multiplayer/

I doubt much will change. Just a change of ownership. Then again it's EA buying them which hasn't ended well for many other companies in the past in one form or another.

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http://www.medalofhonor.com/beta

Might not be a bad idea. I had to laugh at this

Well they didn't spend the cash on their new map app :P http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/

Cost to make is one thing but there are other costs too like R&D, marketing etc.

That's why. I'm using Windows 8 Pro x64 and I get kicked for "Unknown Windows API Function [131131]"

http://www.gomonews.com/samsung-now-asked-to-pay-3bn-in-damages-to-apple/ Maybe they are mad over samsung's recent ads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf5-Prx19ZM

.... I could never get into RTS games for multiplayer.

http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showpost.php?p=754176&postcount=45 I wish more games had those extra options for PB instead of on / off.

VAC still lacks in the admin tools department and that's one area PB beats it. Yes the tools are outdated but they are still there none the less. PB also has restriction kicks for various things which prevents cheats from using certain methods to hook the game memory. I've said before VAC and PB aren't the best tools anymore. They work to a point but cheats are getting more advanced all the time.

He answered that before. Will be VAC and an in house AC system. http://www.pcgamesn.com/callofduty/treyarch-devs-have-zero-tolerance-approach-cheaters-pc-version-black-ops-ii If it works then great. I've been saying for years AC needs to evolve instead of looking for known file and memory signatures to detect cheats. From what I heard Treyarch actually did look at reports and ban players for Black Ops. Plus with theatre mode it made it easier for them to look at a player to see if they were cheating. DICE only recently added a report a cheat option to battlelog and all it has for reasons are "wallhack" and "other" which I find funny since it's not easy to spot a wallhack without first person spectator mode. Aimbot would have been a better reason to have listed. Then again could be a case of the person who made the reasons list doesn't fully understand the types of cheating in PC gaming.

Apparently the xbox beta files were leaked so people are ripping them apart for info. MP Maplist includes: Good to see they still have 15 maps (if they all make it into the final game that is). Also some menu screenshots http://imgur.com/a/qY1nJ#3

Finished it this morning after playing all weekend and it was well worth it. Great game and not just a simple reskin. Few screens I took through the game http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/559826890509378771/1A5351E111589ABF1D9080EA48930EFE3CEE0926/ http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/559826890509374324/0FD1DBEAAEDACC9BFF3D9AB01328B5F80135B112/ http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/559827151400896069/B87285D1539A03DBA5018517381060EAA271AC68/ http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/559827151400887865/D1040EFFBBDE3858B26CEAFF841A0A4E2C9A631E/ http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/559827151400904185/B725567F09913CEE061C23A7A4120771D5288B76/ http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/559827151416484293/E9AC74CF9A18F6EE96ADD641E37061756881B1FE/ http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/559827151418611023/A945DB5AFB8446C5D5FD64EAEA46B79A61983068/ http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/559827287032558563/B82C4A81FBB418594C9D3F37361179D2617C69A7/ http://i.imgur.com/rrs9n.jpg http://i.imgur.com/CPtWT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rCO6Q.jpg

AA2 streaming is discontinued. Without the Auth server no PB GUID's are generated.

http://www.neowin.net/news/review-usb-missile-launcher