2006-02-25 03:36:58 COD2 Multiplayer Patch Coming Soon

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Dear Call of Duty Community:


As you recall, we announced plans that we were working on our second Title Update for Call of Duty 2, improving the Xbox Live multiplayer functionality. We’re happy to report that this update is currently in the final stages of testing and all is going well. In fact, we will be releasing it soon, so stay tuned. To give you a better understanding of what we have been working on, the second COD2 Title Update will have the following enhancements:

1. Player Lag has been addressed

Plus, we have added the following functionality:

2. Private Game Lobbies / Reserved Slots

3. Enabled the Live Host to set custom game options

4. Map Preferences setting

5. Post Game Lobbies (all players at end of match will return to their game lobby)

6. Enemy Player Name Notification

7. Ability for the Host to kick a player

8. In game Lobby - Game Type, Map and Host Notifications


Again, thank you for your support…and stay tuned for future updates!

- Infinity Ward


YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOHOOO!!!1!

2006-02-25 04:44:15

Very nice.

2006-02-25 05:31:26

Nice they are getting this out finally. They are gonna get some serious competition from GRAW.

I hope GRAW MP is very tactical. i.e. Large maps, lots of cover and concealment (both), objectives, places to really clamp down on others, supressive fire, etc...

I think they said they had like 1000 server combination options, so it should be good.

2006-02-25 11:32:11

About time too!

2006-02-25 13:07:08 In reply to roxwell (2006-02-25 11:32:11)

2006-02-25 13:07:51 In reply to Acert93 (2006-02-25 05:31:26)

2006-02-25 21:17:16

I only played the first on the Xbox, and only once on a large screen TV. It did not look very good and the people playing with me made it kind of boring so my minute experience with it has been limited and more on the "meh" side. But I try not to judge a game or series until I really get to play it or see a lot of it being played.

I am convinced just from watching snoopers play GRAW is an A or better game. CoD2 was fun, but more of a run-and-gun, not my favorite type. I like twitch shooters, just not WWII ones balanced like CoD2 is. But CoD2 is about the expereince and it rocks for immersing you... I just always want more than 10hrs of gameplay and killer MP with a huge upside to skill. This is why DC was always fun for me and CS:S.

Eitehr way the 360 is getting a LOT of good MP games. Just looking at the FPS:

CoD2
PDZ
GRAW
Q4

All different styles. And with Prey coming that will add yet another type and GoW should add yet another twist. MS has really covered the FPS genre for MP gaming!