Hope for 360 CoD2 multiplayer

[Morratut]

XBoxic (http://www.xboxic.com/news/112) has the scoop.

The patch, to be released on tuesday of next week, folliwing an important Xbox Live Dashboard update will include many new features. After a quick “beta-test” our reporter Henry Brookenheimer reports that ‘the update will include: Weapon Selection, 3 Gametype choices including CTF, a way to invite friends and start your own server, and dedicated servers to reduce online lag.’ The online community, mainly the folks over at the Xbox Forums (http://forums.xbox.com (http://forums.xbox.com/)) have threatened to boycott Infinity Ward, the people behind Call of Duty 2, and ‘Ward is responding. Following the realease, (roughly two months) Jerry Gavin (Executive Art Director) says two new maps will be released saying , “I cannot reveal the names or aspects of the maps, but one will be set in a desert environment, the other in an African Rainforest.”

Sounding good. I hope it's true because I would love to play this online.

Editor: This story is not true. There is no one named Jerry Gavin working at Infinity Ward and they are not working on an African Rainforest map. The first patch file due out for Call of Duty 2 is not scheduled to fix any multiplayer bugs. The first patch file will only fix the "Saved Games Being Lost" bug.

[phantomhitman]

I will go buy cod2 next tuesday then, because I was pissed about the online play.

[Vandenh]

I just bought it last weekend when the patch rumor got more real :)

[bapenguin]

I'm really curious about this Dashboard update now. I wonder when exactly it's going up.

[Vjornaxx]

Well, you can have a bit of control as it is by taking advantage of a bug. You can control the map, the game mode, and the settings for that game mode (like time limit, score limit, friendly fire options and all that jazz). It'll make an 18 player room if you do it, you just need 2 people to get it to work.

[phantomhitman]

i know the glitch, but it is still hard to invite before the room fills up and the game still has some lag issues. This is suppose to let you have control over the room (kick, hopefully run a sreies of maps, etc), and help the network issues to solve lag for slower connections.

[Mortis]

Perfect timing! CoD2 should be arriving from Gamefly today or tomorrow.

[Wonka]

I just hope that the rumour is true. With COD2 flying off the shelves, there would not be a lot of incentive for Activision to pay these devs to fix this...

On the other hand, the existance of the bug makes it almost a certainty that this title was just gimped in order to make their launch release date, so in theory a lot of code ought to already be almost completed.

[Double T]

I still think the SP was the most fun I've had on a console in a LONG time. With this fix, I think I might have to buy it rather than just renting it.

[Felonous]

I'm almost done with the single player portion of the game. After playing one afternoon of the xbl multiplayer side of the game, my plans were to trade the game in since that side of the game SUCKED MONKEY BALLS!

Might have to wait and see if they can make the online side playable with the patch.

[askheaves]

Hmm. In all the furvor of the Single Player campaign, I forgot to even try it out online. And here I was kicking myself for not making good use of my free month of Gold.

I'm ready for some patchy goodness.

[goc_sin]

African Rainforest map? That's an odd map for COD 2.

[AniAko]

I'm really curious about this Dashboard update now. I wonder when exactly it's going up.

I'm worried about losing my achievements! Knowing my luck I'll get a blackpearl hex one hour before the achievements are reset....... I hope this update goes smooth

[bapenguin]

I'm worried about losing my achievements! Knowing my luck I'll get a blackpearl hex one hour before the achievements are reset....... I hope this update goes smooth

There would be serious hell to pay if MS cost a lot of people achievements. Lets hope they tested for it.

[Evil Avatar]

African Rainforest map? That's an odd map for COD 2.

It might be because the above story is a lie.

[Grifter]

Editor: This story is not true. There is no one named Jerry Gavin working at Infinity Ward and they are not working on an African Rainforest map. The first patch file due out for Call of Duty 2 is not scheduled to fix any multiplayer bugs. The first patch file will only fix the "Saved Games Being Lost" bug.

So, does this mean there is no hope for CoD 2 multiplayer?

[Morratut]

Oh bugger no hope for Cod2 then. :(

System Link only for a while.

Where is my Halo2 replacement over Live. My hope rests on Ghost Recon 3.