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Xbox 360 PC PlayStation 3 Interview by Eurogamer staff
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Eurogamer: Is there more DLC in the pipeline after this pack?
Mark Rubin: We can't say anything right now. To some extent we don't know for sure - the team is concentrating on getting this map pack out for every platform.
Eurogamer: When's it releasing?
Mark Rubin: Sometime in April.
Eurogamer: And when are you making an announcement on pricing?
Mark Rubin: It should be really soon. I don't know for sure.
Eurogamer: What are your expectations for the event today?
Mark Rubin: The event here in London is great because this is the only event for the map pack. There isn't really another press event. We based it in Europe and I hope that sends a message that we really pay attention to the European community and love it, and don't segregate them off for any reason. They are a big part of our fan-base.
Eurogamer: Has the popularity of the game exceeded your expectations?
Mark Rubin: Yeah, it was a huge surprise. When we were making the game, we had no idea how popular it would be. It was a tough time, there were a lot of big titles coming out and we were going up against the behemoths of the industry. We had no idea where we would end up, but we've been on top of the online play counts for weeks now.
The Broadcast map answers the community's pleas for a TV station level, but took some effort to produce.
Eurogamer: How many people are playing online?
Mark Rubin: Every day we get a unique user count, how many played that day. We have been consistently for the past two-to-three months been between 1.2 and 1.3 million every day [on Xbox Live]. Monday through Sunday. It's crazy. We've created a lot of heartache for a lot of companies who go up against it. I think Halo's website says they get something around 845,000 to a million. That's just 360. There's even more on the other platforms, but we just don't have the same numbering system. Overall, even without the other consoles, we are beating the competition. PS3 numbers are monstrously huge. No other game has come close, either online current, or total unique users in a day.
Eurogamer: Of the people who bought Call of Duty 4, how many are playing the game online?
Mark Rubin: I don't have an exact number for you, but it turns out to be a startling number of people. For a lot this is there first time playing a multiplayer game on console or PC. We're getting really high numbers.
Eurogamer: Finally, have you considered doing any single-player DLC?
Mark Rubin: We think of everything, but not really in that case. We feel like the single-player campaign was the perfect story, it began and ended correctly, and don't think there's anything we could do with that.
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mcmonkeyplc
31/03/08 @ 13:50
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Beating Halo 3. Fuckers. That's all.
( I didn't say they weren't) just fuckers. |
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GreasyWeasel
31/03/08 @ 13:51
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They better get it out early in April otherwise a lot of players will move on to GTA.
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RocketRonz
31/03/08 @ 13:57
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The only thing that needs to be done to the networking code IMO is proper host migration or at least inform the host when they try to leave the game and penalize them XP to discourage it. The level packs are a great way to keep peoples interest in the game alive, I would also recommend that IW build a decent stats website like Bungee.net, even a site with the current Barracks information would be a good starting point.
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thomasbeff
31/03/08 @ 14:04
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"Damn! Another great looking expansion pack. With this, Warhawk, Burnout, GTA et al, it's a shame the days are getting longer. "
So true. But this looks really woth it.
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There better not be a delay to the 360 maps because of this:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?art... /want play. |
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monkie_king
31/03/08 @ 14:54
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I want to know what happens when some people have the maps and some don't. Will non-pack owners be allowed in the same lobbies, or will they be segregated like pariahs?
I'm guessing Halo2 and 3 had to tackle the same issue somehow. |
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mattjohnston
31/03/08 @ 15:15
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The good thing about all of these maps is they're playable across all of the playlists - they're split-screen, system link, Live, they fit in everywhere.
Excellent!! I had totally resigned myself to never seeing more Splitscreen content, but this is great news....now if only they'd give us the missing online maps in splitscreen at the same time, the news would go from Excellent to AWESOME. |
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YourMessageHere
31/03/08 @ 15:25
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I cannot believe how excited people get about this stuff - I expect they'll be good maps and all that, but really, it's not a huge amount of new stuff. Four maps does not an "expansion pack" make. Once upon a time patches contained new game modes, weapons, player models and other stuff too. For free. Now, not only are they perfectly happy to charge more for the game on Steam than it costs to buy from a high street shop (plus bus fare), they want cash for maps too. Or is this pack only for XBox and PS3 players?
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rhinoxious
31/03/08 @ 16:10
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True, but the high detail level in games means that a new map conteins a lot of new textures (unless of course it's simply a rehash, which none of these appear to be.
Also the gemoetry is far more complicated, and so needs more testing and design. Personally I'd rather see a mix of new maps, and retweaked old ones instead. You'd get more gameplay content that way. I'd also like to see new perks and weapons, but they could argue that they've done all they can already. |
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MattyB2007
31/03/08 @ 16:46
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robg so COD4 has more polished features than Halo 3? What world are you living in?!?! Forge/saved films anyone?
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beastmaster
31/03/08 @ 16:56
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I want this more about 8 times less than I want Kylie. Which is a lot.
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TagemandBagem
31/03/08 @ 17:08
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So is the PC map pack free? Seems odd they're charging the console guys, especially as it's only 4 maps. In any case the PC has an ever growing number of highly detailed usermaps that are completely free.
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phantom516
31/03/08 @ 17:29
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Useful Article, can't say when , can't say how much...really , interview when they can tell you something we don't knowl !
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Is it out now on 360?
Click Here seems to say so Maybe not now - but 'early April' and exclusive to 360 for 21 days! (Probably whilst the PS Store is down).
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LiquidViolence
31/03/08 @ 18:18
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I think MS can't charge for something thats free on another platform, possably why its "exclusive for 21 days". Personally I'm waiting till its free anyway cos there's no way I'm paying for 4 maps.
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TagemandBagem
31/03/08 @ 19:21
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How hard would it be to open up the customization of weapons so you can have both a silencer and a Red-dot sight for example. Just 4 maps, 3 in reality if you're playing on PC as killhouse will be too small, isn't much of a "map pack". And they make you pay for it too. Instead of saying "This is a big thank you for buying and supporting our product in the millions, here's 4 free maps" it's "Here's 4 maps we cranked out in a couple of days, pay us more money! More!"
Although I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft were behind it in some fashion. Scheming their schemes.
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MrWonderstuff
31/03/08 @ 20:38
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As other have mentioned Host Migration is non-existent. They wankered on about implementing it but it turned out to be "oh yea the map stops and it starts another...but at least you are still with those you were playing with". FFS I couldnt give a shit about those I was playing with.
"Host Disconnected"
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YourMessageHere
31/03/08 @ 20:52
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Rhinoxious, I agree maps are getting ever more complex, but I seriously doubt that more than a minimal amount of texturing, geometry or static meshes (or whatever COD4's engine likes to call them ) in that pack is actually new. Like the guy said, the killhouse is just like the training level, the broadcast is just like the TV station, creek looks like a lot of the rural Russian levels' scenery, leaving only Carentan with much actually new in terms of resources - saves on bandwidth for MS/Sony/IW too.
And as someone has since said, although it's not really a comparable situation, PC gamers do create maps the equal of or superior to retail maps all the time and distribute them free. Epic are so far the only ones who have managed to find some way to work this for consoles, with their PC->PS3 mods thing for UT3. They could argue that they've done all they can already in terms of weapons and perks, but they'd be lying more obviously than Mohammed Fayed in a puddle of oil. There's a world of happy fun lethal weaponry out there. TagemandBagem's weapon customisation point is just one thing they could do. This is not a good deal, this is laziness. |
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We feel like the single-player campaign was the perfect story, it began and ended correctly, and don't think there's anything we could do with that.
Bullshit. I was hoping for a few singleplayer missions and there are plenty of mission that could be done. The Beirut mission with Sergeant Kamarov for example ( Remember Beirut? You're with us. Hmmph, I guess I owe you one There are plenty of good user made maps out there for free. I'm sure as hell not paying for multiplayer maps |
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SixFootHalfling
01/04/08 @ 13:50
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We feel like the single-player campaign was the perfect story, it began and ended correctly, and don't think there's anything we could do with that.
Yes because the ending neatly tied everything up, and did not leave you in the least wondering who survived and who didn't. |
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markus_wallett
01/04/08 @ 13:55
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Personally, I like COD4 onliine, but it lacks depth and is ultimately a shallow experience. Halo 3 matchmaking is far superior.
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TagemandBagem
01/04/08 @ 15:57
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@t8yman
At least 2 of the maps are just single player maps converted to MP, which isn't going to take hundreds of hours. The 'Chinatown' map is just a re-texturization of 'Carentan' which again isn't going to take hundreds of hours. And 'Creek' looks just like the segement from the Russian area in the single-player mode but we'll have to wait and see. Just look at the 'Village' map that is out now. A user map, taken from singleplayer, same high-detail but completely free. If they were releasing an expansion pack I'd happily pay for it but this is just 3 ˝ maps of dubious original content. |
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CopperheadTM
01/04/08 @ 18:12
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We feel like the single-player campaign was the perfect story, it began and ended correctly, and don't think there's anything we could do with that.
ST6 Nuke mission after the Marine gets killed. It would be great to play as the SEALs when they find the nuke. SEALs could be worked in as a MP faction too. |
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Microsoft announced during its E3 conference that the first two map packs for Modern Warfare 2 will be timed exclusives on Xbox 360. Modern Warfare 2 is due out for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on 10th November. So much for COD4? Call of Duty 4 has soared into a position of dominance in the online FPS space, even outperforming Bungie's Halo 3 on Xbox Live, but will Modern Warfare 2 take it's daddy's place? hehe...
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