COD: Modern Warfare 2 (free MP weekend, This Weekend on Steam April 7, 2010)

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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 Free Weekend, This Weekend on Steam
April 7, 2010, 6:00 am - Valve - Press Release

Beginning this Thursday, April 8, gamers around the world can play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer free of charge during a special Free Weekend promotion on Steam. The definitive online experience, Modern Warfare 2 returns with a host of new perks and enhancements. Those who wish to enjoy every moment of the Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer Free Weekend may pre-load Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer now. There is no obligation to participate.
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[edit]I don't know if i even want to try downloading this from Steam on a 384k line :( [/edit]
[edit2]Anyone know how big the Steam download would be? A mate of mine says once installed the game is 11.3GB[/edit2]
[edit3]I've decided it's a lost cause for me and my 384k line. How pathetic is it that here in SA (because the entry level fraudband that Telkom have a cheek to call broadband is so frikkin slow) most people can't even take advantage of a free offer because it would take them 4 solid days of downloading to complete![/edit3]
 
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The only thing stopping me from playing this game and caused me to NOT buy it at the end of the day was not the lack of dedicated servers, but the sheer amount of bandwidth it uses per hour! OMW!?
 
It's been posted on the forum in detail by Maplassie but as far as I remember, if you're hosting a game (and I will probably end up being host) it uses something like 200MB an hour. That's a lot.
 
from the "MW2 SA hackers out of control" thread

Maplassie said:
Hackers, Hackers, Hackers, Being the host most of the time causing severe bandwidth usage (one saterday alone used 4.2 GIG just for MW2). Granted 5 gig is like R150, it's still pathetic. Then the lag, host migrations, waiting in lobbies for ages, overall just FAIL.
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Sounds like a lot more than 200mb per hour, unless it was like a 20hr gaming session!
 
StrontiumDog said:
Sounds like a lot more than 200mb per hour, unless it was like a 20hr gaming session!
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With mappy it was probably a 20 hour session :P

This is unfortunately useless for us here in SA, even with 4mb line, 11 gig is a lot to download. Unless they only make the multiplayer section available , which is about 6 gigs, even then its not even worth in imo.
 
I just started pre-loading it.
looks like 4GB for the MP component.
I wonder if WebAfrica steam server already has it cached... Anyway, dont know if I will play it much this weekend. BFBC2 and COD4 is keeping me busy enough with regards to online FPS.

blegh, don't want to support MW2 anyway...
 
That, my friends, is called marketing prowess.
Now if only everyone who has even considered buying MW2 on PC hadn't bought it already.... :)
 
I would have given this a go using my uncapped trial account if the file wasn't that enormous.
Good on Activision and Valve though.
 
Image posted for Leakysandwich.

As I said, this is the box I got when I choose "preload modern-warfare 2 multiplayer now"
 

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ok i can see that pic properly ... what is the space requirement?

i will give this a go seeing i wana at least try the game before it dies out :P
 
weird though...
My pre-load said 3965Mb... as well as the 'Local files' section when I check the details...
Odd that yours would be 11.5GB.
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http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php?photo=15532&cat=500
 
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