Call of Duty Black Ops – Erste Details zum Dedicated-Server und Kopierschutz

... Aber die Dedicated-Server sind schon mal eine gute Sache, 

Dedizierte Server ja – aber nach dem Schema Battlefield und Medal of Honor. Mit dem Unterschied, dass nur EIN EINZIGER Anbieter dedizierte Server zur Verfügung stellen wird (via TGN@Twitter), nämlich Gameservers.com. Ein Monopol also. Preis: Rund 15 US-Dollar für einen 18-Slot Ranked Server und 99 US-Cent pro Slot Unranked. Die Preise an sich klingen erstmal vernünftig, doch einige Gameserverprovider würden uns nun wohl zustimmen, dass Ranked Gameserver mit 18 Slots nicht zu realisieren sind. Betriebswirtschaftlicher Unfug. Infrastruktur, Personal, Wartung, Strom – all das verschlingt immens Kohle und gerade ein solch großer Release bedingt große Investitionen, die schnell wieder hereingefahren werden müssen. Ein 18-Slot BF:BC2 Ranked Server kostet um die 60 Euro. Ein Medal of Honor Server wird ebenfalls so viel kosten, denn von der Technik her sind beide Multiplayer identisch und wahre Ressourcenfresser. Wie also realisiert GameServers.com den Preis? Über Subventionen von Activision? Möglicherweise. 15 Dollar für 18 Slots. Ein Schelm, wer glaubt, dass es bei diesem Preis bleibt. Nicht bei einem Monopol.
Josh Peckler berichtet via Twitter, dass die Server “fully customisable” sind. Selbiges wurde bei MW2 versprochen – was kam, war die Enttäuschung pur, praktisch eSport-Untauglichkeit in Vollendung. Man kann und hat sich zwar damit irgendwie arrangiert, aber es ist bei weitem das schlechteste, was die CoD-Reihe bisher hervorgebracht hat. Mal ganz abgesehen von IWNet – doch das Thema lassen wir mal.

Laut Lamia versucht sein Entwicklerstudio aber dafür zu sorgen, dass Spieler gar nicht erst auf die Idee kommen werden, Call of Duty: Black Ops weiterzuverkaufen: "Wir werden einen beispiellosen Support für Black Ops anbieten. Das ist unsere erste Priorität nach dem Release: Dafür zu sorgen, dass unsere Fans am Ball bleiben und resultierend daraus hoffentlich das Spiel nicht weiterverkaufen werden."

After Call of Duty: World at War, we set out 3 goals for our next PC title:


1] PC gets every single game feature that the consoles get, but in a way that makes sense for PC.
2] PC gets even more features – the ones that PC gamers want like dedicated servers and more customization.
3] Keep it fun. Protect the integrity of the title through design and post-launch support.

Keep that in mind as you read through the decisions outlined below in our FAQ.

Call of Duty: Black Ops PC Multiplayer FAQ

Full feature support: Confirmed
Ranked Servers: earn XP and currency. Wager Servers: gamble your currency. Customizable Unranked Servers. Combat Training against practice dummies. Theater. Create-a-Class "2.0." Contracts. Emblem editor. Everything the consoles get. Implemented in a way that makes sense for PC (*cough* no lobbies *cough*).

PC Features: Confirmed
Dedicated Servers. New Server Browser. Dev console. /record. Customizable game modes, perks, killstreaks, classes, and higher player counts on unranked servers. Map rotation. RCon. Kick & Ban. MOTD. In-game custom Server Banners. And more.

Mod Tools: Confirmed
We will release mod tools sometime post-launch. We need to finish the game first. Then we will make sure any urgent issues are handled. Then we will begin work on tools. The extent of the mod tools package will not be known until this time.

Global Persistent Stats, Profiles: Confirmed
Your profile data is stored on servers for you and is accessible from anywhere on the internet. Stats, XP, COD Points, configs, etc.

Leaderboards: Confirmed
Yes, leaderboards - globally persistent leaderboards (i.e. NOT per-server based).

Steam Exclusive: Confirmed
Millions of Call of Duty fans are already on Steam. Their Friends are on Steam. Steam will provide the ease of auto-updating instead of manual patching. Auto-updating will also help keep the community playing together on the latest version. The Steam cloud will make your profile and configs available to you on any computer.

VAC: Confirmed
We are serious about protecting the integrity of this game from hackers and cheaters who would otherwise ruin the fun for the honest players. Used in conjunction with our own anti-exploit measures, Theater reviews, trusted servers, and supplemented by server admins with kick and ban powers we believe that Valve Anti-Cheat will be an effective solution for Call of Duty: Black Ops PC. We are committed to working closely and diligently with Valve to deal with new threats as they appear.

No “Public Server Files”: Confirmed
Many of these game features are predicated on having a trusted host or server. Otherwise these features would be wide-open to easy exploits and rampant cheating. Also, anti-cheat solutions can be significantly more effective on games that rely on trusted servers. We chose against “public server files” in favor of providing full feature support and protecting the integrity of this title. This doesn't mean you won't have customization or admin capabilities with your servers - because you will. This simply means we've partnered with an exclusive server provider.

GameServers.com Exclusive: Confirmed
We have partnered with GameServers.com as the exclusive provider of dedicated servers for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Every dedicated server for this title will be running on top quality hardware and infrastructure with excellent bandwidth. There will be a ton of official servers at launch for everyone to play on for free. If you want to run your own server you will be able to rent one at a great price (which will never go higher than $0.99/slot). They are actively adding new server locations and staffing up to meet global demand. If you don’t see your location you can suggest it here: http://www.gameservers.com/blackops/

Max Players: Not Confirmed
We have not yet finalized the maximum number of players in ranked or unranked servers. More playtesting is required to determine how high these numbers can go. This happens as late as possible in the project otherwise the game is likely to change in ways that could invalidate the results.

Minimum System Requirements: Not Confirmed
The game is still in development, and the PC team is hard at work making further optimizations. We will announce the min specs in the near future.


Server Size: Though the size is yet to be determined and can change at any time, gameservers.com has this in their FAQs:

2.) Why does RANKED only support 18 slots and UNRANKED 24 slots?

This is set by the developer and not something that we have control over, from our understanding the goal is to ensure that ranked was sized in such a way where the resulting stats are balanced and consistent. It has less to do about how well a server can handle it. As for the max slot count of 24 for unranked, it was decided to loosen upper slot limit a bit since it is not globally ranked

Vac als Anticheat  :sauer:  da bin ich mal gespannt,wenn das wie bei MW2 läuft,dann gute nacht  :-[

Vac 1 und VAC 2 wurden beide von kartoffelhack, X22 und noch anderen die ich jetzt  nicht  kenne geknackt... die beiden Hacks kann man sich für 50 $ oda so kaufen und kann sein leben lang ohne gebannt zu werden hacken... -.- Hab mal esl gezockt, da hat am ende jeder 4te angehabt... nur Nervig...