Sun Tzu Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 542 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 1628 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 29 Achievement Points: 11299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/30/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2014 Birthday: 03/01/1975 Posted March 24, 2011 CoD:BO First Strike DLC for PC Written by jockyitch Monday, 21 March 2011 Treyarch appears to be following the Infinity Ward route by charging for DLC. I say "Treyarch" when of course, I should be saying Activision, which has the real say in the matter. First Strike will be finally available for the PC, roughly two months after it was made available to X-Box users (thanks H4WKE for the correction). The change in direction and philosophy regarding DLC has necessitated this post from JD_2020 (Treyarch Community Manager), who wants to educate us on the new norm. Source Hey PC fans, With the launch of First Strike on the PC on March 25th, I would like to answer a few of the most frequently asked questions from the community pertaining to server admins, clients, and map rotations. Please read the below guide carefully before posting questions in the forums. Clients: Anyone can play on any server, regardless of whether or not you have DLC installed. All players will continue to receive patches (including 1.07, which deploys alongside First Strike). If a server rotates to a DLC map that you do not have installed on your PC, you will automatically get kicked from that server. Note: There will be an additional browser filter introduced in patch 1.07 that allows you to exclude servers with DLC content in their rotation. Quick match searches will only put players into matches with content that they have installed. Admins: All servers will have First Strike available on March 25th. It will be at the server admin’s discretion whether or not to run DLC maps on their server. Admins will also have the freedom to choose which First Strike maps will run on their server. Note: Admins will NOT have to purchase a copy of the map pack in order to install it on their dedicated server. Hopefully that clears up some of the most frequently asked questions surrounding the DLC deployment that will take place on March 25th. Regards, -JD As a PC gamer I continue to be upset at being prioritized last amongst the platforms. Exclusive XBox contract or no...Activision is not making loyal PC customers feel very special. In the "old" days, Treyarch would make up for the fact that we got DLC late by getting a third part to subsidize it. I guess they couldn't find anyone willing to do that, so we will foot the bill. On top of getting the DLC late, any admin putting DLC on their server will cause gamers without the DLC to be kicked. This will split the community. Frankly, given the empty servers that abound, why would any admin risk losing the few players on his server by rotating to a map that many will not have? Finally, any wonder why mod tools are not yet out has just been answered. The predictable Boycott talk has already begun. First Strike Releases on PC Friday The wait is over! PC users will be receiving the First Strike DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops on March 25th. This release will include the 5 new maps that were included in the PS3 and Xbox releases; Kowloon, Berlin Wall, Discovery, Stadium, and Ascension! There will also be new Steam achievements to accompany Ascension and the mysteries it beholds. You can pre-order this content on Steam » at a 10% discount. It will cost the same price as the other two platforms for $15.00. PC players will also be comforted that Treyarch added the ability to filter out servers that contain these maps. This means you can play without the worry of being kicked when a DLC maps comes up in map rotation. Along with this, server admins will be able to choose which maps they would like to run on their server and which ones they would like excluded. If you skipping out on this purchase, you can still look forward to the 1.07 Patch for the game. This update will include all the 1.07 updates that PS3/Xbox received and a map editor/mod tools for the game. These long anticipated tools will allow you to create custom maps and modify various other components of the game. The other updates that you can look forward to consist of: New Features: Added the in-game store. Issues Addressed: Setting party privacy to “closed” now fully functions as intended. Improved connectivity in matches containing multiple online split screen parties. Calling in a Chopper Gunner immediately after getting shot down in a Gunship will no longer end the Chopper Gunner run prematurely. Required timing-specific button presses. Split screen players are now able to change camera perspectives and cycle through players as a spectator. Fixed rare infinite load for clients with slow connections who join on a friend at the end of a match as the final killcam is ending. The name of a copied custom class no longer reverts back to the default after changing it. Fixed a rare issue where gun sight lenses could appear opaque. Addressed an issue where the most recent match played in Zombies could overwrite the best match played on the leaderboard. Improved Zombies lobbies to prevent players from erroneously receiving the error “Unable to join game session” under certain circumstances. Fixed rare infinite load that could occur in Zombies involving split screen parties accepting an invite into a Private Match. Addressed a number of community-discovered Zombies gameplay exploits. Additional security feature updates. Gameplay Tuning: Additional sniper rifle tuning. On that note, make sure you fire up your rigs to download First Strike on March 25th at 10AM PDT along with some PC-exclusive Double XP!
Sun Tzu Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 542 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 1628 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 29 Achievement Points: 11299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/30/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2014 Birthday: 03/01/1975 Author Posted March 24, 2011 We will run one server just with old maps and one server with new/old maps so anyone not getting the map pack will beable to play on a server without the hassle of getting kicked cause they dont have the new maps.
snaFU73 Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 85 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 14 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 516 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 147 Achievement Points: 3131 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 8 Birthday: 01/30/1973 Device: Windows Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks for the Heads-Up Awards
Tball Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 112 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1132 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 228 Achievement Points: 6975 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 3, 2015 Birthday: 10/09/1960 Posted March 24, 2011 This update will include all the 1.07 updates that PS3/Xbox received and a map editor/mod tools for the game. These long anticipated tools will allow you to create custom maps and modify various other components of the game. The other updates that you can look forward to consist of: Did anyone catch this???
greywolf2 Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 35 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 44 Topic Count: 345 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4812 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 420 Achievement Points: 28063 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Posted March 24, 2011 Sorry will not pay for maps.....
ChknFngr Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Posted March 24, 2011 how is that DLC protected ? i mean cant we just put the new maps in our folder ? anyway, im selling my BO key, if anyone wants one, its here ... Awards
Bushape Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 839 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1334 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 64 Achievement Points: 7776 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2020 Birthday: 07/17/1958 Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks for the info Sun Tzu. I will get the maps ordered today. As an Admin I think it is our duty to do whatever we have to, to be able to do our jobs. I don't agree that we should have to buy the maps, that is BS, but what the hell else can we do, when they force ours hands like this. I will still be on both servers, as soon as my damn good computer is fixed. I wouldn't even attempt to install BO on this POS. But it plays WAW2, my grandson uses this computer for it. Dual core. 250 gb HD, 512 ram. Awards
baldie Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 76 Topic Count: 246 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3367 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 2718 Achievement Points: 34252 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 29 Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Windows Posted March 24, 2011 Well I refuse to pay for these maps and cant really be bothered playing it anyway great game but too much shit attached. Awards
hardcore Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 86 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 223 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1824 Content Per Day: 0.32 Reputation: 464 Achievement Points: 13395 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 5, 2022 Birthday: 06/29/1967 Posted March 24, 2011 Have already ordered mine a few days ago. Just waiting for the download to come up. Yeah. Chk. To sell your bo key, you have to sell your steam account if I am correct as it is attached to that account and email. Awards
ChknFngr Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Posted March 24, 2011 this means i cant sell something i bought ? who says lawsuit ? wtf is this bs. note to self, never ever buy something from activision ever again Awards
TheCheeseyCrusader Posted March 24, 2011 Member ID: 88 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 249 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3513 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 1893 Achievement Points: 23131 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 17 hours ago Birthday: 11/13/1991 Device: Windows Posted March 24, 2011 it exactly means that chicken Awards
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