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Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9

PC gamers may find one more reason to grumble about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Infinity Ward has confirmed that the maximum number of players in the game’s multiplayer mode has taken a hit from 32 to 18.

A max of 18 players has been the norm for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of previous entries Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: World At War, but it’s considerably less than previous iterations for the PC. Infinity Ward’s Mackey McCandlish and Vince Zampella confirmed that 9 versus 9 multiplayer battles would be the max going forward to the chagrin of a few PC gamers already feeling burned by the switch from dedicated servers to the IW.net service.

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McCandlish explained that an 18-player cap was related to ā€œthe number of players we focused on when we were balancing map size, perks, classes, challenges, etc.ā€

That lead to one fan venting in the Infinity Ward developer Q&A session hosted by Best Buy’s Geek Squad. ā€œPlease explain how a 9v9 match is a multiplayer experience? I’d have more fun serving lunch at a local nursing home,ā€ complained a user named ā€œAxen.ā€

Man, there’s such a fine line between Modern Warfare 2 team deathmatch and food service for invalids.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Live Chat Session – Transcript [Best Buy Forums]

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