DEAR TOM, I WAS A FAN OF MODERN WARFARE 2 BUT WHEN I PLAYED IT ONLINE I WAS HEARTBROKEN. THE SERVERS WERE TERRIBLE AND YES I DID GET HACKED. THIS THREAD SOUNDS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS BUT AS A DIEHARD FAN OF CRYSIS 2 I HAVE TO GET THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. I'D APPRECIATE IT TOM IF YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME IDEAS OR WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE GAME SERVERS. BY THE WAY KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, I'M GETTING NANO EDITION AND YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! THANK YOU!

Hey Nano_Mike, to be honest there's not much I can respond to this with since we haven't announced anything on the servers and hackers... well they're going to appear everywhere but the key thing is obviously how they're handled.

We've taken note of other games and communities and we're aware of the pros and cons of all our options - hopefully we'll have some news to answer your questions soon but right now I can't go any deeper than this.

Hacks are probably something you wouldn't expect in a advanced game like this.

THANKS TOM!

@ Nano Mike
Hacking is so rife it will be hard to imagine a game that is completely hack free for long, as one hacker is put down, another better hacker or hack replaces, im sure all will be done to make the whole experience as good as possible.

Have you allready pre ordered the Nano Edition?, we seem to have an issue on pre-order just now in some countries, or are you like me, hoping very much to get the game pre-ordered?

[quote]@ Nano Mike
Hacking is so rife it will be hard to imagine a game that is completely hack free for long, as one hacker is put down, another better hacker or hack replaces, im sure all will be done to make the whole experience as good as possible.

Have you allready pre ordered the Nano Edition?, we seem to have an issue on pre-order just now in some countries, or are you like me, hoping very much to get the game pre-ordered? [/quote]

He is probably waiting for it to become available in the United States.

Along with a new Caps Lock key so he can turn that off.

Is you caps-lock key broken?

[quote]Is you caps-lock key broken?[/quote]

I know right? The caps lock crap gives me a headache when I read it...

[quote]Hack free ? That's is impossible. EA/Dice thought by locking out the dedi servers files it would help prevent hacking. Well several hacks came out with the beta and then with the release version, plus the server files got leaked eventually by a GSP, or x-employee.

One thing I will say, if Crytek do decide to use Evenbalance again I hope they get the config correct this time as it seems they have pulled their socks up with new game releases. They have been very active with applying bans up for BC2 and every little helps.[/quote]

Yes, hack free is impossible.

Especially since Crytek has the new CryEngine 3, there is going to be a LOT of security holes in Crysis 2 that will need patching. I expect the same level of hacking as their was in Crysis, atleast until Crytek patches up the game in the beta releases and fixes the holes in the CryEngine 3 and PunkBuster.

And if you didnt know, Crysis hacking was BAD. People joining a server and insta-killing flying across the map infinite nuking people with one shot bullets. Not good. They also found a way to hack someones IP Address and make YOU seem like you were the hacker, by having your IP insta-kill everyone in the server.

Crysis Wars was much better in terms of hacking because Crytek could evaluate the problems in Crysis and fix the holes in PunkBuster and CryEngine 2.

I expect the same level of hacking in Crysis 2 (although the hacking probably wont be as severe as insta-killing IP hacking) for the beta releases, and hopefully Crytek is much more proactive about patching up the CryEngine 3 and PB to make sure the game doesnt die out because of rampant hacking.

ITS MY WAY GUYS LOL!!! I'M HOPING FOR IT TO BE ANNOUNCED IN gamesas SOON.

Use your inside voice, man.

By hacked I assume you mean lame cheaters with their trainer programs, oh yeah I recall the days of a certain poke idiot in Crysis 1 (amongst others). MW2 has some cheating idiots on it as well on xbox as i've seen first hand (though admittely it's far less considering the pool of players).

I hope they do what they can to lock it down, but it's never perfect. Part of the problem in Crysis 1 was lack of players online so you only had a handful of servers to choose from so ever one cheater with his cracked programs ruined the gameplay for a much larger portion of the online community. Let's hope we can just drown out and overwhelm idiots like that with sheer numbers, making avoiding such players as simple as moving to another game (should it happen).

Dedicated servers would be the best thing to happen to Crysis2 MP !

Hi.
Anyone knows what to expect for GPU needs?

OK CRYSIS 2 HACK FREE IS IMPOSSIBLE! LOL! MY BAD BUT DEDICATED SERVERS AT LEAST.