Modern Warfare PC Players Won’t Have an Edge in Multiplayer

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While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare lets those on PC and console play with each other, the developers are making sure PC players don't have an unfair advantage.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is coming to PC, and players on all consoles will be able to face off against each other thanks to cross play. Cross play is now a heavily requested feature in many multiplayer games, but when it comes to genres like first person shooters where precision is key, balance between players on different platforms is often a cause for concern. During a recent interview with Multiplayer Design Director Joe Cecot, DualShockers asked about just that, and he revealed the exactly what steps Infinity Ward and Beenox are taking to ensure those playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PC will not have an unfair advantage.



First off, those using a keyboard and mouse will be sectioned off in their own lobby that those using a controller must opt-in to. Joe Cecot called it “matchmaking by peripheral” while he also stated that “we also don’t let you change your controller or peripheral mid-match, so once you’ve chosen it, it’s locked in.” On a surface level with lobbies, this should ensure that players know what they are getting into when facing PC players. That being said, Beenox is also taking steps to ensure that there are not many technical advantages for those facing console players on PC.

“We have worked really closely with Beenox, who’s done a lot of our PC stuff, and we looked at everything from use times to interactions to ‘on PC this is a press and on console this is a hold.’ As much as we can, we try to make sure that it’s fair,” Cecot explained before delving into one internal test that yielded interesting results. “Then, we test internally. One of the first [tournaments] we did was around the time of E3…A group of these really talented PC players won the first tournament and then a couple console players won the console tournament. Then, we had a grudge match to see who was the best, and the console players actually beat them out. They used strategy, they had a little bit of aim assist, and they were able to beat [the PC players].”


While Joe Cecot made it clear that the developers are ensuring that PC players do not have any radically unfair advantages, he used the example tournament above to explain that the dynamic between PC and console players with Call of Duty is a bit different than some think. “It’s interesting, it’s something that we are always studying and something we find is that the really high end PC players right now can trump a console player, but as soon as you step down a little bit, the console players actually statistically start to beat out the PC players.”

In terms of balance between platforms, Joe Cecot believes that “we’re going to be okay there” once Call of Duty: Modern Warfare lands on PC, PS4, and Xbox One come October 25, 2019.

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Source: https://www.dualshockers.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-pc-not-better/

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MDAPosted:

It's okay everyone knows PC players are OP

TTGPosted:

ISTBI
TTG Or you can play on your PC with a controller with high refresh rate and high FPS.


Why? So you dont get the help of auto aim and you are against k+m, are you a masochist? lol


No just sometimes it's fun to play on PC lol

ISTBIPosted:

TTG Or you can play on your PC with a controller with high refresh rate and high FPS.


Why? So you dont get the help of auto aim and you are against k+m, are you a masochist? lol

TTGPosted:

Or you can play on your PC with a controller with high refresh rate and high FPS.

ISTBIPosted:

Spartan
ISTBI
miller1821
Jimbo
ISTBI Did anyone see whether or not it can be turned off?


I was wondering the same. I feel if you aren't playing with a PC player then you shouldn't be matched with PC players.


It doesn't need to be turned off. The whole point of this is to broaden the player count, that way in 3 months pc players can still play in playlists other than tdm. If you allow it to be turned off, then you narrow the player count again. There already aren't enough cod pc players. I, personally, play with a controller on pc. The only reason I play on pc is because you get a better visual and usually gaming experience as a whole. Why should a person, like me, who has a gaming pc be excluded just because people don't want to play against pc players? Adjusting it at the peripheral level is the correct way to handle it.


I understand that pc player count is stupodily low and agree that cross platform stops that issue, but I'm not happy going against someone on a pc that has 60+ fps when we have 30 and is using a keyboard and mouse, which is more accurate.
The way I see it, they should add a setting (like Rocket League for example) where you can turn cross platform off. Have that setting on by default as I'd wager that 80% of console players dont edit settings. Therefore people like me can change it if they dont like the advantage pc players have, and pc players still have a wider player base to play with as it is turned on by default.


Then upgrade you console if you don't wanna play on 30fps the Xbox one x does 60


I have a pc capable of playing cod a over 60 fps, I'd rather play on console with my friends though, and wouldn't be happy playing cross platform with them and subjecting them to being annihilated by k+b players

SpartanPosted:

ISTBI
miller1821
Jimbo
ISTBI Did anyone see whether or not it can be turned off?


I was wondering the same. I feel if you aren't playing with a PC player then you shouldn't be matched with PC players.


It doesn't need to be turned off. The whole point of this is to broaden the player count, that way in 3 months pc players can still play in playlists other than tdm. If you allow it to be turned off, then you narrow the player count again. There already aren't enough cod pc players. I, personally, play with a controller on pc. The only reason I play on pc is because you get a better visual and usually gaming experience as a whole. Why should a person, like me, who has a gaming pc be excluded just because people don't want to play against pc players? Adjusting it at the peripheral level is the correct way to handle it.


I understand that pc player count is stupodily low and agree that cross platform stops that issue, but I'm not happy going against someone on a pc that has 60+ fps when we have 30 and is using a keyboard and mouse, which is more accurate.
The way I see it, they should add a setting (like Rocket League for example) where you can turn cross platform off. Have that setting on by default as I'd wager that 80% of console players dont edit settings. Therefore people like me can change it if they dont like the advantage pc players have, and pc players still have a wider player base to play with as it is turned on by default.


Then upgrade you console if you don't wanna play on 30fps the Xbox one x does 60

ISTBIPosted:

miller1821
Jimbo
ISTBI Did anyone see whether or not it can be turned off?


I was wondering the same. I feel if you aren't playing with a PC player then you shouldn't be matched with PC players.


It doesn't need to be turned off. The whole point of this is to broaden the player count, that way in 3 months pc players can still play in playlists other than tdm. If you allow it to be turned off, then you narrow the player count again. There already aren't enough cod pc players. I, personally, play with a controller on pc. The only reason I play on pc is because you get a better visual and usually gaming experience as a whole. Why should a person, like me, who has a gaming pc be excluded just because people don't want to play against pc players? Adjusting it at the peripheral level is the correct way to handle it.


I understand that pc player count is stupodily low and agree that cross platform stops that issue, but I'm not happy going against someone on a pc that has 60+ fps when we have 30 and is using a keyboard and mouse, which is more accurate.
The way I see it, they should add a setting (like Rocket League for example) where you can turn cross platform off. Have that setting on by default as I'd wager that 80% of console players dont edit settings. Therefore people like me can change it if they dont like the advantage pc players have, and pc players still have a wider player base to play with as it is turned on by default.

OGTrey079Posted:

Chat
Mario350
Chat PC = Flick and headshot better, console players = better aim.


dont make me laugh lol, going back to console my aim was trash, and console players cant even aim good, pc=better flicks and better aim which is what you mean since you need better aim to headshot


did you watch the event? console players dominated most PC players, even guys like shroud..


There's a difference between playing it once not knowing nothing and actually being able to play. Also did u even watch shroud? Their refresh rate was dogshit at event

AnimePosted:

Me and my fiance always play COD on Xbox.

ChatPosted:

Mario350
Chat PC = Flick and headshot better, console players = better aim.


dont make me laugh lol, going back to console my aim was trash, and console players cant even aim good, pc=better flicks and better aim which is what you mean since you need better aim to headshot


did you watch the event? console players dominated most PC players, even guys like shroud..


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