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MrBrown
10-23-2011, 11:42 AM
Will Modern Warfare 3 have Dedicated Servers?

Yes! Modern Warfare 3 supported matchmaking as well as Dedicated Servers, allowing players to find and filter via an in-game server browser or set-up their own Dedicated Server for complete control, without being restricted by any 3rd party hosting requirements. If looking for a Dedicated Server to join, if you choose not to set up your own, you can filter and favorite by Ping, Map, Gametype, Hardcore Variants, Voice, Password, and many other options.

Are Dedicated Servers Ranked or UnRanked?

Only matchmaking to public games are Ranked (meaning, you have to rank up to unlock weapons to rank on the leaderboards), choosing to play on a Dedicated Server is UnRanked. Meaning unlocks are completely controlled by the Server Admin. They can choose to unlock everything or limit class restrictions to whatever they like to fully customize the experience. You do not have to rank up in Public games to have access to weapons in Dedicated Servers, you have complete control over what is unlocked for you in a Unranked Dedicated Server.

Source: http://community.callofduty.com/thread/4682
Tobi54
10-23-2011, 11:51 AM
http://www.fpsadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23860
MrBrown
10-23-2011, 11:55 AM
Ooops, sorry... didn't notice it because it wasn't in the headline (which I think would've been appropriate considering how much fuzz they did about supporting dedicated servers...)
69thPaladin
10-23-2011, 01:12 PM
Day 1 unlocks of everything = making ranked servers obsolete. Hooray!

This is the way PC gaming should be
MaydaX
10-23-2011, 01:15 PM
Day 1 unlocks of everything = making ranked servers obsolete. Hooray!

This is the way PC gaming should be

+1.

Thankfully BF3 will also have that too when they get ranked / unranked sorted. Nice to see more devs give the unlock everything on unranked option.
69thPaladin
10-23-2011, 03:42 PM
I have to say that alone makes me somewhat interested in this game. I hadn't even given it a thought before this.

I abhor the ranking nonsense. Let the players sort out who is good and who is not based on a level playing field.

I am sure some people who like achievements will still go through the ranking, but to me, that's just like the singleplayer part of these games. I ignore it utterly.