PC-versionen af BioShock 2 er uden dedikerede servere

2K Games var i går så venlige at offentliggøre en lille multiplayer FAQ, som slår fast at der ikke bliver benyttet dedikerede server til online-delen af PC-udgaven, som Digital Extremes er ansvarlige for. Efter den seneste tids lettere forvirrede udmeldinger er det nu slået ganske eftertrykkeligt fast. 2K Games skriver selv at det har været et spørgsmål om tid og ikke ressourcer. Det lyder som bare en lidt tynd undskyldning for ikke at sikre sig den absolut mest optimale multiplayer-oplevelse for PC-gamerne.

Do you support LAN play on consoles or PC? Do you support dedicated servers?

Short answer, no and no. There is always a finite amount of time for the development of a game. Bringing Multiplayer to BioShock was a daunting task between the tech (there was no multiplayer support in the codebase from the first game) and the expectations of the community. Either you try to do everything and so nothing feels finished or you focus your efforts to do a smaller number of things really well like an accessible online experience. We chose to spend the time we had creating a solid game foundation and unfortunately that did not include LAN play or dedicated servers.