I apologize if this was already posted, but there's some news concerning the state of crysis 2 at launch. This Swedish site has taken the internet by storm and PC gamers that are fans of Crytek and Crysis 2 aren't in good shape.

Basically, the article states that the game wont launch with DX11 and it will be patched into the game later. In addition, there is another rumor going around that this game will have encrypted config files like bulletstorm.

At a presentation to Nvidia's new graphics card in the GeForce 500-series revealed that Crysis 2 initially will not include support for DirectX 11, instead, all PC gamers had to make do with the six year old DirectX 9. In practice this means that all graphics hungry gamers with later generations of graphics cards can not take advantage of graphics-enhancing features such as tesselation. According to Nvidia the developers promises to include a DX11 mode in a future update, when exactly is still unclear.

sweclockers.com

I figured this would be the next best place to try and get a community manager's response on the matter. There are quite a few people who have canceled their pre-orders and what not.

Other sites that have concerned gamers:

http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/big-crysis-2-news--no-dx11--dx/1184480?page=1
http://pixelsmashers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4279
http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?postid=776774#post776774
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=267505
http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=32659

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1213229&p=33

Plenty of people here aren't too pleased either, myself included. I don't think I've ever looked forward to a game patch before the game is even released.

I'm hanging out for an official statement/response to this from Crytek though.

would crytek or ea announce this though?
and doubt only 1 site only would have this info
so ima take it as bs

I'm gonna cancel my preorder. Tried the Demo. The Graphics are awful - Crysis 1 blows it out of the water. This combined with no Dx10/11 at launch, cancels the deal. Crytek, you liars - you need to address those lies about Crysis 2 looking better than the original, because from what the demo offered it doesn't compare. Not even close.

How could they have lied to us!? NooOOOOOOoo, Crytek! Alrighty then, now we shall wait for Crysis 3.

Wow, I never thought Crytek would go down the road of giving us a **** console port! Or a COD4 ripoff! I can't even play the demo! Took forever just to log into the forum!

I think I may have to cancel my pre order since Crytek have let us down like so many developers. EA svcks too.

All my hopes now are placed upon one developer CD PROJEKT RED, I'm hoping The Witcher 2 is just as good as the first.

I'm getting the impression that Crytek built Crysis 2 for consoles and ported it to PC. No wonder why it reportedly performs better than Crysis. It's inferior!

I hope the demo works for me in the next couple of days so I can see for myself what everyone is complaining about.

Look at this and tell me if it's true.

http://translate.google.fr/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/13594-crysis-2-endast-dx9-dx11-kommer-senare

DirectX 9? Is this a joke? This is like Crysis 0.5, a technological step backwards for the series. Crysis 1 supported DirextX 10.

If you haven't noticed, this bloody thing is 9 years old now. Why the hell would you develop the game on DX9?

Dear Crytek,

Please clarify the DX11 issue asap. It caused quite a stir (rightfully), and it may cost you a lot of loyal customers.

If you were to respond to all these rants and only clarify ONE thing, it MUST be a clarification what version of DirectX will be released with the game on the 22nd.

yes
tom anyway you can resbond and let us know?

wow seriously r u guys rlly this stupid?? its a demo!! its capped to dx9 because theyre still working on it. stop freaking out it WILL have dx11. but any1 who actually thought its gonna be dx9 prolly doesnt even have a rig that could run it in dx11 so y u so worried anyways? jeez...

wow seriously r u guys rlly this stupid?? its a demo!! its capped to dx9 because theyre still working on it. stop freaking out it WILL have dx11. but any1 who actually thought its gonna be dx9 prolly doesnt even have a rig that could run it in dx11 so y u so worried anyways? jeez...


You obviously haven't read the report stating that DX10/11 will not be included in the released version of the game.

as what i heard that in future patch it will include dx11 support

If you downloaded the Crysis 2 PC multiplayer demo, you may have noticed a few things. First, it looks really pretty. Second, the graphical customization options have been notably scaled back from what was available in Crysis and Crysis Warhead.

Offered in the graphic menu tab are options for resolution, fullscreen, v-sync and system spec. The system spec option can be toggled between gamer, advanced and hardcoe settings. So the question is, will these more limited options be present in the final version of the game?

"We'll look at whether that's a possibility," said Nathan Camarillo, executive producer at Crytek. Right now Crytek is monitoring fan feedback and will determine later what might be able to change. "When we did the 360 demo, as an example, we looked at all the top line issues that everybody reported. We addressed a very high percentage of those. We will use this opportunity in the same way."

Regarding DirectX 11 support, which would allow for more advanced graphical effects, Camarillo said, "Crysis 2 will support DirectX 11 but we'll talk more about that in the future. There's an announcement coming soon about that."

Sounds like a wait and see situation so far. What do you think? Are more limited customization options not really a big deal, or would you like to see a return to what was possible in the original Crysis?

http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/115/1153248p1.html

Day 1 DLC LOLOLOLOL.

What upsets me is that they are still "considering" of putting it in...that's plainly retarded especially it's this close to the release date. This game looks much,much,worse than the original...

MAXIMUM CONSOLE.

So wait a second "we looked at all the top line issues that everybody reported. We addressed a very high percentage of those. We will use this opportunity in the same way." Does this mean we have to complain to get this **** done properly?

Well, lets start making threads!

as what i heard that in future patch it will include dx11 support

Okay but I would think they need to add some entirely new maps to make that work, because tessellation is DX11 as far as most people are concerned. Maybe they will and that was bankrolled by Nvidias 2 million you never know? Also aliens could really land and look exactly like the ones in the game maybe the aliens are bankrolled by Nvidia as well?

as what i heard that in future patch it will include dx11 support

Which is THE stupidest decision I have ever seen made by any gaming company ever.

MAXIMUM CONSOLE.

Have fun with your console kiddies, Crytek. I'm sure they will abandon you fast anyway.

I love that... "Have you lost your mind". Well no matter what happens with Crysis 2 this proves one thing.

Despite what many developers like to think or want you to think DX11 is in fact a selling point after all lols. And in many cases that even applies to PC gamers who have yet to upgrade their gpu to the new standard. Excuse me while I don't fall off my chair with surprise.

I already told you guys. A D3D11 DLC pack will be released for about $15.

"Camarillo said, "Crysis 2 will support DirectX 11 but we'll talk more about that in the future. There's an announcement coming soon about that." "

Just in case some of you were stupid enough to think that DX11 is no priority.

"Camarillo said, "Crysis 2 will support DirectX 11 but we'll talk more about that in the future. There's an announcement coming soon about that." "

Just in case some of you were stupid enough to think that DX11 is no priority.

That doesn't mean ****. It very well will be patched in later or not at all if Crytek decides to cut losses.

Crytek promised tons of **** with Crysis 1 patching that never happened. I expect the same out of C2 patching and that includes the elusive DX11 patch promise ****.