Well done on the title.

How can they shut the game's online support down when all the consoles do Peer to Peer? As long as someone has the game in their system and is hosting a match you should be able to play....

@bapenguin - Thanks. It was almost "AoT 2B KIA"

@Steampunk Jin - If I knew how that stuff worked, the article would have been longer.

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Its just EA being greedy/silly/stupid. Somehow all online gaming and matchmaking need to go thru their servers (that was their requirement when Microsoft introduced Xbox Live), even when none of their games are hosted on dedicated servers.

All EA games are hosted by the players. They keep closing the matchmaking servers, due to "lack of players", for their older sports games all the time.

And I agree, in reality you should be able to play online until Microsoft themselves pull the plug. Like they did with Xbox Live for the original Xbox. But EA is EA... what can I say... ?

See, THIS is when my "Servershutdownophobia" kicks in. Why couldn't they include System Link in this game? Yeah, I can still play it in SplitScreen, which is nice, but LAN would've been better.
Also many fans asked EA to put LAN in the second game, but they said no. Just wait 1-2 years, maybe months, and they'll shut down those servers too...

Well this doesnt bode well for other EA titles out there. It's almost as if EA is giving the finger to anyone who would buy a used copy of the game online to find out they are pretty much SOL when it comes to playing online with a buddy.

I can see why I'd need the EA servers alive for matchmaking.

But for co-op with someone on my friends list? Makes no sense...

at least its not like you cant play it, if you interested in army of two now its local only, not really a problem, its my understanding that its on the chop list because its been reduced to less than 1% online usage. talk to me when they start cutting games less than a year after release

Yeah totally ridiculous that they didn't include a system link option for a game as co-op heavy as this. I can't imagine it's that hard if a feature to include.

So much for my friend and I ever getting back to it to finish it. /

It's just EA way of telling you to go buy the newer addition.

I cant think of ANY game from EA that actually has system link. So by shutting down the servers (which ONLY provide matchmaking and nothing else) for their games way earlier than Microsoft AND also not including system link for their games, its easy to see that multiplayer on many EA games is not an option for as long as it should be.

My theory about them leaving out system link is that they dont want people with pirated copies to enjoy the multiplayer in their games. Somewhat valid reason, but it still hurts legit players far more than the pirates in the end. Burnout Paradise is just one of many EA games that will become a single player game, once they shut down the servers.

At least on burnout paradise they make some minor revenue with the billboard ads you see all over the city. They sell those and update them when you are connected online.

Army of Two the 40th day has been one of my favorite games to this day. I would be the first in line for a 3rd run of this franchise if it is anything like the second. In fact, I check this site daily for signs of it coming.

It bugs me also that the games lose online ability. Someone mentioned Burnout which is another game I play almost daily. Both these games I mentioned have more replay value than my whole other collection combined. They are just fun. I can jump on either at any moment day/night and meet new people who just want to have fun and help each other.

Long live Co-op and this site

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I too enjoyed the 40th day and still play it occasionally. I'm curious though, how would they continue with a third game? I assume that[spoiler">they would have to get rid of one of the two main characters because of how the second game ends with you killing off one of your partners. (assuming the good path is taken)... I mean, maybe they would run the story as that being too great of a sacrifice and that they killed the mad man but sacrificed the whole city instead.. *shrug*[/spoiler"> I like the series and hope it continues, but I just wonder what direction they would take it after the events of the second game.

blakepro, I see your point but I enjoy playing this game so much I really don't care how they do it. Just do it. I guess they could just start a new story as if the first wasn't an issue or maybe a prequel.

As my brother will tell you. I am one of the very few people that the story really doesn't matter to me. I just enjoy the play. This bugs my brother(who I usually play with) to no end.lol