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Understanding DLC on the PC for Black Ops.
From callofduty.com:
Hey PC fans,
With the launch of First Strike on the PC on March 25th, I would like to answer a few of the most frequently asked questions from the community pertaining to server admins, clients, and map rotations. Please read the below guide carefully before posting questions in the forums.
Clients:
Anyone can play on any server, regardless of whether or not you have DLC installed. All players will continue to receive patches (including 1.07, which deploys alongside First Strike). If a server rotates to a DLC map that you do not have installed on your PC, you will automatically get kicked from that server.
Note: There will be an additional browser filter introduced in patch 1.07 that allows you to exclude servers with DLC content in their rotation. Quick match searches will only put players into matches with content that they have installed.
Admins:
All servers will have First Strike available on March 25th. It will be at the server admin’s discretion whether or not to run DLC maps on their server. Admins will also have the freedom to choose which First Strike maps will run on their server.
Note: Admins will NOT have to purchase a copy of the map pack in order to install it on their dedicated server.
Hopefully that clears up some of the most frequently asked questions surrounding the DLC deployment that will take place on March 25th.
Regards,
-JD
Hopefully that will help a few people out who plan to get the Black Ops.
Source
Hey PC fans,
With the launch of First Strike on the PC on March 25th, I would like to answer a few of the most frequently asked questions from the community pertaining to server admins, clients, and map rotations. Please read the below guide carefully before posting questions in the forums.
Clients:
Anyone can play on any server, regardless of whether or not you have DLC installed. All players will continue to receive patches (including 1.07, which deploys alongside First Strike). If a server rotates to a DLC map that you do not have installed on your PC, you will automatically get kicked from that server.
Note: There will be an additional browser filter introduced in patch 1.07 that allows you to exclude servers with DLC content in their rotation. Quick match searches will only put players into matches with content that they have installed.
Admins:
All servers will have First Strike available on March 25th. It will be at the server admin’s discretion whether or not to run DLC maps on their server. Admins will also have the freedom to choose which First Strike maps will run on their server.
Note: Admins will NOT have to purchase a copy of the map pack in order to install it on their dedicated server.
Hopefully that clears up some of the most frequently asked questions surrounding the DLC deployment that will take place on March 25th.
Regards,
-JD
Hopefully that will help a few people out who plan to get the Black Ops.
Source