Is There No End To This?

Started by Atomm · 6 posts · 1,078 views

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    Q: Will the game servers have to be monitored similar to the ranked servers of Battlefield 2142?

    A: Kevin: "Yes, servers will basically have to be under a validation process for ranked servers because the issue is that you do not want people going in and hacking your stats, and then having roll back issues for the stat tracking data base guys. It would just be a mess. So yes, there is a comparative system to Battlefield."

    Paul: "Anyone who wants to can run a server, it just would not be an officially ranked stat collecting server.

    Anyone can run a server on your LAN or ISP for anyone you like. It does not have to be ranked. So you can have thousands and thousands of servers out there just like Wolfenstein and Enemy Territory now, but if you want to play on a ranked server then it needs to be on one [that has] an agreement with id and Activision to make sure it is kept secure."

    Q: Regarding the ranked server system, is that only going to be available for the [official] maps that you have developed, or are user created maps going to be able to see the benefits of the ranking system as well?

    A: Kevin: "Right now as far as when the release goes out it would just be our maps, but it is something we are talking about doing but there has not been a decision on it yet. Obviously we want to do what we can do to support the mod community. We just need to figure out exactly how to handle those stats and what impact having a map that has not been added to the database would cause. So right now when the game is released [stats will only be collected on] the officially released maps."


    Damn you EA..... Ranked servers killed BF..... Now, it's influencing other games.... I'm fucking pissed.....

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    Atomm wrote:
    Damn you EA..... Ranked servers killed BF..... Now, it's influencing other games.... I'm fucking pissed.....


    Unbelievable. I hope they don't jack up the server price doing this, like they did for BF2.
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    Atomm wrote:
    Damn you EA..... Ranked servers killed BF..... Now, it's influencing other games.... I'm fucking pissed.....

    I kinda figured as much when I first heard of reserving your user name.

    This same idea is rumored to have held up UT07'/III, as they have been looking into making UT a ranked asset system too. Got dang amazing how many people you see on other forums that love ranked systems tho.

    What a waste of money 🙁


    DocJon wrote:
    Unbelievable. I hope they don't jack up the server price doing this, like they did for BF2.

    Of course they will charge more for it. We are going to be right back into the 'do we run unranked and leave it empty or pay out the ass' bs again.

    I just don't understand it. Epic has been running a stat server for 03/04' that works JUST FINE. They use your GUID #, so there can be a dozen lexx's and your stats are still easy to seperate, and at no extra cost to the end users.

    If this is true, I could give a shit less if it ever comes in the mail now.

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    Well, now we just have to wait for the announcement that they will have in game ads.
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    very disappointing for sure. I think it's a very big mistake (again) to split the community and makes it harder for mods to gain any traction. Although, if you don't get anything for your ranking, it shouldn't matter what kind of server you play on. Unlike BF2 "unlocks" are not tied to overall scores so maybe it won't make such a big difference.

    😒
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    Sarge wrote:
    very disappointing for sure. I think it's a very big mistake (again) to split the community and makes it harder for mods to gain any traction. Although, if you don't get anything for your ranking, it shouldn't matter what kind of server you play on. Unlike BF2 "unlocks" are not tied to overall scores so maybe it won't make such a big difference.


    I think that will help a lot. The only driving force for my desire to play on a ranked server was to get the unlocks. I didn't get my last unlock until earlier this year, and I've been playing this game since the week it was released. Without any real in-game reward, I'm not going to worry about ranking. Why would I? I'll never compete for money, I'm never going to be high on any leaderboard - there is no motivation for anyone but the twitch-kiddies that play 8+ hours a day.

    This may be a good thing. After a month or two, we may find that we're OK with having a non-ranked server. We could avoid having the twitch-kiddies on our server that way, but not lose the ones who are in it for fun. Time will tell.