bf2 demo, post screens & cool stuff

SupaFly · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:42 am Post subject:

Invader_G1R wrote:

I don't think I will be upgrading just yet, there are people working on making this patch thing work better, so it will improve over time.
I really don't understand why they dont support Geforce 4s.

becuase ea thinks they can get ppl to upgrade & buy thier game anyway... i swear, they piss ppl off on purpose & see if it effects their projected sales... the bastards make good games, but what a bunch of pricks....

example: servers that commented out the time limit (this is done by adding ONE character to a file u can open in notepad) or unlocked the weapons (why the bloody fuck would you even put em in the demo if u didnt want ppl to see em) got banned from the master list & since the master list is the only one anyone can use (no ASE/xfire support) they basically shut them down.... i cant even convey how much this pisses me off... & on top of all of that, EA says this:

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Community Update - 6/14/05

Server De-listing Update
EA and DICE both fully support server-side modding in the sense that we have intentionally exposed a good deal of Python functionality to the end-user, primarily to encourage modders to tweak game types and scoring (on UNRANKED servers) once the full game is available. That said, we have come to discover that two items that were not a part of the demo feature-set were hacked in the Battlefield 2 demo. We consider both of these changes in violation of the Tools EULA that each server operator accepted in installing the server software.

The demo's feature set included a 12-minute time limit on rounds and excluded access to the weapon unlocks. Because some server operators have hacked the time limit out of their servers or hacked access to the unlocks, we have been forced to reinforce our intended feature set by delisting the offending servers. All violations of the EULA as described above will result in a 1-week ban/delisting.

The activities of the obviously active hacking community reinforce our decision to not release the Ranked server publicly with the final product. Our desire is to be able to offer an exploit-free place to play where players can legitimately gain ranks, and collect awards and unlocks. The only way we can offer such a service and protect the Ranked server content is by hosting the ranked servers directly and through trusted partners. The Unranked server tools will be released to the community so that they may host their own BF2 servers, mods, etc.

now this is a fucking greedy ass marketing ploy.... basically what that means is "we set a trap for you, you took it & now the only way you can have a ranked server is to rent one from us for $512/month"

also, adding 1 character to a file in notepad is now "hacking" but completely tearing down the game & making a new one is called "modding" fuckin EA, go figure

edit: heres the EA link if ur like me & cant believe they called us hackers:
http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/editorial.jsp?src=communityupdate_061405%22
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firefox_71 · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:08 am Post subject:

Don't even get me started on that bullshit. I can't....yes I can believe the balls on those bastards. I can see it now, any edits to your configuration and you can't play on their servers and like you said, mod it out on the server and no ranking for it. These fuckers piss me off more than Valve. Evil or Very Mad

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Invader_G1R · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:28 am Post subject:

I really, REALLY dont like EA.
EA does NOT make good games, the companies they buy make good games.
EA just fills them with their own brand of crap and ruins them as much as they can.
The only EA game I own is BF1942, and I only have that for the BF:P.
Even when I upgrade this computer, I won't buy BF2 unless the new BF:P is worth the 50$ I'd have to pay for BF2.
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SupaFly · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject:

and addendum to my post... youre right, EA doesnt make good games, they publish good games.... why cant someone else buy out battlefield Sad

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