[bf1942] The "bungie effect"

[shagnome]

Yep, i totally agree.

The makers or companies who earn all the money from ppl buying bf1942,
should take notice that the majority of ISP's and game server hosting
companies run linux as their favoured server. There is no need to go into
why this is the case, we all know the benefits of using linux as a dedicated
server. (hopefully)

There are alot of hosting companies out there that will not put buggy-beta
software on their live systems, which is limiting them to only using the
windows server, and at best only putting up a minimal number of servers.
This also prevents alot of companies from offering rentable bf1942 servers.

Wouldnt it just stand to logic to develop the linux version more
comprehensively NOW!!, to capitalise on bf1942's current popularity.

I dunno, but i can certainly understand the frustrations ppl are having in
the bf1942 and hosting community around the world. BF1942 is a great game,
but so far has been severely let down on the support and development side.
(no need to go into the patches which created pseudo wall hacks, at which
some ladder competitions had to be put on hold until that was fixed)

games admin insomniaclan
www.insomniaclan.org
castor at insomniaclan.org


----- Original Message -----
From: "cuban" <cuban at hoodedmaniac.com>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: RE: [bf1942] The "bungie effect"


> I agree 120%
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: z1g [mailto:z1g at terminal-insanity.com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 3:38 PM
> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Subject: [bf1942] The "bungie effect"
>
> It appears to me that this is the largest bug that currently exists in
> the Linux server. I could be wrong, but it seems that the "lag" or
> "bungie" effect bug is the reason that game hosts and clans will not use
> the linux server. The other minor bugs. though they may detract from
> overall gameplay are not show stoppers.
>
> My question is to the DICE development team. What can you say about the
> "bungie" or "lag" and what sort of timeline can we expect to see any
> changes.
>
> I am by no means trying to be rude, but there are those of us who are
> paying to provide servers and resources so that the publishers can make
> money. It would be nice to see such effort from them.
>
> DICE taking over was a cosmetic move from what I see so far and
> basically was done to diffuse the petition and public outcry for a
> playable linux server that would only support the game that many if not
> all of us here paid for with our hard earned money.
>
> For all the casual gamers that are running servers for fun on your cable
> and DSL this does not apply to you, and please spare me the rude
> comments that only serve as lip service to the people that really do not
> care for your best interests.
>
> The bottom line is, in it's current state the linux server is useless at
> best and it is time we demand better.
>
> I am sorry for the rant and mean no disrespect, but month after month of
> no progress and little communication have me completely frustrated.
>
>
>
> --
> z1g <z1g at terminal-insanity.com>
>
>