[bf1942] Not ready for prime time

[Dark Bobo]

I've mostly shaddup since my last linux vs windows faux pas, but Spuds 
is right. Dice -did- respond to this list, so they -are- listening. 
Personally, I feel bad, because I think we pushed Ryan, who was very 
attentive to us, out of a job. But, others are very much correct that 
the linux server is still -barely- beta quality. It's not playable in 
any serious situation. Even my poor little K6-2 500 server at home could 
run a halfway decent CS server, but trying to run BF on it is a bungee 
nightmare.
If I were to prioritize the current bug-list:
1. bungee effect (not on 500, my "real" server is a dual-2g Xeon Dell 
2650, but no beta code goes there) - simply unplayable
2. remote/shell administration - make our lives easier and we will sing 
Dice/EA's praises
3. netcode - 8k/sec/player is crazy bandwidth for a dedicated server. 
This has to be optimizable.

I say give Dice a chance, although I would agree that a new build should 
be a priority instead of waiting for 1.4. I, for one, will continue to 
participate on this list helping who I can. And refrain from arguing 
linux vs winblows anymore =)

Rick

Spuds McCat wrote:
> Come on guys, give Dice a chance, they've had what, 5 days to look at
> Ryan's code?  for that matter, are they starting from scratch? That may be
> the right way to go, so they can cleanly rip out the DirectX errors.
> 
> Sofar, we know they've asked us what the biggest bugs are, and they got
> offhand something like 30 different answers. That doesn't make it easy for
> them to prioritise things, now does it?
> 
> 
> They've promised us that they'd release a unix version  alongside the
> Windows patch, rip their heads off AFTER they miss a deadline, not before
> they have a chance to start.
> 
> So here's to hoping a 1.4 release is out soon :)
> -Spuds
> 
> 
> 

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