[bf1942] By the time BF is setup for a linux server

[Patrick Gavin]

I have to concur. A Linux port really is in EAs best interest. There are 
a lot of people out there, (myself included) who have access to hot 
hardware and fat pipe in their jobs but cannot or will not run windows 
on their trusted network. The bottom line really is that Linux (or 
better yet BSD) is a much better server OS than Windows. The sad thing 
is, its the suits that make these decisions and not the geeks. Most 
suits don't even know what an operating system is.

-P

James Gurney wrote:

> Whilst I'm not complaining specifically, I have to disagree with your 
> last statement. The fact is, these multiplayer FPS games 
> (HL/CS/TFC/Unreal/BF1942/DC/Whatever) would be nothing without servers 
> to play on. Whilst EA certainly do host several pretty good servers, 
> there still need to be public servers hosted by other people, or the 
> game will not take off. EA/DICE are basically relying on fans of the 
> game to run servers to give customers somewhere to play. No servers to 
> play on = less sales of the game. More servers = word of mouth goes up 
> = more sales of the game.
>
> Probably the most 'serious' people running servers on the net are 
> going to be using Linux for various reasons which are irrelevant in 
> this discussion, so this is a necessity for any game to do well. So, 
> no, I don't think I should be on my knees thanking them for producing 
> a Linux server. If they want the game to do well, this is something 
> which needs to be taken into consideration, and as Kevin said, it may 
> already be too late. Almost a year after the game was released is a 
> long time to wait for good solid reliable servers to be appearing on 
> the net, and other games are going to be coming out soon which will 
> draw more players away.
>
> I don't believe it's too late, I just think the game could have taken 
> off a lot better if the server had been released earlier.
>
> Please note, I'm not directing any of this against Andreas or Ryan. I 
> think this is something EA/DICE as a whole should have considered far 
> earlier on. Also, this is just my opinion. I'm not looking for a flame 
> war, although constructive commentary is always appreciated :)
>
> James