[bf1942] Official WW2 mod for BFV, server files?

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NFS:U2 is coming out in November, 1 year exactly if I remember correctly. 
EA has a very long history of short product life spans on their games. 
Shouldn't be anything new to anyone by now.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miguel Di Ciurcio Filho" <miguel at casadavo.net>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 8:50 AM
Subject: RE: [bf1942] Official WW2 mod for BFV, server files?


> This is no news for me.
>
> People, wake up please. If there is someone that don't want do continue
> to make BF1942 better, is EA.
>
> How long EA support a tittle? How many patches and new stuff EA produces
> for its games!?
>
> Just look around. NFS U, a great potential to have a strong online
> comunity, but, the game is full of cheats, EA just made 2 or 3 patches
> IIRC. Does EA really cares about some comunity? With the same cdkey you
> can play online with 2 people. there is no cdkey validation. So, how
> seriusly EA cares to online gaming?
>
> Just go to EA's site. Can you find any RPG game? Something like Diablo,
> NWN? Any MMORPG? Absolutly NO! Why? Becouse this genre only sells one
> time, and sequels take years to come. And this is not the business model
> of EA. And by the way, you really need a good effort to keep games like
> this working, servers, patches, cheates, etc.
>
> EA don't know how to deal with online comunitys, The Sims Online came to
> my mind. A total fiasco.
>
> EA says: "you need our lasted titles"
>
> We are in the middle of 2004, and soon EA Sports will start to realese
> all those games. FIFA, NHL, NFL, and so on.
>
> EA needs new games on stores. This is EA.
>
> BF2 will be on stores on march 2005, bugged or not.
>
> If EA doesn't want a new patch for BF1942, DICE cannot do it!!!! Simple!
>
> Hey, but why DICE just don't publish the game without EA? Because EA can
> put it's titles in every conner of the world, so, they do make the
> rules.
>
> So guys, live with that. BF1942 is dead for EA, soon BFV. DICE can not
> do nothing to change this. They are paid to do what EA wants.
>
> And please, flame EA, not DICE.
>
> Just one more, I'm not shure, but the bf linux server is here thanks to
> the DICE's effort.
>
> Miguel
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> On Dom, 2004-08-22 at 13:35 +0200, Andreas Fredriksson wrote:
>>
>> It's not that easy. All patches go through EA quality assurance and
>> that procedure takes up developer time with test feedback for weeks.
>>
>> // Andreas
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Neal Clayton [mailto:xayd at vae-victus.org]
>> Sent: Sun 8/22/2004 6:08 AM
>> To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Official WW2 mod for BFV, server files?
>>
>> Honestly they can say that but it's nothing more than a crutch.  The
>> same company made both games, Dice.  One game had serious game-
>> changing
>> bug(s) introduced in its last patch (the wrench), and therefore needs
>> another patch to be fixed.  It would take all of 20 minutes to fix
>> that
>> bug and release a patch for it.
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