[bf1942] Official WW2 mod for BFV, server files?
Stefan Engbersen
stonex at freebsd.nl
Sun Aug 22 16:38:01 EDT 2004
I need to know who to contact then..
Andreas can you give me an e-mail please ? :)
/stx
brammes wrote:
>I think you have a better chance of getting a patch in
>the process by flying to EA hq at LA since they make
>the decisions and open/close up the money flood to
>DICE :)
>
>maybe contact the BF producers? not sure what his name
>was, I know for BF2 it's Sean Decker and Mike
>Doran(maybe even some more producers that we don't
>know off). Anyway try to contact them ... .
>
>as Steve K. said, I think it's a waste of your time to
>even try to get in contact with them, but I think it's
>your best shot.
>
>complaining on this list won't work, setting a
>petition won't work ... convincing the producers with
>some valuable (marketing) arguments why a new patch
>would be appropriate COULD work, a little tip, don't
>mention BF:TV :)
>
>good luck,
>brammes
>
>
>--- Stefan Engbersen <stonex at freebsd.nl> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Forgot to add, that imo it's also important for your
>>success with BF2,
>>since BF1942 has a large userbase and I already
>>heard a lot of people saying they wont buy BF2, no
>>matter how great it
>>will be. BF1942 is a great and mature community
>>who you really managed to piss off. I think they
>>deserve another patch
>>and they are not asking for a new map, new models,
>>new armies
>>or new weapons, just a full bugfix patch would do
>>the job to win them
>>for you again I think, marketing wise it might be
>>important, before
>>they start playing other games like HL2, even though
>>BF1942 is far from
>>dying in Europe atm :)
>>Is there any chance your patchteam might be able to
>>handle this ? I
>>think it wont take a lot of your time, since some
>>bugs appeared
>>from 1.5 > 1.6 patch and the list only contains like
>>20 major/minor
>>bugs, I really do hope you think this over.
>>Maybe we can discuss it at your office ? :) I'm able
>>to fly over and do
>>the word for the community.
>>And I really dont want a political answer.
>>
>>/stx
>>
>>
>>
>>Stefan Engbersen wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Dice = Dice, one organisation for me.
>>>And Andreas, why isn't the bigger, more succesfull
>>>
>>>
>>game not supported
>>
>>
>>>anymore ?
>>>There is a large list of bugs, gameplay change
>>>
>>>
>>needs for BF1942 and I
>>
>>
>>>have never
>>>had an answer on the question why there wont be
>>>
>>>
>>another patch for
>>
>>
>>>BF1942 ?
>>>
>>>/stx
>>>
>>>Andreas Fredriksson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Just to clear up any confusion:
>>>>
>>>>The Canada office made some of the free content
>>>>
>>>>
>>maps for BF1942, but
>>
>>
>>>>all the patch code (versions 1.31-1.6) was
>>>>
>>>>
>>written by my patch team
>>
>>
>>>>in Stockholm.
>>>>
>>>>Vietnam was written entirely in Canada with some
>>>>
>>>>
>>last-minute crunch
>>
>>
>>>>help from my team.
>>>>
>>>>// Andreas
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Hammer 2.0 [mailto:tpshammer at hotmail.com]
>>>>Sent: Sat 8/21/2004 11:08 PM
>>>>To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>>>>Subject: Re: [bf1942] Official WW2 mod for BFV,
>>>>
>>>>
>>server files?
>>
>>
>>>>Excuse me for having to correct you here, but
>>>>
>>>>
>>it's DICE Canada who is
>>
>>
>>>>making
>>>>the BF1942 patches, so I'd say stx has a valid
>>>>
>>>>
>>argument.
>>
>>
>>>>I will not comment any further on the matter, as
>>>>
>>>>
>>it just makes me sad
>>
>>
>>>>which
>>>>will make me start drinking, driving, getting
>>>>
>>>>
>>busted for DUI, thrown in
>>
>>
>>>>jail, losing my job and finally dieing, homeless,
>>>>
>>>>
>>in the gutter.
>>
>>
>>>>/H
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From: Scott DeLeury <Sjdel at nycap.rr.com>
>>>>>Reply-To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>>>>>To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
>>>>>Subject: Re: [bf1942] Official WW2 mod for BFV,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>server files?
>>
>>
>>>>>Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:32:14 -0400
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes, BF1942 could stand another patch. I agree
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>with that. The thing
>>
>>
>>>>>you're
>>>>>not taking into account is that a whole
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>different segment of DICE
>>
>>
>>>>created
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>BF:Vietnam. So the time they put into creating
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>the WWII mod wasn't
>>
>>
>>>>time
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>away from patching 1.6. DICE Canada had nothing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>(or very little) to do
>>
>>
>>>>>with
>>>>>BF1942, so you're barking up the wrong tree
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>there.
>>
>>
>>>>>I also don't think that everyone that purchased
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>BFV has BF1942.
>>
>>
>>>>While it
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>would have been nice to get a larger set of maps
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>with the new mod,
>>
>>
>>>>since
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>there is no map download facility built in to
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>either engine, it
>>
>>
>>>>gives those
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>who haven't had a chance to play BF1942 just a
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>little more
>>
>>
>>>>opportunity to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>have some fun.
>>>>>
>>>>>Sure, as I said, I'd love to see a BF1942 patch,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>as the client JUST
>>
>>
>>>>came
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>out
>>>>>for my Platform of choice, the Mac. I love both
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>games, and will
>>
>>
>>>>still buy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>BF2 when it comes out, Hopefully for both
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>Platforms (Which means
>>
>>
>>>>I'll end
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>up
>>>>>buying 2 copies, just as I did with BF1942...),
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>but as Andreas said
>>
>>
>>>>a bit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>ago, time on a BF1942 server patch or something
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>is time away from BF2.
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>From: Stefan Engbersen <stonex at freebsd.nl>
>>>>>>Reply-To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>>>>>>Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:16:19 +0200
>>>>>>To: bf1942 at icculus.org
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [bf1942] Official WW2 mod for
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>BFV, server files?
>>
>>
>>>>>>May I ask why this mod is released ?
>>>>>>Does Dice think all BF1942 will move over?
>>>>>>To continue on the BF1942 Petition topic,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>this is another waste
>>
>>
>>>>of time,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>nothing the community has asked for.
>>>>>>Only BF:V people will start playing this mod,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>BF1942 people are
>>
>>
>>>>>>forgotten again, but still the more played
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>game
>>
>>
>>>>>>throughout Europe.
>>>>>>This time could have been better invested in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>a new BF1942 1.7
>>
>>
>>>>patch with
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>a load of bugfixes, which the petition people
>>>>>>(http://www.so-fragged.com/bftv/)
>>>>>>have signed for and never had any reply from
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>Dice, a freaking
>>
>>
>>>>petition
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>with 8500 unique votes has never been shown
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>for any game on the
>>
>>
>>>>internet
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>!!!!!!
>>>>>>Good job DICE, really!
>>>>>>Anyway I am glad to report the amount of BF:V
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>has DECREASED since
>>
>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>v1.1 patch and the amount of BF1942 has
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>INCREASED a little again
>>
>>
>>>>and I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>hope
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Dice ever sees the light (again).
>>>>>>And please flame me, because i'm a real
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>dedicated community person.
>>
>>
>>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stefan aka stx
>>>>>>Clanbase.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Steven Hartland wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>We are already been asked about this so any
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>chance we can get the
>>
>>
>>>>>>>server release early so we can be prepared?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>Pleaseeeee.
>>
>>
>>http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/vietnam/us/editorial.jsp?src=ww2m
>>
>>
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