[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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