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

[Jorrit Schippers]

I think it's best to hope that BF2 will not suffer from the problems BF1942
and BF:V had ... As many said, EA will not allow DICE to put just one second
of work in old games.

Jorrit 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: brammes [mailto:brambugmail at yahoo.com] 
> Verzonden: maandag 23 augustus 2004 10:04
> Aan: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [bf1942] Official WW2 mod for BFV, server files?
> 
> I gave you 2 names of the top producers in the bf series ... 
> how hard can it be to find their email addresses?
> 
> anyways, I thought about it a bit more and I think it's a 
> waste of time to even ask them to consider.
> You don't have any valuable marketing arguments ...
> don't forget they sold about 4 milion copies of the
> bf42 game ... nothing can beat that, no argument that I can 
> think of, to make another patch, especially with
> BF2 in the pipeline, they will never delay that game for the 
> 'old' one ... .
> 
> brammes
> 
> 
> --- Stefan Engbersen <stonex at freebsd.nl> wrote:
> 
> > 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
> > 
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> 
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