[bf1942] Anyone have a popular non-ranked server?

[luke at techfreak.org]

Personally, I hope EA does attempt tp integrate mods into the ranking
system because I know it wont get done right and even if it is, players
will find reasons to feel it isn't accurate or fair. So, this will
water-down the validity and attractivenes of ranked servers.

Are you going to tell me that a mod that has even a SLIGHT adjustment in
play and weapons qualities isn't going to get slammed from every angle? My
clan has a guy who does our custom weapons mods and each member feels that
one weapon is too strong while another feels the same weapon is too weak.
Another feels it's less accruate, etc etc.

How is this going to get handled while integrating entire mods, let alone
one slight weapon adjustment?

Luke

> Who says ANYTHING about the stats for mods polluting bf2. Imagine if
> bf1942 had a ranking system, and DC went unranked. They didnt invest
> all this time/effort into mods and stats, if they dont plan to profit
> from them. They've now personally met all the mod teams, and know who
> they can work with, and who they cant. There are a number of caveats
> for ranking mods, that come far before point pollution, but those
> hurdles WILL be overcome. EA employees have also hinted that its in
> the pipe - When asked if mods would be ranked, they said 'not yet'.
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> On 8/16/05, ScratchMonkey <ScratchMonkey at matureasskickers.net> wrote:
>> --On Monday, August 15, 2005 3:48 PM -0400 Dave Snodgrass
>> <packtloss at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hopefully mods will breathe life into the non-ranked servers. But i
>> > anticiapte EA will support the more popular mods on ranked servers
>> > (They'd be dumb not to) - So even that wont last that long, im sure.
>>
>> That'll be difficult, as you would have to rank mods separately or hear
>> lots of complaints from "purists" about how mods are diluting the
>> ranking
>> system. I expect EA to only support their own expansion packs in the
>> ranking system.
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