[bf1942] Issues regarding "ranked servers"

[Luke]

ok..... so a few GSP's are in on the deal. So what? That doesnt really
change the fact that most servers wont have access to the ranking code and
thats just wrong.

I agree that it would be even worse to have the ranking code 'in the wild'
so that it could be hacked and cheated. But, does that make the concept of
keeping the average clan admin relegated to running 'warm-up' servers for
the ranked servers........

Luke

Sebastian Kleye said:
> I think EA will give the ranked server binary to some trusted GSPs (I
> hope so :) ). Otherwise the chances are very likely that somebody uses
> the ranked server binary for reverse engineering or network sniffing to
> build a "ranking cheat" or something like that if it would be available
> to everyone...have you ever thought this way? I think it was a big
> effort to build up the stats system...to big and expensive to be crushed
> in days or even hours of some leet hax0r.
>
> Luke wrote:
>
>>I hope thats the way it plays out....... and I will do my part, if I can.
>>But, I am totally outraged over EA's blatant attempt to cut us out of the
>>game (or relagate us to the n00b servers) with this tactic. There is no
>>other reason that they would opt to make 'ranked' server status
>> unavaiable
>>to any admin who wants to set it up. It's totaly unbelievable.
>>
>>I am seriously thinking of starting a website to promot the boycott of
>> BF2
>>ranked servers........ that's how much this pisses me off. For years us
>>admins bust our asses to help make the BF franchise (and others) a
>> success
>>and this is how they turn it on us? BS......
>>
>>Other games that h ave uses 'stats' and 'rank' always left it as an
>> option
>>for ANY admin to implement these features or not. Examples are UT2004 and
>>Americas Army.
>>
>>Luke
>>
>>Michael Ressen said:
>>
>>
>>>Scummy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>With al this payment info does this mean players will have to pay to be
>>>>ranked or to play?
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I'm not sure how to read that.   Perhaps.   In any event, I wouldn't
>>>worry about it.   The leagues will base off of the game as it's played
>>>on public servers, so without the unlocked items.   On EA servers those
>>>who absolutely have to play with the ranking system can deal with the
>>>rampant teamkilling and mass chaos that has always been associated with
>>>EA's servers.
>>>
>>>The real gamers, clans, and leagues will still play on GSP-hosted
>>>servers just like any other FPS.   I wouldn't expect to see any change.
>>>   Keep in mind the requirements to run a server are pretty high, and
>>>are usually out of the affordability range of the average 15 yr old.
>>>EA's servers will be a success, but the quality play will still happen
>>>on the public GSP hosted boxes.
>>>
>>>No worries, guys.
>>>
>>>/BA
>>>
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