[bf1942] Issues regarding "ranked servers"

[Joe]

The solution that has been brought up by many admins, in many forums and on
lists, is to provide a way to enable a local stat database. Even if it's
just doable via the py engine and remains a third party product that would
be a very great in-between. It would lack the 'global' effect of their
rankings, be subject to shady administration, but still give the server
owners access to all of the game's features.

We run selectbf on our webserver. It has its quirks, but surely it could be
lightly modded to work with bf2 & ranks (SQL+php based, for those that don't
know. Parser is in java). I'm betting unlocks won't be available via the
python interface, even if stat/rank logging is (for parsing by something
such as selecbtf). Quite disappointing, but at this point expected..

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Adams [mailto:chris at fragzzhost.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 4:34 PM
To: bf1942 at icculus.org
Subject: RE: [bf1942] Issues regarding "ranked servers"



"I think everyone would be happy if EA would allow anyone to apply to be

a ranking server.   As long as there's some controls, there shouldn't be

a prob"

That would be the best way forward just from EA's point of view it isn't
really financially viable. They would have to have someone working full
time, possibly several people, simply to process the requests. The
problem then is that it takes one person with a disassembler, or a
legitimate host, sharing their network with an promiscuous-mode AES
cracker. Perhaps EA have second thoughts about the whole thing but
they've started so they'll finish?

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-----Original Message-----
From: rick at fortweb.com [mailto:rick at fortweb.com]
Sent: 05 June 2005 22:28
To: bf1942 at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Issues regarding "ranked servers"


I have to agree with that more than anything else I've seen here, it's
obvious the issue will divide this userbase.

Rick

= = = Original message = = =

Kingsley, I think the issue is if it's good enough for some GSP's, it
should be good enough for all.

I think everyone would be happy if EA would allow anyone to apply to be
a ranking server.   As long as there's some controls, there shouldn't be

a prob.

/BA


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