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Wed Mar 11 18:56:50 EDT 2009


1. Ranking on all servers or at least "registered" servers.
2. The ability to turn off racking totally in the server config.
3. The ability to enable all weapons in the server config.
4. The ability to limit the max rank in the server config.

With the above all quality servers can gain people rank
and things like public servers can be a level playing
field, with experienced players only benefiting purely
from better play and not also getting an unfair advantage
making the game inaccessible to the new players.

    Steve / K
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Jon Wolberg=20

  Did anyone else see this interview?  A former customer of mine showed it to me.

  http://www.realityfriends.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3D573

   All this sounds great, but a few more details have come out that are of concern:=20
  1. Higher ranks get access to exclusive 'unlock' weapons=20
  2. Higher ranks are the default choice for 'commander'=20
  3. Only EA servers (offical and those rented from EA) will be 'ranking' servers (eg: players can only earn rank when playing on EA servers)=20
  4. Ranks will still be visible on unranked servers and therefore ranked players can get access to the unlocked weapons on unranked servers (and potentially a factor in determining who is commander)=20
  5. Unranked servers can 'turn off' unlockable weapons, but cant universally unlock them for all players=20

  As you can imagine this creates a series of issues:=20
  1. Inbalance between players with access to unlocked weapons and those without (especially for casual gamers or those late to the game)=20
  - plus will regular players on unranked (nonEA) servers get have to hand over 'commander mode' to anyone who has a rank (which he carried over from the EA servers)=20

  2. Inbalance between EA servers and private servers (such as the ECGN public servers or those rented from ECGN)=20
  - Are the 'unranked' servers going to become 'ghost towns'?=20


  Personally I think giving ranks anything more than bragging rights is a mistake (eg: special weapons). And I think only providing them on EA servers and EA rented servers is blackmail.  They did this with Americas Army and it didnt work out that well.

  thoughts?=20

  Jon

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I must say this is concerning. Ranked players is=20
one thing, but</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>only </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>enabling rank=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>building on official services is a sure fire=20
way</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>to kill </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the=20
community very quickly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From reading this I would&nbsp;suggest the=20
following changes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Ranking on all servers or at least "registered"=20
servers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. The ability to turn off racking totally in the=20
server config.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. The ability to enable all weapons in the server=20
config.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4. The ability to limit the max rank in the server=20
config.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With the above all quality servers can gain people=20
rank</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and things like public servers can be a level=20
playing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>field, with experienced players only benefiting=20
purely</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>from better play and not also getting an unfair=20
advantage</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>making the game inaccessible to the new=20
players.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steve / K</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Djon at ecgnetwork.com href=3D"mailto:jon at ecgnetwork.com">Jon Wolberg</A>=20
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  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Did anyone else see this interview?&nbsp; A=20
  former customer of mine showed it to me.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
  href=3D"http://www.realityfriends.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3D573">http://www.realityfriends.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3D573</A></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><!--StartFragment --><FONT face=3DArial>&nbsp;</FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
  class=3Dnf size=3D2>All this sounds great, but a few more details have come out=20
  that are of concern: <BR>1. Higher ranks get access to exclusive 'unlock'=20
  weapons <BR>2. Higher ranks are the default choice for 'commander' <BR>3. Only=20
  EA servers (offical and those rented from EA) will be 'ranking' servers (eg:=20
  players can only earn rank when playing on EA servers) <BR>4. Ranks will still=20
  be visible on unranked servers and therefore ranked players can get access to=20
  the unlocked weapons on unranked servers (and potentially a factor in=20
  determining who is commander) <BR>5. Unranked servers can 'turn off'=20
  unlockable weapons, but cant universally unlock them for all players=20
  <BR><BR>As you can imagine this creates a series of issues: <BR>1. Inbalance=20
  between players with access to unlocked weapons and those without (especially=20
  for casual gamers or those late to the game) <BR>- plus will regular players=20
  on unranked (nonEA) servers get have to hand over 'commander mode' to anyone=20
  who has a rank (which he carried over from the EA servers) <BR><BR>2.=20
  Inbalance between EA servers and private servers (such as the ECGN public=20
  servers or those rented from ECGN) <BR>- Are the 'unranked' servers going to=20
  become 'ghost towns'? <BR><BR><BR>Personally I think giving ranks anything=20
  more than bragging rights is a mistake (eg: special weapons). And I think only=20
  providing them on EA servers and EA rented servers is blackmail.&nbsp; They=20
  did this with Americas Army and it didnt work out that=20
  well.<BR><BR>thoughts?</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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