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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bottom line….don’t buy the
game. I’m the owner of a GSP and I’m telling you to not by the
game. Don’t buy the expansion packs based on the same concept or anything
else that assists in them sipping Margaritas on a beach somewhere while you’re
posting on forums to look for help to questions that can’t be answered.
The requirement for me to run 10 FREE servers to the community while only
getting one sale forces us to make the prices high. We are mandated to run
another server for each block amount sold. I’d love to see nothing better
than for BF2 to die. Not because of it’s lack of potential but because of
the way it’s being forced on the community. The more games you buy in
this area only goes to fuel their efforts to take your money and give little in
return. The technical developers did a fine job of coding the game but the
ranked portion of this game is going to be, as it already is, the complete
downfall of BF2. I suggest you don’t pay me or anyone else to host a
ranked server. I encourage you to get with your group and create custom content
to help make the Unranked BF2 server flourish. The problem directly lies in
clans/groups succumbing to the pressure from EA to buy ranked servers. They in
turn make money from your players that buy the game and the hosting companies
that you get your servers from. Not directly mind you but it advances their hold
on how their game is played and in what arena it’s played in. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Think of the logic…online games are
fun because of their competitive edge. So…COMPETE!! Don’t get a
ranked server at all….don’t join one…don’t let your
buddies play in one. Individual ranking of a player in a TEAM-based game is
completely destructive to begin with. The moron that decided it was a good idea
should publish his home address so we can collectively kick his ass. Propogate
your REAL interests and don’t fall to the lure of individual stats. Did
you join/start your clan/group to be the top dog or did you join/start it to
play with friends, have a good time and maybe kick some ass of another
team/clan/group?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Consider what YOU want from your online
time and act based on those desires. Don’t just do what others due…then
you’re just another robot of the machine that is EA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ray S. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> Scott [mailto:scott@nc.rr.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 21, 2005
1:49 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">bf1942@icculus.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [bf1942] BF2 10
player start limit</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>That would be better but I think it is
ridiculous to be paying good $ for a server and have a startup limit imposed.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Giel van
Schijndel [mailto:giel@kingofdos.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 21, 2005
11:58 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">bf1942@icculus.org</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [bf1942] BF2 10
player start limit</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>ScratchMonkey schreef: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>You can't play when the server first starts up? When
did that change? You can't accumulate stat points before you reach 10, but you
should be able to do more than "nothing". <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If I'm correct he means
that you have to wait for 10 people to get on the server to be capable of even
capturing a flag or have the "round-stats" (not ranked stats) account
for kills/etc made.<br>
<br>
And I do think, actually I'm quite sure of it, that it is possible to remove that
"the game will start when x more player(s) join"-message and let
people play _unranked_ as long as there aren't x players on the server. Which
would be an acceptable (read highly apreciated) alternative to me (and many
others).<br>
<br>
And the fact that it is possible and very easy to implement this
"feature" but hasn't been implemented anyway is the cause that I
rarely play BF2 anymore and DO NOT intent to buy the expansion pack. (I'm proud
to tell that I can't even recall the name of it <span class=moz-smiley-s4>:-P </span>)<br>
<br>
Just as a side note I do not blame any employee or department of either EA or
DICE. However I do blame those two organisations as a whole.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Mortis<br>
<a href="http://etbf.kicks-ass.net">European Tactical Battlefield Forces</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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