[cod] Comparison

[Caleb Stephens]

CS:S/1.6 - biggest FPS ever in history - no ranking system - open dedi
support
COD4/5 - next biggest FPS ever in history - limited ranking system (client
side files) - open dedi support

EA should take notes.  BFBC2 _could_ be huge.




On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 1:22 AM, escapedturkey <
escapedturkey at escapedturkey.com> wrote:

> Correction: I'm referring to restrictions with BF2 ranked servers --
> assuming that BFBC2 will be the same. COD4 ranked servers could easily
> be switched to modded without any issue.
>
>
> Leadly wrote:
>
>> In the case of CoD 4... modded servers were filtered out by default. So
>> the
>> only people who ever saw modded servers as part of their "choice" were the
>> people who figured out that changing their filters would allow them to see
>> something more than the "default" ranked servers.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: escapedturkey [mailto:escapedturkey at escapedturkey.com] Sent:
>> Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:30 AM
>> To: Call of Duty server admin list.
>> Subject: Re: [cod] Comparison
>>
>> History shows different. Most players prefer ranked servers. :)
>>
>> Midnight wrote:
>>
>>> Yes but only because everyone wants to inflate their ego's with useless
>>> stats.  If a mod was good enough I'm sure the real players would skip the
>>> ranked servers and play the mod.
>>>
>>>
>>> escapedturkey wrote:
>>>
>>>> The ranked system discourages modding and customizing.
>>>>
>>>> Midnight wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If they don't like the rank system just don't play on ranked servers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck getting anywhere with the ranked servers, they tend to only
>>>>> allow the large/bad GSP's to host servers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> escapedturkey wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Problem is I'm hearing it's Windows servers only and using the same
>>>>>> ranked system that most modders disliked.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Caleb Stephens wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are any GSP's seeing access or have info on the BFBC2 server hosting
>>>>>>> program with EA?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:33 AM, <boomel at lhwclan.de <mailto:
>>>>>>> boomel at lhwclan.de>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    agree
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    ----- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -----
>>>>>>>    Von: Caleb Stephens <csteph9 at gmail.com <mailto:csteph9 at gmail.com
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>    Gesendet: Dienstag, 10. November 2009 15:16
>>>>>>>    An: Call of Duty server admin list. <cod at icculus.org
>>>>>>>    <mailto:cod at icculus.org>>
>>>>>>>    Betreff: Re: [cod] Comparison
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    I'm sure the sales stats will be well down.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    The knife twist is that they'll just blame it on the economy; but
>>>>>>>    then BFBC2 will come out in March with full dedi support and all
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>    the former COD4 players become BF players.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Listen to last weeks Bash and Slash; this is very promising.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:51 AM, Christian Gerbrandt
>>>>>>>    <gerbra at gotadsl.co.uk <mailto:gerbra at gotadsl.co.uk>> wrote:
>>>>>>>    Epic fail for IW.
>>>>>>>         Here in the UK, the normal RSP was 44-45 GBP.
>>>>>>>    Today is release day, and I can get it from Morrisons for 25.99,
>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>    even cheaper from Makro for 17 GBP + VAT
>>>>>>>                   From: Seth Sauls [mailto:wizz220 at gmail.com<mailto:
>>>>>>> wizz220 at gmail.com>]
>>>>>>>     Sent: 10 November 2009 01:12
>>>>>>>    To: Call of Duty server admin list.
>>>>>>>    Subject: Re: [cod] Comparison
>>>>>>>         "PS3 version already had a 15mb patch"
>>>>>>>         LOL and ROFL just goes to show what a utter and epic fail
>>>>>>> this game
>>>>>>>    will be  If you do buy this crap then you just threw your hard
>>>>>>>    earned cash away
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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