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DICE commits itself to dedicated servers for its long running multiplayer FPS series, Battlefield...
Following the furore over Infinity Ward's retraction of dedicated servers for Modern Warfare 2, Battlefield developer DICE has now committed itself to providing dedicated servers for PC users in games such as its upcoming sequel, Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
"A lot of buzz has been floating around the internet lately about dedicated servers and we wanted to make sure our all our players have the best understanding of how Battlefield will be played on the PC," said DICE Producer, Gordon Van Dyke. "Since Battlefield 1942 DICE has used dedicated servers for all platforms. This formula has worked well, and still works well, for us and for the gaming community. We have stayed true to this practice and will continue this tradition into the upcoming title Battlefield Bad Company 2."
Van Dyke also went into some of the server solutions provided by other developers for PC games and explained why DICE believes that they don't provide the same gaming quality as dedicated servers.
"Other games use player-hosted or 'peer to peer' solutions, often resulting in a "host with the most" situation; where the player hosting the match has an advantage over other players connected to their game," he said. "Everyone else is dependent on the host's internet connection and if they don't have a great connection then neither will you, regardless of how great of an internet you have."
"Also, unless server migration is implemented the game ends when that hosting player quits the game forcing you to find another player-host or start your own," continued Van Dyke. "With dedicated servers everyone gets non-stop action with no connection penalties based on some other player and their internet. This makes dedicated servers the best solution for online PC gaming hands down! So rest assured PC players, Battlefield will stay true to its roots by offering dedicated servers to all its players and continue the tradition of the ultimate FPS gaming experience!"
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Source: Battlefield blog
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Added:Sun 26th Jun 2011 00:30, Post No: 380
@378 LMAO
Added:Mon 13th Jun 2011 12:26, Post No: 379
@Post 378: Thanks.
Added:Mon 13th Jun 2011 11:36, Post No: 378
Good Job Gwynne Dixon hold your head up high. There's an old italian saying that goes like this Don't let anyone take away you happiness.
The fact that there are so many sheep that bahhh bahhh all day long failing to debate you on the facts shows you're doing something right. They post here because if they posted on the EA forum they would receive a rude awakening with the hundreds of posts discussing the bugs not only in this game but in other EA games that EA repeatedly fails to correct.
Added:Mon 13th Jun 2011 11:09, Post No: 377
You would think the reviewer waterborded innocent civilians. If a review gets you this upset well thats why the world is what is is.
The commander in chief admits to authorizing torture over 100 subsequently released in worst condition than when they were renditioned after being tortured subsequently discoverd to be innocent.
Mission Accomplished. lie
WMD. lie
Torture. lie, then admited to it.
Wikileaks and any media that prints facts it shut down.
Over 240 innocent citizens have been released in the US since 1974 after being wrongly convicted.
There are real soldiers serving this country to give you the fereedom of speech you abuse by attacking a reviewer that is entitled to his view, what most of you are doing is personal attacks.
The fact is the game is plagued be game breaking glitches that the reviewer didn't even get into. Search online theres more than a few, not unlike Fight night Champion Madden and almost every ea title whats wort is that they refuse to fix it.
The problem with most reviews is that they play a demo which most of the time is not indicative of the final game as was the case in GTA IV with the carnival that was playable in the demo and not in the full game or the blood in the Fight Night Champion and removed from the final game. revewers should be required to play the full game as apparently this reviewer did unlike others. Siskel and Ebert never reviewed a trailer they watched the whole movie before giving a review.
Those of you that find this game so great you should be helping the reviewer out instead of spurting hate. How about informing him abou the War Tapes audio option in the ingame menu that provides a more immersive experience.
BC2 Always been about multiplayer? read the back cover it clearly indicated includes singleplayer. There are plenty multiplayer only games and this isnt one of them.
If you want to call this game a multiplayer game then based on your logic 99% of games are just that since some would consider disgusting having to pay over $60.00 or a few hous of campain when thats waht almost all games offer today.
Added:Mon 14th Mar 2011 14:40, Post No: 376
how to change vietnam single player
Added:Fri 28th Jan 2011 03:00, Post No: 375
post374,
tbf, that's hardly saying much. the campaign in modern warfare 2 was the shortest, most linear, boring and pathetic excuse for a game this generation imo. and the multiplayer didn't change from it's predecesor 2 years earlier, apart from new maps.
disgrace of a game. unbelievable the score it was getting review-wise too. paid for reviews if ever i've saw them!
Added:Fri 28th Jan 2011 00:19, Post No: 374
The singleplayer campiagn in Bad Company 2 was MUCH bettern than Modern Warfare 2. You get to know the carachters and there is more humour in Bad Company.
Added:Fri 28th Jan 2011 00:15, Post No: 373
If you think it's boring to jump into a vechicle and advance to next waypoint.. then don't! You don't have to use the function just because it is there.
Added:Wed 12th Jan 2011 00:01, Post No: 372
I don't really like this. Imo the original BF: Vietnam is so much better. Also, the US is over-powered, the maps are very boring and you have people who overuse and spam the hueys (flying over the vietcong base and killing everyone). all in all, i'd like to have my money back.
Added:Mon 10th Jan 2011 22:18, Post No: 371
ha joke it says it a expansion pack when u download it its called a dlc what a fail and bad company rocks