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DICE on Bad Company 2 Servers

Eurogamer has word from DICE producer Gordon Van Dyke who explains that DICE makes "no profit" from the rental of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 servers, saying they are not publicly distributing dedicated server software to "protect the game's integrity on PC." While saying, "This does not earn DICE a profit," he leaves open the door to future policy changes by adding: "But we will see where the game goes and support it post launch."

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32. Re: DICE on Bad Company 2 Servers Jan 16, 2010, 04:27 Jerykk
 
My statement is saying that no one is forced to do something they don't want to do. I'm not complaining about whiners. I'm telling people that they should support studios that support their mode of thinking rather than wasting their time shouting at EA and Activision.

Nobody here has said that they have to buy BFBC2. Nobody here has said that they will only support DICE and EA no matter how poor their decisions. People are simply sharing their opinion and criticizing the stupid choices that DICE and EA have made.

It just really annoys me when people read criticism and immediately respond "OH YEAH?!?! WELL, DON'T BUY IT!!!" No shit. I had no idea that I don't have to buy games I don't like. It's a revelation, it is. People are free to criticize what they like. It's called sharing an opinion. If you don't like that opinion, fine. Just don't state the ridiculously obvious as if it somehow invalidates the complaints of others. Is complaining about stuff you don't like a waste of time? I guess. But by that logic, 99% of all casual conversation is a waste of time because it isn't productive.

This had the added benefit of giving them a 3-for-one hit rate when dealing with glitches and bugs, as most of the core components of the game logic are essentially identical.

Not exactly. 360 networking and PS3 networking are very different. Same goes with PC. From a business standpoint, it makes sense to cater to your audience. If you are releasing a game on the PC, you should cater to that audience as much as possible, even if the game is a port. This is common sense. IW understood this with CoD4. DICE understood it with BF1942 and BF2. Console gamers expect stuff like aim assist, regenerating health, matchmaking, etc. If you release a shooter on a console without these features, you're retarded. PC gamers expect stuff like public dedicated servers, mod support, console commands, etc. If you release a shooter on a PC without these features, you are retarded. This is simple stuff.

This comment was edited on Jan 16, 2010, 04:38.
 
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