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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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53. Re: DICE on Bad Company 2 Servers Jan 17, 2010, 12:32 ^Drag0n^
 
Jerykk wrote on Jan 17, 2010, 05:38:
When you look at the PC, 360, and PS3 versions of the game, aside from the fact that one relies on mouse and KB, and the other two have gamepads, they're almost indistinguishable.

In terms of features, yes. However, those features don't all use the same code on all platforms. Although the code for actual multiplayer gameplay is shared, everything surrounding that (lobbies, matchmaking, friends, invites, parties) is unique to each platform. IW didn't simply port IW.net to the PC. They had to write unique code for it because underneath the hood, it doesn't work exactly the same as on 360 and PS3. In fact, I'm pretty sure that adding dedicated server support instead of IW.net would have saved them a lot of time and money.

Good lord, man. why don't you read what I say rather than trying to prove technical superiority? I never said that certain code elements were not different. I said that those elements that were different were compartmentalized as peripheral objects such that the majority of the code and assets remained the same across platforms. We did that. I'm guessing that was what they were trying to do as well, given the fact that Activision is mandating a 12-month release cycle on the CoD franchise.

Jerykk wrote on Jan 17, 2010, 05:38:
They said MW2 had better first week sales than MW1. Did you not read the links I provided? Do you honestly think that MW2 sold more units in a week than MW1 did in a year, especially when the NPD reports MW2 selling less than 200k in a month? I suppose it's theoretically possible that MW2 sold a million units through Steam. Unfortunately, there are no numbers to support that theory.

No, he said that they sold more PC units in the first week than they sold of MW1, making it the best selling PC version yet. I'm not going to argue this point because it is really an argument between you and them. You think they are lying. I take what they say at face value.

Jerykk wrote on Jan 17, 2010, 05:38:
I said action is more effective than words.

And again, you are assuming that words and action are mutually exclusive.

No, I'm not. I'm saying after a point it becomes redundant. But I give. You think I'm a tool for having said it, and, to be blunt, I'm OK with that.

^D^

This comment was edited on Jan 17, 2010, 14:33.
 
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