BC2 Beta Dates; No Mod Tools or Public Server Distribution

The Battlefield Blog has a post from today (dated yesterday) with details on the PC beta testing for Battlefield Bad Company 2, saying the test is slated to run from January 28 to February 25 on a 32-player map called Port Valdez, which features a snow environment. They say preordering the game is "the most sure fire way" to get access, and that this can be done now through the EA Store and GameStop and they are working to get this offer on other retailers and e-tailers. They also confirm a recent leak suggesting a Steam beta, but say this does not mean this is certain: "We are however working with Steam to have the Public PC Beta available on Steam, but can't confirm this quite yet so cross your fingers Steam users." The post also has some further details about the game, saying it will use PunkBuster as an anti-cheating measure and there will be no mod tools, "However a majority of the games logic is controlled by the server and there will be Serverside control options for the dedicated servers." Finally, speaking of dedicated servers, while the game will make use of them, the software will not be distributed: "We will not distribute these publicly. There are many factors for why we have decided this with the biggest factor being security & integrity of our game & Dedicated Servers."
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Prez wrote on Jan 8, 2010, 18:29:
Okay color me confused. What exactly does "while the game will make use of them, the software will not be distributed: "We will not distribute these publicly." mean? Are there going to be dedicated servers or not? And let me add a "WTF?" for no mod tools.

This means that the game will have dedicated servers, but only from EA approved Game Service Providers. In other words, if you want a dedicated server, you have to rent it from a specific list of providers. You cannot setup your own server if you wanted to. They will basically control access to those dedicated servers, and I guess this also means they can limit or deny it whenever they please.

Prez wrote on Jan 8, 2010, 18:29:
I can't believe they are going to try and get cute about this after the big deal they made about having dedicated servers and rubbing it in IW's face.

It amuses me that people are surprised that a company will look out for number one. All these months of 'true' PC gamers worshiping DICE like they were the messiahs who would 'save' multiplayer gaming from the likes of the 'evil' Infinity Ward... and now their list of features looks quite similar to MW2... no prone, no mods, no public dedicated servers... A very amusing irony
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