...has anybody noticed the lag monster appearing with 1.3 or is just me ?

Since upgrading from the Road to Rome addon (patch ver 1.25) I am regularly getting pings in excess of 300, but usually much higher like in the 1000+ range, under the latest patch almost all of the games showing in the browser appear in this range too. Uninstalling the game and sticking with 1.25 sorts the problem out 100% but the whole benefit of 1.3 is the tweaked infantry combat, the lack of a CD check between map loads and a whole heap of other goodness.

I'm running on an XP2600, 768mb RAM, Ti4200 128mb @ 1mb cable connection (with no known issues on the ISP front)

EA Support is its typical crap self with piss poor response times (5 days, 3 emails later and counting) so was wondering if anyone here had the same issues / possible solutions ?

'Despite constant warnings, you have never met anybody who has had their arm broken by a swan'

If you dont like the way the text looks its not BF1942's fault. In fact it's your vid cards drivers that are causing the font to look all f'ed up. I had detonator 3x.xx (maybe it was 2x.xx, I dont tend to update to often :)) drivers for my Ti4600, and the text looked fine on 16kx12k--legible and smooth. I updated to 4x.xx and the text looked like shit. Regardless, the 1.3 patch fixes the driver/text problem on Nv and ati drivers so your argument is a moot point.

NMG

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Am I the only one here who is used to downloading things like a couple of new vehicles and new maps for free a few months after release? [check your favorite quake3, unreal engine games for examples]. 20 bucks is fine, but, I can see this franchise going the way of Half-life. "BF1942 gold edition" "platinum edition" "game of the year edition"...etc...all coming soon. That is fine and all for people who havent bought the game yet, they get more. But what happens when they start with-holding the hottest new patch until you get the exp. pack? I bet that is coming next.

More free content please. I am greedy.

Dont get me started about your "capabilities" seeing as you have no grasp of the english language let alone an understanding of a most excellent game, upgrade from your p266 & you may notice a slight improvement.
Unfortunately there will be no improvement in your "capabilities" in any department, particularly when in comes to "grey matter".
Enjoy the rest of your pathetic litttle life, i will

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Why, you're right, I did mean drawer. Of course, that doesn't change anything now does it? Here I am, still smart, and there you are, still incapable of formulating anything beyond a simple soundbyte.

I think u mean "Drawer", o ye of little brains.

Jag, try it at different resolutions, I've found the 1024x768 to be perfectly clear and legible, but admittedly yeah, most resolutions outside of that tend to block up.

-DSR

Will anyone agree with me that the text in the game, particularly the scrolling text on the left side of the screen, is illegible and the worst ever? It's that crappy Rollerball font from 1974. I'm not trying to deliberately bash this game, in fact if there was ever a game to get excited about, it would be this one. But when I tried ver 1.2 and I was in a 32 player room with a fifty ping and I have lag, it made no sense. This was on a P4 1.8 with a T1 connect. I also think the game would be a lot more fun if could "effectively" support 64 players. A 64 player LAN match would be incredible. I agree with unmarker though, I haven't met someone that played this game and liked it yet. And my circle of gaming friends are all shooter & WW2 nuts and would love to love this game. I have no problem trying a game and if it doesn't work, take it back to the store and wait to see if they worked the bugs out, its not like they got your money. Maybe I'll give it a try again. Oh and ZigZang you're an idiot.

Unmaker thats like the pot calling the kettle black.

Not the sharpest razor in the droor, eh Razorman?

I remember one guy that took his game back to the store to get his money back before 1.2.. after 1.2 he went out and bought it again.
Battlefield for me started out good and eneded up great. I get my copy of RTR tomorrow.

Im Soupkin.
I hope i dont have aids.

Unmaker, "you are the weakest link, goodbye".

Da Stylin' Rastan. Point? What point? I've seen very few points made in this thread. All I see are false suppositions and half-baked inflamatory remarks. I shared my opinion, explained my reasoning and admitted my bias. I have every reason to expect a functional product in exchange for my hard earned money. I'm just not one of these panzy-assed I'll-take-whatever-you-give-me-and-hope-for-a-patch dumbasses. People like *that* are the reason that corporations like EA can get away with shoddy work. I realize that games can't always be perfect upon release, but it damn well better be playable or I'm taking it back. Does this not make sense?

The game lacks *both* realism and asthetic... and I really need one or the other from my games.

Why dont you start your own game company? Then you can design EXACTLY the game you are looking for big guy. Ill even help you out by helping you think of a name. Oh, how does I am the Center of the Universe Games sound?

I'm sure you're up for Planetside Unmaker, but then you'll find out there's a typo in the scripted messages or something and throw it in the "return" bin immediately saying its just another in this post-release cycle without immersing yourself into its gameplay

Hyperbole of course, I'm just trying to emphasize the point we're all trying to make to you

-DSR

I hate so much to, probably more than anyone in the world, but they've done a good job with this game. But its only because its making them a shit load of $$$$$$

Oh, I am SO up for Planetside. :-)

Planetside is almost out :-) give that a try.

I'm glad you guys are having fun. Really, I am. Please, by all means, continue to do so. And just to be clear, yes, I do have something against EA... and no, it has little to do with BF1942. Were I legally allowed to explain the matter, I'd happily do so. Back to the subject however... even if Battlefield were bug-free... I seriously doubt I'd enjoy it. The game lacks *both* realism and asthetic... and I really need one or the other from my games. Either give me something that feels "real" or give me something stylized that has its own unique look. Don't give me something that *kinda* looks real... but behaves more like a cartoon.

Unmaker:

Well, I see your point. If you are willing to skip one of the best games ever made, just out of some "ship when done"-principle, be my guest. I am just pointing out that I have had endless hours of fun for my silly 30$. If I can keep up the steam with a 18$-expansion (3$/map), I don't see it as EA is ripping me off - I am ripping _them_ off.

Any other entertainment would have costed me tens or hundreds amout of that sum. And that is a damn fact. So swallow the anger/pride, try the game in all it's v1.3-glory and start enjoying yourself...