Amidst Server Troubles, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Devs Admit That PC Version is Most Popular
Amidst Server Troubles, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Devs Admit That PC Version is Most Popular
Posted 03/10/2010 at 1:32am
| by Nathan Grayson
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Hey there, beleaguered Battlefield Bad Company 2 players. Feel like you’ve been tricked into paying to be part of an extended beta test? Well, sad to say, the storm’s not over yet. At 12 PST tonight, EA brought the servers down yet again for more maintenance. This comes, of course, after a weekend of more ups and downs than a botched entry of the Konami Code. But, if it’s any consolation, there is a silver lining to your sufferings.
“PC currently has more people playing and are in game servers than both the consoles,” said associate producer Gordon Van Dyke.
Don’t break out the confetti just yet, though. We’ve won the battle, sure, but we haven’t quite won the console war.
“The PC had more players than either console not more than both consoles combined,” Van Dyke added. “You'll need to work to beat both consoles’ combined effort.”
Still though, that’s certainly something. See, publishers? If you build it with PC gamers in mind, they will come. So learn from EA and DICE’s example – well, minus the server part, obviously. And speaking of servers, maybe Ubisoft might be willing to take a few pointers from DICE once it gets out of this DRM-heavy rebellious phase. We sure hope so, anyway.
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NOOBZ1LLA
March 17, 2010 at 12:09pm
Why is the colum in the server browser where ping should be blank? There is a dash and thats it.
I have to go through the servers by name to see if I can find one on the west coast.
I hope this bug will be fixed soon!
Also more unlocks would be nice. I ran out of stuff to earn :)
IFLATLINEI
March 10, 2010 at 9:43am
Servers have been fine for the PS3. Maybe thats not the issue. LAn play will come back. Its a necessary evil. It ensures a game will still be playable in full after the dedicated servers are turned off. But its up to you the consumer to make sure LAN is included from here on out. Im adding that to my list of must haves for future purchases or I just dont buy.
LordPyro
March 10, 2010 at 5:34am
The only problem I have is very minor, its that it takes quite a long time to search for servers. But once that is done, I have no problem getting in and staying in a server.
I played for 5 hours in one server yesterday with no lag or problems. I am playing on all High settings and in 32 slot servers typically full.
samduhman
March 10, 2010 at 4:45am
They would sell more copies if they didn't remove LAN/private server play. IW and DICE have assumed LAN play is dead. They couldn't be more wrong. I know of two local LAN groups with attendance up to 40 each. If that isn't good enough how about the 500 man LAN that sold out in 2 weeks.
www.pdxlan.net/
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