Battlefield Bad Company 2 Sells Over 2.3 Million Units as DICE Declares End to Multiplayer Server Issues
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Sells Over 2.3 Million Units as DICE Declares End to Multiplayer Server Issues
Posted 03/19/2010 at 10:28pm
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Battlefield Bad Company 2 may have suffered from one of the rockiest starts in recent memory, but that didn’t stop gamers from flocking to DICE’s latest frag-fest in droves. In fact, the overwhelming weight of millions of players is what crushed Bad Company 2’s servers to begin with.
"In the first 48 hours we had such a tremendous rush to multiplayer gameplay that our servers experienced overwhelming demand," said executive producer Karl Magnus Troedsson. "This is a testament to the massive response players have had worldwide for the extraordinary action experienced in the Battlefield sandbox."
Better still, if you’ve been waiting on the sidelines to dive in, the coast is now officially clear.
“DICE and EA have brought more servers online," he explained. "We now have enough capacity to handle all BFBC2 connections seamlessly and we continue to monitor online play daily."
Since its release on March 2, Bad Company 2 has moved more than 2.3 million units. And while that’s not quite the “biggest launch in entertainment history,” we think it’s still reason enough for Modern Warfare 2 to start sweating a bit.
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Trooper_One
March 22, 2010 at 11:25am
I have a Core i7 860 and 275 GFX - BC2 seems to work fine for me. No crashes though I did have some trouble trying to get onto a server once in a while - but nothing from turning me off from the game.
Loads of fun - if you haven't got it, get it.
shdwdragon7
March 22, 2010 at 1:57am
EA hasn't fixed anything!! Server filters still don't work (search for servers running PB, then check their info...and they're not. And even yesterday (the 21st) the EA servers went down again. And is it just me or has it been extremely laggy lately?
SininStyle
March 23, 2010 at 6:48am
Servers are still crashing, still no way to look for PB only servers like you said. Also there is NO autobalance. how do you release a team based game without auto balance. seriously I dont know whos job it was but they were sleeping on this.
Deffinetly sick of losing stats to crashing. Just left a game 23-2 with 2 gold stars. thats 10k xp lost because EA has to ruin every game they put their name on.
Dont get me wrong i still play it and still have fun just frustrating to deal with prerelease issues when its full version.
emtownsend
March 21, 2010 at 8:31pm
I am on a 5850 with 10.2 drivers and it STILL crashes to desktop. Up until a few days ago, I couldn't even connect on some servers. I am also using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Tonight I updated to the beta 10.3 and so far so good. This has to be one of the worst launches in EA history for multiplayer. It was so bad at one point, I'd wished I never bought the game, and I have owned every Battlefield game since the first 1942. It is improving but multiplayer is still not fixed despite the "official" press.
DBsantos77
March 22, 2010 at 12:49pm
10.3 Catalyst drivers should be out within the next week and a half. I too have been experiencing this crash. Sometimes I wondered if I was kicked out of the server but it seems to be the driver's fault.
-Santos
Primus2112
March 22, 2010 at 2:55am
Yep I get that too. Game freezes up or PC crashes. At least oncce in a gaming session.
The game rocks though - but shame it crashes :(
WindowsXP
March 21, 2010 at 5:41pm
Can modding be done on BFBC2? I mean, like enough to get a few popular mods like Project Reality or Sandbox. If theres no modding, at least map edititng? Strangely, half of my descision to purchase is based on the games modability. The only reason I play BF2 still is because of the mods.
mkarias1
March 21, 2010 at 7:20am
I also cannot wait until BF3. I was going to buy BC2 but my videocard is primitive (GeForce GT8600).
When I ran the beta, graphics were great but gameplay was tough (30 - 40 FPS on medium graphics). It doesn't make sense to play on the lowest settings.
Once BF3 comes out, I will upgrade my videocard to an ATI 5770.
igoka
March 20, 2010 at 11:56pm
That Game forced me to buy new videocard ( HD5850 ) lol . Big Battlefield Fan. Glad that bought game from Steam.
ShockerX
March 20, 2010 at 10:47pm
Great game! I highly recommend this to anyone that have friends. Having friends in a squad guarantees you "best squad" almost 95% of the time. :) Was a bit hesitate, but no regrets at all when buying the game within steam for pre-purchase :) It totally adds up experience with enviromental destruction!
snapple00
March 20, 2010 at 3:15pm
When the beta came out I was nervous because it ran horrible on my system.
But the game was released and ran significantly better. I can actually play at 1680X1050 with around 60fps on all medium settings.
Its really fun.
My favorite part is the end of a match where the whole town you are battling in is reduced to rubble. Just a few minutes earlier there were buildings and what not.
lunchbox73
March 20, 2010 at 1:45pm
Wish I could buy it but my P4 would get very annoyed at me for trying to get it to play this game. Sigh.
satanforaday
March 20, 2010 at 12:05pm
I wish i could play mine... I go to start it and it acts like it is going to Load and then it Crashes. I have mine on the EA Download Manager and i cant play it :-(
NOOBZ1LLA
March 20, 2010 at 11:54am
ALSO I cannot wait for Battlefield 3 on the PC. Imagine Battlefield 2
ontop of Frostbyte 2. I will be really dissapointed if they leave out jets in BF3. Sure they were cheap sometimes, but imagine looking up
and your fighting on the ground and there is this seperate fight in the
air going on. Planes dropping bombs buildings exploding. It would be
great.
NOOBZ1LLA
March 22, 2010 at 9:56am
How did the jets ruin everything in BF2? I mean yea sometimes guys would be really good like go 40-2 in the J-10, but that was still kind of fun. I bought a flight stick just to fly around in the jets. I just hope they make it a little more balanced. The F-35 blew.
NOOBZ1LLA
March 20, 2010 at 11:52am
Why is my ping/latency not displayed in the game or in the server browser?
In the server browser there's a colum for ping to be dislayed but it is blank for every server. Why is the friends system broken. I have tried to add people by searching, and in game and neither work.
DBsantos77
March 20, 2010 at 3:09pm
It is displayed in-game, I think it's the middle number out of the three columns, I know, it looks retarded with text on top of text, but DICE has a fix in one of their updates I think.
-Santos
Vano
March 20, 2010 at 11:46am
This game made me break my promise not to buy anything with EA logo on, after they sold BF2 as alpha version and after 5 years its still in beta state...
But BC2 game is a WOW
bigkahuna
March 20, 2010 at 9:57am
For how long can you play the game online before hackers take over?, just like Call of duty, I spend $56 only to find the game unplayable with so many hackers using GPS, auto-aim and whatnot, its very aggravating.
DBsantos77
March 20, 2010 at 11:19am
I haven't seen hackers yet, hopefully PunkBuster works as annoying that it is. I just like the amount of realism involved.
For example, when sniping, you actually have to aim higher in the distance because gravity brings the bullet down. That is sick.
-Santos
SininStyle
March 20, 2010 at 12:37pm
Bullet drop is also in Battlefield 2. You wont notice it on Karkand but try wake island from one tip to the other. I actually find sniping on BC2 alot easier then on BF2 due to the spotting arrows. all you have to do is see the person and spot them. The red arrow makes it really easy to judge height/lead time through trees and fencing.
DBsantos77
March 20, 2010 at 9:22am
I think the map that puts BFBC2 closest to Crysis is definitely the jungle level.
-Santos
Gigabyte 785GX Micro Atx
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6 GB DDR3 1333
Corsair 500w
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rired48
March 20, 2010 at 7:11am
Our whole clan (RAW tactical- 125 members) will be using this game.(BBC2)
It's a shame MW2 did not have dedicated servers...why we never bought it...
pepper_roni
March 20, 2010 at 7:09am
its so amazing :D graphics are so immersive, I mean more then crysis, with the way physics work and stuff I dunno I just get sucked into it.
and the sound is the best ive ever heard in a game.
Battlefield is back on the pc better then ever
Primus2112
March 20, 2010 at 10:13am
Yep! The sound is really nice. And the footprints on snow sound are cool!
DBsantos77
March 19, 2010 at 11:22pm
And I'm part of those 2.3 Million, this game is amazing, and addicting. I've never seen such sharp graphics.
-Santos
Gigabyte 785GX Micro Atx
AMD Phenom II 720 (Quad @ 3.6 Ghz 1.47v.)
6 GB DDR3 1333
Corsair 500w
Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro Rev.2
HIS HD 5850 @ 940/1175/1175v
500 GB
bigrigross1989
March 19, 2010 at 11:36pm
I actually think that BC2 graphics are on par with Crysis graphics. Except for the textures of the faces.
Caboose
March 22, 2010 at 8:58am
I too am part of the 2.3 million. I got 2 shiny new 5770's for this game. Those cards just LOVE pumping out my 1080p visuals, everything set to max. I've never once had the FPS drop below 45. Silky smooth! Love the gameplay too. I just wish that they'd release BFBC1 for PC...
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
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