Having already installed 2142 (the beta was enjoyable, so I pre-ordered it), it's not as if I can cancel my order. You know, as unhappy about this as I am, I think I would be satisfied if the game actually worked. Unfortunately, at the moment, it appears that nobody can play for more than about five minutes without losing their connection to the master server, thus being disconnected from the current server and dropped back to the login screen (hence this thread: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefield2142/ show_msgs.html?topic_id=m-1-30954553)
You'd think that with more than 7,000 employes (according to wikipedia), maybe, just maybe they would have actually deployed a network solution that actually works. One would also think that their experience with Battlefield 2's master server system, likely very similar, would have prepared them for this (or the multiplayer beta, or the demo). But no.
Bundled spyware -- well, I'd *barely* tolerate it if the game actually worked when I bought it. But that, plus a game that is currently non-functional? WTF, EA, WTF? And of course they are already part of the development of Crysis and the new Command & Conquer, two games that I was really looking forward to. Now, I'm not so sure...
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Also:
http://www.igaworldwide.com/ Sadly enough, they barely even put in the effort to mask one of the key aspects of their business: "Market research and intelligence for publishers" (see: IGA services > advertising formats). Spying much?
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Having already installed 2142 (the beta was enjoyable, so I pre-ordered it), it's not as if I can cancel my order. You know, as unhappy about this as I am, I think I would be satisfied if the game actually worked. Unfortunately, at the moment, it appears that nobody can play for more than about five minutes without losing their connection to the master server, thus being disconnected from the current server and dropped back to the login screen (hence this thread: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefield2142/ show_msgs.html?topic_id=m-1-30954553)
You'd think that with more than 7,000 employes (according to wikipedia), maybe, just maybe they would have actually deployed a network solution that actually works. One would also think that their experience with Battlefield 2's master server system, likely very similar, would have prepared them for this (or the multiplayer beta, or the demo). But no.
Bundled spyware -- well, I'd *barely* tolerate it if the game actually worked when I bought it. But that, plus a game that is currently non-functional? WTF, EA, WTF? And of course they are already part of the development of Crysis and the new Command & Conquer, two games that I was really looking forward to. Now, I'm not so sure...
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Also: http://www.igaworldwide.com/ Sadly enough, they barely even put in the effort to mask one of the key aspects of their business: "Market research and intelligence for publishers" (see: IGA services > advertising formats). Spying much?