@sk1lld wrote:For me and I apologize if this seems long.
Dedicated servers are a must have in Multiplayer fps's I've been playing since BF1942 released, it had huge maps like we have now "Running simulator" open sand box with clear objectives. What was different to me was the dedicated servers. It built a community where we would get together and make friends, compete and have a good time.
We would get together on Team Speak laugh and cry so hard. Compete on Team Warfare League.
The soul of the latest games is missing "Last 3 anyway IMHO", replaced with MM and phony dedicated servers and no way for a group of players to play together in a group.
It has no life.
Just and old guys opinion.
You have described the situation perfectly, and judging by the current player stats you are not alone in feeling that way.
@RayD_O1 wrote:
@sk1lld wrote:For me and I apologize if this seems long.
Dedicated servers are a must have in Multiplayer fps's I've been playing since BF1942 released, it had huge maps like we have now "Running simulator" open sand box with clear objectives. What was different to me was the dedicated servers. It built a community where we would get together and make friends, compete and have a good time.
We would get together on Team Speak laugh and cry so hard. Compete on Team Warfare League.
The soul of the latest games is missing "Last 3 anyway IMHO", replaced with MM and phony dedicated servers and no way for a group of players to play together in a group.
It has no life.
Just and old guys opinion.
You have described the situation perfectly, and judging by the current player stats you are not alone in feeling that way.
Killing dedicated servers "What made Battlefield" and also being able to log on as a group, drove a wedge in the community.
JMHO
@sk1lld wrote:
@RayD_O1 wrote:
@sk1lld wrote:For me and I apologize if this seems long.
Dedicated servers are a must have in Multiplayer fps's I've been playing since BF1942 released, it had huge maps like we have now "Running simulator" open sand box with clear objectives. What was different to me was the dedicated servers. It built a community where we would get together and make friends, compete and have a good time.
We would get together on Team Speak laugh and cry so hard. Compete on Team Warfare League.
The soul of the latest games is missing "Last 3 anyway IMHO", replaced with MM and phony dedicated servers and no way for a group of players to play together in a group.
It has no life.
Just and old guys opinion.
You have described the situation perfectly, and judging by the current player stats you are not alone in feeling that way.
Killing dedicated servers "What made Battlefield" and also being able to log on as a group, drove a wedge in the community.
JMHO
@Straatford87 wrote:
@DevrynandDad wrote:Yup this Dice team seems to be on a very long Krispy Kreme power dunking into some milk break. Yo Dice "put that Doughnut back down ,yo drop that"
I don't know what's going on with this sentence but it amused me deeply..
@RayD_O1 wrote:
@DuaneDibbley wrote:
@Straatford87 wrote:Just posted this in another thread, but will leave it here as well.
The next will be considerable (April), and we're currently looking at a few hundred changes. It's mostly bug fixes, but we're also looking to make further changes to for example vehicle balance and the current behavior of attachments for weapons.
We'll provide more details on what exactly is in the update closer to its release date via a full set of update notes. I know you would like to know more now, so I want to clarify that I'm not trying to tease you by being vague - I'm simply still compiling the full list of changes for you all because it's a lot.
Edit: the update will also contain the End of Round Scoreboard functionality, and VoIP. I think this is known info, but want to share it again for those who missed it.
Nice to see you here in the forums. Will there be something like this much requested feature being implemented along with the other fixes? https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Concrete-and-simple-to-implement-proposal-that-would-im...
This is indeed a well thought out feature which could be easily implemented without much effort / cost.
@Straatford87 can you please ensure that this is passed on to the relevant people with a view to it's full implementation asap, thank you.
Yep, we've passed this one for review.
Thanks for confirming that.
I am sure I speak for many on this forum when I say we would really appreciate a positive response / action from the team regarding this issue as it really is the number one priority for many of us who want a replacement for MM asap.
Please let us know if you hear any word back from the team which you are able to pass on to us.
Just posting the above post from these two other threads as it is relevant
Concrete and simple to implement proposal that would improve BF2042 TODAY - Page 11 - Answer HQ
Killing dedicated servers "What made Battlefield" and also being able to log on as a group, drove a wedge in the community.
JMHO
I think that Dice did some market research a while back, found that drop in and out players in groups smaller than four constituted the larger portion of the player base, so decided that they didn't need those of us who've been playing organized BF since 1942.
What that shallow piece of research failed to point out is that its the organized players that create the living community for the drop in and out players to exist in and enjoy.
With 2042, it appears they went out of their way to make sure their game was a problem for groups larger than four. As someone who tries to organize matches in BF, I feel they've actively tried to drive us away. Legacy players, indeed.
This strategy, taken to the furthest expression yet with 2042, has created the precipitous drop in player count that Dice seem yet to acknowledge.
Dice, when making 2042, spent a lot of time making skin for the body of this game, but they actively drove away the bones, and are now wondering why its a jellified blob on the floor.
@TAW_Rinko wrote:Killing dedicated servers "What made Battlefield" and also being able to log on as a group, drove a wedge in the community.
JMHO
I think that Dice did some market research a while back, found that drop in and out players in groups smaller than four constituted the larger portion of the player base, so decided that they didn't need those of us who've been playing organized BF since 1942.
What that shallow piece of research failed to point out is that its the organized players that create the living community for the drop in and out players to exist in and enjoy.
With 2042, it appears they went out of their way to make sure their game was a problem for groups larger than four. As someone who tries to organize matches in BF, I feel they've actively tried to drive us away. Legacy players, indeed.
This strategy, taken to the furthest expression yet with 2042, has created the precipitous drop in player count that Dice seem yet to acknowledge.
Dice, when making 2042, spent a lot of time making skin for the body of this game, but they actively drove away the bones, and are now wondering why its a jellified blob on the floor.
It was the word of mouth "Based on the community" that built this player base to the size it is today. Dedicated servers and listening to payers feedback helped forge and strengthen the community. Dividing the community like they are doing now "With MM and inability to form proper groups/sides", will disperse the player base and damage sales in all future Battlefield titles.
I don't know if EA/DICE reads these forums but hope they see this and think it over real hard.
