EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

[« R²» HKS]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

I've never played a clan match with unlocks. All the matches we have played have always been played without unlocks, same as TWL and CAL.

[imported_Walker]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

Well, unfortunately, those of us that do use them have been a bit screwed, we're having to get used to playing with weapons we havent used for nearly a year in some cases, and for no particular reason that makes sense. I can't understand why they would take the unlocks off of unranked servers, what does it matter to them?

[Harmor]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

Well that sucks arse there now screwing over unranked servers so you've got to play on a ranked server to use unlocks .

Ranked servers == Revenue stream for EA/DICE. Its the reason why we don't pay $12.95/month like you do for MMORPHs.

[=50K=Skuz]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

This is bullshit, EA/DICE screwing us over again.

****ers.

[Heous]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

Wow. Just, wow. This wasn't mentioned in the patch description, and if it turns out to be undeniably true, then EA/Dice is obviously using some malicious schemes to try and get people to play on Ranked servers.

[=IMO=THJones]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

Get a clue peeps...sales of ranked servers is way down below below expectations and decreasing every month because of high costs and a large segment of the community that is upset over the broken promises of the original game and the way the expansion pacs were handled.
This is EA's way of trying to increase rank server sales, they know you are addicted to unlocks and want to use them, now you have to goto a ranked server or mod server.

[Heous]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

There's a way we can combat this... all we need to do is revert to 1.22 and start using alternate ranking systems like ABR. If enough of the community were to do so, it might just work.

[The_Misfit]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

If this is for real, then its f'ing lame for EA to pull something like this.

We've played the better part of 60+ matches on TWL and Nato-Ladder, and only a few of the Nato matches have had unlocks available (something the clans can decide on pre-match). TWL was even discussing the idea of allowing unlocks in regular ladder play. Sucks that we won't even have the option....

[Combat-Quokka]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

I haven't seen this being mentioned elsewhere but doubt that EA have removed unlocks from unranked servers.

But this is exactly what they've done. Unranked servers now have no unlocks. That means any clan matches can't use unlocks.

Another kick in the balls courtesy of Dice/EA.

Quokka

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

Confirmed, it's broken.

This game is heading to a fast death and I am about done with it.

[Combat-Quokka]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

I've never played a clan match with unlocks. All the matches we have played have always been played without unlocks, same as TWL and CAL.

Yeah, well the Gamearena ladder (100+ teams of 16+ players) had unlocks enabled. The ladder has been frozen pending the outcome, but you can hear the stampede of footsteps, of people leaving.

This is the nail in the coffin for the BF2 community in Australia. They will never recover from this.

Quokka

[ptegan]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

I'm sure somebody will come up with a hack...

Well there used be a hack for this. All you had to do was add one line to your HOSTS file and it enabled ALL unlocks for ALL players (not just the ones you had earned) but as this causes a CTD with 1.3 it doesn't seem to be an option anmore.

[MrKLM]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

www.definitive-leagues.net and many other leagues are very unhappy with this.. we want weapon unlocks in unranked servers for matches

good thing multiplay is going to complain to EA.. hopefully all server providers will do so..

[Talus]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

Well there used be a hack for this. All you had to do was add one line to your HOSTS file and it enabled ALL unlocks for ALL players (not just the ones you had earned) but as this causes a CTD with 1.3 it doesn't seem to be an option anmore.

ooooooo....those sneaky bastages...

[Eden]

Re: EA has intentionally stopped unlocks in clan matches with 1.3?

I'm sure somebody will come up with a hack...

the PRMM team are trying to make a work around.

The bottom line it EA deliberatly locked out unlocks, alternative ranking, game modes and god knows what else.