i am the biggest fan of 2142 in the world. check my post history here. i go on 4chan /video games and tell them how awesome it is. i host a gaming forum website and i tell everyone there to get 2142. i tell people i know IRL.
but punkbuster makes it hard to love 2142. first of all, half the people who try it never get it to work because of punkbuster issues. even with my help a lot of them just give up because they always keep getting kicked. secondly, i do an OS reinstall every 1-2 years, and every single time something goes wrong with punkbuster, usually something new even if i use the same OS, hardware and drivers.
and now their policy on windows 7 takes the cake. i just built a new $2000 PC with a core i7 CPU and i wanted to get used to windows 7 until it comes out in a couple months. but i can't get 2142 to work because PB always kicks me with error 131131 about an "unknown windows api function." when i asked PB for help they responded:
this is stupid for four different reasons:
a) windows 7 is almost identical to vista (it basically is vista), especially regarding low level api stuff. if they support vista, windows 7 shouldn't be any different technically
b) if the reason is because they think it has a small user base, they support 2142 on OS X and i would bet money more people would play 2142 on a PC running windows 7 than on a mac
c) they should support what the users need. denying support for something because they made up a reason not to support it is just saying f__ you to the customers for no reason.
d) they aren't going to magically be able to support it the second it is released. they are going to support it before it's out, and that's when it should be publically available. alternately if they don't support windows 7 even after it's released, then they are just admitting they are a terrible company
this post is just me venting about this terrible company. if anyone from EA or Dice reads this, please STOP USING PUNKBUSTER in your products!
but punkbuster makes it hard to love 2142. first of all, half the people who try it never get it to work because of punkbuster issues. even with my help a lot of them just give up because they always keep getting kicked. secondly, i do an OS reinstall every 1-2 years, and every single time something goes wrong with punkbuster, usually something new even if i use the same OS, hardware and drivers.
and now their policy on windows 7 takes the cake. i just built a new $2000 PC with a core i7 CPU and i wanted to get used to windows 7 until it comes out in a couple months. but i can't get 2142 to work because PB always kicks me with error 131131 about an "unknown windows api function." when i asked PB for help they responded:
02/17/2009 16:22:31
This is due to PunkBuster not supporting Windows 7, and we will not support Windows 7 until it is released to the general public for purchase. I'm sorry, but we do not support beta or release candidate operating systems.
This is due to PunkBuster not supporting Windows 7, and we will not support Windows 7 until it is released to the general public for purchase. I'm sorry, but we do not support beta or release candidate operating systems.
a) windows 7 is almost identical to vista (it basically is vista), especially regarding low level api stuff. if they support vista, windows 7 shouldn't be any different technically
b) if the reason is because they think it has a small user base, they support 2142 on OS X and i would bet money more people would play 2142 on a PC running windows 7 than on a mac
c) they should support what the users need. denying support for something because they made up a reason not to support it is just saying f__ you to the customers for no reason.
d) they aren't going to magically be able to support it the second it is released. they are going to support it before it's out, and that's when it should be publically available. alternately if they don't support windows 7 even after it's released, then they are just admitting they are a terrible company
this post is just me venting about this terrible company. if anyone from EA or Dice reads this, please STOP USING PUNKBUSTER in your products!
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