EA Community Update - 5/25/06

[Doctor Venture]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

All this fix does is fix issues with the ranked servers.
It really does not fix the issues with breaking the multiple game modes for mods, or the fact that the alternate ranking sites got "shafted".
The 1.3 patch was a huge slap in the face of the mod community.

[Rexophane]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

This wasn't meant to fix crazy pings and random disconnects, was it? Cause I'm definately still getting those. Damn 1.3.

[Sepp_Dietrich]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

Watch, EA will now buy Splash Damage and ID (And neuter them) after ET:QW blows the 2142 out of the ice... :roflcopter:

[BryanG]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

If the file wasn't there, certain components of your TCP/IP protocol wouldn't work, essentially making it impossible to work online.

Just a thought (the file doesn't have an extension, it's hosts. ;no file extension)

You directed him to the wrong location so... smart ass.

[Tiberiansun292]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

well at lease they are trying to get the small bugs done.

[imoody]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

The "small bugs" that they just introduced a couple of days ago in their "patch", you mean.

[imported_blackdeath]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

Yeah Great EA..

Kill ABR, kill new GameModes.. great.. all what i can say..
You do your job really great by destroying the mod community..

You didn't realize till today, that just mods made your bf!

you kill abr that we need to buy your lame AF.. you kill gamemodes.. i'm sure you will release a booster with a gamemode you stole from a mod.. what friggin a.....es..

go home.. give back 1.22 and never patch something again in bf2!
start to patch bf2142.. :laugh:

[KickassScheffie]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

Had you read the post you'd know that you need to check your hosts file. Thank god they released this bit of news because I was about to reformat ever since that patch kept giving me CTD errors.

Now, they don't tell you exactly where the hosts file is, but if you had a brain and did a little bit of research (google.com yet again) you'd find your hosts file in: (windows xp)

c:\windows\system32\drivers\hosts

open that file with your notepad, and delete anything related to bf2. I had two different servers and deleting one didn't fix the problem but deleting both did.

That are both local hostst/servers in/of my own home/network....i have to delete them both??

[Kixfox]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

Hm, even if they fix the server list I am still crying out loud that ALL servers now have verifying client data enabled.

But it's great to see that they still care, people complain too much.
Though I do feel sorry for those who got CTD problems.
I had those problems and graphic problems in 1.22 patch or 1.03... I reinstalled BF2, and everything was fixed.

[dontshoot@bob]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

Well im glad to hear that they are on top of the server browser issues. That is the only real gripe for me.
And i hope they bringing back the 'Refresh' button, coz haveing to wait for server list to update everytime takes far too long!!!

[*FMJ*Power]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

All this fix does is fix issues with the ranked servers.
It really does not fix the issues with breaking the multiple game modes for mods, or the fact that the alternate ranking sites got "shafted".
The 1.3 patch was a huge slap in the face of the mod community.

they have to stomp out the other rank systems, otherwise how are they going to sell everyone a ranked server that costs over $100 more a month than a normal server? people would just get nonranked servers andd save a boatload of cash cutting out EA's little scam to make more money.

EA have awesome testers.

what fantasy land are you living in?????? there are no paid testers for this game or most of EA games, they pawn off that work to some forum mods like they did with bf2rs.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

what fantasy land are you living in?????? there are no paid testers for this game or most of EA games, they pawn off that work to some forum mods like they did with bf2rs.

Guess you missed the irony there... :) .

I think it 's pretty sad that they have to release a hotfix for every patch and that they 're just to ignorant to learn from their mistakes.

[BigDaddyTX]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

Do Not Delete Your Hosts Files!

The only reason you'd even need to check them is if you, or a mod, had added host information. These file do nothing until they are modified.

From what I understand, alternate ranking systems modify the hosts file. If you've used an ARS, then you need to clean your host file. If not, odds are good your file is generic and you don't need to do a thing.

[KickassScheffie]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

Do Not Delete Your Hosts Files!

The only reason you'd even need to check them is if you, or a mod, had added host information. These file do nothing until they are modified.

From what I understand, alternate ranking systems modify the hosts file. If you've used an ARS, then you need to clean your host file. If not, odds are good your file is generic and you don't need to do a thing.

Thanx,i thought that was a weird thing to do,i'm glad i checked first

[D_FAST]

Re: EA Community Update - 5/25/06

I cant believe they went and released yet another untested patch!

Sure they may have had time to test the patch and most likly did, But what throws me, is why they would go and add something to a "tested patch" at the last minute, Then not test that version!

If you throw a rotten apple in a barrel of good apples you just tanted the whole barrel!

I see the needs to try to whipe out the ARS's, but the gamemode thing is just un-canny of them.