January Newsletter

[GI_JOEJK]

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You have to think about it at a money making stand point. If EA wants to make money, they WANT mods. Thats why they support them more then most companies do. Just because they make an expansion doesn't mean they don't like the mods. Seriously, if they really wanted to destroy them, they could sue all the mod teams for useing their stuff. Why don't they? Because the mods PRODUCE the game sales of the original release.

An example of this is half-life. Now, I know it's was known as one of the best PC shooters, but what made it really popular and a really good seller was... of course, the most played and most famous PC game/mod... Counter Strike. I bet that tons of people got half-life because they saw CS at one of there friends house or heard about it on the internet. The thing is, since it is a mod, that person would need to buy half-life in order to play CS. See what I'm getting at?

Mods = profit/popularity/lonitivity

I totally understand EA's need for $$$$. What I am talking about is having to compete with EA. Look at the new content, its the same as some of PoE's stuff. I know that many of you would say PoE is way better, but that’s not the point. The point is, for a mod to be popular it has to deliver something new and fresh to the community.

I specifically picked the Cold War era for my mod, Red Crucible, because no one seemed to even think about doing it, making me the only game in town. Now, if EA decided to release a Cold War add-on, I would prob go to another engine and drop BF2.

[gx.]

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mods have nothing to do with it, its because people like the grafics and plane old jsut the game, and if they say its mod friendly "like you say and i did get people to buy the game" then the suckerd alot of people, hell they are even shutting down the support for the editor.

[GI_JOEJK]

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hell they are even shutting down the support for the editor.

Are you sure? I didn't hear about this...

[gx.]

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brown and a few others are being sent to know areas, ea support for it is going down.

[GI_JOEJK]

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brown and a few others are being sent to know areas, ea support for it is going down.

Is this info on a forum some place?

[gx.]

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i saw it at battlefield2files

[GI_JOEJK]

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http://bfeditor.gotfrag.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3690

[HYP3R]

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For Gods sake give us a new gamemode already. They keep adding more and more of the same conquest mode which gets boring after a while. Maybe I'll download armored fury but only because I really miss armor vs armor in BF2.

Ya, they should make other modes like capture the flag. OMG, can you see that? That would be fun as hell. I remember playing that on BF42. Hella fun.

[Mabes[31stMEU]]

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hell they are even shutting down the support for the editor.

You, sir, are an idiot, just shut up before you make yourself look even stupider.

I was wondering if a new version of the BF2Editor will be released, and if so, what kind of changes/bug fixes we can expect?

Armando: The fixes in the editor are too numerous for me to list here. I can say that a new version has been approved for release and should be in the community this week.

Yeah, that really sounds like they're shutting down the support when they're working on a patch. I'm sorry but get your information straight before you start making accusations.

Also, Electronic Arts (EA Games) is the PUBLISHER of the game, not the producer, they do not make the game. Digital Illusions CE (DICE) is the producer of the game, they are the developers, who are in charge of the patches and what not. While EA bought DICE, DICE is still the developers of the game itself, EA just slaps its name on the box and sells it.

[imported_Knight_Yellow]

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Decisions decisions.....

Spend 6 pounds on a booster pack that has finaly Delivered the ONE thing i want..... That being the challenger 2 tank..... NO other mod yet released for any bf had that, and if they did it must have sucked becuase i never heard about it.

Or

Keep my 6 pounds..... and wait months/years hoping some mod team makes a tank that is already in the core game and actualy releases a stable mod.


Hmmm £6.....

Yeah, i think ill be handing over £6 to EA/Dice.... cos at the end of the day... they make BF available, its the one series of games i have never gone "off" and will always buy out of respect.

Sure some might scream that they are gonna start selling patches OMGZRORS.... kinda odd that they are including the patch readme in the same anouncement as the booster packs then.... with the patch containing the long awaited Noob tube nerf and potentialy 2 new weapons seeing as the AT and Sniper are getting other unlocks.

[mr_o]

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DCX had british unit including the challenger,warrior etc. cant have looked that hard

[Thunder]

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why charge for this booster pack, this should be free xtra content,

EA/dice are charging for unlocks, its unfair on the people who dont want to buy this extra content. as they have to play against it.


they should put more effort in to patching the game rather than, spitting out more "cash cows"

rember the free content that came with 1942?

[gx.]

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You, sir, are an idiot, just shut up before you make yourself look even stupider.



Yeah, that really sounds like they're shutting down the support when they're working on a patch. I'm sorry but get your information straight before you start making accusations.

Also, Electronic Arts (EA Games) is the PUBLISHER of the game, not the producer, they do not make the game. Digital Illusions CE (DICE) is the producer of the game, they are the developers, who are in charge of the patches and what not. While EA bought DICE, DICE is still the developers of the game itself, EA just slaps its name on the box and sells it.

no sir, im not the idiot, im not going to get on you how studiper isnt even a word, but its a web sites fault, look what they put. Quote:
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Why do you need a new job? Aren't you supposed to be the "Mod Support Coordinator", you ask? Well, the short answer is yes, I was, but unfortunately that position is no more. As you may or may not know, EA has recently Aquired Dice, (Or is in the process of doing it, I really don't know all the details), and as part of this there has been a lot of internal reorganization, with responsibility for BF2 shifting to the UK. As a consequence, it was decided that among other things, the Mod Support Coordinator position couldn't be supported any longer and the various duties of that position would be shifted to different departments in the company.

[Mabes[31stMEU]]

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Well, I'm sorry for not seeing that part from another site. But that was a direct quote from DICE's Q&A with TotalBF2.

(Also, stupider is a word... just to let you know)

stu·pid
Pronunciation Key (stpd, sty-)
adj. stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est

1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake.
4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied.
5. Pointless; worthless: a stupid job.

Also, that is not "giving" up on Mod Support, that is just the job (only that job) of Mod Support Coordinator that is no longer being supported with that title but instead being shifted among various other people.

[Terroser]

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offtopic :)
This guys has a IQ from a rock

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=10113

let his stats be wiped out :p