Late Start

Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Bruton, Somerset

Hi guys

I'm getting a bit worried with the BF2 server and that it's starting to lose potential interest

It seems that the server now starts at round 8:30pm and then emptys again after a few maps

If anyone could back me up with there thoughts abouts this cause I would be saddened if it's losses interest altogether

Cheers
vint-hunter

Joined: Jul 01, 2005 Posts: 518 Location: Watching You

i would put this down simply to loss of interest in the game as a whole which is to be expected considering how old the game is now came out 2005 i think so a good 3 years now allthough it is still top dog for that type of game.

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:55 am

I think the hardest issue is getting people on the server to start the game.

The game is definitely still popular because there are servers out there that are full a lot of the time.

I think it is really hard to pin it down to a particular reason.

One thing I tend to notice is that a lot of the servers that are full are running one map only.

When a lot of people play the game, they want to get on and start scoring points straight away, they dont want to wait for a server to get populated.

There are a lot of people that still like to play on our server like VINT but they will only wait round so long.

Dont know the best answer for the problem.

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:06 am

Personally I think that most of the people a still palying are players that are involved in clan matches and competitive gaming!

Like andy says the populated servers are those which generally run single maps the likes of the super servers.

When I do get the rare occasion I get on now, I wanna be able to get straight into some action not sit on the server for an hr waiting for the sixth man to get in only to leave 2 mins later and be back at square one.

It will get to a point soon where it aint worth keeping the server cos people just arnt using it! I know im not the only Res member to feel this way.

I really dont know what the answer is anymore, in honesty I think the servers that are still buzzing have made it through reputation and people just keep goin back to the same ones.

I remember when we were playing 64 player maps and we had people knocking on the door to get in. It was mad, but the reality is thats things do move on Crying or Very sad

Joined: Feb 16, 2007 Posts: 527 Location: Nottingham

It all comes down to the fact that we dont have enough members supporting the server,its been like this for a while now...we have 2 or 3 members playing on other servers while ours is left empty, i understnd that ppl want to make the most of what little time they have to play but we are suppose to be a gaming community...ive started a new job working longer hours so im not able to put as much as time and effort as i used to but i would rather use the little time i have to get our server started so i cn have a laugh with other members rather than go play on another server with a bunch of strangers.

The reason other servers are still going is because they have afew members on most of the time, i think we need to realise that the problem isnt the map rotation,size or round times ..... its us ..... members dont want to help get the sever started because they want to jump straight into a game...that says it all really doesnt it?...

Nymph

Community Founder Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 2627

yep I agree!
So many times over the past people were shocked when our server did not get started Shocked

, even when our server was very popular.
Basically this was because the few members that would normally put the time in to help get it started couldnt get on.. so the server didnt start.
Servers never normally start on their own Wink

Unfortunately the numbers that did put the effort in has become even less for what ever reason.

cheers
|2es-mrix

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:56 pm

i agree with all of you,as i think you all have a point. the most popular servers do seem to be the specialised ones,but however without support no matter what maps or rules we use the servers never gonna get started. i admit that i am guilty of doing this myself. but in my defence my pc time doesn't start untill at least 10.30 on an evening,usually later than that,so dont really hold much hope in getting it started at that time of night. i'm nearly always on my own too as all the other members with any brains have packed up and gone to bed! so i usually just hop on to another server. if someone else's on at same time then i'll join them in trying to get it started. but that late at night its pretty hopeless. i'm unable to get on any earlier as i often work late,and when i get home i have to spend time with kids and when they're gone to bed the mrs. we do have some faithfull regulars like vint,stoney,le breton, who always join us for a game when they see a couple of us on. a big thanks to these guys for supporting our server.
although i've been playing a bit of cod 4, bf2 is still my 1st love,so hope we can live up to our name and resurrect it Smile

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:10 am

Once the 1.5 patch comes out, you'll see change Wink

think about it- the result of BF2142 1.50 patch was phenomenal

There are half the amount of BF2142 severs out there compaed to the BF2 servers. If the servers for BF2142 got busy like they did when the patch came out, the result will be twice on BF2. New maps - including a PLA vs. USMC ubran map, new bug fixes, and widescreen reso's - come on, not even sliced bread was as good as this when it came out Laughing

Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 560 Location: wick

Hey guys hoping to get on the server tonight as night off and round wiv me pc at a mates having a lets get drunk then lan the pc's party so will talk another wicker onto the site (a real one no imitations here lol) Laughing

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:17 pm

oooooooo, thats a victim's list entry there son Wink

Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 560 Location: wick

So where hwere were ya bud me and Jbain1974 (jaimig) we were waiting for ya.
Woz good fun need to get on-line soon need to get back had sooooo much fun tonight but pished lol (SUPRISE,SUPRISE) wench had a feild day on me up close and nymph was a swine from afar the pr~k and slaggy wot can i say eh we da guys when we pished but no choppers ok.

Duffer.

Joined: Jul 05, 2007 Posts: 471 Location: Liverpool

Was a really great night, hope we can have more like that Very Happy

Wenchy

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:27 am

Only on for about an hour and enjoyed it. Didnt take that long to get server started neither.

Hopefully will get on tonight

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:44 am

youoldduffer wrote:

So where hwere were ya bud

LOL! someones been on the fermented malts again.

Give me a day and time you old duffer and i'll see what i can do Wink

P.S. happy hangover Laughing

Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 231

If I can add my tuppence worth as a ex-clanner. Ive seen the other side lately since leaving the clan as im obviously not too bothered about which server I play. If you want an example of healthy 64 servers there are still several out there. Look at the 'kifferstuebchen' german servers - its always tough to get two or three of us (me, spec & frog) onto one of their server (i think they have three). I think the reasons they succeed are:

One round per map
64 player maps (I usually look for 64's - they encourage grunts like me because theres more people on the ground running around, and also more flying action)
Tends to be more flying maps - there are a lot of jet jockeys still out there
They allow baseraping - means less adminning on the servers. To be honest a lot of fun as well! Nothing like sniping a runway or stealing an APC inside the base Laughing

Another server we were playing on until recently was the UK warfare server. thats a 56 player with large maps. We have however boycotted it now because one of their members flamed me repeatedly over the in game mic because my commanding wasnt up to his standards and he tkd me, then when i put a message up saying 'obey your own server rules' I got kicked from the server. They have since semi-apologised in their forum but still, the damage is done.

I would love to spend more time myself on the Res server but grow bored of spending 2 x 40 minutes on dalian with 10 people and then the next etc Its a real shame because when the Res server is in full flow it can be a great server to play on.

Oh and the server should be automatically set to kick & ban scousers and geordies.