Battlefield 2 Demo Plans

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  I can always setup up more than one. Just have to put them on seperate ports. No real big deal. I bet ... : themelon
  • I think it would be better to just run one 32-player server and keep it fairly packed, honestly. I guess... : Zero|DPX
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    wonder what the bandwidth requirements are? : hirez
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      I bet you could do 128 players in under 8Mb/s but I would not do that to your poor connection. I'd say 2... : themelon
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        I have a bunch if you need. like 5 40gigs : tsteltz
        • Oh I have plenty here I was just hoping to aoid shiping him one. : themelon
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          Where are you at by the way? : themelon
          • Boston : tsteltz
      • let me look around. I might have an old 6gb disc around somewhere... : hirez
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    nice. :o what are the specs of your machine? or did you rent one? : lonestar3
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      It's my hardware. P4 3GHz 1mb Prescott, 2gb DDR400, U320 SCSI. It sits at hirez's house on a 10Mb/s syn... : themelon
      • nice : TheArtMan
  • Could you build another server and send it to me for European BF2 shack battle goodness? Looking forwa... : SilverSnake
• retail will have 64. the problem is, if they released a 64 mp map in the demo, it'd be huge. these maps a... : mossbean
• Of course, we'll have to try just setting it to 64 and seeing what happens. : Liquid
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  Melon might be able to save bandwidth by stopping the VOIP and still use the TS server for voice. I'm n... : RyDogg1
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    Yeah this will be interesting to see. TS quality is just so good, at least with the codec's you use. ... : themelon
    • Yeah I have yet to see an in-game voice (other than Xbox live) be as high quality/low bandwidth as TeamSp... : RyDogg1
  • I've always found it to be the exact opposite. : mc-fine

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• I hear that. : wolfskill
• Yep. I'm cancelling my account. Screw that PvP stupidity of always being ganked and endless level churns... : Athlon7
• mine are fully rested waiting for BG's to get my XP : supermonkeyballz

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• cause they all come out after the game has been released nowadays. : mc-fine

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  EA is all about the SafeDisc, not the Starforce. You'll be fine. : Ajax
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    de ja vu from yesterday : porp
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      He just wants to complain. : themelon
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        *Dell 2005fp arguments'd* ;) : -efx-
        • poker something something : askedrelic
• i was waiting for this post, with red and yellow text for all! : tsteltz
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  Why would you put copy protection on a free demo? : Dynotaku
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    I think some 1337 cr4x0rz use unprotected executables and libraries to create some of the no-cd cracks in... : WaterSign
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      That's precisely why they do it. : Ajax
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        Well, they might not use the demo executables, but since the demo and final version will be very similar ... : SilverSnake
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          Copy protection most certainly will not be in the demo. The whole point of demoes is to get them to as m... : flashmasta
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            Actually, Trackmania Sunrise had copy protection (Starforce, IIRC) on the demo. It didn't actually do any... : missylu
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              That's not copy protection, though. There's a clear distinction between encrypting an executable (and in... : flashmasta
              • I only see one confused person around here. : ^rec
• you like battlefield and will buy it either way! ;] this game is going to rock. definitely. : lonestar3
• Rosewood for shack battle commander O Shit : scanline

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  Fear of admitting the truth, leads to the dark side this path does. Consumed now, by Shackhype, young frd... : mossbean
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    I'm not the shacker I should be........I want more.. : frdranger
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      don't forget to turn on your lightning bolt icon in your preferences...that's why mercury costs so much! ... : flasher 907
      • Well, I use a different account for my Mercury, under a different screen name. I just use this Frdranger ... : frdranger

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• the hype is strong with this one. very very strong : mossbean
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  since I haven't played EITHER...kinda hard to say : byorn
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    you've played BF2's alpha... it's called Desert Combat : Postal
    • ^^^incorrect. Professionally done from the ground up. Its not like CS going retail. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • If modern warfare with conquest mode = the same, then you are right. Otherwise, you are wrong. : Speedy8
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  Different games. I'll try both. Why does everything one the shack has to come down to x > y comparisons a... : -efx-
  • it's not only the shack. :( : lonestar3
• Well, one is a singleplayer game, the other one.. : MrLonghair
• I gotta say the quake universe means nothing to me - not to say BF1942 means anything - but making "quake... : abrasion
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  then again: TF2 > QuakeWars > BF2 > Quake 4 Let's see if I'm right in due time :P : mystifier
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    You are a pitiful media victim to even have TF2 on top of your mind.... : Neech
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      Yeah, what on earth is going on with TF2? has it been assimilated into HL2? : Flinz
      • Valve would be stupid to just 'forget' about TF2...the hardest part of making games is getting people int... : flasher 907

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• I laughed, but then cried because my ribs are bruised. : taco hat

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  i will sign up for them if it is. sry. i have to play this : mossbean
  • I hope it is not key based if it is exclusive. : themelon
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  last time we talked to EA about it nosir. that would be pretty much moronic to do an exclusive demo re... : Steve Gibson
  • since when has an action being moronic stopped EA? : Crimsonbeak
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    Don't be too surprised if it happens: http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&thre... : DryHump
    • those fgts at EA. : tsteltz
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    we will sing your praises if fileshack gets it. : metralgia
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      Except Fileshack is against exclusive demos so you won't see that happen. Exclusive demos are really evil... : ovrlrd
      • Uhhh, I think you missed his point. He will be happy if FS gets it at all, not if it is exclusive. : themelon
  • Err, it would make all sense to do the exclusive thing on a demo like this. To get new subscribers, isnt... : doomed
• Nature always finds a way : scener

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  our shackers are trained in the art of the mirror : mossbean
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    And I will have a shack torrent tracker avalable by the time this hits. That should help. : themelon
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      the power of the torrent. is it possible to learn this power? : mossbean
      • Yes it is. Soon I will show you the way. : themelon
      • not from a mod. : spl
      • Not from the MPAA : mojoald
    • meh, I wouldn't use a shack tracker for this. Better to let filerush take care of it so everyone stays o... : magila
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  heh yeah we've got a couple gigabit/s set aside for those guys. hopefully the thing isnt like 900megs ... : Steve Gibson
  • you know it's going to be like a gig. :( : FormerHPB
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    i really hope the do something so mod teams arent releasing 1gig+ mods for this game. : maulla
    • come join us in the world of broadband, its fun here :) : rasputinreborn
  • Any work on the Shack-game servers yet? I thought there was talk about doing that but I might be mistake... : smacknca
• I'll use my much cheaper gamespot account thank you. I love you shack :) : rhodesbe
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  couldn't this be hosted on someones shackspace? : feek
  • I like your thinking. : flip-flop

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  I have a 6800 GT and sure it was $$ but its VERY quiet. in fact I don't hear it at all. : Buckyfg1
  • Yea, the fan on my Chaintech 6600GT PCI-E died. Replaced it with a Zalman, works like a charm. Runs every... : frdranger
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  get out of the Dark Ages, man, and embrace pixel shaders! : Postal
  • I had a 9800 pro for 2 years and sold it,... PC gaming is 99% dead to me (gave up on HL2 etc - couldn't ... : abrasion
• Throw that motha away! : Durandal07

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• yeah, i've got a similiar system, cept a 6800 (vanilla) : metralgia
• I don't fear requirements anymore ;) /e-penis : mystifier

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  Yeah, I'm worried about a timelimit too. Timelimits + FPS games != fun. Hopefully it's not like you said,... : Dynotaku
  • It's to limit the demo, fine by me : slackor
  • CS:S has a time limit : byorn
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  I cant imagine they'd kick players out of the demo for playing too long :B : not work safe
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    sounds like EA to me. : crazywigga
    • ^^^^^^^^^^ : abrasion
  • don't you know more about it? : lonestar3
• It says "per round", which has always been a server setting in BF games. So I guess they're just forcing... : P-Squid
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  im guessing it's to limit the demo, yeah. the bf1942 demo was almost too good. i know i didn't buy the ga... : feek
  • I even enjoyed the beta demo of BF1942. The one where you could crash everything by trying to climb into ... : MrLonghair
  • You know, when we get old, we'll tell our grandkids "In my day, we could play demos for years" : TheArtMan

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  classes yes, xp system i dont know but you do get ranks and shit is stored into ea servers which is why y... : mossbean
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    Ugh, central servers for FPS information. I don't think there's ever been a time where a company had prop... : c0bra
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      Stats aren't required for play, and are only relevant on EA and partner (nvidia, gamespot, ign) servers. ... : P-Squid
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        Stats (or, well, the exp you gain) unlocks special weapons and such. So you would want it recorded. But y... : SilverSnake
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          But that's only on EA servers. I *THINK* you can play all unlocked with no stat counting on private se... : Kaiser
          • Well, we'll find out soon enough. : SilverSnake

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• In Sweden, DVD version is the only version. =/ : SilverSnake

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• yes. Windows and linux servers in 32bit and 64bit each. : Neech

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  It's for people with multiple personalities. : five_percent
  • damn EA has a fanbase? weird fanbase : mossbean
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  1 person + 15 bots... : ArtilleryMarker
  • I read this as co-op : get_navi

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• Yeah I hope my clan still has enough people to make it work. : Lightzout

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  I think ashkie is out of the server-hosting business now :( : GrimmyD
  • He has said that he would be around for BF2 so we will see. I will definatly have several servers going. : themelon

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• pwned by his own shack : voodooraze
• Clearly your cut + paste skills are superior. : Ajax