BF1 Servers - Thread for discussion of server rentals and settings*
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September 6, 2016 4:52AM
edited September 2016
I am finding no information on this, but I figured I would post here in the BETA forums so that the DEVS can see this. Normally we have had notice of price for servers, who was going to be the official hosts, etc. However, we have no notification and the current Battlefield 4 certified hosts have no information, or are not sharing, and this is making my stomach churn. I have a bad feeling that EA / DICE is following the Star Wars Battlefront model and not allowing any communities or gaming clans to purchase their own servers for rent. I am not arguing with anyone about playing on BADMIN servers or getting kicked because of BADMINS, but I am concerned that your game will fall flat on it's face if you do not allow rental from the main source that built your franchise. THE GAMING COMMUNITIES....
Can we get some official clarification on server rentals, PC specifically, and whether or not we will be able to rent them or not. This silence about the whole thing is quite troublesome. I can guarantee a mass exodus of the franchise should your new model not allow for server rentals.
- Thanks in advance!
Can we get some official clarification on server rentals, PC specifically, and whether or not we will be able to rent them or not. This silence about the whole thing is quite troublesome. I can guarantee a mass exodus of the franchise should your new model not allow for server rentals.
- Thanks in advance!
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What changes are in store?
Dude, people want to know if these will be available on release. Use your brain.
..and in what regions, as with previous titles some regions were left out.
Maybe you don't but other people want to know.
I certainly want to know before I preorder, so if EA/DICE wants early money, they should share more information.
I certainly hope that it's "when" and not "if" and also echo your hope that we know soon!
Well, I do know that the server browser would look very strange containing all servers of the same name attached i.e. something like...
I'm not sure if I can actually see something like this. I hope that'll bring a bit of solace.
EDIT: Or on second thought, is this exactly how it looks in the server browser for the closed alpha? Hah! Didn't even think of that...
And again at this point there's zero reason to know. Not like you'll be able to do anything.
Maybe for your there is no point but not for others.
After Beta
Since servers are a requirement, and the history of Battlefield has been one of privately owned and managed servers, it's deeply concerning to those of us who manage communities where branding our home is important. For us specifically, this equates to 425 current Battlefield members who desire such a home going into Battlefield 1.
Further, our current Battlefield 4 server nest (Five servers consisting of 310 slots) isn't cheap. More than $300 per month is spent on the machines and server slots - all of which is provided by our gracious membership. To not know if we'll even have servers to rent from RSPs is prohibitive - we don't know how much those servers will cost or what mechanisms we'll have for branding or control (ProCon administration, etc). We have to plan for these things when we are managing coffers and being good stewards of donor monies.
So these are very relevant, important questions to communities that require the answers and to the administrators who provide the vehicle for those services.
At this point, while I am quite certain that we will be able to rent servers from the RSPs (because the history and server browser lead me to believe it), an official response would at least allow pricing options to be entertained by those RSPs. Additionally, whether administrative tools will be embedded (RCon)/allowed (ProCon) is extremely important. Not being able to effectively manage a server to suit the needs of the communities we operate is potentially a reason not to rent in the first place (e.g.; Official servers with no administrative tools are not attractive to rent).
It is indeed time to let us know these answers. Hopefully our benevolent overlords will let us know sooner rather than later.
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I'd rather have full disclosure over piece meal that leaves more questions than answers.