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How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-11 21:32
by Zrix
So apparently GameSpy's new owners have recently been shutting down login and multiplayer services for "old" games.
Battlefield 2 uses GameSpy for login and server browsing, and isn't that much younger than some of the games that they pulled support from.
PC Gamer wrote:...
This move comes only months after GameSpy's acquisition by GLU Mobile, a publisher of "freemium" games across mobile, tablet and browsers, in August.
Rebellion, the developers of Sniper Elite, made an official announcement, explaining the situation to their community, in which they state that, "this decision by Glu was not taken in consultation with us and was beyond our control."
"We have been talking to them since to try and get the servers turned back on. We have been informed that in order to do so would cost us tens of thousands of pounds a year - far in excess of how much we were paying previously."
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-PC Gamer
-Rock, Paper, Shotgun
-VG247
So either pay lots of money to keep it up, or pay lots of money and make your own system. Is any of that likely for BF2? I have my doubts to be honest.
I'll continue to hope for the best, but I have to say I'm a bit worried now.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-11 21:42
by Wicca
Thats pretty neat. We can connect the forums to the servers and player databses.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-11 21:51
by omgwhy
[R-CON]Wicca wrote:Thats pretty neat. We can connect the forums to the servers and player databses.
wut?
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Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-11 22:06
by mockingbird0901
[R-CON]Wicca wrote:Thats pretty neat. We can connect the forums to the servers and player databses.
If we can, neat. If not, fuck.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-11 22:07
by Spec
They killed SWAT4. The ********.
Well, luckily join IP still works. Might be the same for BF2.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-11 22:47
by ma21212
must..controll...interent...rage....
wtf man
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-11 22:55
by BloodyDeed
Compared to the games who got shut down, BF2 is still going strong.
I doubt they will turn off the master servers anytime soon.
And even if they do, I'm sure the community will find a solution. No need to start an apocalyptic discussion here.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-12 01:38
by Pvt.LHeureux
[R-MOD]Spec wrote:They killed SWAT4. The ********.
WTF NO!!
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-12 01:53
by colodorian
Unless I'm mistaken, usually am mind you, aren't the servers used for PR different from those of BF2? So the only setback would be log in information? Isn't that easily fixed by using a minecraft-esque login where you sign up on the forums/website and it's linked across all servers? Its not like our stats are lost forever, all we have are server specific stats that come with cool forum signature badges...
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-12 02:18
by ShockUnitBlack
This is part of the conspiracy. PM me.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-12 02:45
by Hokunin
The END is nigh! =-O
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-12 11:06
by sweedensniiperr
21/12/12.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-12 19:21
by mockingbird0901
sweedensniiperr wrote:21/12/12.
Let's not go there, even if it's just for shits and giggles..
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-12 19:36
by Microwaife
Having a moment of silence for SWAT right now. Great game had some fun times.
On topic:
I doubt that they will shutdown the BF2 servers in the next 5 years.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-17 10:31
by lgm
If master servers got shut down you would need to somehow connect with a singleplayer account, but then the key server would also be down so the game would be full of hacks due to no punkbuster.
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-17 12:38
by Spec
Having a moment of silence for SWAT right now.
That, or join a game via xfire. Still works, still some players online and servers up. =)
Sorry about the OT
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-19 10:50
by JackONeill
Now, will they shut down the servers before 1.0 is released...?
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-19 11:00
by FrostZeroOne
Microwaife wrote:Having a moment of silence for SWAT right now. Great game had some fun times.
On topic:
I doubt that they will shutdown the BF2 servers in the next 5 years.
why not? not that i know anything about it but still i think the income they get out of it is not as much as other games give them...
Re: How long until we can't log into BF2 anymore?
Posted: 2012-12-23 02:32
by Cassius
I hope if they do shut down the servers they will patch the game in a way that it can be run without their servers.
And what do you mean by serverS? How much data is needed for the login? Wouldnt like one server somewhere in the basement of EA be sufficient?