BF2S Forums Info on "Stats not updating" ... and "Stats may be back"

Anyone wondered if the number of people buying/playing BF2142 has increased? What a fantastic way of not having to support an old game; the stats servers are screwed so people start playing the new version of the same (whos stat servers are fine oddly enough) and forget the old version. Hmm...

Wr3ck wrote:

I'm not sure this problem is enough for people to go out and buy a sh!tty game.

Already bought it, played one ranked round, and then put it in the drawr, never to be seen again.  (If bf2 gets any worse though, i might have to dig it up.)

I'm sure the guys at intel are furious though, they paid for a new level/advertisement, and then EA destroys the game before the final release.

Last edited by S.Lythberg (2007-06-23 08:33:43)

FathomsDown wrote:

Anyone wondered if the number of people buying/playing BF2142 has increased? What a fantastic way of not having to support an old game; the stats servers are screwed so people start playing the new version of the same (whos stat servers are fine oddly enough) and forget the old version. Hmm...

I wondered the same thing...But I don't know if EA is that smart

But really I think though at times they do use underhanded marketing tactics, I don't think they would trash their already shoddy reputation to get people to move onto the next game. (But you never know when it comes to EA lol).

I own 2142, have played about 3/4 hours of it. I like it, but BF2 is my game.

S.Lythberg wrote:

I'm sure the guys at intel are furious though, they paid for a new level/advertisement, and then EA destroys the game before the final release.

YEP!

Last answer to my WTF question to EA (and June 15th Ongoing Battlefield 2 Stats Outage):
Update: As of 6-22-07 we are still working on this issue and appreciate your continued patience. We will update this FAQ again as soon as we have additional information.

Last edited by DJ ToXiC (2007-06-23 10:10:39)

S.Lythberg wrote:

Wr3ck wrote:

I'm not sure this problem is enough for people to go out and buy a sh!tty game.

Already bought it, played one ranked round, and then put it in the drawr, never to be seen again.  (If bf2 gets any worse though, i might have to dig it up.)

I'm sure the guys at intel are furious though, they paid for a new level/advertisement, and then EA destroys the game before the final release.

I bought a copy of BF2142 and played it for a few hours and decided it was crap.

Next day I fired up BF2 and every server I connected to gave me a ping of no less than 200 each time.  I then un-installed BF2142 with no change at all.  BF2 was virtually unplayable, plus I kept getting kicked from all the servers for high ping.  I eventually had to uninstall every trace of EA software on my system and then re-install BF2 and the latest patch before it would play correctly.  I wasted some 40 bucks and 3-4 hours of time trying to just get my existing BF2 installation back to normal.  I love the concept and ideas of how BF2 was intended to play but I must admit, being a software engineer for some 22 years, BF2 is an example of some of the sloppiest and buggiest software I have ever seen.  The sad part is that I am addicted to it and love playing the game.  Kind of like Windows being the sloppiest most ill-conceived, most inefficient operating system of all time but turns out to be the most popular and widely used of all.  Also, for the record, one of the major selling points for BF2 was the whole stats recording architecture.  Everyone loves playing the game but its an added motivation to keep pushing yourself and your scores.  When that is taken away or broken, then the whole game is broken and who wants to keep playing a game that's broken ?

I actually tried playing BF2142 again last week. I could only play for 30 min before I wanted to hang myself. The game only consists of spraying and random death with no skill. Needless to say the game went straight back onto the bookshelf. I miss BF2 when there was a point to playing....

Last edited by Dantestyrael (2007-06-23 12:22:13)

-=]NS[=-G.I.Doh wrote:

Hate to say it. But my stats have been up-dating. But it takes a few days or so.

I love how people say their stas are updating, yet they never have their stats available for people to check.

So is this you:    http://www.bf2player.com/index.php?page … t=43391847

Ricerckt93 wrote:

-=]NS[=-G.I.Doh wrote:

Hate to say it. But my stats have been up-dating. But it takes a few days or so.

I love how people say their stas are updating, yet they never have their stats available for people to check.

So is this you:    http://www.bf2player.com/index.php?page … t=43391847

http://bf2s.com/player/47205892/ There, mine ARE updating.

daddyofdeath wrote:

Ricerckt93 wrote:

-=]NS[=-G.I.Doh wrote:

Hate to say it. But my stats have been up-dating. But it takes a few days or so.

I love how people say their stas are updating, yet they never have their stats available for people to check.

So is this you:    http://www.bf2player.com/index.php?page … t=43391847

http://bf2s.com/player/47205892/ There, mine ARE updating.

What servers have you been using? Seems like a few UK servers work.

Bonehead[THC] wrote:

S.Lythberg wrote:

Wr3ck wrote:

I'm not sure this problem is enough for people to go out and buy a sh!tty game.

Already bought it, played one ranked round, and then put it in the drawr, never to be seen again.  (If bf2 gets any worse though, i might have to dig it up.)

I'm sure the guys at intel are furious though, they paid for a new level/advertisement, and then EA destroys the game before the final release.

I bought a copy of BF2142 and played it for a few hours and decided it was crap.

Next day I fired up BF2 and every server I connected to gave me a ping of no less than 200 each time.  I then un-installed BF2142 with no change at all.  BF2 was virtually unplayable, plus I kept getting kicked from all the servers for high ping.  I eventually had to uninstall every trace of EA software on my system and then re-install BF2 and the latest patch before it would play correctly.  I wasted some 40 bucks and 3-4 hours of time trying to just get my existing BF2 installation back to normal.  I love the concept and ideas of how BF2 was intended to play but I must admit, being a software engineer for some 22 years, BF2 is an example of some of the sloppiest and buggiest software I have ever seen.  The sad part is that I am addicted to it and love playing the game.  Kind of like Windows being the sloppiest most ill-conceived, most inefficient operating system of all time but turns out to be the most popular and widely used of all.  Also, for the record, one of the major selling points for BF2 was the whole stats recording architecture.  Everyone loves playing the game but its an added motivation to keep pushing yourself and your scores.  When that is taken away or broken, then the whole game is broken and who wants to keep playing a game that's broken ?

I agree with you 100 percent.  I was a serious Doom 3 fanatic until a friend turned me onto BF2.  I was definitely impressed with the game play, but what sold me the most was the stat feature.  BF2 was the first multiplayer game that I played that actually gave me a reason to stay up late nights.  The competitive factor is awesome.  Being able to compare your rank and global stats amongst your friends is great.  Rank definitely has its privileges.  Now that BF2s stat tracker is hosed, I don't have a real reason to play the game anymore, at least not until the stats feature is working again.

the servers with 193.238..... works , i only play in TKF

Anyone got the fine print regarding what EA claims it's responsibility to keep stat servers going are?
There's no way their lawyers would let them state (or imply) that they would keep the servers going indefinitely. Just wondering if the EULA or something in their manual says anything.
IF they were stupid enough not to put in writing that they aren't obligated to support stats in perpetuity, then I bet there are some ambulance chasers that would gladly head up a class action lawsuit.  End result...rich lawyers, and EA might take customer complaints a bit more seriously, but I doubt they didn't conjure up some fine print somewhere.

daddyofdeath wrote:

Ricerckt93 wrote:

-=]NS[=-G.I.Doh wrote:

Hate to say it. But my stats have been up-dating. But it takes a few days or so.

I love how people say their stas are updating, yet they never have their stats available for people to check.

So is this you:    http://www.bf2player.com/index.php?page … t=43391847

http://bf2s.com/player/47205892/ There, mine ARE updating.

yep daddy got medals yesterday