Do you use "PLAY NOW" in Battlefield 2

2007-07-31 08:27:10

#1

venom6: Since day One.; +247|6565|Hungary

Is anyone using the "Play Now" in the bf2 Menu or the "Play Bf2 Online" start icon at all ?

I tried it like 3 times and the 3 results were the following:

1. Find myself in an empty server
2. Find myself on a server with a ping of 400
3. Find myself in a server with 2 other players

Do you know how this work ? Is it total random ? Thats why its not working well.
Why cant EA make it the way you can select it on filters like "it should have at least 6 players" or "ping limit on 120"

Discuss

2007-07-31 08:29:08

#2

Yaocelotl: :D; +221|6656|Keyboard

I'd say its random. Used it a couple of times though.

2007-07-31 08:29:10

#3

keimtime: Member; +18|6399|Nebraska, USA

I have never had much luck with the Play Now option either. The idea is to make joining a game faster because you don't have load a server list but it ends up taking longer because like you said, you end up in a map that you either don't like, is empty or you have such a high ping that you get kicked anyway.

2007-07-31 08:30:14

#4

XISIX: Member; +116|6621

Hell no. Finally took shortcuts off desktop so stop hitting by accident. [easiest solution]

2007-07-31 08:32:57

#5

xXCortoMalteseXx: Member; +11|6157|Some Pub in Valletta

Once or twice,few times actually and everytime landed on a "waiting for (x) players.........."

And yes you guessed right stopped using it....

2007-07-31 08:46:05

#6

Anewgirl: Member; +12|6159|Vermont U.S.A

The first thing I do after install 'is delete shortcut on desktop.
So yea it sucks , and never worked for me .

2007-07-31 08:47:14

#7

De_Jappe: Triarii; +432|6534|Belgium

clicked it, computer froze.

Clicked it once more by accident (spamming the disconnect button) computer froze.

Never intended to do it again

2007-07-31 08:47:48

#8

Donald O' Brien: Member; +104|6710

Pretty much the worst idea in the history of ideas.

2007-07-31 08:48:14

#9

chittydog: less busy; +586|6841|Kubra, Damn it!

I tried it once and landed in a laggy server after waiting TEN god damn minutes for it to find something.

2007-07-31 08:48:30

#10

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|6766|San Antonio, Texas

Anewgirl wrote:
The first thing I do after install 'is delete shortcut on desktop.
So yea it sucks , and never worked for me .

Ditto.

2007-07-31 08:49:52

#11

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6574|NYC / Hamburg

I call it the "LAG NOW" button. When I accidentally press it, it won't do anything for minutes, then load me into an empty or high ping server.

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2007-07-31 08:51:10

#12

I_WISH_I_WAS_HENRY: Member; +6|6131|Pennsylvania, USA

De_Jappe wrote:
clicked it, computer froze.

Clicked it once more by accident (spamming the disconnect button) computer froze.

Never intended to do it again

Yeah I did that too lol

2007-07-31 08:53:42

#13

suomalainen_äijä: Member; +64|6172

I don't use it, I find myself alone in Wake Island

lol

Last edited by suomalainen_äijä (2007-07-31 08:53:59)

2007-07-31 08:54:17

#14

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|6569|British Columbia, Canada

I've used it like twice, It took me way longer to connect to a server then if I was to choose one myself, and it never picked a good one at that.

2007-07-31 09:01:59

#15

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6637|Washington, DC

It's the shittiest function ever spawned for any video game ever.

I don't think in all of BF2's two-year history that it has EVER been fixed.

2007-07-31 09:03:49

#16

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|6569|British Columbia, Canada

I'd rather click the "Join Game" button in Patch 1.3 then click the "PLAY NOW" button anyday

2007-07-31 10:14:35

#17

GuliblGuy: Zulu son, what!?!; +79|6792|Anaheim, CA

It's "supposed to" go out and search servers, and throw you into one with a low ping. Of course it sucks because the server may be empty, or you get into a map or something else you don't want to play.

2007-07-31 10:16:45

#18

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6713|67.222.138.85

"Play Now", where "Now" is defined as any time after the present to the end of the universe as we know it.

2007-07-31 10:17:13

#19

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6723|Riva, MD

That button always makes BF2 freeze for me so I avoid it at all costs.

2007-07-31 10:24:22

#20

[Fin]Dami3n: something else; +53|6228|Finland

(i have to formate my computer every 90 days <-- Not the point) so i also have to install everything again and i ALWAYS delete play now shortcut.
Try to disconnect from server double click it when nothing seems to happen and in couple second you are searchin server where to play "-.-, it seems to put me always to finnish server(im from finland) so i guess its still random but also try to get closet one, idk it SUCKS!

2007-07-31 11:31:01

#21

Graphic-J: The Artist formerly known as GraphicArtist-J; +196|6132|So Cal

venom6 wrote:
Is anyone using the "Play Now" in the bf2 Menu or the "Play Bf2 Online" start icon at all ?
...

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Yeah don't like to use it, but if it bothers you just click the Escape button when it starts loading up a server.
.....

[Fin]Dami3n wrote:
(i have to formate my computer every 90 days <-- Not the point) so i also have to install everything again and...

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LOL... why? Surfing too many beast-Porn sites my friend? Me keed.

Last edited by GraphicArtist J (2007-07-31 11:33:08)

2007-07-31 11:34:28

#22

agent146: Member; +127|6393|Jesus Land aka Canada

no, non, NEin, hell no.

2007-07-31 11:39:24

#23

Private_Adam: Medic since 1942; +245|6658|United States

Once I clicked on "play now" and my game crashed

2007-07-31 11:40:24

#24

Obiwan: Go Cards !!; +196|6701|The Ville

I don't, I deleted that icon so I don't click it by accident.

2007-07-31 12:08:15

#25

Dimaxx099: Member; +8|6339|Uae-Ukraine

*Play now* button always worked for me.
0 takes 4-5 min.
1 finds the server with lowest ping
2 finds the server with 5+people
3 connecting

PlayNow: The large 'Play Now' button is on most screens in the in-game settings, and is quite tempting to press. It promises to get you into a BF2 multiplayer game rapidly - however this isn't the case. If you press this button you will find that it will seem to sit forever at the 'Server Search' screen. It's likely because BF2 waits for each and every available server to update before it can find the closest, lowest pinging one with an empty slot, and there can literally be thousands of these. For this reason PlayNow is not recommended.

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