That's right, not just the buildings reduced to rubble but all recollection of its existance should be erased from our collective consciousness.
Why am I mad? I bought the retail, full-price Battlefield 2 (something I normally avoid) because I was such a fan of the original. B2, however, has some warts, including a server browser that doesn't actually list servers so much as haltingly display a random collection of names with only a slight possibility that you will be able to connect to or play on any of them.
So I fired up Gamespy Arcade which I was under the impression would allow me to get by this miserable excuse for production software. This thread on the Gamespy forums explains it all:
*Battlefield 2 Demo is released.
*GameSpy Arcade is advertised with Battlefield 2.
*GameSpy Arcade is bundled with Battlefield 2.
*GameSpy Arcade shortcut is installed.
*Shortcut reads: Play Battlefield 2 Demo Online with GameSpy Arcade
GAMESPY ARCADE HAS ZERO SUPPORT FOR BATTLEFIELD 2
Unfortunately, the poster confuses what Gamespy is responsible for with what EA/DICE are responsible for. EA and DICE decided to REMOVE support for the Gamespy browser even though the original Battlefield had it.
I would hate to be working at DICE right now. Sleep is probably a thing of the past.
Posted by eric at June 27, 2005 06:46 PM