wrcromagnum

I understand that the weaps are unlocked for the private server for supporting members, but i am curious to why they are not also unlocked for the public server? i think having all the weaps unlocked is a great idea - most people who play on TG refuse to play on ranked servers for good reason, and we like to play with the unlocked weaps too. also this would help balance a few things - for one i believe the US m24 to be vastly superior to the MEC rifle, and having the .50cal unlocked could let MEC snipers have a better chance...i was playing today and someone had said something about unlocking the weapons would take the server off the browser list & force people to connect by IP. if this is true its news to me - i have played in a server with unlocks before and i found it in the server browser. anyway hopefully some of the server admins read this and at least give the idea a little consideration, i think this little change would make the best ever BF2 server even better.

asch

Welcome to TG wrcromagnum! Please take some time to read our BF2 rules, SOPs & announcements and I'm sure you'll find out the reasons we currently do not host ranked servers or unlock weapons on the public servers.

Here is the Server FAQ to help get you started.
http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlefield-2-technical-support-faqs/55662-server-configuration-settings-faq.html

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wrcromagnum

i read the announcements & i understand why the server doesn't allow weapons that would be unlocked via the ranking system, however i have seen servers that have all weapons unlocked for all players by default & am wondering if that could be done for the public TG. by the way i apologize if i am missing something here...

Pokerface

The short answer is "Because EA would de-list us, which would be bad for business". They may take a while to get around to it, it seems, but the threat of the exploding BF2 community not being able to stumble across our low-ping, team-minded servers is enough to give us pause.

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Muld

Well I responded in game. The fact is TG would lose many new gamers (like yourself) if the general population couldn't find the server. I don't think it's worth taking the risk for TG to delist and hope they stay on the master list. If we could get some private server action going though that would help alleviate the problem a bit.

wrcromagnum

god....ea is the devil. anyway actually i heard about this server through the gamespot forums...i was checking out what people were saying about trying to get a gamefaqs/gamespot teamwork only server up and somebody mentioned TG. I am a happy camper for finding it, i'm not sure if i would still be even playing BF2 if it wasn't for TG, so instead of putting down my mouse i ordered a headset (which i got already and is helping a lot for communication) and a joystick which should arrive in a few days. i'm a pretty decent blackhawk/transport chopper pilot with the keyboard + mouse but i think the joystick will be way more fun when it comes to flying jets & attack choppers. anyway, the main thing that sucks with the non-unlockable weapons is the (IMHO) HUGE difference in performance between the US M24 and MEC sh*tblaster that they call a sniper rifle. oh well, i'll just stick to other kits when i'm not a marine. hopefully TG can get around the delisting issue pretty soon, see you guys on the field.

pudd9

hahahahaha calling Ea the devil is a little farfetched. I mean they did afterall supply us with the greatest game of all time in BF2. LOLOL. I think they deserve a little credit after all the flack they have been getting lately. As for the weapon thing. Having all the weapons unlock for the public servers would be good and all, but it takes away the whole excitement of unlocking guns if you do end up playing some ranked games. As for the snipers, i actually find the MEC sniper to be better. I took 18 sniper kills the other day in MEC and earned me a sniper badge. i was so proud. the great thing about it was i found a ranked server with a very good sniper squad in it. we played fantastic together. no1 esle had any complaints with the gun. i think it just comes down to 'practise makes perfect'.

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StrikeFear

Yeah, but the thing that sucks is I've busted my hump to make Lance Corporal and unlocked the L85A1 medic kit (sweet gun) and I can't play it on TG servers.
If it weren't bad enough already that I can't play with friends on the same team on TG servers (due to Autobalance=1), I now have to sacrifice the sweet gun I unlocked.
Lessee:
TG with better squadplay but can't play with my friend on the same team.
Ranked pub servers with smacktards, but I get to play with my buddy and use my unlocked kit.

Painful choice.

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pudd9

yeah i actually agree. its a shame we cant get our awsome-o weapons. i unlocked the spec ops gun and in close up combat IT TOTALLY ROCKS. its just soooooo fowerful. thats why i play ranked servers too, so i can use the bad boy.

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wrcromagnum

once the player base is big enough maybe TG should just get itself de-listed (does this actually really happen? i have been in games off the browser with all weaps unlocked...) and let us play with all the unlocks so that both people who do & don't play ranked servers can all enjoy the versatility of having the unlocked weaps

Captain_Klaus

A load of servers were de-listed soon after the game was released. They were allowed back a week later if I remember correctly. Not sure if any have been de-listed since then, but it's not really worth the risk atm.

Klaus

pudd9

would a server really be de-listed for having all the unlocks? that seems a little outragous if u ask me.

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Muld

Yes, EA is trying to get you to use their servers which they make a nice profit off of. So by delisting these servers they make more people use their official ranked ones and get more $$$.

pudd9

hahahahahaahah why does that not suprise me at all. well i suppose we can still have fun with the default guns. its just a shame you know. why have the new ones if we wont be able to use them. just seems kinda pointless to me.

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asch

We are looking into better ways to allow friends to play together on the same team. It's not at the top of poker's list (I don't believe) but it's on there.

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