Re: Important Info On The Beta!

**Wimpinator** · 08-09-2006, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Apophis

We have not. But I will make efforts to contact EA regarding this and see what we can do about getting some keys. We were able to do this with Red Orchestra and it was quite a bit of fun running those mini-contests to win the keys, I would love to do something like this with BF2142.

The mini-contests was exactly what I had in mind when I asked the question. Thanks Apophis!

**UnDeaD** · 08-09-2006, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Apophis

We have not. But I will make efforts to contact EA regarding this and see what we can do about getting some keys. We were able to do this with Red Orchestra and it was quite a bit of fun running those mini-contests to win the keys, I would love to do something like this with BF2142.

That would be excellent. I still feel alot of people here wouldn't abuse the beta, I know I'd submit feedback, but still get to enjoy the beta at the same time.

**Snail88** · 08-09-2006, 06:01 PM

Thanks Apo! FP does have a lot of betas, not just 2142, all the time as exclusives...so a FP subcsription isnt a bad investment if you like playing betas.

And although im glad TG host a lot of files pertinent to use for our downloading pleasure, it also depends on how close you are to the server as far as how fast you get it. Personally i live on the east coast and d/l in the mid-300's on TG. On FP, i can choose from a list of servers closest to me and i get at least 1 MB, usually around 1.5 So for me it was a worth while investment.

**perry** · 08-10-2006, 08:35 PM

Sometimes I'm glad I idle in some IRC channels.. Hopefully the bad words will be filtered..

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02:30 <@[DICE]Demize99> !topic EA & DICE will be distributing codes
                        through our regional managers that will allow
                        players direct and free access to the Tuning Beta.
02:30 ||| ChanServ changed the topic of #bf2142 to: Welcome to the BF2142
      Community Channel | Official BF2142 website: Coming Soon | News: EA
      & DICE will be distributing codes through our regional managers
      that will allow players direct and free access to the Tuning Beta.
02:31 <@[DICE]Demize99> Thats right, a big **** YOU FILEPLANET for trying
                        to SCREW OVER BATTLEFIELD PLAYERS
02:31 <@^Scott^> whatha
02:31 <@^Scott^> so this means?
02:32 < [PTX]Inside>  n____________N
02:32 < [PTX]Inside> demize!
02:32 <@[DICE]Demize99> this means you don't have to be a FP subscriber
                        to be int he beta.
02:32 <@[DICE]Demize99> cause FP pulled that **** on is

Couple minutes later...

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02:35 <@Stealth97> fp pulled that ****?
02:35 < [PTX]Inside> that's ****ing dirty
02:35 <@^Scott^> dice dident know that fp was going to do a subscriber
                 only beta?
02:35 <@[DICE]Demize99> dice didn't find out till last week
02:35 < [PTX]Inside> Man
02:35 <@[DICE]Demize99> so yeah, it wasn't part of the deal that it would
                        be subscriber only.
02:35 < [PTX]Inside> that was pretty dirty, I was about to get a
                     subscription, glad I didn't.
02:36 < [PTX]Inside> So..
02:36 < [PTX]Inside> Any news on which day it'll be :3
02:36 <@[DICE]Demize99> nope
02:36 ~~~ [PTX]Inside ducks.
02:36 <@[DICE]Demize99> but i gotta goto work now

**Snail88** · 08-10-2006, 08:38 PM

wow....nice work perry. Too bad he didnt let the date slip

Hell, you could prolly forward that as news to the 2142 sites...if you dont get in trouble of course heh.

**UnDeaD** · 08-10-2006, 08:43 PM

I still like Dice, I think sometimes they don't get to control stuff, and it makes them look bad. Too bad there is nothing they can do about it though.

**RocketPunch** · 08-10-2006, 09:01 PM

Nice Intel Perry! I wonder what **** is?

**Lorian** · 08-11-2006, 04:26 AM

What IRC channel was that? I want to sit around in it as well...

**Acid** · 08-11-2006, 10:43 AM

#bf2142 I think.

**Lorian** · 08-11-2006, 11:09 AM

Real helpful...

Server?

**Acid** · 08-11-2006, 12:14 PM

Oh, ya, that was the easy part...... I have no clue what server. Try googling it.

Paperchase · 08-11-2006, 12:42 PM

Yeah! Go DICE! Bad EA!

**WhiskeySix** · 08-11-2006, 01:06 PM

cool - so i guess the implication there is that torrents and other distribution methods are "ok"?

**UnDeaD** · 08-11-2006, 01:15 PM

This makes sence though, dice said they wanted BF2 players to be able to get into the beta. Now anybody that wants to pay fileplanet gets in the beta.

**perry** · 08-11-2006, 07:50 PM

gamesurge, same as #tacticalgamer.. but the DICE dude got pissed off at some of the PBF mods in there and left. They were, of course, standing up for Fileplanet's nonsense. He left #bf2 as well. Guess at least he really isn't happy with FP, so I assume that the rest of DICE isn't too happy either.

Torrents, etc won't do much good w/o a key...

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