Battlefield 3 - Incoming Update

[Suavemente1974]

In the latest Battleblog is DICE saying that they have implemented several server updates to improve stability and performance. This week they are publishing a significant Battlefield 3 client update for the PC. Console patches take a bit longer due to the certification requirements for console content, but it will follow shortly after the PC update.

If you are wondering what's in the pc patch there you’ll see improved polish, stability, weapons balancing, squad control functionality, user interface enhancements, and several feature enhancements that address feedback the community has provided to date. Plus DICE is removing the so called “negative mouse acceleration” that some of you have experienced. The best way to deal with cheating and boosting, they continue to analyze data to identify and hold accountable (ban, wipe stats) players that cheat or boost. DICE have received questions about what to do when faced with unsportsmanlike conduct in Battlefield 3, the best course of action is to click the warning sign next to their profile name in Battlelog, or head to the EA Help Desk and report your issue. These leads will enable them to follow up on the report.
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Source: BF blog

[TAPE]

Well regretfully the new patch is keeping my server empty.


I get that they needed to fix boosters and the like, but making the start game limit 4
has seriously affected my server population.

Why on earth they did not include a possibility to do more in the map without obtaining points
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whilst waiting for more people to join is a mystery to me.

[Beyond]

Originally Posted by TAPE

Well regretfully the new patch is keeping my server empty.


I get that they needed to fix boosters and the like, but making the start game limit 4
has seriously affected my server population.

Why on earth they did not include a possibility to do more in the map without obtaining points
whilst waiting for more people to join is a mystery to me.

I understand why you're mad about it, but you have to look at it from their point of view as well. Since the start of the release, people have been going on empty servers (mostly with only 2 friends) to gain points by boosting. Therefor, they initiated a new rule: going on empty servers to boost for points is an insta-ban on Origin. Now, some people do Quick Match and get automaticly directed to an empty server (if the map they specified isn't being played on many servers with a couple of people). When traffic online wasn't as dense, people (who didn't intend to) were also playing on those empty servers with 2-4 people; gaining points. The people from origin saw this as pointboosting and several innocent people got their accounts banned. Hence the new update: rounds will only start once there are at least 4 people on the servers. I do agree they should've made it something like: "Points will only be given once the playercount is over 4 people." Would've been much better, but we just have to live by their rules mate! Let's just hope they'll see their rule isn't as good as it's supposed to be and that they'll change it to a better one soon.

Good luck out there buddy, you're gonna need it!

[TAPE]

Well I do understand the stat padding / boosting problem.

Having a few people playing quickly brings in more though and previously the server was filling up pretty quickly.
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Now it is dead since the patch came out.

Unfortunately this will mean that no point in keeping the server going and I am pretty sure
quite a few other people will feel the same way.

The server community will have to put forward the importance of 'pre-round' game play (without stats)
to alleviate the problem IMO and still make it fun to
run a server.

Ah well, lets see how things progress, there are so many negative posts on the new patch
that I dont think they can just leave it as is.

Time shall tell !