Request: BC2 to BC2 Vietnam autoswitch :D

[Artis]

Well its a request for an future expansion :-) but, what i ve red about is that we ll have a switch in adminpanel for bc2 and bc2 vietnam at i3d.net

ea messed up with no maprotation from bc2 to bc2 vietnam
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but i3d allowes bc2 serveradmins to run both and switch between bc2 and bc2 vietnam

would it be possible to make a switch in bc2cc for bc2 vietnam and a saved configuration after that switch..

for example:

we re playin bc2 with some kind of maprotation and rules than i push a button in bc2cc and we ll switch to bc2 Vietnam with our own set maproatation rules, bans and settings.. After our vietnam weekend we ll push this button again and will be able to play bc2 cc with our old maprotation, rules, settings, bans and so on :-)

would be cool if you would make this possible :-)

[Span]

We are getting a new server for Vietnam. I can't see switching be effective as it will kill your loyal following you may have built up.

[GEN3RIC]

We need time to figure out just how it's going to work but it doesn't sound like a good idea to make it too automatic since it can boot a bunch of players in the server if they don't have Vietnam. Being paid DLC it's likely you'll lose players and anger more than a few.

[MoX1231]

My friends and I would love to see this feature added. We run a squad rush server that we would love to add the vietnam maps to the rotation. Since most of the time its 7-8 of us playing the issue with pubbers isn't critical. I would add the fact that vietnam maps are in the rotation to the server description.
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If this feature can be added someones getting a hug...

[GEN3RIC]

At the moment there are some bugs preventing us from giving an official answer. I'll update you as soon as we can confirm or deny positively.

[MoX1231]

Originally Posted by GEN3RIC

At the moment there are some bugs preventing us from giving an official answer. I'll update you as soon as we can confirm or deny positively.

No worries, the work you do is appreciated.

[Ramon - i3d]

Vietnam maps will get ignored when the game is running on BC2 and BC2 maps will be ignored when running on Vietnam.
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To switch between the 2 the server HAS to be restarted so mixed map rotations with Vietnam and BC2 will never be possible.

[Ghost2]

Wouldn't say never, we have to wait for EA to stop milking the cow and release a patch just as they did for Battlefied 2 and Special Forces, to enable us to be able to do it. They went out of their way to insure that Mixed Map rotations would be ni impossible without their say so to the point of having a whole seperate server list. They seem to have gone backwards in my opinion. Medal of Honor Allied Assult and expansion did the exact opposite of what they are doing to day, you could load Medal of honor Breakthrough ( the final expansion of the 3 ) and play on any of the multiplayer servers, mohAA,mohSH,mohBB, Since thats how the use to do expansions back in the day and fixed it for battlefield 2 whaen its life was at an end, they will no doubt do the same for bc2 and vietnam. Just counting all the coins that are comming in for everyone getting multiple servers ( more game license more money for them), etc.

[Ghost2]

The also other purpose other then money, is if you haven't noticed vietnam plays different then bc2 so it could be a mass test release for fixes to go back into bc2 and move through to bf3 and medal of honor

[GEN3RIC]

The main reason they don't allow mixing modes by default is because of continuity. Try playing a 32-man server you wait 5 minutes to get into only for the server to immediately switch to Squad Rush and 24 players are kicked from the server. If they had allowed for it, DICE would be blamed for such a lack of foresight.

[Ghost2]

Right, but then you just don't play on that server if thats what the owners going to do, and that server probably won't get any traction like that and die be a waste of cash in that scenario, More realistic scenario would be my case where i would like to run Conquest maps, 32 players across the board BC2 and Vietnam. In that instance there might be people kicked for inability to play because they don't have the map pack, and that could easly be advertised in server name, load screen, in server, and be an option for players who like both games. Same with the current different modes across bc2 there are 4 other modes to choose from why make vietnam "Special Mode" unless they change something dramatic in the way the engine is used. If we knew what exactly switching between BC2 and Vietnam in the GSP cpanel does might explain why they made the modes seperate to start.
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I'm not wanting to turn this into a rant but i do need to correct myself as i joined medal of honor alittle later in the games life, they did start out as seperate games and later patched to function together. So since thats the trend there is no wonder why they haven't stopped in past years or are ever going to stop the milking cow before it dies.

[GEN3RIC]

Personally I think admins should have much greater control over things like this. I'm just offering you an insight into their logic, take it as you wish.