New info on multiplayer (lower your expectations on this thread first)

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Originally Posted by guiltyspark

I HIGHLY doubt this game will have 32 players

For a few reasons , first reason is that 505/1c games are not going to be throwing that kind of money around for dedicated servers for thousands of people, currently the only people using dedicated servers on consoles is sony , and they are only doing it to make the PSN appear superior to XBL and they are losing ALOT of money by doing this.

The other reason is that 32 players flying around would get old fast. And historically dogfights were only around 4-6 planes encountering each other.

Dedicated servers are really a stop gap for current online gaming. At some point in the future internet speeds will reach a point where you will be able to host 32 player matches peer to peer. But as of right now cable is the current type of internet in use so its 16 players.

Man I have to disagree ! I have both systems so I have no favorites but as a gamer who plays online all the time you are way off base.

The 360 has just as many games on real servers. BFBC BFMC , Chromehounds, Fronlines Fuels of Wars(50 players with jets ,tanks,heli's,Apc's,jeeps and infantry), I could go on and on. I know because most of these games are ones I in house tested. The difference is that XboxLive has more restrictions on Dedicated server use , then the PSN..

Last year I put together a petition of 80 thousand names from XboxLive Gamers that wanted real servers.

Hosting on consoles Sucks ! It limits what gamers can play with whom, and the integrity of the host's ping changes every time some one leaves and then comes in. This in turn changes who the match making system puts in the game ! So you almost never have 3 lag free games in a row EVER !!!!!

As a long time pc gamer I have been spoiled because we pay $10 less per game and 95% of pc MP games get real dedicated servers to play on.
360/console users get Screwed on this !! They pay a yearly fee to play online and $10 more per game on top of that !!!! How can you pay that much extra money and not get real servers ! We are talking about Millions of dollars !!

Its plain Freakin GREED MAN !!! Thats what it is.

I'm here to tell you, that if you think that hosting games on a consoles will ever come close to the stability of real dedicated servers,, well then you are going to be waiting for 20yrs before you see a console that can do it and do it well.



Now I will say that 1C, maybe one of the very VERY FEW, that couldn't afford real servers but they are a small minority. Plus in my BOOK they shouldn't have to give them to us ,because the Console companies SHOULD provide the servers !!!!!!!!!!!


Please know that this anger isn't directed at you,, its aimed at the problem I encounter all the time on consoles ! HOSTING SUCKS ! *SS !!!!!!!!!!!
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