Are you saying that now 1943 will only support 16 player games?

No ofcourse, poor choice of words but I dont see why all “hardcore” clan players are complaining about the 24 limits when they never are more then 16 players in BF2 that have support for 64 players =)

We did 12vs12 in the early days of BF2.

64 player servers are fun(given big enough maps). That is why the people are a bit dissapointed.

64 Slot server are laggy with chaotic gameplay and bad teamplay. 24 Slots are ok… If the maps are small, there are no more slots needed.

But, don’t forget the hardcore-players ^^

BF43 is tweaked to give an massive battlefield experience with the number of players that we support.

I play BF1942 still sometimes and I usually dont see more then 12-14 people on a full 64-player server.

BF1943 gives u a much more intense battle. Re-releasing a game with the same pacing as in Battlkefield 1942 today would be suicide
the players today are getting bored if they run 10 seconds without shooting something

But with that I’m not saying that BF1943 is that intense, but a mix of the pacing in BF2 and Bad company.

the pace in 1942 could be fast enough at times. It is a bit sad that the focus has gone to fast paced arcade vs medium paced tactical shooter. And we are loosing our big toys I can still remember driving around in the Prince of Whales hammering the beachside.

Sounds good!

I understand the problem with the breaks. At the moment, I play regularly clanmod for BF2142 with no more than 8 (4on4) or 12 (6on6) players (16 slot map). And thats enough! You have a great game- & teamplay.

The slots are not important for a good game – only the features! I’m looking forward to play Battlefield 1943 in the summertime.

Ps.: It’s impossible try to suit everybody.

Complaining? Clan players? What?

Gustav, It was YOU GUYS who gave us 64 players in the first place. WTF would you expect us to want?

Up next you’ll try to tell us that instead of shotguns we need space-lasers and motherships. Oh wait, that already happened. :/

And for what its worth, we play on full 48 and 64 player BF2 ranked servers every single night. You should really check out BF2, it’s a really awesome game.

I cannot beleive what I am reading! Roo is right…Gustav, you really need to play BF2 and get your head out of your ass.

“I have tweaked the whole game to give an massive battlefield experience with the number of players that we support.”

This is the second most arrogant statement I have ever heard in my life.
Your self importance is staggering. If you think for one second that BF2 is not an intense experience you need to join us any night between10 pm and midnight central time. I will gladly show you intense.

Now, for your incongruis comment about 10 seconds without shooting someone gets boring…………

Isn’t that EXACTLY what you are programming INTO the game with your “hide like a little girl until my health and ammo return” “feature”?????????????????? I sure as hell would rather have to fight my way to an ammo box / medic than lay there like a coward for 10 plus seconds to get healed or more ammo.

It might be best if you didn’t bother posting to these forums anymore Gustav as your rationalizations are clearly beginning to conflict with each other. Go on any longer and you’ll look like a liar or a fool.

After years of being a devoted BF2 player and thinking daily about the wonders that a BF3 would offer, I could not be more dissapointed with the steaming pile crap you are hyping. Good luck getting extended game play out of the 10 year olds that you seem to be targeting. Why not go ahead and make it a linear battle game and really spell it’s doom.

BF1943 is not trying to be a follow up to BF2, I think that is what everyone is missing, thats my point! =)

i3d.net is also taking questions.

“Interactive 3D (i3D.net) is a premier European game server providers (GSP/Game hosting). We are an independent provider of dedicated servers and professional colocation services. Our office is in Rotterdam, our servers are placed in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, Paris and London and we use one of the best performing European networks on these locations.” Also an EA Trusted Partner.

http://forum.i3d.net/battlefield-series-news/50209-battlefield-1943-interview-ask-developers.html

Wow 24 players gone is the 32v32 24 hour battles in tournaments then. This is going to suck, mods like PR would flounder! You guys are making a big mistake with this 24 player crap. And going to BF42 to see about players is like looking for the middle ages for advice on medicine!
I really hope you guys either make this more open sourced than BF2 and or give us some friendlier tools!