Australian Servers are Happening!

GordonVanDyke · 09-07-2009, 07:38 PM

I got official word this will happen within the next few days! So if you already bought it this should make your experience 1,000,000,000,000 times better!

I had to fight hard to get this after we got the sales numbers and Australia had really low sales numbers, it was 8 times less than Japan, 24 times less than the UK, and 34 times less than the USA! I hope I see this change so I can add even more servers in your region!

Mski · 09-07-2009, 07:41 PM

Blimey, keep up the good work on servers Gordon.

I'm curious to know just how much you projected to sell, and have sold on day one sales.

BL3SS_T3H_F4LL · 09-07-2009, 07:42 PM

Thats awsome.

HellBeNt187 · 09-07-2009, 07:42 PM

wOOt! U da man Gordon!

Jessara · 09-07-2009, 07:42 PM

Wow! Thank you very much! Even though I haven't experienced too much lag yet. Local servers will make it so much better

I love this game, thank you for making such an awesome game which has kept me up playing all night

LonelyDead · 09-07-2009, 07:43 PM

crikey, bonza

g'day

metallic0rphan · 09-07-2009, 07:45 PM

well,they only have 20 million people,whereas UK have 60mil..and US 330 mil i think, and Japan has something like 130 million so not that surprised with the numbers,good you can get the servers though

XxXxXzekstaXxXx · 09-07-2009, 07:58 PM

Great job gordon this we'll increase my enjoyment on the game 100x more (WHEN I GET IT TMMR THAT IS) but just 2 things i would like to ask.
1. How many aus servers are there going to be in total?
2. Are these servers for both the PS3 and 360?

But anyway Gordon keep up the good work

Symonator · 09-07-2009, 08:00 PM

Gordon if u read this - the servers for eu are great - no lag at all - well done for the ps3 release, you sure deserve it.

LtFury2008 · 09-07-2009, 08:06 PM

thank you GVD can you tell me is this for both xbox and ps3?
oh and do i know if I'm on a local server?.

wilsom · 09-07-2009, 08:13 PM

Hi Gordon,
Dice made a smart move and learnt from the past when it comes to making sure they listened to the community (more) after BFBC. You are doing a great job you are literally everywhere on the sites.... great comes.

In saying that to say we can get servers once sales numbers are there I have a little difficulty with.

As follows we pay just as much as anyone else but get inferior network service.

Secondly since this is an electronic only distributed product, for PSN, we need to purchase either via a credit card or via a redeem code.

The credit card is only for a small percentage of the market and redeem codes are not available in AU/NZ.

So I don't see that we will be hitting any realistic sales targets to get local servers. Even reducing the price of the game would not help as the mechanism is not there for us.

I would suggest selling redemotion codes online via debit cards....nb PSN does not accept debit cards.

All the Best
Mike

XxXxXzekstaXxXx · 09-07-2009, 08:18 PM

Wilsom you can accutly goto westpac and you can purchase a gift card from 15-800$ and you can use it on the PS STORE.

GordonVanDyke · 09-07-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilsom

Hi Gordon,
Dice made a smart move and learnt from the past when it comes to making sure they listened to the community (more) after BFBC. You are doing a great job you are literally everywhere on the sites.... great comes.

In saying that to say we can get servers once sales numbers are there I have a little difficulty with.

As follows we pay just as much as anyone else but get inferior network service.

Secondly since this is an electronic only distributed product, for PSN, we need to purchase either via a credit card or via a redeem code.

The credit card is only for a small percentage of the market and redeem codes are not available in AU/NZ.

So I don't see that we will be hitting any realistic sales targets to get local servers. Even reducing the price of the game would not help as the mechanism is not there for us.

I would suggest selling redemotion codes online via debit cards....nb PSN does not accept debit cards.

All the Best
Mike

Thanks for the kind words, but I hate when people don't read what I say. And I hate repeating myself even more! WE ARE ADDING OZ SERVERS!!!!!!!!!!! To justify adding MORE the sales will need to go up, simple reading and simple math!

Extra info is we will cover the capacity demand and it is servers for both PS3 and Xbox 360.

wilsom · 09-07-2009, 08:27 PM

hmmm I read that you could not use debit cards on PSN. Please confirm that you have used this method to purchase on PSN and been successful?

metallic0rphan · 09-07-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilsom

hmmm I read that you could not use debit cards on PSN. Please confirm that you have used this method to purchase on PSN and been successful?

isn't that more an issue with Playstation/SONY,than Dice/EA/Battlefield?

LtFury2008 · 09-07-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GordonVanDyke

Thanks for the kind words, but I hate when people don't read what I say. And I hate repeating myself even more! WE ARE ADDING OZ SERVERS!!!!!!!!!!! To justify adding MORE the sales will need to go up, simple reading and simple math!

Extra info is we will cover the capacity demand and it is servers for both PS3 and Xbox 360.

thxs for answering my question GvD oh wilsom i use a debit card for my PSN and it works fine oh which country are you in?

wilsom · 09-07-2009, 08:40 PM

Great ill give a debit card a try today.

The point being yes it is a PSN resourcing issue. I don't know if you have ever tried to get Sony to fix something as a consumer....well give it a go. As the saying goes it like lalalalalalaing in the wind.

Dice/Gordon is the only person we have access to bring up issues, get feedback and help get them resolved if possible.

YTFIF · 09-07-2009, 09:38 PM

This is the exact problem that BFBC had. I don't know why anyone is praising DICE/EA for attempting to fix an issue that they had 1 year ago with BFBC. Just because they say they are working on their mistakes does not make the mistakes go away. Why should we praise them for saying eventually they will get their lalalala together?

The lack of preparation on DICE/EA's end is appalling. They knew this was an issue with BFBC but they did not fix it before they released 1943. Fix known issues before you release a new game, not after.

HellBeNt187 · 09-07-2009, 09:45 PM

Why praise them you ask? Because Gordon is going out of his way to bring dedicated servers to the Australian region and if it wasn't for his efforts this almost certainly would have never happened. That's why it's an excellent reason be thankful and I'm sure Aussies will agree with me. I'm not even from that area but I'm happy for them.

mattmouth · 09-07-2009, 09:49 PM

I said it, and I wasn't lying.

I now love you forever.

LtFury2008 · 09-07-2009, 09:52 PM

hey YTFIF give them a break they a doing their best.

battfink83 · 09-07-2009, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HellBeNt187

Why praise them you ask? Because Gordon is going out of his way to bring dedicated servers to the Australian region and if it wasn't for his efforts this almost certainly would have never happened. That's why it's an excellent reason be thankful and I'm sure Aussies will agree with me. I'm not even from that area but I'm happy for them.

shut up and listen to what you just said. at the end of the day, if you purchase a game thats online only multiplayer, you should be able to play the blooming thing online without lag. (if its your own connection then thats your problem obviously!) the game should be working on they're side, 100%. you dont buy a game 'hoping' that it'll work. it doesnt matter how low sales are in one region. you have to provide the customers with a working product that they bought with they're hard earned money. they obviously do market research, and with so many previous BF games over the years, you'd think that this release wouldve been a bit smoother.

staffy321 · 09-07-2009, 10:30 PM

Thank you for the efforts on the servers...... good news!!!!

unit408bigpapij · 09-07-2009, 10:36 PM

Gordon,

How many servers in Fremont? My game was actually empty last night. Same issue as BFBC late night play. As soon as 1 team dominates, the other team keeps leaving. It gets boring when its 12 vs 1. I think there needs to be a way to balance the game quicker. IDK, just letting you know

wilsom · 09-07-2009, 10:37 PM

Exactly the same issue with PSN and BFBC.

ANZ pays exactly the same amount for the service but because of our market size gets less service resources.

If we get less we should pay less.

09-07-2009, 07:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
GordonVanDyke DICE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 35 Posts: 800	Australian Servers are Happening! I got official word this will happen within the next few days! So if you already bought it this should make your experience 1,000,000,000,000 times better! I had to fight hard to get this after we got the sales numbers and Australia had really low sales numbers, it was 8 times less than Japan, 24 times less than the UK, and 34 times less than the USA! I hope I see this change so I can add even more servers in your region! __________________ PSN ID & X360 Gamer Tag: GordonVanDyke Official Battlefield Website: http://www.battlefield.com/ Official BFBC2 Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2 I'm not clearing my 100% full inbox until sometime after the release of BFBC2...

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BL3SS_T3H_F4LL Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: In yo sights Age: 19 Gender: Male Posts: 927	Thats awsome. __________________ "You think you've won this fight, you've only lost your mind."

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HellBeNt187 Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Gender: Male Posts: 627	wOOt! U da man Gordon! __________________

09-07-2009, 07:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jessara Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 30 Gender: Female Posts: 11	Wow! Thank you very much! Even though I haven't experienced too much lag yet. Local servers will make it so much better I love this game, thank you for making such an awesome game which has kept me up playing all night __________________ Last edited by Jessara; 09-07-2009 at 08:08 PM..

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metallic0rphan Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manchester,England Age: 33 Gender: Male Posts: 130	well,they only have 20 million people,whereas UK have 60mil..and US 330 mil i think, and Japan has something like 130 million so not that surprised with the numbers,good you can get the servers though __________________ Star Wars Battlefront III Believer

09-07-2009, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mski Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 30	Blimey, keep up the good work on servers Gordon. I'm curious to know just how much you projected to sell, and have sold on day one sales.

09-07-2009, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
LonelyDead Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 41	crikey, bonza g'day

09-07-2009, 07:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
XxXxXzekstaXxXx Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia, Melbourne Age: 14 Gender: Male Posts: 278	Great job gordon this we'll increase my enjoyment on the game 100x more (WHEN I GET IT TMMR THAT IS) but just 2 things i would like to ask. 1. How many aus servers are there going to be in total? 2. Are these servers for both the PS3 and 360? But anyway Gordon keep up the good work __________________ The Path To Victory Is The Same Path As Hell.

09-07-2009, 08:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Symonator Forum Guru Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Gender: Male Posts: 1,600	Gordon if u read this - the servers for eu are great - no lag at all - well done for the ps3 release, you sure deserve it. __________________ About Me: SCEE Closed Beta Tester \| HD Video Guru

09-07-2009, 08:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
LtFury2008 Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Zealand Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 16	thank you GVD can you tell me is this for both xbox and ps3? oh and do i know if I'm on a local server?.

09-07-2009, 08:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
wilsom Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10	Chicken and the Egg Hi Gordon, Dice made a smart move and learnt from the past when it comes to making sure they listened to the community (more) after BFBC. You are doing a great job you are literally everywhere on the sites.... great comes. In saying that to say we can get servers once sales numbers are there I have a little difficulty with. As follows we pay just as much as anyone else but get inferior network service. Secondly since this is an electronic only distributed product, for PSN, we need to purchase either via a credit card or via a redeem code. The credit card is only for a small percentage of the market and redeem codes are not available in AU/NZ. So I don't see that we will be hitting any realistic sales targets to get local servers. Even reducing the price of the game would not help as the mechanism is not there for us. I would suggest selling redemotion codes online via debit cards....nb PSN does not accept debit cards. All the Best Mike

09-07-2009, 08:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
XxXxXzekstaXxXx Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia, Melbourne Age: 14 Gender: Male Posts: 278	Wilsom you can accutly goto westpac and you can purchase a gift card from 15-800$ and you can use it on the PS STORE. __________________ The Path To Victory Is The Same Path As Hell.

09-07-2009, 08:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
wilsom Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10	hmmm I read that you could not use debit cards on PSN. Please confirm that you have used this method to purchase on PSN and been successful?

09-07-2009, 08:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
wilsom Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10	Great ill give a debit card a try today. The point being yes it is a PSN resourcing issue. I don't know if you have ever tried to get Sony to fix something as a consumer....well give it a go. As the saying goes it like lalalalalalaing in the wind. Dice/Gordon is the only person we have access to bring up issues, get feedback and help get them resolved if possible.

09-07-2009, 09:38 PM	#18 (permalink)
YTFIF Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14	This is the exact problem that BFBC had. I don't know why anyone is praising DICE/EA for attempting to fix an issue that they had 1 year ago with BFBC. Just because they say they are working on their mistakes does not make the mistakes go away. Why should we praise them for saying eventually they will get their lalalala together? The lack of preparation on DICE/EA's end is appalling. They knew this was an issue with BFBC but they did not fix it before they released 1943. Fix known issues before you release a new game, not after.

09-07-2009, 09:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
HellBeNt187 Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Michigan, USA Gender: Male Posts: 627	Why praise them you ask? Because Gordon is going out of his way to bring dedicated servers to the Australian region and if it wasn't for his efforts this almost certainly would have never happened. That's why it's an excellent reason be thankful and I'm sure Aussies will agree with me. I'm not even from that area but I'm happy for them. __________________

09-07-2009, 09:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
mattmouth Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 5	I said it, and I wasn't lying. I now love you forever.

09-07-2009, 09:52 PM	#21 (permalink)
LtFury2008 Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Zealand Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 16	hey YTFIF give them a break they a doing their best.

09-07-2009, 10:30 PM	#23 (permalink)
staffy321 Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4	Thank you for the efforts on the servers...... good news!!!!

09-07-2009, 10:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
unit408bigpapij Forum Junkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Nor Cal Age: 36 Gender: Male Posts: 4,163	Gordon, How many servers in Fremont? My game was actually empty last night. Same issue as BFBC late night play. As soon as 1 team dominates, the other team keeps leaving. It gets boring when its 12 vs 1. I think there needs to be a way to balance the game quicker. IDK, just letting you know __________________ GT:SFU Big Papi J Six Feet Under Clan Leader & Founder http://sfu-clan.net

09-07-2009, 10:37 PM	#25 (permalink)
wilsom Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10	Exactly the same issue with PSN and BFBC. ANZ pays exactly the same amount for the service but because of our market size gets less service resources. If we get less we should pay less.