Battlefield 2142 - Punkbuster kicking for widescreen res

COwonderland · Post by **COwonderland** » 18 Oct 2006, 00:49

Confirmed this with a few people and some other forums here and there, punkbuster is now kicking all users who specify a non standard resolution by the command line in battlefield 2142, so my +szx 1920+szy 1200 is now a cheat..

just, wow

JohnnyWakko · Post by **JohnnyWakko** » 18 Oct 2006, 01:17

Unfungingbumbingleavable! if they have of given it Widescreen support, this would not have had to happen.

Just another reason not to buy that stupid game.

BF214=$0. Actually, you would have to pay me to play it, as I beleive it has spyware in there.

L3TUC3 · Post by **L3TUC3** » 18 Oct 2006, 03:24

Would this constitute a 0 for the detailed widescreen report?

Also, the demo didnt kick me for playing with WS.

Post by **skipclarke** » 18 Oct 2006, 03:27

AHAHAHAHAH! :lol:

This is so damn funny. DICE are pathetic.

Would this constitute a 0 for the detailed widescreen report?

Also, the demo didnt kick me for playing with WS.

Well, assuming the single-player portion doesn't use PunkBuster than I guess widescreen would work there, but multiplayer's where it's at so whatever score it gets, it will be pretty damn low.

Klisto1 · Post by **Klisto1** » 18 Oct 2006, 03:43

i installed demo...played for about 10 minutes and then uninstalled demo...no thx

Post by **The_cranky_hermit** » 18 Oct 2006, 04:06

My thoughts: Since multiplayer is the reason to play the game, and punkbuster doesn't like custom resolutions, there are a few questions I have to ask.

1: Are any widescreen resolutions selectable ingame?
2: How widely used is Punkbuster?

If the answer to these questions is "none" and "always," then I think the current CMD Line solution to BF2142 should be removed, because it is not a solution at all. BF2142's solution would become "none," and it would be up there with Diablo II and Baldur's Gate; games that have no widescreen support, and therefore no grade.

'F' is reserved for games that do have widescreen support, but enabling it essentially breaks the game.

Rich8511 · Post by **Rich8511** » 18 Oct 2006, 04:14

wow, first the spyware and now this?

So.. they have alienated widescreen users along with anyone who doesn't like software watching your internet usage.. EA and DICE are really getting good at this. The only thing they need now is to use starforce and they'll have their bases covered.

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 18 Oct 2006, 04:18

My thoughts: Since multiplayer is the reason to play the game, and punkbuster doesn't like custom resolutions, there are a few questions I have to ask.

1: Are any widescreen resolutions selectable ingame?

EA game? Have widescreen? Surely you jest :P.

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 18 Oct 2006, 06:37

wow, first the spyware and now this?
So.. they have alienated widescreen users along with anyone who doesn't like software watching your internet usage.. EA and DICE are really getting good at this. The only thing they need now is to use starforce and they'll have their bases covered.

ROFL... delivered with an ample sprinkling of sarcasm. You said it Rich! :lol:

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 18 Oct 2006, 08:01

I couldn't care less about this game. No widescreen, same gameplay, just a little different graphics.
EA and Dice are just trying to milk the cow even more. This kind of company doesn't belong in the gaming industry.

On to the next game peeps, lets just forget about this piece of garbage and talk about real games.

COwonderland · Post by **COwonderland** » 18 Oct 2006, 09:41

Also, the demo didnt kick me for playing with WS.

It worked for me also for the first week, it seems to be a policy added recently, hopefully they will change their perspective on this (not likely).

emanuel.en · Post by **emanuel.en** » 18 Oct 2006, 10:33

Ok, now it's over for me too. I won't buy this game. Maybe I buy Gothic 3...

mengzor · Post by **mengzor** » 18 Oct 2006, 13:23

maybe this is their way of getting back at you guys for spamming their email box with petitions to put widescreen support in :P

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 18 Oct 2006, 13:25

Possible, to me they are just looking like a couple of bullies. :lol:
There is no other reason for not supporting widescreen but just enjoying all the commotion.

Post by **g00seberry** » 18 Oct 2006, 13:39

it jus makes no sense! by selecting the widescreen res, you are actually LOSING the amount you can see on screen! Why is it cheating by having a disadvantage :shock:

Sort it out Evenbalance.

xocomaox · Post by **xocomaox** » 18 Oct 2006, 14:27

Technically, widescreen resolutions give you an unfair advantage over other players.

Not that I care for the game at all, just stating fact.

Post by **g00seberry** » 18 Oct 2006, 14:33

Not on BF2, editing the command line gives you -VERT, so you are simply seeing less off the top and the bottom, and the same amount HOR as 4:3'ers!

Microtia · Post by **Microtia** » 18 Oct 2006, 15:08

Technically, widescreen resolutions give you an unfair advantage over other players.

Not that I care for the game at all, just stating fact.

If that was the case, why don't they do some kind of hardware cap/settings for the game? Clearly someone with max settings and higher FPS has an unfair advantage over someone with lower graphical detail. Oh and we can't forget them gaming mice. Noone should be allowed to use those either...

xocomaox · Post by **xocomaox** » 18 Oct 2006, 16:04

If that was the case, why don't they do some kind of hardware cap/settings for the game? Clearly someone with max settings and higher FPS has an unfair advantage over someone with lower graphical detail. Oh and we can't forget them gaming mice. Noone should be allowed to use those either...

I am not sure if what eZ` said about BF2 is the same for BF2142, but let's look at what you have just said. You are trying to compare in-game settings to outside tweaks to improve the gaming experience. Sure, setting fog distance to the max let's you see farther, and therefore gives you an unfair advantage over other players. But this option is available to change in the game settings. What I am talking about is outside tweaks, to force the resolution (not available at the resolution selector in-game) to a widescreen resolution, such as command line options or .ini changes. It's comparable to using a modified DLL in half-life games to remove the fog when you are underwater. Obviously there are factors they cannot control, like what kind of hardware is used on the end-users side, but these are the things they can attempt to control. Obviously if the game had support for the widescreen resolkutions, this would not be an issue.

I remember when Diablo II: LoD came out and it offered 800x600 resolution, which was widely considered unfair advantage over the old 640x480 resolution. This is sort of the same thing, but not really.

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » 18 Oct 2006, 16:07

EA the King Canute of widescreen gaming

"thou shall not have widescreen back to 4:3 i command the"

Lame

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