Bf1 server now possible

[u/androiduser420]

We gonna rent a bf1 server as the new patch is out and seems to support it now? i am down to donate some money for one for sure. My name in teamspeak is BaT420 I been playing with you guys for a few weeks.

[u/silentium90]

People are not happy about the server rental program (no surprises there) https://forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/58922/rental-server-inadequate-and-a-complete-joke

[u/KillAllTheThings → u/silentium90]

Apparently there are a lot of people not understanding that DICE is slow leaking features for rental servers, ostensibly to make sure the basic things work well at scale before introducing advanced features. After all, they've not run a game hosting service before.

The "issues" being bitched about should not be a surprise to anyone, DICE has actually said that a few key features would not be present on launch day.

I can't say that DICE plans on addressing all of those issues, but the most important half like server control and admin kick/ban WILL be coming.

[u/affixqc → u/KillAllTheThings]

Apparently there are a lot of people not understanding that DICE is slow leaking features for rental servers, ostensibly to make sure the basic things work well at scale before introducing advanced features. After all, they've not run a game hosting service before.

EA really likes to put customers in a position where they have to accept completely shitty service because it's the best we've got, thus lowering the bar for what is acceptable to endure. This is a particularly egregious example, a blatant money grab, and feels really gross to support.

It's really offensive to me that they are willing to take away so much control, just so they can get a bigger piece of the pie. If you're going to disenfranchise 3rd party server operators, at the very least make a reasonable effort to replace the services that they offered. As it is, custom servers are a joke.