jointopz Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Me and my partner have been looking since we started out business 2 years ago on how to apply for BF ranked servers. I have called EA, sent E-mails, you name it. I was even a BF2RS server admin for a few years, so this alone should deem me trustworthy i would think? We kinda just gave up. Now theres BF Heroes coming and we really want to be able to host those servers, but still i dont know the correct avenue to approach them on. I know most of you guys arent gonna say much because thats the cookie jar, but any insight would be appreciated. We are willing to provide servers for the community/EA. We fully understand the ROE, as BF2RS would enforce. We have plenty of customers that would buy a server from us, i have had people actually have to go elsewhere only because we dont have ranked servers. Even though they didnt want to go. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swish Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Simply put...nowadays you basically need to know someone on the inside. For what I have heard the "closed" the program all together. But yes unless you know someone on the inside...good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 We have been trying for years with no luck, last year we got a response to one of our request basically telling us to stop applying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan M Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Which is why EA fail, completely and utterly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well we could all boycott EA games and refuse to run their non ranked games on our servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Crothers Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well we could all boycott EA games and refuse to run their non ranked games on our servers. That will earn points with EA for sure. When everyone's off doing that, I'll keep running them and earn my cookie points with EA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan M Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I don't run their non-ranked games anyway. The intention to is very slim as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Not running non-ranked servers will not get you a ranked server provider slot with EA. It will simply be missed revenue on your part. EA could care less if there are any non-ranked servers running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan M Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I don't run them because I dislike EA, it's for other reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Hey Eskimo! Wanna buy some ice cubes? hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjdaley Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I'll bump this topic because I still have not found an answer and don't want to create another topic ;-) I am also interested in how to setup/create/partner/etc... to provide Ranked Servers. I know it is some what of a mystery, but would someone explain the steps needed to apply for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 The ranked partners have already been selected. EA is no longer accepting any more partners. As each new ranked game comes out people thisnk they may have a chance to get in, but EA simply uses the existing ranked partners they already have from the previous games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjdaley Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 got it, so in order to server out "ranked" games I would be able to circumvent this by renting a dedicated server from a "ranked" gsp and possibly be able to serve out games via them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swish Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Its against TOS to by a dedi from one of them and "resell" the individual ranked servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjdaley Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 epic fail. That really sucks. How did smaller GSP's get ranked servers, and larger ones can't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swish Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 They are either illegally reselling or got a license way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Actually BF2 Ranked is allowed to be resold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjdaley Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 teach me master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goran Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Yes I think it can be resold. I saw that hypernia has a program where you rent a dedicated machine with ranked files on them, correct me if Im wrong. We also applied around 10 times for EA license but you already know the answer, even we are the only legal Gsp in the area of Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, MonteNegro, and the only one with the Croatian servers so... there is no Croatian BF2 ranked server... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicToMeyeZR Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 The only way to get EA to change their stance is to get the people who buy ranked servers to quit buying them. Thats it. Kind of like Ventrilo and Mohawk. No one buys server that make the company money, they might change their stance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leetservers Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 The only way to get EA to change their stance is to get the people who buy ranked servers to quit buying them. Thats it. Kind of like Ventrilo and Mohawk. No one buys server that make the company money, they might change their stance Never say Never but........ That will never happen. They want their code secure. -bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Yes I think it can be resold. I saw that hypernia has a program where you rent a dedicated machine with ranked files on them, correct me if Im wrong. Correct, and this is ony BF2 all other ranked titles can NOT be resold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 There is one way to become a Ranked EA server provider. Become so large of a GSP that they come to you asking you to sell their servers. Then you can tell them to stick their Ranked servers where the sun never shines. When I win the lottery I will flood the market with $.10 a slot servers and take over the GSP industry. Then put EA games out of business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeley Booth Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 If i win the lottery i will buy all the big GSP and put all the small GSP's out of business with cheap Game Servers anywhere in the world There is one way to become a Ranked EA server provider. Become so large of a GSP that they come to you asking you to sell their servers. Then you can tell them to stick their Ranked servers where the sun never shines. When I win the lottery I will flood the market with $.10 a slot servers and take over the GSP industry. Then put EA games out of business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[cbl] jon Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 If i win the lottery i will buy all the big GSP and put all the small GSP's out of business with cheap Game Servers anywhere in the world Idk what yall are talking about... If I win the damn lottery, I aint gonna spend it on no damn thing to do with games, I will most likely pay off this piece of shit they call a house, then sell it, then build a log cabin somewhere, and then invest it, then I might spend about 50,000 to buy out GameServers or something lmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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