Thoughts on "Time" servers?

2008-09-05 14:12:55

#1

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6913

Lately I've been coming across these. A "Time" server is basically where you just join and idle in a tank or something and rack up time for your kit/army/vehicle, etc.

What are your thoughts on these kinds of servers? Is it stat padding, even though you're not gaining any points? Has EA deemed these illegal; should they or shouldn't they?

2008-09-05 14:13:39

#2

aimless: Member; +166|6383|Texas

Of course it's stat padding.

2008-09-05 14:14:57

#3

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6712|The Twilight Zone

I stopped caring for stats long ago and I care even less if its legal or not and so does EA.

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2008-09-05 14:15:18

#4

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6827|Mountains of NC

thoughts .................... don't care

they want to pay the price on servers just so they can sit there .............. fine by me, its their money

so they are ranking up their time, who cares ............ doesn't affect me at all if someone has 1 hour or 1000 hours

then again I havn't played in a very long time

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2008-09-05 14:15:51

#5

jord: Member; +2,382|6937|The North, beyond the wall.

I don't really think EA or anyone really is that bothered.

2008-09-05 14:16:18

#6

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6913

aimless wrote:
Of course it's stat padding.

But, if anything, it's just making your SPM go down, along with KPM in whatever vehicle and kit. All you get from these servers are chances to get awards, which have no bearing on the game whatsoever (whereas by ranking up you are able to unlock more weapons and get better chances at being commander).

[I'm just trying to play devil's advocate here. I'm currently on the fence on this issue.]

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2008-09-05 14:17:39

#7

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6712|The Twilight Zone

mtb0minime wrote:
aimless wrote:
Of course it's stat padding.
But, if anything, it's just making your SPM go down, along with KPM in whatever vehicle and kit. All you get from these servers are chances to get awards, which have no bearing on the game whatsoever (whereas by ranking up you are able to unlock more weapons and get better chances at being commander).

[I'm just trying to play devil's advocate here. I'm currently on the fence on this issue.]

They just want their shinny badges.

2008-09-05 14:18:32

#8

destruktion_6143: Was ist Loos?; +154|6885|Canada

EA care? EA doesnt care about bf2 anymore.

2008-09-05 14:18:45

#9

chittydog: less busy; +586|7094|Kubra, Damn it!

aimless wrote:
Of course it's stat padding.

but...

SEREMAKER wrote:
don't care

2008-09-05 14:20:40

#10

Delusion: AK Hero; +26|6031|Greece / Rhodos

destruktion_6143 wrote:
EA care? EA doesnt care about bf2 anymore.

like they ever did...

2008-09-05 15:35:22

#11

Mint Sauce: Frighteningly average; +780|6545|eng

You lot are a bunch of emos.

#rekt

2008-09-05 15:35:53

#12

jord: Member; +2,382|6937|The North, beyond the wall.

Mint Sauce wrote:
You lot are a bunch of emos.

Nice one.

2008-09-05 16:33:59

#13

venom6: Since day One.; +247|6817|Hungary

Dont get more points then 349 lol
Wait til the time gets to zero

2008-09-06 09:38:11

#14

Sup3r_Dr4gon: Boat sig is not there anymore; +214|6586|Australia

Time servers are pretty retarded. I don't understand why you would want to do it, seeing as if you idle the several hundred hours for kits/vehicles/armies your SPM would be atrocious (I think an SPM of 0.05 would get more attention then expert armor). And you can't just set it and walk away, you'd have to keep checking up on it to see if the round ended, where you'd have to set yourself up again.....

I dunno. They paid their money, so they can do that if they want.

2008-09-06 10:57:32

#15

0akleaves: Member; +183|6872|Newcastle UK

this games went to the shitter.

You have to learn the rules of the game and then you have to play better than anyone else.

2008-09-06 11:14:03

#16

Guy.Buddy.Friend: coks; +71|6125

wat

2008-09-07 15:31:36

#17

shadow18alpha: I attend BF2 Anonymous Meetings; +129|6933|Warlord/Bellevue,WA

.Sup wrote:
I stopped caring for stats long ago and I care even less if its legal or not and so does EA.

x2 same here

2008-09-07 15:55:01

#18

JackerP: aka S.J.N.P.0717; +21|6536|Mo Val, Cali

Note for bf3: Don't have any awards/badges/ribbons require such a gay thing as time that can be easily cheated and is pointless (unless you really suck and barely got the other real requirements right before or after you got the time requirements done).

2008-09-08 00:16:57

#19

GateKeeper{NL}: Member; +142|6628

mtb0minime wrote:
Lately I've been coming across these. A "Time" server is basically where you just join and idle in a tank or something and rack up time for your kit/army/vehicle, etc.

What are your thoughts on these kinds of servers? Is it stat padding, even though you're not gaining any points? Has EA deemed these illegal; should they or shouldn't they?

D: i found my new servers here, i have only 300 hours of playing time and too many points and 4 stars.
I would kill someone to have those kind of servers around, they dont make you unfairly to the top or something, there not annoying etc.

and its fail ass fail if the admin is afk, i guess you have a new "worst enemy" within day's.

btw its fail to need 1080 for 1 star and more for 2,3 star's just lay the point bar higher, the same for medals

2008-09-08 00:24:28

#20

Babb Master Flash: Justice for the 96!; +540|6640|Oslo, Norway

That seems pointless. You're KDR and SPM doesn't shout HUZZA for that. And it must be better to actually play and not trail too much when it comes to some medals as heli/armor/jets. They require 100 hours and 5000 kills. Must be dull to have 100 hours and maybe 1-2000 kills 'cause you've been padding.

2008-09-08 01:00:20

#21

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6009|شمال

lol @ time servers.. never heard about it till now

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