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Originally Posted by Paintballr
Also this was post on our forums
[quote:1bc3a]Q:How do the servers works?
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Xbox Live games are typically hosted by Microsoft (except for some EA games which EA hosts themselves).
PC games are typically hosted by end users who either run servers on cable modems, DSL lines, T1 lines or rent servers from hosting companies that provide bandwidth.
Gamespy provides an application that helps you find servers, but the servers you connect to typically aren't hosted by gamespy. If the server is slow and has high latency (lots of lag), you are probably connected to someone at home running a 128kbps ADSL circuit. Don't rely on the ping time when connecting to servers. Ping packets are very small and are not a good indicator of overall network bandwidth (throughput).
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http://biahq.com/forum/showthread.php?t=835
Looks to me what you posted was about the xbox version not the pc version. TO me in that answer there will still be servers that are rented and hosted etc.
Also this was posted about the numbers in the MP aspec hopefully that is just the xbox version
[quote:1bc3a]Q: How many MP players can there be per server?
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If you are asking, "You can play 1 human verses 1 other human (each controlling a squad of AI guys)?", then the answer is yes.
The multiplayer modes that have been announced so far is "1 vs. 1", "1 vs. 2" and "2 vs. 2".
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That quote is pretty old, and as you probably know, lots of things can change while developing a game.
This Quote was taken from an interview that's only a few days old.
Also, one of the MP developers of BIA told me personaly how servers work in the #brothersinarms irc channel
irc.gamesurge.net #brothersinarms , if you would like to join us :)
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Planet-Bia.de:
How we can play online. Is it possible to take dedicated Servers or will Gearbox take Servers like Novalogic for Joint Operation ?
Randy Pitchford
On-line games allow you to lead a squad of AI soldiers - just like single player, except that the enemy is commanded by human squad leaders. The games are like missions and are launched from a lobby. Dedicated servers aren't relevant to this kind of game design - just create a game or join one that someone else has created whenever you want to play. There are some built in match-making features that should make it all easy for you. The game design is very different - you have never played a competitive squad leader game like this before.
Because it is different, we know some people will have a hard time comparing it to past experiences prior to trying it themselves. To best imagine it, just forget your past experiences in on-line games, and instead think about the promise of commanding a squad of AI soldiers against other players who also have AI soldiers. You will use fire and
move tactics with your squad to out-flank and outwit your opponents.
http://bia.esgnserver.de/?page=article_ ... =6&site=27