Why GAMESPY Servers have been shutdown?

[FieroBull]

:lucasarts:    :starwarsbattlefrontgamers:   

[Roxas]

I'm not sure if it was all GLU or if LucasArts asked them to shut down the BF1 master servers because the contract for them had expired. The same will happen to BF2 servers eventually, but their community will be more prepared for it.

But Battlefront 2 has Steam, so they also have Steam servers right?

[Phobos]

But Battlefront 2 has Steam, so they also have Steam servers right?

idk, i dont play bf2 online

[tirpider]

The gamespy stuff is coded in the exe for SWBF. It would have to be re-written to become compatible with steam.

That, or steam would have to magically become gamespy compatible (ie, make their own OpenSpy thing and make their own master server software.)

I can't imagine them doing that without someone paying them to do it. And I don't see EA paying Steam to do anything.

[Roxas]

The gamespy stuff is coded in the exe for SWBF. It would have to be re-written to become compatible with steam.

That, or steam would have to magically become gamespy compatible (ie, make their own OpenSpy thing and make their own master server software.)

I can't imagine them doing that without someone paying them to do it. And I don't see EA paying Steam to do anything.

I thought any game available on Steam has access to their own servers.

[Kit Fisto]

SWBFII has the gamespy servers and that's it. Steam players, CD players and DVD players all play on the same server. Assuming they are on 1.1. In fact there is no 1.0 Steam version of SWBFII.

I'm not sure why people say that SWBFII online is dying, it's not. There are rooms with at least 10 people (that aren't Hero Assult) every night. Weekends there are full rooms of 42 people. I love playing SWBFII online. 

[tirpider]

I thought any game available on Steam has access to their own servers.

SWBF would not be able to access any master servers if it was suddenly available on steam... It would still need to be modified by someone.

[Led]

SWBF would not be able to access any master servers if it was suddenly available on steam... It would still need to be modified by someone.

Indeed, Steam is basically a software distribution mechanism.