October 19, 20169 yr Officially confirmed, but no servers until November: https://forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/comment/266290/#Comment_266290
October 19, 20169 yr Author Well, I suppose November is not really that far off! Got to get use to soft core mode!
October 19, 20169 yr you all beat me to it! Good job. Well that part is out of the way. A lot cheaper than expected. oops that is for 32 player not 64 player. Now on to the rest how the questions. How much control? UPDATE 1: What types of features can I expect? Among many other settings, players renting servers will be able to adjust: ticket count bullet damage modes weapons maps All this is confirmed.
October 20, 20169 yr it was another article. That is suppose to be 32 player server however. http://www.bfcentral.net/battlefield-1-server-price/ Despite concerns over EA renting out servers directly, the prices are actually lower than what players used to pay for BF4 through third party providers. Last week EA revealed that Battlefield 1 servers would be rented directly from the publisher, cutting out the middle-men server providers. Now they’ve revealed just how much gamers would have to pay to rent a server from EA. Battlefield 1 server prices start at $1.49 for a single day, and $25 for 30 days, which will likely be the most popular option. And that’s for a medium, 32-player server. This is cheaper than what server rentals cost through third parties for Battlefield 4 and 3. Here’s the complete Battlefield 1 server rental price list: 1 Day: $1.49 7 Days: $6.99 30 Days: $24.99 90 Days: $59.99 The Battlefield 1 server prices are more affordable that what’s available now for BF4 and BF3, according to our research. We looked into several server providers and their pricing structure, and none could match the prices offered by EA. Neither of the biggest game server providers — Fragnet, Gameservers.com, and ID3 — offer 32 players servers for less than $30 per month. EA offers it for $25 ($20 if you buy for three months). The lower price isn’t a huge surprise — lower prices tend to happen when you cut out the middle-man. Hopefully EA can provide the same quality and stability (or even improve it). However, the cheaper price does come with a drawback: EA has admitted that server admins won’t have as much freedom in creating servers and game rules as they did before. Also, hardcore and kick/ban will be added later and will not be available on November 1 launch.
October 27, 20169 yr Rental Server Program: We'll have a small update with some new details on 28 October
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October 28, 20169 yr MINOR UPDATE: I will be posting a few (not an exhaustive list, unfortunately) updates regarding functionality/features for Battlefield 1 RSP in the main announcement thread. No, it won't be the answer to every question, and some of the IMPORTANT questions are still not completely locked (meaning, I don't have an answer I can share at this time, but am going to be pushing for those answers over the weekend.) So, to sum up: Minor update today to the announcement thread. POSSIBLE info update on Tuesday (this could change. Will keep you posted) Thanks, all. -Braddock512- Here are the questions we want answers to: Hello, We've compiled all questions from the previous threads to create this stickied thread. Working with the Dev team, we'll fill out answers as we get them, to keep you up-to-date. Will there be some form of RCON communication that we can use? Will there be ability to kill, kick or ban players? Will we have reserved slots? Will there be customization levels for weapons? Assuming by the screenshots I’m guessing yes but confirmation would be nice. Examples: Pistols Only, No Explosives, Infantry Only, Fast Vehicle Respawn. Can we swap maps at will, or are we limited to adjusting the map rotation only? Can we restart game rounds at will? Do we have access to admin yell / say commands? What game mode limitations will be present? Will there by ping limits or region locking? Will we be put in “unranked” if we choose to customize the server with the items in question 4? What will determine ranked v. unranked? Will we have the ability to rent private passworded servers? Will the game modes be locked to specific player counts? Like how rush is limited to 24 players now. Can we set rush to 64 players like conquest? What type of hardware and connection will these servers be hosted on? Latest Xeon based? Multiple backbone providers? What type of DDoS protection will be implemented against attacks? Will server rentals be locked to East Coast, West Coast, Europe, Asia? Or will we have more options like we do with BF4? Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Frankfurt, London, Tokyo etc. What kind of level of support can we expect? What kind of turnaround times on support tickets can we expect to see? Will everyone have the same level of support? Ability to report cheaters and griefers to the admins. If EA is hosting all the servers will we FINALLY have an effective way of reporting admins blatantly violating the EA ToU? If there is a way to ban players, will there be any limitations on such? And will there be any provisions for a central ban list of known cheaters? Custom messages when players get vanity kills with such weapons as knives, revive mechanic, flare gun etc. In game balancing? Language filters? Punishment system (warn/kill/kick/tban/pban)? Banlist across servers rented by clan/group? Votemap / Votekick? What will be the Cost of the server per slot? Can you rent less than a 32 man server? Will tick rates be configurable? What type of presets will we have for those that want those options? Will admins need to be in-game to use/monitor server activity of players playing? Monitor from outside server? Will HARDCORE and/or CLASSIC modes be presets you can search for, or would these setups count as "CUSTOM"? How will you deal with vanilla map server rotations INCLUDING the DLC maps for players WITHOUT DLC/PREMIUM? What actual company/companies will be providing the servers to EA/DICE and can we choose where the server is located? Is mixed mode possible? Referring to nr. 21, will there be a spambot for ingame info? WIll servers has support for ban streaming (GGC, Metabans)? Can servers to be connected to statsdatabase (mysql) so we can use ingame server stats? Can se use gametracker with the server? Can we get CPU priority -option to servers? Remote admin of server web based or other, so we are able to admin from ingame and eg. work (remote)? Can we choose min/max.tickets/timer same way as in BF4 and server stays ranked. Will we have "All Unlocks" in Private Servers for the persons who hasn't unlocked all weapons? For the use of clanwars or fun events ? Referring to question 3), will reserved list and banlist be available to server managers? Will there be different levels of admins in server controls? (different levels of authority granted? ) Referring to question 13, Will servers be able to be changed on the fly ( a la: change from 64 slots to 32 slots, restart and run)? If so, can slots be mixed and matched? (This is currently a function almost all of us have with GSPs) Will there be a mute function for specific players? Will there be a custom, plugin support? What other options do we now have for server rentals now that you have eliminated all competition? Will we be able to change the player cap? Can we mute players? Can we move server but keep the serverid and ip? Can we use stats sites like gamestracker and P-stats network? Can we use Dbases like PBBANS, METABANS ? Can we have clan tags? What are the tickrate options? Can we pre-order the server well before the launch? Can we hide the server from the public browser ? I would like to know if we are able to phase stats info from server to a MySQL database for chat and player stats. How about the following kick/ban option, votemap, server spam (clan related) + custom splash screen while loading Active server balance (on death player moved) Map rotation / modes, adjustable slots i.e. RUSH 48 slot for example Remote admin of server web based or other, so able to admin from ingame or work for example Some sort of loadout enforcer for say ESL rules server Able to change ticket count/timer Best clan tag announce and best 3 player announce end of round Will we be able to link our server to our website? ie game stats Another question, however, is will stupid server character names sort servers in the browser strangely (E.g.; .,-/CLAN\-,.) or will we just get to sort alphabetically. Will there be a server coffer for donors or will one person have to fit the bill? Will renting more than one server be available or is each individual server a tental purchase? If donors, will the server owner be able to see/manage donors? Will VIP/white lists be available to server managers? Will servers be able to be changed on the fly ( a la: change from 64 slots to 32 slots, restart and run)? If so, can slots be mixed and matched? (This is currently a function almost all of us have with GSPs) How many server managers/admins can be assigned? Can admins have different levels of authority granted? Since EA is hosting the servers, will BF1 suffer from Blaze disconnects like in previous titles? Will there be servers available in all regions? (Oceania?) Will there be blaze servers available in all regions? (Ongoing issues in Sydney due to connectivity back to US) Where will physically will servers be located world wide? Will trackers be able to be used on them for gaming events like previous Battlefield games? Since these custom servers aren't coming initially, will there be official servers for hardcore players at launch? Will all the servers have the same anti cheat system on them which is regularly updated and also no option of turning this off? Will ther be South American servers to rent from DICE? or will be limited to EEUU/Europe/Asia?, can we use console login from the game?, for example, kick, ban, change map, mode, etc. With the new UI coming to BF4, does this mean that the current server rental system will be changed to be uniform with BF1 ( i.e 3rd party GSP's removed and replaced by EA servers) ? Will we be able to choose our location (Dallas for instance), Will EA keep us at the chosen location, Will we be able to choose the Internet Infrastructure Provider, Will EA keep us at that chosen Provider, Will we have "All Unlocks" in Private Servers ? What will be the Cost of the server per slot, Can you rent less than a 32 man server? Will there be rentable servers in regions that were not covered during the beta? I'm talking about SEA, Middle East etc. we had no servers nearby and had to play on Japan/Europe servers with >120 ping. Will there be SEA servers specifically for rent? In BF4 if you disable AFK kick, server went to custom preset. Will there be more customization and server will have preset Normal and Ranked. Can we rent slots By slots eg. minimum 10 players and max.64? How about server stats plugins? Will there be Mute command for guys who are using toxic language? Can we use ingame chat for admin commands? Will we be able to to pay for upgraded hardware such as CPU priority? Will there be fail over, disaster, and DDoS protection? if all the servers are hosted out of the same place or part of the same network it seems like there is a single point of failure for all servers. Will there be an option to upgrade the anti cheat system to BattlEye? It would save us a lot of time cleaning up the hackers. If Admins can not kick "pro" players for simply being to good, will there be an option to set the skill level of players who can join? Will there be a customer service response and server up time SLA? Will there be a dedicated bandwidth QOS dependent on how many players your server can hold? If you are not going to utilize Procon do you have a guide and or training that we can look at now that will help us become familiar with the server options, what they mean and how to use them? Will we have region-based prices for server rentals (like buying games through Origin now) or will there be one currency only? Will admins have kick and ban abilities to properly manage the community they are running. This is the single most important question. Without this; map rotations, weapon selection etc... is irrelevant as you cannot run a server clean from abuse (cheating, abusing bugs, racial or intolerant chat, etc...). If you own multiple servers, will the above ban list populate across servers you own. Not as important as number 101, but it is obviously a pain in the butt to require input across multiple servers for this. Will there be an MOTD (message of the day) function that can be used to advertise for donations? Our group is looking at $10,000 a year to run and manage servers, this is fairly important. Will we be able to add a full admin to customize or edit the servers other then the owner / main account holder ? Payment system, will there be a group / clan pay or just owner ? Since we are unaware of *exactly* what anticheat measures are going to be in place other than FairFight, Will there still be the ability to move a server from Ranked to Unranked for those in the "cinematics business"? If there are multiple Anti-Cheats e.g FairFight & Punkbuster for example, Can we please see these anti-cheats locked to "enabled" and only allowed to be disabled on private unranked servers? This will at least help the game stay clean for those cheaters whose clients can bypass one anticheat whilst being unable to bypass both. Will Servers that are in violation of ToS ( no kill / flagrun ) servers be dealt with without impunity? I often see servers that blatantly advertise themselves both in the server name and in the server description as a stat padding server and yet they remain up, Anybody who uses quickmatch may find themselves unwillingly put into one of these servers and in time, Get a stats reset which is unfair if they did not intend to join such a server. Will we see similar customisation options on rentable server providers as in BF4? ( Yell / !kill etc ) Or will some of these be removed to prevent abuse? Will we see tougher actions being taken against those admins whom kick or ban players for "being better than them" and use "suspected cheating" as the reason regardless of the legitimacy. I see far too often users posting here on the Forums about this, And whilst some are indeed genuinely badmins, Others turn out to be such violations as profanity, hate speech, racism and so on and so forth. Will rented servers be available in South Africa? Can we use gametracker to our server ? How about ggcstreaming, metaban streaming? I want to know if EA will put in "KICK/BANS" on servers that do so on the server browser list. What plugins will be available external of the ability to change settings specific to the game (for example, server messages, ping limiter, vote kick)? Will admins be able to build a manual banlist? What options that were changeable in BF4 are now locked in BF1? Please explain how seeding will work for BF1? Will we be able to automate any tasks? Or do we have to be present 100% of the time to kick, ban, or do any function? How do we designate other admins for the server besides just the server owner? Or is this not possible. Is there any control of how much access a particular admin has? On PC (because of Procon) we can specify detailed admin rights for each admin. We can specify if they can move players, kick, temp ban, ban, change server settings, restart the server, etc. all individually. Each setting can be customized for each admin. It sounds like this is gone now? Do we have to launch the game to do any server management or will there be other stand alone tools for PC or mobile phones to manage the servers? This is a must. Will servers force daily restarts? Can we disable daily restarts if we want so we can do it manually? Will there be anyway to monitor server status and health? Is there anyway to make custom in game commands that players can use or that admins can use? I'm guessing no. How will you handle DLC onto servers? Will you let people who rent a server decide which DLC (or none) they want to host or will you decide it? Will you force DLC onto servers? What will be the pricing for the renter servers? Also, will there be different tiers of servers (performance wise) you can buy? Will there be an app where I can control the server for Android and Iphone like I can now? Will we have access to the startup, spectatorList, mapList, reservedSlots, and banList text files?(assuming the pb configs are no longer relevant). What sort of services will EA BF1 servers provide us to backup, duplicate, edit, deploy, and share server configurations and settings? Can we adjust the amount of players to start the round? Currently it takes 10 people to start a round on an "official" server. Will servers be able to host Operations and conquest? Will we have the ability to turn off Aim Assist for controllers on PC? What will platoon support be like and will you consider making additional efforts to connect platoons to their servers, as the majority tend to run some? Will there be chat filters for swear words? Are there any servers that will be available in Canada? or would the closest available be Upper USA/ USA East? Will this rental be directly through Electronic Arts or will it be through DICE? Are there differences between Console and PC Server Rental System? What type of hardware are used for the Server? What type of connection will these servers be hosted on? Do we have an DDoS Protection? Are we able to report Servers (Badmins)? How will you deal with vanilla map rotations including DLC Maps with players who does not own the DLC/Premium? Are Server names getting Sorted? Are we able to Change the Anti-Cheat System? Are we able to choose the internet Infrastructure Provider (InterNAP for instance)? Are Servers which flagged for Rules violations highlighted. Are we able to seed our Servers in any way to become popular? (Battlelog is now gone) Will the match making system match to only official servers or will it also match to ranked servers? How many Gameservers will be run on one machine? What is required to be a "Ranked" "Official" etc. Server? So my questions is what will they have instead of PB if it is not going to be on the servers and can we add a Anti cheat from other sources? Can we create, edit and save maplists? Any discount for 24-slot server (domination)? Why is PC servers price so high compared to console? Will we be able to display a banner on our server like in bf4?? Will we be able to mixed vanilla maps with DLC maps and still be official? And I know this has nothing to do with renting server but it as an impact on them being rented by clan, will there be clan support added to the battlefield companion (emblem, tags and display of emblem like in bf4? Will server renters be able to select the number of slots according to their needs? Are there going to be rentals for fewer slots (10,16,24,32,48,64) except the default 68 (64 + 4 specs as there are no commanders)? Will there any be middle east servers to play on or rent? So will be there any Option for longer periods ? e.g. clans need the server the whole year and not only 180 days. Will the cost change depending on what Hz you run a server at? Will other regions be looked into regarding local servers? Will rented servers show in the Server Browser? Or will they all be forced to the "Custom" tab regardless of how they're configured? If they will be listed in the Server Browser is there any specific changes that are made to the server to throw it in the Custom tab? Also what if I just want a 20 slot domination server, is the pricing fixed because it is a 64 fixed slot? Will console rent-a-server finally have the safe abilities as PC? Is quickmatch finally going to put people into ranked rented servers and not just the neutered "official" servers? Will quickmatch refuse "sniper-only" servers, but still allow those that are reasonable by only banning certain weapons/gadgets (in case of glitches or abuse), or removing the behemoth to keep the game balanced? Will we eventually have the ability to ban by GUID?
October 28, 20169 yr Update 2: Additional features you can enable/disable in rented servers: • Kill Cam • Minimap • Friendly Fire • 3D Spotting • Fog
October 28, 20169 yr Author Update 2: Additional features you can enable/disable in rented servers: • Kill Cam • Minimap • Friendly Fire • 3D Spotting • Fog We figured this crap out in the Beta! How about Hardcore and Kick/Ban
October 29, 20169 yr Author Ali Hasson is a producer from DICE Dude just got TROLLED................... Great Freakin answer!
October 31, 20169 yr UPDATE 3: Will there be RCON or PROCON tools? We are commited to developing in-game support for the most popular plugins used with previous Battlefield titles to ensure that admins have similar levels of customization. However, the new RSP servers will not support 3rd party tools like RCON or ProCON. Please stay tuned to the Battlefield channels for more updates. Why are the prices different for PC and console? PC servers will be running at 60Hz, with console servers running at 30Hz. Pricing has been adjusted accordingly. Please stay tuned to the Battlefield channels for more updates. Are the prices for servers affected by slot-size? Server rental prices are not set by slot-size, but the slot-size will vary depending on the mode chosen in the rotation. Please stay tuned to the Battlefield channels for more updates. More details to come. The Teams at EA/DICE
November 15, 20169 yr Players are talking aobut a few issues. Like what we already knew but just as a reminder: * Bad server locations. * Lacking RCON * Exclude the server from matchmaking * Join my own server if its full * Enable whitelist/blacklist for the server * Kick/ban players * View the actual server name from within the game when im playing * Access to any admin commands when I am connected to the server * Restart the round * Make changes to the server after its purchased and actually see them applied * Turn Off aim assist * Too High Ping >30 latency servers pls * No Clan support * Only 6 maps in rotation
November 17, 20169 yr https://forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/59055/do-not-rent-a-server-heres-everything-it-lacks#latest Ok this is thread that everyone needs to post what you really think of the new RSP program. Be carefull with that language. They will ban you. Anyways, give them your complaints and grievances please. They need to know as a community what we want and what we expect. I have already post in there and I let them know what I really think of this joke beta they sold as a game. The first post really nails it on the head.
November 17, 20169 yr Author Hey maybe a good idea to try here....... Why Not change the name of our server to something like - [Dice] - Hardcore - Conquest - US East - #82269 and see what happens lol Maybe Matchmaking picks up a server with the Name DICE in it!
November 17, 20169 yr Author https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxV6ziVXgAEmxWy.jpg:large WTF! Sniper Only Please, I hope that is a freakin' joke
November 17, 20169 yr My post on the subject: Our clan rented Two servers on launch. I have to say as a past admin on a BF4 clan server, the choice to cut out the third party server hosts was a huge concern to me especially with the DDoS attacks the Pub Servers have been seeing. Now if this happens not only are the Pub Servers going to go down you can rest assured ALL servers will go down even ones paid for by clans/users. Im guessing there is no refund for time lost. Below are a few observations on top of all the stuff the OP listed: Another thing I noticed in the settings for the Hardcore server presets are how they deal with certain things: 1) They up weapon damage to 200%: In the BF4 servers you lowered max health and did not touch the damage for weapons. I tested this on our server and at 450m ANY sniper hit was a 1 shot kill. Forget about all other weapons it takes aprox .5 sec to die. While I think fewer hits is a good thing on HC servers upping the damage isn't the way to approach this lowering max health is as it does not affect the weapon stats at all upping the damage does as there are modifiers in play here. 2) Oh HC servers if you disable the HUD /Minimap Options Mortars become useless there is no pop up HUD for a mortar which with the introduction of timers precludes you from aiming and seeing max accuracy red dot. also you cannot adjust fire as there is no HUD so every shot is max distance. 3) Haven't decided what causes this but when in HC mode there are no hit indicators. This would be fine normally except that it also does not show the actual kill. You have to listen for the SFX to tell if the player actually died. And last night with nametags turned off it wont show you who you killed or who killed you. Sure turn off the kill cam (a pox on all of humanity) don't disable death notifications. 4) Aim Assist: This has to burn my keester about as much as any option I have ever seen in a BF server catering to PC players. If you watch the linked video, https://youtu.be/rLHGMzW1X0E , please explain how this is any different or less damaging than aimbot. I get the need for this type of assist on a console. Really I do. This is one of the reasons why, for as long as I can remember, Consoles and PC players have been separated. This is totally game breaking for PC based gamers and is tantamount to a cheat. This severely has me considering just giving up on BF till its removed or using a controller on a PC does not include Aimbot Assist. Below are some of the variables for a BF4 HC server. Maybe the server programmers should take note of this and not try and port a console server over to a unified platform as it seems was done. vars.maxSpectators 4 vars.soldierHealth 60 vars.playerRespawnTime 100 vars.idleBanRounds 0 vars.vehicleSpawnAllowed true vars.killCam false vars.3pCam false vars.regenerateHealth false vars.onlySquadLeaderSpawn true vars.nameTag false vars.hud false vars.forceReloadWholeMags true vars.hitIndicatorsEnabled false vars.teamKillCountForKick 5 vars.teamKillValueForKick 7.1 vars.teamKillValueIncrease 1 vars.teamKillValueDecreasePerSecond 0.01 vars.3dSpotting false vars.miniMap false vars.commander true vars.alwaysAllowSpectators true reservedSlotsList.aggressiveJoin true vars.idleTimeout 375 vars.friendlyFire true Please DICE look at the list above and use it to make your RAS program something worthwhile. Address the issues listed in the OP and these or honestly I see no need in clans ever wanting their own servers. I would respectfully suggest going back to the old RAS model including the third parties, Allowing Utilities like ProCon / Rcon, and using variable based modification as shown above. I absolutely loved the BF4 servers but I have absolutely nothing but despise for the abomination that is the current RAS program. Respectfully, NetRngr WTF! Sniper Only Please, I hope that is a freakin' joke Meh had some fun on Sniper maps but you have to choose the map correctly. Since BF1 does not allow you to turn off terrain features like BF4 did this could actually be fun seeing as you will have to look for glint and no kill cam won't give away your position. I mean its not for everyone but if you enjoy sniping I can see it being viable for a subset.
November 17, 20169 yr Everyone incldung some of the magazines have complaints. Some are even calling the RSP program a beta. It is the bad currently. Good new all will be fixed ........ "SOON" Please keep up the comments on the battlefield forums about all our issues. Tell your friends to. If Gator does not beat me to it, I will try to send out a mass email to all forum members tonight letting them know. As it stands right now, we just can not have a hardcore mode server. Unless you know the name of our server, you can not find our server. Once you make it regular mode, it fillls up alomost instantly. Better to play shitty softcore mode the wait for 20 players to try and find our server with hardcore settings. It did not work yesterday. When you looked up our server, mind you, I was looking for CONQUEST, NORTH AMERICA only and used the word hardcore. I could not find it. What I did find was every game mode type and every country. The server browser is broken along with majority of the game. My guess is, it will take 3 to 6 months to fix all these issues. Less if we bitch on the battlefield forums more, more if we don't. So everyone please go and state your bitches so we can get this game fixed "SOON" BTW Europe has no more room for server rentals currently. The program is just that bad right now. Other complaints and not by us, are servers are getting moved with out admin knowledge.
November 17, 20169 yr Yes, soon! That's what Ali Howsoon said. lol He still is, I just checked his twitter feed. He was bragging yesterday how Official Hardcore mode is up and running. I asked him if that means custom server that does not show up in broken server browser then yes it is.
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