Hey guys for those who don't know you can now download Battlefield 1942 for free off Origin. I was thinking that it could be great fun if we as a community got together on a sever and cause some mayhem . Anyone interested?
Yeah that was an excellent game that was incredibly close. It was a great shame that nolucky lost connection right at the end when it was still all to play for.
There will be massive swings during your placement matches. That's part of how the Elo system works. You go through a "probation" period (in chess it's usually around 20 games) where it uses a different formula with bigger swings to take you more quickly to your appropriate position. After your "probation" is over, and you are placed generally where you belong, the Elo points gained or lost will be less volatile after each match.
The big problem that I see now is that some inactive players have extremely high Elo's that are untouchable. That makes the ladder stagnant and no fun. Relic needs to reset and introduce seasons, or introduce some form of ladder decay. Right now the ladders count games from the beta, and show players at the top that haven't played in months... that's no good.
I say bring the Russian wire back when they have fixed the issues with it but this time let both sides use it. Also while they are at it give the Germans the Russian mine and the Russians the ability to lay a field of anti infantry-mines like the Germans currently have.
I have to agree with these posts. Higher ranked player deserve more recognition in the community and inside the game. Hopefully this will be achieved when Steam supply the in-game leader-boards. However on top of this I would like to see some kind of cool insignia for the top 10 players.