[BNM] [OT] BF2142 is it any good?

[iestyn lloyd]

On 10/23/06, Mat Walker <lists at four0four.net> wrote:
> On 23/10/06 14:08, "delarge" <delargerock at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > whoa... sounds creepy - but really? what kind of data are they ging to
> > gather from me whilst playing Battlefield? How considerate I am to my fellow
> > squad members? What a sketchy sniper I am?
> >
> > I mean, what other kind fo data is there to get? I suppose what hours I play
> > and how often.... but I can't think of much else... either way... another
> > reason to hesitate on an install....
>
> I read somewhere that the only data they say are collecting is the IP
> address of the machine connecting to their servers so that they can give
> localised advertising based on where you are.
>
> I guess the reason for doing this is to pay for the EA servers as I don't
> think that they charge you a monthly fee for playing the game online.

In some ways, that's kinda cool. Targeted advertising could be useful,
depending on how it's used...
Eg: i'm playing 2142, the framerate is terrible, say perhaps because
my gfx card needs upgrading. If in game advertising could alert me to
special deals on a 7900GTO, that would be pretty clever, and even
slightly useful...