I do totally get what you are saying. I never enjoyed the type of servers that you described but they are there and it gives the game a player base.
You seem to think if those servers were not there that they players on them would play on normal servers. You have already called them brain dead so they wouldn't they would run off to something like dirty bomb.
I have already spokn to a few fairly big EU clan leaders (who run pretty normal servers some with sniper limits on hardcore and so on) and they have stated they will not be renting servers.
Think about it. These servers will now be supplied by EA there is no way in hell EA will allow an admin of a rented server to kick/ban anyone (forget badmins for a minute) so it will be very similar to official. Stuck in game with a cheater which has to be reported to EA to investigate
It is strongly rumoured that people that rent a server won't even get a choice of what 3rd party company is supplying it.
I get your hate for certain servers but, if EA.DICE are actually going down this route it is sad times for PC.
bad time to have a mid life crisis. thanks EA
PS on my way to the survey to let off some steam
Again, I don't want to see custom servers gone, I would just like to see some limitations as to what server owners can do
You're beating a dead horse boys. Despite having a few good games with Haz the beta was not enough to make me pre order. I tend to agree with others here that the guns are not as fun and the gameplay is a little lacking. I wonder if this will go the way of SWBF and Hardline?
Who?
If the game stays as it is and the maps are mediocre, my money is on it being dead within 3-4 months.