Not to dig up old threads but we might want to look at this again. Ranked servers are going for $4 a slot so if the interest is there we could look into it. I found this site
http://www.seemeplayme.com/battlefield2/bf2ranked.aspx which is also including VOIP with rentals. The other thing that intrigues me is the ability to switch the server to different games whenever we want. They include
America’s Army: SF (Vanguard)
America’s Army: SF Honor *NEW*
Battlefield 2 Demo
Battlefield 2 Ranked *NEW*
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942: Desert Combat
Battlefield 1942 - Eve of Destruction
Battlefield 1942: Vietnam
Battlefield Vietnam: Point of Existence
Call of Duty
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Descent 3
Doom 3
FarCry
Half-Life 2: DeathMatch
Half-Life: CS Source
Half-Life: Counter Strike
Half-Life: Day of Defeat
Halo
Halo CE
Jedi Knight IIJedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: SpearheadNascar Racing 2003 Season
Nascar Racing 2003 Season CTSPostal 2 - Share the Pain Demo
Quake
Quake - Qball
Quake - Team Fortress
Quake II
Quake III
Quakeworld
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Soldier of Fortune II
SWAT 4
Unreal 2 MP Demo
Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo
Wolfenstein - ET
I played on a test server listed on the site and did not see any lag with a ping around 32. I figure the 26 person server would work for us and cost $104 a month. I am willing to contribute ~$40 a month and would put up a paypal account for the rest. One positive is with a ranked server we would be able to recruit and hopefully defer the cost even more. Just a thought.
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