![]() We have a folder just for hate mail that we print out and post around the office. There's no fun in shutting down servers unless you get a ton of gamers pissed that they can no longer obtain the achievements. "Our theory is that we will turn on the servers before the game is even sold, so we can then blame nobody coming on as our excuse to shut them off." Asked if the game will have online achievements, Grimmer replied "Oh yes, of course. "We are expecting to shut down the servers before the game even goes on sale" EA spokesman Rob Grimmer stated. Sure, less than 1% of people were playing BF3 due to our servers booting them off, but it's their own fault for trying to log on all at the same time - this is what they get for trying to overload our servers." While BF3's 7 hour mark may seem abrupt, pundits are already predicting a new record with EA's upcoming and highly awaited Mass Effect 3, which was recently announced to have online co-op. "It's unfortuante, but it technically meets our standards for a shut down" EA representative Timothy Wilson stated. It is EA's policy to shut down games that 1% of less of their gamers are playing, and due to awful Battlefield 3 servers upon release, the game couldn't maintain anybody on the servers, and thus met EA's standards for a server shut down. ![]() Battlefield 3 Lead Designer Eric Frahm released a short statement, stating that "Battlefield 3 had a great run, but to make the experience for the rest of our online gamers improved, we made the tough decision to shut down the Battlefield 3 servers." The 7 hour closure marks a new record for an EA closure, beating the NBA Live 06's 23 hours before closure and FIFA 09's 1 day 6 hour closure, respectively. ![]() Electronic Arts announced today that after 7 hours, the Battlefield 3 servers have been permanently shut down. ![]()
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