GameSpy (the licensed technology for query protocols for BF2) has been changing their query protocols for BF2 since the recent patch. Initially they upgraded their protocol to a more secure and DoS protection system.

This morning it appears as if they have reverted back to the older insecure protocol. What does this mean for ServerSpy? Well all Server Monitors and Stats will be effected. We do currently support both protocols, however as gamespy keep switching between the two and its becoming troublesome for us to keep track on what is the current versions.

So if your BF2 server monitor currently appears as down, but you know its up - this will be due to EA/DICE and GameSpy's fickleness to decide on what they plan to do.

After a few reports of intermittent monitor problems (i.e. server showing as down when it's up), we were told by our hosts that they are experiencing some packet loss in their internet connection.  They discovered this about 10am Pacific Time and are working to correct the issue, so we are hoping this problem will be fixed very soon.  Apologies for any inconvenience!

EVGA, in conjunction with E-Sports Entertainment (ESEA) and ServerSpy.Net, has re-launched their video game community at www.evga.com/gaming. Gamers can play Call of Duty 2 and Battlefield 2 on EVGA's high performance game servers and win cool prizes. Using ServerSpy.Net's player ranking system, players are awarded points for their game scores and loyalty to the EVGA servers. The top Call of Duty 2 and Battlefield 2 players will be awarded a brand new EVGA video card. Other prizes include Steel Series and Icemat products.

To be eligible to win, simply create an EVGA user account and enter your in-game alias into your profile. Winners will be named monthly and identified by the ServerSpy.Net rankings and their EVGA user profiles. Only one in-game alias change will be allowed on the EVGA profiles per month.

EVGA Gaming will also host interviews with top performing Counter-Strike professionals who compete in ESEA's Fantasy E-Sports League (FEL). Top performers include members from TEC, United 5, and compLexity.

Competing in ESEA's Fantasy E-Sports League is free. Participants can win great prizes including EVGA video cards, Steel Series products, and ESEA Premium subscriptions. To learn more about fantasy e-sports or to register visit www.esportsea.com.

ServerSpy.Net has been developing some great player rankings stats over the last few months, and we have taken it one step further at army.com.  You can now see our rankings of BF2 gamers, and their movements in the ranks.  We're planning to add these stats to the ServerSpy.Net site, as well as add them for other games, so keep your eye out...

ServerSpy.Net is pleased to announce that all ServerSpy.Net customers will get free game server setup when they rent a game server from Hypernia! 

When you get your game server from Hypernia, you get the best value for money with full desktop access.  They are the ONLY game server provider in the world authorized by EA Games to offer full desktop access Battlefield 2 Ranked Servers.  What does full desktop access mean?

- Run up to 5 game servers on your server for 1 flat rate rental fee, starting at $150 per month

- No more CPU lag: you are the only one to use your machine

- Freedom of choice: switch games as much as you like

- Free installation and support for as long as you rent your server

- Free ranked servers for BF2: no more paying per slot

- Unlimited games and players: run what you want, with as many slots as you want.  One flat fee!

 

Be sure to visit Hypernia to get this fantastic game server rental with free setup for ServerSpy.Net users!

Yesterday we suffered some downtime on our website and webmaster tools due to some DNS problems.  We have been using a "100% guaranteed uptime" DNS service to date, in order to ensure that we don't need to worry about DNS servers, but clearly our provider under delivered.  To stop this problem from happening again, we have created an additional DNS server at our own hosting company.  Apologies to all people affected!

Last week we posted the new version of Gamelauncher up at the ServerSpy.Net Gamelauncher page.  Its a vastly improved version of our classic tool, now supporting hundreds of games.  To install the new Gamelauncher, you will need to have the .Net2 environment installed on your PC.  This can be downloaded at Microsoft if you don't have it already, but will come installed as standard on the forthcoming Microsoft Vista operating system.

The great features of the new Gamelauncher include: the support of 100s of games, together with the easy addition of new games supported; automatic detection of installed games on your PC; the storage of relevant usernames and passwords for your games; the sorting of recently joined servers by recently played or most played.  In addition, the server stats at ServerSpy.Net for these servers are linked directly from your Gamelauncher.