MWEB has confirmed that they will host official public EA ranked servers for the upcoming Battlefield 3 as part of the EA Ranked Server Provider (RSP) partner programme.
This will include a number of 64-player server instances said MWEB.
“To ensure the best performance, reduced lag and playability for local gamers, MWEB will procure brand new, state-of-the-art servers specifically for the hosting of Battlefield 3,” stated the company.
“Aside from the quality performance from the servers, MWEB will give Battlefield 3 players the best possible gaming experience by giving the game play traffic the highest priority and assurance levels on the MWEB network,” said Desmond Kurz, online gaming manager at MWEB.
“In fact, all gaming traffic on the MWEB network is given top priority. So, there is no real need for a gaming specific product for MWEB customers. However, according to early indications, 1mbps or more would be the recommended line speed to play the game,” added Kurz.
Although the ranked servers are only for PC gamers, MWEB will continue its lobbying for local dedicated instances for console gamers.
Beta participation
MWEB will also provide beta servers for the community during the Open-Beta programme. Gamers who have pre-ordered copies of Battlefield 3 will have early access to these beta servers, but in addition to this, MWEB will invite a limited number of members of the community to assist it with the testing of the servers. Beta keys will be made available to these members, should they not have one.
Clan server hosting
MWEB is in discussions with Gameservers.com to allow South Africans to rent their own Battlefield 3 servers at competitive prices.
“The servers rented from Gameservers.com will be deployed on state-of-the-art hardware hosted in MWEB’s local data centres. This will be an extension of the agreement with Gameservers.com that allowed South Africans the opportunity to rent their own Call of Duty Black Ops servers,” stated MWEB.
Battlefield 3 online training programme
As part of MWEB’s “commitment to growing the online gaming community”, they will also create an online training programme for members of the public who are interested in taking part in the online multiplayer component, but lack the knowledge or the confidence. Training will be given by some of the most experienced players in South Africa.
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