Apparently, there is a little coup going on in Battlezone and it's probably the funniest thing I've seen in a long, long time! Those who want to play the 1.51 Installer should beware, this is where the problem is. Battlezone1.net and the 1.51 installer will introduce you to an array of hackers, lame players, and socially challenged game-nazi types. One begats the other. Battlezone1's main complaint is an askewed view of players who are not like minded, or who may not do as they are told and they believe modding Battlezone is hacking, refering to BZE. In the two days I have been in the 1.51 or Battlezone1 chat room I have recieved continual guff from a number of individuals in the chat room provided. They hit you with a barrage of accusations and allegations, eventually the end result is a kick-ban or some other denial of service. Across the board I have noticed the whole "finger pointing" being one sided. Battlezone1 members points fingers at every turn, accusing the BZE members as being nasty, hateful and a bunch of hackers. Thus far, I have found this not to be true, in fact it is quite the opposite. In BZE, I have yet to have someone say a cross word to me.
I recently criticized the on-going childish conflict between then members of this community, (listed below), deservingly so. After reading the "Friendly Warning" forum string posted on the Battlezone1 website, which was obviously nothing more than childish rhetoric. I criticised that as well. It reminded me of the days when I used to play baseball as a kid. You would let the dorky kid play because he had a nice catchers mitt. During the game he gets mad and quits, taking his nice catchers mitt home with him. Truely it's not real loss, it was a nice catchers mitt and that's really what is was about. Of course the dorky kid thinks he's really doing something by taking his mitt and going home. He never realized, no one really wanted to play with him anyways. It's the same here. No one really cares and it's no real loss. So here they take their game (mitt), harass-kick or ban you, all the long thinking its all about them and never really realizing no one really wanted them to play.
Anyways, after reading my comments below, they apparently didn't take to positive criticism very well and are annoyed at my placing names on here and identifying the problem children left in Battlezone. The commentary touched a nerve, several nerves actually. After a tongue lashing from several individuals in their chat room I later received a "ban" from their battlezone1 website... Yeah- No shist, lol, woo-hooo. Speaking of chilish antice, nit wait, it gets better, I recieve an e-mail about the ban as if to say "in your face." Man, I just don't know what I'm going to do now... I think my world is coming to an end... My life ambitions, SHOT!!! I've been banned from battlezone1... ROTFLMAO- Uhm yeah dude, grow up why don't ya'. I'm Banned from a website regarding a 1998 game that none of them were around to start playing when it was released and has a about a 20 player following, Houston, I think we found the problem, lol.
As it is, there is really nothing left to pursue here. The problem was easily identified.
I had originally decided to start listing the hackers names which are listed and readily available on the Battlezone1 website, but then I have to much more creative things to do with my time. Oh, but I did want to say something in relation to the headman, "Spock." The days of your hacking isn't forgotten although these days you may have hidden it from your followers, it's still there. I still remember days you couldn't get into a games other than those you and your fellow hackers created because you were banned immediately upon entry. It's funny to see you point and cry hacker after all the silliness you delivered not so long ago.
Additionally, there is no way I will ever bend to your askewed way of thinking, harassment and childish like behavior. Take your mitt and go home, as well as your "friendly warning." You'll not win this one. I remember and know you for who you are and what you are, you;ve still not changed. Don't blame BZE and those people for ruining Battlezone, it's all you and your followers.
A recent release Installer: BZ Enhanced 1.34 D939 This release works great on WIN 7.
Battlezone Enhanced 1.3.4 D939
BZE 1.3.4 Expansion Pack
I have been playing this mod since its release and am thoroughly impressed with the work that has been done. Minor tweaks which make absolute sense, clean fluid playability, updated graphics and much, much more. It works on my win7 64 bit ASUS G73 laptop, in the most impressive of ways. Great job guys!
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Posted on: 03-16-2012 Posted by Furion
Tonight I spent some time talking to some BZ players and unfortunately there is still disparity in the 20 people left playing the game. So Sad! Dwindling communities have the tendency to grow and participate in all things common, this one evidentally is an anomoly. But then, the game has always been one as well.
Battlezone is a great game and it's still alive! This is astounding especially when we look at what is going on within the confines of this community. Please stop the drama and get back to the reason you installed this game and enjoy it for what it is... a game to be played and have fun with.
I hope that one day everyone decides to start getting along and enjoying the game as it is meant to be enjoyed. One of the prominate sites of BZ players boasts a "friendly warning forum string. I have asked them to remove the string as it is detrimental to any free willed person or player wanting to either start or come back to play Battlezone. Ultimatums have no place here. Let's just leave it at that and hope sensibility prevails.
On the same token, there is nothing wrong with mods, or the creation of mods, game improvements, sensible changes and working on fixing the problems that plagued BZ for years or improving what is there already. These are not "hacks," if you consider them as such, then your definition is quite askew and you are in dire need of redirection.Using that frame of thought, nearly every game out there modded or with addons are nothing more than hacks. I don't like Electronic Arts, (EA) but I don't consider their addons and mods added to all their Battlefield games as hacks and call their developers hackers... This is nonsense. On the same token, looking at the list of members screaming and pointing fingers calling the "Hackers!" foul, they should be aware there are still people around who knew them when they were hacking games not so long ago. -nuff said!
Posted on: 03-16-2012 Posted by Furion
Tonight I logged in both servers and was greeted by players in both chat rooms. I met some players who were gaming back when I was playing Battlezone. I decided to start listing the grief givers which add nothing more than drama to the BZ game-chat rooms. I will list the members in each group that I find to be either just plain stiring of the feces and/or are hackers. I believe this to be imperitive and gives creedence to those who may look to rejoin the game and are wanting to eliminate the drama and b.s. in which BZ is known for. I am not taking sides, I simply refuse to. On the same token, my direct contact shall be considered evidence of and direction of, the real problem. It will more than speak for itself.
Battlezone1:
Hung_Troll: nasty, mouthy and rude in the chat room.
Spock, admin of battlezone1 website and hacker from way back, is the instigator of the b.s. Apparently he has worked himself into an admin position and runs his version like a nazi in a cosentration camp. It is unfortunate he has actual followers. Like the old saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, lol. Do be prepared to get hammered with their rhetoric and bs if you download their version.
Battlezoneclub
No list thus far.
Battlezone has always had it unfair share of idiots. This held true years ago and apparently holds true now. What I am going to do is start listing which ones has the idiots. This will be the greatest indicator as to where the trouble actually is in BZ land. Both sides point fingers, I'm going to evaluate both sides and place it here.