Is there going to be Battlefield 3?

[TehMac]

Yeah, but here's the thing: Medal of Honor uses U3, that leaves what? 3-4 other vidogames. DICE is dev'ing some console sh!t with the U3 engine...that leaves 1-2 more games. You don't need to talk down to me, friens and family are in the game business, I know plenty. So you can shove that arrogant attitude up on.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: TehMac
Yeah, but here's the thing: Medal of Honor uses U3, that leaves what? 3-4 other vidogames. DICE is dev'ing some console sh!t with the U3 engine...that leaves 1-2 more games. You don't need to talk down to me, friens and family are in the game business, I know plenty. So you can shove that arrogant attitude up on.

Im not being arrogant, what you said didnt have any relevance.

It isnt known how many licenses EA has, and it takes YEARS to develop a game on the scale of battlefield.

 

[deadken]

Originally posted by: TehMac
...... I know plenty. So you can shove that arrogant attitude up on.

Whoa! Dude, you are the one that is coming off as arrogant!

I miss the 'fun' of BF42. I also miss the balance of 1942. Yes, planes were powerful, but the AA worked in that game. Honestly, most of the mods for BF2 are better then BF2. I am playing a lot of POE 2 at the moment it is much better then Vanilla BF2, but it certainly lacks enough players (only about 10 populated servers now that the summer is here). The funny thing is, I'd rather play POE2 with only 10 servers to choose from then BF2 with 100+. There are still some things to be ironed out in POE2 (the German chopper is way to powerfull when compared to the Ukranian chopper, the same could be same for the jets), but overall it seems to be much more fun for me.

I think that the map 'Fallen' on POE2 is the PERFECT map. Check out the spacing between flags. Look at how much effort went into the underbrush. Look at how balanced the map is (no more US having the only non-cap base). If you can stand waiting for a 1.3GB download, I suggest that you ALL try POE2. I like it better then EOD and DC, both of which are mods that I used to play with BF42 and BFV.

What I really miss is the Dice City Mod. that was an urban madhouse mod. Doing a drive-by shooting in a limo! Throwing molitov cocktails at the Police Station! Hanging out at the hideout. That was one fun and funny Mod.

I despise 2142 and think thit is wouldn't have been worth $20 as an expansion pack. Take a look at the Minimum System Specs for BF2 and BF2142 and you will see that 2142 should have been an expansion pack at best.

I hate EA for making it common practice to rush a game out and then worry about fixing the bugs later. When EA has a new launch, it reminds me of playing Tribes2.


Edit: By the way....
http://bf2s.com/player/45103581/
Just in case anyone thinks I haven't played and won my share of BF2 (maybe a bit more then my share)!

 

[SunnyD]

#1 - Put in proper anti-aircraft defenses. Seriously, what batallion doesn't have infantry-based shoulder mounted stingers these days? Hell, what Afghan/Iraqi/Chinese/Russian/Whatever doesn't have a shoulder-fired anti-air defense these days?

#2 - I'm sorry, but watching a SU-27 or F35 slow-motion dive-bomb a single infantry and not get blown up by it's own 500lb+ bomb at 50 feet of the ground is just stupid-sad.

#3 - The nose cannon on a jet is NOT a sniper rifle. At a mile out you'll be lucky to hit the barn, let alone a chicken standing in the middle of it.

#4 - Back to the slow-mo dive-bombing... at that speed a jet would stall and nose-plant into the ground.

As you can see, most of my complaints are about the jets in the game, and the lack of defense against aircraft (and choppers) in general.

 

[TehMac]

I'm sorry about the arrogant thing, I was just a bit grated. Not that anyone cares, which is good, but yeah. Anyway, here are a few of my suggestions:
1. Add in customizable kits like BF2142 and let us integrate new things on.
2. Let us use field upgrades with a field upgrade tier.
3. Give us more vehicles like Hueys, MH-53s, MH-60s, and let us use more advanced laser designating etc
4. Avoid letting noobs run and gun. Encourage teamplay by using a less obvious health bar and have things be more intuitive.
5. Let people customize a kit, but balance things not by nerfing weapons, but instead by allowing some customizations, and disallowing others.
6. Bigger Maps means longer playing time and let objectives be more than just "seizing objectives".
7. Be more jet focussed in terms of recognizing new Jets coming up. The F-35B for example does not have an internal cannon, but one mounted in an external gun pod.
8. Destructible environments; I'm not asking to raze the map, but I like how Frontlines Fuel of War does it/looks.

 

[leeland]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
#1 - Put in proper anti-aircraft defenses. Seriously, what batallion doesn't have infantry-based shoulder mounted stingers these days? Hell, what Afghan/Iraqi/Chinese/Russian/Whatever doesn't have a shoulder-fired anti-air defense these days?

#2 - I'm sorry, but watching a SU-27 or F35 slow-motion dive-bomb a single infantry and not get blown up by it's own 500lb+ bomb at 50 feet of the ground is just stupid-sad.

#3 - The nose cannon on a jet is NOT a sniper rifle. At a mile out you'll be lucky to hit the barn, let alone a chicken standing in the middle of it.

#4 - Back to the slow-mo dive-bombing... at that speed a jet would stall and nose-plant into the ground.

As you can see, most of my complaints are about the jets in the game, and the lack of defense against aircraft (and choppers) in general.

I have NEVER seen any of the above occur...

I think the aircraft in BF2 are made of a super light composite material that allow them to flutter like a butterfly...which explains the fact that they can fly at 6 mph yet maneuver behind a chopper gunning it down with its machine guns and accelorate to MACH 2 in 15 seconds...

 

[Pwntcomputer]

People can't log on to 2142 due to a bug released by the latest patch/punk buster.

I couldnt for two weeks until I found a work around. Renaming hidden files in one of the BF2142 folders.

 

[leeland]

I caught a video of the new hacks for BF2 and also bf2142...and I got to say "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNN" I can't believe (actually it is pretty believable) that EA doesn't counter and fix the problem even in the new BF series...


Check out the 187ci Hacks on Youtube...it is pretty pathetic ;D

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: TehMac
8. Destructible environments; I'm not asking to raze the map, but I like how Frontlines Fuel of War does it/looks.

seen it at a buddies that is beta testing it. it is going to be that good. it looks good, plays decent for as early as a beta is. personally if ea gave me bf3 i would throw it in the garbage for how they handled bf2, trauma (now kaos) studios and their overall generall dickhead attitude.

 

[TehMac]

Yeah, but in answer to the OP's question:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...rd1=BF3+details+leaked

* Release in late 2008
* Powered by ?Frostbite DX?
* Set in year modern day (just like BF2, ed.)
* Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team
* Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition)
* Same ?ticket-based? gameplay style as before
* Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East
* Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are ?Battalions? which consist of three to four squads.
* Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support
* Will feature 48 different vehicles (24 for each faction)
* Will feature 34 different weapons (17 for each faction) and another 22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons.
* Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories.
* Possible public beta in ?Summer 2008?
* Online stats tracking, awards and ?real world ranks?
* ?Soldier? feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars
* Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships (for testing, apparently, ed.)
* In-game replay and recording feature
* VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and ?extensive clan support?
* Built-in auto software updater (no more patches!, ed.)
* Widows Vista and OS X (no XP?!, ed.)
* Announcement and teaser trailer in January 2008.

A map is mentioned by name, called ?Baghdad Burning?, and appears to be a massive urban map, similar to BF2?s very popular ?Strike at Karkand?. The game is powered by ?Frotbite DX?, currently the Frostbite engine is used in Battlefiled: Bad Company on PS3 and Xbox 360. The ?DX? could refer to DirectX (10?), a PC version of the Frostbite engine.

These are details leaked from EA to some site about BF3.

It uses the Frostbite engine, which does feature destructible environments, so there is a good chance.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

I'd like to see a BF3. BF2 is very fun, although there are a few things that could be fixed (minimal AA, glitchy hitboxes). I'd love to see some naval maps a la BF1942 - that was my favorite part of the game. I loved Midway and Iwo Jima. I'd also like to see more destroyable environments. And a new engine! Come on, BF2142 should sell for $20 - it's a BF2 mod.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
#1 - Put in proper anti-aircraft defenses. Seriously, what batallion doesn't have infantry-based shoulder mounted stingers these days? Hell, what Afghan/Iraqi/Chinese/Russian/Whatever doesn't have a shoulder-fired anti-air defense these days?

#2 - I'm sorry, but watching a SU-27 or F35 slow-motion dive-bomb a single infantry and not get blown up by it's own 500lb+ bomb at 50 feet of the ground is just stupid-sad.

#3 - The nose cannon on a jet is NOT a sniper rifle. At a mile out you'll be lucky to hit the barn, let alone a chicken standing in the middle of it.

#4 - Back to the slow-mo dive-bombing... at that speed a jet would stall and nose-plant into the ground.

As you can see, most of my complaints are about the jets in the game, and the lack of defense against aircraft (and choppers) in general.

Yep.