BF2: This game still fun?

[Flood]

I recalled why I quit playing the support class now.

Shooting at someone 20 feet away and unloading 100 rounds into their face and not having a single one hit sucks.

Was fun but I seemed to get seperated every 10 seconds as I would see a dead person and go for some revive points, then Way would have jumped into a jeep, gotten everyone killed, and would respawn 3/4 the map away.

LOL, for me it always seemed to be Merusk driving away and me running after him like a PKM toting Tommy Boy.  But yea, I had fun too.  I'll be around tonight (Saturday) and Sunday night too if you guys jump on.  I'll log onto to XFire etc. when I get home.

[Merusk]

Corpse?

Must. Get. Revive point!

*dive* *dies*

[Miasma]

Fileplanet is starting that BF2142 "event" this week to get in to the beta.  It's a first come first serve type of thing, I guess there was already a very small pre-registration too.

[Furiously]

As a pre-registered user your beta slot is reserved and guaranteed! Next week
you will receive an email with details on claiming your beta key, downloading
the Battlefield 2142 beta file, and access to beta services.

I'll let you know how it is in a few days I guess...

[Miasma]

The link for the 2142 beta is up for subscribers at fileplanet now, they previously claimed there are a limited number of keys so you might want to get it now.  There will also be an open beta in a couple of weeks.

[Sky]

I was thinking about the BF trend. It's been toward faster and more damaging. One thing I liked about 1942 was it's slower pace. Don't get me started on jets, blah.

So I think after 2142, they should do Battlefield 1916. Trenches, flamethrowers, biplanes, barbed wire, rifles. Not sure fpstards could take the slower pace, though (though they'll camp for hours with a sniper rifle...). I hate snipers.

[stray]

They should do Battlefield 1916.

Heck, how about Battlefield 1776? Yay, reload times.

[edlavallee]

They should do Battlefield 1916.

Heck, how about Battlefield 1776? Yay, reload times.

I already play like I wear a red coat with a huge white X on the front. Like I need more visibility.

[Sky]

Heck, how about Battlefield 1776? Yay, reload times.

So it would basically be like using a grenade launcher in BF2 ;)

[Furiously]

I was thinking about the BF trend. It's been toward faster and more damaging. One thing I liked about 1942 was it's slower pace. Don't get me started on jets, blah.

So I think after 2142, they should do Battlefield 1916. Trenches, flamethrowers, biplanes, barbed wire, rifles. Not sure fpstards could take the slower pace, though (though they'll camp for hours with a sniper rifle...). I hate snipers.

I think your observations are dead on Sky. I had the same thoughts a couple nights ago.

My other though was it would be interesting to have randomly generated maps. Having people know to run up the right to cap the back base on Karkand ASAP to guarentee a win, takes a lot of the fun out of the game.

I'd comment on 2142 but  ...

[edlavallee]

My other though was it would be interesting to have randomly generated maps. Having people know to run up the right to cap the back base on Karkand ASAP to guarentee a win, takes a lot of the fun out of the game.

Random maps would be awesome.

[Sky]

That's why I got burned out on 1942, playing at the clan level you learn every damned trick on every damned map, and it just becomes a snooze as you follow strategy x or defense y. People used to get pissed when you could sink the ship on Omaha before they could cap the beach flag. That's why I played a lot of RtR, it came out just as I was extracting myself from clan play.

I do miss playing with the guys, having a full coordinated team with TS vs the same was something public servers can't even touch. It's an entirely different game.

Or maybe some unified product. If you have all the BF games installed, you can play BF:Time Traveler and each map is in a different era, but with revamped graphics from the newest version.

[Miasma]

This is almost completely off topic but what accent would you say the USMC commander has in BF2?  I think that's a cool voice.

[Akkori]

I too think random maps would be awesome. It shouldn't be *that* hard to do, what with seed numbers & all. Hell, maybe they can just set up one machine to generate 10 maps a month, which then rotate into action while the last 10 rotate out. Or maybe /gasp/ they let us design maps, and then submit them for approval. Too many companies seem to be afraid of tapping into the creative potential of their fan base.

[edlavallee]

Downloaded and played BF2142 and I can't say I am all that thrilled. One more vote for BF1776.

[geldonyetich]

I liked it - looks like it'll be a more refined BF2, and this is while it's still in a "tuning beta".

About the only thing I could use less of is this idea of grinding for essential equipment.

[Sky]

Talk about a game that doesn't give a fuck about casual players, sheesh. Gruntzilla has two unlocks after a year. I started a new character just to get a couple more unlocks this year because I don't like the two I unlocked with grunty.

[Furiously]

For those of you playing 2142. Get the Assault unlock gun (Not the medic one) asap.

[WayAbvPar]

Talk about a game that doesn't give a fuck about casual players, sheesh. Gruntzilla has two unlocks after a year. I started a new character just to get a couple more unlocks this year because I don't like the two I unlocked with grunty.

If you play for 10 hours you should have a ton of unlocks. You just have to learn to whore for points every now and again- cap lots of flags, defend flags, litter the ground with ammo and med packs, etc.

[Trippy]

Talk about a game that doesn't give a fuck about casual players, sheesh. Gruntzilla has two unlocks after a year. I started a new character just to get a couple more unlocks this year because I don't like the two I unlocked with grunty.

They actually significantly lowered the points you needed for various ranks a while back. I remember logging on after not playing for a while and found I had a slew of new unlocks though of course I did catass the game when it first came out.

[Akkori]

Is the game version listed in the top right side of the main screen supposed to always say 1.12.blah even after you DL the 1.3 patch through the EA downloader and install it? I cant seem to change it. And I cant seem to get my AF to run either.... grrr

[Miasma]

Yes, I have 1.3 installed and the version says 1.1.2878-710.0.  Maybe they round up the 2878, I don't know, it's pretty stupid.  I'm not sure why armored fury won't run, I didn't buy that but if it's anything like special forces you have to launch it via it's own shortcut, not the standard BF2 one.

[Sky]

If you play for 10 hours you should have a ton of unlocks. You just have to learn to whore for points every now and again- cap lots of flags, defend flags, litter the ground with ammo and med packs, etc.

I know. But I find point whoring stupid. I play the game to enjoy the game, just like mmo. I'm slow in those, too. As I said, not a huge deal because I started a new guy. I was doing real well with him until I got on the opposite side from the clan using TS and they just stomped the shit out of everyone for a while. Usually they split between sides so it's not so bad. They've also been running Gulf of Oman a lot, and I got tired of that map after the demo, goddamned snipers.

[Miasma]

The bf2142 beta has gone public now if you want to give it a try.  1.3Gb download though.  I don't know if the NDA is still in effect.

[stray]

I'll check it out.

55 minute queue at the moment though.

[stray]

Heck, how about Battlefield 1776? Yay, reload times.

So it would basically be like using a grenade launcher in BF2 ;)

"Elite" loading time in 1776 was around 20 seconds. Or, about 3 rounds per minute. 4 rounds for the "elite" elite.

[Sky]

I was joking.

You guys don't think WWI would kick ass done BF style? Mustard gas ftw. Trenches and 1st-gen tanks, biplanes, the Red Motherfuckin' Baron?

[stray]

Heh. The Baron's top speed was a whopping 103 MPH. 

I guess if the maps were real small, it wouldn't seem so bad.

[Furiously]

The thought of trench warfare and machine guns mowing masses down.... Instead I propose the following:

BF:A... The Alamo.

[Miasma]

I found a battlefield 1918 mod.  I think it's for the bf1942 engine.  It seems to be written by krauts so I don't trust it! 

[stray]

The thought of trench warfare and machine guns mowing masses down.... Instead I propose the following:

BF:A... The Alamo.

I just saw a recent documentary that suggested Davy Crockett actually gave up and let himself be executed like a bitch. Instead of goin' out gunz a'blazing.

I'm here all day folks, ready to demythologize history.

[edit] I mispelled "Davy".

[Akkori]

I tried the beta link provided a few posts up, and it said the beta was now closed. I am looking forward to this though. Lets hope jets and helicopters are tamed a little. Or maybe the Air portion of the map is 10x bigger, so they can go dogfight and leave the ground-pounders alone.

[Miasma]

No more jets!  The attack chopper is now sort of a chopper/jet hybrid.  I don't think they are anywhere near as annoying as BF2 jets.  They are also quite a bit easier to fly, you don't really need a joystick anymore.

[stray]

I still maintain that BF2 jets were never as big of a problem as others think. You just need dedicated anti-air (not the casual kind). Don't count on your own team's pilots -- they're all wanking off to something else.

My highest vehicle kill success next to tanks was anti-air. I kept pilots in check well enough that they didn't become such a problem for people.

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BF2142 seems to be even more artficially sluggish and bloated than BF2.

[Sky]

Heh. The Baron's top speed was a whopping 103 MPH. 

I guess if the maps were real small, it wouldn't seem so bad.

Maybe I'm just old, but for me, Desert Combat and BF2 flying is just too fast (the jets, not the helos). I was a pilot in my 1942 clan, I loved the difference between the planes in that game, a sluggish stuka that had a nice payload or a nimble spit dodging through the canyons of gazala. AAA took a bit more skill than 'wait for beep', too.

BF2 brought a slew of GREAT improvements, but I don't care for the more spastic pace. I doubt we'd see a WWI BF, just because the quaketards and energydrinktards wouldn't get their spiketv rush.

Now git off mah lawn!