THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Stoney Mason on September 15, 2010, 06:56:09 PM
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7hqubrR30[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWszh2IwKTs[/youtube]
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Yeah I'll definitely end up picking this up. Just curious about the price.
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This is what DLC should be. I can't bring myself to pay money for "here's a new level and two new guns for the game you've already played to death!"
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rice paddy camo perk
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I still don't understand what they are doing with this. They haven't annouced a release date or price yet that I am aware of and its like nearly november.
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It's going to be $14.99/1200 MS points.
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt_jaY3dz9k[/youtube]
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Nice to see a price. Now just waiting for the date.
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:lol, wow, that's a lot of music for a multiplayer shooter
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also TRUE WAR DIALOGUE :lol
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also TRUE WAR DIALOGUE :lol
GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!
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CHECK YOUR SIX, CHARLIE'S ON THE MOVE
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STAY FROSTY, EEL. THIS THREAD IS OSCAR MIKE.
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http://www.1up.com/news/brand-new-battlefield-game-announced-friday
Guess a new Battlefield is being announced on Friday.
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Wasn't it Battlefield: Air Raid or something? I recall seeing a new battlefield game trademarked.
the exec producer behind this was the producer behind that Battlefield heroes, so a lot of people are expecting something in that casual space.
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BATTLEFIELD 3.
BELIEVE.
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BATTLEFIELD 3.
BELIEVE.
They've already essentially acknowledged they are working on that. Medal of Honor gives you beta access. They announced this announcement has nothing to do with that.
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:usacry
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Battlefield 2142 2!
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Battlefield 2142 2!
Haters gonna hate on 2142, but Titan mode was badass.
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If I was to pick up Bad Company 2, which DLC packs would I want to get?
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If I was to pick up Bad Company 2, which DLC packs would I want to get?
There are none. If you buy it new you get the "VIP" pass which means it unlocks some stuff off the disc. If you buy it used you have to pay for that VIP pass online. It's like 5 or 10 dollars I think.
There is some dlc for onslaught mode which is a survival mode against the AI that you can play co-op but that's a waste of money imo.
The Vietnam expansion is supposed to come out in the next month or so and it includes four new maps and vietnam era weapons.
Edit: there is also some dlc for a different camo skin for each class but I also think those are a waste.
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Doesn't the current Bad Company 2 have everything included for $60 now?
Yeah there is an ultimate edition that includes everything I believe.
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Battlefield: Play4Free announced
EA's announced a realistic first-person free-to-play PC Battlefield game set in the modern theatre of war and designed to appear to hardcore shooter fans.
It's called Battlefield: Play4Free, and looks like a cross between Battlefield 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – indeed it employs the fourth generation of the PC engine that was used to create BF2, Battlefield 2142 and Battlefield Heroes.
Unlike the cartooney Battlefield Heroes, released last year, Play4Free is a gritty military FPS. It's created by the team behind Heroes at EA's free-to-play division at DICE, Easy Studios.
There's vehicular warfare, sandbox gameplay and 32-player battles. It combines popular maps from Battlefield 2 with familiar classes and weapons from Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It's got 16 vehicles, including the F-35 jet fighter and the Russian T-90 tank.
It also simulates the career progression of a professional soldier. Players can learn skills, buy new equipment and weapons to craft a unique soldier.
Visually, weapon models from Bad Company 2 are used. Post-processing effects like film grain, colour grading and depth of field are also included.
With Play4Free, Easy's aimed to create a fast-paced modern shooter for fans of the likes of Bad Company 2, Medal of Honor and Call of Duty.
"We're filling those other moments in the day," Easy boss Ben Cousins told Eurogamer.
"Maybe you want to play a single-player game on console. Maybe it's you and four buddies playing in a squad on console. This is more about you jumping in with 32 players, maybe playing against strangers, a bit more of an RPG experience, more of an MMO way of approaching things.
"On the surface, it looks like, why would I ever play a console title again? But there are differences and different moments there, I think."
Like Heroes, however, Play4Free will employ a micro-transaction-based business model.
"Five per cent of the audience buy stuff. 95 per cent of people never spend any money at all," Cousins explained.
"Five per cent want to customise their character, they want to look cool, they want a slightly cooler weapon, they feel they can get advantage over other players by buying stuff. Those guys fund the experience for everyone else. It's a classic free-to-play business model, which we're really comfortable with and we've got really good at now."
There will be links between Heroes, Play4Free and Battlefield 3 in the future, "to reward you for keeping in the ecosystem and jumping from game to game."
If you hit level 15 in Heroes, for example, you could unlock an exclusive item in Play4Free. If you hit a certain level in Play4Free, you could get access to special content in BF3.
Closed beta sign-ups start today, with the closed beta opening on 30th November. The game goes live into open beta early next year.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-05-battlefield-play4free-announced
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlCPhYZfy3g&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZn1bkEU9dc[/youtube]
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-05-battlefield-play4free-announced
:omg thats Strike at Karkand
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Vietnam games have never been popular, but I'm wondering if the big success of gaming based on Iraq (and gritty shooters in general) could lead to them becoming more of a fps staple. Seems like the WWII fetish is dead.
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VIP Map Pack 7 includes four maps, two of which are "fan favourites" Oasis and Harvest Day. It's all free for PC and console VIP players.
The maps previously in Bad Company have been reworked for the sequel, and in the process have gained "full Destruction 2.0 (buildings collapsing and micro destruction), enhanced graphics and lighting, and remastered ambient sounds and backgrounds".
The final two maps in the pack are Cold War and Heavy Metal, both originating from the single-player portion of the DICE-developed shooter.
Talking specifically about Oasis, level designer Cristian Pavel said: "The map has not been changed drastically, so returning players will feel right at home the moment they step into this Oasis.
"The revised parts of the levels are minor. For example, the gold crates in BC1 were located on the rooftops, which we can't have now that entire buildings can collapse. So we had to put the crates on the ground in some places. Things like that."
VIP Map Pack 7 is "on its way", according to DICE.
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Is this the first free map pack that isn't just a refresh of existing BC2 maps? I've been out of the loop on this game for a while.
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Is this the first free map pack that isn't just a refresh of existing BC2 maps? I've been out of the loop on this game for a while.
Pretty much. Good to see it though. The game desperately needed new maps for a long time now. Plus the Vietnam expansion will help on that front.
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I have an extra VIP code for Bad Company 2 because I bought a copy off of gamefly. If somebody wants it because they'll get the game used or something I'll give it to you. 360 version.
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQBy9xk8Sbo[/youtube]
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Is this shit out or not?
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Is this shit out or not?
lol. Not yet. Supposedly december but yeah just release it fucking already.
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Amazon is selling BC2 Ultimate PS3/360 for $29.99 for the next few hours. For that price, I'm definitely giving it a shot. PS3 this time though!
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VIP Map Pack 7 - Dec 1st
Vietnam - December 21st
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Nice
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seems kind of weird that they'd release them so close together
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nHApkRoK_Ls#![/youtube]
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well since MoH is dead pretty much online I might as well go back to BFBC2.
Fuck BO its all about Bad Company
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They really need to fix online on the PC. Unless you're using the server browser; it's useless. The "Play Now" just puts you in empty games.
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They really need to fix online on the PC. Unless you're using the server browser; it's useless. The "Play Now" just puts you in empty games.
Same thing happens to me all the time in MoH on 360 its annoying
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They really need to fix online on the PC. Unless you're using the server browser; it's useless. The "Play Now" just puts you in empty games.
theres a play now option? why would you ever want to use it over picking a server out of the browser?
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI4QThzaBTM[/youtube]
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUV9lhrCAs[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zanvsVM7tBs[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR0hQ9V6oxs[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UNBywWFzrQ[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQNz9q_hSHs[/youtube]
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I have an extra VIP code for Bad Company 2 because I bought a copy off of gamefly. If somebody wants it because they'll get the game used or something I'll give it to you. 360 version.
I gave the code away so its gone now.
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Any of you dudes want to play a little Bad Company 2? I'm rank 4 now on the Xbox 360 version. I'm glad it registered right off the bat that I'm a veteran because when I did that for the PS3 at launch, it was an extreme fucking hassle.
Busy tonight but I'll play tomorrow if you want.
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when was red dot and 4x optic scope added to the m14? because holy shit now the gun is actually usable. sure it's been my trusty go to rifle ever since I unlocked it and i do have several gold stars with it. but if i had either of those weapon mods before i would have def platinum'd that bitch ages ago
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Is BC2 Vietnam being sold as a standalone on Steam?
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when was red dot and 4x optic scope added to the m14? because holy shit now the gun is actually usable. sure it's been my trusty go to rifle ever since I unlocked it and i do have several gold stars with it. but if i had either of those weapon mods before i would have def platinum'd that bitch ages ago
It was added in the last patch that coincided with the new maps. Although it has so little ammo I feel like I need to take the extra ammo perk which gets rid of the red dot so its kind of a catch 22.
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Video of that free to play Battlefield.
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1z1yP8u-tA&hd=1[/youtube]
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[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXZa8K1O6Lw[/youtube]
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FYI, this is fantastic.
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They should have really offered this as a standalone game, as well.
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They should have really offered this as a standalone game, as well.
Yeah, I'm surprised they didn't make it a 1943 style affair. Maybe that will come down the road.
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I'm sure there'll be a $20 steam bundle a couple of months from now. I kinda wanna get it but I never have much time to play a MP game for long. Is this one of those games that suck for noobs because everyone else has power boosts from XP?
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I'm gonna get it for PC, for sure, but I was thinking if I liked it enough I'd pick up another copy for the 360 if it were standalone. I'm definitely not gonna go buy BFBC2 for 360 and then spend another $15 for the Vietnam expansion.
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I'm gonna get it for PC, for sure, but I was thinking if I liked it enough I'd pick up another copy for the 360 if it were standalone. I'm definitely not gonna go buy BFBC2 for 360 and then spend another $15 for the Vietnam expansion.
I'm trading my copy of BC2 plus paying $15 bucks for AC: Brotherhood. Just realized why he wanted the money.
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this game :bow2
some screens
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Excited to purchased Wednesday.
I tried playing some Bad Company 2 to warm up and my skills have atrophied though.
:'(
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It's up. btw.
Reminds me a lot conceptually of 1943. It would be a big loss of money if they can't separate it out and you always have to have BC 2.
But anyway its kinda fun
The biggest difference seems to be the lack of motion mines (although I'm not exactly sure I like that) and the lack of optics on the guns. It makes the game even more camperish and dependent upon squad spawning and medic reviving. The maps also seem smaller than the default bad company 2 maps.
I'll definitely be playing it but I actually think I prefer the default version of the game that shipped with the more modern stuff.
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I don't know. I'm finding myself more frustrated than I thought I would be. The no motion sensors thing really changes the game into something I may not enjoy as much as I hope. And the maps don't seem as well designed for conquest as the default Bad Company 2 ones.
Maybe I'm just sucking (which I am) and I need to practice more.
Edit: I hate the color filter they always put in these games. I got use to it in BC 2 but this one in nam makes it very tough to distinguish people from the background which only adds to the camping element.
edit 2: And lots of the maps have narrow chokepoints. Which is annoying. That style doesn't really suit battlefield games.
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Is it just me or do these maps kind of suck?
The Vietnam nam expansion pack was a bit of a bust for me. I think its a good value for what you get but I don't like those maps at all and I don't like not having motion mines. Games turns real campy without those and a bit frustrating since people can spawn on the squad and you don't know where they are at.
But yeah I didn't like the maps. They are very narrow and full of chokepoints which doesn't really work in Battlefield.
I've been playing more vanilla bc 2 though and enjoying that.
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i forget the name but the map where one side starts and has to either take a boat or go through a kind of cave is a shitty chokepoint map
hastings is prolly the best map
I also still play vanilla more (i get weirdo hitches/studder since latest patch though :( )
anyway if you have this for PC send me a friend request my EA id is rocketsurgery
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The choke point in Cao Son makes the map almost unplayable. The internet says there's 5 maps, so maybe I haven't played them all yet. On the other hand, the new maps for BC2 vanilla are wonderful.
Agreed on both points. Cao Son is fucking awful though. Especially on Conquest. A new map Hastings was unlocked on monday. Haven't played it yet.
Vietnam makes me appreciate regular BC 2 more.
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I was playing yesterday and noticed I couldn't find a full game.
The maps suck. They're considerably more fun on rush mode, but they don't compare to BC2 vanilla's (and every other Battlefield game's) BIG OPEN maps. That's what they're known for, that's what the should stick to.
I've grown to like the game but I think the main reason I like it is simply for the Vietnam aesthetic and the copious amounts of fortunate son and Ride of the Valkyries that plays in vehicles.
Regular BC 2 has very few maps that I flat out hate. The expansion has a couple for both rush and conquest that I just can't stand.
So is this expansion dead already on consoles? Doesn't seem like anyones really playing anymore.
I think they made a big mistake by not making it a standalone product instead of having to own BC 2 to play it. I still can find plenty of games in it but the problem is Battlefield doesn't wait to start a round so you can have a decent amount of people on each side. You are just as likely to join a game with 4 or 5 people in it as a full game and most people just quit in that circumstance instead of waiting for it to fill up so the game will stay stuck at that low player count.
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I was playing with a fantastic happenstance team yesterday that effectively moved, shot, and communicated together. Not only that, but it seemed like the other 4 people that were playing were also worked together as a team. We ended up losing the round but it was still a load of fun. Those moments, though rare, are wonderful in an online FPS experience.
Absolutely. That's what makes Battlefield great. It's very fun when that is happening and very frustrating when its not. It's also very frustrating to go against a good team if you're playing with a bunch of randoms or a bad team. But the highs are good enough to hook you through the lows.