Battlefield 1

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XslaneyX

1,334 posts

144 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Guvernator said:
On the PC I believe you can already pre-download it, even though the official release dates is still two weeks away.

And yes to a re-master of BFBC2 on the PS4. Still the best BF game that I've played to date.
Did you ever play the earlier titles? 1942/bf2/2142? They were much better biggrin

Squirrelofwoe

3,194 posts

178 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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XslaneyX said:
Did you ever play the earlier titles? 1942/bf2/2142? They were much better biggrin
I didn't enjoy BF2 so much, but 1942 + Road to Rome + Secret Weapons I spent more time on than BF3 & BF4 combined.

Not to mention the "Forgotten Hope" mod for 1942 which took the original game and then added in just about every single weapon/vehicle/location ever encountered in WW2!

Also spent a LOT of time on the "Desert Combat" mod for 1942 - a modern Battlefield setting built on the 1942 mechanics. It was superb, and I'm pretty certain marked the first appearance of helicopters (ignoring the AutoGyro from Secret Weapons) to the Battlefield series.

Dessert Combat also had the first appearance of the AC-130 too. Only this time it wasn't an aerial spawn, it spawned on the ground at the base. I seem to remember being able to drive a jeep in the back of it before it took off, which allowed for some hilarious gameplay! biggrin

The best way to sum it up was as a modern Battlefield without any of the vehicle gameplay mechanic restrictions that the newer games have. The graphics were dated and the gun-play wasn't anywhere near the newer games, but for vehicle-based combat it was the pinnacle of the Battlefield games for me.

Oh and massive-scale AI-bot support too nuts


kowalski655

14,737 posts

145 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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HorneyMX5 said:
Bailey93 said:
HorneyMX5 said:
It's not released until October 21st.
Yes on xbox one it allows you to download pretty much the entire game bar a few MB which are released at midnight to complete the install smile
That's handy!
but dont forget the massive day 1 patch that is always needed

Bailey93

524 posts

108 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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kowalski655 said:
but dont forget the massive day 1 patch that is always needed
funny you say that it prompted me to download an extra 120mb last night.... could be updating the pre-install on the fly to save hassle at launch. But I can guarantee the servers will go down

AlexHat

1,329 posts

121 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Bailey93 said:
But I can guarantee the servers will go down
As much fun as the Beta was this is the only reason I won't get it at launch (that and I'm skint...) I expect you'll see some influx of new players after Christmas anyways

Sway

26,511 posts

196 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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SMashing the post Christmas fresh meat is as close as I get to fresher's week these days...

Guvernator

13,222 posts

167 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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XslaneyX said:
Guvernator said:
On the PC I believe you can already pre-download it, even though the official release dates is still two weeks away.

And yes to a re-master of BFBC2 on the PS4. Still the best BF game that I've played to date.
Did you ever play the earlier titles? 1942/bf2/2142? They were much better biggrin
No unfortunately I came to the Battlefield series quite late, not sure why as I used to play the hell out of other PC FPS games.

I have however heard very good things about the previous titles and I'm still hoping for a remake of 2142 at some point as it sounds right up my street.

Hedgehogfromhell

2,072 posts

181 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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1942 and Secret Weapons... Plenty of life lost there...

AntiLagGC8

1,724 posts

114 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Guvernator said:
No unfortunately I came to the Battlefield series quite late, not sure why as I used to play the hell out of other PC FPS games.

I have however heard very good things about the previous titles and I'm still hoping for a remake of 2142 at some point as it sounds right up my street.

21422 is a superb game! I spent a lot of time having fun in that game.

I'm on for getting BF1 & the new Civs game around the same time! smile

WhiteAMG45

740 posts

161 months

Monday 10th October 2016
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I was number 1 in the world with Clarke Shotgun
It was brilliant game and loved making people cry if you had a good medic you could own people with the shotgun

XslaneyX

1,334 posts

144 months

Tuesday 11th October 2016
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seen that people with ea or origin access get to play as early as Thursday. Hurry up 21st!!!!! shout

XslaneyX

1,334 posts

144 months

Tuesday 11th October 2016
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WhiteAMG45 said:
I was number 1 in the world with Clarke Shotgun
It was brilliant game and loved making people cry if you had a good medic you could own people with the shotgun
BF2/2142 daisy chain spawning/reviving was the order of the day when playing in ladder matches through ESL laugh was a sight to behold!

housen

2,366 posts

194 months

Tuesday 11th October 2016
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is everyone pumped for this game ?

thetapeworm

11,441 posts

241 months

Tuesday 11th October 2016
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housen said:
is everyone pumped for this game ?
Kind of, just struggling to finish off some bits I want to do in BF4 before it comes out, my dream of getting all the dogtags and medals etc is going to have to end I think.

Guvernator

13,222 posts

167 months

Tuesday 11th October 2016
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housen said:
is everyone pumped for this game ?
The beta gave me that good BF feeling again so I'd say yes definitely. It still remains to be seen whether it has the longevity though. BF3 was good but worse than BC2 and BF4 I didn't really get on with and got bored pretty quickly for some reason. I'm hoping this is a return to old BF form.

youngsyr

14,742 posts

194 months

Tuesday 11th October 2016
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thetapeworm said:
housen said:
is everyone pumped for this game ?
Kind of, just struggling to finish off some bits I want to do in BF4 before it comes out, my dream of getting all the dogtags and medals etc is going to have to end I think.
Wow, I count myself as a completionist when it comes to BF games (had all medals and assignments in BF3 and BF4), but even I baulk at trying to get all the dogtags - how were you planning to get all the service star ones for the vehicles etc? I'm not sure there's enough time in the average lifetime?! laugh

Biggles delivers the goods

90 posts

94 months

Tuesday 11th October 2016
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Is anyone going to play early via EA access?

XslaneyX

1,334 posts

144 months

Thursday 13th October 2016
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Biggles delivers the goods said:
Is anyone going to play early via EA access?
want to know myself. Watched some gameplay vids on youtube and very excited for it now. Seen a post on the EA BF forums suggesting the tanks have been nerfed a fair bit so are not OP as per the beta. I haven't been excited for a BF game since 2142 and BF3 believe it or not and Even went and picked it up in full desert camo fatigues!

Instant awkwardness and felt like a complete tit though when the queue was round the block and I was being stared at from afar by 2 RMP's and a civvie copper laugh

youngsyr

14,742 posts

194 months

Thursday 13th October 2016
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XslaneyX said:
Biggles delivers the goods said:
Is anyone going to play early via EA access?
want to know myself. Watched some gameplay vids on youtube and very excited for it now. Seen a post on the EA BF forums suggesting the tanks have been nerfed a fair bit so are not OP as per the beta. I haven't been excited for a BF game since 2142 and BF3 believe it or not and Even went and picked it up in full desert camo fatigues!

Instant awkwardness and felt like a complete tit though when the queue was round the block and I was being stared at from afar by 2 RMP's and a civvie copper laugh
Erm, aren't tanks supposed to be OP against infantry?

I thought the balance was pretty good in the the Beta.

Guvernator

13,222 posts

167 months

Thursday 13th October 2016
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youngsyr said:
Erm, aren't tanks supposed to be OP against infantry?

I thought the balance was pretty good in the the Beta.
^^^ This tbh, I know they have to try to balance the game but sometimes it just makes it unrealistic. I thought the tanks guns where pretty crap in the beta anyway and it's only with a full squad on board where they become really dangerous but if you see a tank come over the hill firing in all directions, it should be an oh st moment anyway, not an I'll just run up to it and nonchalantly plant it full of explosives. The nerfing has already started. rolleyes