Official: Battlefield 2

[Diff-chan]

Quake Wars might turn out good. No 64-players is kind of lame - yea, DoD and CS dont have 64 players either but theyre not trying to be epic experiences. And the art style is horrendously bad.

2142 just looks pathetic, though, but if it plays like BF2 and isn't so buggy it will be way ahead of anything else.

[jyoung]

Quake Wars might turn out good. No 64-players is kind of lame - yea, DoD and CS dont have 64 players either but theyre not trying to be epic experiences. And the art style is horrendously bad.

2142 just looks pathetic, though, but if it plays like BF2 and isn't so buggy it will be way ahead of anything else.

For the record, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory went live with a maximum of 32-players per server but quickly expanded to 64-player play as soon as the mod community started tinkering with the game settings (if I remember correctly, this all happened no later than a month after the game’s initial launch). Besides, even if we are stuck with a 32-player limit, I really don’t see that as much of an issue since the maps in Enemy Territory have always been smaller and more focused on up-front infantry combat than games like Battlefield where most maps are wide-open and typically require vehicular transportation to get from hot-spot to hot-spot.

As for the future of the BF series, I think a simple analogy sums up everything:

Battlefield 1942 : Battlefield: Vietnam :: Battlefield 2 : Battlefield 2142

The new Titan mode certainly looks cool, as does the ability to create and customize a persistent online persona, but BF 2142 definitely doesn't look like it’s going to be the type of upgrade over its immediate predecessor that Quake Wars: Enemy Territory will presumably be to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (of course, the extra two years of development time that Quake Wars has certainly plays a large role in this potential mismatch).

[Changeling]

As for the future of the BF series, I think a simple analogy sums up everything:

Battlefield 1942 : Battlefield: Vietnam :: Battlefield 2 : Battlefield 2142

I have that sinking feeling too. Vietnam was pushed out at the same time as Unreal 2004 just for the sake of competition and I feel 2142 is pretty much going to come out because of QW:ET. I'd love to be wrong about it, but I have a feeling that I won't be.

[jyoung]

For anyone else that still cares:

Atention Soldier!

First of all, we'll like to thank everybody who has contributed with the Beta Testing of the Patch 1.4 for posting your oppinions on the forums.

Your opinions and reports has been very usefull for us to improve the stability of the client and server for this patch. Also, we prodly present “Road to Jalalabad” sponsored by Comcast, and the new server option “Infantry Only” wish will give you a new dimenssion for the classic Battlefield experience. The 1.4 patch will be available next tuesday 15 th August.

Also, on a new effort for supporting our community, we are pleased to announce the first cycle of our MODLight where we will check the talent of the community's mod teams.
As a part of this, every mod will be tested and hosted on servers arround the globe for the player's enjoyment.

More details about this patch and the MODLight at the beggining of the incoming week!!

The Battlefield Team

[Changeling]

Lets hope everything finally gets sorted out with this release. I still haven't been able to play Euro Forces maps since the last patch.

I'm definitely interested in the "infantry only" server option. Should make things interesting again, esp. small maps. I didn't beta test, so I'm also interested in the new map too.

[jyoung]

Laughable:

Community Update - 8/15/06

Greetings Everyone, As many of you are now aware we have made the choice to take some extra time with the 1.4 patch before release.

During our standard final processing of the 1.4 client update we came across an issue that, although it does not compromise stability, we felt needed to be addressed in order to meet our goal of improving the overall player experience with Battlefield 2.

It has come to our attention that a beta version of the 1.4 client has leaked to the general public. It should be noted by players that this file is not final and being such could cause damage to players systems.

We want to warn players to avoid the use of any client files that are not distributed by EA/DICE or one of our trusted partners. Once we have set a new schedule for release we will communicate this information to everyone.

[Diff-chan]

If you're still playing BF2... you deserve this shit.

I've never seen a game ruined post-release like it. Pretty amazing.

[jyoung]

If you're still playing BF2... you deserve this shit.

I've never seen a game ruined post-release like it. Pretty amazing.

I had a frustration-filled week of play when 1.3 first hit, but I haven't booted up the game since then. I'm willing to give it another chance to regain my interest when 1.4 is finally released, but ultimately, you're right: Battlefield 2 was a complete mess when it first hit store shelves, and it’s pretty pathetic that EA/DICE still hasn’t patched the game up to a respectable standard of play after a year of post-release testing/programming.

[ElCapichan]

If you're still playing BF2... you deserve this shit.

I've never seen a game ruined post-release like it. Pretty amazing.

Honestly, why do I even bother. I haven't played the game since back in January, but I still have been hoping that some day, just some day, that EA/Dice would be competent enough to actually make the game playable. I was never too excited about BF2142, hell it was just going to be a place holder till ET:QW and UT2k7 came out, but now I have come to the bitter truth that they will never be able to make a decent BF game again.

[Diff-chan]

Honestly, why do I even bother. I haven't played the game since back in January, but I still have been hoping that some day, just some day, that EA/Dice would be competent enough to actually make the game playable.

Nope.

I was never too excited about BF2142, hell it was just going to be a place holder till ET:QW and UT2k7 came out, but now I have come to the bitter truth that they will never be able to make a decent BF game again.

They claim BF2142 will be the game where they get their shit together. Im not buying it, unless EA's recent change of heart included more stringent QA. All this stupid patching and re-patching and re-re-patching is costing them money, both in development time and customers who arent buying the expansions.