Battlefield 2: Veterans Program by EA

[pertti_pasanen]

If it is going to be hours or points its gonna suck because I have made over 3 BF2 accounts due to clan Name changing and clan mergers

Of course it's not gonna be. ITS A "SPECIAL PRICE JUST FOR YOU"-MARKETING MOVE! The more people they can get to go "hmm. somethign special? for me?!? cool maybe I'll try it out." the more money they make.

My guess it's something like pre-reg your existing nick, or perhaps a freebie unlock (doubtful) or something really really insignificant, because give too much to existing customers and the new ones gonna cry unfair advantage.

[TP.BigBoss]

maybe not the top scorers but those that have put in the most hours?

well i aint put in the greatest ammount of hours but im a true die hard fighter, im the kind that does it for the thrill and not for points for ranks, i'd rather have the thrill of a dog fight and get shot down than base rape like i know 70% of BF2 do. you find very little ammount of people that do it for the thrill of the kill.

This is why im a Patriot

[[CR]K|Cpt.TwinSpire]

I am thinking they will give a couple bonus unlocks to vet bf2 players. With 40 unlocks for 4 classes, it may be tough for anyone except the most time consumed gamer to unlock them all.

I am thinking they are going to use the unlocks as a way of making soldiers more diversified, a few extra unlocks would reward vet players without a serious balance issue.

I am guessing that you will have to use your old name though, only easy way I can think of them doing it...

[baroque]

just a trick to promote 2142

[Consultant01]

I'm hoping it will be some transfer of rank/status. A special tag, a special series of ranks, something along the lines of my outlandish "Battlefield Cryogenics Program" where you freeze your soldier and wake him up in 160 years.

Of course this sounds outrageous but it sounds more feasable than EA (Mother of all cash-cow gaming companies) offering retail discounts.

Personally I think its MUCH more likely that it is something in-game than it is some money savings.

[=IMO=THJones]

Perhaps EA is realizing 2142 wasn't the path to go down as a large amount of players went battlefeild for it's semi realizm and arn't interested in quake style games and are lookin at cod2 more and more now

[<EsP>Fury]

Hell I thought 1.3 was a beta..... and 1.22 oh and 1.... nevermind.

This is a global multimillion dollar corporation guys not some kids in a garage knocking out pong clones, get real they should release software that for one doesn't crash servers that their community or users, client base etc etc pay for independently... I could obviously go on about the numerous problems that EA have failed quite spectacularly to deal with, and the imaginary problems they have dealt with.

EA/Dice/Whoever takes the money and their team have real problems with their support for the people that bought this game. I joined this site to get answers to the issues I was having with this game, couldn't get a moment of clarity from EA, think about how much that sucks.

EA Crisis Management Meeting.

'Oh no Cletus you goofball you released a patch that crashes everyones servers dude'

- Complete silence for four weeks

'Ooops sorry dude, 1.4 it is then'.

=IMO=THJones Perhaps EA is realizing 2142 wasn't the path to go down as a large amount of players went battlefeild for it's semi realizm and arn't interested in quake style games and are lookin at cod2 more and more now

These guy's seem to be on the ball.

It's just EA doing damage control they now realize they have made mistakes and they are trying to sell you on their new game basic marketing.

[Cigar_Man]

ET:QW doesn't support 64 player maps. Only 32 player maps

And I've already pre-ordered BF2142.

Besides, ET:QW has been delayed until sometime next year.

[Xide99]

I was more hoping for something more substancial.. like a cheque for $1,000,000 maybe? At least something in the 6 figure range.

Meanwhile, still waiting for 1.4.. new maps are great, but not if it's freakin broke! You'd *think* that was the priority..