Very dissapointed...Shocked...

[Raidyr]

Re: Very dissapointed...Shocked...

Difference between 1942 and BF2 was that 1942 was patched quickly, efficiently, and without problems. In BF2/2142, one patch causes 3 more problems. 1942 will always be the best of the series, regardless of unlocks and squads.

[RocketChild]

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To OP, can't say I agree after I went back and played a bit of '42 a couple days ago and I missed so many of the BF2 features that I didn't stay more than a round. My system plays BF2 as well as my old one did '42 so I have no complaints there. And not having squad access, VOIP, ground effects etc.. took away too much that I'm now accustom to.

I think your right in several of those points. But again, the leap that BF2 made was not really impressive. It was very underwhelming in the face of a game like FarCry that was already a year old and HalfLife2 which was to be released a few months later.

When you start looking at was already accomplished in the gaming arena by June of 2005, you wonder if BF2 really a giant leap or just a logical step?

[ichangedmyname]

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I played BF1942 a small bit, but only 2 or 3 hours. Cause I thought it sucked.... I did not go to FAN SITES and rant. I left it. I played BF2, I love it. People have opinions and rants are not fun to read. This thread will get to no where (and sniping in BF1942 was easy, one shot kills anyone???)

Cheers
You have your opinion, but try not to insult everyone who plays the game, we all play the game here :cry:

[jakeostapes]

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well, moving this thread on a bit...

i played 1942, was good but the squads, unlocks of BF2 made it a better game, and obviously the modern setting.

but what i wanted to post tonight, is the fact that i just played BF 2142 demo for a few hours, and i cnt frankly believe such a shameful game could follow battlefield2.

i think EA should be appaled.

[TOAO_VTEC]

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I loved BF2 for almost a year. I bought it the day it was released and thought it was a great, if eternally frustrating game. Rarely was so much fun and frustration piled into a single game. :P

2142 kept the fun but removed so much of the frustration. Thus, it's my choice.

[Raidyr]

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I played BF1942 a small bit, but only 2 or 3 hours. Cause I thought it sucked.... I did not go to FAN SITES and rant. I left it. I played BF2, I love it. People have opinions and rants are not fun to read. This thread will get to no where (and sniping in BF1942 was easy, one shot kills anyone???)

Cheers
You have your opinion, but try not to insult everyone who plays the game, we all play the game here :cry:

It was only 1 hit kill if you got the head.

Hey guys, I have an idea, get your head out of your *** and stop jumping on the "I hate 2142 because its not an exact clone of BF2" bandwagon. It fixes almost everything that was wrong with BF2.

[Bronx19]

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Is 2142 supposed to be a completely new game?

I havent played it, but from all the media Ive viewed, it looks like BF2.1.

[RocketChild]

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stop jumping on the "I hate 2142 because its not an exact clone of BF2" bandwagon. It fixes almost everything that was wrong with BF2.

Well, I have heard that the maps are far better then BF2. But that might be the only good thing of it that I have heard.

[Raidyr]

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Yes, because BF2 had:

Hovering tanks
Walkers
New models and sounds
Better stat tracking and unlock system
Optimized engine
Better squad/commander system
Better maps

BF2 has horrible maps. Heres what my average gameplay is like in BF2:

"Hmm, do I want to play Karkand or Jalalabad? Oh wait! They are the same damn thing! That just leaves Wake. But, wait, for some reason, I get 5 FPS on the most popular map! Go EA!"

*quit game, eject disc, put in 2142*

[RocketChild]

Re: Very dissapointed...Shocked...

Yes, because BF2 had:

Hovering tanks
Walkers
New models and sounds
Better stat tracking and unlock system
Optimized engine
Better squad/commander system
Better maps


BF2 has horrible maps. Heres what my average gameplay is like in BF2:

"Hmm, do I want to play Karkand or Jalalabad? Oh wait! They are the same damn thing! That just leaves Wake. But, wait, for some reason, I get 5 FPS on the most popular map! Go EA!"

*quit game, eject disc, put in 2142*

But did they improve engine speed, frame performance, map/texture size, physics? The hallmarks of a revisited engine?

BTW, the guy that created Sharqi and Karkand was the guy that designed most of the core maps of 2142. Same guy, I spent an hour last month talking to him.

[jakeostapes]

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as for the guy above about frustration, i found the rifles had no accuracy, even on single shot, the range on them was a joke. it was like playing halo and we all know the assault rifles accuracy on there was pitiful. (although a top notch game). i just felt they had turned what was an effective, exciting attempt at a half realistic FPS (BF2) into a, whacky cyber sci-fi off the beaten track, money making cd full of terd.

[RocketChild]

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as for the guy above about frustration, i found the rifles had no accuracy, even on single shot, the range on them was a joke. it was like playing halo and we all know the assault rifles accuracy on there was pitiful. (although a top notch game). i just felt they had turned what was an effective, exciting attempt at a half realistic FPS (BF2) into a, whacky cyber sci-fi off the beaten track, money making cd full of terd.

That is what my co-workers tell me. And as the OP was pointing out, BF2, was it really better then 1942 aside from the player enhancements of VOIP and Squading? I love the Spotting Comm-Rose, but other then those couple things, BF2 should have been a quantum leap from 1942.

I was not expecting a giant leap from BF2 to 2142 because it was the same core engine.

[7man]

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Well then how bout you try BF3......

[Bronx19]

Re: Very dissapointed...Shocked...

as for the guy above about frustration, i found the rifles had no accuracy, even on single shot, the range on them was a joke. it was like playing halo and we all know the assault rifles accuracy on there was pitiful. (although a top notch game). i just felt they had turned what was an effective, exciting attempt at a half realistic FPS (BF2) into a, whacky cyber sci-fi off the beaten track, money making cd full of terd.

I agree with the weapon accuracy, its a joke.

Playing spec ops class, prone, and only 20 'game ft' from an enemy, you open up and it sprays everywhere bar where you point it.

[CATIA]

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BliTzKrieG[WMD],
You're not alone dude. A lot of BF42/DC vets feel the same way, we can't wait for Frontline (made by the Desert Combat boys) to comes out & Armed Assult aka OPF2.
BF series is no longer played for the FUN of playing the game, it is played to gain meaningless ranks/stats. Sad but true. What's even worse, is server owners have zero control over their OWN servers thanks to ROE and stats.