The things i hate about Battlefield 1943
So when i saw the trailer for BF1943 i was excited and thought it looked pretty good. However after seeing game footage and reading all the previews/interviews i have to say that my interest has really gone down. I now see its being aimed at noobs....sorry i mean... "accessible for the casual gamer" and so i will list the things i hate about BF1943 incase there is any chance this game can be partly fixed by DICE before release.
1) No mini-map. (edit: new video just out says there will eventually be a mini-map in the game so ignore this point) Like BFH where the mini-map was removed and most people wanted it back it also seems to be gone in BF1943. The mini-map is a helpful tool for "casual gamers" as it allows them to see there location and the map terrain. It will also show them teammates on the map to stick with or squad members which is great for all gamers. Removing it as you think it may somehow confuse people is a mistake. At least give the option for players to turn it back on if they wish.
2) Flag warning. This is when the flag icon flashes to show enemy is trying to take it. This feature was hated by most people in BFV and most servers disabled it. Its not good for gameplay as it removes the option of the sneaky player to try and take a flag, all that happends is it reduces the willingness of people to try and cap a flag (just spawn rape them instead) as when they go into flag radius (which has now been greatly reduced in size making it more harder to take flags) the whole enemy team is alerted by the flashing flag icon and they can just throw nades at the flag and rush in to take you out. Also smart pilots will be able to see easily and dive in and spam bombs at the flag since they have unlimited bombs and there will be no where for a solider to hide and survive as all buildings are destructible. If this annoying feature is going to stay at least make it optional by the server admin.
3) Only 3 classes. This really makes the game less diverse and people will become bored much quicker. Great classes like the medic have been removed cutting off whole great teamplay and battlefield moments. For example some of the best moments i've had on battlefield games are times when wounded teammates are requesting a medic after a firefight, you give them a "roger that" to show you coming to help and then make your way to each other dodging incomming fire and heal them up, then getting a "thanks" afterwards and continuing the fight. Things like that are what make a battlefield game great.
3) Auto health regeneration. Like the reason above but also it takes away the tension of a fight having your health regenerate instead of being wounded and knowing your at more of a risk. Its much more fun having medics to heal you, picking up a medic kit to heal yourself or at least having a medical cabinet like in BFV.
4) Unlimited ammo. I've read 100's of comments from people hating this and i have to agree. This is dumbing the game down way too much even for the casual gamer. With no support class to resupply you why not at least have limited ammo but with ammo supply boxes around the map like in BF1942? Having unlimited ammo is just going to make no one care about aiming as much, allowing you to just camp and constantly spay at enemy with no need to be conservative about your shots or fear of being in a low ammo situation and having to move out to resupply/take an enemys kit. I hope nades/rockets etc are not unlimited too!
5) Only 24 players. If this is a console limitation then at least allow PC server admins to have servers to support 32 players if not 64 players.
6) Match making. Its fine on the consoles but dont force this onto PC users. We need a server browser. I would be happy with both as that pleases everyone.
Well those are the main things, but i also wonder about other small things like the air raid bunker, can players be killed while in it...i dont want to be having a firefight with someone only to have them quicky jump in there and be invincible! Whats to stop pilots staying really high up out of AA range dropping there unlimited bombs onto flags constantly? Will the AA even be effective on the games release as in other BF games its not been until patches. Will it get punkbuster support? what about battlefield recorder support for catching cheaters and making machinima? will it have a good squad system like BF2/BF2142 where we can only allow friends in? will there be a beta or even a closed beta? I know i would be happy to test for bugs/balance and give feedback if it will make a difference.
Cheers,
Leki
1) No mini-map. (edit: new video just out says there will eventually be a mini-map in the game so ignore this point) Like BFH where the mini-map was removed and most people wanted it back it also seems to be gone in BF1943. The mini-map is a helpful tool for "casual gamers" as it allows them to see there location and the map terrain. It will also show them teammates on the map to stick with or squad members which is great for all gamers. Removing it as you think it may somehow confuse people is a mistake. At least give the option for players to turn it back on if they wish.
2) Flag warning. This is when the flag icon flashes to show enemy is trying to take it. This feature was hated by most people in BFV and most servers disabled it. Its not good for gameplay as it removes the option of the sneaky player to try and take a flag, all that happends is it reduces the willingness of people to try and cap a flag (just spawn rape them instead) as when they go into flag radius (which has now been greatly reduced in size making it more harder to take flags) the whole enemy team is alerted by the flashing flag icon and they can just throw nades at the flag and rush in to take you out. Also smart pilots will be able to see easily and dive in and spam bombs at the flag since they have unlimited bombs and there will be no where for a solider to hide and survive as all buildings are destructible. If this annoying feature is going to stay at least make it optional by the server admin.
3) Only 3 classes. This really makes the game less diverse and people will become bored much quicker. Great classes like the medic have been removed cutting off whole great teamplay and battlefield moments. For example some of the best moments i've had on battlefield games are times when wounded teammates are requesting a medic after a firefight, you give them a "roger that" to show you coming to help and then make your way to each other dodging incomming fire and heal them up, then getting a "thanks" afterwards and continuing the fight. Things like that are what make a battlefield game great.
3) Auto health regeneration. Like the reason above but also it takes away the tension of a fight having your health regenerate instead of being wounded and knowing your at more of a risk. Its much more fun having medics to heal you, picking up a medic kit to heal yourself or at least having a medical cabinet like in BFV.
4) Unlimited ammo. I've read 100's of comments from people hating this and i have to agree. This is dumbing the game down way too much even for the casual gamer. With no support class to resupply you why not at least have limited ammo but with ammo supply boxes around the map like in BF1942? Having unlimited ammo is just going to make no one care about aiming as much, allowing you to just camp and constantly spay at enemy with no need to be conservative about your shots or fear of being in a low ammo situation and having to move out to resupply/take an enemys kit. I hope nades/rockets etc are not unlimited too!
5) Only 24 players. If this is a console limitation then at least allow PC server admins to have servers to support 32 players if not 64 players.
6) Match making. Its fine on the consoles but dont force this onto PC users. We need a server browser. I would be happy with both as that pleases everyone.
Well those are the main things, but i also wonder about other small things like the air raid bunker, can players be killed while in it...i dont want to be having a firefight with someone only to have them quicky jump in there and be invincible! Whats to stop pilots staying really high up out of AA range dropping there unlimited bombs onto flags constantly? Will the AA even be effective on the games release as in other BF games its not been until patches. Will it get punkbuster support? what about battlefield recorder support for catching cheaters and making machinima? will it have a good squad system like BF2/BF2142 where we can only allow friends in? will there be a beta or even a closed beta? I know i would be happy to test for bugs/balance and give feedback if it will make a difference.
Cheers,
Leki
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