Building a Better Battlefield Vehicle

[Elxx]

The Battlefield Blog has been updated today with a post from gameplay designer Alan Kertz. He gives us some insight on the improvements and additions to the vehicles in Bad Company 2. Check it out:

For Battlefield: Bad Company 2 we wanted to take Battlefield’s traditionally deep vehicle experience and bring it to a whole new level. In order to do this we analyzed every aspect of our vehicle warfare. We pushed the pedal down on Jeeps, increasing their top speed, and making them livelier. We crafted a new control system for Helicopters so more players soar over the Battlefield. We tuned the Tanks, giving them more torque for climbing and smashing through light obstacles. Every single aspect of Bad Company’s original vehicles were tweaked, tuned, and rebalanced. But simply improving our already impressive stable of vehicles was not enough. We wanted to give new tactics and strategy to players via all new rides.

In Bad Company 2 a whole 4 man squad, plus a pilot, can take to the sky via the new UH-60 transport helicopter. This 5 seat vehicle can suppress any hot LZ with dual miniguns, each controlled by a gunner on either side of the helicopter. The additional 2 passengers can contribute their own kit’s fire power through the chopper’s open doors. Of course the UH-60 will have to watch out for the new BMD-AA Mobile Anti-Aircraft vehicle.

The BMD-AA is a Light Tank absolutely blistering with weaponry. The turret mounted dual 23mm AA cannons tears helicopters to pieces with rapid fire bursts. However the AA gunner must sit exposed to enemy fire in order to operate the weapon. The driver packs the explosive power of a 30mm Grenade Machinegun, and two additional passengers are each fully protected inside, with rapid fire machine guns to suppress nearby infantry.

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[Minmaster]

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transport of doom anyone? something tells me choppers will be the only aircraft in the game. good!

[Leopardi]

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transport of doom anyone? something tells me choppers will be the only aircraft in the game. good!

AA of doom anyone?

I don't like the squads put down to 4 man and "transport helicopter" only having room for 4 passengers.

[garandx]

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Jeez the BMD-AA sounds like the Tank-o-Doom. Details, i like um.

[[nycff]Nate]

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Preface: I registered just for this... I have been lurking on here for years, and playing battlefield longer, but I had to respond to this... I know EA and DICE make more money off of console games and that's why this is written in the fashion it is, but by god don't act like you can ignore what existed in old Battlefield games and treat it as shiny new **** to people... And I will of course buy all of the BF games that make it to PC, because they will still unfortunately be the closest thing to a Battlefield experience out there...

For Battlefield: Bad Company 2 we wanted to take Battlefield’s traditionally deep vehicle experience and bring it to a whole new level. In order to do this we analyzed every aspect of our vehicle warfare. We pushed the pedal down on Jeeps, increasing their top speed, and making them livelier.

Umm... Jeeps and jets (so help me god keep the jets) were realistically fast enough on the BF2 engine...

We crafted a new control system for Helicopters so more players soar over the Battlefield

They have to be talking about gamepads, as it is super easy with a mouse or joystick.

We tuned the Tanks, giving them more torque for climbing and smashing through light obstacles

That will actually be nice. I always thought tanks shouldn't stall going up hills.

We wanted to give new tactics and strategy to players via all new rides.

Oh here it comes...

In Bad Company 2 a whole 4 man squad, plus a pilot, can take to the sky via the new UH-60 transport helicopter. This 5 seat vehicle can suppress any hot LZ with dual miniguns, each controlled by a gunner on either side of the helicopter. The additional 2 passengers can contribute their own kit’s fire power through the chopper’s open doors. Of course the UH-60 will have to watch out for the new BMD-AA Mobile Anti-Aircraft vehicle.

OMGWTFBBQ... Really... A whole 4 man squad plus a pilot. And will said 4 man squad be able to communicate with said pilot? I hope so. But this seems relatively to familiar to... Oh wait, 4 years ago when BF2 came out and you could have a 6-man squad in a helicopter, before they decided that an organized squad was too unbalanced against the vast majority of idiots out there. Therefore, they had every reason to take an already vulnerable helicopter, nerf the only defensive (and yes, offensive, but its a ****ing minigun) weapon it had, then make it so only the driver counts towards capping the flag unless....... Wow, Blackhawks with squads are going to be awesome...

Also making its debut on the Battlefield are smaller, faster vehicles.

Oh Jesus...

The Quad Bike carries 2 teammates with quickness and agility across the battlefield in record time. Its small size allows it to slip through gaps and between trees in the forest to escape pursuers or reach that next objective.

Oh ok, so they are gonna let the BF2:SF quad carry 2 people... Thats new.

On the sea, a 2 man Personal Water Craft gives a quicker, stealthier option for crossing open water. While neither vehicle sports arms of their own, the passenger has full access to all of his kit weapons. The high speed of the Quad Bike and PWC give players a new tactical choice on the battlefield.

Ok, they let the jet-ski from Special Forces carry 2 people as well. Hmm.

Of course new and improved vehicles aren’t the only things we’re adding to the Ultimate Vehicle Warfare. Keep watching the Battlefield Blog for more details on the vehicles in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

This better be jets so help me god... As long as you provide AA solutions against them this does nothing to unbalance the battlefield and is a requirement of modern warfare...

[Minmaster]

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this is a sequal to Bad company, not BF2. don't compare the 2, you'll only upset yourself.

[PanzerGhost]

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is it just me or does this sound like crap? everything Dice is saying is stuff that bf2 already had since 2005 and better. They talk as if helicopters are something new to the bf series, but I think I am forgeting that DICE is making this post to people that played BF:BC

But it makes me laugh cause bf2 has had these vehicles since 2005 and some mods have the BlackHawk with 8 seats in it. The orginal Blackhawk for bf2 had 6 or 7 seats.

"In Bad Company 2 a whole 4 man squad, plus a pilot, can take to the sky via the new UH-60 transport helicopter. This 5 seat vehicle can suppress any hot LZ with dual miniguns, each controlled by a gunner on either side of the helicopter."

Lol I like how DICE is de-evolving the bf series. its like repacking some gun or vehicle from BF: Vietnam and putting it in BF3 and DICE saying "ooo isn't that shiny. makes you want to spend another $50 doesn't it?", like were all retards or something.

[garandx]

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is it just me or does this sound like crap? everything Dice is saying is stuff that bf2 already had since 2005 and better. They talk as if helicopters are something new to the bf series, but I think I am forgeting that DICE is making this post to people that played BF:BC

But it makes me laugh cause bf2 has had these vehicles since 2005 and some mods have the BlackHawk with 8 seats in it. The orginal Blackhawk for bf2 had 6 or 7 seats.

"In Bad Company 2 a whole 4 man squad, plus a pilot, can take to the sky via the new UH-60 transport helicopter. This 5 seat vehicle can suppress any hot LZ with dual miniguns, each controlled by a gunner on either side of the helicopter."

Lol I like how DICE is de-evolving the bf series. its like repacking some gun or vehicle from BF: Vietnam and putting it in BF3 and DICE saying "ooo isn't that shiny. makes you want to spend another $50 doesn't it?", like were all retards or something.

It's new for the console fools. When i read the list i had the same reaction, Everything they mention cept for the AA Tank-o-Doom has been done way way before.

[PPSKevin]

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Bad Company 2, the battlefield with the best vehicles =)

[Kylee!]

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Why are people mad? Hah.

[Rambo]

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Why are people mad? Hah.

maybe because its been 5 years for PC and they want bf3(but that will prob be nurfed too)

Preface: I registered just for this... I have been lurking on here for years, and playing battlefield longer, but I had to respond to this... ..

I complain as much as anyone here but to join and spam a whole heap of crap on your first post...not kool:shakehead:

[[nycff]Nate]

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maybe because its been 5 years for PC and they want bf3(but that will prob be nurfed too)



I complain as much as anyone here but to join and spam a whole heap of crap on your first post...not kool:shakehead:

Right, but I think I have just as much right to my one opinion as the 1,000+ opinions (posts) you have voiced...

[Rambo]

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Right, but I think I have just as much right to my one opinion as the 1,000+ opinions (posts) you have voiced...

that you do:salute:and you should have seen the flames from my first few posts:laugh:,welcome to TBF the best site and first to get battlefield info

you might even get to talk to the boss of EA here

[VoraciousBear]

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The console guys are like "4 seats! AMAZING!". Makes me sick.

[Rambo]

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The console guys are like "4 seats! AMAZING!". Makes me sick.

im confussed!so its pilot and co pilot and two in back for mini guns and thats it?it reaks of PORT:shakehead: