Two BF2 'Booster Packs' Announced

[Steve1989]

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Yeah, I do the same. I only installed it tried it and got the unlocks and went back to Karkand because a lot of the maps have frame rate issues so I'm just waiting for the patch to fix this (at least I hope they do). The only SF map I like is Devil's Perch and Ghost Town. Warlord would be a good map if only the Palace wouldn't lag like hell. I'm still skeptical about the booster packs, but the best thing to do is wait till it comes out then check the forums about how buggy it is :laugh: Knowing EA's and Dice's record with all the new BF's its a sure thing that there will be lots of bugs.



Well BF:V they gave out the World War II mod for free with the patch, they coulda charged for it since it had new content ie. Flame thrower. They could and probably should give a booster pack for free for the shotty job they did with SF, like they did for Vietnam after all those months of game balance and game issues.
But like I said I rather wait till it comes out then read forums about how buggy it is then wait for that patch then buy it.

BF2-SF didn't have any huge bugs.... What your getting from the lag is your computer can't handle the shadding and all the textures at once. See, with SF, they used lighting/shadding ALOT... which slows your computer. It's not a bug. An easy way to fix this is to either A- turn down your settings to the lowest until you find a nice proforming speed or B- go out and buy a new GPU. Don't expect a patch to be able to do much with the "frame rate issue" as it's your own computers fault.

I have not once ran into any bugs during BF2-SF... I ran into MORE when i played BF2. Now, I don't think i've gotten a CTD since i started playing SF (which was my biggest issue with the game). And they did a good job! Most people who have played it for more then lets say 2 hours can't go back to normal BF2.... It just isn't as fast paced and the new maps (more the most part... *cough* Iron gator blows *cough* the maps either keep up or surpass the original's)

All's im really saying is use common sense. Lag isn't a bug, just look at the maps and you can tell that they need more computer power to run because the shadowing and that soidlers are usally in the same areas.

[Steve1989]

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We are supporting the morals of gamers. We should had a DC mod by now, But EA withheld the mod tools for sometime and everyone lost interest in modding

Not to forget none of the mods wanna collaborate or share each other code

One thing.... Gamers have morals?:laugh:

Ok, so your saying EA and Dice should have either A - Not released the game until those mod tools were done (which would have ****ed me off) or B- release those unfinished tools to the mod teams so that they could run into many issues which would just make making a mod more complicated...

[Swoosher]

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I don't care about the money as much if these "boosters" are worth the money. If they are built like SF was, as a totally different mod, they will fail. Unless they are woven into v-BF2 they I don't think they take off like EA hopes.

On top of all that - what did happen to all the content that didn't make it into BF2? (BF2-TV) Are they going to try to sell that you us now? That would be really cheap.

If these boosters are built like a new mod - why should we pay for mods when most others are free? Unless they put some big upgrade in like a BF2-TV feature (which they won't do in a "booster"), why should we pay for a mod?

[fab kebab]

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DONT BUY< DONT BUY DONT BUY


Wait for mods ! its more fun , REAL gameplay

they wanna release more for more money before the mods come

just wait for mods !

BOYCOT EA ! they must fix BF2 first !

[Steve1989]

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I don't care about the money as much if these "boosters" are worth the money. If they are built like SF was, as a totally different mod, they will fail. Unless they are woven into v-BF2 they I don't think they take off like EA hopes.

On top of all that - what did happen to all the content that didn't make it into BF2? (BF2-TV) Are they going to try to sell that you us now? That would be really cheap.

If these boosters are built like a new mod - why should we pay for mods when most others are free? Unless they put some big upgrade in like a BF2-TV feature (which they won't do in a "booster"), why should we pay for a mod?

Did you ride to short school bus? BF2 HAS BF TV U MORON! UR JUST TOO STUPID TO GO LOOK FOR IT!

[Swoosher]

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Did you ride to short school bus? BF2 HAS BF TV U MORON! UR JUST TOO STUPID TO GO LOOK FOR IT!

No it doesn't. BF2 Recorder (if that's what you are talking about) and BF2 TV are totally different.

For your information, Steve:

"What is Battlefield TV?
The ability to broadcast live games to the internet. This feature will not be in the game when it reaches stores, but may appear in a patch later on."

Taken from the FAQ on TotalBF2. *Steve just got hit!! He needs a medic quick!* lol

[Steve1989]

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No it's doesn't! BF2 Recorder (if that's what you are talking about) and BF2 TV are totally different.

WTF is the difference?!

[Swoosher]

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You're the one that needs to go look.

Merry Christmas, Steve!

[gungho]

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:lol:

[Raslin]

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Heaven forbid EA try to make a profit. What, should they just give everything away? Not a good business model in case you were sleeping during your Econ 101 class.

So many of you guys were complaining about how much SF cost and now EA has come up with an easy solution that provides more content for next to nothing and you still bitch about it.

Do us all a favor and go play something else.

Yes, EA should give everything away.

We put up with bugs, imbalances, etc in the original release, as well as no initial mod tools, etc. They got their money sooner than we had the final product.

If EA wants to try to repair its standing with the community, which is currently crap, they should be giving free content patches, like BF1942 did.

If the expansions dice had released had ever been worth the purchase(Road to rome being the closest, but still not worth paying cash), then maybe less people would be complaining. But almost all of the expansions have been pretty crappy, for all the battlefield series.

They should be improving their core game. Remember Aberdeen? That free map given to bf1942 players? That was an awesome map(at least, it was very fun for its niche), and it really made me enjoy bf1942 more. Battle of britain did that too, though not as much.

If I hadn't been as big a fan of the series already, and was on the edge of whether or not to buy it, playing(or seeing it being played) aberdeen might have tipped me. Even moreso, if I heard that Dice/EA were releasing free content that was actually fun, and being helpful with the community. Thats one of my biggest reasons for buying games. Its why I've played starcraft for so long, because they are still even balancing it, releasing patches to make it even better.

Basically, EA is pulling an Everquest with expansions, and its BS. Someone who buys every one new, will end up paying hundreds of dollars most likely.

[Swoosher]

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Totally agree!^^

[BurnTheWeed]

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A cheap expansion sounds cool, as long as the maps are worthwhile I see no reason not to pick them up. Would make some nice birthday gifts for my friends or something to keep me occupied until the good mods come out.

[Legli]

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All that I think is its either this, or they go the way of making it an MMO pay to play style service. I think thats how it is going to end up eventually for many online games.
Thats not to say I will/wont buy it, I will see how it is for me at the time. Planning on getting Special Forces once I get a PC that makes over an average of 20-25 fps on all lowest settings :P
As for the mod tools, be glad you got them at all. Why should they give you something that could possibly detract from their overall money making? Thats the only way to see it in a business unfortunately, and I know DICE would probably like to make a game and support it and do everything that everyone wants but in the end they dont rule themselves, plus they have to make money and your one time purchase just isnt enough, and thats just how it is.

[Steve1989]

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Yes, EA should give everything away.

We put up with bugs, imbalances, etc in the original release, as well as no initial mod tools, etc. They got their money sooner than we had the final product.

If EA wants to try to repair its standing with the community, which is currently crap, they should be giving free content patches, like BF1942 did.

If the expansions dice had released had ever been worth the purchase(Road to rome being the closest, but still not worth paying cash), then maybe less people would be complaining. But almost all of the expansions have been pretty crappy, for all the battlefield series.

They should be improving their core game. Remember Aberdeen? That free map given to bf1942 players? That was an awesome map(at least, it was very fun for its niche), and it really made me enjoy bf1942 more. Battle of britain did that too, though not as much.

If I hadn't been as big a fan of the series already, and was on the edge of whether or not to buy it, playing(or seeing it being played) aberdeen might have tipped me. Even moreso, if I heard that Dice/EA were releasing free content that was actually fun, and being helpful with the community. Thats one of my biggest reasons for buying games. Its why I've played starcraft for so long, because they are still even balancing it, releasing patches to make it even better.

Basically, EA is pulling an Everquest with expansions, and its BS. Someone who buys every one new, will end up paying hundreds of dollars most likely.

Yes, and you need to understand that Dice needs money in order to do things like create that extra content.

The game was really, Already balanced. Every side may have had their cons/pros (like americans having slightly better long range weapons, but the others having slightly better close range). For the most part, everything is balanced. If there is any issues for some maps it would be that there is (in vanilla BF2) too many base rapers in planes.

Stop complaining, We did get a finished product. The reason we have half these problems is because people take advantage of things that were made to make the game more fun (like the TK system...). For the TK system, do you really want to go back to BF1942 where people kept killing you if you even got close to "their" planes?

You know what? You guys keep calling EA/Dice greedy, but I really think it's you guys wanting the free stuff who's greedy. You guys remind me of lil kids in a store asking their moms for "that toy" because the ones they have aren't "good enough" anymore.

[Swoosher]

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We are not calling EA/Dice greedy - we are just trying to let them know whats going to work and what won't.