Battlefield 2142 Press Release and Screens

[Swoosher]

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Doesn't look like anything the modders couldn't do... ...not impressed at all.

[Jack Rabbit]

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Does the turrets spin 360° on the APC for passengers?


And the floating vehicle in the picture is it remote control?

Good observation, I wondered the same thing too about the turrets.

360 degree rotating turrets will actually be usefull, unlike the crappy apc gun ports in BF2.

And for the vehicle, It could be remote control cause they had remote control vehicles in galactic conquest for bf1942.

[charlie_six]

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I hope they bring in transformable vehicles/mechs. That'd rock. I'd like a vehicle that can be a helicopter/jet fighter/and ground vehicle all in one. But since it'd be a "multiclass" vehicle, it would be inferior to pure-class vehicles in order to maintain balance.

Ideally, the ground vehicle mode would actually be a small humanoid mech of some sort.

[imported_Sharp]

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This is the first BF Game to not have the US in it...yet another reason for me not to buy it. No offense, but I much perfer to fight for my own country than two that don't exist. (Yes, I know the EU exists, but it's not really a country. )

The PC Gamer article has way more detail than the press release:

Two factions: the American-European Alliance, made up of the American continents and most of Europe, face off against the Pan Asian Coalition, a combination of Russia, the Middle East, and India. Fighting takes place mostly in northern Africa, one of the biggest chunks of habitable land available. The Far East countries are sitting out of the conflict....for now. (Smell that? That's an add-on in the making).

So it's the same armies as BF2 plus India. Korea and Japan will be in the booster pack lol.

[fuzzy901]

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I hope they bring in transformable vehicles/mechs. That'd rock. I'd like a vehicle that can be a helicopter/jet fighter/and ground vehicle all in one. But since it'd be a "multiclass" vehicle, it would be inferior to pure-class vehicles in order to maintain balance.

Ideally, the ground vehicle mode would actually be a small humanoid mech of some sort.

Yeah, and while they're at it they can call it Battlefield Gundam Wing and make the manual completely Japanese.

[I-Kodiak-I]

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looks very sweet

[Crimson87]

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Well now....

Interesting Game reminds me of C&C: Tiberian Sun. It was fun but hyped up to much for it time. At least it had a new engine.

EA is making a mod for the BF2 engine. Looks fun but our own community could do that. They just need initiative. So, EA is busting up the mod community. yeah..... NO. That makes me not want to buy it.

Hmm..... I can say that they haven't given design thought enough time becuase games like this need a lot of brain storming to come up with new tactics. Also they are doing everything they have done in BF2. One shot hand held EMPs against mechs and remote controlled drones just won't cut it alone as new features. Sorry.

For those of you who like mechs, there is a whole series devoted to them and I'd bet your comps could probably run them with what you've had to do to get it to run BF2 already.

Part of me likes the concept and kinda wants the game. But it's too damn early, they are killing the mod community, Shortening BF2's lifetime, not with a new engine, not very ingenius about it, diverting resources which belong to fixing previous games, and just plain old trying to make a quick buck.

I second the notion that a mod group make this game in BF2 engine. And makeit as close to BF 2142 as possible. I would gladly play your game instead of EA's and sing your praises; while punishing EA with my non-dollars for all of the above that they have done to us. DO IT JUST TO SPITE THOSE PLAQUEBASTARDS!

[Boomstick68]

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No thanks, there is only ONE Halo.

[Raslin]

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Come on EA. Don't bring us half-assed products in your hunger for money. Work on an improved Refractor engine, while coming out with some free content for bf2. Thats the way to show the community that you care about us. We got a lot of free content for 1942, and while battlefield vietnam was crap(and 2142 really reminds me of vietnam), we got a decent sequel with BF2.

[imported_H4wk]

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exactly. I hope this isn't like BFV was for BF42

Btw, i don't even have these booster packs. Waste of money IMO
Plain BF2 is good enough for me, with of course the mods that will be coming out.

edit: its confirmed - bf2142 is running on bf2's engine completely with just a few licky updates...

[Coralon]

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A mod group cant do this... period, there is no multiple bipedal skeleton support in BF2. You cant make more than one soldier skeleton and have a skin for it and play it in the same map, only way to do mechs is with rotational bundles which means you can only have totally flat landscapes or you get tilting which just looks dodgy, plus there is the old AT walk animation that some may remember from Galactic Conquest.

As for no US side, yes is all I can say, as a non US resident (yes there is a whole world out there that aint American) I think its about time every game stopped having US as a side to pander to the wants of the US public (flame if you like, its true).

If DICE want to make a new game with a slightly different team on a slightly revamped engine they why shouldnt they ? Stop whining like kids told they cant have candy. No one said you have to buy it, or even follow the updates.

[Steelz]

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People read this: IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THEN DON'T BUY IT

IF YOU DON'T WANT BATTLEFIELD 2142, THEN JUST KEEP PLAYING BATTLEFIELD 2, YOU WILL NOT BE ARRESTED. YOU WILL NOT BE THROWN IN JAIL.

You sure about that? Remember...it's an EA game...

[imported_Acidrain]

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This is bullhs!t with EA will give no more support for bf2 and just make this game, this is why we got a peace of **** game uncompleted all because they were working on something else, diverting resources iam sure. While no support to the Mod community, well we know why!

You dont like my answer to this, then dont read it! FRAK YOU EA!

T

[Orbit_Lord001]

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that looks and sound really lame!!!
I would never buy it!!!:laugh:

[Chngster]

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I loved the MechWarrior concept, and series from waaaaay back. Think it was FASA who first started it in late 80s (and then Activision took it on board as a fully fledged sim in the latter 90s? Correct me if I'm wrong). For anyone whose seen the new BF2142 trailer, don't you think they look just like a bunch of walking TV sets? Geez, EA could have made the Mechs a little sexier. Quite disappointed I didn't see a Timberwolf type lurking around. And to make it worse, the obscure mod team that announced it would create a Mech based mod a year ago disappeared into the wilderness....

BRING ON A MECHWARRIOR GAME WORTH PLAYING AGAIN.

The armor, the heat sinks, the laser weapons, the jump packs, & the 3 Clans fighting over distant worlds. Ah good times. If only we could do it all over again in the Internet multiplayer Age.