Why do you play BF2124?

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I'm just wondering. Maybe you all can open my eyes.

When I played the beta, I wasn't impressed at all. Basically, to me, it's BF2 + future. That's it. It feels like the same interface, same weapons, and same classes only in a different time period. This may be good to you, but to me it's really halfassed.

You may know that I was a big BF2er and played a lot with the guys here a HL2. We, together, made two movies, which are available here (shameless plug), with one... that went missing. BF2 was great (before all of the patches, but whatever) and loads of fun. It still is quite fun. The diversity of it all was a masterpiece. I was a big player in the beta (best times, imo) and was a big player outside of beta when it was released.

BF2142 seems dull. The graphics seemed to worsen from BF2, and I don't know how that could have happened. Maybe I'm biased from the start because I normally don't "dig" futuristic kind of games. But, to me, this is utter crap.

But why do you like it? I'm interested.
 
lol@seriousthread

The only thing I like about the game are the mechs, they just look cool walking around. :|

Can't be assed to play the demo, as I'll just get disconnected from the master server 20 minutes into the game anyways.
 
BF2124 is stupidly repetitive when comparing with BF2. BF2142 is only a copy of BF2 with different skins and textures. I don't understand why critics like IGN and Gamespot have given it such a high score.
 
Battlefield 2 is just a clone of 1942, and capturing flags is so repetitive. Nice comparison. Stupidly repetitive? it's the same game mode. Titan is an exception but even that relies on conquest type game play for half the match.
 
New weapons, new models, new maps, new style and a new gameplay mode. Ok, so it dosen't have a fancy new engine.

Now I know its currently fashionable to call 2142 a "mod", but whats wrong with that? If it were actually a free mod, everyone would be running around saying what an amazing mod it is. But suddenly because we have to pay for it, its not a good game? Well, thats for each to decide, but I tell you this, get a few mates on TS, get in a decent server, and it can be some of the most fun you can have.

Those of you who think this is a rip off, and who like natural selection (HL Mod). Will you be buying NS2?
 
It plays better than BF2, better hit detection imo and it is alot less hungry on your PC. It's just a better game. In BF2 you think because it's set in modern enviroments the gameplay would be realistic - where as 2142 it's more arcade and empty rounds into people, good fun.

The unlocks rock, actually worth playing for, instead of BF2 where you just get a crappy new gun.
 
Link said:
New weapons, new models, new maps, new style and a new gameplay mode. Ok, so it dosen't have a fancy new engine.

Now I know its currently fashionable to call 2142 a "mod", but whats wrong with that? If it were actually a free mod, everyone would be running around saying what an amazing mod it is. But suddenly because we have to pay for it, its not a good game? Well, thats for each to decide, but I tell you this, get a few mates on TS, get in a decent server, and it can be some of the most fun you can have.

Those of you who think this is a rip off, and who like natural selection (HL Mod). Will you be buying NS2?
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NS2's going to be on a new engine(Source or one crafted by them.)... and be completely revamped... So yes. :p
Also I'm sure NS2 will be sold for a reasonable price, unlike 2142($50 for a mod? no thanks.)
 
Yes, but its essentially a mod for HL2.
 
Because it's fun and more balanced than BF2. I thought the futuristic setting would ruin it, but turns out I was wrong. ;)
 
Link said:
Yes, but its essentially a mod for HL2.
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No Natural-Selection 2 is a brand new game. Just because it uses the same engine doesn't make it a mod. It's completely different from HL2, which is a big leap to say 2142 is completely different from BF2. I fail to see you're comparison.
 
BF2142 - More balanced, better unlocks (but doesn't make the game unfair)
BF2 - Extremely hard to take down jets if you're infantry, some unlocks made the game feel unfair

I like BF2142 a lot better than I did BF2, however I would like more diverse vehicles. Makes me drooling thinking about all the different mechs they could make :D
 
CyberPitz said:
No Natural-Selection 2 is a brand new game. Just because it uses the same engine doesn't make it a mod. It's completely different from HL2, which is a big leap to say 2142 is completely different from BF2. I fail to see you're comparison.
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Apart from the engine, and the fact that conquest is still present, how is it similar to bf2?

How can you argue that BF2142 is a "mod" for bf2 if NS2 isn't a mod for HL2? They are both 95% different from the engines starting game, apart from the engine they use.
 
Link said:
Apart from the engine, and the fact that conquest is still present, how is it similar to bf2?

How can you argue that BF2142 is a "mod" for bf2 if NS2 isn't a mod for HL2? They are both 95% different from the engines starting game, apart from the engine they use.
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Gameplay, same crappy problems... It's BF2, you KNOW it is.
 
I don't deny it feels like bf2, but thats because of the engine.

Ok, lets try another tack. What would you have wanted to see, apart from a new engine (And related bug fixes) to make you say it was a unique and worthwhile game?
 
Make it so it isn't all child friendly like they made BF2, I LIKE having to learn how to fly something and get good at it, I like that skill can be used in something, instead of "Oh I can't do it, make it easy for me" as EA seem to do with their games.

They could make the Mechs in 2142 more exciting, Goliath stomping robots that stomp onto the battlefield and tear up infantry.

Make the battle more... war-like, Soldiers jumping out of dropships onto a hellish looking battlefield, just make it something more exciting, I don't know anymore. Dice are supposed to make the games, I just want to play them and not feel like I'm taking part in a consumer survey all the time.
 
Shodan said:
Dice are supposed to make the games, I just want to play them and not feel like I'm taking part in a consumer survey all the time.
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I love this quote <3
 
Link said:
How can you argue that BF2142 is a "mod" for bf2 if NS2 isn't a mod for HL2? They are both 95% different from the engines starting game, apart from the engine they use.
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Umm... BF2142 uses lots of the same texture and gameplay that BF2 has
 
O RLY???

No seriously, though, show me an example.
 
Wow I didn't know the game play would be the same holy crap got series? It's an squad fps what more do you want?

It's not like they reused the old BF2 models or anything.
 
<Insert obligatory Quake Wars post>
 
This isn't actually that bad, and that's coming from a rabid anti EA gamer. Not good enough to buy, but I'll dl it.
 
No, it isn't hard to get working keys...

Plus I get connection issues (along with thousands of other people) that they have yet to fix, and I need to see if it works in retail before I would even consider buying it.
 
I just played the demo for a good 2 hours, and wasn't dropped once.

Mostly flew around a dropship, and taxied people to places.

God, I hate the aircraft in this game... in fact I hate all of the vehicles.
They feel so... stupid.
 
bah, i won't let the rampant negativity in this thread keep me down.

I like 2142 because of the gameplay. I like how they reintroduced the 1 shot kill to a tank's rear. I like the strategy surrounding how to make an enemy vehicle waste it's shields while i make the most of mine. I like how EMPs factor into the equation. I like how i can see if my friends are online and join their game. I like how aircraft are no longer the cheap score whore vehicles of the previous games. I like the player customization. I like the teamwork dynamic between a mech pilot and the copilot. I like how there are no ridiculously unbalanced weapons aside from the AA engy unlock being crappy (which isn't that big a deal considering how common aa sites are)

and lastly i love how despite the fact that commanders have been effectively neutered, I'm seeing more teamwork now than ever before. Even without a word spoken between them, you'll see people naturally defending their titan while others attack the other one, while still others continue the ground war to make sure that the silos keep pounding on the enemy titan.

And lastly, the fact that people are into the game enough where they will make a mad dash off an exploding titan just for the fun of it, even though they don't get anything out of it.

that is why i like this game
 
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