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11/01/09
I never played Bad Company but always wanted to try it. I've enjoyed the Battlefield series so I'm sure it's great. Scammers are so annoying. #battlefieldbadcompany2
11/01/09
11/02/09
Say you wanted to get to Gold Cache A. Gold Cache A is within Building B. The Only Entrance to Building B is being guarded by Team C. Team C are not your friends, and will shoot you on sight. What do you do? Why! You burst open a wall with a rocket or demo pack and make a new door into Building B.
Or use a tank. #battlefieldbadcompany2
11/01/09
11/01/09
Are there many fans in the series?
I know I enjoyed the game...
sure not as popular as other BF games or COD 4/MW1/2... #battlefieldbadcompany2
11/01/09
11/01/09
I've heard of it with a few games...
last time I think it was with Killzone 2?
Not sure...
I'm sure it happens quite a bit...probably people just ignore it. #battlefieldbadcompany2
11/01/09
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10/25/09
10/18/09
in the sun for 12 hours,
in the middle of the summer
with the lid half open,
in the Sahara,
you never know what in them but it sure as hell will not have any resemblance to what you wanted in the first place. #infinityward
10/18/09
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10/18/09
You should NEVER side with Activision. I'm pretty sure it causes sterility. #infinityward
10/18/09
Also, the trailer for Battlefield Bad Co 2 looks awesome... #infinityward
10/20/09
10/18/09
Thank you Dice, you may have ignored us last time around but at least you have the sense to see dedicated servers are a must for PC gaming.
10/18/09
Given how other former PC-centric developers like id, Epic and now IW are consolizing their PC versions, this could be a really big opportunity for DICE to regain market share on the PC. #infinityward
10/18/09
Also, I see no indication that id is consolizing Rage, it's actually being built primarily as a PC game with the console versions getting the ports.
But yeah, if Dice play their cards right, they could recapture a big share of the PC FPS market. #infinityward
10/18/09
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10/18/09
Perhaps the commander/squad leader omissions were simply design choices and not because the games were on consoles, but the limited number of controller buttons and consoles audience being younger skewed that PCs are my guesses as to why these were cut.
As for Rage, Carmack stated in his Quakecon keynote this year that it is being designed with consoles being the lead platform and the PC getting the same design. #infinityward
10/18/09
I played Counterstrike starting with beta 1 back in the day. I played Q3, TFC, ET, and a slew of other FPS's. Again and again the common theme was that the communities are centered around servers. You meet friends/competitors on servers and you consistently play on 2-3 servers with a relatively small group of people.
The console gamer side of me accepts matchmaking as it is casual and simple. The PC-gamer side of me wants comprehensive server lists that state maps, what mods it is running, and server size. #infinityward
10/18/09
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10/18/09
It feels silly that I was considering moving away from BF games in favor of MW2.. as BF:BC2 looks better and better lately.
Still looking forward to a Battlefield 3 though, with hopefully no regenerative health. #infinityward
10/18/09
yea IW and activision are just self owning themselves, now is the time for other devs to sound off against this or even take shots at them. If this builds enough momentum many companies will be adding the "still has dedicated servers unlike that other game" into their marketing #infinityward
10/18/09
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10/18/09
Also... [www.petitiononline.com]
23878 Total Signatures
But well, I dont think IW will care anyways.. #infinityward
10/18/09
This generation has seen too many publishers taking the "YOU WILL ACCEPT WHAT WE GIVE YOU AND LIKE IT, KNAVES!" route of telling their consumers what they're supposed to like, and Activision is leading the vanguard of that charge toward the Cliffs of Mediocrity. Hopefully they just keep on marching until they walk right off the edge, and they take Kotick with them. #infinityward
10/18/09
If Activision were to "GIVE" me anything, I'd accept it and, probably, like it. As it is they sell stuff, so if I don't like it, I'm not gonna buy it. It's not REALLY a big deal. #infinityward
10/18/09
10/18/09
A game got insanely popular, they can make the second one a piece of turd and it will still sell. Just don't expect to sell anymore after that. :/
Dedicated servers are a huge bonus on the PC. Taking them out just ... reeks of dumbing down the game to console levels.
Yes I am a staunch M/KB PC gamer. I own a PS3 now so I have a bit more knowledge to the capabilities of next-gen systems. Their great for a lot of stuff. Custom content is nowhere near PC levels though.
Really Activision... At least make it optional :/
ESPECIALLY if you expect me to pay more than 50 dollars for a PC game. #infinityward
10/18/09
I wouldnt call dedicated servers a bonus, I'd say its more or less expected to be there and when it isn't, the game can expect to fail on the PC #infinityward
10/18/09
We might have less games being published, but I'm pretty sure the ones that would be, would be great. #infinityward
10/18/09
10/18/09
I'm of the opinion that it would just stop people in it for the cash, and not the people in it for the games. #infinityward
10/18/09
So, given this, you'll have to forgive me for not buying into the whole "DICE totally cares about PC gamers" attitude as portrayed so astutely by a post on twitter.
10/18/09
10/18/09
They didn't ditch their PC audience, they did ONE console-specific release while they worked on BF:Heroes and supported BF2 and BF2142 - I'd hardly consider that "ditching their PC audiencce", all of their post-BF:BC releases have had PC counterparts and BF:BC2 is getting a PC release.
Your bitterness is unfounded, they do care about their PC audience, otherwise they WOULDN'T be doing anything on PC right now. #infinityward
10/18/09
1. frequent patches w/ new content for bf2 and 2142, with the most recent patch making formerly retail booster packs FREE. i'd say that's a LOT more support than most pc games are getting today.
2. releasing a whole new free to play battlefield game for the pc only. of course, you either like it or you hate it, but it's something either way.
3. the frostbite engine is a serious piece of tech, and tho i havn't played bc1, most ppl who've i've talked to who played it on 360, even tho they are usually pc battlefield players, say it was good as a proof of concept, so lacking in some areas, but they are super psyched to get bc2 for pc, which looks like a super polished and improved bc1. and iirc, dice is having trouble getting 64 player servers while preserving the whole frostbite experience, which looks fucking awesome. i'd rather wait for that than only get 32 players max right now, with both 1943 and bc2.
4. battlefield 3 is in the works.
just be patient.
10/18/09
10/18/09
So PC gamers have not seen a new Battlefield game in 3 years, while multiple new Battlefield games have been released on console. To be honest if future Battlefield PC games are going to be as buggy and broken as BF2/BF2042, it is probably a good thing there has not been a new PC Battlefield game. #infinityward
10/18/09
BF:Heroes came out this year.
PC Gamers HAVE on the other hand seen the best versions of Mirrors Edge and they'll get the best version of BF1943 along with the best version of Bad Company 2... So the argument that "DICE HAS ABANDONED PC GAMERS! OHNOEZ!!111" is moot. #infinityward
10/18/09
10/18/09
But yeah, who cares about Bad Company or 1943? Where's my Battlefield 3 ]:<
Atleast they said they're making it.
10/18/09
Bad Company was an experiment to see how the console market would react to a BF game with A) a campaign and B) a more arcadey BF experience.
Bad Company 2 and 1943 are both getting PC releases. #infinityward
10/18/09
10/19/09
As many have said, "slow" is a much more accurate description than "they don't care".
I suppose the overly harsh nature of my original comment was mainly to draw a contrast between the twitter comment (portraying them as highly committed to the PC audience) and the console focus they've had with recent titles BC and 1943. At the very least, it seemed somewhat ironic to me. #infinityward
10/18/09
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[www.infinityward.justgotowned.com]
10/18/09
10/18/09
Thanks for that, but yeah i really should've checked it before posting. #infinityward
10/18/09