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PGGB
07/14/09

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I've got to speak up a bit about this and many other stories popping up on Kotaku. I love Kotaku and the many varied voices of it's writers, but why, in a story about Battlefield Heroes, is there no external link to it's site?

This has been happening more and more lately and it would be nice if I didn't feel like all the links were just traps. They look like external links to the Battlefield website, or even a download page, but they're all internal links. Is this by design or just a fluke because it kind of sucks.
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Necrotoxin
07/14/09

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They need to lower their prices. Should cost no more than $10 to get one character fully customized.
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rorkimaru
07/14/09

@Necrotoxin: They are giving you a free game
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Doeseph
07/14/09

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The game is pretty fun actually, although there are almost no interesting aesthetic choices to choose from without forking over some cash.

But hey, they gotta make some money.
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Pessimippopotamus
07/14/09

@Doeseph: If the items didn't expire, I'd be still playing it.
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Xucuroz
07/14/09

@Pessimipposaurus: Pretty sure they've added permanent items now. Though, i still don't see the point in buying anything.
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FatherFingers
07/14/09

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The more I play this game the more I love it. A fairly smooth experience and all for a price of $0. My only complaint with the game is what they are promoting. Sometimes it gets hard as hell when a pirate runs up to you and stabs you. With no "uniform" for the teams it gets a little hectic in there. But I guess thats why I keep coming back.
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Sabreblade
07/14/09

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This game looks really, really good and i've had it in my favourites for quite a while now, but i can never find the time to play it >:(

judging by the amount of people on i'll have to find some time soon and give it a go though, even though i've never played a battlefield game before =/

Very good news that it reached 1,000,000 users though! =D
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Nahir
07/14/09

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I still have to try this game out. Is it worth taking a break from TF2 for? Or am I better off staying in my current cartoon world at this point?
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Fadakar
07/14/09

@Nahir: If TF2 is what you're playing before this, don't bother. It's a complete waste of time.
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Protector one
07/14/09

@Nahir: It's quite a different game. Not necessarily bad, but different. I myself like it more than TF2, but that's just personal preference. I suggest you simply try it out! It's free! :)
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lolgreg
07/14/09

@Nahir: TF2 is definitely a MUCH better game, but BFH is still worth a try. At least to crash your planes into enemies.
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Shabs
07/14/09

@Nahir: It's not really the same type of game. It's slower-paced, and more lighthearted and casual.

TF2 is defiinitely the better and deeper game, but BFH is more relaxing and worth a try. There's room in your world for both.
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Yossarian
07/14/09

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I may be the only person in this world that feels this way, but I actually prefer playing the Battlefield games on the XBox instead of the PC.

I tried this out, and despite the huge similarities, I'm enjoying BF:1943 a whole lot more.
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KesMonkey
07/14/09

@Yossarian: I absolutely love BF Bad Company. For me, the PC games feel 'light' and arcadey by comparison. What I mean is, turning is far too quick, your character doesn't feel weighed down by all of that heavy equipment he's carrying.

There's a massive tendency for players to 'bunny hop' when they come under fire that just ruins the immersion for me. Not that this doesn't happen in BC, but it's far less frequent, and I suspect that most of the players are, like myself, ex-pc players.

Additionally, I prefer using the gamepad (360) to the mouse and keyboard. I like that pulling the trigger feels like... pulling a trigger, and the rumble feedback just adds to it all aswell.
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Yossarian
07/14/09

@KesMonkey: Hear, Hear, on using the gamepad controls.

It is considered blasphemous to many around here, but the gamepad actually works really well for shooters. I really prefer everyone being on the same playing field as far as mobility and speed to turn goes.

One of my bigger grips with BH:Heroes was that the mouse look just seemed to go way too fast. I really prefer the feeling in Bad Company and 1943. It just feels much more deliberate and under control. In heroes my viewpoint was flying all over the place because of the mouse.
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Clarke
07/14/09

@KesMonkey: Yeah it's totally like pulling a trigger...if guns were light. And had no recoil. And were made of plastic...
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KesMonkey
07/14/09

@Clarke: I take your point, but it's a lot closer than clicking LMB. I have fired an assault rifle and a light machine gun btw (military service many years ago), and I do find the gamepad provides me with a somewhat similar feeling to pulling a real trigger.
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M*A*S*H: not balanced for lean.
07/14/09

@KesMonkey: So having had military experience: do you turn as slowly in real life as you do with a gamepad?
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KesMonkey
07/14/09

@M*A*S*H: Generally, yes. When you're weighed down with anywhere between thirty and eighty pounds of equipment, any attempt to rotate as quickly as in a (PC) first person shooter would probably cause you to lose balance and fall over, if not do your back a serious injury. (It also depends on just how sensitive you have your analogue stick set, of course).
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