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Battlefield 4 |OT| Prepare to Leave Beta... Nevermind
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No, I don't think there's any pigeon-holing their map design. Its all over the place, because they obviously want maps that play differently.
I think all the classes sound great now. I always liked Assault, Engineer has its obvious capabilities and draws, Support sounds great now and even Recon could be fun, now they've got the ability to have carbines as well.
It should go a ways in giving people incentive to switch around more and not be afraid to change classes when its called for.
I think you can only place them on the ground and I don't believe the radius is all the big so I doubt it'll be much use for helis.That's a cool device, so no more stinger rockets raining on my chopper
Only for a while though
Perfection.
Accurate.
The Faceless Master
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#2 always name drops #1
VFX_Veteran
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I'm so ready for this game...
The Faceless Master
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Well, they can't just let you fly a flag to an area that's out of bounds for ground troops...
jacksepticeye
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That new commercial is really good. DICE usually make some pretty great trailers for BF games
I know the SP will be total shit like BF3s was but you can't deny how good the visuals are in the campaign. It's the only reason I play it
I know the SP will be total shit like BF3s was but you can't deny how good the visuals are in the campaign. It's the only reason I play it
BigTnaples
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Damn. Dice telling it like it is.
Great trailer.
The Faceless Master
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Oh boy
Really loved that LevelCap video - the JackFrags video was great too, but I just loved the LC one more.
I just love the look of that level in general actually, especially the rooftop layout and pathways. A real shame that I won't be playing it anytime soon, and if I did, I'd rather it be on next-gen than current-gen consoles. The 360 beta showed potential, but watching both those videos and knowing that it won't look as that on console, I don't know man. Again, current-gen I might be able to deal with since the game play and weapon selection is so damn good, but even for that I won't be playing soon.
I just love the look of that level in general actually, especially the rooftop layout and pathways. A real shame that I won't be playing it anytime soon, and if I did, I'd rather it be on next-gen than current-gen consoles. The 360 beta showed potential, but watching both those videos and knowing that it won't look as that on console, I don't know man. Again, current-gen I might be able to deal with since the game play and weapon selection is so damn good, but even for that I won't be playing soon.
Battlelog is still in. And i love it.
Doesn't make it any less annoying. I could be mistaken, but I also think the safezones in other gametypes are just as restrictive.
Yes, you will still use battlelog on the PC.
Personally I liked the battlelog in BF3, so unless they changed it drastically, im fine with it.
Orochinagis
Member
I believe it's this:
At least it operational until its timer ran out unlike the COD version which only last 2 explosions.
Raven77
Member
I agree completely. And actually, you hit the nail on the head as to why their modern maps are not as good of Battlefield maps as their legacy maps.
When you try to design a map that can accommodate 8-64 people, and work on 8 different game modes (all of which play pretty differently), it is extremely difficult to pull off. I think some of the BF3 maps were decent, at best. Generally DICE is trying to do too much in each map. Mechanics use many tools for a reason, DICE is trying to use 1 map to do 20 things and it just isn't working.
I know Battlelog isn't getting much love but I think it's damn amazing. I don't have to start the game, can just browse around for a server, quickly check if anyone's playing on my favourite servers and I can keep browsing whatever I want right up to the point where the game loads. I don't even have to open Origin, open the game - Just a bookmark and join a server, then it does everything for me.
Can't find a single negative about Battlelog.
Can't find a single negative about Battlelog.
Why do people say this? Now I'm incredibly anxious.
You're missing the larger issue here. On an internet filled with image macros of varying relevance to the topic being discussed, this is perhaps the most on-point image I've ever encountered.
Seriously, look at the bird's neck and tell me that the next generation isn't upon us.
Anton Sugar
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I love the underwater passages once it's flooded. Looks like a classic.
Except maybe in the DLC, bf3 was really only about choke point, and flag cluster even on "big maps".
Caspian ? flag cluster in the middle, the only reason jeeps exist is not to go from flag to flag, but to leave the main base.
Kharg straight line ( except 1 flag yay ! ).
Storm ? straight line ( again maybe except for 1 flag ).
What did they do to Karkand ? remove 2 flag where they decided there wasn't enough action, and added one right in the middle of 3 other flags.
Even Gulf of Oman got one of it's flags moved so it would be very close to another flag, so they could get more close quarter infantry action in the city.
The fact that they want to cater to infantry perpetual action packed crowd on the 'big maps' would be one thing if there was many of them, but they actually do it while seven map out of 10 are already 100% made for them, and I'm speaking of conquest there, they also have other game mods like squad deathmatch or rush also completly made to cater to them.
jim2point0
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I was skeptical when it was first introduced into the BF3 beta... but ever since then, I've loved it. Seems like there are some nice improvements for BF4 now too.
Nvidia just released the 331.58 drivers the other day, which are the official launch drivers for BF4, so I recommend getting those. Includes updated SLI profile for BF4.
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-331-58-whql-drivers-released
The Faceless Master
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Nope. The air vehicle play area is much bigger in Rush and Conquest, it's only that size for CTF.
I actually like battlelog. in game or not, at least it works and has substance. stats, server browser, forums, friends lists etc.
The Faceless Master
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Still so torn on whether or not to get this on PS4. Already getting on PC but I kinda want to double dip and play SP on ps4...
Anyone buying the PS3 version and not a PS4 wanna give me their next gen upgrade code?
I'll probably wait for reviews to see if SP is any good..
you still need the disk
Razgriz-Specter
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Still so torn on whether or not to get this on PS4. Already getting on PC but I kinda want to double dip and play SP on ps4...
Anyone buying the PS3 version and not a PS4 wanna give me their next gen upgrade code?
I'll probably wait for reviews to see if SP is any good..
Don't even get an ounce of hope, 3 missions I have seen seem very similar to 3's.
Im a huge SP guy(I don't even start COD's MP till I finish the story)
I don't think I will even touch 4's campaign.
Raven77
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I agree that Battlelog, minus the server browser (which is terrible and not needed), would work just fine.
-tetsuo-
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Battlelog works better than any of the in game browsers battlefield ever had.
Here's a mirror for those map previews that were nuked from youtube: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=31a_1382722288
All current-gen, Conquest Small footage except for Flood Zone, which is from that everyeye video, and Zavod 311, which is the TDM version of the map.
They all look pretty promising to me, with the exception of Operation Locker which I'm not really sold on. Reserving judgement til I get to play it of course, but it just makes me think of the shitfest that was Damavand CQ. :x
All current-gen, Conquest Small footage except for Flood Zone, which is from that everyeye video, and Zavod 311, which is the TDM version of the map.
They all look pretty promising to me, with the exception of Operation Locker which I'm not really sold on. Reserving judgement til I get to play it of course, but it just makes me think of the shitfest that was Damavand CQ. :x
It's a huge step up from regular in-game server browsers ... God, the hassle of starting the game, waiting for it to load, go to the server browser and wait for the list to update and populate and then you could join. Oh it's full, keep hitting refresh.
Much longer? As opposed to launch the game, watch a bunch of company logos, go through a main menu, scroll the server list and then wait for the game to load? C'mon man, just think about it for a second.
With Battlelog you can bookmark your favorite server page and join a game within a matter of seconds. And while you wait you can search the web, chat with friends, invite someone, watch kittens on Youtube or whatever. It's SO much more comfortable.
And I don't know if you know this, but on console you can use your tablet or smartphone to scroll through the server list on Battlelog and boot a new game without even pressing start once on your game controller.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Any word on a preload on Origin?
Kane Zakharov
Banned
Sorry if I missed this earlier. But have they done any changes to the jets at all? It's really annoying seeing people on jets stomp an entire team even when being spammed by IGLA/Stingers in BF3.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Nerf them until they're useless?
Seriously, it doesn't take much to get one other person to use an IGLA/Stinger. Or you could, you know, learn to jet better?
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