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[wowbaggerBR]

I still doubt this, but I'm all for it. Bring the WWI to FPS games, DICE.

As I said earlier, PSVR + the hell of western front is a winning formula.

And please, no alternative history so you can push mechs, "diesel punk", and crap like that.

 

[Palculator]

Nice

Cant wait to see what they are cooking up.

My main concern is the "alternate history" part. If it's going to be them making some guns or vehicles available that shouldn't be, or taking liberties with how gas attacks and such worked, or even messed around with when which battles occurred then fine. If it's going to be like Franz Ferdinand actually survived his assassination because as Gavrilo Princip aimed at him, Ferdinand shot him with lasers from his nostrils because he was actually a cyborg, also his wife was a cloned bear and suddenly Russia declares war on inflatable churches then count me out.

 

[Calvero]

no thanks

 

[DeepEnigma]

My main concern is the "alternate history" part. If it's going to be them making some guns or vehicles available that shouldn't be, or taking liberties with how gas attacks and such worked, or even messed around with when which battles occurred then fine. If it's going to be like Franz Ferdinand actually survived his assassination because as Gavrilo Princip aimed at him, Ferdinand shot him with lasers from his nostrils because he was actually a cyborg, also his wife was a cloned bear and suddenly Russia declares war on inflatable churches then count me out.

The latter actually sounds trippy as all hell, lol.

 

[Palculator]

The latter actually sounds trippy as all hell, lol.

It was all in retaliation to France setting up a department to count the moon.

 

[Triscuitable]

I wouldn't mind a steampunk WW1 setting; that could prove very interesting, as steampunk is kind of an untouched setting as far as triple-A development goes. With a studio that has art direction as strong as DICE, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing them approach the Battlefield series with those intentions. It could prove interesting!

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

I wouldn't mind a steampunk WW1 setting; that could prove very interesting, as steampunk is kind of an untouched setting as far as triple-A development goes. With a studio that has art direction as strong as DICE, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing them approach the Battlefield series with those intentions. It could prove interesting!

I would rather WWI actually get a serious treatment in the genre before they resorted to fantasy tech to spruce it up.

 

[-ImaginaryInsider]

I would rather WWI actually get a serious treatment in the genre before they resorted to fantasy tech to spruce it up.

Agreed, although if the alternate history angle is being used as a way for them to justify using things like the Tsar Tank as a useable vehicle, I'd be OK with that.

 

[Atilac]

I would rather WWI actually get a serious treatment in the genre before they resorted to fantasy tech to spruce it up.

Ever play verdun?

 

[Strife91]

Maybe it's just like BC2 and only the opening level takes place in the past.

 

[Evolved1]

I would rather WWI actually get a serious treatment in the genre before they resorted to fantasy tech to spruce it up.

Can BF even do serious treatment? Idk, might be gross. In the wrong ways. Nothing like a My Little Pony emblem in the kill cam whilst being tea-bagged to reinforce the somber realities of war. More I think about this, I'm inclined to agree that twisting the setting might be the better approach.

Just no lock-ons!

 

[bud23]

They would alienate a big part of their dudebro audience with that move

I dont see it happening

 

[Walpurgis]

3+plus the op btw. I'm gonna start with the strongest. Sounds odd, right? Random redditor may be the most conclusive evidence we have to WW1 battlefield? Well, life is stranger than fiction, or so they say.



So, who is Mouse Caulk? A younger man from Vancouver, BC. From his reddit history he doesn't appear to be an enthusiast, or play many games at all, mainly sticking with Battlefield... and NHL. He hasn't appeared to leak anything in the past, and didn't gain anything from this leak. In fact, this leak was done 8 days ago, 6 days before this retail listing. The kicker? He doesn't say his friend works at Dice, no, but at EA. Any idea where the NHL games are made? Vancouver, BC, at EA Vancouver. A stretch maybe, but idk. This is all weird.

John Harker next. Pretty straight forward. Heard the rumor months ago, and has been teasing since.





I didn't go through his posts entirely. Funny enough, I remember reading this one and it throwing off warning bells back when it happened. This was almost 3 months ago in early December.


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Last is another poster implying about the rumor, posted before John too. Small one.

Good post.

 

[Walpurgis]

Can BF even do serious treatment? Idk, might be gross. In the wrong ways. Nothing like a My Little Pony emblem in the kill cam whilst being tea-bagged to reinforce the somber realities of war. More I think about this, I'm inclined to agree that twisting the setting might be the better approach.

Just no lock-ons!

If they don't despawn corpses and let them ragdoll while dismembered for the rest of the match then they might be able to pull it off.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Man oh man im getting more excited.

So when can expect the reveal, GDC time again?

 

[Nirolak]

Based on some tips from people who wanted to stay anonymous, this is sounding pretty accurate, though the below would fit with some discrepancies:

People seemed to like Wolfentenins alternative take on history

I don't have anything else useful to add.

 

[OdysseusVA]

thereitis.gif

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

Can't wait to use my jetpack in WW1.

 

[Off-Kilter]

Down for anything that isn't modern/future.

Anything.

 

[UnlovedJew]

How would the fast paced gameplay and vehicle warfare work in trenches?

Unless it's alternative history in which case sign me the fuck up.

 

[UnforgivenTwin]

How would the fast paced gameplay and vehicle warfare work in trenches?

Unless it's alternative history in which case sign me the fuck up.

It's possible that the gameplay would be slowed down. Not too bad of a thing in my opinion. I personally would enjoy a slower paced Battlefield game. But I'm not too sure that would fly with the majority of people.

 

[Palculator]

Fuck this, then.

 

[marrec]

Hey, Battlefield 5 might actually be worth picking up now, as long as they don't go too crazy with the alt history.

 

[Falchion]

I can't believe this has traction. Could be really cool, it's definitely an underutilized time period.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Fuck this, then.

why?

 

[Palculator]

why?

If it's alternate history to the degree Wolfenstein was, I'm out. Hopefully, that degree of "alternate" was the discrepency, but as others have pointed out, I'd rather have proper WW1 first before people try to mix it up.

 

[DaciaJC]

If it's alternate history to the degree Wolfenstein was, I'm out. Hopefully, that degree of "alternate" was the discrepency, but as others have pointed out, I'd rather have proper WW1 first before people try to mix it up.

Agreed entirely.

 

[marrec]

If it's alternate history to the degree Wolfenstein was, I'm out. Hopefully, that degree of "alternate" was the discrepency, but as others have pointed out, I'd rather have proper WW1 first before people try to mix it up.

I agree completely, hopefully there is a proper WWI game inside whatever Alt History mumbo jumbo they're stuffing in there.

 

[SomeRandomWeirdGuy]

Yeah if it's not proper WWI then I'm probably out. WWI plus steampunk might as well not be WWI

 

[Mahonay]

Fuck this, then.

If it's alternate history to the degree Wolfenstein was, I'm out. Hopefully, that degree of "alternate" was the discrepency, but as others have pointed out, I'd rather have proper WW1 first before people try to mix it up.

You've literally seen nothing of the game yet, or have heard anything, other than it might be set in WWI.

I think it may be a little early to just write this game off. How about we wait until we actually know what this is.

 

[NH Apache]

I, too, agree. This could be a great opportunity to showcase parts of WW1 that aren't popularized. Show real stories (in story mode) and large scale battles in a grimy environment.

I hope that the fiction is minimized.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Based on some tips from people who wanted to stay anonymous, this is sounding pretty accurate, though the below would fit with some discrepancies:

I don't have anything else useful to add.

Well, it appears I may be back in on purchasing Battlefield again!

 

[RoKKeR]

Based on some tips from people who wanted to stay anonymous, this is sounding pretty accurate, though the below would fit with some discrepancies:



I don't have anything else useful to add.

Love it.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

If it's alternate history to the degree Wolfenstein was, I'm out. Hopefully, that degree of "alternate" was the discrepency, but as others have pointed out, I'd rather have proper WW1 first before people try to mix it up.

Why not just wait and see?

WW1 and getting a bit crazy sounds nice and fresh in the current FPS crowd.

 

[Silent Hill]

If it's alternate history to the degree Wolfenstein was, I'm out. Hopefully, that degree of "alternate" was the discrepency, but as others have pointed out, I'd rather have proper WW1 first before people try to mix it up.

I completely agree with you on this.

 

[Palculator]

You've literally seen nothing of the game yet, or have heard anything, other than it might be set in WWI.

I think it may be a little early to just write this game off. How about we wait until we actually know what this is.

If it turns out it's as down to earth as I want, then sure, I'll buy it. But with people specifically pointing to Wolfenstein and basically reconfirming it, I can't help but feel disappointed compared to my initial reaction.

Not that I have anything against Wolfenstein per se, mind you. But it's a crazy shooter amongst a huge load of non-crazy ones.

 

[OdysseusVA]

If it turns out it's as down to earth as I want, then sure, I'll buy it. But with people specifically pointing to Wolfenstein and basically reconfirming it, I can't help but feel disappointed compared to my initial reaction.

Not that I have anything against Wolfenstein per se, mind you. But it's a crazy shooter amongst a huge load of non-crazy ones.

"though the below would fit with some discrepancies"

Maybe not Wolfenstein, but more like Inglourious Basterds?

Haha sure it won't. Also 1 to 2 months if going by BF4 won't be even close to fixing the game. Figure a good six months post release until the game is playable. A full year until it's actually good.

Battlefront launched fine IIRC

 

[Gojeran]

The game wont launch broken...

Haha sure it won't. Also 1 to 2 months if going by BF4 won't be even close to fixing the game. Figure a good six months post release until the game is playable. A full year until it's actually good.

 

[Filthy Casual]

Can't believe this rumours has legs, very interested to see what it actually is/looks like.

If it is WW1 I hope they don't go too crazy, but it will be a welcome change of scene regardless.

Tbh though they could have just gone WW2, wouldn't have to do anything stupid then.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Haha sure it won't. Also 1 to 2 months if going by BF4 won't be even close to fixing the game. Figure a good six months post release until the game is playable. A full year until it's actually good.

Im not joking...

Not sure if you were around the last couple years. But Hardline and Battlefront launched without any issues.

I dont get why people are still coming up with this... BF4 happened, so what? Something like that wont happen again...

 

[Gojeran]

Fine but very much lacking in content. I just don't trust dice and EA to not screw the game launch up. That being said I came to really enjoy BF4 a long time post release and played it over 100 hours online. World War 1 if true sounds like it could be an awesome setting but I'll not be pre ordering or getting too hype for it- I simply don't trust it not being broken at launch.

 

[DoublePayje]

"though the below would fit with some discrepancies"

Maybe not Wolfenstein, but more like Inglourious Basterds?

If you mean IG quiet literally, look at Gearbox and Furious 4. A company that is known to make good crazy games (Borderlands) and how much flak they got for turning the idea of Brothers in Arms around. Now think DICE, a company that has not done anything fun like that but has a franchise (Battlefield) that was harshly critized by fans for trying something new with Hardline.

If EA/DICE wanted a shitstorm, they would do that.

If you mean it like just a quirky cast of cool characters, that would be Bad Company 3. A thing many, many fans would want.

 

[Gojeran]

Im not joking...

Not sure if you were around the last couple years. But Hardline and Battlefront launched without any issues.

I dont get why people are still coming up with this... BF4 happened, so what? Something like that wont happen again...

No I didn't follow hardline at all as it sounded like a terrible, wasn't interested in it in the slightest. Also it seems to have been much more popular on consoles than PC. So if it did launch not broken I wasn't aware of that so yes my last experience (which is the experience I personally value most) was BF4-Which was broken... Stupidly broken.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

No I didn't follow hardline at all as it sounded like a terrible, wasn't interested in it in the slightest. Also it seems to have been much more popular on consoles than PC. So if it did launch not broken I wasn't aware of that so yes my last experience (which is the experience I personally value most) was BF4-Which was broken... Stupidly broken.

Things have changed my boy


Now can we have battlefront's glorious never drops a frame 60fps performance in BF5 pls DICE.

 

[Palculator]

Maybe not Wolfenstein, but more like Inglourious Basterds?

I guess that's an improvement. I don't mean to suggest BF5 would need to be Arma WW1 either, it's just that Wolfenstein and WW1 conjure up images of Mecha Ludendorff or weird occult shit mixed into the Brusilov Offensive or whatever. That's the nonsense I really don't want as a WW1 shooter.

If the "alternate history" is just making light tanks available earlier to make vehicles not boring, making guns less shit so it's more fun to play and artillery less important to make the shelling less unfair then sure, that's fine.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Im not joking...

Not sure if you were around the last couple years. But Hardline and Battlefront launched without any issues.

I dont get why people are still coming up with this... BF4 happened, so what? Something like that wont happen again...

I agree. Both launched and worked day one.

BF4 was at system launch being rushed out for these consoles that did not even have fully fleshed out SDK's or Firmware stability yet. But their second and third attempt this gen with more polished SDK's, even a RUSHED less than 2 years from design to game Battlefront both went off without a hitch.

 

[Collateral22]

I had 0 issues with BF4 up until Naval Strike launched, and I played it religiously. Some serious hyperbole about how bad it was.

 

[-ImaginaryInsider]

The alternate history angle could be as simple as WW1 continuing into the 1920s. Let's them cherry-pick various weapons, vehicles, and encounters, then gives them room to tweak it for gameplay fun.

 

[Triscuitable]

I would rather WWI actually get a serious treatment in the genre before they resorted to fantasy tech to spruce it up.

As I've already said, WW1 does not lend itself well to the Battlefield series. If you want a WW1 shooter, you can always try Verdun.

I had 0 issues with BF4 up until Naval Strike launched, and I played it religiously. Some serious hyperbole about how bad it was.

"I had no issues, therefore everyone is wrong." Not much of a counter-argument.

 

[Glassboy]

I had 0 issues with BF4 up until Naval Strike launched, and I played it religiously. Some serious hyperbole about how bad it was.

That's crazy talk. I've been playing since the game first came out and there were frequent crashes and terrible rubber banding on certain levels, especially on Lancang Dam. It was frustrating playing with friends because of all the crashes