UnluckyKate
Member
but still felt like the 100th modern military shooter... That's why I'm half curious about the new CoD in space, they can at least try to go a bit bonker on weapons, setting, set pieces, level design, etc... (a man can dream)
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Battlefield 5 retail listing at World of Games (Swiss), "tactical shooter in WW1"
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but still felt like the 100th modern military shooter... That's why I'm half curious about the new CoD in space, they can at least try to go a bit bonker on weapons, setting, set pieces, level design, etc... (a man can dream)
NippleViking
Banned
It'll stay $60. Best case is that they dump Campaign in favor of a horde mode or a map editor.
Gemüsepizza
Member
Lmao. If BF5 does not have a campaign, it will bomb.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Gemüsepizza;202196661 said:
lmao no it wont.
-hadouken
Member
Star Wars Battlefront answers that question for you. Going sub $60 in AAA is seen as a sign of weakness - a lack of confidence in the title.
dead monkey uk
Member
Gemüsepizza;202196661 said:
So wrong, who buys BF for single player. BF5 will be $60 season pass will be $40, the inclusion of a single player campaign has no effect on price.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Gemüsepizza;202196661 said:
I think you forget how powerful the 'Battlefield' name is.
It wont.
It didnt for Battlefront either, which has a greater brand recognisiton.
Hell they even managed to sell Hardline of the back of the Battlefield name.
Gemüsepizza
Member
After SW:BF? It sure as hell would bomb.
Lots of people buy games like BF, CoD for the campaign. Suddenly dropping the campaign while keeping the price the same would backfire.
BF:H at least had a campaign. And Battlefront did damage DICE's reputation quite a bit. If their next game won't be much better, sales won't match EA's expectations.
I would be fine with future setting... if that setting also had portals leading to dinousaur time and only saviours of our modern civilization is one squad made of utter badass heroes. Squad known as Bad Company.
Summer Haze
Banned
Gemüsepizza;202197281 said:
Yeah, because all of those MP servers that are still populated 2 and a half years on are because the SP made such a huge impression on them...
People play, and more importantly stay with BF for the MP. That won't change.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Gemüsepizza;202197281 said:
Battlefront did fine.
Dont now about you, but the last two DICE Battlefield games had a awful campaign.
Hardline Campaign wasnt great either to me.
And most people buy Battlefield for MP. So yeah no, it wont bomb.
Games known for their Multiplayer are not doomed if they dont provide a shitty 6 hours Singleplayer campaign.
Gamers should just accept that concept of MP only games.
I wont.
And I will promote my viewpoint when I feel that MP-only game offers too little content for my taste [which seemingly happens most of the time with AAA games/devs who switched to MP-only projects].
Gemüsepizza
Member
Initially, because it's a strong IP. But the game was received poorly, and servers on PC are already a wasteland.
They just need better writers. And I enjoyed the Battlefield Hardline campaign actually quite a lot.
There is nothing wrong with the existence of MP only games. But suddenly removing the SP mode from a game series is not a good idea. People will be disappointed. And then charging the same price, while not noticeably improving the MP part? Really, really bad idea. Battlefront demonstrated how to not make a game like this.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Gemüsepizza;202197281 said:
I don't understand.
Sales wise Battlefront completely shattered EA's expectations.
Hell, in the UK the game is showing good legs. I think it's 3rd on charts behind new releases.
If anything, EA shouldn't expect Battlefront numbers intially. I can't see Battlefield selling 13 mil within a few months, over the course of a year or two, sure.
If anything, BF4 was always gonna be what people judged and still to this day I see judge future DICE/Battlefield games on.
With that said, I think most people have been impressed by how they recovered.
Like fuck. I'm not paying 130NZD for MP only that needs an additional paywall fee to play online. You seem to have very aggressive opinions on what you think BF should be, even more so with your Reddit posts.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
But you get a lot of playtime out of a MP only game.
With a SP only game, that costs 60 bucks and only containts 6-8 hours of campaign i dont get such amount of playtime. Not in this current market.
Gemüsepizza
Member
I'm not an EA shareholder, I'm just a gamer who wants to play good games. And Battlefront wasn't a good game. I don't really care about the financial aspect, I care about critical reception and the quality of a game.
SP is a different and (imo) higher quality experience. And why should I have to choose? I want SP and MP. There hasn't been a MP only game yet that proved that dropping SP (while keeping the price the same) did improve the MP quality.
I would be happy if campaign was dropped altogether in favour of full offline MP modes with bots.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
lol why? Whats the point for that?
Gemüsepizza;202197937 said:
If you want both then dont buy games that are MP only. Simple as that.
Will you complain about Overwatch? Because you know... that doesnt have a Campaign either.
Gemüsepizza
Member
Why such low expectations? If they really drop the campaign, I would want them to invest all those free resources into the rest of the game. Will they do that? No, not really. But it will increase the profit for EA. Why is this a good thing for me?
I (usually) don't buy MP only games. If a game series had campaigns in previous games, and then suddenly stops having them, I will complain. Especially if it's a game series I actually like.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Gemüsepizza;202197937 said:
Then your opinion is (obviously) subjective.
and therefore irrelevant to Battlefield bombing. Because that did not happen to Battlefront nor Hardline (which has lower metacritic than even Battlefront)
MilkyJoe
Member
So the game doesn't become a coaster when the population dies off.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Do I need to step in here or do you guys got this?
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
I honestly couldn't give a shit about BF4's campaign it was so boring and was an almost pointless inclusion to me. Played about 2 hours then stopped.
As long as the mp content is there for this WW1/2-inspired BF5, I'm all in.
As long as the mp content is there for this WW1/2-inspired BF5, I'm all in.
ElzarTheBam
Member
I honestly do not mind if Battlefield or any MP focused game wants to go this route.
We all know the transient nature of MP population, it is a risk we take buying these types of games.
Yeah, being able to play the game without being forced to search for a server that just happens to have the game mode and map you want to play on would be a massive quality of life upgrade for the series.
Gamezone
Gold Member
I agree, but there might be hope. It seems like they are adding bots to Battlefront soon, after a bunch of complaints.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Its going to be an announcement of an announcement today, isn't it?
ElzarTheBam
Member
Very likely.
If they show enough to ascertain the tone/period of the game, I'll be happy.
Daffy Duck
Member
Yep.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Hate that shit. The press likely already knows.
The Last Wizard
Member
Yea, announcements of announcements are stupid.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Sounds like a big event.
They never did this kind of Event for a Battlefield right?
Silent Hill
Banned
I thought this was going to be revealed today?
ElzarTheBam
Member
Yes... The date of the announcement has been revealed. Yay!
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Today is maybe a teaser with a Announcement for this Event.
They revealed the reveal today.
professor denim
Member
Can't wait to know more about BF5. BF4 is my favorite shooter since it got released. At this moment i could live with only BF4 spin offs, like Vietnam in Bad Company 2. But if they have a new one in store, specially after witnessing Star Wars running on ps4, im listening.
and date the official gameplay reveal.
Sidewinder
Member
Don't we all love a good ole announcement of an announcement!
Thanks based Dice!
Thanks based Dice!
NippleViking
Banned
No, no no. Please don't Dice. Don't make me stay up two Friday nights in a row for nothing.
Less than 45 minutes to go.
Less than 45 minutes to go.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Bastards.