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Battlefield: Hardline (cops vs. thieves) leaks, tons of info [Officially Announced]
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Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Awesome.
They only expect the spin-off to do 1/3rd of what a mainline game does, so I imagine to an extent they just want Visceral games to sell better while serving the Battlefield audience.
Sword Of Doom
Member
Yup it's annual now
Megapsycho
Banned
As a long time Battlefield player since '42, I can't help but feel upset at what EA is turning Battlefield into? I don't have anything particularly against this type of game, it could be great, BUT IT'S NOT BATTLEFIELD! Why are they gonna whore out the BF name this way? Why are they going to try to COD this franchise into an annual thing spread out over different developers. Ugh, I feel disgusted the more I think about it. I'll be skipping this release, as I don't want to encourage EA to shit on BF this way.
Mass Effect
Member
If this is going to be a cops v. robbers games I'd have to imagine that the maps will probably be smaller, more compact, urban areas, so it wouldn't surprise me if they lower the player count. And with a lot of those types of maps on Battlefield, they don't always work with 64 players (see: Metro, Locker, Close Quarters maps, Aftermath maps), but we'll see.
B_Boss
Member
Include all expansions at that.....I would die a million deaths of joy.......
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Happy that they flat out confirmed it today instead of sitting on it forever.
The last great BF game. Seriously LOVED the MP of BC2.
The last great BF game. Seriously LOVED the MP of BC2.
Agent_ShortBus
Member
If it's 32 vs 32 I'm in. If not I'll just keep playing BF4 and just wait for Battlefront 3. Unless BF5 increases the player count on servers but 4 is already a freaking mess.
omnislayer
Member
This is a spinoff by Visceral, not a DICE game. DICE will probably release a more traditional BF after they release Battlefront next year.
I want smaller player counts and maps to match. I know I'm in the minority, but I find Conquest so boring, and pretty much play Rush exclusively. I hope they can deliver on the heist mode.
Using the BF name just gives it a chance to sell more, I see nothing wrong with that. It's still going to be a unique play experience.
Using the BF name just gives it a chance to sell more, I see nothing wrong with that. It's still going to be a unique play experience.
I'm in. After skipping BF4 because they don't work right in the consoles I own and the lack of a good PC, I definitely feel interested about spending a bit on this. I liked the SWAT games back in the game and while they're not remotely related, the whole police vs robbers theme is really attractive to me.
I liked the Close Quarters add-on of BF3 when I got tired of playing Conquest or Rush as a 'side game' and it was a blast. Hopefully Visceral will find a way to make something like this work in a more complex gameplay than holding objectives.
I liked the Close Quarters add-on of BF3 when I got tired of playing Conquest or Rush as a 'side game' and it was a blast. Hopefully Visceral will find a way to make something like this work in a more complex gameplay than holding objectives.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
So BF is annually too now? The AAA game offerings just get more and more diverse and varied with every year. I´m excited.
B_Boss
Member
I hear you there. Don't even get me and many of us started on its greatness lol. There has been talk if this is the "Police Warfare" game announced sometime ago and I think it probably is especially considering why the Kickstarter closed for the Police Warfare title.
John_RiticelloEA
Banned
someday... someday
Darren_z33
Member
I hope you a can scale up buildings like a grappling hook and not just zip horizontally.
John_RiticelloEA
Banned
They use the BF name because loads of people know it by heart.
It it was just HARDLINE, everyone would go WTF? and never give it a second look.
B_Boss
Member
Perhaps you're right but....there is also an alternative theory: maybe they'll incorporate elements popular in BF into the game. I mean its a possibility. Its unfortunate your probably right, attaching the BF title to it for financial gain but I guess I'm being optimistic. I would hope that the "BF" aspect of the title will truly aim to incorporate the elements that make Battlefield, Battlefield. In that case, "Battlefield: Perfect Dark" anyone lol? I also wonder if Frostbite 3 will be used, though I imagine it will be being an EA title with the BF title behind it.
Stephen_drewz
Member
I am sort of confused as to what this is. Is it just the Battlefiend engine and gameplay but a much smaller scale with new objective based game modes?
Heavy_D_Forever
Banned
This has me hyped times infinity.
I grew up on this shit. Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear are my favorite online gaming moments from my childhood. Rogue Spear had an expansion called Urban Operations with the best multiplayer maps of all time IMO.
My hopes are high this new BF game will bring back those feelings for me.
I grew up on this shit. Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear are my favorite online gaming moments from my childhood. Rogue Spear had an expansion called Urban Operations with the best multiplayer maps of all time IMO.
My hopes are high this new BF game will bring back those feelings for me.
immortal-joe
Member
Really wished they moved beyond being an FPS for this. If this was a TPS I'd be curious enough to give it a shot. Not that they ever suggested doing a TPS, just my own wishful thinking.
That little screen isn't making me hopeful -- it looks like a BF4 shot. It isn't enough for the premise and gametypes to change. The gameplay itself needs to be different.
You still won't get any points.
There's a grappling hook as well, but that's separate.
Turin Turambar
Member
I always always wanted a Heist game. I still want it, I'm thinking more of something more inspired in Deus Ex or Hitman BM, than in GTA or a multiplayer game.
Messofanego
Banned
What the hell. Even in threads that had nothing to do with cops! Fantasising non-stop.
thejazzking
Neo Member
Seconded. I would buy that immediately. Still the best BF game in my opinion.
kevcampbell
Member
Beta was listed on PSN but has now been taken down, had a date of May 30th
https://twitter.com/SkyEagleGaming/status/472207176128536576
https://twitter.com/SkyEagleGaming/status/472207176128536576
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
They should remake BF2 in Frostbite 3 and sell it for $15.
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
I hope it's capped at 32 players. 64 player games on PS4 ran horribly... reduced framerate, choppy gameplay especially during levolution, and rubberbanding.
Don't know about specific cities but it seems to just be US based at the moment.
They've got to include Mexico though. Would make for a more diverse environment and...well, it's kind of fitting.
Scorpion Soldier
Member
The new servers fixed the majority of the issues. The rubberbanding is rare to non-existent and the framerate drops don't really happen outside of certain cases of levolution. At least that's been my experience post-release of the new servers.