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Battlefield Hardline |OT| Battlefield FIVE-O
- Thread starter VisceralBowl
- Start date
Oh God, that PC population
GavinUK86
Member
BF4 stats piss all over BFH. The abandonment is real.
Battlefield Hardline Robbery DLC trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGSdp8AWCK4
As per their premium page it's supposed to be out in Summer... So, soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGSdp8AWCK4
As per their premium page it's supposed to be out in Summer... So, soon.
ElzarTheBam
Member
They actually improved Heist in this, so I'll be playing it till H5/BF comes out
OdysseusVA
Banned
In what way?
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
That map looks great!
I wanted to get this game too
Bad enough Titanfall is pretty much vacant nowadays. Guess I'll stick with BF4 and 3.
That's cool! I'm a Premium member on Xbox One, hopefully there's enough of us to try the new maps!
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
It's really sad how criminal activity was so dead. I'm hoping this one attracts more people. Visceral REALLY needs to do something to get people to buy these map packs. Just give them for free plz.
yiepekaiyei
Banned
I jumped into pc version this weekend after only playing the beta on ps4 and I forgot to see how the community was doing on bfstats (silly me...) and I'm shocked at how this game is dying on PC. For me, it's an inferior game to BF4, but still a fun game. What gives? The reception was really that bad?
It actually does 'okay' on console, but on PC - yeah, ghost town. The funny thing is it actually outsold BF4 at launch.
yiepekaiyei
Banned
Funny indeed. Should have bought on PS4. But now, I'm not feeling like double dipping.
Two days before launch on BF4:
Someone in chat: "So is anyone getting Flopline?"
Everyone in chat: LOL NO
So yeah, the betas didn't really garner confidence that Visceral was differentiating it enough from BF4 and the intial "beta" was nearly literally a "BF4 mod" as people (rightly) felt.
I said it before: Hotwire is just "conquest-go-round while driving in circles for hours until you hit the experience cap faster than other modes." That, along with a lot of the other "new" modes is another problem: A lot of them seemed half-assed/poorly thought out and thrown together. "Blood Money" was "Conquest with Capture the Flag" and Heist was "Rush with a Capture the Flag element" but both did poorly in terms of map design and proper care/thought in various factors being used (too easy to camp the enemy bank deposit in Blood Money and steal from them than it was to fight over the middle) to where I can see why people passed on Flopline.
This is all coming from someone who only played the open beta on that one map and has never played any mode that was not available in that beta.
You don't drive around in circles in Hotwire unless you join a PC boosting server. This never happens on serious servers, if you drive mindlessly you will get C4'd or RPG'd or even chopper'd down.
And how would you know if the game has poor maps design or are you basing this on that one open beta map again?
Hardline failed for other reasons, but you are totally clueless to them because you haven't played the game for more than an hour.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Man i hope the new DLC is worth of Premium. So far im really disappointed with the Content for Premium and promised premium features only coming with new Mappacks.
And making weapons free to everyone but than not having much premium exclusive weapons just pisses me off.
At this point just ask DICE for all BF4 weapon models and put them into Hardline (which they are already doing with the new upcoming weapons lol)
They should stop being so cryptic about new content and mappacks.
And making weapons free to everyone but than not having much premium exclusive weapons just pisses me off.
At this point just ask DICE for all BF4 weapon models and put them into Hardline (which they are already doing with the new upcoming weapons lol)
They should stop being so cryptic about new content and mappacks.
What I think happened is EA cut the Hardline team so thin they couldn't make the things they promised. Premium was supposed to come with the gun bench to customize weapons, a ranked ladder, and an actual prestige mode. All those features were eventually cut.
Visceral is hard at work on a single player Star Wars game for EA that's supposed to come not long after Battlefront, and I assume the core of the Hardline team was moved to that project as soon as Hardline went gold.
It's a shame because there are some things Hardline does a lot better than BF4, and my only hope is that DICE learns from them and integrates those improvements to BF5.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
Yep that's one thing they've done that has been pretty terrible. They haven't really been informing the community of it, just always leaving 'soon' messages. And yeah, it seems like premium isn't really worth it for this game because the community isn't there,which is why they should just give the map packs for free. Like I'm happy they decided to give more than one weapon this time for everyone, but then again, those were premium exclusive at first.
I honestly prefer the way BFH plays over BF4. Everything just feels more tighter and better for me, specifically the guns. Aside from the professional class being a little op, I feel like all the classes are fairly balanced. The game modes are really fun too and I prefer them over any of the ones BF4 offers. Heist is just the best and I can't wait for the new squad heist. Looks so fun
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
The thing is this Features are still happening. But are only coming step by step every DLC which is ridiclious and a smash in the face for premium owners. Gun Bench for example comes out with the last DLC in early 2016 lol
ElzarTheBam
Member
The next DLC actually looks pretty damn good.
Which is a shame, because whilst I still think the game is good for what it is, and its performance compared to BF4 on the X1, puts BF4 to shame.
The next DLC will be the last time I properly play the game, cause at the end of October it'll be H5/BF.
Which is a shame, because whilst I still think the game is good for what it is, and its performance compared to BF4 on the X1, puts BF4 to shame.
The next DLC will be the last time I properly play the game, cause at the end of October it'll be H5/BF.
No. The campaign ran pretty much without noticable framedrops on my PS4.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Weird
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Not as deep as he thinks
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
ElzarTheBam
Member
A decent patch, and content this time round I see.
I am really looking forward to sqaud heist
I am really looking forward to sqaud heist
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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The new maps are really good imo. Squad heist is okay so far. I don't know what to think. It's VERY intense, but it really is too reliant on having a good squad to play with, which for me dampens my experience cuz you can't rely on randoms. So far though, I'm having fun with it. It's very crazy, but it's a good kind of crazy.
There's an annoying new bug introduced with this patch where all your loadouts reset every single time. Please fix this asap
There's an annoying new bug introduced with this patch where all your loadouts reset every single time. Please fix this asap
ElzarTheBam
Member
The maps are indeed fantastic
Plenty of character and routes to them
And I really am loving sqaid Heist, good amount of tactical gameplay without being boring.
God damn shame this wasn't the first DLC.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
Who in the hell thought it was a good idea to put a timer on the spawn beacon? This is game breaking to me, seriously. Not only does the timer last, but you can't even spawn on the person who spawns in it? So stupid.
It's the worst thing about this update. Change it to how it was before. Nobody even complained about it, wtf.
It's the worst thing about this update. Change it to how it was before. Nobody even complained about it, wtf.
JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
This Harbor map in Squad Heist is a piece of shit map.
Whats up with this horrible spawns?
Whats up with this horrible spawns?
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Not as deep as he thinks
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
It's real?
Generic Power Ranger
Member
Just played through the campaign on ps4. By Far the best battlefield singleplayer (in my opinion) so far. Pretty damn good.
Only things I thought about that would have been nice (spoilers in here) :
Unfortunately, for the online bits, my PSN is locked to a temp origin account I made many years ago, and EA won't let me change it so it's connected to my primary account I use on my pc. Really annoying.
Only things I thought about that would have been nice (spoilers in here) :
being able to try to talk suspects that have started shooting at you down. It's annoying how they just all go berserker when one of them decides too. Would have also really dug an episode while Nick was in prison, to show some of the character development, since he seems like he is already a changed man when sprung... Oh, and dat ending. Comawn. A little bit too open if they don't do a sequel of some sort.
Unfortunately, for the online bits, my PSN is locked to a temp origin account I made many years ago, and EA won't let me change it so it's connected to my primary account I use on my pc. Really annoying.
I actually kinda liked the open ended ending.
I found the campaign incredibility repetitive to be honest, with some pretty unbelievable corruption. The same tactic of flashing your badge and arresting worked best over and over. Neat idea but needed more options of approach / more gadgets that aren't guns that you're discouraged to use in campaign.
cripterion
Member
It needs it the most on pc though
I've heard EA Access is coming to PC with Origin, too.
Generic Power Ranger
Member
Maybe I'd have been more satisfied, if you had some sort of conclusion about your team mates, at the very least.. I don't know. I just needed a little more payoff from the ending
Sure some stuff could have been better, there were a few pacing issues, and I agree it would be cool if the "cop" aspect was fleshed out a bit more in the gameplay, but I was very surprised at how engaging and interesting the campaign felt throughout.
Again, just my opinion.Whats the online community like on PS4? I'm in the mood to buy an online FPS, haven't dived into one for a while. Not that interested in BF4 as I have enough of the army theme and the unlocking system in that pisses me off. Will this game still be active for another 3/4 months? I'm happy if thats all i get out of it?
MyEasyButton
Neo Member
I believe PS4 has the healthiest Hardline community in terms of numbers. While there are two DLC packs yet to be released, I'm not sure how well it's going to survive through the release of Black Ops 3 and Battlefront. What's angering the players right now is the loadout bug, impacting all platforms. Each match you play, your weapon attachments reset back to default. It's been this way since the 'Robbery' DLC was released 3 weeks ago. No fix date announced.
I'm on XB1 and still play it, but I'm trying to figure out if I will move over to either Battlefront or Halo 5 when they are released.
Currently online players (Total: 9,327):
PC
648
Peak 24h
2,646
PS3
1,447
Peak 24h
3,630
XBOX360
573
Peak 24h
2,117
XBOXONE
2,178
Peak 24h
7,708
PS4
4,481
Peak 24h
13,515