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[Paganmoon]

hehe, would be funny if the game is in 1920, but not in 1080...

 

[Freiya]

Ww1 setting definitely means I'm not buying it. Future > past

 

[Quonny]

Wait Battlefield 1? They really are going with that?

That Microsoft money doe.

 

[wowbaggerBR]

Alternate history?

Come on, Dice.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Look at the leaked gamestop poster. That's all that's confirmed. Main character looks WWI authentic and poster mentions Harlem Hellfighters. No evidence of "alternate" setting.

It seems like the Harlem Hellfighters might be DLC from what I saw on the poster.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Too much bet hedging, even with the title, which has been rumoured for a while now.

Yes, that's true

 

[JTripper]

Whoa Harlem Hellfighters inspired DLC? That's so fucking cool. Goddammit this Fall is going to be difficult to handle financially.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

A WWI SP campaign has the potential to be really cool and interesting I must say. Imagine a chapter when you're in a Christmas truce with your enemies and play football.

It's DICE so the football will be rigged with a bomb.

 

[Auto_aim1]

This sounds really cool. It'll be 2 am here when they release the fucking trailer Guess I'll stay up.

 

[OdysseusVA]

Ww1 setting definitely means I'm not buying it. Future > past

Bye, Felicia

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

It appears that the game takes place in 1920. WW1 ended in 1918, so it's likely to be alternate reality (the question really is: to what extent?).

Could be the Russian Civil War if its actually 1920.

 

[Storm Raider]

Ww1 setting definitely means I'm not buying it. Future > past

 

[draughn101]

It seems like the Harlem Hellfighters might be DLC from what I saw on the poster.

Just says items inspired by. Who knows. That's all the evidence we have at this point. Everything else is a rumor.

Ww1 setting definitely means I'm not buying it. Future > past

Awesome. You'll have a ton of games to play this fall.

 

[def sim]

I'm kinda digging it.

 

[Slayven]

Glad I was wrong, that fucking rad.

We made it!!!

 

[JTripper]

Yeah but can I contract gangrene in this "alternate history"????

 

[Blues1990]

Has anyone played a FPS called 'Verdun: 1914-1918'? I remember playing it in Early Access, and it's basically one of the few first-person shooters that is the closest simulation to WWI trench warefare. It's worth a look if you enjoyed the earlier pre-Modern Warfare Call of Duty games.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Could be the Russian Civil War if its actually 1920.

This is what I was thinking.

 

[ZeroMaverick]

Battlefield 1 is such a dumb name lol

 

[Toa TAK]

Ww1 setting definitely means I'm not buying it. Future > past

Peace and chicken grease homie.

 

[The Flash]

Ww1 setting definitely means I'm not buying it. Future > past

Edgy AF

 

[Sidewinder]

Dynamic weather with snow and fog? That'd be awesome!

 

[NightShift]

I remember learning about the Harlem Hellfighters at school. That's so cool that DICE is focusing on such a historical moment that has more meaning today. Hope they do it right and it makes going back to WW1 as a setting carry more weight.

Edit: Oh, just dlc. Still cool though.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Guys, I think Harlem Hellfighters are just a DLC pack. It'd be sick if they were involved in the campaign though.

 

[CrazyDude]

Ww1 setting definitely means I'm not buying it. Future > past

Because there is so little future shooter settings.

 

[DeadOnions]

The name (if true) is daft and is bothering me more than it should. Just call it Battlefield if anything.

 

[Scrawnton]

I wish people wouldn't call this steampunk... WW1 was around the time steam powered tech was going away so of course it looks like that, but calling it steampunk makes the game sound more fantasy than it either is or needs to be.

 

[Olengie]

Fun fact: There actually is no Battlefield or Battlefield 1 in the series. The series started with Battlefield 1942, then Battlefield Vietnam, and then Battlefield 2. Being set in WW1, an era before the very first game in the series, it actually makes complete and logical sense to call this Battlefield 1.

Kinda like how Star Wars started with Episode 4

Awesome to know

 

[Alexious]

Battlefield 1 is such a dumb name lol

On that much I have to agree.

 

[HMD]

I actually like the name, but I bet it'll be tough to market.

 

[Alienous]

I'm sceptical I'd like a WW1 shooter. I don't know much about the first world war but I assume it's mostly slow-firing rifles. I can't imagine it being all that exciting.

I was hoping for it to have been WW2. If they remade BF1942 (one of my favourite MP games ever and one of the best ever made) in Battlefront's Frostbite, it'd be amazing.

I'm picturing Red Dead Redemption in various locales, and that seems ok to me.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

It's DICE so the football will be rigged with a bomb.

Thanks, I'm dead now.

 

[Mr_Irish]

Battlefield 1 is such a dumb name lol

Absouletly agree. They should've called it Battlefield 1916 or something like that.

 

[Gamezone]

Battlefield 1 is such a dumb name lol

It`s an all in one experience.

 

[BeardyChan]

That was not the name I was expecting to come out of this game.

 

[Coolade]

As I read more leaks from reddit etc and the other BF thread, it looks like there will be 6 single player episodes, and you take over different soldiers. I think the Harlem DLC might just be cosmetic DLC so my hype is cooling just a smidge. So curious to see what the total package is.

Guys, I think Harlem Hellfighters are just a DLC pack. It'd be sick if they were involved in the campaign though.

Exactly my thoughts now. I don't know if they will be involved in the single player campaign. I can only hope.

 

[ZeroMaverick]

On that much I have to agree.

I'm in love with the concept, though. It's just a stupid name.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

sucks its not based in a alternate reality honestly WW1 sounds boring as hell, amazing tho that leak from the german site what was it 3 months ago was right lol

Can you link me to the trailer you have already seen?

 

[gunslikewhoa]

This can't be real right... Right???

I'm cancelling my pre-order if he actually said that.

That'll show 'em!

 

[Theorry]

All that SP talk. MP is Battlefield boys.

 

[Iztok Mravlja]

I wonder why they didn't go with the roman numeral? That would've made sense.

That's the one thing I don't like, I really wanted it to be roman numeral I. Battlefield 1 looks weird and unnecessarily confusing.

 

[Gutek]

Dice is not really known for good SP campaigns. No idea why people are getting all excited about the Harlem Hellfighter stuff.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

I for one hope they take the focus off action and have us take control of a cowardly, scheming Commanding Officer with a penchant for servant abuse

 

[Alienous]

As I read more leaks from reddit etc and the other BF thread, it looks like there will be 6 single player episodes, and you take over different soldiers. I think the Harlem DLC might just be cosmetic DLC so my hype is cooling just a smidge. So curious to see what the total package is.

I'm getting the feeling this will be closer to Battlefront than it will be to Battlefield 4.

 

[kiguel182]

That Microsoft money doe.

They need to bundle it with the console. The One Bundle.

 

[ktroopa]

Battlefield 1 is such a dumb name lol

Word

 

[matrixman92]

Cant wait to play battlefield 1 on my xbox one, while I snap BBC one

 

[SpartanN92]

It`s an all in one experience.

It was beta tested in the future

 

[Raven77]

Battlefield 1 is such a dumb name lol

The name is actually not dumb at all, in fact, is is genius. I'm pretty sure that this is their line of thinking:

- Their is no "Battlefield" game as others have pointed out.

- This game if in WW1 will take place before BF: 1942

- If it is in WW 1, Battlefield 1 kind of makes sense, as in "The battlefield(s) of World War 1" - Battlefield 1

 

[Alienous]

Cant wait to play battlefield 1 on my xbox one, while I snap BBC one

Staring at your Rogue One tickets.