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[Tal Shiar Agent]

I hope they'll be progressive this time and make all of the DLC maps free and just charge for other stuff.

 

[Mupod]

Harlem Hellfighters is great. Was hoping to see the story of Vimy Ridge in there, though.

Or literally every battle before the Americans joined at the end.

I fully expect this game to be completely 100% 'america fuck yeah' but I'd like to be surprised.

 

[BLOODED_hands]

Yea... The 1 is throwing me off a little. I'll have to see why they chose that name when interviews and press release gets out later.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Is anyone else freaked out by his nose? The more I stare at the nostrils the worse it looks

his nose is too street

 

[mcz117chief]

Now that the Great War is confirmed I am just hoping for two things:

Battles of Isonzo (any part, preferably high up in the Alps)

And be able to play the Arditi, the legendary Italian Stormtroopers known for their impressive mêlée skills with knives.

 

[Ascenion]

All righty I am so very in. Love what I'm seeing. Bring on the reveal proper. I'm also hoping since we are going back in time they bring back


the GOAT main theme



Not 1942 because 1943 is the better version. Make it so DICE.

 

[Forerunner]

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.

Well, if it's different soldiers that would make the Harlem Hellfighters being part of it even more likely. The thing about that DLC, it’s already in the game. So they probably took it from the campaign and just added it to the multiplayer.

 

[Varth]

"avanti Savoia" EUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH :barfs:

 

[Phawx]

I honestly didn't care at all about another Battlefield until I saw the cover art. Hopefully it's explored well.

 

[Tacklemacain]

Battlefield 1920 or Battlefield WWI would sound a lot better.

 

[Kinyou]

Staring at your Rogue One tickets.

Ps4 Neo

Ps4 oNe

It's everywhere!

 

[LordBaztion]

I want the siege of przemysl and overall battles at the eastern front

 

[Flipyap]

Going to take this moment to tell everyone who is interested in this type of thing, but hasn't played Valiant Hearts, please do. It's only 6 hours or less.

Seconded. It might look like a silly cartoon, but it actually handles the subject matter with a kind of somber respect. Fantastic game.

 

[Scotia]

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

 

[funkystudent]

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?).

2 years doesn't seem like a lot of time for them to introduce some weird tech. So I guess no mechs or anything dumb.


I would guess its enough of a justification for the WW1 setting and factions while adding WW2 era looking guns and more open & fast vehicular warfare.

 

[julrik]

The original source of the placeholder image and the first to call the name "Battlefield 1" posted the names of the six single player missions.

Maybe it's from a DLC? the main game? who knows.

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

 

[Leyasu]

I need to go read a history book, were helicopters around back then? Wondering how limited this game is going to be.

Oh my god.. Please that has to be a joke

 

[Corto]

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

It's Captain Darling to you!

 

[Polk]

So Hellfighter Pack, and premiere is 18th October

 

[Nokterian]

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

Total of 4 hours will be my guess.

 

[draughn101]

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

They could be 12 hours long... No reason to get upset yet.

 

[SenkiDala]

These DICE guys are the most unprofessional bunch of fucking idiots I have seen. First publicly calling out CoD devs amateurs and incompetent and then accusing Microsoft of being MoneySoft.

Grow up.

Well, I have to agree with them on that. They've been preparing this event since a long time, the hype is going up and up and up and MS fucked up everything by leaking this artwork just a few hours before the event. I can understand why it makes them salty about it.

And, it's my opinion but, it's nice to see some honesty and not the usual "PR talk" that we have those days, with people like Phil Spencer and all this "we are all friends and fans of video games, we are a family and love each others so much" bullshit. ^^"

Something make you angry say it, be respectful, but say it.

And technicaly, he didn't say MoneySoft but MicroMoney, it's absolutly not the same thing!

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Only 6 missions?

DICE take the no campaign in battlefront to heart and cobble a campaign together quick?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

HOLY SHIT

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

Its fine.

MP is where its at like you said.

 

[Alienous]

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

If they were Bad Company styled missions I'd take it.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

3 hour campaign confirmed.

 

[def sim]

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

If it's episodic like Hardline then it'll be as long as most other shooters.

Edit: nvm hardline had 10 episodes

huh

 

[rdytoroll]

I like the name, just not sure why they didn't go with Battlefield I instead of Battlefield 1. I think it would look better

 

[jelmerjt]

Alternate reality? Man, can't wait. Past AND future, basically

 

[HamiltonianConstraint]

Lol, i yelled Avanti Savoia! multiple times yesterday in my posts to give hints when people where talking about dinosaurs and aliens and what not

 

[SpartanN92]

The name is actually not dumb at all, in fact, is is genius.

- 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

I agree... When I think of the word "Battlefield" there are clear distinctions to make between the generations of armed conflict.

There was the hand to hand combat battlefield
There was the infantry line up and shoot battlefield
And there is the modern battlefield. It could be argued that the American civil war was the beginning of the "Modern Battlefield" but for the sake of the title let's say that WWI is the first modern battlefield. With that being the case Battlefield 1 sounds perfectly okay with me.

 

[IlSignorCornetto]

oh god avanti savoia! AHAHAHAHAH
it's cool since i live where there was the savoia's reign!

 

[SuperBanana]

The original source of the placeholder image and the first to call the name "Battlefield 1" posted the names of the six single player missions.

Maybe it's from a DLC? the main game? who knows.

If they pull another Battlefield with the amount of content they can get fucked.

 

[ZeroMaverick]

The name is actually not dumb at all, in fact, is is genius.

- 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

Nah. It's still dumb.

Calling it Battlefield 1 because it's the earliest game in the "Battlefield Timeline" is a ridiculous argument because there's no "Battlefield Timeline." It's just Battlefield. By that logic, Metal Gear Solid 3 should have been called Metal Gear Solid 1.

And, yes, it's very obvious that the game is called "1" because it's set in WWI, but that doesn't make it genius. It's far from genius. It's convoluted. I won't go as far as to call it "confusing to the consumer" because fuck the consumer, but it's still really dumb.

 

[S¡mon]

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.

WW1 saw huge changes from beginning to end. Maybe something else 'exciting' to look forward to are chemical weapons? WW1 was the first war where chemical weapons were used on a large scale, like chlorine gas.

Terrible weapons and ever since many countries agreed to not use chemical weapons again.

 

[deadduck]

USA entered the war in 1917 and League of Nations was formed in 1920 January, technically I think the war never ended until 1920 peace. and resumed in 1939.

Wat

 

[1upmuffin]

I hope they'll be progressive this time and make all of the DLC maps free and just charge for other stuff.

Yeah if this doesn't have a season pass I'll buy it day one probably.

 

[Gutek]

No choppers, no Battlefield.

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

These DICE guys are the most unprofessional bunch of fucking idiots I have seen. First publicly calling out CoD devs amateurs and incompetent and then accusing Microsoft of being MoneySoft.

Grow up.

A pretty understandable reaction, and honestly justified given the amount of work they put into hyping up the event. I don't see anything wrong with it. Might as well be open about it.

 

[Alexious]

I need to go read a history book, were helicopters around back then? Wondering how limited this game is going to be.

2 years doesn't seem like a lot of time for them to introduce some weird tech. So I guess no mechs or anything dumb.


I would guess its enough of a justification for the WW1 setting and factions while adding WW2 era looking guns and more open & fast vehicular warfare.

You do know that an alternate reality could have diverged much earlier from ours, at least in theory? They could do whatever they want regardless of the year.

 

[jackal27]

WTF. I'm actually hyped for a military shooter!?

 

[brawly]

What if he was a wizard?

Straight Outta Ilvermorny

 

[labx]

WWI parallel universe, steampunk extravaganza? Day 0.

 

[HMD]

SIX missions? I understand BF is mainly a MP game, but SIX(!) missions?

Maybe they're 2 hours long each?

 

[SargerusBR]

So Hellfighter Pack, and premiere is 18th October

Curious thing: Harlem Hellfighters were a US infantry regiment from WW1 and WW2

 

[Snkfanatic]

These DICE guys are the most unprofessional bunch of fucking idiots I have seen. First publicly calling out CoD devs amateurs and incompetent and then accusing Microsoft of being MoneySoft.

Grow up.

What a ridiculous reaction to that tweet. I am sure you wouldn't be upset if you were in their shoes as well.

 

[ktroopa]

Nah. It's still dumb.

Calling it Battlefield 1 because it's the earliest game in the "Battlefield Timeline" is a ridiculous argument because there's no "Battlefield Timeline." It's just Battlefield. By that logic, Metal Gear Solid 3 should have been called Metal Gear Solid 1.

And, yes, it's very obvious that the game is called "1" because it's set in WWI, but that doesn't make it genius. It's far from genius. It's convoluted. I won't go as far as to call it "confusing to the consumer" because fuck the consumer, but it's still really dumb.

I agree with the above

 

[Surfinn]

What do you want...pink and purple!

Something even remotely interesting/creative that isn't the same damn cover we've seen since BF3. Surely the human mind is capable of such things? Or have I overestimated us all?

 

[Forerunner]

No choppers, no Battlefield.

So Battlefield 1942 wasn't a Battlefield game?