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Battlefield 4: Reveal Trailer At 11 PM PDT, March 26th
- Thread starter Metalmurphy
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legacyzero
Banned
Who releases a trailer in the middle of the goddamn night? LOL
Close to zero. You'll get a souped version of BF3. I bet that the submarine tease is part of the singleplayer. Nothing to do with MP.
(I will gladly eat my hat though)
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
America isn't the only place in the world, buddy.
And I highly doubt people will "miss" the BF4 reveal trailer because it came out late in America.
legacyzero
Banned
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
BF2's commander system was incredibly weird. Some random duder basically gets super powers that can tip the whole game in one direction or the other. Someone had to do it but a good CO wasn't doing any of the things that most people bought BF2 for. How many of the ~15 mil BF3 players even want that role, or would be competent at it?
I have to admit, I kinda love heavily scripted games. It feels like i'm playing an interactive movie
its not any more complicated than piloting a jet and having commander - squad leaders - squad mates voice comm would make it a much better game
Definitely willing to go along with the idea that Submarines are single player only. If they were in multiplayer that means opening the map up to diving, which means rendering lots more underwater space. Plus, can soldiers even dive with all that gear? Is it plausible for a soldier to jump in the water and swim downwards? I'd think not, but I can't be sure.
Digital-Hero
Member
I just built a new PC with a Geforce GTX 670, it better run this game well.
legacyzero
Banned
I agree with the gear thing. But if it's gonna be next gen...they had better do something to make it so like yes opening the map to diving....3 way faction battles on one map etc.
Something to take it to the next level. Otherwise what the hell is BF4 for?! (yes I know they're trying to cash in but still, one can hope)
I hope to god it's a multiplayer trailer. I love single player, but if it's a BF4 reveal it better be MP footage FIRST then SP.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
It's not about complexity. It's about how the mainstream FPS community would react to gameplay that's more similar to an RTS. They might not find the critical act of resupplying squads to be as awesome as flying a sweet jet. Which leads to situations like a CO flying around in a sweet jet instead of helping his team.
I'm not saying it's impossible to make the feature work, but maybe BF2's approach isn't the best fit for BF4.
But it's for current gen, too. And that's where the majority of gamers are going to be playing it. I don't think they can introduce this huge new feature, this defining addition for the fourth major iteration, and then tell about 10 million players that they can't access it.
I agree that they need to do something, though. However my gut feeling, and excuse me for being cynical, is that DICE will literally just pump this game out. I feel it'll be nothing more than a slightly better looking BF3 with a new stable of maps and a new faction that plays almost identical to the other ones.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but this game's had two years of development, almost 18 months of full production, even (correct me if I'm wrong Nirolak). DICE are a huge studio, sure, but they're not miracle workers.
For me it needs a flagship game mode that we can talk about in the same breath as Conquest, or Rush, but I don't think it'll have it.
I'm more worried than anything with BF4.
Metalmurphy
Member
BF3 was more of a proper sequel then any other BF game released in the past 6 years.
Eh it was fine in BF2, and its barely an RTS, from what i remember in BF2 comms mostly dropped supplies until the air scan or artillery were ready, some of the better ones would actually command units to move but you need good willing squads for that
hehe I remember feeling lucky to get a comm that actually paid enough attention to drop a supply crate to someone capping a far away point
soulassssns
Banned
My blackhawk comment was based on BC2 not BF3. I would rather have an MH60S with 2 GAU-21 .50 Cal guns and 2 M240D 7.62 machines guns over a black hawk with just 2 GAU-17's installed.
Plus, The MH60S has 8 Hellfire current configuration with "other" weapons coming soon.
shogunduk
Member
That's not saying much considering those were all spin offs.
They were spin offs, they are meant to be somewhat different and because of this games like BFBC1/2 were very good and enjoyable, if you did not look at them as BF2 sequels I mean.
Apparently EA.
Garrett 2U
Member
I hope they cut campaign and put that effort into making multiplayer better. Have a pre-launch team dedicated to designing post-release DLC, so it can be released timely with high quality.
I guarantee they could make more money by doing that and selling Premium instead of trying to sell some copies to campaign lovers.
I guarantee they could make more money by doing that and selling Premium instead of trying to sell some copies to campaign lovers.
The phase "amphibious assault" makes me feel like they will bring multiplayer battles to some extend to the multiplayer side. Along with the "Prepare 4 Battle" trailers, it just feels like they are MP-centric in their scale, given DICE's linear recent SP campaigns.
Well considering there's people like this:
Stationary-AA
I'm sure there will be competent commanders out there! Lol! =)
cool_dude_2049
Banned
edit: it was already posted. Seeing this picture bigger I never noticed the second person behind the dude.
Reign_Of_Rain
Member
edit: it was already posted. Seeing this picture bigger I never noticed the second person behind the dude.
Not a second person, it's his bag. You can see it here too. http://i2.minus.com/iWK7UTgArm37t.jpg
The_Player
Member
How many hours left?
cool_dude_2049
Banned
Ah, I can see it clearer in your pic. Maybe my contacts are drying out, but it looked like a second person behind him.
The_Player
Member
I SAID HOW MANY HOURS LEFT
THE NUMBERS MASON.
Edit: whoa, whoa, whoa whats goin on here
MrCookiepants
Member
Because the entire world goes by your watch.
Seeing that its reveal is the week of GDC, the rest of the world should be going by the US. I mean, it's not like the US is the #1 market or anything.
If you're debuting the game in the United States then you should at least release the game trailer at an appropriate time in the country in which it's being debuted.
BF4's GDC event is invite only (i.e. private). BF4's public unvieling is global, hence it can be freely set. There is a huge difference.Seeing that its reveal is the week of GDC, the rest of the world should be going by the US. I mean, it's not like the US is the #1 market or anything.
The public unveiling is on the internet. The internet has no time. Time is relevant.
The_Player
Member
I can dig it.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
The SP is less likely to change between now and release. DICE is constantly messing with the MP's balance and mechanics.
The_Player
Member
Thanks god they don't think the way you do, I'm kinda sick of missing all the announcements because of the world living by the 'MERICA clocks.
OdysseusVA
Banned
<3 Zooey
Because we don't miss game announcements coming out of the EU or the UK right?
soulassssns
Banned
As a 670 owner, I'm scared too
Your scared? I'm still rocking a GTX 460