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New BF:Bad Company 2 trailer/screens

I hope the act of shooting dudes feels better than the original, it's one of the reasons the original just didn't click with me. But I'm willing to look past that if the destruction is even better.
 
I had so much fun playing BC1 despite its many flaws.
Being able to traverse though the huge maps on foot, playing cat and mouse while using my motion sensor to get behind the enemy and collect a tonne of dog tags was so much fun.

Things I hope they fix in BC2

Proper working VOIP
Party Sys
A better FOV.
Remove the crappy grain filter.
Reduced Lag.
 
I love the beginning with the sand blowing everywhere, the flag waving in the wind, and the tank shelling the area, explosions about. Shame he didn't go into first person view though, just to get a glimpse.
 
SimpleDesign said:
I hope the act of shooting dudes feels better than the original, it's one of the reasons the original just didn't click with me. But I'm willing to look past that if the destruction is even better.
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Yes same with 1943, the shooting always felt floaty, stuff seems to actually die in this one.
 
Son of a bitch. FilePlanet and GameStop both have PS3 beta keys. I doubt other sites are giving away PC/Xbox 360 Keys. FUCK. Source is just some mod creator, but since GameStop 100% has PS3 keys, I believe it.
According to FilePlanet, the beta for the "PS3 Bad Company 2 beta" will be releasing on either November 19 or 20. The creator of the post is the lead developer on the Half-Life 2 mod Orion and is a credible source. He sent an e-mail to FilePlanet requesting information on when he could release his mod on the site and the response he received contained information regarding the Bad Company 2 beta.

It is unclear what is meant by "PS3 Bad Company 2 beta." It could either mean that the entire beta is exclusive to the PS3 or more likely that FilePlanet will only be distributing keys for the PS3 beta.

Forum post link (requires login):
http://www.orion-project.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=221&p=1527#p1527
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Just watching that video again it struck me at just how clean the hud is. Considering how much stuff MW2 added to their hud its nice to see a game strip a good deal of it away.
 
The lighting in this game is amazing. I like how the video is labeled "Battlefield 2 Gameplay". :lol The map they're playing does remind me of a graphical overhaul of BF2. I can't imagine what BF3 will be like. Hopefully BC2 on PC allows mods so I can get back to work on some good mod teams. :D
 
Kibbles said:
Son of a bitch. FilePlanet and GameStop both have PS3 beta keys. I doubt other sites are giving away PC/Xbox 360 Keys. FUCK. Source is just some mod creator, but since GameStop 100% has PS3 keys, I believe it.
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Why would FilePlanet be releasing PS3 Beta keys? If anything, I would think they would be distributing PC Beta keys. I will wait until November 6th until I start letting myself get excited.

***breathes deeply and meditates****
 
DenogginizerOS said:
Why would FilePlanet be releasing PS3 Beta keys? If anything, I would think they would be distributing PC Beta keys. I will wait until November 6th until I start letting myself get excited.

***breathes deeply and meditates****
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They've given away PS3 keys for other games like Uncharted 2. Still, I find it hard to believe that the PS3 would be the only system getting the beta test. I don't even think that they've shown the PS3 version yet.
 
SimpleDesign said:
I might buy the first one as well, I respect any game that let's me blow shit up.
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Well worth picking up and it still has a very active community,hugggge maps to leave a trail of destruction and loads of options as to how you approach objectives.

Plus running towards a wall and blowing a hole in it and just running through never gets old. :lol
 
Kibbles said:
Embargo didn't go up yet [hint: November 6th], they aren't going to talk about it. EA already confirmed it and that more beta details will be coming later this week.
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Is there a reputable source for that embargo date? I keep seeing people mention it but I have no idea where it came from.
 
Just watched the latest leak.

This trend of your whole screen going red and blurry is so frustrating it makes me wish the health bar would come back.
 
I don't want to go back and read the last few pages looking for an answer, so I'm just going to ask.

Is the Beta confirmed to be only on the PS3?
 
I am NOT getting this day one.

Dice for some reason CANNOT fix PS3 mic issues. Bad Company has problems, 1943 has problems, and Bad Company 2 will probably as well.
 
bigGIRLSblouse said:
Just watching that video again it struck me at just how clean the hud is. Considering how much stuff MW2 added to their hud its nice to see a game strip a good deal of it away.
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The enormous mini map in the bottom left annoys me more than anything in the HUD of MW2.
 
mclaren777 said:
Is there a reputable source for that embargo date? I keep seeing people mention it but I have no idea where it came from.
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That podcast from bitbag that the DICE folks kept linking to said the embargo ends November 6th. He has broll footage of the game and an interview coming I guess, as well as other content.
-Yeti said:
I don't want to go back and read the last few pages looking for an answer, so I'm just going to ask.

Is the Beta confirmed to be only on the PS3?
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Nothing confirmed yet, but GameStop's twitter (GameStopCorp) said they were giving away PS3 beta keys to pre-orderers, and when asked if there was a 360 beta they responded 3 times that there is only a PS3 beta. It could be that GS is just giving away PS3 codes right now, but nothing has been confirmed by DICE yet so we'll see.
 
Mikey Jr. said:
I am NOT getting this day one.

Dice for some reason CANNOT fix PS3 mic issues. Bad Company has problems, 1943 has problems, and Bad Company 2 will probably as well.
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QFMFT

voip issues were my biggest complaints, Effing ridiculous.
Gaf Media needs to be all over this, instead of fawning over the PC graphics.
 
Violater said:
QFMFT

voip issues were my biggest complaints, Effing ridiculous.
Gaf Media needs to be all over this, instead of fawning over the PC graphics.
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Agreed. I am a huge fan of DICE but they have always had problems with VOIP. Give me Steam Chat on PC and the equivalent on PS3 and I will be on the PC and PS3 versions.
 
Violater said:
Just watched the latest leak.

This trend of your whole screen going red and blurry is so frustrating it makes me wish the health bar would come back.
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yeah, it's almost like they're giving you some sort of penalty for getting shot...
 
Mikey Jr. said:
I am NOT getting this day one.

Dice for some reason CANNOT fix PS3 mic issues. Bad Company has problems, 1943 has problems, and Bad Company 2 will probably as well.
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Same on 360 disgraceful that they STILL haven't fixed it.

Consider that this has been a problem since BF2: Modern Combat.
 
Dabanton said:
Same on 360 disgraceful that they STILL haven't fixed it.

Consider that this has been a problem since BF2: Modern Combat.
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No idea about the 360 versions, but I always figured since you guys have party chat, that the problems are a little more bearable.

But yeah, we complained like HELL on the 1943 twitter about it. This was there response to it.

"Since many don't view past tweets, but repeat answered questions I'll say it again "PS3 Mic Issue Is Being Looked Into"!"

This was on July 15th. And guess what? It's STILL not fixed.

So I am officially holding off. I jumped into BC and 1943 on day one and found out it was impossible to chat with my friends, one of the best aspects of BF. So I'm taking a 'wait and see' approach.
 
A beta really needs to be done on the 360 as well. The 1943 and Bad Company launches (of all version: the beta, demo, and final version) had terrible launches to the point where MP was unplayable for quite a while. I want Bad Company 2's launch to be smooth.
 
Do we know if the patches/awards are less insane this go around?

I won't buy if I need 20 headshots in a round, for instance. (My best in Bad Company is 16, and I just had an AWESOME.jpg center-of-mass-that-turns-into-a-headshot-on-a-moving-target headshot in that one map with the huge water-tower dome thingy in Gold Rush.

I mean I dig Battlefield, but goddamn Dice... some of this stuff is a little insane.

And if there is a PS3 beta test, DAY ONE. So long as they give the beta to most anyone (like Violition did with the 360 Red Faction beta/demo) through File Planet. Sony's beta tests are a clusterfuck of "OH GOD I HOPE I GET LUCKY!" instead of trying to hype players/give them a taste (but I guess that's because Socom's beta sucked [but that's because Socom in general sucked anyway]). :|
 
It's confirmed to be a PS3 exclusive beta now

Today we’re excited to announce that our forthcoming multiplayer beta is coming exclusively to PS3, so you’ll have a chance to experience all the action, destruction and vehicular warfare ahead of our full release in March 2010.

Starting on November 19, the beta will feature the huge ‘Arica Harbour’ map where up to 24 players compete to secure valuable crates in the ‘Rush’ game mode as the action moves across a variety of different locations. From an initial vehicle assault on a military outpost the war winds through streets of a deserted town to an intense final fire-fight in an industrial harbour.
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Getting access to the beta will differ from country to country, but here are a few specific ways of getting hold of a key:
We’ll be holding a special limited giveaway right here on the PlayStation Blog
Pre-ordering the game at participating retailer
Checking out selected gaming sites such as IGN or GameSpot in North America.
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Gameplay video of the map

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/11/battlefield-bad-company-2-incoming-multiplayer-ps3-beta/
 
Kinda sucks since my PS3 is broken at the moment, but I'll still try to get a Beta key so I can play on my friend's PS3.

I'm way excite!
 
Preview of the beta

Arica Harbour is a map that takes place in a fictional South American locale, which focuses on a coastal town set between an ocean and tall mountains. Visually, it's a very bright map situated under a pounding sun that reflects the white desert sand. But don't take that to mean you'll be waging your battles purely in bright, open spaces. Arica Harbour seems to offer lots of potential for various forms of combat, thanks to its mix of dense, urban structures and surrounding hills.

Because we played our matches in the Rush mode, the style of combat changed over time as new parts of the map became unlocked. Rush mode pits an attacking team against a defending team, limiting the former to a fixed number of respawns. The attackers must destroy a pair of crates four times to push their way down the map before achieving victory in the match. If they run out of respawns before taking care of that fourth pair of crates, then it's victory for the defenders.

Each time the attacking team destroys a pair of crates, a new pair opens up a bit farther down the map, which players must make their way toward. The first section on Arica Harbour starts with the attacking team at the end of a long highway with overturned buses and destroyed cars on the sides of the road. The attackers have to push their way down to a small barracks at the end of the highway. There aren't a whole lot of alternate routes to the crates besides going straight down the road, taking cover behind cars and hoping for the best.
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The next section opened things up quite a bit, putting the next two crates in the middle of a large town and letting the attacking team go at it from multiple angles. We found the recon class (sniper) the most effective in this area because the tall buildings and surrounding hills offered a lot of hiding spots, while the ability to call in a mortar strike on the area immediately surrounding the crates usually meant a few easy kills against those defenders camping out a little too close to the target. On the flip side, getting in a tank was usually a recipe for disaster. The narrow city streets limit the paths you can take and means any engineer hanging out on the second or third floor of a building can just take his time to fire a rocket-propelled grenade or bazooka at you from up high.

In fact, it seems that jumping into a heavily armored vehicle is no longer the guaranteed kill streak it was in the first Bad Company--at least on this map. One of the ways that developer DICE seems to have balanced things out is by giving on-foot players the ability to use technology to fight the brute strength. One example of this can be seen with the inclusion of a new secondary weapon you can add to your arsenal from the kit customization screen. Rather than carry a pistol, you can elect to carry a tracer dart gun. This slick little device shoots a glowing red tracer onto the side of any vehicle, which acts as a magnet that will pull any explosive projectile within the general vicinity directly to that spot. Thus, your engineers don't need anything close to precision targeting when firing a rocket at a vehicle from afar, helping to destroy those armored pests much more easily.
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http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefieldbadcompany2/news.html?sid=6239091&mode=previews

Video preview with some new footage

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/b...-company-2-video-preview?hd=1&tag=videos;hd;2
 
Battlefield Blog said:
How do I get a Beta Key?

For North America - Starting 10 November, participating GameStop locations and Gamestop.com will offer a PS3 beta keys to customers who reserve the game, while supplies last. Beta keys will be available for both online and in-store customers. So reserve your copy now!



For Europe and Asia - Keep your eyes open for local opportunities!

More details to follow as we continue to announce additional beta key partners next week. Check back our blog for more details.



Not a PS3 Owner?

Coming December, we will invite players to participate in a PC open beta. Then, early next year, all players worldwide will get to experience this premier shooter when we releases a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer DEMO on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.



Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available on March 2, 2010 in North America and March 5, 2010 in Europe for the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC.

For more information, follow us on Twitter and sign up for Battlefield Newsletter
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