Battlefield 2 new screenshots [Archive]

Farrowlesparrow

17-08-2004, 06:29 PM

Heh, sounds like first person Generals :)

Anyway, I really want this game. I got the couple of videos, in particular one that explains different stuff and shows an airstrike against a tank of a bridge which is stopping a group of soldiers getting past. The guy paitns it with a laser beam, and a jet comes flying over, drops a bomb...not only blows up the tank, but takes out a large part of the bridge as well.
Being able to fire out of vehicles is a good thing as well. Previously you ahd to sit in a gun position, but now you can shoot out of the windows.

Graphically it looks great as well, and some of the game play features sound interesting. Also, apparently, they are making it a lot better for singleplayer as well.

PunisherUSA

17-08-2004, 06:49 PM

Graphically it looks great as well, and some of the game play features sound interesting. Also, apparently, they are making it a lot better of singleplayer as well.

Correction. They are apparently making a REAL single player campaign as opposed to multiplayer maps and ojectives with retarded bots.

Gunner

17-08-2004, 06:54 PM

Correction. They are apparently making a REAL single player campaign as opposed to multiplayer maps and ojectives with retarded bots.

True, I think that was the reason behind the delay as well.

blahblahblah

17-08-2004, 06:56 PM

Foxtrot

17-08-2004, 06:58 PM

I'm never buying another Battlefield game, ever. Don't care if it looks pretty, it will still be a buggy POS when it launches. To top it off DICE will ignore these bugs for 6 months saying "look here is a free map, but we are too stupid to fix bugs!"

I hope Battlefield 2 bombs.
I doubt that will happen, they have probably learned from BF1942. And I think Trauma Studios is working on BF2 also.

PunisherUSA

17-08-2004, 07:12 PM

I doubt that will happen, they have probably learned from BF1942. And I think Trauma Studios is working on BF2 also.

Indeed they are.
http://www.traumastudios.com/press.html
Desert combat is one of my all-time favorite mods, and I wouldn't mind at all if BF2 is simply DC with nicer graphics.

DarkStar

17-08-2004, 07:25 PM

This is what I always imagined TF2 to be like. Hopefully Valve has some tricks up its sleeve because that's looking pretty badass.

Farrowlesparrow

17-08-2004, 07:26 PM

Well Tf2, from what they originally said, isnt centred around making it so real as Bf2. Its realistic in the setting, but I think they want to keep some of the old style Team Fortress game play as well.

Maxi

17-08-2004, 07:32 PM

Omg! Wow that's approaching photo-realism!

/me ejaculates.

PunisherUSA

17-08-2004, 07:32 PM

Yay! Rocket jumping, conc jumping, retardedly huge machine guns, oh my! True, TF2 will not be avble to compete in the realistic gameplay arena. It's better off staying in it's own niche of frenzy-killing/ camping /tactics gaming.

DarkStar

17-08-2004, 07:34 PM

Well, Valve was going for a similar realistic look like BF2, at least from the latest screenshots released years ago. I wouldn't really call Battlefield 2 "realistic" either. It's basically a fastpaced arcade type-dealie with realistic guns and vehicles.

marksmanHL2 :)

17-08-2004, 07:35 PM

No one really knows what TF2 will be like...

Some people said that with the HL2 leak there was information about it in the files saying it had taken on a sci fi twist....

But I dont know whether to believe that or not to be honest......

Direwolf

17-08-2004, 07:35 PM

Well Blah wins the bigot of the day award. :B
Anywho, they really seemed to have set their sites on moving the series foward, and by a massive leap. I really think this could be one of the biggest games of next year.

Foxtrot

17-08-2004, 07:38 PM

Well, Valve was going from a similar realistic look like BF2, at least from the latest screenshots released years ago. I wouldn't really call Battlefield 2 "realistic" either. It's basically a fastpaced arcade type-dealie with realistic guns and vehicles.
BF2 is follow closer to DC than it is BF1942, so don't expect fast paced arcade shooter, it will be atleast a little more realistic.

Gunner

17-08-2004, 08:04 PM

BF2 is follow closer to DC than it is BF1942, so don't expect fast paced arcade shooter, it will be atleast a little more realistic.

Well just a little more.

I just hope they found a way to stop the "plane-campers".

Foxtrot

17-08-2004, 08:08 PM

Well just a little more.

I just hope they found a way to stop the "plane-campers".
Plane campers aren't that bad if you know how to use a stinger.

The Terminator

17-08-2004, 08:15 PM

I didnt care for teh first one, but this one looks too crazy to miss. Ill have to give it a go. Any idea when its comin out?

CptStern

17-08-2004, 08:17 PM

I'm never buying another Battlefield game, ever. Don't care if it looks pretty, it will still be a buggy POS when it launches. To top it off DICE will ignore these bugs for 6 months saying "look here is a free map, but we are too stupid to fix bugs!"

I hope Battlefield 2 bombs.

this might be a little more to your liking (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/barbiefashionshow/screenindex.html) ;)

PunisherUSA

17-08-2004, 08:23 PM

this might be a little more to your liking (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/barbiefashionshow/screenindex.html) ;)

Hey! You get to play dress with barbie :naughty:

Direwolf

17-08-2004, 08:24 PM

OK, well now I have 2 games to get. :D

CptStern

17-08-2004, 08:25 PM

Hey! You get to play dress with barbie :naughty:

hey whatever gets ya goin' ...more power to you ..I prefer my women to not be made of plastic and 8 inches tall ;)

edit: anyways here's some info on the features of BF2:

* Battlefield 2 will support over 100 players in some of the largest online battles on the PC.

*Each map in Battlefield 2 adjusts in scale to support the number of players in the world, providing the ideal vehicle-to-player ratio and an optimized game play experience. So, you can still have tight 16-player games with the option of growing it to 100-players

*Additionally, Battlefield 2 showcases an all-new game engine and physics system to bring the modern battlefield to life like never before.

*The new material penetration feature measures weapons’ ability to fire through barriers based on their composition and players will need to know the difference between concealment and cover in order to survive.

*Battlefield 2 features immense, richly detailed, destructible environments, from city streets to remote forests.

*Enhanced team play features allow players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their teammates.

Adidajs

17-08-2004, 08:30 PM

desert combat was what i've imagined tf2 would be like, and bf2 actually incorporates some stuff from what valve released would be in tf2. honestly i don't see what tf2 will bring to the table that bf42 already has and what bf2 will.

Mac

17-08-2004, 08:35 PM

I have a subscription to CGW and they did a preview of it. I'm not sure how much of this is already known, but I'll relay a couple snippets that stuck out in my mind from it.

bullet spray pocks walls, destructible structures reflect the progressive carnage inflicted on incredibly detailed terrain, and light and shadow occur realistically right down to muzzle flashes illuminating dark rooms and alleys.

So how do you keep 100 players battling on a map from devolving into chaotic cluster frag? By building in squad support, persistent characters, and privileges awarded by rank. This time out, enlistment in the Battlefield army is practically a career. Once you pick a side (the U.S., China, or the fictional Middle East Coalition) and a class and name your character, he exists. Forever, basically. The game still compiles stats and scores your progress on a game-by-game basis, but now, global servers accrue each of your characters' stats and grant rank promotions, allowing even lousy but dedicated players to work their way up from buck private to sergeant
Anything lieutenant or above, however, will have to be earned not just by dogged persistence, but also by being one of the top players across the entire Battlefield 2 community. These ranks aren't point based, but relative. Online leader boards show where you rate and how far you need to go to gain another stripe or star on your insignia. Topping all this off are individual awards based on personal performance - each class has different distinctions, such as sniper of the month.
So what do officers gain for their ability and dedication? access to an online officer's club, which should provide faser downloads of updates through special servers, news, tournaments, and access to games with a minimum rank requirement- perfect for testing yourself against the best for filtering out the clueless noobs.

sound like fun :)

Foxtrot

17-08-2004, 08:36 PM

PunisherUSA

17-08-2004, 08:41 PM

TF2 will probably be out before BF2.
I haven't heard crap about TF2 so far.

And you can't really compare the two. TF2 is more unrealistic. TF2 class systems are MUCH more clear cut. The engneer in BF gets mines, a mortar and repairs vehicles. In TF they build huge turrets, heal friendly armor, etc. No BF class uses disguises like the spy. There certainly aren't demo packs to blow open new paths in BF either...

I still look foward to both games, but I'm not keeping my hopes too high for TF2.

Gunner

17-08-2004, 08:55 PM

anyways here's some info on the features of BF2:

* Battlefield 2 will support over 100 players in some of the largest online battles on the PC.

100 players? what a lag-fest that will be :laugh:

I'm having a hard time finding a 64 player BF:Vietnam server I doubt there will be a single 100 players server.

CptStern

17-08-2004, 08:56 PM

100 players? what a lag-fest that will be :laugh:

I'm having a hard time finding a 64 player BF:Vietnam server I doubt there will be a single 100 players server.

why? Joint ops has 150 person servers I dont see why BF2 couldnt have a 100 peeps at the same time

Direwolf

17-08-2004, 09:00 PM

I used to see 100+ players on giant Tribes 2 servers years ago. Its possible.

DarkStar

17-08-2004, 09:10 PM

TF2 will probably be out before BF2.

I highly doubt that.

Foxtrot

17-08-2004, 09:13 PM

I highly doubt that.
BF2 is coming out somtime next year, TF2 should come out a few months after Half-Life 2 or it could even come out with HL2.

Farrowlesparrow

17-08-2004, 09:22 PM

hey whatever gets ya goin' ...more power to you ..I prefer my women to not be made of plastic and 8 inches tall ;)

I bet your women wish you were though :P

I tried not to say this but i couldn't resist...:laugh:

Milo 7

17-08-2004, 09:24 PM

BF:V is really buggy and the lag is horrible at first even a lot of the 32 ppl servers lagged like hell and no it wasnt because of the servers it was the game, i havent played on a 64ppl server without biggass lag.

but the game isnt that good anyway its mostly about spawnkilling because u need to take flags right at the spawnpoints o_0 and theres no spawnprotection :x so dumb

i hope this game will be better, but i hope they will fix the explosions of the vehicles etc because they looked really bad in the movie i saw just like bf1942 :sleep:

B.Calhoun

17-08-2004, 09:32 PM

Will BF2 be a better shooter than bf1942?, cause it was a fun game but i could never kill anyone with a rifle, machine gun, pistol, or a knife. I hope its got more shootouts than just planes blowing up everything and stuff.

No Limit

17-08-2004, 09:37 PM

Anyone know if they have modern features like rag doll and dynamic lighting (are multiple light sources supported?).

CptStern

17-08-2004, 09:39 PM

Anyone know if they have modern features like rag doll and dynamic lighting (are multiple light sources supported?).

yup it's a brand new engine

Agent.M

17-08-2004, 09:39 PM

I doubt that will happen, they have probably learned from BF1942. And I think Trauma Studios is working on BF2 also.

Yes they are, this game is going to kick ass its what I want the most, well behind HL2 of course.

blahblahblah

17-08-2004, 09:39 PM

this might be a little more to your liking (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/barbiefashionshow/screenindex.html) ;)

I love that game. It is my second favorite game of all time. :)

I spent $45 on BF:V and can't play the game. I get horrible connection problems detected. When I do play, the bugs are horrendous and when you combine that with lag it is a horrible game. Should have spent another 6 months polishing the game. Or at least put a warning label on the box "Warning: This game is a horrible, buggy POS. Avoid this game unless enjoy having root canals done on you without anesthesia."

I'm never buying another game made by DICE again. And I will seriously consider not buying any game that is published by EA. These people shouldn't be rewarded by releasing buggy games onto the world.

Agent.M

17-08-2004, 09:42 PM

This is what I always imagined TF2 to be like. Hopefully Valve has some tricks up its sleeve because that's looking pretty badass.

Yes me too...it will be something like this too from what ive read but, a little more fast paced and not as much of a real world setting.

CptStern

17-08-2004, 09:45 PM

I love that game. It is my second favorite game of all time. :)

I spent $45 on BF:V and can't play the game. I get horrible connection problems detected. When I do play, the bugs are horrendous and when you combine that with lag it is a horrible game. Should have spent another 6 months polishing the game. Or at least put a warning label on the box "Warning: This game is a horrible, buggy POS. Avoid this game unless enjoy having root canals done on you without anesthesia."

I'm never buying another game made by DICE again. And I will seriously consider not buying any game that is published by EA. These people shouldn't be rewarded by releasing buggy games onto the world.

I have BF V as well and it is buggy and laggy ...not too pissed though, I'll just wait till they fix it ..plus they're going to release a bf1942 mod for it (me loves ww2 games)

love not hate blahblahblah ;)

Agent.M

17-08-2004, 09:50 PM

I highly doubt that.
It will be Im almost sure of that from what gabe and doug have said about TF2, BF2 isnt scheduled till march whereas doug said that they ae near completion of tf2 already and many release dates have january for tf2....but who really knows for sure i guess, but IMO it will definitley be out before bf2 either way ill be very happy to play both whichever one is first!! ;)

blahblahblah

17-08-2004, 09:52 PM

I have BF V as well and it is buggy and laggy ...not too pissed though, I'll just wait till they fix it ..plus they're going to release a bf1942 mod for it (me loves ww2 games)

love not hate blahblahblah ;)

I love lots of games. Gimme a game that is not buggy or terribly laggy and I am happy. They don't have to be uber-revolutionary, they just have to be bug free, stable, and have hint of fun in it. DICE and EA have no excuse for releasing BF:V that early (well they did, to meet the end of a financial reporting deadline - that is a fact).

For WW2 games, I'm waiting for the expansion pack to Call of Duty to come out. United Offensive is looking awesome. :)

Foxtrot

17-08-2004, 09:57 PM

Another feature of BF2 is if you are flying a jet and you get out you will look like a pilot, have on all the gear, each vehicle has this feature.

Dalamari

17-08-2004, 10:01 PM

I love how gamespot screenshots never load for me, oh well, I was really looking forward to those Barbie screens.

BF2 looks cool, kinda like FSW but with 1 person instead of controlling a whole squad.

Direwolf

17-08-2004, 11:25 PM

For the uninformed: B:V was made by DICE Canada. BF42 was made by DICE Europe. BF2 is being made by DICE Europe in cooperation with Trauma Studios, the guys who made the incomparable Desert Combat.
So BF:V doesn't even apply. :D

Shakermaker

18-08-2004, 12:59 AM

I found this post quite amusing. Talking about responsibilities ....

The stupidest thing I ever did occured in 8th grade. me and my friend got a gallon of Jose Quevro Dequila and I took about 12 shots in a half hour. so we decide to walk to a sandwich shop, but by that time I could hardly stand. we get there, but I end up puking all over the counter. I was falling all over the place while the casheer just watched. I go outside while my friend pays, where then my pants fall down in broad daylight on a main street. we manage to make it back to his house, but then I decide I should walk home. So I walk right infront of my junior high school when the ski bus arrives. I fall into a garbage pile, but continue my long journey home. One of my class mates dads and most of the parents saw me do this, but only the dudes dad decided to give me a ride. I was in bed the rest of the afternoon and was called into the principles office the following monday. I didn't get in any trouble, but it was by far the dumbest thing I've ever done.

Sparta

18-08-2004, 01:07 AM

I hope they've fixed up the infantry combat, in BF1942 it was shocking

Agent.M

18-08-2004, 04:39 AM

I hope they've fixed up the infantry combat, in BF1942 it was shocking

True DAT!

Gunner

18-08-2004, 12:50 PM

I hope they've fixed up the infantry combat, in BF1942 it was shocking

But everything else was top-notch :)

Asuka

19-08-2004, 12:02 AM

I never really liked the battlefield games but those ss look sweet.

DarkStar

19-08-2004, 10:07 AM

BF2 is coming out somtime next year, TF2 should come out a few months after Half-Life 2 or it could even come out with HL2.

No way. Think what you want, but that just ain't gonna happen. If it did, Valve would be the first developer in history to release two major titles within months of each other. Sorry, its just not gonna go down.

Agent.M

19-08-2004, 08:04 PM

No way. Think what you want, but that just ain't gonna happen. If it did, Valve would be the first developer in history to release two major titles within months of each other. Sorry, its just not gonna go down.

Yeah it will valve already stated they are nearly done with TF2, many retailers have a release date of january which i know doesnt mean much but still, also they have said that they wanted to get tf2 done and out the door almost as much as HL2, Ill put money on it that TF2 is out before BF2!!!!!!!!!!!