I am getting tired of people falsely claiming that Battlefield is copying Call of Duty. I will explain it for all. Battlefield 1942 came out on Sept. 10 2002, the first Call of Duty came out on Oct. 29 2003, a full year later than BF1942. Battlefield 2 went into the modern era on June 21 2005, Call of Duty 4 went into the modern era on Nov. 6 2007. Two entire years later. So to anyone suggesting that the latest Battlefield game, Battlefield Bad Company 2, is copying or trying to be like Modern Warfare, take class on FPS history. If anything, Call of Duty was mimicking the Battlefield series. Sarcasm aside, can't people compare games without accusing that one is trying to be another. Sorry for the rant type post, I just wanted to put that out there.

If anything, Call of Duty was mimicking the Battlefield series. 

And Medal of Honor came out before both of them, so everyone needs to shut the hell up and enjoy gaming.

" @FrankCanada97 said:

If anything, Call of Duty was mimicking the Battlefield series. 

I don't believe either series is mimicking another, taking the leap to a modern setting was a natural direction to take both series. "

1942 not 43, and besides, call of duty and battlefield games are completely different.  They're both going for a modern military look now so that's probably why a lot of people compare them.

" And Medal of Honor came out before both of them, so everyone needs to shut the hell up and enjoy gaming. "

Doom came out before both of those games, so Modern Warfare is copying Battlefield is copying Doom. End thread.

Pretty soon both series will jump into the future and then they're going to be copying Halo.

" Pretty soon both series will jump into the future and then they're going to be copying Halo. "

" @Bigandtasty said:

" Pretty soon both series will jump into the future and then they're going to be copying Halo. "

Battlefield already went to the future in Battlefield 2142. "

I am not saying one is copying the other, I really don't care. But I would just like to point out that just before the first game in series A came out before that of series B doesn't automatically exclude them from copying from one another. Games that run as a part of a series react to modes or game play improvements of the competition all the time. This can be true of Battlefield and CoD as much as anyone deal with it.

They're all WW2 shooters. There's not much you can change from that formulae really. It's just how good you do it is what counts.

I think its fair to say that they work off each other. Use the competitors ideas to better their own game. 

People who try to compare any Battlefield game to Call of Duty are fucking stupid, plain and simple.  It doesn't even matter which one came first, although thank you for laying that out for the folks who don't know. 
 
Even with Bad Company, there is a DRASTIC difference in the gameplay.  Battlefield has always been about just that:  a battlefield...a massive fucking battlefield.  The maps in the Battlefield franchise are something that Call of Duty has never reached...and never will.  Call of Duty is squarely planted in the deathmatch arena of FPS games like Unreal and Quake, except it's based more in reality than fantasy. 
 
There's so many differences that it's not even funny! 
 
@natetodamax said:

" @FrankCanada97 said:

" @Bigandtasty said:

" Pretty soon both series will jump into the future and then they're going to be copying Halo. "

Battlefield already went to the future in Battlefield 2142. "

Battlefield 2142 is copying Halo: Combat Evolved. "

" People who try to compare any Battlefield game to Call of Duty are fucking stupid, plain and simple.  It doesn't even matter which one came first, although thank you for laying that out for the folks who don't know.  Even with Bad Company, there is a DRASTIC difference in the gameplay.  Battlefield has always been about just that:  a battlefield...a massive fucking battlefield.  The maps in the Battlefield franchise are something that Call of Duty has never reached...and never will.  Call of Duty is squarely planted in the deathmatch arena of FPS games like Unreal and Quake, except it's based more in reality than fantasy.  There's so many differences that it's not even funny! "

Halo and COD are overrated.

" Halo and COD are overrated. "

lets keep that stick up our asses that makes us NEED to fight and compare Battlefield to Call of Duty, Megadeth to Metallica, ....................................

" @AURON570 said:

" Halo and COD are overrated. "

Overrated, or underhated? "

" @Novyx said:

" @AURON570 said:

" Halo and COD are overrated. "

Overrated, or underhated? "

overhated "

The closest Call of Duty ever came to being a Battlefield game was with the United Offensive expansion pack to the first game.

" @Bigandtasty: Actually, Battlefield already jumped to the future, but it sucked....   But seriously, who cares... "

" Halo and COD are overrated. "

Today in another thread it happened again, one person said that it is a "MW copycat". Why can't people learn that Battlefield and Call of Duty are two completely different things.

" @AURON570 said:

" Halo and COD are overrated. "

And I suppose FF7 isn't? Just a thought. "

More threads like this please. They give us the best discussion material!

" And Medal of Honor came out before both of them, so everyone needs to shut the hell up and enjoy gaming. "

For the record,  I don't care.

" @Death_Unicorn said:

" @Bigandtasty: Actually, Battlefield already jumped to the future, but it sucked....   But seriously, who cares... "

I thought it was good, not as good as Battlefield 2 or 1942 or Vietnam for that matter, it was still enjoyable. "

" I am getting tired of people falsely claiming that Battlefield is copying Call of Duty. I will explain it for all. Battlefield 1942 came out on Sept. 10 2002, the first Call of Duty came out on Oct. 29 2003, a full year later than BF1942. Battlefield 2 went into the modern era on June 21 2005, Call of Duty 4 went into the modern era on Nov. 6 2007. Two entire years later. So to anyone suggesting that the latest Battlefield game, Battlefield Bad Company 2, is copying or trying to be like Modern Warfare, take class on FPS history. If anything, Call of Duty was mimicking the Battlefield series. Sarcasm aside, can't people compare games without accusing that one is trying to be another. Sorry for the rant type post, I just wanted to put that out there. "

a lot of people that play call of duty 4, have only played call of duty 4 and halo. So it's just their assumption that when a game that comes out, looking sort of like call of duty 4, that that game developer is copying call of duty...

Who cares what game came first? They're all copying doom and wolfenstein by that logic.

Fuck COD fanboys there just as bad as Halo fanboys. 
 
I want me some Battlefield Bad Company 2.

" @PercyChuggs said:

" And Medal of Honor came out before both of them, so everyone needs to shut the hell up and enjoy gaming. "

"

" @AURON570 said:

" Halo and COD are overrated. "

Overrated, or underhated? "

What's this bullshit about 2142 not being very good? It has the most varied ground combat of the whole series. It was also the most balanced for the longest time, and has only recently been approached by BF2 in that realm (primarily by bringing fixes in 2142 back to BF2).
 
Besides 2142 started the whole customizable kits trend we'll see in BC2 and MW2 (which IW seems to have used for the first MW).
 
Also Medal of Honor only had the setting. The games in this thread (BF and COD) are primarily about the MULTIPLAYER... not the insignificant singleplayer, which MoH focused on.

" Who cares what game came first? They're all copying doom and wolfenstein by that logic. "

"  everyone needs to shut the hell up and enjoy gaming. "

Progress is built on iteration. This sense of entitlement  and ownership is what keeps progress from happening. It doesn't matter what came first, cavemen. 
Next you'll be saying WW2 games ripped off WW2.

"everyone needs to shut the hell up and enjoy gaming. "