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    Battlefield: Bad Company 2

    Game » consists of 26 releases. Released Mar 02, 2010

    Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the second installment in this spin-off Battlefield series. It has a more serious campaign and a vastly expanded multiplayer system.

    Should I buy the PC, PS3 or 360 version?

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    #1  Edited By Claymore

    Hi guys.
     
    Well, I'm buying BC2 for sure, but I can't decide which version should I get. So, here's my situation:
     
    1. I buy it for PC, run on my 8600GT / Core2Duo E4600 / 2GB, and probably going to play on Brazilian servers (no lag)
    2. I go for the 360 version, love playing on the 360 controller, better graphics (than my PC), but I'll need to upgrade to Gold and I'll need to play in my 20" PC LCD Monitor
    3. Buy for PS3, play in my living room (LCD 37"), but I'll have to play using Dualshock.
     
    So, that's it. Oh, just for reference:
    In Brazil > PC: R$99 (55-60US$) / 360 and PS3 > R$200-250 (120-150US$)
     I can import it, of course, but I don't want to wait almost 2 months to play the game (as it happened with Uncharted 2).

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    #2  Edited By MrKlorox

    PC if you can run it. No contest.

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    #3  Edited By emkeighcameron

    PC version.
     
    So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended.

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    #4  Edited By JJOR64
    @Claymore:   If you don't care about running the game at max, I say get the PC version.
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    #5  Edited By Skald

    The PC version has a lot going for it. 
     
    Do it.

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    #6  Edited By Claymore
    @MrKlorox: I was a little bit afraid that my PC couldn't handle the game after I played the PC beta, but it seems that the full game runs a lot better or something like that. I've seen a video of a guy running it on a 8600GT and it looked real good.
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    #7  Edited By WickedCobra03

    I am still deciding between the PC and PS3 but leaning more toward the PC version.  I have a 360 but I hate being tied to that thing with the RRoD risk every time you turn a 360 on and then you have to do the whole gold thing.

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    #8  Edited By FartyMcNarly

    buy all three versions, melt them together and play it in your brain.

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    #9  Edited By Claymore

    Well, I think I'll take the PC version.
     
    Thanks for the help. Nice playin'.

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    #10  Edited By Fuzz_Butt
    @Claymore said:
     In Brazil > PC: R$99 (55-60US$) / 360 and PS3 > R$200-250 (120-150US$)  I can import it, of course, but I don't want to wait almost 2 months to play the game (as it happened with Uncharted 2). "
    Those prices are crazy. Get the PC version
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    #11  Edited By MrKlorox

    ^exactly
     
    With the money you save on the PC version, you could afford to get yourself some extra RAM to help things stay smooth.

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    #12  Edited By Claymore
    @Fuzz_Butt said:
    " @Claymore said:
     In Brazil > PC: R$99 (55-60US$) / 360 and PS3 > R$200-250 (120-150US$)  I can import it, of course, but I don't want to wait almost 2 months to play the game (as it happened with Uncharted 2). "
    Those prices are crazy. Get the PC version "
    Be a honest gamer in Brazil is crazy. Prices are dropping with time, but they're still high for consoles (in PC, most games are the same price as US, and if they aren't, there's always Steam)
     
    @MrKlorox:
    I'm planning getting a better PC this year, so yeah, maybe I can run this game on max settings later.
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    #13  Edited By mikemcn
    @emkeighcameron said:
    " PC version.  So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended. "
    Thou Shall not Pwn Nwbs with a thumbstick?
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    #14  Edited By emkeighcameron
    @Mikemcn said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " PC version.  So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended. "
    Thou Shall not Pwn Nwbs with a thumbstick? "
    And beware the false prophets, the thumb-stick wielders. They shalt lead your and your kin down the path of sin and sloppy controls. And though I march through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear not, because thine 3-button optical is at my side.
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    #15  Edited By MrKlorox
    @emkeighcameron said:
    " @Mikemcn said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " PC version.  So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended. "
    Thou Shall not Pwn Nwbs with a thumbstick? "
    And beware the false prophets, the thumb-stick wielders. They shalt lead your and your kin down the path of sin and sloppy controls. And though I march through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear not, because thine 3-button optical is at my side. "
    Blasphemer! Seven-button Laser is the one true path to enlightenment!
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    #16  Edited By Mmmslash

    If you can reliably run the game, absolutely play the PC version, there is absolutely no reason to ever play an FPS on a console as opposed to a PC, if you have the option, and it isn't a sloppy port.
     
    That being said, if you want it on a console, get it on the PS3, because we always need more players.

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    #17  Edited By emkeighcameron
    @MrKlorox said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " @Mikemcn said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " PC version.  So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended. "
    Thou Shall not Pwn Nwbs with a thumbstick? "
    And beware the false prophets, the thumb-stick wielders. They shalt lead your and your kin down the path of sin and sloppy controls. And though I march through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear not, because thine 3-button optical is at my side. "
    Blasphemer! Seven-button Laser is the one true path to enlightenment! "
    The truly gifted have no need of all those superfluous buttons. God gave me three buttons and I'll DIE with three buttons.
     
    Well OK one is a scroll wheel / button, but what can I say, I live on the edge.
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    #18  Edited By fallen_elite

    Why not move the 360 to the large TV and buy it for that? Personally I would go with the PC version btw.

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    #19  Edited By MrKlorox

     @emkeighcameron said:

    " @MrKlorox said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " @Mikemcn said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " PC version.  So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended. "
    Thou Shall not Pwn Nwbs with a thumbstick? "
    And beware the false prophets, the thumb-stick wielders. They shalt lead your and your kin down the path of sin and sloppy controls. And though I march through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear not, because thine 3-button optical is at my side. "
    Blasphemer! Seven-button Laser is the one true path to enlightenment! "
    The truly gifted have no need of all those superfluous buttons. God gave me three buttons and I'll DIE with three buttons.  Well OK one is a scroll wheel / button, but what can I say, I live on the edge. "
    But Flying Spaghetti Monster gave us a thumb for a reason. Only those with cloven hooves can get by with the three up top.

    @Mmmslash said:

    " If you can reliably run the game, absolutely play the PC version, there is absolutely no reason to ever play an FPS on a console as opposed to a PC, if you have the option, and it isn't a sloppy port.  That being said, if you want it on a console, get it on the PS3, because the analog stick controls were tuned for the hardware of that particular controller. "

    The first bold is just to emphasize the primary factor to your first statement.
     
    The second bold is a fix. The 360 analog stick is notoriously inaccurate by comparison, from reading the posts around this forum. And though I did not play the PS3 demo/beta, I did find it felt very poor on the 360 compared to other games. The mouse input had problems in the PC beta but they seemed to be cleared up by the final patch on the last day.
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    #20  Edited By bubahula

    pc if you can run it,

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    #21  Edited By i69edUrGpa

    PC, for suuuure

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    #22  Edited By SilentCommando

    I'm getting it for PS3 but judging from the prices of the different versions, PC is definitely the way to go.

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    #23  Edited By JoeyIA

    Here's a tip if you don't care about achievements (which it seems like you don't) and want to play online w/ your Xbox.  Everytime you make a new account it'll ask you if you want to do a 30 day free trial of XBL Gold, after the 30 days the account will go to Silver, then just make another new account and do another free Gold trial.  You can even Friend your main account and then look at that Friends list to see if any of your buddies are online w/o having to re-friend everyone every 30 days.
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    #24  Edited By MrKlorox
    @JoeyIA said:
    " Here's a tip if you don't care about achievements (which it seems like you don't) and want to play online w/ your Xbox.  Everytime you make a new account it'll ask you if you want to do a 30 day free trial of XBL Gold, after the 30 days the account will go to Silver, then just make another new account and do another free Gold trial.  You can even Friend your main account and then look at that Friends list to see if any of your buddies are online w/o having to re-friend everyone every 30 days. "
    Since EA has you link you gamertag to your EA account that holds the DLC maps and stuff, I don't think that'll be a viable option for this game.
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    #25  Edited By bybeach

    PC absolutly, buy another 2 gigs of memory, anyway. 
     
    As for the PS3, i`m liking it more and more. But it`s always best to wait for the reviews on the tech side of things, though reviewers are reluctant or not motivated at times to do so. i`m just liking what i am hearing about the PS3 lately, and my experience of Bioshock 2 on that console was great.
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    #26  Edited By JoeyIA

    Each gamertag will need its own EA account, yes.  I don't know about EA account DLC but w/ every other XBLA game and DLC I've bought w/ my main account I've been able to access them w/ my other accounts as long as they're on the same Xbox.  I guess I could try playing ME2 w/ an alternate account to see if it can access the Cerberus Network stuff from my main account.
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    #27  Edited By MrKlorox
    @JoeyIA said:
    " I guess I could try playing ME2 w/ an alternate account to see if it can access the Cerberus Network stuff from my main account. "
    That's a good idea since the games use a similar model.
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    #28  Edited By TwelveFootFour

    dont get it on ps3 until they fix the online

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    #29  Edited By captain_clayman

    IF you wanna run the PC version on low, then PC 
    if not, probably xbox.

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    #31  Edited By MadeinFinland

    PC FTW!
    If it works.

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    #32  Edited By Three0neFive

    PC, no contest.
     
    And yeah, your PC should be able to run it fairly decently, probably around the same settings as the console versions (medium) with much higher (45 - 50 maybe) FPS.

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    #33  Edited By JoeyIA
    @MrKlorox:
    When you login to the new account it asks you to login w/ your EA profile or make a new one.  I logged in w/ my regular account and it shows that I have all of the ME2 DLC.  Then when I signed in with my main gamertag I just re-logged into my EA account.  So I guess you don't even need multiple EA accounts, which is what I'd been doing for 2 player Madden, but that's a different scenario. 
    *edit* 
    You'll also get an email from EA each time asking you to re-varify your account.
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    #34  Edited By TwelveFootFour
    @PeasForFees: 
    Sweet. I'm still not gettin it for the ps3 unless I can use this Splitfish controller I have.
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    #35  Edited By mikemcn
    @emkeighcameron said:
    " @MrKlorox said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " @Mikemcn said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " PC version.  So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended. "
    Thou Shall not Pwn Nwbs with a thumbstick? "
    And beware the false prophets, the thumb-stick wielders. They shalt lead your and your kin down the path of sin and sloppy controls. And though I march through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear not, because thine 3-button optical is at my side. "
    Blasphemer! Seven-button Laser is the one true path to enlightenment! "
    The truly gifted have no need of all those superfluous buttons. God gave me three buttons and I'll DIE with three buttons.  Well OK one is a scroll wheel / button, but what can I say, I live on the edge. "

    My people did not suffer for 40 days in a forest without wifi to see you blasphemy the name of thy mouse with more than 3 buttons!  
     
    Actually im cool with lots of buttons.... this however, is sickening 
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    #36  Edited By philuk19

    PC.
     But 360 for me, as my PC struggles abit with the beta.

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    #37  Edited By raiz265
    @Mikemcn said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " @MrKlorox said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " @Mikemcn said:
    " @emkeighcameron said:
    " PC version.  So you can aim with a mouse, like God intended. "
    Thou Shall not Pwn Nwbs with a thumbstick? "
    And beware the false prophets, the thumb-stick wielders. They shalt lead your and your kin down the path of sin and sloppy controls. And though I march through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear not, because thine 3-button optical is at my side. "
    Blasphemer! Seven-button Laser is the one true path to enlightenment! "
    The truly gifted have no need of all those superfluous buttons. God gave me three buttons and I'll DIE with three buttons.  Well OK one is a scroll wheel / button, but what can I say, I live on the edge. "

    My people did not suffer for 40 days in a forest without wifi to see you blasphemy the name of thy mouse with more than 3 buttons!  
     
    Actually im cool with lots of buttons.... this however, is sickening 
    "
    PAH! what do i need those lousy keyboards for?! 
    I HAVE A RAZER
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    #38  Edited By Seppli

    I've bought both the PS3 and the 360 version (PS3 version will arrive tomorrow, 360 version the day after that). I will buy the PC version too, as soon as I upgrade to a mid-range DX 11 rig sometime later this year/early next year. 
     
    If you aren't a Battlefield nut like me, go with either version - preferably the PC version though, if your rig is up to the job. 

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    #39  Edited By SammydesinasNL

    PC probably, but why don't you switch your xbox with your PS3?
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    #40  Edited By Doctor_Shephard

    Not a big PC guy and DICE pretty much developed this game with the console crowd in mind so I'm not going to touch that option. But between 360 and PS3 I'd say 360. Based purely on the controls, I've played both the Beta and Demo on PS3 and the controls just feel loose and wrong. Nowhere as tight as the 360's. I don't mind FPS games on a dual shock, anyone who really thinks its terrible for shooters is coming from a biased view point but Bad Company 2 just didn't control well.

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    #41  Edited By qlum

    pc its 10$ cheaper it, looks better if you can run it, it will support mods, 32 instead of 24 players, posible free dlc in the future and of course better controls.
    but keep in mind that online matches are a lot harder on PC at least that´s what I´ve heard

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