I know that being a game released about 4 years ago, it's doing pretty well, but what I don't get is, why do people appreciate games like COD so much, I believe the Battlefield series, at least the PC ones are lightyears ahead of most of the console run and gun games like COD. The battles are huge, lots of tactics are needed, theres tons of vehicles and jets and stuff, but people tend to like games like the Call of Duty series, which have small maps which involve little to no tactics, and rarely have any vehicles, so I ask you, why do you think this game doesn't have the huge following it deserves?

I'm guessing most people went onto Battlefield 2142, but I believe there is still a fairly large player base.

It was very popular when it was first released.

" I know that being a game released about 4 years ago, it's doing pretty well, but what I don't get is, why do people appreciate games like COD so much, I believe the Battlefield series, at least the PC ones are lightyears ahead of most of the console run and gun games like COD. The battles are huge, lots of tactics are needed, theres tons of vehicles and jets and stuff, but people tend to like games like the Call of Duty series, which have small maps which involve little to no tactics, and rarely have any vehicles, so I ask you, why do you think this game doesn't have the huge following it deserves? "

Because this generation is AD fucking HD and they need something quick fast and easy to get into, Battlefield takes team work and tactics which take time, but I'm hoping a ton for Battlefield Bad Company 2 as it turning out to be a great game without the ADHD, although you could probably play the game as a COD player.

" Because this generation is AD fucking HD and they need something quick fast and easy to get into, Battlefield takes team work and tactics which take time, but I'm hoping a ton for Battlefield Bad Company 2 as it turning out to be a great game without the ADHD, although you could probably play the game as a COD player. "

" Because this generation is AD fucking HD and they need something quick fast and easy to get into

" @Bucketdeth said:

" Because this generation is AD fucking HD and they need something quick fast and easy to get into, Battlefield takes team work and tactics which take time, but I'm hoping a ton for Battlefield Bad Company 2 as it turning out to be a great game without the ADHD, although you could probably play the game as a COD player. "

This and the rapid, consolification (which I guess is really the same thing that Bucketdeth said) of popular franchises.   Hey you know, because if 12 year olds can't play it, it isn't worth making! </sarcasm> "

" @Bucketdeth said:

" Because this generation is AD fucking HD and they need something quick fast and easy to get into

Exactly.  Me and my roommates were just talking about this.  A large shooter sounds so good right now.  COD tends to reward only the individual's deeds and never feels like more is going outside of the intense, quick skirmishes.  I don't really believe MAG'll complete this task without vehicles.  Crap, I find it tough to believe anyone besides DICE can do it, but here's hoping.  I really do want something massive but "focused" again. "

I played Battlefield when it dropped to $20. I still like MW2 more, it's much faster. Battlefield had health, which sucked because I had to hide and keep stabbing myself with the medic needle. If Battlefield 2 still has health, it will surely suffer.

Actually, if I remember correctly when 2142 came out, it was not well recieved by the BF2 players and BF2 was quite popular for a long time. Recently they made the expansions free.

It was popular when it came out but nowadays its not very accessible to new people. I've been playing 2142 for ages now and I still get killed a lot.

It's definitely not for everyone. I love FPS games, but absolutely hated everything about BF2. I suffered through quite a bit of it too, to simply justify my purchase and hope it grew on me. Ended up hating it even more and more everytime I played until the point where friends asking me to play with them couldn't even get me to pop that cd in. IMO, any FPS Valve makes is 100x better than anything DICE or IW can make.

" I'm guessing most people went onto Battlefield 2142, but I believe there is still a fairly large player base. "

In my eyes the community went to shit, EA fucked up patch releases, hacks became widespread.  I never liked how big of an advantage people with lots of unlocks had in BF2, and the way EA handled when the servers were hacked and people exploiting unlocks was pathetic.  It became not fun for me to play, personally.  I don't know if things have improved at all since then.
 
People enjoy the COD unlock system because it's better designed.  The advantages of climbing into a tank or jet before anyone else can get into it in the BF series also turns a lot of people off.

I'd still play BF2 but I can't get the damn patch to install!

" I'm guessing most people went onto Battlefield 2142, but I believe there is still a fairly large player base. "

I think about installing it every now and then but dont feel like doing all the patching, but loved the game when i played it. Hoping for BF3 details soon. It better be 32vs32

It was ...in its day it was the go too class based shooter on the PC . But now people have moved on . There is still a fair amount of people playing this game now though .

Great game, but I'm looking forward to Battlefield 3. Whenever we actually see that, for now we have Bad Company 2 I guess. 

" @turbomonkey138: nice necropost O_o 
 
edit: mah bad, turbo.  
 
@Prymet1me: You! nice necropost. "

 MEGA MECROPOST "

" @turbomonkey138 said:

 MEGA MECROPOST "

Whats a mecropost? "

" @turbomonkey138: nice necropost O_o 
 
edit: mah bad, turbo.  
 
@Prymet1me: You! nice necropost. "

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