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Yeah Battlefield 1 did a great job. At least you felt like you were playing a game set during WW1.

I'm not quite understanding what Dice is doing with BF5. Are they moving things along in sequence with WW2?
Yes. Tides of War will add stuff as the war progresses. Only a matter of time before the Americans and Japanese are added along with their theatre of war maps, weapons, armour, etc. I would imagine thhe Russians will be added at some point too.
 
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Yes. Tides of War will add stuff as the war progresses. Only a matter of time before the Americans and Japanese are added along with their theatre of war maps, weapons, armour, etc. I would imagine thhe Russians will be added at some point too.
They're going to add the pacific theater?

I did read that Stalingrad will be added at some point.
 
I respect that they are doing the time progression thing. What's funny is the same people complaining about not having iconic battles in there are the same ones saying they are burnt out on WW2 and they should go modern.

It would be a very different thing if they were going with a paid DLC model. With everything being free, the only legit complaint may be lack of stuff.

I really hope this model works. EA is doing this one right, but if they aren't making enough money long term, they are going to cut down on the updates. I worry about them making money off of cosmetics. I know I would never buy them, I really don't care what camo pattern my pants are. :)
 
I respect that they are doing the time progression thing. What's funny is the same people complaining about not having iconic battles in there are the same ones saying they are burnt out on WW2 and they should go modern.

It would be a very different thing if they were going with a paid DLC model. With everything being free, the only legit complaint may be lack of stuff.

I really hope this model works. EA is doing this one right, but if they aren't making enough money long term, they are going to cut down on the updates. I worry about them making money off of cosmetics. I know I would never buy them, I really don't care what camo pattern my pants are. :)
Content is a big problem. Not enough new maps.

The Coop mode doesn't go live til Feburary. Rush don't go live till March and the goes away after 2 weeks. Just not enough and too spread out.

I think this game will be dead by Summer uhless Firestorm is amazing.
 
Content is a big problem. Not enough new maps.

The Coop mode doesn't go live til Feburary. Rush don't go live till March and the goes away after 2 weeks. Just not enough and too spread out.

I think this game will be dead by Summer uhless Firestorm is amazing.

I don't think so, there's still people playing Battlefront 2. I think there's always that core BF crowd who is going to play. Heck, BF1 had a consistent player base.

There's just no other game that does what Battlefield does.
 
Content is a big problem. Not enough new maps.

The Coop mode doesn't go live til Feburary. Rush don't go live till March and the goes away after 2 weeks. Just not enough and too spread out.

I think this game will be dead by Summer uhless Firestorm is amazing.
True about the need 4 content.
LOL@it being dead by the summer.

So many anti EA trolls on YouTube say dumb things like ths with the actual fans enjoying the game.
 
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True about the need 4 content.
LOL@it being dead by the summer.

So many anti EA trolls on YouTube say dumb things like ths with the actual fans enjoying the game.
If the first is the true then the latter is inevitable. They need something big, maybe Firestorm will be it. But niche modes like squad conquest, combined arms are not going to keep the masses around. Keeping Rush as a timed event inorder to fill out later chapters wont keep the masses around. 2 maps every 3-4 months wont keep the masses around.

Dead doesn't mean nobody plays either. Simply that it only keeps a small dedicated userbase, and considering the game has a significantly small userbase to begin with, means the shrinkage will be quicker than ever.

I hope it doesn't happen, but based on the content thus far, it isn't enough. Which why, I think, Firestorm is such an important mode.
 
If the first is the true then the latter is inevitable. They need something big, maybe Firestorm will be it. But niche modes like squad conquest, combined arms are not going to keep the masses around. Keeping Rush as a timed event inorder to fill out later chapters wont keep the masses around. 2 maps every 3-4 months wont keep the masses around.

Dead doesn't mean nobody plays either. Simply that it only keeps a small dedicated userbase, and considering the game has a significantly small userbase to begin with, means the shrinkage will be quicker than ever.

I hope it doesn't happen, but based on the content thus far, it isn't enough. Which why, I think, Firestorm is such an important mode.
Agreed that there aren't enough maps, but they are coming so that's good. How small is the userbase? Are there numbers out there?

I'm still having a blast with this game. My buds and I have figured out our squad. Played exclusively medic last night, think it's my new favorite class. Might try out support soon.
 
BF games are always in that 2nd tier. Smaller (relative to the big games) but dedicated playerbase. The game isn't for everyone and isn't going to have COD/Fortnite numbers. The only sort of unofficial numbers you can get is you can sort the Xbox store by most played. BF V is always solidly on the 2nd page with games like D2. It is never going to run with the heavy hitters.

SW BF2 still has a decent player base, so nobody should worry about this game. If that game can overcome that major drama, BF V will be fine.

One thing I really like about this game is the classes are all different enough to be fun. Playing a medic is very different from other classes.
 
Agreed that there aren't enough maps, but they are coming so that's good. How small is the userbase? Are there numbers out there?

I'm still having a blast with this game. My buds and I have figured out our squad. Played exclusively medic last night, think it's my new favorite class. Might try out support soon.
I would leave support until they fixx bipods, hopefully later this month.
 
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BF games are always in that 2nd tier. Smaller (relative to the big games) but dedicated playerbase. The game isn't for everyone and isn't going to have COD/Fortnite numbers. The only sort of unofficial numbers you can get is you can sort the Xbox store by most played. BF V is always solidly on the 2nd page with games like D2. It is never going to run with the heavy hitters.

SW BF2 still has a decent player base, so nobody should worry about this game. If that game can overcome that major drama, BF V will be fine.

One thing I really like about this game is the classes are all different enough to be fun. Playing a medic is very different from other classes.

BF1 did CoD numbers.
 
BF1 did CoD numbers.

I didn't know that, but wasn't that more COD having a bad few years? Now that they added BR the game is back. I don't remember the WW2 game having great numbers and I know the later modern games were terrible. I don't remember seeing BF1 being that big but I honestly didn't check regularly. I know it had a bunch of people, and seemed to pull in more for some reason.
 
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I would leave support until they fixx bipods, hopefully later this month.
Thanks for the tip.

Played a game of Breakthrough on Rotterdam last night where I played Medic for most of the game, unless I would switch over to Assault to take out a tank or something. Went 3-22 but came in 3rd or 4th on my team just because I revived so many people lol. Got the top squad and the W
 
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If you want to go support you can stick with the non-bipod guns like the KE7. It got a nerf but is still useable.
 
I didn't know that, but wasn't that more COD having a bad few years? Now that they added BR the game is back. I don't remember the WW2 game having great numbers and I know the later modern games were terrible. I don't remember seeing BF1 being that big but I honestly didn't check regularly. I know it had a bunch of people, and seemed to pull in more for some reason.
No. BF1 sold 25 million.
 
i want modern weapons and gadgets back tbh, so boring now

and if EA need a reason, with modern gear you can have way cooler things you can charge for as microtransaction...
 
Lol at EA trying to pass of Squad Conquest as a new mode. It is literally 16 player conquest.
 
Is it just me or I just can not find any sights I like other than iron sight or a scope when I want to hit people at range.

Not at all, I dislike the sights in this game. I usually end up going with the 1.5x "iron sight" option on guns that support it (I'm usually assault). It is one of those custom ones you have to buy but it is worth it. For me, too many scopes have too much zoom, making them tough to use up close (I've never been an acog type fan). I've tried to get used to that "holo" sight that looks like an airplane sight and I just can't. The sights are just too busy and make it harder to see clearly at any kind of range. Those sights work fine for SMGs and such, but at any kind of range I simply can't use them. A little bit of recoil and I just lose my target, even on a 4k TV. The 2x or higher stuff is just too much for short range combat for me.

At least for assault rifles, check out one of the custom options that is 1.5 zoom (forget what it is called). It is an iron sight but called something else, but it gives you a small zoom to help with finding targets without being too much. It won't help you see targets at extreme ranges, but seems to be the best for short + medium range combat. You have to spend a little company coin on it, but for me it was so worth it.
 
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I didn't delete this game cause I am a huge Battlefield fan and I wanted to see what this next update will be like.

I do not like the new kill cam and the footsteps are too loud in my opinion. Also, I can't stand squad conquest. I'm playing it to get the new smg but damn, this is getting frustrating.

I'll,stick with it until Firestorm comes buy if it's not worth it then this will be the first Battlefield I will delete.