Battlefield: Bad Company 2

[englishbob]

Thing is they could bring out new maps paid DLC every week until Halo Reach launches and it still wouldn't change the mass exodus that will happen September.

Really, I can't see Halo Reach giving you the same experience as this. Halo is pretty pedestrian. Good, but not as good as this.

[EvilBoris]

How is Halo Reach? Played much?

I was loving the beta, I'd hardly describe it as pedestrian

[Neon Ignition]

Halo's online isn't pedestrian it's just.... old school slow

The Halo/COD exodus will happen but it'll still have had a decent run. I imagine quite a few will try jumping to MOH too... but I bet those ones jump straight back.

[Prototype]

The real reason there is no DLC because the next game should be coming out next year.

Electronic Arts has announced that the Limited Edition of Medal of Honor will come with an invitation to the Battlefield 3 beta. That comes on top of the weapons, ammo and camoflauge that the Limited Edition already offers. The offer is contingent on the beta coming within 12 months of the release of Medal of Honor. As that game launches on October 12 in North America, you can expect the beta to take place sometime in 2011.

This also comes as the first official announcement of Battlefield 3, which was previously only confirmed to be in development during financial talks. Battlefield 3 will apparently come to Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3. Xbox Live Gold membership will be required for access to the Battlefield 3 beta on Xbox 360.

The other Limited Edition pack-ins include the MP-7 and two special shotguns. The PS3 version will include the full game Medal of Honor Frontline, remastered in HD. All Limited Edition versions are listed at a price of $59.99 in the US, suggesting that EA is following a plan similar to what it did for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 where all new copies bought at or near launch included the bonus content.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1109659p1.html

[Family Fry]

Hmm Battlefield 3, I wonder how the PC lot are taking this.
It was as inevitable as a yearly CoD, DICE are working their tits off MoH MP, Nam expansion and Battlefield 3.
Damn you EA they should be working on Mirrors Edge 2!

[FelixofMars]

Fry I take it the coop mode wasn't all it was cracked up to be then?

[Family Fry]

Onslaught is still good fun, had my moneys worth from the first night, was flying through it with boris and another friend just getting the face shot off us, crazy. Whack it on hard and run through it with some mates, it's good practise for flying and getting used to other guns. I got some new faves out of Onslaught which I hadn't used in multiplayer much.
It's crazy tough on Hardcore, still not cracked it and I want those achievements.
Personally I have always just liked playing Rush and was glad to see some new Rush unlock maps in the previous 2 packs, I do need to start playing Conquest though.
I will still have more to play of this game and I will grab Nam expansion later in year too, 4 brand new maps, weapons and vehicles are much welcome.

[FelixofMars]

I think that's my problem with it, seemed extremely limited in terms of the amount you would play it. I assume its similar to the free Red Dead DLC where you have 5 coop missions using some of the existing locations from the game?

Free seems fair for what essentially is sticking AI in a multiplayer map but they charge what 800 points? I know they are giving all these supposed VIP maps for free but they are basically doing the same thing adding rush points or conquest flags to existing maps of the other type.

Yeah its free I guess but it does seem its the path of least resistance and some of the maps they have reused don't feel as good in the other game modes. They haven't bothered to change them in any way to make them feel more suitable. The new Rush Whitepass is a bit of a joke.

[MJ]

I like White Pass, it's small and good for a quick game, but apart from the first base, all the other M-Coms are in buildings that can be destroyed. Queue grenade and rocket launcher spamming.

[Family Fry]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition is due end of August apparently, PS3/360.
Ships with DL code for BF 1943, Onslaught Edition, Limited Edition weapon unlocks and VIP status maps of course. The ultimate edition will missing the Nam expansion, making it less ultimate though.
This is to go alongside Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition and a rumoured Mass Effect 2 Ultimate Edition.

[DryRice]

With the new Vietnam expansion pack coming out soon is it just the USMC vs NVA or are there other units such as the RVA, US Rangers or such?

[JP]

Probably better just being mentioned here at the moment.

[Charlie]

Ohh, I wonder if it's a new XBLA game and sequel to BF 1943 maybe.

[Neon Ignition]

A Battlefield 1944 I'd be all for, 43 pretty much negated the need for BC2 for me

[MJ]

These free maps might bring me back to BC2. I'm interested to see how the remakes will work.

http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2010/11/08/oasis-and-harvest-day-heading-for-battlefield-bad-company-2.aspx