Tarin02543
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supernova8
Banned
I wonder if it was all a big ploy to have a reason to stop making Battlefield games.
Step 1: make a succession of shit Battlefield games
Step 2: watch playerbase evaporate
Step 3: oh no look nobody wants to play Battlefield! Shucks!
Step 4: divert capital originally devoted to Battlefield to some bland pvp only battle royal rogue-like arena live service GAAS experience (gotta get all the buzz words in) shooter that will be will be wildly successful but will not be what any of us (on GAF) wanted.
Step 1: make a succession of shit Battlefield games
Step 2: watch playerbase evaporate
Step 3: oh no look nobody wants to play Battlefield! Shucks!
Step 4: divert capital originally devoted to Battlefield to some bland pvp only battle royal rogue-like arena live service GAAS experience (gotta get all the buzz words in) shooter that will be will be wildly successful but will not be what any of us (on GAF) wanted.
supernova8
Banned
Kupfer
Member
Hell Let Loose, Squad and DayZ are my vibe.
I don't know what a BF could give me that would make it worth not playing one of the two better games mentioned above.
Since the audience is still casuals & kiddos, a new BF will probably not be too complex, everyone can do everything and actually team play is secondary. Since it comes from EA, there will be an in-game store, battle and premium passes and "cool" cosmetics.
Nope thanks
I don't know what a BF could give me that would make it worth not playing one of the two better games mentioned above.
Since the audience is still casuals & kiddos, a new BF will probably not be too complex, everyone can do everything and actually team play is secondary. Since it comes from EA, there will be an in-game store, battle and premium passes and "cool" cosmetics.
Nope thanks
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Battlefield vs Battlefront please.
Kupfer
Member
Dr.Morris79
Member
Hey, EA, bring back 1942. Dont add stupid fucking shit like Call of Duty and dont make it for the ADHD crowd
Just make it simple.
Thats it.
Also, fuck off.
Just make it simple.
Thats it.
Also, fuck off.
Lucifers Beard
Member
HLL and Squad are good games in their own right but they can be incredibly slow and end up feeling like walking simulators unless you’re playing with a group who know what to do.
With that in mind, do we have a Squad or HLL group on Gaf? I really enjoy those games but usually get caught in a squad who have no idea what they’re doing.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
This would get demolished in the modern market. EA is trying to make money, not run a charity.
Umbasaborne
Banned
How would that be demolished? People would buy it and it would make money
I kind of suspect that has been their mindset for years. I also suspect that the hubris of those who felt that way will lead them straight to F2P, if for no other reason than to avoid saying they were wrong. But I do believe that the Battlefield 4 model is the way to go, with microtransactions to modernize the revenue potential and avoid paid map packs.
HoldTheAir
Member
I think going F2P would be the worst decision they could make. The F2P arena is just too congested at the moment to be profitable imo.
From the article:
"That’s not all, though, as GameSpot’s report reveals that former Halo designer Marcus Lehto, who just opened a new EA studio back in October, is “building a new development team in Seattle focused on injecting more storytelling into the Battlefield universe.”"
Vince vs. Seattle Storytelling does sound like a dramatic title though.
Tarin02543
Member
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Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
You can't look at modern successful multiplayer games of today and actually believe Battlefield 4 with pretty graphics would be able to compete. That design philosophy wilted on the market for a reason.
Why did EA move on from BF4 design? Because it didn't pay the bills. If it didn't pay the bills in 2014 - 2018, why do you think it would today?
Wildebeest
Member
Mobile lead platform with gatcha mechanics, please be hyped.
I don't agree with that premise. WW1 was just too far back. After that they insulted their customers time and time again.
B_Boss
Member
If they do then it is over I think, for a while at least (my uninformed speculation). I shudder to think of my favorite all time shooter series ending up like that…
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Dr. Acid Avatar
Member
An entirely new way to raid your wallet is what they really mean.
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
“Battlefield will return in an entirely new way”
It’ll be a complete game that works at launch?
It’ll be a complete game that works at launch?
Operations66
Member
The series peaked on 360/PS3 with Bad Company 2, BF 3, and BF 1942. Those games were well-designed and just plain fun. All the BF games since then bored me to tears. I have little confidence in EA delivering a great BF game again, but we’ll see.
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winjer
Gold Member
They dragged the Battlefield brand through the mud, for so many years. They lied and insulted their fans, so many times.
Most people now don't care about Battlefield. And with the market saturated with online shooters, of every kind, it will be hard to find a place for a new BF.
And with most of the original dev team abandoning Dice, the talent that made the good Battlefields is gone. We have seen the people now at Dice have no idea of what makes a good game.
I don't see this game generating the kind of interest from gamers, that it did a decade ago.
Most people now don't care about Battlefield. And with the market saturated with online shooters, of every kind, it will be hard to find a place for a new BF.
And with most of the original dev team abandoning Dice, the talent that made the good Battlefields is gone. We have seen the people now at Dice have no idea of what makes a good game.
I don't see this game generating the kind of interest from gamers, that it did a decade ago.
Pancakes and Sausage
Member
I still play Battlefield 4 on a regular basis and I hope to hell this new Battlefield is great but I already accept that it will likely be terrible.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
The Infectious Paradox
Gold Member
I present to you
BATTLEFIELD VR!!
BATTLEFIELD VR!!
ResilientBanana
Member
I want Battlefield 2 remade with modern technology.
mitch1971
Member
There is no way that guy plays video games.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
Agreed
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Everyone on the team was probably kissing his ass while he was playing it too
RaptorGTA
Member
Letting him get kills and whatnot lol
It would be wise to not use these "buzz words". Saying "tremendous live service" is going to be a red flag for most gamers.
This just means when the new game is revealed. EA is gonna be shelling out more money to those YouTubers. More thumbnails of a gun being reloaded with big yellow text saying clickbaity things....
Pasta la Vista
Member
This has got to be the last chance the game has. I doubt the last 2 games were enough of a success for EA. Whatever, bury it I say. They lost their way and the direction they constantly push the series into will not please old fans or make new ones.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Is that why all the most popular games today are Live Service games?
Just freaking give us an expanded bf3/bf4! All they have to do is use the amazing BF4 template to improve the graphics and especially physics(destruction etc) and it would be a massive success and fan favourite. They can experiment with new ideas after they recover some damn goodwill which is in the gutter after the abomination that was 2042.
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diffusionx
Gold Member
DICE stinks, Battlefield stinks, EA has no idea what to do with the franchise, and even if they did, DICE isn't competent enough to execute it. It's joever.
YOU PC BRO?!
Member
Looking forward to the new operators...
alphachino
Member
Battlefield mobile. Bank on it
Mephisto40
Member
100% they are going to try and make a battle royale mode that is going to die after the first week of release
Jibran#one
Member
I'm sure they are going to fuck the franchise more than all of us can imagine.