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Alec potter · 10 Dec 2021 at 21:51

£30 on origin at the moment so rebought after refunding it on release.

Seems much much better. Performance has improved significantly. Assault rifles are actually usable now.

will get a few matches in tonight.

rumple9 · 10 Dec 2021 at 22:16

I'd I'd refunded it I wouldn't have bought it back ! Got my copy cheap anyway on cdkeys so I'm not grumbling, I'll just play it occasionally until they add more maps

Gerard · 10 Dec 2021 at 22:35

xb8browney said:
I can't get into a game since the update.

If its just going back the character screen after trying to connect to a game odds are you have to reset your router for it to work again. It's been a bug since Bfv that rears its head quite a lot.

rumple9 · 11 Dec 2021 at 01:48

They have increased the discount to 40% off now !

Notably the new guy who has taken over from apex said earlier this week they are not ruling out making it free to play

V F · 11 Dec 2021 at 07:59

rumple9 said:
They have increased the discount to 40% off now !

Notably the new guy who has taken over from apex said earlier this week they are not ruling out making it free to play

Damn. I'm holding out if they feel it's a complete flop. Been here before with Anthem and loved that game but EA does EA things sadly.

It also sounds like the fixes are too much of a lost cause.

Delvis · 11 Dec 2021 at 09:14

rumple9 said:
They have increased the discount to 40% off now !

Notably the new guy who has taken over from apex said earlier this week they are not ruling out making it free to play

That would be pretty crap for the people who shelled out £80

Gerard · 11 Dec 2021 at 11:51

rumple9 said:
They have increased the discount to 40% off now !

Notably the new guy who has taken over from apex said earlier this week they are not ruling out making it free to play

They'll ditch support for this game the first chance they can, all this "years of content" spiel will end up being 1 year max.

adam cool dude · 11 Dec 2021 at 13:12

Gerard said:
They'll ditch support for this game the first chance they can, all this "years of content" spiel will end up being 1 year max.

They pretty much did that with BFV. Was going to be Russian campaign etc. It is difficult to manage though. I enjoyed the premium content of say BF3 as you had something new all the time.

I am actually surprised no one has released an FPS in mmo format where you pay a monthly sub. I would quite happily do that. They already have the background with portal. I understand Planetside 2 exists but it is completely different.

chrismscotland · 11 Dec 2021 at 14:12

adam cool dude said:
They already have the background with portal.

I think that's exactly the plan going forward; gives users choice, WW2/Modern, etc - and EA getting a monthly sub (or paying EA Play) - that said it would need to be pretty good to compete with a Free to Play Warzone

Frenzy · 11 Dec 2021 at 14:17

I still think the initial release prices were silly. Given the state of the game I'd pay £20 for base I think. If it's going free to play then I wouldn't even bother.

V F · 11 Dec 2021 at 14:30

Frenzy said:
I still think the initial release prices were silly. Given the state of the game I'd pay £20 for base I think. If it's going free to play then I wouldn't even bother.

It's a sad state when it seems most triple A PVP games feels like hit and run scenarios these days. Make a killing on release then eventually abandon it for the next release. It feels like most games these days don't last longer than a year unless it's Fortnite. Everything feels short term for quick money with a short life. At the same time nobody wants to be unique anymore. Follow the herd.

Frenzy · 11 Dec 2021 at 14:51

In my mind it's down to capitalism. The publishers and developers orient their business toward money generation rather than creativity. Just a result of modern society I guess.

V F · 11 Dec 2021 at 15:05

Sadly so many people's standards are getting lowered to this garbage way. Conditioned into thinking it's great. Then people move onto the next broken fad. Rinse and repeat then they forget what good games used to be like.

Guest2 · 11 Dec 2021 at 16:57

I'll cut straight to the point. Is this anywhere near as good as Battlefield 2?

dark-knight · 11 Dec 2021 at 17:08

Guest2 said:
I'll cut straight to the point. Is this anywhere near as good as Battlefield 2?

Nope.
For me, it's cumbersome to navigate through the system, too many added sound effects like they previously did on some BF series. Looks fantastic in places but some maps are huge and for me (unsure if this is correct) always put me on a server thousands of miles away where my ping/connection or lag plays the game terrible.

For me, the best was 2, 3 and 4 the rest are terrible.

Guest2 · 11 Dec 2021 at 17:22

dark-knight said:
Nope.
For me, it's cumbersome to navigate through the system, too many added sound effects like they previously did on some BF series. Looks fantastic in places but some maps are huge and for me (unsure if this is correct) always put me on a server thousands of miles away where my ping/connection or lag plays the game terrible.

For me, the best was 2, 3 and 4 the rest are terrible.

Thanks, I'll stick to Warzone & Modern Warfare

I was hoping 2042 would have some smaller maps similar to Karkland. Navigation is one of the things that should be perfect in a BF game.
At least I have the memories of BF2 (which I was a member of the 50Klicks clan for years) I put so many hours into BF2, what a game. The first true team multiplayer game

uksoldierboy · 11 Dec 2021 at 17:40

Struggling with this, it plays fine for the most part, I get some stuttering on some maps which is annoying, it's just lacking the "BF feel" I guess is the best way of putting it.
I wish they'd just remake BF2 - 4.

Screeeech · 11 Dec 2021 at 18:14

Can anyone get in a game right now? myself and a few friends can't connect,

Alec potter · 11 Dec 2021 at 18:39

Yeah, got the persistence data error problem again. Absolutely ******.

refunded it again. Comedy show.

Guest2 · 11 Dec 2021 at 18:40

uksoldierboy said:
Struggling with this, it plays fine for the most part, I get some stuttering on some maps which is annoying, it's just lacking the "BF feel" I guess is the best way of putting it.
I wish they'd just remake BF2 - 4.

Like this, but the whole game

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