Well, I think you all know my thoughts on the game. I played the beta for something like 30 hours in the end, absolutely loved it. I had stacks of fun running about with the missus or some friends. Loads of laugh out loud moments.
There were a few things that I'd like changed but nothing which was so serious as to detract from the fun I had, nor put me off buying. I wont preorder ( because I dont do preorders) and I will only be getting the standard edition because that has all that I need in it, I'm quite happy to just pick up the expansions\DLC when they are released down the road.
Do I consider it to be a Battlefield game in the same mould as the superb BF1942 or the earlier BF games, well frankly I dont even judge it in that way, I'm not seeking for some legacy to be created , I just want a game to be fun (which I found the beta to be). Is it "simplified" for the masses, possibly, but I dont care, I'm not looking to use a game to prove how much skill or adept I am, I just want it to be fun, which I found it to be. Before the beta began, that was my requirement, as it is with all games, am I having a laugh, am I having fun with it, are the missus and I enjoying running about on it together. For us, BF1 answered all of those with a yes, that makes it good entertainment for us and worth purchasing.
Its a shame that so SO many people havent liked BF1 at all but I'm absolutely certain there will be another title come along which will be fun for those people too. Those of you who did enjoy the beta, I shall see you on the field