Whats the current situation with Battlefield 2? I haven't played it in well over a year now but tempted to try again (can't find disc atm). Whats the playerbase like now? Many servers still up? Whats the defacto expansion/mod to play?
Battlefield 2 - Current Status
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I still use bf2 often. Loads of players still play. There is a mini imagine that can be used instead of the disk if it is already installed, its easy to find in google (but obv you need a legit cd key).
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Still shedloads of servers, infantry only is the best imo.
Main mod is project reality I think, I played the version before the current one and it was really good.
Main mod is project reality I think, I played the version before the current one and it was really good.
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I dont understand why anyone would want to play on an infantry only BF2 Server. The infantry combat was only ever average, what made BF2 good was the vehicles and large maps.
If you want to shoot infantry CoD4 is better in every single way.
If you want to shoot infantry CoD4 is better in every single way.
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[TW]Fox;10860260 said:
I don't find that at all, on a decent server with a good squad I enjoy BF2 far more than CoD4.
I think if you play either way infantry only or all vehicles if its played properly and organised the gameplay is amazing. Trouble is with public servers like someone mentioned is the TKing for vehicles or 10 people waiting on a carrier for 2 jets to spawn and wonder why they end up on the losing side when a third of the team are doing nothing except waiting.
excatly cod4 is just spam even on hardcore mode,
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nah not really, its still a good game with a good community, but theres a lot of people who tk, most tking for the attack helictoper and planes and stuff.
Same here.
Battlefield 2 (a good server with decent squad players ) is a far better game than COD4 imo.
its all about points,u can get more points in inf onlysad really. i think thats what killed the game 4 me plus same maps.
any way cant wait 4 bf3
cod4 for the win
Not a chance, have you seen on some maps where you have a pretty decent pilot, they can seriously overshadow any decent player who is fighting as infantry.
I agree with that. The vehicles make the game unbalanced and 64 player infantry only Karkand is still the most fun for me. BF2 is the only PC game I play regularly, and is well over 2 years old now. There are still quite a few servers around, and because it is old, most of the people still playing it are of a pretty good standard.
I have CoD 4 too, but I just don't enjoy it as much. Usually get bored after a couple of rounds, whereas I can play BF2 for hours.
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[TW]Fox;10860260 said:
Agreed. The raw FPS element was never the unique selling point of this game!
Go for it Eriedor,
There's plenty of people playing, I dare say it's got more players on every night than some of the newer releases.
Infantry only has been my game of choice ever since the last patch enabled it. It's not all about the points with I/O, it's a far better squad game without air power, airstrikes and tanks and APC's raping spawn points. As for hacking I'm sure there is a few on the go. But I can't recall the last time I suspected a player of using one against me, or saw an admin kicking for the use of one.
As for the the combat being average - jeez personal preference I guess. The fighting is pretty tight, if you're a poor shot, you will be dominated simple as. Best online FPS I've played since RTCW. What other game has you having to keep an eye out for 32 other players with a bullet locked & loaded with your name on it. I find it a fantastic experience, and get a real buzz out of it. When you top the score board with kills in BF2 you really feel you have had to work to earn it.
There's plenty of people playing, I dare say it's got more players on every night than some of the newer releases.
Infantry only has been my game of choice ever since the last patch enabled it. It's not all about the points with I/O, it's a far better squad game without air power, airstrikes and tanks and APC's raping spawn points. As for hacking I'm sure there is a few on the go. But I can't recall the last time I suspected a player of using one against me, or saw an admin kicking for the use of one.
As for the the combat being average - jeez personal preference I guess. The fighting is pretty tight, if you're a poor shot, you will be dominated simple as. Best online FPS I've played since RTCW. What other game has you having to keep an eye out for 32 other players with a bullet locked & loaded with your name on it. I find it a fantastic experience, and get a real buzz out of it. When you top the score board with kills in BF2 you really feel you have had to work to earn it.
I dont think they have abandoned the game as someone said above, reason for thinking this is because punkbuster is still stopping aimbots and hacks from being continuously used - thats one of the things that ruined it for me however, if there is even one guy in the game using an aimbot its so annoying. THat and the fact you cant type without being banned for ridiculous server rules!