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Gerard · 23 Dec 2021 at 22:26

Are people that play this game blind or utterly clueless? I can fly the little quadcopter drone at head height among enemies and it seems like nobody ever bothers to spot it or shoot at it, the only thing that seems to is the ranger mutt. Is it that hard to see when its flying 2 feet away from someones head? :confused:

rumple9 · 23 Dec 2021 at 23:10

Because you're the only one playing mate the soldiers you see on the ground are bots.
It's Sims with guns

Neil79 · 23 Dec 2021 at 23:33

rumple9 said:
Because you're the only one playing mate the soldiers you see on the ground are bots.
It's Sims with guns

Bots would be [AI]

Haven't seen any yet, but I've seen a couple of cheaters and had a few moments of severe server lag

michty_me · 23 Dec 2021 at 23:37

I refunded my copy the other day. My mates refuse to play it in its current state so no point playing on my own. I'll pick it up again once it improves (if it does)

starmanwarz · 24 Dec 2021 at 14:44

michty_me said:
(if it does)

(it won't)

michty_me · 24 Dec 2021 at 14:53

starmanwarz said:
(it won't)

Why? Most BF titles release like an utter pile of steaming ****

V F · 24 Dec 2021 at 14:58

michty_me said:
Why? Most BF titles release like an utter pile of steaming ****

Funny how it seems the gaming and film industry are almost in sync with the kind of quality they churn out.

ne0 · 24 Dec 2021 at 15:15

michty_me said:
Why? Most BF titles release like an utter pile of steaming ****

This. Gamers have very short memories.

V F · 24 Dec 2021 at 15:16

ne0 said:
This. Gamers have very short memories.

BF3 and 4 was never as bad as this though. BF5 felt like this release though but still not quite as bad.

ne0 · 24 Dec 2021 at 15:19

V F said:
BF3 and 4 was never as bad as this though. BF5 felt like this release though but still not quite as bad.

this just confirms what I said though. It was either BF3 or 4 that released in a shockingly bad state, the bugs were insane. You couldn't even quit out of a match at one point. The rubber banding was extreme. Some of the bugs at launch were just as bad as some of the stuff we saw with CP2077 on consoles.

V F · 24 Dec 2021 at 15:25

I never played 4 long enough to encounter them, it was 4 that I remember all the complaints. 3 had the complaints of Back to Karkland not in the game on release. But still, 4 was never in the level that this game is currently suffering.

K1LaW8tt5 · 24 Dec 2021 at 15:37

I think some people need to learn the difference between a game releasing with "bugs" and ridiculous design choices(combined with initial release bugs).

ne0 · 24 Dec 2021 at 16:03

weldon855 said:
I think some people need to learn the difference between a game releasing with "bugs" and ridiculous design choices(combined with initial release bugs).

Are you that condescending in real life? I hope not.

The bugs and design choices are both valid complaints and the point is the sheer number and severity of bugs in BF3 and 4 at launch were worse than anything in BF2042. I'm sure it's not just design choices that people are complaining about.

starmanwarz · 24 Dec 2021 at 16:07

Who cares about the bugs, have you seen how awful the maps are? Do you enjoy having Superman flying across the map and landing behind you? Or the dozens of missing "legacy features"?

V F · 24 Dec 2021 at 16:11

starmanwarz said:
Who cares about the bugs, have you seen how awful the maps are? Do you enjoy having Superman flying across the map and landing behind you? Or the dozens of missing "legacy features"?

I'd love to see EA's response if they were aiming for E-Sports saying the scoreboard is legacy. Or was that DICE themselves?

K1LaW8tt5 · 24 Dec 2021 at 16:43

ne0 said:
Are you that condescending in real life? I hope not.

The bugs and design choices are both valid complaints and the point is the sheer number and severity of bugs in BF3 and 4 at launch were worse than anything in BF2042. I'm sure it's not just design choices that people are complaining about.

How was my post condescending?
2042 has major bugs and poor design choices. BF4 had a lot of issues on release that mostly got ironed out over time.
People complained about them back then as well but they could see a good game underneath. Completely different situations.

michty_me · 24 Dec 2021 at 17:08

V F said:
Funny how it seems the gaming and film industry are almost in sync with the kind of quality they churn out.

Haha yeah that's true!

Rroff · 24 Dec 2021 at 19:12

And yet loads of people will rush to buy the next iteration of the BF franchise...

weldon855 said:
How was my post condescending?
2042 has major bugs and poor design choices. BF4 had a lot of issues on release that mostly got ironed out over time.
People complained about them back then as well but they could see a good game underneath. Completely different situations.

It isn't even just poor design choices it is bat **** design choices by people who lack broad experience/have a specific agenda. BF4 at least was fairly conventional with its design choices.

kevman · 24 Dec 2021 at 22:19

Just bought this off epic for 22 quid - buddy said it has improved a bit. Not sure based on current chat in here

kdd · 25 Dec 2021 at 09:29

kevman said:
Just bought this off epic for 22 quid - buddy said it has improved a bit. Not sure based on current chat in here

It's pretty fun, portal is worth a look

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