I can't agree more with you guys. BF needs to get back to some form of modern combat, and properly scaled large 64 player maps so that there are tactics involved while still having the arcadey feel, but not trying to be a mil-sim. Too much meat grinding...

With BF5, the content delivery was way too slow, and as stated very unimpressive maps. The recent Pacific maps are pretty good, but aren't we like 2 years in now? I think the "live as a service" or whatever its called that they tried rather than having DLC must have not gone as planned. With the slow content drivel if feels like they had a skeleton crew on this game.

At this point it kinda sucks DICE/EA owns the Frosbite engine if all they are going to do is crank out turds with it. If modding was still a thing, the community would make their content efforts look like trash and we might actually have a fun game to play, made by gamers, and not empty suits.

May you and Mrs. Blue find an inner peace during this hardship.

May he rest in peace.

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Regardless of the current short term shenanigans, Tencent is a 40% shareholder of Epic. Mr. Sweeney has stated they have no influence on the decision making. However, someone owning that much of your company has leverage, and when the Fortnite money printing press starts its decline, who do you think buys them out? Epic isn't even in the same league in regards to company value.

Mr. Sweeney will be fine, and will be well set and very wealthy regardless of how this plays out. However, this conversation seems like it should be Tencent vs Valve, as I doubt Epic controls the reigns of this situation long term. And when speaking of who you would rather see succeed T vs V, I believe you go with Valve for a Myriad of reasons.

My condolences. As you stated, a tough void to fill. I hope that in time that void will be filled with precious memories, and when you think of your buddy, you'll smile and appreciate the time you spent together.

Thanks for all that you do for us Blue!!

May the Gunner-man rest in peace.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

How about some mod tools instead? I'd love to see the community make Battlefield great again...

I can't seem to muster up much of an interest in this one. Played the beta, and it feels like I already own the game, since I have BF 1. Perhaps the BR mode can breath some fresh air into the franchise.

DICE really needs to shake things up. They have the technical ability, but whoever the creative heads are, yeah.... Can they come up with anything besides meat grinder game play?

Talking multiplayer here, perhaps the wrong thread to do so.

Slick wrote on Oct 12, 2018, 20:28:
*update, so the "playable" mode is blackout, gonna let the whole DL finish. The one thing I like about this and the upcoming royale for Battlefield is that they're shipping a royale mode WITH a "TDM style" other mode where you can actually just get in the shit, learn the guns etc. That's what always irked me about PUBG. Fuck going to a shooting range, I learn best with trial by fire.

PUBG only just recently added the firing range, and trial by fire was the only option available the whole time.

Just what's needed to keep that heart pumping and those competitive twitch skills above the rest..... greasy ass KFC.....

No need for an energy drink between rounds boys and girls. Pass around a KFC bowl and be somebody!

Installing now.

Thanks man!!

Must you pre order the game to play or can anyone actually play? I tried tying my battlenet account to the call of duty site, created a call of duty login, and all I could find was a place to enter a code, which I do no have because I have not pre ordered.

Here is an idea... Make a game that PC players want to actually play and they will flock to your app and store. Boom....

Hey Microsoft, hit me up, I'll replace Phil and for a fraction of his pay.

I wish they would invest some money into netcode improvement so games like PUBG and their Fortnite would run decent, and less on pretty stuff and green hair dye.

"Do not be to proud of this technological terror you've constructed. It pales in comparison to the power of smooth gameplay and immaculate tickrate." - Game Vader

Stormsinger wrote on Mar 8, 2018, 19:22:

RedEye9 wrote on Mar 8, 2018, 18:03:

bigspender wrote on Mar 8, 2018, 17:51:
I mean it's good about the compensation, but at the same time they're kind of admitting that they monitor when you are using your hardware....

That is plainly spelled out in the TOS.

...and it's an absolute show stopper for anyone even slightly concerned about security and privacy. They have offered not a single decent reason for the invasive practices they've chosen to implement.

Well, it's Facebook we are talking about here. Their business model is selling peoples information. The reason that eludes you is cash money.

Hey Blue, Try disconnecting the cables that run to the battery and reattach them, even if they seem connected properly. I've had the same issue where even a jump would not work and there was no signs of any sort of power making it to the engine. I thought it was some electrical issue and called my mechanic buddy and he was like naw man, that doesn't sound right. He came over, jostled the cables, and still no power. Then he reseated the cables and the vehicle started right up. I'd try that before calling for a tow or whatever situation you're up against.

Good Luck.

I don't believe anyone has mentioned this yet, but depending on the type of game, loot boxes/crates can also turn the game into cesspool of cheaters. Take PUBG for example. Once loot crates were introduced, and random items could be sold for ridiculous amounts of money on the steam marketplace, the cheaters just flooded in.

Sure there will always be cheaters, but if you can make money from doing so....yeah..... thanks loot crates!!

A decent way to sum things up....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3TVDP4UAcI

The part where myself and 3 friends get to discuss strategy while playing instead of being thrown into a mindless meat grinder. There are a lot of good heart pumping moments because when you die... it's over. Each gunfight counts and it can get pretty intense, especially close to end game.

There are plenty of the same old stale FPS's that release year after year where they throw you in a shoebox size map with way too many players, explosions, and rapid fire kill feeds. It's refreshing to see a game at this scale.

I guess it helps when the guy in charge of development is actually a gamer?

What info was leaked? That they keep making the same game over and over?

I don't post often... but when I do, I prefer Bluesnews!

Thanks for all your years of service. Cheers Blue!!!