BF2: Special Forces Announced [Jul 14, 2005, 10:05 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
With the dull thud still audible from the release of the first abortive BF2 patch,
EA and Digital Illusions
Announce Development of Battlefield 2 Special Forces Expansion Pack
unveils plans for the first expansion for DICE's military shooter sequel.
There's also a
Battlefield 2: Special Forces Q&A on IGN discussing the project, revealing
that new features will include a grappling hook and night vision goggles (along
with an end to the nine-to-five war with the inclusion of night maps where the
goggles will be useful). Here's a bit from the announcement for the add-on, which
is due this fall:
In Battlefield 2: Special Forces, players will choose to fight as one of 6 different Special Forces soldiers -- Navy SEALs, British SAS, Russian Spetznas, MEC Special Forces, Rebel groups and insurgents. Armed with the latest Special Forces weaponry, players can take control of any of the game's 10 new vehicles to engage in major conflicts with up to 64 players. Additionally, persistent character growth allows players to continue to rise through the ranks.
Battlefield 2: Special Forces takes the intensity and quality of Battlefield 2 behind the scenes of news headlines, showcasing the most elite and deadly forces in the modern military world. Using accurate Special Forces weapons, gadgets, and vehicles, these covert armies battle to control key military and strategic locations.
Ah yes, they always do begin with ad hominem attacks.
The only thing I see BF2 mildly pushing the limits of would be graphics. As far as my gaming experience has dictated, it's not breaking any ground in other areas, like some of the games you mentioned did (Tribes being the game that arguably the BF series got much of it's vehicular/on-foot combination multiplayer combat from). It certainly is breaking customer's patience, though.
We might not see BF2 specifically on consoles, but we will see very similar games that take advantage of everything the new consoles will have...which from what I can tell are all of the things you've listed, plus other things (webcams displaying who you're playing against, for instance) that aren't listed. Consoles are very much becoming specialized versions of the PC, and if gaming companies such as EA don't move away from "quantity over quality" quickly, people will be moving over to games that they can at least play from the time the come back from the store without such silly programming errors.
Oh yes, and before something can be called a masterpiece, it must stand the test of time. Until then, that's just an opinion.
This comment was edited on Jul 14, 19:16.
The only thing I see BF2 mildly pushing the limits of would be graphics. As far as my gaming experience has dictated, it's not breaking any ground in other areas, like some of the games you mentioned did (Tribes being the game that arguably the BF series got much of it's vehicular/on-foot combination multiplayer combat from). It certainly is breaking customer's patience, though.
We might not see BF2 specifically on consoles, but we will see very similar games that take advantage of everything the new consoles will have...which from what I can tell are all of the things you've listed, plus other things (webcams displaying who you're playing against, for instance) that aren't listed. Consoles are very much becoming specialized versions of the PC, and if gaming companies such as EA don't move away from "quantity over quality" quickly, people will be moving over to games that they can at least play from the time the come back from the store without such silly programming errors.
Oh yes, and before something can be called a masterpiece, it must stand the test of time. Until then, that's just an opinion.
This comment was edited on Jul 14, 19:16.
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