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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-DnK-d_sp0

Fall 2006?
Thanks. We really didn't need patches and bugfixes to the unbalanced game with the sh1tty bug-ridden engine you already sold to us, along with expansion packs to give some players vantage over others.

PS: We are your eternal beta-testers forever and ever
PPS: We really want to pay new game prices for a total conversion mod.

That's some really great TC they've got there. Too bad they're charging money for BF2 yet again.

It has mechs though... MECHS!!!

/waits to be another beta tester while staring at the copy of bf2 he hasn't played since it came out.

Convert wrote:

It has mechs though... MECHS!!!

/waits to be another beta tester while staring at the copy of bf2 he hasn't played since it came out.

I got mine i think 2 - 3 weeks before it came out and it has been siting on top of my monitor since unopened. (btw: loved the mechs in that movie)

I still haven't picked up BF2 due to lack of funds. Knowing that BF3 will be out in a few months, I may just have to continue to give it a miss.

My two copies of BF42 and my mostly unused copy of BF:V curse at me.

Forge wrote:

Knowing that BF3 will be out in a few months...

?? link?

*Sniff Sniff* I want my Mech Warrior 5!!!!!!!! But it's probably not gonna happen. As much as I dislike EA, I can't help but be drawn towards the Mech's. I see an almost exact rip-off, but I guess it'll have to do since Microsoft is sitting on their butts with the Mech universe.

MechWarrior, Choose your clan.

Mech Warroir 4 was kind of ehh. The totally runed the way you design mechs. Mech Warroir 2 or 3 was awesome.

*edit if they do it right BF will become just like any other EA game. A "new game" or expansion every year or so. Mostly improved graphics and some things here or there. No real substance.

Sargent Duck wrote:

*Sniff Sniff* I want my Mech Warrior 5!!!!!!!! But it's probably not gonna happen. As much as I dislike EA, I can't help but be drawn towards the Mech's. I see an almost exact rip-off, but I guess it'll have to do since Microsoft is sitting on their butts with the Mech universe.

You know I want my Mech5 so much I think I wouldn't mind if EA made it as long as I got it soon....

Sad ain't it?

?? link?

The video says Battlefield 2142 will be out in Fall this year. That's what Forge was talking about, I assume.

what about starsiege?
i hope the new one is still coming out too.

best game with vehicles IMO, is UT2004.

Sargent Duck wrote:

*Sniff Sniff* I want my Mech Warrior 5!!!!!!!! But it's probably not gonna happen. As much as I dislike EA, I can't help but be drawn towards the Mech's. I see an almost exact rip-off, but I guess it'll have to do since Microsoft is sitting on their butts with the Mech universe.

With the way they slaughtered the mech universe, we're all a lot better off.

MW2 FTW

I'm a huge fan of the battlefield series but I really have my doubts about this one. It does appear to be rehashed BF2 with mechs. I'd have to say I will stick with BF2 before picking this one up. I haven't heard anything of a BF3 in the works. You have a link on that one?

toxent wrote:

Sargent Duck wrote:

*Sniff Sniff* I want my Mech Warrior 5!!!!!!!! But it's probably not gonna happen. As much as I dislike EA, I can't help but be drawn towards the Mech's. I see an almost exact rip-off, but I guess it'll have to do since Microsoft is sitting on their butts with the Mech universe.

With the way they slaughtered the mech universe, we're all a lot better off.

MW2 FTW

Nah they didnt slaughter it. I liked mech4.

I do wish they would remake the mech 2 games so I can play em again. I don't have a Win98 system anymore.

KingFish wrote:

I haven't heard anything of a BF3 in the works. You have a link on that one?

BF3 = easier to remember and type than BF2142. It would actually be the fourth major Battlefield version, but I suppose EA wants us to forget the poorly supported bastard child that was BF:V.

I actually rather liked BF:V, though I never really got a lot of play time in.

Mechs seem cool, I liked the invisible dude too. For the year 2142, that tech seems alittle old, to me at least. BF2 will be fine for me untill BF2142 is about 10$, that is if someone didn't just make that trailer to screw with us. We all know that old Revolution video don't we , but this aprently came from EA, so meh.

SpiffSpoo wrote:

Mechs seem cool, I liked the invisible dude too. For the year 2142, that tech seems alittle old, to me at least. BF2 will be fine for me untill BF2142 is about 10$, that is if someone didn't just make that trailer to screw with us. We all know that old Revolution video don't we

It's on gamespot too, if you see that link I posted a few posts up.

tfp wrote:

MechWarrior, Choose your clan.

Mech Warroir 4 was kind of ehh. The totally runed the way you design mechs. Mech Warroir 2 or 3 was awesome.

*edit if they do it right BF will become just like any other EA game. A "new game" or expansion every year or so. Mostly improved graphics and some things here or there. No real substance.

Yeah, I didn't care for the weapon-specific slot system either (though it actually is a bit more "realistic"), also the location damage wasn't as good as MW3. In MW3 I could blow off an Orion's leg with 2-3 blasts from a 6 x ER Large Laser cluster, MW4 that just wasn't happening.

This game's background is a rip-off from Earth 2140 and 2150.

EA has done it again, "We don't challange ourselves, please send us $50!" I will not support betaware releases, until EA gives Dice enough time to finish the damm game with just minor quirks.

Vrock wrote:

tfp wrote:

MechWarrior, Choose your clan.

Mech Warroir 4 was kind of ehh. The totally runed the way you design mechs. Mech Warroir 2 or 3 was awesome.

*edit if they do it right BF will become just like any other EA game. A "new game" or expansion every year or so. Mostly improved graphics and some things here or there. No real substance.

Yeah, I didn't care for the weapon-specific slot system either (though it actually is a bit more "realistic"), also the location damage wasn't as good as MW3. In MW3 I could blow off an Orion's leg with 2-3 blasts from a 6 x ER Large Laser cluster, MW4 that just wasn't happening.

MW2's heat system was too relaxed and pulse lasers were far too powerful. ER PPCs and Flamers were a complete joke. I had an enemy Firemoth take 15 direct ER PPCs shots before dying!

MW3 got the weapon system done right, but it was ridicious to load-up any assault mech with 14 ER Medium lasers with a bunch of Double Heat Sinks. MW4 got the weapon and equipment limiations done right, but the weapon system was massively bias towards Guass weapons and pulse lasers.

Krogoth255 wrote:

This game's background is a rip-off from Earth 2140 and 2150.

EA has done it again, "We don't challange ourselves, please send us $50!" I will not support betaware releases, until EA gives Dice enough time to finish the damm game with just minor quirks.

I'm starting to wonder if Dice did this on purpose..

Yogurt wrote:

"We'll find out in Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money."

Seemed somehow appropriate.

It may have bugs, stupid red name tag bug... Though besides the inability to throw C4 and fixing the red name tag bug, I'm happy with BF2 in it's current state. Never enjoyed BF:V or BF42 in it's vanilla state. So, BF2 is my favorite of the battlefields yet. Though, the mods are still the best.

As for BF2142 or whatever, unless where I admin or my favorite mods move to it, I'm not going to buy it.

Krogoth255 wrote:

MW3 got the weapon system done right, but it was ridicious to load-up any assault mech with 14 ER Medium lasers with a bunch of Double Heat Sinks. MW4 got the weapon and equipment limiations done right, but the weapon system was massively bias towards Guass weapons and pulse lasers.

I'm trying to remember if you could do this with the old pen and paper btech. if you could I have no problem with it. There are ways to deal with mechs like that.

MW3 was fun to play, even vs mode. Running around in 35 Ton mechs "jumping" around and shooting guass rifes, heh.

The one thing that really annoyed me was in MW 4 you couldn't salvage mech's. I'd focus all my fire on one particular's mech legs. His torso would still be in the green. All right I though, as his last leg was destroyed. A new Mech. Sadly, I was wrong as it blew up in front of my face.

MW3 was great for salvage.....ahhhh, salvage.

Here's hoping that this game will have enough "mech's" for everyone. That would really suck if there were only 4 mechs to a side or something.

tfp wrote:

Krogoth255 wrote:

MW3 got the weapon system done right, but it was ridicious to load-up any assault mech with 14 ER Medium lasers with a bunch of Double Heat Sinks. MW4 got the weapon and equipment limiations done right, but the weapon system was massively bias towards Guass weapons and pulse lasers.

I'm trying to remember if you could do this with the old pen and paper btech. if you could I have no problem with it. There are ways to deal with mechs like that.

MW3 was fun to play, even vs mode. Running around in 35 Ton mechs "jumping" around and shooting guass rifes, heh.

Yes you could do it in Battletech, the difference is that Btech handled heat in a very different manner. Even in MW2 (which had the best representaion of Btech heat IMO) it just didn't represent it well. Truth be told it was probably very difficult to get anywhere close.

Of course when you play Btech you have other controlling factors too, like a GM.

toxent wrote:

tfp wrote:

Krogoth255 wrote:

MW3 got the weapon system done right, but it was ridicious to load-up any assault mech with 14 ER Medium lasers with a bunch of Double Heat Sinks. MW4 got the weapon and equipment limiations done right, but the weapon system was massively bias towards Guass weapons and pulse lasers.

I'm trying to remember if you could do this with the old pen and paper btech. if you could I have no problem with it. There are ways to deal with mechs like that.

MW3 was fun to play, even vs mode. Running around in 35 Ton mechs "jumping" around and shooting guass rifes, heh.

Yes you could do it in Battletech, the difference is that Btech handled heat in a very different manner. Even in MW2 (which had the best representaion of Btech heat IMO) it just didn't represent it well. Truth be told it was probably very difficult to get anywhere close.

Of course when you play Btech you have other controlling factors too, like a GM.

I thought there was some limitations in Battletech for some mechs expect for Omni units. I like the MW3's real-time verison of the heat system. The MW2's version had the problem of having too much tolerance rather then the effectiveness of the heatsinks. The biggest problem with adapting the Battletech system is that its gear for turn-based combat.

Krogoth255 wrote:

I thought there was some limitations in Battletech for some mechs expect for Omni units. I like the MW3's real-time verison of the heat system. The MW2's version had the problem of having too much tolerance rather then the effectiveness of the heatsinks.

Yeah ther are limitations but like i said you have GM's that impose those. Technically you can completely customize any mech in Btech if you have enough time and money. The idea with omnimechs was that it made it quicker, easier and cheaper. Playing as a mercenary is one of the most popular ways to do a campaign. That's why money, salvage, and customization are so common in the PC games.

Krogoth255 wrote:

The biggest problem with adapting the Battletech system is that its gear for turn-based combat.

Exactly my point.

I gave BF2 an honest try, but the instability, roughness of the engine, and overall lack of polish just turned me off entirely. This seems to be a general pattern for 90% of EA games.