Battlefield Franchise Megathread V2 - 'The Future of Warfare Is in the Past' Edition - Games

[QUOTE=AdrianTheShep;50505011]So far im in love with the game, even tho im still worried about SMGs being prominent on the battlefield, and the female announcer, but that may be changed later, like the female voice of the RU team that was in BF4 alpha build with paracell storm. also: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/HzZ50yD.jpg[/IMG] srsly?[/QUOTE] Thats Jackfrags, I am pretty sure he is related to the royal family in some way so he keeps himself anonymous.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7nH7kHUdTQ[/media] Massacre.

[QUOTE=theobod;50509089]Thats Jackfrags, I am pretty sure he is related to the royal family in some way so he keeps himself anonymous.[/QUOTE] [t]http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/youtube/images/3/30/Jackfrags.png/revision/latest?cb=20140402022129[/t] Not anonymous enough.

I wonder if we'll get another ARG in BF1 like phantom assignments in BF4.

Time for bed. We might get more news/content today at the xbox conference or the E3 Youtube thing with Geoff.

[QUOTE=theobod;50509089]Thats Jackfrags, I am pretty sure he is related to the royal family in some way so he keeps himself anonymous.[/QUOTE] Where did you get that from?

I love the little detail of how when you reload you use stripper clips to load in intervals of 5 but if you need more or less than that you load individual cartridges. I feel like I've played very few games, if any, that take note of that detail.

[QUOTE=Hauptmann;50508145]The lack of french soldiers is causing a massive shitstorm.[/QUOTE] I could have sworn I saw some french helmets in one of the gameplay trailers, is it confirmed that France isnt in the game?

[QUOTE=theobod;50509089]Thats Jackfrags, I am pretty sure he is related to the royal family in some way so he keeps himself anonymous.[/QUOTE] Actually I'm pretty sure it's a guy named The Relaxing End, he try's to keep every part of his body hidden so his fans can't see it.

Also it looks like if you spawn directly in a tank from the spawn, it makes you be the Tank Crew class.

[QUOTE=RocketRacer;50509214]Where did you get that from?[/QUOTE] Heard it before from somewhere, can't remember and I could very well be wrong as Jelman just posted a picture of him lol.

[QUOTE=Wulfram;50509262]Also it looks like if you spawn directly in a tank from the spawn, it makes you be the Tank Crew class.[/QUOTE] It looks like spawning in a plane gives you the same class. Hopefully this culls people who spawn into planes and just use them as taxis to get where they want to go since it forces you to use the Vehicle Crew/Pilot class.

[QUOTE=mastermaul;50505834]I'm surprised they showed what they did. I figured they might do an infantry-only map and leave vehicles out but show off the battlefield pickups/hero characters stuff. They didn't touch that at all. And even if we did get vehicles, I was sure they weren't going to show off the large ones. There's still so much to see! Though, probably not much more for normal-sized ground vehicles, Motorcycles probably, and horses of course, possibly more traditional trucks, but the tanks are probably all we're getting at release (which is fine, not much of anywhere else to go other than Whippets and LK IIs if they wanted to include them). Notice how the Rolls Royce AC isn't referred to as anything other than "Armored Car". It's probably the only armored car. There were animation issues with the Halberstadt's rear gunner and stuff as well. It's probably an older but more stable build for demonstration purposes.[/QUOTE] I guess this was what you were assuming how the game would be like but were totally wrong when they showed off the real gameplay? Dont wanna sound like a dick btw

[QUOTE=mastermaul;50508913]Really good full-length video showing some more of the interface and what not. Some more gameplay here. Neat.[/QUOTE] Oh my god [B][I]Shotguns no longer have that stupid circle crosshair[/I][/B] I've always hated the circle crosshair and sometimes i would even put in my own crosshairs because of how placebo fucks me over with it God bless I'm going to get this game

While I'm totally fine with the Germans using captured F17s and Mark Vs, I'm not sold on the Brits using captured A7Vs. Weren't those extremely rare?

[QUOTE=Drk;50508271]Rightfully so.[/QUOTE] No. Those who complained about that either : -straight up called those who don't care about the presence of France in the game, american cock suckers. -are calling french people who don't care "traitors" -are claiming that the lack of the french army is disrespectful for the dead french Poilus (we all know that people play a historical shooter to pay tribute to those who died don't we ?) -they're trying to make people sign petitions, post on 9gag to "educate the shitty americans who think they won WW1" And these people have been calling EA "francophobic" before even knowing if France was gonna be in the game. [QUOTE=Sovietzek;50509250]I could have sworn I saw some french helmets in one of the gameplay trailers, is it confirmed that France isnt in the game?[/QUOTE] The french helmets you saw are actually italian. AFAIK the french haven't been confirmed to not be in the game, but the opposite isn't confirmed either.

it's pretty fucked that the French aren't in a WW1 game that's heavily set on the western front, to be fair

[QUOTE=G.I.U.L.I.O.;50509510]While I'm totally fine with the Germans using captured F17s and Mark Vs, I'm not sold on the Brits using captured A7Vs. Weren't those extremely rare?[/QUOTE] It's not out of the question tbh [t]https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/13445635_888556974621489_2638391270439373998_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=d1884ff7103ded36781a4c058d229af2&oe=58043E04[/t]

[QUOTE=bdd458;50509718]It's not out of the question tbh [t]https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/13445635_888556974621489_2638391270439373998_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=d1884ff7103ded36781a4c058d229af2&oe=58043E04[/t][/QUOTE] I'm fairly certain that any captured A7Vs were [I]not[/I] pressed into service. Scrapped or kept as displays or for testing purposes sure, but not actually used in combat.

[QUOTE=G.I.U.L.I.O.;50509510]While I'm totally fine with the Germans using captured F17s and Mark Vs, I'm not sold on the Brits using captured A7Vs. Weren't those extremely rare?[/QUOTE] From what I've heard and just confirmed with wiki right now, it seems there were around 10 A7Vs in combat role (armored), that later on increased to 20. There were 100 chassis ordered in total, where the other ~80 became cargo transporters instead of armored fighting vehicles (tanks).

[QUOTE=G.I.U.L.I.O.;50509836]I'm fairly certain that any captured A7Vs were [I]not[/I] pressed into service. Scrapped or kept as displays or for testing purposes sure, but not actually used in combat.[/QUOTE] No I know, but it's not as if Dice hasn't stretched history already.

[QUOTE=bdd458;50509921]No I know, but it's not as if Dice hasn't stretched history already.[/QUOTE] Fair enough. Seeing a big lack of bolt action rifles in favour of portable LMGs, SMGs, and semi-automatic rifles paints a very clear picture: this game ain't gonna be historically faithful. Which is a shame, especially since I'm a big fan of games like RO2 and FH2. Here's hoping that the game'll include a hardcore or 'realism' mode where it does away with the enemy and friendly icons, and limits equipment according to faction and period.

[QUOTE=Beacon;50509654]it's pretty fucked that the French aren't in a WW1 game that's heavily set on the western front, to be fair[/QUOTE] Was it confirmed they're not in the game, or is that entirely just because they haven't been shown in footage yet?

[QUOTE=RikohZX;50510025]Was it confirmed they're not in the game, or is that entirely just because they haven't been shown in footage yet?[/QUOTE] They've neither confirmed nor denied the French (nor the Russians for that matter). I get the feeling that they will be in the game, but probably as DLC or in an expansion.

since there is micro-transactions like star wars battlefront, maybe its like you can pick and choose any helmet or coat from triple entente faction for your character, and the same for the central powers.

[QUOTE=bigmansham;50510053]since there is micro-transactions like star wars battlefront, maybe its like you can pick and choose any helmet or coat from triple entente faction for your character, and the same for the central powers.[/QUOTE] What microtransactions are in Battlefront? I don't remember any cosmetic microtransactions, only the standard "kit shorcut" stuff that's been in previous Battlefield games.

The one thing I'm really not a fan of is the planes being the same for both teams (Allies using a Halberstadt CLI.II? YUCK) or the weapons being the same across both teams. Perhaps its only because they were given a small slice of the game and thus didn't want everything to be shown off, which I hope is the case. Like the AV7 I can accept Allies using as using captured enemy vehicles was practiced, perhaps not specifically for the AV7 but its clearly within the realm of possibility. Planes on the otherhand, not so much.

I have reenactor friends already complaining about the abundance of semi and full-auto weaponry :v: I think this image sums up their angst well [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YIakM8B.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=bigmansham;50510053]since there is micro-transactions like star wars battlefront, maybe its like you can pick and choose any helmet or coat from triple entente faction for your character, and the same for the central powers.[/QUOTE] Battlefront doesn't have microtransactions I think you're getting confused with the In game currency which can only be earned in game, not with real money.

I mean to be fair the main weapons of normal soldiers were grenades and bolt-actions so they have every right to be peeved. It's kind ridiculous when you see the kind of research that went into it but then you've got Brits running around with MP-18s.