New Battlefield Bad Company 2

[BIG]magnus · November 23, 2009, 05:10:24 PM

I also have the game pre-ordered and a nice shiny card to play it on

I just hope it is as least as good as bf2. I miss bf2 alot!!! having spent 800 hours of my life playing it I still look for the bf2 replacement. :yahoo:

T-Bag · November 23, 2009, 05:33:51 PM

BF2 is on steam so fingers crossed for this too.

GhostMjr · November 26, 2009, 10:46:15 AM

EA tried to copy steam with it's EA LInk program.

Then they replaced it with EA downloader.

I would prefer to buy it through steam or via cd/ dvd as a couple of friends have had to rebuy games through EA downloader as there was a huge mix up during the changeover as to who owned what.

How convenient :sideways:

Lexander · November 26, 2009, 04:37:44 PM

From EA blog:

QuoteHey all,

We wanted to update you, and slow the flood of tweets, on questions surrounding the BFBC2 PC Beta being cancelled. I'll get right to it and say "the BFBC2 PC Beta is not cancelled". Now this all started due to changes made to an earlier blog that removed the PC Beta from the details and the reason for this was the plan changed. With the huge success of the PS3 Beta we decided to drastically increase the PC Beta's capacity to insure as many people as possible could participate. Unfortunately this meant we had to delay the Beta to very early next year giving us more planning time to make it happen and implement more optimizations.

Here is a recap of the current PC features, and we can now confirm DX11 support with more details to come later!

PC Enhanced Features

* Up to 32 Players on PC (24 on consoles) - Play with up to 32 players online in the biggest multiplayer Maps in Battlefield. Each with a different tactical and gameplay focus set across a variety of environments.
* Full DirectX 9, 10 & 11 Support - Immerse yourself in the Battlefield world as Frostbite engine brings tanks, helicopters and explosions to vivid life on your PC. The game will fully support Windows XP, Vista, and 7 with new tech that further improves things like lighting and shadows.
* Enhanced Gameplay - The PC version also includes wide peripheral support like Joysticks for flying, NVIDIA 3D Vision, Logitech LCD Keyboards and VoIP Support plus a variety of specific features tailored for PC play.
* Friend Support - Find your friends online with the new buddy list to see if and who is online so you can quickly join their game.
* Dedicated Ranked Server - Everyone gets non-stop action with no connection penalties based on some other player's internet. Ranked Server Provider program will give players opportunity to rent their own server(s) located in professional grade datacenters, ability to modify settings like map rotation, create reserved slots for friends or clan members, kick & Ban players, and custom name your ranked server.
* Clan Support & Private Servers - Independent Clan Tag, and ability to rent servers for hosting and controlling private password protected competitive servers with expanded control over the settings from public ranked servers.
* PC Squad Play System - Updated from previous Battlefield PC titles now gives control of your squad before heading into combat.

delankster · November 26, 2009, 04:41:29 PM

Quote from: Lexander;297514From EA blog:

:woot2: can't wait

Zootoxin · November 26, 2009, 04:45:42 PM

Quote from: delankster;297515:woot2: can't wait

Excited Much?

:roflmao: I am totally with you on this one, although I will have to wait beyond the release date until I get my super computer.....

Kinda makes you want to fire BF2 up does it not.

b00n · November 26, 2009, 04:47:33 PM

Is it just me or have they carefully avoided mentioning the ability to host your own server...

Armitage · November 26, 2009, 05:24:31 PM

Remember the problem we had attracting new players to our BF2 server because it was never ranked. This could be similar.

T-Bag · November 28, 2009, 03:46:09 PM

I've got no problem playing on a ranked server even with a DMW set of rules. If it has enough admins I think we could keep this under control. DMW has enough mature players to act as admins or at least spotters to be the eyes or the admin I think it could work.

Tutonic · November 30, 2009, 12:29:42 PM

Quote from: T-Bag;297731I've got no problem playing on a ranked server even with a DMW set of rules. If it has enough admins I think we could keep this under control. DMW has enough mature players to act as admins or at least spotters to be the eyes or the admin I think it could work.

Surely the problem here is actually getting hold of a ranked server.

I'm assuming that they are going down a similar road to that of BF2, if you want a ranked server you have to buy one from a partner - you can't just host one yourself.

We then get the problem of having nobody playing on our server, because it isn't ranked

b00n · November 30, 2009, 12:52:16 PM

Quote from: Tutonic;297877Surely the problem here is actually getting hold of a ranked server.

I'm assuming that they are going down a similar road to that of BF2, if you want a ranked server you have to buy one from a partner - you can't just host one yourself.

We then get the problem of having nobody playing on our server, because it isn't ranked

I'm under the impression that we might not be able to run our own server at all. This latest blog post seems to go out of its way to avoid mentioning the ability to do so without explicitly saying it. In fact AFAIK while EA/Dice have been quick to point out that BFBC2 will have dedicated servers they've never actually mentioned that the public would be able to run them.

[BIG]magnus · November 30, 2009, 02:30:02 PM

The server provision will be exactly the same as BF2 was. You will need to go to a recommended GSP to get a ranked server. You will still have control over that server through a variety of different control panels. BF2CC was by far the best method for doing that so hopefully they will be able to get something up quickly. You are however correct if you want to host your own server on your own box you will need to have it unranked. It will obviously be upto the powers that be to make a decision on getting a server or not but I can guarantee that it will be very difficult to get a full server without it being ranked. 32 man server needs to be full to make it fun. A dozen people running around just does not have the same enjoyment. I have used a good few companies for ranked BF2/ 2142 servers but that does not mean they will get GSP this time round.

Magnus

GhostMjr · November 30, 2009, 10:27:31 PM

As soon as someone see's mention of a confirmed date for the pc beta or any beta release dates nudge me.

I think its a game we can trial and will discuss it nearer the time

spudgun55 · December 02, 2009, 01:49:14 PM

herewith PC spec requirements:g:

Minimum Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
Graphics memory: 256MB
OS: Windows XP
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)

Recommended Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Quadcore
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260
Graphics memory: 512MB
OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)

delankster · December 02, 2009, 04:31:51 PM

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