New Battlefield Bad Company 2

[T-Bag]

Relatively low specs for a brand new game. Hopefully if ranked servers are do-able this could have a decent adoption rate.

[Lexander]

I have been playing the PS3 beta now for few days and it is a very promising game. I haven't played the previous Battle fields at all except maybe some demos so I am talking about what I have seen in this game and tell what I think is new. Also it is a PS3 game and played with a controller so that changes a lot.

Starting from graphics, they look very pretty and the amount of details is insane. Hard to say what the graphics will look on PC but DX11 can't be a bad thing if you have seen some demos about it. And the amount of stuff you can blow up is only a good thing. Makes me all fluffy and warm inside when I see someone camping in a building and can shoot the walls off with a tank.

In the beta there are vehicles including tank, humvee, ATV and UAV flying robot that you can control. Pretty obvious which is the power order in these ones but the lighter ones are not useless at all, with UAV you can call airstrikes and locate enemies, with a humvee you can farm players running around etc. In the full game there should be choppers at least and maybe even something more.

The squad mode brings some tactics into the game, you can spaw at the basic location or to a squad member which usually is closer to battle than the basic location. Or a medic with the defibrator that can resurrect a player from the dead. And hard to really tell how good it will work on PC as PS3 limits the tactics as there is not a chat or proper voice comms. But with players knowing what to do and when it turns into a great fun that really feels like a war, you got people running trying to find some cover while some camps inside the buildings trying to defend them. It is like a good action movie. One example of a good tactic is know that one tank is pretty much scrap metal when you enter the battlefield alone, but with a engineer fixing the tank while in combat it take a lot more punishment and a humvee in right position can secure a large area.

The beta has one game mode and it is the attack/defence so you are either attacking or defending some key points. Good thing is that you got 2 key points to defend at the start and when the enemy destroys them the area expands and you need to retreat to next set of defence points.  Same thing with the attacking side, game area expands when you gain the points you need. This brings some dynamics into it, so you can't just run over a huge area but you need to concentrate on the key areas.

So what about the minus sides, well first of all game pad ain't made for gun games. But more seriously I haven't found any real bad screw ups in it. Might be that I am still in the starters ecstasy. Sometimes other players might feel a bit overpowered as they are on higher levels and have unlocked more powerful guns. But the actual level gaining is not hard as you get all sort of assist points etc. And you can pick up better guns from dead people, but you will loose them on dying. And while people have complained about over powered snipers, I don't think so. They have their moments when they are hidden somewhere far in the cliffs but when in close corner combat they are useless. Or like a tank might feel invincible but when it enters the smaller streets, with few good hits with an RPG from the houses and it is a smoking piece of scrap metal. It all comes down to playing the game right.

Can't wait for the PC beta :thumb:

[Tutonic]

Does anyone know where to get an EU PS3 beta key from? I hear there's a PC beta coming next year but it would be nice to give it a go on the console to see what it's like.

Not sure if this has been posted already, but it totally awesome:

http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2009/11/17/battlefield-moments-ep2-arica-harbor.aspx

[Lexander]

Does anyone know where to get an EU PS3 beta key from? I hear there's a PC beta coming next year but it would be nice to give it a go on the console to see what it's like.

I got mine from their twitter page as they make sometimes open beta key distribution but there you need to be REALLY fast. One way would be to buy a PS3 copy from a certain retailer or hope that some major gaming sites get Beta codes to deliver but sadly that requires a good luck. One German site got 600 keys and they wen't in under 6minutes.

[Lexander]

New map revealed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9fTM-bC9Y

Panama Canal features a tight battle with abandoned industrial buildings, vehicles, large ships, and piles of debris everywhere with billowing smoke off in the distance as the surround forest rages of fire while the surrounding city is bombarded by enemy ballistics. The map has a four-flag setup, with two flags being more focused on vehicle warfare with IFVs and MBTs. The center flags are infantry focused and the team in control of either centre flag will get access to an attack helicopter or an AA vehicle, respectively.
Check out this gameplay preview and see both American and Russian forces fight for control of tactical points in the classic Battlefield "Conquest" Mode.

[Lexander]

I will continue my monologue with new footage:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/squad-deathmatch-battlefield-bad/60101

[Lexander]

Gents, it is on!

Interestingly, EA and DICE have introduced a new feature for the game. Called Realism mode, body parts can be more realistically damaged, and it take fewer shots to make a kill. Friendly fire is on, there is no kill cam, mini map is gone, enemies don't show up with icons, and there is no crosshair. It is a mode for people well beyond my skill level, and the ranking here should help separate the wheat from the chaff.

http://www.destructoid.com/being-more-than-modern-with-battlefield-bad-company-2-158239.phtml#comment

[Blunt]

Roll on March 2nd 2010:woot2:
I can't wait for this game:woot2:

[Lexander]

This is what we have been waiting for!
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2010/01/07/bfbc2-pc-beta-update-fr-229-n-dice.aspx

[GhostMjr]

Awesome find!

Looks like we can get a beta going as soon as we get the client.

Beta starts 28th January 2010

Beta signups have now started

http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/#/beta

Any idea what the cheapest price for a copy of the game is?

[Snokio]

Awesome find!
 
Looks like we can get a beta going as soon as we get the client.
 
Beta starts 28th January 2010
 
Beta signups have now started
 
http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/#/beta
 
Any idea what the cheapest price for a copy of the game is?

 
you can pre purchase the limited edition from game.co.uk, either Ã,£24.99, or download for Ã,£34.99, this was a link direct from http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/#/reserve-limited-edition so this might be eligable for beta testing? Will have to keep an eye out on that blog, but i suspect you have to pay the Ã,£34.99 though :eyebrow:
 
Also noticed Amazon selling for Ã,£24.99

[T-Bag]

I'm still holding out for the steam version. But this is good news. Fingers crossed it's got everything MW2 left out.

[[BIG]magnus]

For those that dont want to create an account this is from the blog.

As promised here is the PC Blog on the Beta & a few other things, yes some people, places, and things may have leaked a little something, but we are here to clarify everything and make it all official since we can now commit to the listed dates! :-)

 

BETA Details:

Beta Begins/Ends
   

Jan 28th/Feb 25th

Map Name
   

Port Valdez

Players
   

32

Game Mode
   

Rush

Environment
   

Snow

Theme
   

Vehicle and Infantry

Back Story
   

The battle for Port Valdez is fought alongside the waterline towards a great oil industrial landscape in the Alaskan mountains. Using basically everything they've got the Russian forces are launching an airborne assault to knock out the oil industries in the area. In their arsenal there are Main Battle Tanks as well as fast-moving Quad Bikes and mobile armored AA. It's a vehicle focused battle, but with plenty of infantry combat.

 

How to Download: Check back to the Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta Page closer to beta launch date for download instructions.

How To Get Access: Reserve Battlefield Bad Company 2 is the most sure fire way, but we are still working with Retailers & e-Tailers that wish to participate (it's up to them). If you're eager to ensure you get in the two confirmed distributors to Pre-Order are the EA Store and at GameStop.com.  We'll have another Blog at a later date with an update on the retailers & e-Tailers that have teamed up with us as well as alternate channels to obtain a Closed Beta Key.

 

Misc. Details

Steam Beta:  Yes there was a leaked image of a Package file we propped on Steam.  People with illegal accounts can see games in this environment, but this is not a Beta in the term of Public Test Beta, but a real development Beta installer client for the Steam version of the full game.  We are however working with Steam to have the Public PC Beta available on Steam, but can't confirm this quite yet so cross your fingers Steam users. :-)

Anti Cheat:  We're going with PunkBuster supporting the same options BF2 and BF2142 had to run unranked without PunkBuster.

Mod Tools: There will not be mod tools for BFBC2.  However a majority of the the games logic is controlled by the server and there will be Serverside control options for the dedicated servers.

Public Server Files: We will not distribute these publicly.  There are many factors for why we have decided this with the biggest factor being security & integrity of our game & Dedicated Servers.

Magnus

[Doorman]

I've pre-ordered from Play.com

Item                : Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (with Play.com Exclusive Early PC BETA Access)
Price               : GBP 26.99
Quantity            : 1
Delivery Cost       : Free

When does the beta come out?

EDIT: Note to self; Read, read and read again!

[Lexander]

Some fixes from PS3 beta and looking good

http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.PostAttachments/00.00.00.50.72/BFBC2BetaChangeLog.txt