Looks like BF is going WWI. I was skeptical at first, but it could be bad ass. Trench warfare and dog fighting should be awesome. http://www.polygon.com/2016/5/6/11607914/battlefield-1-leak-wwi-dice-ea-xbox-one-battlefield-5
I got completely tired of FPS's when they all got super complex and stupid. BF1942 was the ultimate, just complex enough to be interesting but basic enough no huge learning curve or clunky mechanisms. Jets and helicopters were always so bleh.
I try explaining it to friends that have never played 1942 but I just can't give it justice. My pitch always starts out with, "Ok, imagine it takes 5 people to fly a B-52."
This is my thought as well, I mean are we all going to run around with bolt action rifles and ride on horses. There wasn't a lot of options back then for weapons. I like the idea of going back in time on the setting but I'm still skeptical how they are going to pull this off.
I read that there are going to be shotguns, pistols, bolt actions, semi auto rifles, sub machine guns, and heavy machine guns. They said that every gun that'll be in the game will be historically accurate, but most of the weapons were never issued. Expect some crazy designs.
Had a Joystick back in the day for flying in bf1942. Dog fights are so much better with that era of planes than modern games. I agree with your sentiment on jets and helicopters. I wish we could just get bf1942 with udpated graphics engine.
I love the jet piloting in BF3 and 4. Nothing quite like getting the attack jet and just dominating fools. Love getting the hate mail.
Tank Commander here, will straight up destroy teams as long as I get a good gunner. Can't fly to save my ass though.
WWI tanks were shitty and broke down constantly. they also moved like 4 MPH. really curious how true to life they're making this.
they seem slow but , unlike Bf4, they have a lot of torque. they don't get hung up on small obstacles, and instead just plow through everything
I got an email about an hour ago with the code. I registered for the beta by registering for Insider a few days ago, but there was no mention of the alpha when I did that.
So far seems pretty fun. Gameplay feels slower, though that could be because I haven't played bf in a while, also probably why I'm getting wrecked in every game I play.
Should be a beta this month. Oh and of course someone found files on the alpha that would hint at the premium feature coming back... Yay
I really really hope there are drivable ships in multiplayer like in BF1942. I miss the days of carrier based air battles, battleship battles, and sneaking around in a submarine.
Got mine and downloading now, got the insider day advance so hopefully will be playing later tonight.
It's been pretty buggy on Xbox. The start screen during in game is unusuable. Also there's a glitch where some players start the match before most the players.