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Ruslan74
23rd March 2006, 07:40 AM
Read it here. (http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/697/697680p1.html)

"Fight an all-out war for survival in the year 2142. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Sweden-based developer, Digital Illusions, today announced development of the next installment in the award-winning Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 2142. The ground-breaking first-person shooter is scheduled to ship this fall for the PC.
The year is 2142, and the dawn of a new Ice age has thrown the world into a panic. The math is simple and brutal: The soil not covered by ice can only feed a fraction of the Earth's population. Some will live, most will die. In Battlefield 2142, players will choose to fight for one of two military superpowers in an epic battle for survival, the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition. Armed with a devastating arsenal of hi-tech assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also do battle using some of the most imposing vehicles known to man. Massive battle Mechs wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. When facing one of these new behemoths, players will need to use their wits and an arsenal of new countermeasures like EMP grenades to level the playing field.

"Battlefield has long been synonymous with innovative, best-of-breed online multiplayer action," said Sean Decker, Executive Producer, DICE. "By stepping into the future with Battlefield 2142, the team at DICE has reinvented the rules of engagement for the next century."

Team play features allow up to 64 players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their teammates. With in-game success, players increase their rank and unlock awards, including new weapons, medals and more, delivering the most comprehensive and flexible persistence in the Battlefield universe to date."

Sounds like a nice MOD made by DICE slapped on the BF2 engine. Mechwarrior 2 mixed with Halo.

/me sings Abba's Money Money Money

rainy
23rd March 2006, 07:54 AM
You have to be f*****g kidding me. BF2 is not even a year old and they already work on the next installment. EA is turning everything into a cash cow. I don't think I will buy this one unless someone gives me a real good reason to - and of course it is a lot less buggy than BF2.

Ruslan74
23rd March 2006, 08:20 AM
EA is a real suck-the-players-dry company, i tell you that! :D

FeralBanana
23rd March 2006, 08:56 AM
Thats not all they suck, those scumbags

<expletive time!>

</expl. time>

etc

gus
23rd March 2006, 09:01 AM
Sounds like BF2 with some new models and textures. I am also not impressed with the way EA only seems interested in one's cash and tries to give as little as possible in return. They will probably not even bother to improve anything like their network code and all the other bugs.

Ruslan74
23rd March 2006, 09:09 AM
after seeing the SF fiasco i am glad i didnt get that "expansion" pack... it looks like EuroForce is heading the same way...

i wish EA would think and actually release these packs for FREE as a favour to all the players that regards BF2 so highly, the dudes from UT still release so much for free that it aint even funny looking at how EA is handling this whole game popularity trend of BF2 now.

FeralBanana
23rd March 2006, 09:14 AM
still, i saw a vid on google... it looks pretty cool... stealth suits and all... i bet thats the sniper...

Darnit696
23rd March 2006, 10:22 AM
Looks like Enemy Territory has EA running for cover... See the francise tie in 2142... 1942... the 42 42 thingy subliminal but there nonetheless. Swines...

Drusky
1st April 2006, 12:56 PM
Money? Hah! So you lot thought EA was making these things for the love of online gaming :rofl:

w1z4rd
9th April 2006, 06:02 PM
I really am looking forward to this game!!! w00t! and even though BF2 is buggy as hell, a biatch to install and clunky... theres a reason why we all bought the game, and why we all play it. Cause despite its painfulness.. it gives us joy :D Im hoping the for the same with this new game.

doobiwan
9th April 2006, 08:13 PM
I'm hoping ET:QW kicks it's bum. I don't want to give EA any more money, I'd much rather give it to id.

FeralBanana
11th April 2006, 10:17 AM
Methinks we as a clan should have a seriaaas think about ET:QW (xY29d/23-92][)

TG
11th April 2006, 10:48 AM
I'm looking forward to ET:QW. Looks cool.

Bass
12th April 2006, 03:05 PM
??? I haven't seen any info on it .. any handy links lying around ???

Darnit696
12th April 2006, 03:38 PM
Bass way up at the top of this thread there is a link click it and receive knowledge.
:D

TG
12th April 2006, 03:46 PM
Akshully, the link at the top of this thread is for BF2142.

Here's the thread about ET:QW

Bass
19th April 2006, 03:27 PM
Ahhh - great - thanks TG ... that was actually what I was wanting .. badly worded request there .. :)

Darnit696
19th April 2006, 06:28 PM
:bow: Actually Bass as I read it second time round there is nothing wrong with the way you worded your request. It is I that cannot read. :bow:

Ruslan74
28th April 2006, 09:23 PM
some new 1600x1200 screenies here. (http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/703/703551p1.html)

StaticS
28th April 2006, 09:43 PM
Damit when will EA cut us gamers some dam slak! My comp is probly gonna lag bad at this new BF and i just upgraded!

spAc3dd
18th August 2006, 02:46 PM
Has anyone other than myself pre-ordered the special offer from BT Games with the personalised mouse-pad, etc?

sss
18th August 2006, 03:18 PM
i downloaded a big video of 2142 in action... it really just is the bf2 engine.. reskinned!

WAJKILLER2
18th August 2006, 05:03 PM
Jup looks like ot to me too, nothing too special about it, notice the mech thing when it explodes, looks just like it looks in bf2 when a tank goes boom. Even that things cannons looks like a normal apc shot.

WAJKILLER2
18th August 2006, 05:09 PM
Just watched the e3 trailer again, i can see a million eploits coming up, and a neverending fight to man that titan's big gun. UHHHH and the bugs you can even see the texture problems in the trailer. It really looks like they used the same engine but changed the skin, so what did they use to change the skin, oh no sir its just a simple xml file ,lol

StaticS
18th August 2006, 06:14 PM
I hope its worth getting coz i don't have money to waste... Well if all u peeps are getting it then i am too :)

Drusky
18th August 2006, 06:44 PM
I'm hoping there's room for infantry in there. I see a lot of heavy stuff cruising around in those screenies. Wonder how the cannon fodder fits in?

rainy
18th August 2006, 08:27 PM
sss: Coulda told you that without downloading a video ;)

spaceman: I did.

I hope there's room for infantry too. But I see a lot of armour whores coming at us...

BambisRevenge
18th August 2006, 09:15 PM
Ok sure its a reskinned BF2 but will that stop us buying more of EA's half broken software, and get futher pulled into their money hole of doom!?


NEVER!

FeralBanana
18th August 2006, 10:56 PM
:rofl:

I completely and totally agree with bambi... DEFINITELY gonna be buggy, DEFINITELY gonna be armour whores, etc etc etc..

But I'll still play!!! :D

doobiwan
21st August 2006, 09:32 AM
It was the same with Battlefield Vietnam = BF1942 reskinned and modded.

On the upside, it means that all the patches they've done stay (and probably also the remaining bugs :( ) But also, no new hardware requirements!

@Drusky, I've got 6 words for you: "EMP grenades, and Personal cloaking devices" :) Apparently you can use the grenades to disable and bring down the gunships as well.

Alluvium
21st August 2006, 08:09 PM
sounds fun, im going to enjoy this is i can get enough squad play