official Battlefield: Bad Company 2

[trag3dy]

Battlefield Blog

I really hope this doesn't mean we have to wait for and be forced to buy that expansion to get new maps. If it's true DICE totally lied to us about how they didn't want to split the community. And it better not be more than $30. Scratch that, it better not be more than $20.

Oh yeah, MoH beta is only $60 to get into.

[Singh400]

I really hope this doesn't mean we have to wait for and be forced to buy that expansion to get new maps.

Of course it does, knowing them they will probably hold back the patch and release it with BC2:V (N)

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I'm confident they'll release the long-awaited PC patch well before the release of this expansion which, by the way, has caught my interest. I just hope they don't charge more than $20 for it. If it has new maps, weapons, and vehicles... then I'm willing to buy it. I would be really surprised if they released it for free. And is it just a coincidence that they announced an expansion for BC2 about Vietnam when the next Call of Duty game has levels that take place in Vietnam? Haha.

EDIT: Never mind, it's a paid expansion. Oh well!

[trag3dy]

But if you'll notice it uses the same voices/sounds from Battlefield Vietnam. So it's not like they are new to making a Vietnam game. On the other hand it's suspicious that this and the new CoD will be about Vietnam.

I'm on the fence. I guess I still have quite a bit of time to decide if I'll get it or not. We can wait and see if DICE gets their act together.

[Singh400]

Anyone ever broke 50 kills in one round? I got so close last night!

Being off sick does have its benefits :D

(clicky)

[trag3dy]

nVidia just released their 257.21 WHQL drivers. I'm waiting to upgrade to them until I see if they're blowing up peoples cards or not though. :laugh:

[Singh400]

nVidia just released their 257.21 WHQL drivers. I'm waiting to upgrade to them until I see if they're blowing up peoples cards or not though. :laugh:

Great minds think alike (Y) :rofl:

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Being off sick does have its benefits :D

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(clicky)

Dude, we have to play together. Add me if you haven't already: Anaron.

[Slane]

To anyone playing 360 version, the optional patch (why?) after downloading it, do you experience an jump in lag? It's not most games but it happens enough to be annoying. At first I thought it was just my wireless network being stupid, but the guys I run with also have noticed it.

[rajputwarrior]

futureshop and bestbuy have the vietnam expansion listed @ 69.99 (console version)

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/bad-company-2-vietnam-expansion-playstation-3/10147073.aspx?path=12141b0e9426e4b481be8ab09976c2b6en02&lid=fp-10147073-badcompany2vietnamexpansionpla-en

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/bad-company-2-vietnam-expansion-xbox-360/10147072.aspx?path=69cdd37229d98ad01aa364dc4d4b0a58en02

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

futureshop and bestbuy have the vietnam expansion listed @ 69.99 (console version)

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/bad-company-2-vietnam-expansion-playstation-3/10147073.aspx?path=12141b0e9426e4b481be8ab09976c2b6en02&lid=fp-10147073-badcompany2vietnamexpansionpla-en

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/bad-company-2-vietnam-expansion-xbox-360/10147072.aspx?path=69cdd37229d98ad01aa364dc4d4b0a58en02

That has to be an error. How in the world can an expansion cost more than the game it's expanding?

[Explore]

That has to be an error. How in the world can an expansion cost more than the game it's expanding?

That's true. I would expect the max price to be around 20.

[Singh400]

Patch news...

By the end of tomorrow (which is TODAY) we will have something to tell you regarding the release date of the patch.

Kalms is going to do some work before we can discuss our solution but we may roll back one of the changes so we can get the current changelog out and work on that one remaining issue after.

That will allow you to get most of the fixes and features which you have been waiting for including access to Map Pack #3.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I really hope things don't go haywire when the patch is released.

[trag3dy]

Same here, I haven't played the game since the last patch pretty much and I want to play again. :wacko:

If this patch breaks more stuff then I don't see the game lasting much longer.

[BoneyardBrew Member]

I'm on the same boat as the rest of you.

I really hope this patch has a better run than the last one.

[Singh400]

That's it. I have had enough. I can't ****ing stand selfish people anymore. Too many twats scared of dying, too many people focusing on keeping a good KDR. I'm out. FU BC2.

[gkl]

umad?

[zeke009]

That's it. I have had enough. I can't ****ing stand selfish people anymore. Too many twats scared of dying, too many people focusing on keeping a good KDR. I'm out. FU BC2.

I've seen some clowns like that in game lately. Most of the time I end up on servers where the gameplay is really solid and there is no hiding for cover going on.

Some times you can kick start them with telling them their W/L ratio will be tanked if they are too scared to die.

[trag3dy]

So early signs are we fixed the problem by rolling back a change involving SPECACT kits.

As long as this continues we are aiming to release on Wednesday (23rd) of next week. However this is dependant on how fast we can gain approval the patch is compliant with Steam. If that approval does not come quick enough the release will slip to the Monday (28th) of the week after (as it is a red day in Sweden on Friday next week and we don't release patches at the end of working weeks).

This does mean that SPECACT kits will not be available after patching as we had hoped but all other fixes remain as does the ability to play the new modes like Map Pack #3.

So maybe next week for the patch.

[Johnson]

Or three months from now :whistle:

[gkl]

Oh god please make it next week.

Anyone plan purchasing SPECACT btw? How much does it cost on consoles?

[trag3dy]

Consoles could only unlock them using ea download codes from Dr Pepper. And I think it's like $8 to unlock all four kits, but it's not coming out with the patch now, apparently.

[gkl]

It's a bit of a pity as I was looking forward on having a RU medic without a "shoot me" hat and more jungle-fitting US uniforms, but as long as they fix the knife, points after death and introduce the new balance tweaks, it's all good.

[trag3dy]

Yeah, I'm sure we'll get them sooner or later, they won't pass up a chance to make money. I want the camo M16 and UMP.