BattleField 5 Looks Sexy!

[l2es-mrix]

sorry chaps, kids wore me out!

Blimey you starting to sound like me old chap

Hope to see you soon!

|2es-mrix

[Roguesamurai]

Had a couple of hours on the game last night and I can't make my mind up on it yet. The game is very much a Battlefield 1.5 in that the only real differences from Battlefield 1 are cosmetic. I couldn't take to Battlefield 1, I played it for a couple of months when it came out but soon stopped playing it. Like BF1 it doesn't have the feel of a Battlefield game for me. It has become a game which is appealing to a much wider audience than the traditional Battlefield games. To none Battlefield fans this will be good, but for us not so much so. I didn't get to try any tanks or planes, but from what I've seen online they aren't much fun. Killing ground troops from the air is now very difficult. They seem to have separated vehicles and infantry with the design, so it's more planes Vs planes and tanks, with infantry left alone more to fight each other. A lot of players used to hate being killed by aircraft in previous Battlefields, especially snipers. Also with a lack of AA missiles in WW1 & WW2 having aircraft being able to kill infantry too easily would be a pain. I'm starting to waffle a bit, what I'm trying to say is that there are aspects of the old games that I miss from the new game, but I can understand why they are missing. It's a much more infantry focused game with lots of run&gun and plenty of camp sites for snipers (my pet hate).
The pluses, the graphics are fantastic, but not too demanding. I have an Intel 4770k CPU with a GTX980ti card and 16gb of RAM, a decent system though some of it is a few yrs old now, and I can run it on Ultra nice and smooth with no lag. I did have some fun after the first hour of being killed. Easy to get into, I was really rough the first hour, constantly being killed. R6 Seige tactics don't work on this game. I found a more run&gun playstyle served me better and I get some respectable kd ratios.
I need more time with it to make my mind up, I'm 50/50 ATM. R6 Seige still keeps me entertained and frustrated. Insurgency Sandstorm is a few weeks away. WW3 sometime this year. It's a tough choice. Battlefield 1 was a disappointment, with the stupid blimps, indestructible trains, mindless battleship. Thankfully all that bollox is gone. It's a good infantry game with a hint of Battlefield.

[l2es-mrix]

I think graphic and immersion wise the game is stunning, I think people are just generally so critical these days and most of the time its simply a case many have just got tired of investing time into such games, " this maybe me "
If you think back to the days of Medal of Honour and the early Cod games, these games kept us entertained for years
I suppose at the end of the day there is only so far you can go with the game play ?
I have not played any BF games for a good few years and I suppose if anything this game has certainly brought back a feeling of nostalgia
I have played it a fair few times now, its not a game I dislike but do I want to invest my time in it ??? on the fence at the moment.,....
Cheers
|2es-mrix

[l2es-brune]

Well I have given it a good run of 10 or so hours hit about rank 8 (i suck hard!) and as a mindless run and gun shooter it looks great, plays pretty tight as a shooter and destruction is lovely as usual BUT it is not a true battlefield game of days of old. For me there is no wow! or epic! moments and no scale of grandeur representing a huge theatre of war akin to the games of old, certainly not in the maps on offer. (Having said that I play a shit load of domination in BF4 and BF1! .....)
I have seen comments that it is pretty much a reskin of star wars battlefront 2 mashed in with BF1.
I think in terms of a Battlefield game they have ballsed it up, I think they should have maybe aimed at calling it Bad Company 3 (BFBC2 was fucking awesome) and maybe the more diehard Conquest air/armour/infantry players may have been a bit more understanding. Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with a good run and gun FPS if that is your bag but Dice have forgotten their main audience while trying to appeal to COD players with this current iteration. I would love a new game that a few of us could play for some laughs once again but even if I punt £35 (cdkeys) at this I don’t think it has legs and is the answer! (Also mrix has cock teased us with BF4 and BF1 and been a no show!)

[l2es-mrix]

(Also mrix has cock teased us with BF4 and BF1 and been a no show!)

Yes I hold my hands up on that count

Also with this game I believe it gets released in November ? I am on Holiday for 3 weeks in Thailand so once again miss the start

Generally the game is not looking very promising so far is it

|2es-mrix

[Roguesamurai]

Mrix there are probably hedgehogs hibernating in your pc by now. The mouse has evolved into a small horse like creature and is feeding off the grass growing on your keyboard
Does it still work? You'll have to upgrade the floppy drive you know. Luckily those CRT monitors last a long time so should be ok with that

I'm on the fence about the game still. I could do with something different, R6 Seige still keeps me going, but could do with something new. I will def get one of the new games at least. BFV, Insurgency Sandstorm, WW3. Insurgency is out 1st, followed by BFV, then WW3. So I may end up getting all 3 if each one in turn doesn't grab me. WW3 although a LOT like BF4 offers me the best hope, as BF4 was brilliant I thought. Because it's so much like BF4 it offers all the things a BF should. Large maps, Armour, Jets, Heli's, as well as all the usual infantry.

[l2es-mrix]

Mrix there are probably hedgehogs hibernating in your pc by now. The mouse has evolved into a small horse like creature and is feeding off the grass growing on your keyboard
Does it still work? You'll have to upgrade the floppy drive you know. Luckily those CRT monitors last a long time so should be ok with that

I have not attempted to open the box as I am not sure what I would find but you could be right

Unfortunately I am off to Thailand on the 5th November so I will miss release once again

|2es-mrix

[|2es-chunkymr]

Well I will be back for BF5, I know the shock of it... . Will also be on TS when it comes out. I Have played the beta and it looks ok to me. I have tried BF1, but could not get my head around it. Will be giving it another go, to get my mouse and keyboard skills in... so therefore easy kills if anyone fines me on BF5

[l2es-mrix]

Well I will be back for BF5, I know the shock of it... . Will also be on TS when it comes out. I Have played the beta and it looks ok to me. I have tried BF1, but could not get my head around it. Will be giving it another go, to get my mouse and keyboard skills in... so therefore easy kills if anyone fines me on BF5

Hello, great to hear from you chunky!, there has been a lot of negativity towards this game unfortunately, lets hope they pull their finger out and resolves the issues people simply do not like.
At least 50% of the fun is playing with clan members " Maybe gaming sounds better " so just killing chucky is a huge positive in my book, I could do with clocking up some head shots

Really good to see you still gaming Chunky

Cheers
|2es-mrix

[|2es-chunkymr]

IT'S ALWAYS FUN PLAYING WITH CLAN MEMBERS, THE BANNTER IS EVEN BETTER

[Roguesamurai]

So, is anyone playing this yet? What's it like?
I'm getting it as a Xmas present.

[|2es-chunkymr]

yes been playing the game looks good. just got to sort out TS. I had to do a complete pc reinstall..... do I need TS client or server?

[l2es-mrix]

Hi Chunky you will need the Client version, the TS is 109.169.56.196:10997
There is no password set at the moment
|2es-mrix

[|2es-chunkymr]

k, I have got it

[Roguesamurai]

I got this now for Xmas off Santa. Played a couple of games, it's decent so far. A lot like BF1, but a bit better. To call it Battlefield is a bit of a stretch, it's no Battlefield, much more run and gun. The vehicles are much less effective, the landscape is set up to limit what they can do. But even now with the way the game is I still see comments in game from people complaining about being killed by aircraft. It is these whiny people which have pushed the game to what it is now. They want to be able to run around like a headless chicken with a shotgun, scoped pistol and an RPG unchallenged. It ruins their day when they come up against players who have taken the time to learn the aircraft and make the most of them. I wish they'd f**k off back to COD or Fortnite and let us have Battlefield back.
However the game is fun, it's a fairly level playing field. On only my 3rd game I came 4th with only the basic weapon with no unlocks. I have heard of people complaining about how players who have more unlocks have a significant advantage over those just coming into the game, I have noticed it though. I don't like the snow maps, it can be too difficult to spot enemy. Other maps are fine though.

Overall it's a fun game for the next few months, but I doubt it will be a long term game. I still play Rainbow 6 Seige 2-3 yrs after it was released (can't remember when it came out), BF4 kept me playing for a couple of yrs. With these games you are constantly improving and learning new ways of playing, with R6 Seige it's using new operators, learning new maps etc. With BF4 it was learning the helicopters, getting really good at that, then learning the jets etc. With this BF you learn to run and gun really quickly. The aircraft are designed to not be too usefull, so learning them wont take too long.

Maybe see some of you on at some time.