August Newsletter

[DMC]

Within the Official BF2 Newsletter for this month EA included two new screenshots of the upcoming Battlefield 2 expansion, BF2: Special Forces.<br><br><center><a href="http://www.totalbf2.com/images.php?img=news/images/xpack_01.jpg"><img src="/news/images/thumb_xpack_01.jpg"></a> <a href="http://www.totalbf2.com/images.php?img=news/images/xpack_02.jpg"><img src="/news/images/thumb_xpack_02.jpg"></a></center><br>Check out the newsletter in its entirety <a href="http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/newsletter/august05_bf_newsletter.html">right here!</a>

[neocitron]

wow the game actually looks quite interesting... love the building interiors.

[DMC]

wow the game actually looks quite interesting... love the building interiors.
Yeah that caught my eye too, the interior does look quite nice.

[David Champion]

Looks awesome. Anything with a metal detector in it has to be good :D.

Hopefully we here something about the Mondo patch for BF2 as well.

[Morris8911]

From the SS the game looks really good, but personally i think they are making it too soon,like BF2 isnt even a year old. Theres still some kints with Bf2....but the game still looks sweet

[hendrix13]

Nice!1...meh...more of the same ****t....way to go EA milking th cash cow:rolleyes: ...but u wont have my money.

[Apostle]

Well I'll be getting it. It reminds me of Rainbow Six 3, with the warehouses, and the metal detector which was on the airport map in that game. Good memories for me :)

[Hannez]

The graphics are pretty poo on the second picture.:hmm:

[David Champion]

EA has to reap the rewards of BF2 as quickly as possible or lose the audience... Cash Cow? Proper marketing is more like it.

Milk this puppy for all its worth and get those expansions out to keep me interested... If you let sleeping dogs lie, they get old and run down.

I for one am looking forward to it, Hell i'm looking forward to BF3 :D. Progress RAWKS.

[Sniperdoc]

I think that the SF expansion is a great idea, the night fighting alone is really awesome.... but having served in the US Military and having served with Spec Ops units, seeing a Crossbow driven ZipLine... that's absolutely LUDICROUS!!!

[Myst]

is this it? tons of downright a$$material?

EA, i've absolutely had it with you. how dare they even come with expansions and console ports when the game its all based on is screaming for patches and lag-fixes?

i'd say to first make the game good, than people will finaly start saying GOOD stuff about EA and people get more interest in you. imagine that. total power, eh EA?

i would've owned the world by now if i were them.

[`danny]

SF is turning out to be a pretty cool expansion pack. I can't wait until this sucker is released, but would much have a bug free BF:2 first.

[David Champion]

is this it? tons of downright a$$material?

EA, i've absolutely had it with you. how dare they even come with expansions and console ports when the game its all based on is screaming for patches and lag-fixes?

i'd say to first make the game good, than people will finaly start saying GOOD stuff about EA and people get more interest in you. imagine that. total power, eh EA?

i would've owned the world by now if i were them.

Two different companies working on two different games, I don't see a problem.

EA/DICE Canada = BF2:SF
EA/DICE = BF2

[Jesse]

I wish they would make sure the game they're expanding works first. It's like pimping out a ride, but the engine is broke so it sits in your garage.. (of course, with the latest gas prices here in the US, everything might very well be in the garage soon anyway, just had to pay a danged $3.09 per gallon a few minutes ago)

The shots don't look half bad, but I'd rather they work on the original game for a while before even thinking about the expansion packs. More info on a rushed expansion pack for a rush game doesn't make me forget the patch we deserved a week from the game's release, not delayed into next month. =/

[DoubleVee]

I like the expansion pack, it look pretty cool...but the graphics are kind of crappy looking...do they not have AA on or something?

[bisley]

Yet again it will be those mod guys who will bring the best out of this game , I dont think we aint seen nothing yet as to the potential for the bf2 engine . Think what DC done for bf42 .... different game if you ask me although I still think bf42 is worth a retro !

[espino0311]

just keep the fire going that's all it takes to keep the game going up

[mko]

Two different companies working on two different games, I don't see a problem.

EA/DICE Canada = BF2:SF
EA/DICE = BF2

Yes, DICE Canada!! Makers of such excellent games like.. Battlefield Vietnam :rolleyes:

Most of these features coming out in the expansion pack are what I initially expected from BF2. Come on, night time maps were done back on BF1942 mods. This is smelling a lot like that stinking Road to Rome expansion, a few new weapons, maybe a few new models, and some nice maps but these things are easily done in mods too.

EA say they set an "aggressive" release date for the BF2 patch, but end up delaying it anyway. I've seen a lot of games have 3 or 4 patches within 2 months of the release of the game, the time between 1.01 and 1.02 has been almost 6 weeks since announcement. To EA: 6 weeks to make a mere fix-up patch is NOT an "aggressive time frame".

This expansion just confirms that EA won't add anymore maps to vanilla BF2 in any patch. Reminds me very much of Medal of Honor when EA released expansions which fixed many of the bugs in MoH:AA. Players were so frustrated they ended up buying the expansions just to patch their games basicly.

[David Champion]

Yes, DICE Canada!! Makers of such excellent games like.. Battlefield Vietnam :rolleyes:

Most of these features coming out in the expansion pack are what I initially expected from BF2. Come on, night time maps were done back on BF1942 mods. This is smelling a lot like that stinking Road to Rome expansion, a few new weapons, maybe a few new models, and some nice maps but these things are easily done in mods too.

EA say they set an "aggressive" release date for the BF2 patch, but end up delaying it anyway. I've seen a lot of games have 3 or 4 patches within 2 months of the release of the game, the time between 1.01 and 1.02 has been almost 6 weeks since announcement. To EA: 6 weeks to make a mere fix-up patch is NOT an "aggressive time frame".

This expansion just confirms that EA won't add anymore maps to vanilla BF2 in any patch. Reminds me very much of Medal of Honor when EA released expansions which fixed many of the bugs in MoH:AA. Players were so frustrated they ended up buying the expansions just to patch their games basicly.

Who cares what they made, two different games and 2 different engines...

Many are complaining about EA/DICE not doing their job with patches and focusing on Expansions... My point was/is that two companies are working on 2 different projects. People are yelling at EA/DICE Canada about patching when they have nothing to do with it. Read the post first before ya' sound off about it. The "Expansion" will add new content but if you don't buy they won't add content to BF2 "Vanilla" as you call it? That's naive, the games been out a few months and for them not to add new content or for the community to think they won't add new content is just crazy... Of course they'll add new stuff, just because people have no patience doesn't mean this won't happen. Idle speculation is so much fun.

[Morris8911]

Yes, DICE Canada!! Makers of such excellent games like.. Battlefield Vietnam :rolleyes:

Most of these features coming out in the expansion pack are what I initially expected from BF2. Come on, night time maps were done back on BF1942 mods. This is smelling a lot like that stinking Road to Rome expansion, a few new weapons, maybe a few new models, and some nice maps but these things are easily done in mods too.

EA say they set an "aggressive" release date for the BF2 patch, but end up delaying it anyway. I've seen a lot of games have 3 or 4 patches within 2 months of the release of the game, the time between 1.01 and 1.02 has been almost 6 weeks since announcement. To EA: 6 weeks to make a mere fix-up patch is NOT an "aggressive time frame".

This expansion just confirms that EA won't add anymore maps to vanilla BF2 in any patch. Reminds me very much of Medal of Honor when EA released expansions which fixed many of the bugs in MoH:AA. Players were so frustrated they ended up buying the expansions just to patch their games basicly.

I agree with yah there..I used to be a Big Moh:AA palyer.I remember there was like one patch for the game....Then like 3 expantions..i didn't even bother buying breakthrough cause Spearhead was crap...So for the past few years i hated EA eccept The sports games.but they did a gj on Bf2 but i hope it doesnt become an other Moh:AA

[Tomn8tr]

Still can't lean though.