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Played a few matches just now and the game is a complete mess. The maps are far too small and the action is way too chaotic. It doesn't matter how refined your game is or how pretty it looks; if it is this borked by design then you've fucked it basically. At no point tonight did I ever feel like I was participating in a tactically-driven and closely-knit squad - everything was just a nonsensical free for all and it's not a case of it being a new game or with inexperienced players - the way it is designed leads to this outcome every bloody minute. There are no safe spawns, no way to play logically - you spawn and then pick a flank to run in and just pray you don't get shot front, back or sides. Capture points change hands far too often and it's too easy to hop on and challenge. It literally plays like a game of COD domination but with 5 flags. One of the smaller maps on BF4 was Operation Locker and that was fantastic because matches flowed and even in tight chokepoints, you were always playing a territorial battle. This game has no semblance of strategy and now that EA's sponsorship deals with streamers is over, maybe we'll get some honesty. They've put destruction ahead of everything else and missed the entire point of what makes a Battlefield game. The same bad decisions 2042 made persist here but in a different form yet there is over a decade of proven gameplay concepts that they just cannot seem to recreate or understand. I'll have another go tomorrow but I am not impressed at all.

Pretty much the same as previously mentioned. I was saying the other night that the spawns were too hectic. I remember some Battlefield maps you were able to effectively clear the area behind you and push forward. Now you just get shot in the back. It seems like a giant death match rather than a territorial advance. I'm also pants with a controller. Seriously. I can't shoot for shit anymore. I believe it supports Keyboard and mouse though so thats good. Very much on the fence at the minute.

I primarily played Heretic but from what I remember about Hexen, it was similar but much harder and had some very complex maps. I think this remastered version actually includes hints and waypoints it's that tough!

Man, I loved Heretic back in the day. I never touched Hexen though, honestly didn't even know it was a thing

This is brilliant! Heretic and Hexen have been given the Doom + Doom II remastered treatment by Nightdive Studios providing QoL improvements along with modern enhancements including a remastered soundtrack. The game is FREE to existing owners of the first two games on PC and also now available on console.

I haven't played the game yet as I don't have early access although I did try the shooting range just to see how it felt. I also managed to catch some gameplay videos and I just cannot shake off the feeling about the maps being off. There doesn't seem to be any landmarks and they look really compact and just too chaotic. Even the snow map looks a lot smaller than the environment would suggest plus it's clear that one has a nightmare issue with spawns and balance. It looks incredibly refined but if the scale and vehicle balance is off then it could lead to a torrid experience. If there is not much room for strategic play and it becomes a chaotic state of destruction and spam, then it will be very disappointing irrespective of how good it looks and feels. They do not want to be in the same position like they were in 2042 where maps had to be reworked entirely and balance was all over the shop. Vince Zampella has done fine job but I just wonder if he has too much Call of Duty in him to create an independent Battlefield game without borrowing too many design philosophies. I get they want to attract as many COD players as possible as they ambitiously target 100m users but they can't alienate the core Battlefield community which is already big enough when they actually get the game right in the first instance.

I suspect they've purposely chosen maps for the beta that are infantry focused because they're wanting to attract COD players to the game.

I am glad someone feel's this way, it was madness, you spawn in, you are in combat within a couple of seconds and fighting for your life. That's fine in the sense it is quick and you are straight into action but that's not entirely battlefield, Battlefield has always been a game you have been able to influence and turn the tide by getting a great flank or creaping behind enemy lines to capture a base to the rear. The games of Conquest I played and the points were constantly changing and it was a little disorienting. The game is better than the last one and I could see me playing this but more because I prefer this over COD, that's not to say COD is bad or anything and I played it with FG socially really but for a long time it has not been a series for me.

I'm kind of the same, only had time for a few games yesterday and I just wasn't feeling it. Shooting feels off to me, though that could be me being too used to kb&m these days. But it was more that it was very hectic and Conquest felt more like a deathmatch game mode. The maps I played on felt a bit claustrophobic. I'll give it another go again today and see if it was just me returning to using a controller that was putting me off...

I gave it a go, the guy's I play battlefield with are generally loving it, I don't feel quite the same way, with COD being in a lull I can see this taking some of the players from there so will improve the longevity of the series however This feels like a middle ground between Battlefield and Call of Duty, the gameplay is fast, the maps I have played so far are very infantry focused, you spawn in almost in combat. The vehicle play was limited again and unlike previous games a tank did not feel like something to be afraid of, 1 well placed RPG could take it out.

Anyone bought into the Edge of Fate expansion yet? I was a bit apprehensive after seeing all the early negative feedback but I decided to at least give the introductory mission a shot regardless, and I am not impressed at all. I actually found it a very mediocre experience especially with the lame Metroid Prime rip-off gameplay. The story seems boring and the writing standard is extremely poor. Coming off the back of Neptune and the Pale Heart, the location also looks extremely underwhelming. Sorry Bungie but the platforming aspects are shite and I don't think I can bare doing any more of that spark nonsense again.

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I watched a Twitch streamer for 30 minutes this morning and i'm now in the Beta 🙂

Modern Warfare 2019 - such a refined experience and it's a travesty what the franchise has become. This was the second chance and they blew it.

Very helpful video to sort out your controller settings.

I wonder if part of it may also be fear, if your brand is built off the back of a particular game, any threat to that game is also a threat to your brand. Trying to switch over to a whole new game if it is far more successful and trying to make something of a game or series that you have never experienced and fully understand is not something that I imagine would be easy to do.

I've always thought 'turtle head' but yeah bald budgie will do as well 😆

@phil.bottle you might find this interesting.... However, I can't shake the feeling that, particularly with the over the shoulder shots, Levy keeps reminding me of a bald budgie! 🤣🤣

Call of Duty players (influencers mostly) are already trying to ruin this game - literally some are already crying for a competitive ladder and others think the Battle Royale mode should be prioritised. I honestly can't wait for Black Ops 7 and hopefully most of them will go. It's clearly many of them have never played Battlefield before or don't understand it. Not needing the EA app for this game is fantastic news! They'll probably gain a million players for this alone.

Some beta related updates/changes.

So SBMM has been mentioned and all of the COD fans are absolutely losing their shit 🤣 The system that COD currently uses seems to have given COD players serious PTSD whenever SBMM is mentioned. They just assume that it will be the same shitty system that COD uses. In reality SBMM has been in BF for absolutely ages and it's only used to balance the teams.

Football season almost back, so here's another classic Crossley story about Brian Clough 🙂

I remember he once twisted his ankle getting off the coach for a friendly🤣

Cheers Phil! Wasn't showing up in the search for some reason. Can't believe I never got around to playing this game but it looks like they've done a fine job and got it to release very swiftly indeed.