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Thallandor · Oct 17, 2006, 07:35 AM // 07:35

Anyone here buying/getting BF2142 supposely relased today?

Personally i am not a fan of FPS in general but was thinking of getting it due to the the hype then i remember that there was some EA hate going on and decided to do some research on the internet and came up with these:

wiki description of EA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA

An example of EA employment abuse policy: http://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/274.html

Funny thing is players who bought it online have to wait til wed to play while those who bought retail can only play it online some time tomorrow noonish. Many have been complaining that its feels like a polished mod of BF2 rather than a new interesting game which is typical of EA.

Link to 10 reasons not to buy BF2142: http://www.desinc.net/bf2142_review

Other noteworthy mention:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiki

EA is famous for the number of Massively multiplayer online games that it has published and either canceled before launch or shutdown shortly after release.

Cancellations:

Ultima World Online: Origin
Ultima X: Odyssey
Privateer Online/Wing Commander Online
BattleTech 3025
Harry Potter Online/Hogwarts Online

Shutdowns:

Earth & Beyond
Motor City Online
Majestic

Two MMOG published by Electronic Arts are still operating today:

The Sims Online: had 105,000 users at peak[8]
Ultima Online: had 250,000 subscribers at peak worldwide, with about 70,000 of those in Japan[9]. It was developed by Origin Systems but the studio was disbanded by Electronic Arts.

On June 20, 2006, EA purchased Mythic Entertainment, currently developing Warhammer Online.

Was looking forward to Warhammer online, but looks like its another title down the drain with EA pulling the strings.

Sad.

Edit: I have decided to boycott all future EA titles.

Tsunami Rain · Oct 17, 2006, 05:17 PM // 17:17

I was suppose to pick up my copy (preordered from gamestop by my house) today but I decided to cancel after playing the demo.

EA has no respect for their customers. My friend ordered the Armored Fury expansion online (only way to get it) for BF2 and he was unable to install the EA Downloader because the downloader was missing files. He contacted EA and they told him to try again. He tried again and it didnt work. They took down his Direct X info and never contacted him again. Basicly he was screwed out of $10 dollars. How many people do you think this happened to? (lets just say a lot).

EA is just not being professional anymore. And to say the least, I hate the hovertank.

lord_shar · Oct 17, 2006, 05:52 PM // 17:52

My next LAN party scheduled 10/28 will be running BF2142, and probably a bit of Nightfall. However, if EA's product is too crappy to run on most of our PC's, we'll probably choose another FPS title to play.

Sir Skullcrasher · Oct 17, 2006, 06:51 PM // 18:51

Hey lord, use either Call of Duty 2, Battlefield 2 or something else.. maybe Splinter Cell?

As for this new Battlefield game, i might not be getting it since one thing, i hate their stupid long download patch. Not to mention sometime the game isn't balance enough. Remember those freaking sniper rifle in Battlefield 2? You can't do shit with it to kill peoples with a headshot. The second thing is that i'm saving cash for PS3 and games for it not to mention Nightfall CE, which is coming out in .. about a week.

lord_shar · Oct 17, 2006, 08:50 PM // 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Skullcrasher

Hey lord, use either Call of Duty 2, Battlefield 2 or something else.. maybe Splinter Cell?

As for this new Battlefield game, i might not be getting it since one thing, i hate their stupid long download patch. Not to mention sometime the game isn't balance enough. Remember those freaking sniper rifle in Battlefield 2? You can't do shit with it to kill peoples with a headshot. The second thing is that i'm saving cash for PS3 and games for it not to mention Nightfall CE, which is coming out in .. about a week.

We've done Quake4, BF2, CSS, Fear, CS, and a couple of other titles. We'll have to see how everything turns out with BF2142. I'm guessing that our LAN party host will try to obtain all required patches and share it locally if possible.

Tsunami Rain · Oct 17, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by lord_shar

We've done Quake4, BF2, CSS, Fear, CS, and a couple of other titles. We'll have to see how everything turns out with BF2142. I'm guessing that our LAN party host will try to obtain all required patches and share it locally if possible.

try out the demo before purchasing imo.

I've hosted bf2, cs, and gw lan parties at my house already. fun stuff.

CoD 3 is going to be amazing though (hope its not a big letdown).

Giga Strike · Oct 18, 2006, 05:33 PM // 17:33

HOLY ****! IT'S OUT!?

*runs to best buy to buy game*

Ulivious The Reaper · Oct 19, 2006, 10:21 AM // 10:21

wow thats sad, i had high expectations for this one it looked GREAT, oh well, thats Ea for you, best one of the series yet i think has been vietnam, :|

Yanman.be · Oct 19, 2006, 10:56 AM // 10:56

It's like MoH:PA all over again, great game design, some bugs, quick fix, but afterwards, they drop all support.

Cyan The Archer · Oct 19, 2006, 02:47 PM // 14:47

I'm definately not buying BF2142. I loved 1942, and i bought Battlefield 2. It is a great game, but 1942 is better.
I love the Command & Conquer series, but i hate that EA bought Westwood.

Giga Strike · Oct 19, 2006, 05:21 PM // 17:21

i wish i could rent it first...