Just as long as EA doesn't get the idea of going digital delivery like steam
Last edited by Sgt.Scream.MDK (2006-01-11 10:57:31)
thx jobarra...
Sounds like they are doing just that... these boosters are going to only be available via the EA Downloader.Sgt.Scream.MDK wrote:
Just as long as EA doesn't get the idea of going digital delivery like steam *shudders* mad
With only 3 new maps coming out, it will definately be the united European armies, and not individual countries. And it obviously won't be holland ;F Learn to have a good army!
so, after all this talking about hardcopy or not i've got some questions...
is this going to be kind of a patch including some new maps, vehicles and stuff or rather a real expansion? because if it's the patch kind and it costs money, would that mean there would be a "patch only"-version for free and a "booster pack including patch"-version you have to buy?
if there is no free patch available it would be a little unfair i think. you had to buy the thing to be able to continue playing online. that would be like charging extra money for support now that the game has been out for quite a while.
is this going to be kind of a patch including some new maps, vehicles and stuff or rather a real expansion? because if it's the patch kind and it costs money, would that mean there would be a "patch only"-version for free and a "booster pack including patch"-version you have to buy?
if there is no free patch available it would be a little unfair i think. you had to buy the thing to be able to continue playing online. that would be like charging extra money for support now that the game has been out for quite a while.
it aint the Merkeva....(too bad because its my favorite tank next to the Leopard....) ..here is proof.. http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Merkava … -Front.jpgJobarra wrote:
Can't wait. Sounds like a hefty and worthwhile expansion. Looks like they have fixed the server filters as well with the upcoming patch.
Looking at the screenshots for the Euro Forces booster, I think I like one of the maps already. Looks like a MEC map to me with a little town on a hilltop in the desert. The should be fun to assault. I'm wondering if Israeli forces will be part of the new army. The reason I say that is because it looks like one of the new tank models is an Israeli Merkava MBT. I was thinking if it was European, it would be British or German MBT, but their MBTs have a more substantial profile on the turret I thought. I thought the Merkava was one of the only tanks that has that sharp angle on the turret as well as a smaller turret overall.
Man, I hope it is the A10 and Frogfoot that are put in as Attack Jets. Of course, I think everyone will be TKing for them Truthfully, I would prefer a hardcopy as well. However, with how EBgames and Gamestop/Babbages have moved primarily to console games(last time I walked into a gamestop, they had ONE display dedicated to PC games. And most of those were MMO type), I imagine EA will actually sell more by selling online. 5.99 british pounds? I'm guessing about $15 American? Terrible at conversions, but I know it's about twice as much in dollars, and to get a nice round figure it's going to be 14.99 or 19.99. Who knows, maybe it will be 9.99
ermm... actually that pretty much looks like the one in the screenshots=RDG=[N.B]canadiannnn wrote:
it aint the Merkeva....(too bad because its my favorite tank next to the Leopard....) ..here is proof.. http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Merkava … -Front.jpg
Yeah, Sounds like a European Union army to me almost.Negotiator wrote:
With only 3 new maps coming out, it will definately be the united European armies, and not individual countries. And it obviously won't be holland ;F Learn to have a good army!
I would think it's booster pack. The armored maps sound to me like they will specifically be made for the additional vehicles.maef wrote:
so, after all this talking about hardcopy or not i've got some questions...
is this going to be kind of a patch including some new maps, vehicles and stuff or rather a real expansion? because if it's the patch kind and it costs money, would that mean there would be a "patch only"-version for free and a "booster pack including patch"-version you have to buy?
if there is no free patch available it would be a little unfair i think. you had to buy the thing to be able to continue playing online. that would be like charging extra money for support now that the game has been out for quite a while.
Yeah, looks the same to me. Although the turret does look more substantial to me now on the real Merkava. But still the overall characteristics seem to match the screenshots. The way the main gun is mounted is the one of the biggest similarities besides the double slanted turret.maef wrote:
ermm... actually that pretty much looks like the one in the screenshots=RDG=[N.B]canadiannnn wrote:
it aint the Merkeva....(too bad because its my favorite tank next to the Leopard....) ..here is proof.. http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Merkava … -Front.jpg
The side angle pictures give the slant a better view: http://fprado.com/armorsite/Mekava.htm
Cool site by the way. I'll have to add that to the favorites list
Last edited by Jobarra (2006-01-11 11:14:35)
no it doesnt...on the Merkeva the sides of the turret are sloped...not on the one in the screenshot...maef wrote:
ermm... actually that pretty much looks like the one in the screenshots=RDG=[N.B]canadiannnn wrote:
it aint the Merkeva....(too bad because its my favorite tank next to the Leopard....) ..here is proof.. http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Merkava … -Front.jpg
ok, that's right. sorry, i missed that=RDG=[N.B]canadiannnn wrote:
no it doesnt...on the Merkeva the sides of the turret are sloped...not on the one in the screenshot...
As Jobarra said, there is a distinction between patches and booster packs here that you are missing. Patches will continue to be released, however will not contain any new content (after this patch, which includes two new unlocks for the AT and Sniper kits.) The booster packs look like they will only be available via EA Downloader for a low price and contain a few new maps and some new guns and such.maef wrote:
so, after all this talking about hardcopy or not i've got some questions...
is this going to be kind of a patch including some new maps, vehicles and stuff or rather a real expansion? because if it's the patch kind and it costs money, would that mean there would be a "patch only"-version for free and a "booster pack including patch"-version you have to buy?
if there is no free patch available it would be a little unfair i think. you had to buy the thing to be able to continue playing online. that would be like charging extra money for support now that the game has been out for quite a while.
http://fprado.com/armorsite/leo2.htmmaef wrote:
ok, that's right. sorry, i missed that=RDG=[N.B]canadiannnn wrote:
no it doesnt...on the Merkeva the sides of the turret are sloped...not on the one in the screenshot...
Hmmm... I didn't realize the Leopard had sloped forward turret. Cool looking tank. I would say it's the Leopard from the slant, but the turret looks way to small to be the leopard and the cannon mounting on the Leopard seems different.
Okay, one more edit on this.
http://fprado.com/armorsite/EE-T1-Osorio.htm
This tank with the 105mm L7 gun option almost matches(the 120mm gun barrel option looks too big). The troops in the picture seem to be Western troops(one seems to be carrying a SRAW), so I would think it is a European Army tank. This tank is Brazillian made, but seems to be widely exported. The only problem is the smoke dispensers are on the turret front in the screenie and in the pictures, it is on the turret side and in a row configuration instead of a square configuration.
Ugh... I hate the Steam with a passion. I would probably have enjoyed HL2 if it weren't for Steam. Had to uninstall the whole thing after it was installed due to numerous problems that came up when it was installed and then disappeared when it was uninstalled.tF-voodoochild wrote:
thx jobarra...Sounds like they are doing just that... these boosters are going to only be available via the EA Downloader.Sgt.Scream.MDK wrote:
Just as long as EA doesn't get the idea of going digital delivery like steam *shudders* mad
Last edited by Jobarra (2006-01-11 11:30:52)
ok, i think i got it now. thankstF-voodoochild wrote:
As Jobarra said, there is a distinction between patches and booster packs here that you are missing. Patches will continue to be released, however will not contain any new content (after this patch, which includes two new unlocks for the AT and Sniper kits.) The booster packs look like they will only be available via EA Downloader for a low price and contain a few new maps and some new guns and such.maef wrote:
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There are voices for the German and French forces in the game. They are in Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\Common_client.zip
Don't know if they install with the game if you chose French or German install, but I am sure someone can enlight me on this.
Don't know if they install with the game if you chose French or German install, but I am sure someone can enlight me on this.
Aren't the extra languages for those players who don't want (or don't speak for that matter) english?Msacras wrote:
There are voices for the German and French forces in the game. They are in Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\Common_client.zip
Don't know if they install with the game if you chose French or German install, but I am sure someone can enlight me on this.
Edit: Helps to read, yeah, i think its for installs when you choose another language
Last edited by Sgt.Scream.MDK (2006-01-11 11:38:30)
cant wait for this boster , playing as the UN - United Nations will be sweet (if its the UN that there gona put in it), the eurofighter will be kool to! i might actualy start flying the aircraft then , an the price £5.99, cheep as chips thats like $11 or something for US players
i want FINLAND!
I wonder if they just decided to fix the GL instead of removing bunny hopping (which is why most people didn't like bunnyhopping anyway.)WormGuts wrote:
the patch has been in the works for some time though. the issues that it was to address have been mentioned in a previous thread. one that you missed covers the troubles of bunny hopping. if i knew how to link another threads location i would but i don't.Sgt.Scream.MDK wrote:
The website just went live todayIBKCKNURASS wrote:
how could this not have been posted already?????
I know. It's awesome that they finally fixed the damn GLs!Erkut.hv wrote:
I'm sure t00bers around the world are going ro cringe when their little bunny hopping exploits don't yield the same results.Sgt.Scream.MDK wrote:
- Detonation radius from grenade launcher explosions has been reduced.
- Grenade launcher projectiles now have a minimum time before arming.
But the UN doesn't have an army(well, not supposed to )SAS-Lynx wrote:
cant wait for this boster , playing as the UN - United Nations will be sweet (if its the UN that there gona put in it), the eurofighter will be kool to! i might actualy start flying the aircraft then , an the price £5.99, cheep as chips thats like $11 or something for US players
Besides, if I was playing as a UN soldier, I think my suicide rate would shoot up. They would also be the easiest targets to spot on the battlefield. Big white vehicles. Bright baby blue helmets. That is a heck of a disadvangtage
I'm glad they made the GL much more realistic as well as game balanced. Yes, I know that this is just a game, but part of the gameplay IS the immersion into a pseudo-reality. On that topic, I think they should still fix bunnyhopping. Maybe not removing firing completely during a jump, but the inaccuracy of your weapon during a jump OR a sprint(well, you can't fire during a sprint anyway I guess) should be on the order of 4-5 times as inaccurate AT LEAST over when you are standing and shooting. This would reward players who actually setup a defense at a flag. Right now it takes nothing for a player just to bunnyhop all around prepared defenses(well, takes some stamina).atlvolunteer wrote:
I wonder if they just decided to fix the GL instead of removing bunny hopping (which is why most people didn't like bunnyhopping anyway.)WormGuts wrote:
the patch has been in the works for some time though. the issues that it was to address have been mentioned in a previous thread. one that you missed covers the troubles of bunny hopping. if i knew how to link another threads location i would but i don't.Sgt.Scream.MDK wrote:
The website just went live today
Last edited by Jobarra (2006-01-11 11:52:51)
It says in the press release:Negotiator wrote:
With only 3 new maps coming out, it will definately be the united European armies, and not individual countries. And it obviously won't be holland ;F Learn to have a good army!
Euro Force will be released on February 8th and sees the introduction of the all-new European Army in 3 new maps.
Key: European Army
So definitely just one coalition army like MEC.
Thank God for the n00btubing-alterations, and drop dead for the whole digital mess. I never have any luck at all with such things. To the extent that I can't play BF2 online at my mom's (where I usually live) because our internet connection can't handle the amount of traffic the game creates.
Euro... Will there be Norwegians!?
Euro... Will there be Norwegians!?
yea..... i must of just bn to excited when i was typing , after seing the pics of it they cant be UN anyway, UN have blue caps not a redish colour like the one in the pics on the sire, still looks a kool booster thoughJobarra wrote:
But the UN doesn't have an army(well, not supposed to )
im happy i spent christmas money getting a new graphics card!
Last edited by SAS-Lynx (2006-01-11 11:53:13)
yeah, the UN as an army in the booster would be pretty boring. As a peacekeeping force your kit would only include food and vaccinations for NPC refugees and pen/paper for signing those cease-fire accords..
Well, didn't even think of the Challenger because it's turret seemed much bigger, but the tank in the screenshots does seem to be a Challenger 2:
http://fprado.com/armorsite/chall2.htm
Look at the distinctive block where the cannon meets the turret as well as the smoke discharger configuration. The tank driver also looks like a British soldier to me(Not really sure why actually, guess I'm just accepting it as a Challenger tank ). It still doesn't match completely in my mind to the real life pictures, but maybe that is just some creative liberties taken with it.
From the above site:
"The Challenger 2 has a 12 cylinder 1200 horsepower diesel engine, from Perkins Engines (Shewsbury) Ltd of Shropshire, UK., and a David Brown gearbox, model TN54, with 6 forward and 2 reverse gears. The maximum speed by road is 59 kilometer/hour and mean speed 40 kilometers./hour cross country. The range is given as 450 kilometers. by road and typically 250 kilometers. cross country."
This is probably asking too much, but I hope with the armor booster pack that the vehicles will actually do the speeds that they can. It would be ALOT of fun if the tank battles had tanks moving at 30-40mph around the battlefield firing at each other. Would also make jets have to aim a bit better since the target is moving faster. Right now they seem to go 10mph to me.
http://fprado.com/armorsite/chall2.htm
Look at the distinctive block where the cannon meets the turret as well as the smoke discharger configuration. The tank driver also looks like a British soldier to me(Not really sure why actually, guess I'm just accepting it as a Challenger tank ). It still doesn't match completely in my mind to the real life pictures, but maybe that is just some creative liberties taken with it.
From the above site:
"The Challenger 2 has a 12 cylinder 1200 horsepower diesel engine, from Perkins Engines (Shewsbury) Ltd of Shropshire, UK., and a David Brown gearbox, model TN54, with 6 forward and 2 reverse gears. The maximum speed by road is 59 kilometer/hour and mean speed 40 kilometers./hour cross country. The range is given as 450 kilometers. by road and typically 250 kilometers. cross country."
This is probably asking too much, but I hope with the armor booster pack that the vehicles will actually do the speeds that they can. It would be ALOT of fun if the tank battles had tanks moving at 30-40mph around the battlefield firing at each other. Would also make jets have to aim a bit better since the target is moving faster. Right now they seem to go 10mph to me.
Last edited by Jobarra (2006-01-11 12:04:32)
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All I have to say is YES THE P-90 will be in the GAME!!!
Continue the fight with a completely new side in Battlefield 2: Euro Force. Euro Force sees the introduction of the all-new European Army in 3 new maps.
Aside from new soldier models, the Euro Force army gets access to new weaponry and vehicles to take to the battlefield with.
Key features
Three New Maps
"Operation Smoke Screen", "The Great Wall of China and "Taraba Quarry".
New weaponry
Each Euro soldier comes equipped with a new primary weapon, from the FNP90 to the Benelli Tactical Shotgun.
Four new vehicles
Including the (in) famous Eurofighter.
Can u believe it? We will get to fight at the Great Wall of China! COOL!
Continue the fight with a completely new side in Battlefield 2: Euro Force. Euro Force sees the introduction of the all-new European Army in 3 new maps.
Aside from new soldier models, the Euro Force army gets access to new weaponry and vehicles to take to the battlefield with.
Key features
Three New Maps
"Operation Smoke Screen", "The Great Wall of China and "Taraba Quarry".
New weaponry
Each Euro soldier comes equipped with a new primary weapon, from the FNP90 to the Benelli Tactical Shotgun.
Four new vehicles
Including the (in) famous Eurofighter.
Can u believe it? We will get to fight at the Great Wall of China! COOL!
Last edited by Superior Mind (2006-01-11 12:07:22)