What did it get so right?
Strategy.
sound design
>>316462797
BF2 > BC2 > BF3 > BF4
Prove me wrong
The Maps.
It appealed to casuals enough that they pretty much became the biggest part of the community.
fun
>>316462879
this
>>316462878
You would be correct.
god c4 on a buggie was the most fun thing
>>316462878
I cannot disagree
>hellfire uav
>tracer dart
>limited but good amount of weapons
>no fucking jets
>cool maps with snow
Too bad servers are ded, playing bf3 now is not the same.
16v16
32v32 is a problem because it's like 25 dudes spawning on 5, which is obviously a bit ludicrous for a supposedly-tactical game. Maybe the series could improve with a better spawn system.
>>316462878
Don't forget Battlefield 1942 and 2142 and vietnam
But you're right about what you listed.
It didn't go full operator generic fps
It had a nice artstyle too
it was plagued by atrocious hit detection though, lets not forget
>>316463045
>>316462986
Where does Vietnam, 1942 and 2142 fit into there?
>>316463024
C4 on a UAV was my favorite
>>316462916
>can't discuss game design
>tosses around demographics as if it makes a game better or worse
perfect balance of infantry and vehicle gameplay
>>316462797
map sizes and game modes designed around one player count setting
guns without pointlessly protracted and complicated unlock trees, so experimentation is encouraged
remembering that its a game, not a hurl-over-every-barrier-like-a-drunk simulator
free content that doesnt divide the community
It introduced shotgun sniping.
>>316463057
>>316463163
>>316463147
I hate how wibbly wobbly the animations are in the newer games. Prefer the snappy arcade style of cod.
>>316463163
and the "Hot" Carl Gustav
It came out on consoles and the consolised casualization made it easily accessible and popular because it was closest to CoD than BF had ever been untill then. BC1 was the same deal obviously, but BC2 was the first that really caught on. BC games were the games that killed battlefield. RIP.
Does the steam version ever go on sale?
Might pick it up since I heard there is around 700 people playing it during the day still and I loved it on console
Extremely tight map design (inb4 that one faggot that's been crying about "muh small" for 5 motherfucking years).
High player health compared to most modern shooters, so you don't instantly die if an enemy manages to outflank you.
Also giving you more freedom and maneuverability compared to most modern shooters. You actually had a honest-to-god jump button.
But in the end of the day, it wasjust fun
>>316463398
Always this one faggot
>mfw I used to play and win 1v4v4v4 Squad DM games
Good thing it still has a community. Definitely best BF game.
>>316463136
It really is true though. In reality it gave DICE enough fanboys to not be dumped by EA and be able to make shitty games without having to take the blame for being incompetent.
Why BC2 is so well regarded is still a mystery for DICE as admitted by them and they don't even have to try too hard anymore since every shortcoming in their games is always blamed on EA.
>>316463819
Pretty sure most people agree BC2 was a lot better than the battlefield games that came after but the question is WHY is it shit? "CUZ CASHUALS" isn't a good argument unless you can say why and the only one I can think of is that it isn't as reliant on teamwork and was the start of that but it was still necessary if you wanted to win
>>316463819
Fanboys of any company are fucking retards. That's something we've known since forever. Just let it go and enjoy the fact BC2 was a nice game, whether by fluke or not.
>>316462797
The only one where the Rush mode was worth playing.
>>316463371
>Want a platinum star on good ol' Carl.
>Go to Hardcore with Explosion Upgrade
>Snipe people with a fucking rocket launcher while giving destroying enemy vehicles
Man, I wish I could go back to all that. The game just doesnt feel the same anymore.
>>316463371
I used to get like 20 frames when I played it because my GPU was absolute garbage. So I would play squad deathmatch and snipe people with the gustav as they spawned
>>316463819
>trying to imply that a game has "casual" game design
>without discussing the actual gameplay
Sales don't make a game better or worse, btw. BF3 was made without BC2 being some super success, and it's awful.
Check it: BC2 sells supposedly 7M copies over 9 editions. BF3 sells 17M. Yet, it selling was completely because of trailers and announcements. It developed a lot of interest. That started their roll, and it had very little to do with the BC series.
good maps, good shotguns
>>316464229
Yeah, I'm sure EA would have just given them that amount of money for those trailers and announcements without the previous success of BC2.
>>316464606
So what? That doesn't make the game better or worse, and that doesn't make 3+ awful just because a game existed.
>>316464640
>and that doesn't make 3+ awful just because a game existed
it does
>>316464975
Negative. Them having no clue what makes BC2 great is 3+'s problem.
Player speed and slight input lag
Gun recoil and damage models. You don't die instantly from a spray of automatic fire from across the map like you do in BF3 and BF4
Maps with lots of trees, foliage and various cover, all destructible.
Giving LMGs to the medic class and ammo to the AR class.
Sniper rifles were perfect in every way. Having to unzoom while loading the chamber, lethal at close range
Basically,CoD run and gunning tactics were obliterated. Comfiest, most enjoyable and tactical multiplayer FPS I've ever played. 11/10
