Is anyone exited about this? I am. Got an opportunity to test out current beta and the game is even better than I remember.
The multiplayer ability is being developed by the same guys who revived BF2 and they are saying that the game will soon be ready and free to play.
EA 0, fans 99
Now I can use the copy of the game that I got way back when at idTech camp but never opened.
What
Awesome. Maybe the Titan mode will reliably work now?
>>343687186
Don't really need that. If the game is missing, launcher will download it for you, no hassle.
>>343686849
link?
>>343686849
>playing for the EU
Other than mechs, why play this instead of Planetside 2?
>>343687947
Homepage:
https://battlelog.co
Launcher link:
http://download.bf2.us/2142launcher-release/Setup.exe
>>343688545
>>343687685
how will they get away with distributing the games for free? Getting a game EA killed back up and running is one thing that already attracts their ire, but piracy is an instant orbital strike
>>343689069
i would assume its just looked at like a private server for wow where they only take it down if they are going to bring it back themselves like how blizzard took down that one server just cuz at blizzcon they're more than likely going to be announcing legacy servers
>>343689069
They've gotten away with the BF2 one for a long time. Maybe it's because they're not earning anything off of it? Or they shouldn't be, at least...
>>343689206
>EA being nice, ever
>EA not killing things and keeping them dead for no reason out of spite
>>343689285
oh, and this if its free im sure they dont care because im sure they arent losing money, like i doubt anyone is like "remember the old battlefields im going to buy and play them now"
>>343686849
>EA 0
So ea and dice aren't behind this?
Is that legal?
Considering BF1 will be just as forgettable as Hardline and Battlefront, they will shut this down once they start on 2143
You read it here first.
Also I won't be buying BF1 for >smgs >no France or Russia >muh black people
>>343689069
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/dmca-game-preservation-exemptions-abandoned-games
As Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 require login servers, everyone is hoping that they can be "preserved". More info in the article.
>>343689375
This. People forget how scummy and evil EA is.
When a game does bad they blame gamers for being racist, when games do bad and the fans were multi-cultural anyway, they call the fans whiney and picky.
It's always everyone else's fault apparently.
Is this some elaborate ruse?
>Create account.
>Verify account
>Login
>Your login was incorrect
????????
Okay dude, if you're going to shill your garbo site, make sure it works first?
>>343689836
The game is abaondonware at this point
is this shit actually legit?
no viruses plz
>>343689467
That's the point. EA is not selling neither BF2 or BF2142 anywhere anymore. That's when decision to give it for free was made... Because people couldn't get it anywhere.
>>343689836
Hey, how did you know that? I SAID how did you know that? Hey, what's that on the ground? Is that the script? Did you read the script too?
>>343690181
Battlelog.co is legit. They've been running BF2 servers for a decent bit now, and it looks like 2142 is next
>>343686849
Battlefield 2142 is my favorite Battlefield after 1942 so this is relevant to my interests. Does this require a legit key to play? I've long lost mine.
Oh fuck I missed this game.
I hope it won't just be 24/7 Camp Gibraltar and Suez Canal, though. I'd love to play some of the maps released closer to the game's death, too.
>>343690174
abandonware is still illegal anon, even if 99% of it that's really been abandoned has no one to give any fucks about it to go after anyone. EA is different. Mark my words, as soon as this hits a big news site, kablooey
>>343690394
They still haven't shut down them running BF2
>>343690394
Project Reality is being distributed using the BF2 engine for free.
You don't need to install BF2 to run PR anymore.
This isn't new. If you're nice you can even ask EA's support chat to give you BF2/BF2142 since they're not selling/supporting it anymore.
im registering, 12 decides my soldier name
Companies have to defend their copyrights or risk losing them. However, effectively running a 3rd party login server is not really an infringement. I'm sure they can find some reason to sue and shut this down if they wanted but it's not worth the effort unless this somehow becomes real competition for their games. And lets face it, it won't. It will only pull in nostalgic fans of the game.
If this is real I'm hyped as fuck.
I just want to play Titan mode without the crazy rubberbanding.
>>343690827
For everything that makes EA horrible, this is pretty cool. If only they were so generous for all of the other IP's EA has swallowed up.
Im down if this works. Ive been aching to play this game again since they shut down the servers way back.
>>343690847
protofaggot
>>343690873
>Assaulting a Titan
>Everything's going fine
>Then the Titan starts moving
All hell breaks loose.
>there will never be a Battlefieldâ„¢:Fantasy game
>>343691387
>Battlefield 0
>everyone still has automatic and semi-automatic guns
Oh fuck me if this is true I'm hyped as fuck.
>Spend time with this clunky ass site.
>finally get everything installed and working
>one server. 0/64
Cool, thanks.
>>343692026
Check the server list on the site you dumb fuck
>>343692026
theres a server list in the website
is it just bullshit to exaggerate its popularity or what
>>343692026
2142 servers are extremely new, the fuck you expect?
Are Battlefield 1942 and Vietnam dead? I know EA gave 1942 it away on Origin but is that separate from the original game?
>>343692026
Like I said it's still in beta and developers say that we need to wait a little bit more before it's officially released. The launcher is not even in the downloads section of battlelog.
>>343692293
>>343692337
Those are regular BF2 servers.
This thread is about 2142.
>tfw shitty computer for BF2 and 2142
>tfw have a great computer both games are dead
downloading
>>343686849
EA will issue a C&D.
>>343692375
I think it was an updated version.
So where do I get the Launcher? I already have BF2 and all the expacs installed.
>>343692680
They're already doing it with BF2 fuckass. They didn't even care when it directly competed with their own BF2 f2p game.
>>343692337
Server list is for Battlefield 2.
This is the official forum of Battlefield 2142:
https://battlelog.co/topic.php?id=108
The launcher is not even posted there, just pictures from the game.
>>343692293
None of these servers are 2142?
In the game there's noone.
>>343688236
There's a win state.
I might start replaying BF2 then
>>343689836i will make it legal.
>>343692375
multiplayer is dead, at least for now.
>>343692840
>fuckass
w-what
>>343692932
You're right, the server's aren't up yet
It'll be coming soon though
>no account found with the specified name
what did I fuck up? I even tried the verify account thing and it doesn't even send anything to my mail.
>>343689836
It's a grey area because as it currently stands games that are dead and by default require authentication to play online might be "hacked" by fans to provide multiplayer playability.
>battlefield 1943 is older today than battlefield 1942 was when 1943 came out.
>>343693219
As it's in beta, it's not using battlelog.co accounts but you need to create one in game. When the game gets released it will use battelog.co accounts, so it will be the same account for both, BF2 and BF2142
>currently no body is playing due to the fact we have not officially launched our service. We're not comfortable allowing people on it at this point, as we're just simply not finished yet. If we were to open the flood gates to our current setup, there'd be nothing but complaints about it not being completely stable.
You're hyping too soon OP.
>>343693353
I feel old
>>343689860
>people complain about smgs
>multiple battlfields had the damn jackhammer
>>343686849
Will this need a steam account?
is this shit just full of hackers or what lmao
>>343694715
UUUUUUUM, IT HAS PUNKBUSTER.
>>343694493
No. The game is being revived by fans so it won't be on steam.
>>343695523
so yeah?
>>343695539
Great, thanks.
Was going to try and play BF2 using this but the game just crashes as soon as I click join server oh well. Singleplayer worked fine but pfft.
>>343695806
Oh just like BF4
>>343695806
Did you download the game through the launcher or used an old install?
bf2 was a lot shittier than i remember it to be. i wonder if 2142 will be the same. 2142 was also the last battlefield game i ever played so technology isn't really influencing my opinion here
>>343692680
Yeah just like when the c&d'd Project Reality and BF2 revival, oh wait....
>>343696072
I used a steam install and then the launcher updated the game wouldn't think it would matter if the launcher patches it right but i guess I could try using the launcher download.
Does the multiplayer work?
>tfw 1 / 64
>>343697391
Nobody is playing yet anon check back later.
>yet another "oh man im so excited cant wait" mod that is dead after 2 days
>the only populated EU server
>chinese base constantly getting spawn raped
>nobody knows what they're doing
>can't even cap one point outside the base
I hate being europoor
I don't get what you have to do on first launch, it brings me to the login screen but I don't see the options it tells me to do
>>343698320
It's night time in Europe. During the day a lot of times both Battlefield 2 EU and US Battlelog servers are full.
>>343698253
First it's not a mod, more like a reskin and improved version of the game. Also if I remember correctly BF2 Revive started a little bit before Gamespy servers went down. Soon after, BF2 Revive provided a way to play BF2 and kept fixing bugs, developed launcher.
So BF2 is already being managed by them for about 2 years, BF2142 started as most of the work with BF2 got finished.
Reason why there are no players even though there is a working server is because hardly any people know where to download the launcher. Even in the official forum there are only screenshots.
>>343697114
Well the launcher download took forever which is why I used steam in the first place but it actually works.
I just registered for the BF2 version, and every time I log in, the page just refreshes. I'm not logged in and thus can't download the installer. What gives?
>>343700781
If the page refreshes, means either name or password is incorrect.
IS THAT TRUE ? HOLY SHIT