Battlefield 2142 In October, Screenshots

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• lol : project13
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  The origin of this site centered around QuakeWorld--have some fukin respect. : annih1late
  • I couldn't care less - why bother even posting about a game then? Just to have it ripped? Have some fucki... : brome
• I'm a quakewars fan too :O : Orange Pylon
• For the last time: QW - QuakeWorld (that classic DM game which is ~9 years old) Enemy Territory: Quak... : Jago
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  I'm shure you are well aware of the fact, that this site was once known as the Shugashack? When Steve Gib... : Lukiopimp
  • But... but... Quakeholio! : Sapiens
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  What? - Flat textures? - Low texture quality? - Uninspired game design? This game looks more than a... : matthaeus
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    Those issues are a great cover for your obvious lack of skill. wtg, you lose dipshit. : brome
    • Ah, we got ourselves another CS-forumboy on our hands. : [7]kami

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• I honestly don't know what all the EA hate is about. I like a lot of the games they publish, and nobody's... : Orange Pylon
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  Its not so much that "EA Sucks!!!" as it is that EA does some things I don't like. There's a line that c... : Vorlonesque
  • I refuse to buy anything EA puts out after some of the stuff they've done. I also refuse to buy anything ... : Old_Fart

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  You know, even if it is absolutely perfect on release, you people are still going to whine about it. : Orange Pylon
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    Good thing that won't happen. : sheepraper
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      It probably won't, no. Neither DICE nor EA are the most reliable companies on the face of the planet, but... : Orange Pylon
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        Think you need to reevaluate your definition of quality. : [7]kami
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          No I don't. They're fun games. : Orange Pylon
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            Fun != quality : Chod
            • But if they're fun... who cares about your burning desire to decide their quality? Jump off his jock alr... : Sapiens
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              Then what would you consider "quality" in a game like this? The whole point of BF2 is to be fun. Missi... : Orange Pylon
              • Fun? yes. Quality? No sir. It will first have to run flawless for a whole lot of people that put their mo... : [7]kami
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      Ya, but BF2 was console'd and it was 100% a completely different game. Apples and oragnes. : Sgt_Boomstick
      • Wasn't that done by EA UK though? : johngloid
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        bf2 was consoled? Huh? : spdon
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          That's the typical PC gamers slam when anything "appears" to be "dumbed down". I think that EA should be ... : Fred Garvin
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            I think he was talking about the console version of the game, Modern Combat. : Orange Pylon
            • I think he must be because if anything bf2 was much more complex. : spdon
  • I'm not going to buy it; I can't wait to whine about it. : johnsto
• I think it'll release on time as prior BF games seemed to come out fairly close to the originally stated ... : wytefang

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  It'd be closer to a year and a half. And with the engine already there, it's very possible to develop a d... : Orange Pylon
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    ^^^ shill. : deeveee
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      I'm sad now :( : Orange Pylon
      • ^^^ sad shill. : phatpak
  • Just not possible to patch the current one :( : scanline
  • Not a totally new game with innovative new features. BF2142 will be to BF2 like BF 'Nam was to BF9142... : code-e255

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• haha no it was the least : dantastic
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  The sniping in 'nam was insane. : festivalman
  • Dragunov sniper FTW! : code-e255
• M60+LAW=Total Domination, built in god mode. : RyDogg1
• It was rather fun to run around with that 10 shot Semi auto rifle the Cong had... I ran around on ridgeli... : supaslasha
• Your not, vietnam was my favorite as well. Loved just dominating maps with the choppers, loved the way th... : shackwack
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  YOU WOULDN'T KNOW MAN. YOU WEREN'T THERE. oooohhhhhh god I can still hear the gunfire in my headddddd : Orange Pylon
  • JOHNNY, WHERES YOUR LEGS MAN!? HERE, LET ME PUT 'EM BACK ON....... : cell9song

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  The game is still in Alpha. : ripper9
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    ahahahahah dude, it's mid-July, if they wanna make October there's no fucking way in hell... oh Battlefie... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      should be in beta by late march : deadfish
      • Ye, hope they'll complete BF2 by then. : [7]kami
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      It's in alpha, which means it's feature complete, so they're working on bugs and tweaking gameplay. Thre... : timmie
      • rofl "zero-bug" : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    So? If that's not what the game is going to end up looking like, they shouldn't release screenshots to h... : kingdepork
    • Models look good at least. : Sgt_Boomstick

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  holy shit, children without eyeballs? if i had only known! : Mansmells
  • oh eyelids ... ok, back to complaining about games : Mansmells

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  YES WE GET IT THIS COMPANY HAS A HISTORY WITH BUGS DATING BACK TO CODENAME: EAGLE. : Orange Pylon
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    when you spend so much money on a game, which has brilliant game play, but have to give up due to the inc... : spdon
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      Then I have every right to bitch about it, too. I bought the game on release as well. I've had problems w... : Orange Pylon
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        Must be great to be part of the miniority. : datim
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          It doesn't really matter to me. I don't intend to go against the status quo just for the sake of doing so... : Orange Pylon
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            If you are indeed in the minority on the issue, then you pretty much are going against the status quo. : Chris Remo
            • I know, but my point was that I'm not doing this because I want to go against the status quo. I'm typi... : Orange Pylon
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          Haha, minority? BF2 was voted as Overall Game of the Year for 2005 by Shackers. http://www.shacknews.... : MaxPete82
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            BF2 fans are very shy. True story. : Orange Pylon
            • Most of them are just too busy playing to bicker. : MaxPete82
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              Also, to be fair, while it was a majority it's still 18% of PC gamers. at the time. Which is the minority... : Orange Pylon
              • But what percent of PC gamers actually played BF2? This is an unknown... : MaxPete82
          • Thats how it is on every board. I've honestly never had any issues with the game at all aside from the re... : cell9song
        • I'm not sure that he is. I think he's just tired of the over the top whining from people who then turn a... : wytefang
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        We get it dude, you like the game. You don't need to reply to every thread in the newspost to get your po... : Delusional
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          Dude responds to every negative criticism here on the shack. It's quite amazing how dedicated he is. : carnivore
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            It doesn't really take any dedication at all. It takes around 30 seconds, or even less, to make these pos... : Orange Pylon
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              Sure, but you have to stay around to make sure you respond to all of them. : carnivore
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                Not really. I've gotten quite a lot accomplished around here between posts. : Orange Pylon
                • Okay. : carnivore
      • I used to be surprised by all the BF2 bitching, but patch after patch the game has gotten more unstable f... : spdon

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  Why? Just because he doesnt exaggerate about the number and scope of the problems BF2 has? : johnny skidmarks
  • I think it's because he's not hating on Battlefield like the rest of the trolls. He needs to learn to fa... : Sapiens
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  I'm not an only child. If EA's willing to pay me, I'll accept it. : Orange Pylon
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    And do you accept said payments? : Senor PoopyPants
    • Never been offered, but I sure as fuck wouldn't turn it down. : Orange Pylon
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  more like youngest child amirite : mallrice
  • That, actually, is true. What's your point? : Orange Pylon
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  I think you mean wytefang. : datoo
  • Nah, I don't work for EA and I have my share of complaints but nothing like the constant trolls and cryba... : wytefang
• thats completely out of order. I disagree with Orange but what is it with the shack and getting vicious o... : spdon
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  If he went to other game's threads to bitch about how they couldn't compare to BF2142...then I *might* th... : Vorlonesque
  • Worse thing is, when someone says in a BF2142 thread "Quake Wars will be better", I don't disagree with t... : Orange Pylon

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• It has a few big differences. Fewer classes, but they can do more stuff. I think each side will have slig... : Sturm08

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  I PLAID MECHWARRIAR GAMEZ LET ME DRIVE IT!!1 : jrock
  • NOOO ITS MORE LIEK HEAV YGEAR LET ME TRY : jrock

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  ProTip: People will buy it anyway. Why bother? Your $50, please! : Vic Viper
  • ProTip: More Titties means more Fitties... : spl

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  You want some flowers with your battlefield? : Lobito
  • I still want civilian npc's running around. : Vangoghs Ear

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  On the other hand of the issue, though, lower-end systems will be able to more easily play BF2142. : CodeDark858
  • Gameplay > Graphics. : ripper9

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• Well, in all of the BF games they use the same 3 buildings for every map. What did you expect? : ripper9
• Yeah these are some pretty sad screenshots. : datoo
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  Screenshots never do games justice. They're always awful. I wait until I see video or actually play the... : Goncyn
  • Usually the screenshots give you a decent idea of what the game looks like. Let's say I'm hoping they've ... : Mansmells
• Agreed, the BF2 screenshots seemed great, city-warfare with tanks, etc, loads of stuff featured in the sc... : hardfl1p

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  Same here. Just doesn't do anything for me...just looks blah.. : buzzfunk
  • I'm excited about ET:QW, but this? Not at all. =/ : Dslyecxi
• Same as me. Played tons of 1942 and loved it. Such a great game. Bought nam and.. well, i played it ma... : Morgin
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  Yeah really. I loved 1942 and BF2 (you know, even with their... quirks), but this seems like such a ty... : CloudsSpaz
  • Except that pattern hasn't been proven just because Vietnam is bad. Maybe EA is capitalizing on their ... : Orange Pylon
• Nam was so awesome. I had so much fun with it and it didn't have alot of the problems BF2 had. BF2 turned... : NastyJack
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  I don’t understand, I’m not interested in games like CSS, WoW, or Titan quest (... : Lobito
  • My only request is if they release screenshots, at least make them look awesome. BF2 had awesome screens... : soggybagel
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  BF2 was a fun game buried underneath a horrible UI and server browser. It's amazing that what they got ri... : Serpico74
  • This is true. I like '42 but the UI and menu system were just absolutely horrible. Didn't exactly improve... : K1Bond007

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• They have said they will release and open beta test, but with 2 months untill the newly announced release... : jamesnield

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• WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU THESE SCREENSHOTS LOOK TERRIBLE MY GRANDMOTHER COULD CRAP A BETTER GAME I : Sapiens

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  should be fun. doesn't bother me that so many people are hating on it... hell I bet most of them never ev... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    I don't know that this is gonna be Tribes1-ish though. Tribes1 was fast paced and the weapons were bad-a : Vorlonesque
    • Oh. I was kinda hoping it is BF2 with laser guns. And mechs. : Orange Pylon

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• The online purchasing thing pretty much makes it a no brainer. I think I bought HL2 for the same reason ... : festivalman
• It would be so funny if ET:QW came out riddled with bugs and 2142 didn't. Not that that will happen. E... : Orange Pylon

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• That would be nice if there were some type of discount.....HHAHAHAHAHAH, who am I kidding, it's EA! : ripper9
• hehehe...,yes... ¨cartillery¨sucks. : Lobito