Battlefield 2142 Preview

this game already owns. all this custom stuff will be very cool. i just hope it doesnt take an eternity like it did in bf2 to unlock stuff.

50,000 points in bf2 was fuckin hard to get when you playing 3 times a week for 2 hours.

A question since I am lazy. Did they keep artillery or something thereof? Because I absolutely hate artillery. I think that it is cheaper than air rapage that occurs. Mainly because it takes no skill and puts no one in danger and you can (if you are good about your timing) kill a ton of opponents without having any risk to you.

Dont have the beta? I have whipped up a quick BF2142 simulator, that gives you the authentic BF2142 experience:

1. Randomly click on any icon on your desktop. For more authenticity, try clicking on a really important icon than can screw your entire system over with the wrong keypress.
2. Now try to launch a game of BF2142 from the next screen that appears.
3. Become frustrated and mash keys when you cant launch a game.

Few quick comments:

1.) The idea of customization is awesome. It gives it a slight RPG feel, without being a poorly thought out combination.
2.) I really liked the unlocks and incentives. They didn't unbalance the game in BF2, and the ranks, though 99% aesthetic, were cool. It was more than just winning.
3.) Without a default medic class, or a default demolitions class, I'm worried that getting an organized squad on a pub server will be an even greater cluster - f*%$ than normal. I worry that the games will become an "assault + c4 + grenades" fest or something, instead of the balanced beauty of squad combat.

Hopefully the new squad enhancements will help address #3, but it's really scary to think DICE is refining all this stuff only to potentially knock squad combat back 3 steps.

I like it. Looks like it's going to be sick.