I have owned BF since the beginning. I pre-ordered BF1, but when I saw the trailers I realized it was an arcade shooter and got my money back. I did not buy BFV, we all know about the problems there has been with that game. I am going to wait for BFVI or BF6 to come out, before I reconsider playing again. Has there been any announcements or leaks of the war to be covered or the content, launch date, etc?
My issues are to stop making the game for the mass market with arcade shooter material. Focus on realism and historical accuracy that will keep players like myself coming back to the game. BF2, BF3 and BF4 were great games and I enjoyed playing those games very much
When has Battlefield ever been anything but a casual-friendly shooter? It might have pushed the envelope with big maps and lots of vehicles and somewhat more complex gadgets (and gimmicks), but it’s never been a game that was meant for a small competitive audience, or an audience wanting a realistic milsim type of game. Seriously, where do we find “realism and historical accuracy” in BF2/3/4? How is being healed by a magic med pack that only has to be near you to work realistic? Are spawn beacons historically accurate? Or the infinite supply of parachutes on everyone’s back, or jet pilots who parachute to the ground with a light machine gun, ammo and C4 with them? Where exactly do we find historical accuracy in wars set in the future between nations which haven’t actually fought yet?
Battlefield games have always stressed visual realism, they go for impressive graphics and hardware that looks authentic etc. But these games are packed with fantastic nonsense that is not remotely realistic. To suddenly decide that BF1 and BFV are less realistic and historically accurate than previous titles requires a massive memory lapse.
You’re entitled to like what like, and dislike what you dislike. But trying to justify that on the grounds of realism and historical accuracy in a Battlefield game is ridiculous.
There’s no official source for it. Just a presumption based on the usual life cycle of Battlefield games and some statements made over the past few months.
Battlefield has never been a realistic shooter and rarely historically accurate. In fact, only four Battlefield games are historically accurate, and they are Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 1943, and Bad Company 2: Vietnam. I suppose Battlefield Hardline is too because it’s just cops and robbers?
And I hope you realise that two of your favourite Battlefield games, Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4, were indeed mass marketed and arcade shooters. Something you take issue with.
