0SiGHT0
December 1, 2016, 7:56pm
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Ronin0ni:
0SiGHT0:
Thanks for this. It seems like he’s speculating (and he says it in about 5:30), as there will be no BF game in 2017. An intra-game feature of some kind is possible, but given comments from EA in the past that have never developed into anything is always disconcerting.
It’s imperative that a new BF doesn’t turn into an infantry exclusive competitive game. Conquest small is preferred by the majority of the competitive community, and for good reason. As he says in the video, if DICE LA heads any initiative, especially a competitive one, would be a complete disaster as they are totally incompetent.
I think Rush mode actually fits the competitive bill, though likely some custom server options would be needed (basically, make it Classic) and 4 man squads.
If they allow CQ Small, 12v12 on smaller 3-4 flag maps… that would also work.
Even with only 12v12 however, we had a HELL of a time setting up scrims and tournament matches in BC1 (this was crazy hard as we had to clear a server of players and get everyone on the right teams), BC2, and BF3 (I quit the scene a bit into BF3 as I got tired of all the cancelled/rescheduled matches/scrims, and just the general attitude. Almost no match win went uncontested or without complaining. I also moved to PC during BF3, but that was after I quit with comp play)
5v5 works in comp because it’s much easier to set up games with other teams, practice as a team, and even have in game match making for practice.
For this reason, I think Squad Rush should be considered the definitive competitive mode. Still nothing I’m interested in, but 5 man teams work much better organizationally.
Yes, BC1 was impossible because of the lack of private servers. I feel like theres been a huge backwards trend from having capable maps that were easy to play on in BC2 from having to eliminate flags on maps methodically to even make a map playable on BF4/BC1. Plus, many of these maps aren’t even suitable after you remove the flags.