# Good to see the character models and knife animations have changed **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 27, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691 "2013-03-27T06:15:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![therealrhyno](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@therealrhyno](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/therealrhyno)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/1 "2013-03-27T06:15:50Z")
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**Author:** ![SND\_Crow](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SND\_Crow](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SND_Crow)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/2 "2013-03-27T06:38:16Z")
I know this isn’t serious, but for anyone that is upset about that. Animation is actually pretty expensive. If your animations still look great, then reuse them and put the animators to work on new content & ideas. You don’t need to redo every asset from scratch every game. ---
**Author:** ![TheEdThing](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@TheEdThing](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheEdThing)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/3 "2013-03-27T06:43:48Z")
if it isnt broken, dont fix it. but for the player model, im pretty shure it is yet to change. ---
**Author:** ![macho570](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@macho570](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/macho570)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 7:17am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/4 "2013-03-27T07:17:19Z")
Alot of it is just placeholders ---
**Author:** ![FthrJACK](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@FthrJACK](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/FthrJACK)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/5 "2013-03-27T07:24:53Z")
The game is not yet finished, and you are ~~whining~~ complaining. ---
**Author:** ![Drutarg](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7bcc69/32.png) [@Drutarg](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Drutarg)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 7:32am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/6 "2013-03-27T07:32:32Z")
Why would the models change? That’s what the Russian forces look like. The Americans look like good 'ol US Marines. Same goes for the jeep. Same vehicle isn’t going to look different. ---
**Author:** ![Smorfty](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@Smorfty](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Smorfty)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 9:20am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/7 "2013-03-27T09:20:05Z")
We don’t know what’s placeholders and what’s not. And yes we DO need new animations for this NEW game that we pay FULL PRICE for. Re-using animations will make the game feel stale, cowadoody style. ---
**Author:** ![isntathief](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@isntathief](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/isntathief)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:27am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/8 "2013-03-27T10:27:12Z")
Tell that to any sports sequel in the last 25 years. Sure you have the ones that have progressed graphically from like 2D to 3D and such but almost every SINGLE animation is used again for the upcoming title with new ones capped and added in. We haven’t seen all of what’s new. But to expect nothing of the old is a bit ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![jerseydevil2oo3](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jerseydevil2oo3](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jerseydevil2oo3)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/9 "2013-03-27T13:01:18Z")
Really, how much different can it be while still being only 2 seconds long? ---
**Author:** ![dfresh429](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dfresh429](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/dfresh429)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/10 "2013-03-27T13:06:03Z")
Lol, already complaining…it already looks like its 10x the BF3 single player and i love the visuals. The gun looks like it performs much differently too. ---
**Author:** ![dfresh429](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dfresh429](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/dfresh429)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/11 "2013-03-27T13:06:57Z")
stop being such a whiny bitch..this isn’t Simcity. ---
**Author:** ![wordprodigy](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/48db29/32.png) [@wordprodigy](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/wordprodigy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/12 "2013-03-27T13:26:58Z")
then don’t buy the game then ---
**Author:** ![morasso](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@morasso](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/morasso)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/14 "2013-03-27T13:51:59Z")
Lot of fanboys in here, but I agree with you man. We DONT know if these are placeholders. No one knows. Only assumptions. I think, for paying full price for a new game, models and assets should at the VERY least be reworked. ---
**Author:** ![ravage386](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@ravage386](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ravage386)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/15 "2013-03-27T13:57:04Z")
I hope you’re joking. This kind of battered gamer bullshit isn’t acceptable. Stop lowering your expectations because another genre is crap. ---
**Author:** ![Chris266](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Chris266](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Chris266)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/16 "2013-03-27T14:29:03Z")
I much preferred the stabbing motion of BC2. At some points you could get a solid stab right to the guys head that looked pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![morasso](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@morasso](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/morasso)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/18 "2013-03-27T15:29:57Z")
Ironic considering BF3 uses a FIFA Animation engine… Sorry, but you’re wrong dude. ---
**Author:** ![dongysaur](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dongysaur](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/dongysaur)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/19 "2013-03-27T16:15:19Z")
But… but… the recon guy has a backpack now! ---
**Author:** ![tinnedwaffles](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@tinnedwaffles](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tinnedwaffles)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/20 "2013-03-27T16:29:33Z")
Ever wonder how COD sells so well? Its done with attitudes like yours. ---
**Author:** ![tfgot](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@tfgot](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tfgot)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/21 "2013-03-27T16:41:26Z")
So what separates you from him? You have higher expectations and yet you’ll still purchase the game anyway. ---
**Author:** ![anxhelino1234](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@anxhelino1234](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/anxhelino1234)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691/22 "2013-03-27T17:34:53Z")
They should have given the enemy player (online) a chance to survive from a backstab, like pressing a series in a set amount of time to counter the knife, then the guy you just tried to stab will have to kill you with their handgun while doing some 180 spin to point the gun at the enemy. [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/good-to-see-the-character-models-and-knife-animations-have-changed/109691.md?page=2)