# New To Battlefield **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336 "2016-05-16T00:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheNerdAvenger)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/1 "2016-05-16T00:21:00Z")
Hey everyone! I’m new to the forums and new to Battlefield since I saw the trailer and I am thoroughly impressed by the care that EA is putting into their franchise with a game like Battlefield 1 compared to Call of Duty which has not been good since Black Ops I and has managed to always disappoint me since then. Yeah, I was a hardcore CoD fan for a bit but now I’m “defecting” to the other side as it were. Now I’m just wondering about what I can do to get ready for Battlefield 1? A lot of the way the multiplayer is organized sounds a lot different than CoD so I need some help understanding that. No, I can’t buy any of the recent games because I don’t really have that kind of money at the moment since I blew it on the pre-order for the game already. Any thing is welcome by the way. Please and thank you! ---
**Author:** ![JW063](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@JW063](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JW063)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/2 "2016-05-16T00:28:00Z")
You really have to play the game bud. Can’t pick up a 2nd hand cheapy copy of BF4 somewhere? BF is a lot more about ADS (aiming down sights) than COD is. If you take the shoot from the hip into BF it don’t translate that well except for CQ maps. Then there’s the vehicles, the classes - you really need to play a BF title to practice BF if you want to hit the ground running. Or just go in cold to BF1 and pick it up then, the learning curve isn’t prohibitively steep so if you can play FPS you will pick it up soon enough. Mind you, there’s every reason to believe BF1 will be different enough from previous releases that we’ll all be rookies when we hit it. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheNerdAvenger)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/3 "2016-05-16T00:33:00Z")
> [@JW063](#): > > You really have to play the game bud. Can’t pick up a 2nd hand cheapy copy of BF4 somewhere? > > BF is a lot more about ADS (aiming down sights) than COD is. If you take the shoot from the hip into BF it don’t translate that well except for CQ maps. > > Then there’s the vehicles, the classes - you really need to play a BF title to practice BF if you want to hit the ground running. > > Or just go in cold to BF1 and pick it up then, the learning curve isn’t prohibitively steep so if you can play FPS you will pick it up soon enough. I’ll look into the cheapy BF4 copy. There is one for 14 bucks at Gamestop. I’m just trying to save up for the Early Enlister Deluxe Edition for BF1 is mainly why I’m being a cheap skate. If I don’t get it, I will just go in cold with an empty mind and just try to adapt to Battlefield’s style of gameplay. I don’t mind learning the hard way. ---
**Author:** ![whitfieldm](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e36b37/32.png) [@whitfieldm](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/whitfieldm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/4 "2016-05-16T01:37:00Z")
> [@TheNerdAvenger](#): > > Hey everyone! I’m new to the forums and new to Battlefield since I saw the trailer and I am thoroughly impressed by the care that EA is putting into their franchise with a game like Battlefield 1 compared to Call of Duty which has not been good since Black Ops I and has managed to always disappoint me since then. Yeah, I was a hardcore CoD fan for a bit but now I’m “defecting” to the other side as it were. Now I’m just wondering about what I can do to get ready for Battlefield 1? A lot of the way the multiplayer is organized sounds a lot different than CoD so I need some help understanding that. No, I can’t buy any of the recent games because I don’t really have that kind of money at the moment since I blew it on the pre-order for the game already. > > Any thing is welcome by the way. Please and thank you! You could sign up for battlefield insider to get early access to the open beta ---
**Author:** ![filthyyjay](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/977dab/32.png) [@filthyyjay](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/filthyyjay)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/5 "2016-05-16T02:21:00Z")
> [@JW063](#): > > You really have to play the game bud. Can’t pick up a 2nd hand cheapy copy of BF4 somewhere? > > BF is a lot more about ADS (aiming down sights) than COD is. If you take the shoot from the hip into BF it don’t translate that well except for CQ maps. > > Then there’s the vehicles, the classes - you really need to play a BF title to practice BF if you want to hit the ground running. > > Or just go in cold to BF1 and pick it up then, the learning curve isn’t prohibitively steep so if you can play FPS you will pick it up soon enough. > > Mind you, there’s every reason to believe BF1 will be different enough from previous releases that we’ll all be rookies when we hit it. Pretty much this! See if one of your friends has a copy if not try to find it cheap! Good luck and welcome to Battlefield hope you enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheNerdAvenger)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/6 "2016-05-16T03:13:00Z")
> [@whitfieldm](#): > > > [@TheNerdAvenger](#): > > > > Hey everyone! I’m new to the forums and new to Battlefield since I saw the trailer and I am thoroughly impressed by the care that EA is putting into their franchise with a game like Battlefield 1 compared to Call of Duty which has not been good since Black Ops I and has managed to always disappoint me since then. Yeah, I was a hardcore CoD fan for a bit but now I’m “defecting” to the other side as it were. Now I’m just wondering about what I can do to get ready for Battlefield 1? A lot of the way the multiplayer is organized sounds a lot different than CoD so I need some help understanding that. No, I can’t buy any of the recent games because I don’t really have that kind of money at the moment since I blew it on the pre-order for the game already. > > > > Any thing is welcome by the way. Please and thank you! > > You could sign up for battlefield insider to get early access to the open beta I did sign up for the Insider. Is there a guarantee that I’d get accepted and would it be able to play on only my PC or could I do it on my PS4? ---
**Author:** ![TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheNerdAvenger)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/7 "2016-05-16T03:14:00Z")
> [@filthyyjay](#): > > > [@JW063](#): > > > > You really have to play the game bud. Can’t pick up a 2nd hand cheapy copy of BF4 somewhere? > > > > BF is a lot more about ADS (aiming down sights) than COD is. If you take the shoot from the hip into BF it don’t translate that well except for CQ maps. > > > > Then there’s the vehicles, the classes - you really need to play a BF title to practice BF if you want to hit the ground running. > > > > Or just go in cold to BF1 and pick it up then, the learning curve isn’t prohibitively steep so if you can play FPS you will pick it up soon enough. > > > > Mind you, there’s every reason to believe BF1 will be different enough from previous releases that we’ll all be rookies when we hit it. > > Pretty much this! See if one of your friends has a copy if not try to find it cheap! Good luck and welcome to Battlefield hope you enjoy. Thanks for the help and thank you for the warm welcome. I can’t wait to join you guys on the battlefield and ready to get more immersed in this fanbase. ---
**Author:** ![Brazilian\_Jezus](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/brazilian_jezus/32/101412_2.png) [@Brazilian\_Jezus](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Brazilian_Jezus)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/8 "2016-05-16T03:18:00Z")
Welcome to your new addiction lol ---
**Author:** ![swfc4eva1](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/swfc4eva1/32/103667_2.png) [@swfc4eva1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/swfc4eva1)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 8:56am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/9 "2016-05-16T08:56:00Z")
Bf4 is really cheap now u should definitely try pick up a copy as it will make the transition easier for u. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryMoD](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@MysteryMoD](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MysteryMoD)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/10 "2016-05-16T12:08:00Z")
If you have a PC you can try BF4 for free for a week ;D ---
**Author:** ![A1\_GR33N](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@A1\_GR33N](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/A1_GR33N)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/11 "2016-05-16T15:23:00Z")
@TheNerdAvenger You mention PS4 earlier in the thread. Not sure if that is your target platform. I would strongly recommend that if you’re going to get BF4 (a wise choice by the way), then you should do so on the platform you will be playing BF1 on. Others will surely chime in with their thoughts on which is better. Personally, I play games on console on my sofa. Anyway, if you’re playing on PS4, you can get BF4 now for £7.99 ($9.99) or a about 50% more to get premium version with all of the add-ons. Pretty cheap anyway. The community is still thriving and despite there being newer games out there, I find BF4 is playing better than ever now. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheNerdAvenger)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/12 "2016-05-16T23:08:00Z")
> [@A1\_GR33N\_](#): > > @TheNerdAvenger > > You mention PS4 earlier in the thread. Not sure if that is your target platform. I would strongly recommend that if you’re going to get BF4 (a wise choice by the way), then you should do so on the platform you will be playing BF1 on. Others will surely chime in with their thoughts on which is better. Personally, I play games on console on my sofa. > > Anyway, if you’re playing on PS4, you can get BF4 now for £7.99 ($9.99) or a about 50% more to get premium version with all of the add-ons. > > Pretty cheap anyway. The community is still thriving and despite there being newer games out there, I find BF4 is playing better than ever now. How long will it be 9.99? Last I checked it was 19.99. I’m probably pre-ordering BF1 when I get my next check and then I will get BF4 a bit later on. ---
**Author:** ![quicktiger](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/58f4c7/32.png) [@quicktiger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/quicktiger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/13 "2016-05-17T02:08:00Z")
> [@TheNerdAvenger](#): > > > [@A1\_GR33N\_](#): > > > > @TheNerdAvenger > > > > You mention PS4 earlier in the thread. Not sure if that is your target platform. I would strongly recommend that if you’re going to get BF4 (a wise choice by the way), then you should do so on the platform you will be playing BF1 on. Others will surely chime in with their thoughts on which is better. Personally, I play games on console on my sofa. > > > > Anyway, if you’re playing on PS4, you can get BF4 now for £7.99 ($9.99) or a about 50% more to get premium version with all of the add-ons. > > > > Pretty cheap anyway. The community is still thriving and despite there being newer games out there, I find BF4 is playing better than ever now. > > How long will it be 9.99? Last I checked it was 19.99. I’m probably pre-ordering BF1 when I get my next check and then I will get BF4 a bit later on. EA usually has a big sale in the beginning of June before E3, so if you can wait ~2 weeks then you can get BF4 for really cheap. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@TheNerdAvenger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheNerdAvenger)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/new-to-battlefield/101336/14 "2016-05-17T02:43:00Z")
> [@TheNerdAvenger](#): > > > [@A1\_GR33N\_](#): > > > > @TheNerdAvenger > > > > > [@quicktiger](#): > > > > > > > [@TheNerdAvenger](#): > > > > > > > > > [@A1\_GR33N\_](#): > > > > > > > > > > @TheNerdAvenger > > > > > > > > > > You mention PS4 earlier in the thread. Not sure if that is your target platform. I would strongly recommend that if you’re going to get BF4 (a wise choice by the way), then you should do so on the platform you will be playing BF1 on. Others will surely chime in with their thoughts on which is better. Personally, I play games on console on my sofa. > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, if you’re playing on PS4, you can get BF4 now for £7.99 ($9.99) or a about 50% more to get premium version with all of the add-ons. > > > > > > > > > > Pretty cheap anyway. The community is still thriving and despite there being newer games out there, I find BF4 is playing better than ever now. > > > > > > > > How long will it be 9.99? Last I checked it was 19.99. I’m probably pre-ordering BF1 when I get my next check and then I will get BF4 a bit later on. > > > > > > EA usually has a big sale in the beginning of June before E3, so if you can wait ~2 weeks then you can get BF4 for really cheap. > > > > Is that a frequent thing that they do every year?