# Old BF2 and BF2142 player here. Is BF4 like these old ones? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502 "2015-04-02T07:46:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NeomerArcana)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/1 "2015-04-02T07:46:34Z")
I bought Bad Company 2 on PC and generally liked it. When BF3 came out I played it a bit but lost interest after all the expansions costing money. Now I see BF4. I heard it was buggy so scrapped it. I’m reading jn this subreddit that its still buggy? And is the DLC essential to actually get a full game out of it? I heard commander is back? ---
**Author:** ![03114](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/0/87869e/32.png) [@03114](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/03114)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/2 "2015-04-02T12:39:12Z")
All games are going to have at least some bugs and bf4 is no exception. I play on console so it might be a bit different from PC. I will say it’s not the same when it first launched. It is a bit buggy but it does play smoothly and right now dice is always fixing bugs and the netcode. Most of the weapons feel they are in line with each other and the original maps are fun (but some people abuse the system) On different gamemodes, most of the maps are designed for conquest. Some maps do work with others gamemodes and some don’t. DLC’s are a bit different. A lot of people have different opinions on them so look into some of them. Personally, I bought Dragon’s teeth and I mostly did it for the weapons as some are OP. Commander is back and and it’s a bit boring to be on it but it makes for some great xp grinding. You do have a cruise missile, a ac-130, UAVs and other things for squads Overall I think you’ll be fine with just the game itself. ---
**Author:** ![electric\_mayhem](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@electric\_mayhem](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/electric_mayhem)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/3 "2015-04-02T14:01:25Z")
It’s buggy but I don’t think any worse then bf2 you can probably find the game and all the extra stuff for cheap now. Also the naval strike is very similar to 2142’s titans. It’s enjoyable I’d recommend it ---
**Author:** ![JonnyIndica](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@JonnyIndica](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JonnyIndica)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/4 "2015-04-02T16:11:38Z")
numerous patches -Bugs are now minimal, game is great. ---
**Author:** ![mcfarrow](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcfarrow](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mcfarrow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/5 "2015-04-02T18:37:03Z")
I was on BF2 for a good 9 years, I loved that damn game but I am having a blast on BF4. I haven’t bought any of the DLC yet and this latest patch really screwed me but I keep going back because its a hell of a good time. ---
**Author:** ![MrTra1tor](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@MrTra1tor](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MrTra1tor)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/6 "2015-04-02T22:00:23Z")
Bad Company 2 is **not** BF2. BC2 is as far as you can get from BF2 and still keep it sorta Battlefield. ---
**Author:** ![JBlitzen](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@JBlitzen](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JBlitzen)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/7 "2015-04-03T01:31:36Z")
The Final Stand DLC is a great homage to 2142. It includes a Titan hangar with a Titan under construction, a couple of rare hovertanks, a Titan construction facility, a controllable anti-infantry drone, a couple of rare spawning anti-vehicle rifles, and a couple of other references. It’s still near-vanilla BF4 gameplay and equipment, but it felt like a prequel to 2142 more than an expansion of BF4. As an old fan of 2142, I really liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Rafq](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@Rafq](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Rafq)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/8 "2015-04-03T02:00:34Z")
No this game is not like BF2. - It is A LOT faster. - Weapons are very accurate and easy in compare to BF2. - Game feel is more immerse. Definitely recommend but still you need to be aware that you are stepping into completly new game. Would say: “Forget about what u learned in BF2” The only thing that is the same is the conquest mode 😉 Recommend overall Source - 800hrs BF2 player ---
**Author:** ![NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NeomerArcana)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/9 "2015-04-03T12:59:53Z")
Hey, maybe the next one will be revisiting BF2142… They did the same thing with Armored Fury… ---
**Author:** ![erliner11](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a88e57/32.png) [@erliner11](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/erliner11)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:02am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/10 "2015-04-07T06:02:37Z")
It is a REALY good game, and I love it so much. The only real problem I can See with it is that it demands a good computer (if you play it on the PC ofc). But everything Else is realy good 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NeomerArcana)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/11 "2015-04-07T06:07:09Z")
I got a good enough PC. I play it on Ultra. There’s a few times when it’s jerked around a bit, which from what i’m reading has to do with paging or a pagefile. Not sure how to fix it. I have 12gigs of ram… ---
**Author:** ![erliner11](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a88e57/32.png) [@erliner11](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/erliner11)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/12 "2015-04-07T06:14:47Z")
I have kind of the same problem, but I have a old PC, so im going to get a New one soon. Maby it have something to do with the motherboard, or a "defect " RAM module … ---
**Author:** ![NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NeomerArcana)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/13 "2015-04-07T06:38:18Z")
Nah, I’m reading problems heaps of people are having, the same issue. I can tell you what it’s likely about (I’m a game programmer, albeit a hobbyist, so I might be full of shit). They need a lot of memory. They don’t think you have enough. Or windows isn’t doing what it should. So you’re getting some of the games RAM stored on your HD. Your slow-ass HD is too slow to be used like that. Therefore, big drags while the system is trying to read “memory” from disk. This sort of things sometimes happens when people write their own memory allocator. I know ARMA3 uses their own. Could be something to do with that. There are tips on the BF4 forums to fix it. They seem to have worked okay for me. You just need to clear some of the paged memory with a Microsoft RAM utility. ---
**Author:** ![erliner11](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a88e57/32.png) [@erliner11](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/erliner11)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/14 "2015-04-07T10:56:54Z")
So, is it my Harddrive that is the problem, or is it the RAM bricks/slots? Do I need New ones or do I configure them in a way? Or is it the OS? ---
**Author:** ![NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@NeomerArcana](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NeomerArcana)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/15 "2015-04-07T11:33:29Z")
It’s the game that’s the problem. [BF4 Stuttering, Freezing, FPS drop - New FIX](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-stuttering-freezing-fps-drop-new-fix/241580) that worked for me ---
**Author:** ![KarmaCamelion](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c67d28/32.png) [@KarmaCamelion](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/KarmaCamelion)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/16 "2015-04-08T17:36:04Z")
Great game, but the only comparison I have with BF2 is the commander feature. It works different, but overall I think it’s better with he changes they made. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Fyzx](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b5e925/32.png) [@Fyzx](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Fyzx)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/old-bf2-and-bf2142-player-here-is-bf4-like-these-old-ones/112502/17 "2015-04-15T12:38:02Z")
you can try bf4 for a week via origin game time, should give you a feel for the vanilla maps and gameplay. it matured far enough that I have less issues in bf4 than 3.