Community Update - 3/21/06Hi BF fans,Today we have some really big news to share with you. The more sniper-eyed of you out there will probably already know, but we're currently hard at work developing "Battlefield 2142", which is scheduled for release this Autumn. As you'll have guessed, this is a departure for the BF series as we're going into the future - something that a lot of you wanted to see happen in the BF universe. We're creating a ton of cool features that you won't have seen in any BF before, including cloaking devices, mines that follow you, awesome new rifles, guns and grenades, and of course, MECHS! We're developing this here in DICE Stockholm while the DICE Canada studio will be hard at work on a 1.3 update for Battlefield 2, as well as the Armoured Fury Booster Pack.There'll be an "official" press release later on this week but we know that you guys need to know first. Stay tuned and we'll keep you posted on how 2142 is coming along.The BF2142 TeamP.S. Snoken - vi har sett fram emot Mine 2 och kan lugnt s?ga att vi inte blev besvikna!
EA AND DIGITAL ILLUSIONS ANNOUNCE BATTLEFIELD 2142 FOR PCAll-new Title from the Award-winning Battlefield Franchise to be set in the FutureRedwood City, Calif. ? March 22, 2006 ? Fight an all-out war for survival in the year 2142. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Sweden-based developer, Digital Illusions, today announced development of the next installment in the award-winning Battlefield? franchise, Battlefield 2142?. The ground-breaking first-person shooter is scheduled to ship this fall for the PC.The year is 2142, and the dawn of a new Ice age has thrown the world into a panic. The math is simple and brutal: The soil not covered by ice can only feed a fraction of the Earth?s population. Some will live, most will die. In Battlefield 2142, players will choose to fight for one of two military superpowers in an epic battle for survival, the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition. Armed with a devastating arsenal of hi-tech assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also do battle using some of the most imposing vehicles known to man. Massive battle Mechs wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. When facing one of these new behemoths, players will need to use their wits and an arsenal of new countermeasures like EMP grenades to level the playing field."Battlefield has long been synonymous with innovative, best-of-breed online multiplayer action," said Sean Decker, Executive Producer, DICE. "By stepping into the future with Battlefield 2142, the team at DICE has reinvented the rules of engagement for the next century.?Team play features allow up to 64 players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their teammates. With in-game success, players increase their rank and unlock awards, including new weapons, medals and more, delivering the most comprehensive and flexible persistence in the Battlefield universe to date. For more information about Battlefield 2142, please visit http://battlefield.ea.com/ or our press web site at http://info.ea.com/
Again I wonder - BF was all about the ground troups having a decent chance. A MEC has 4x gattling cannons strapped to it's arms... I wonder how a trouper will fare now...
Quote from: tig.bf2|molcAgain I wonder - BF was all about the ground troups having a decent chance. A MEC has 4x gattling cannons strapped to it's arms... I wonder how a trouper will fare now...And I wonder how a 'trooper' will fare also... :wink:
I wonder how a trouper will fare now...