[PC] Battlefield: 1943 Pacific

Pastaiolo · February 6, 2009, 4:09pm

mi ricordo di una news di giugno 2008 in cui Ben Cousins affermava che erano a lavoro su 5 titoli di battlefield..ora pensandoci un po' uno era bad company, uno è battlefield heroes, uno è battlefield 1943, uno è bad company 2...quindi rimane il mio preferito ^^

e poi com'è che www.battlefield3.com è registrato a nome della EA( creato il 30 dicembre 2008 )

ovviamente le mie son solo supposizioni eh

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 6, 2009, 5:35pm

i DICE ne avevan registrati un po' di domini con "battlefield" o "bf"; il 5° titolo dovrebbe essere quello coreano

Qualcuno si ricorda il prezzo di BF1942 alla sua uscita?

Pastaiolo · February 6, 2009, 6:16pm

53,85 €

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 6, 2009, 6:55pm

'azie

Per chi non volesse leggere tutto in fondo c'è un riassunto

The New York Comic-Con isn't open to regular fans just yet.

I got early press access to check out some games before lines start forming. My first stop was at the EA boot to get some time with Battlefield 1943: Pacific.

What It Is
Battlefield 1943: Pacific is a download only, multiplayer game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The game, while new, is essentially a high-def remake of Battlefield 1942, and focuses more on pickup and play style gameplay. This is the first public demo available for fans to play.

What We Saw
One multiplayer map on the New York Comic-Con show floor at the EA booth. Gordon Van Dyke, associate producer at Dice, was on hand to first show me through some of the new features for the game before I messed around with it.

How Far Along Is It?
The game is scheduled for release this summer with an expected price point between $15 to $20. The download size of the game will be around 350MB

What Needs Improvement
Unlike previous Battlefield games, Pacific only has three unit classes: Infantry, Riflemen, and Scout. Gone are the Medics and Heavy weapons classes. Van dyke explained they wanted every class to be able to fight in every situation. Every class has weapons to fight against the biggest tanks and armor. I would like to have seen more classes with varied abilities and risks.

Also, players have auto-health and unlimited ammo. I find auto-health to be too simple and easy and unlimited ammo means players will be firing without thinking. That will probably mean no more knife fights.

What Should Stay The Same
The destructible environments were a breath of fresh air for me. As someone who played a ton of the original 1942, nothing was more infuriating that driving into a tree and getting stuck. Now, I can run them all over and blow chunks of buildings away. Van Dyke said the game has about the same amount of destruction depth as Bad Company.

I also liked the upgraded graphics. While the original 1942 was fine graphically, 1943 Pacific adds more detail, physics, shadowing, and overall effects. It's very clean looking and stays true to the original maps.

Final Thoughts
I really had no idea what to expect from this game. I was presently surprised to see my favorite online game ever get a much-needed upgrade. The one concern I have is that this won't seem like a completely new, full Battlefield game. There won't be as many maps in the final game and the focus on casual play has me worried. Van Dyke wouldn't specify, but he said if this Battlefield gets a good reaction from fans, Dice might consider adding more and more content down the road.

Riassumendo in due parole: niubbi e $$$

4f48aad56da40b8f329c8966bd295a49 · February 6, 2009, 7:22pm

bf1942 49.90 in ipercoop

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 7, 2009, 2:29pm

aggiunte 2 immagini dove si intravede l'hud

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 7, 2009, 11:46pm

Video

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 7, 2009, 11:54pm

It's hard to believe that it's been seven years since the release of the original Battlefield 1942, but that's exactly how long it's been since PC gamers were first rapturously enthralled by DICE's online action game. And though we've seen many sequels since then, this is the first time the team is returning to the World War II setting that launched the series. We had the chance to play through the latest build of Battlefield 1943 at Comic Con today and are now even more excited to see how the final game shapes up.

The designers are sticking close to the original Battlefield 1942 model, even reusing the islands of Wake, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal as the game's three levels. But this time around the levels are being rendered using DICE's new Frostbite engine, which allows for much more detail and destruction in the levels. Watching as a tank blasts through the walls of a bombed out shack as infantry cower in the tall grass nearby really brings the intensity of the combat home in a way that wasn't possible in the original game.

For the unfortunate gamers who never played the original PC version, Battlefield 1943 is an online action game where players start as either US Marines or Imperial Japanese soldiers who are competing for control of a number of flags spread across an island. Players can take command of a variety of vehicles including jeeps, tanks and airplanes in order to gain an advantage over their enemies. Whichever side controls a majority of victory flags slowly tilts the match in their favor. If they can hold on to most of the flags long enough, they'll win the match.

Though that's basically the same as the original Battlefield, there are some other new features in store for the sequel. First, there's a new bomber shack on the islands that can be used to call in a bomber formation to attack the island. When you enter the bomb shack, your view will transition to an inbound squadron of three bombers. The player can steer them left or right as they move over the island, and then switch to a bomb sight view to drop the payload. Then the player exits the bomb structure, which has to recharge before it can be used again. The bombers can be attacked by enemy fighters, which gives pilots more to do than strafe and bomb the infantry and vehicles on the island.

There are a few concessions to the design that DICE has made to make the game more accessible to a wider audience. First, each weapon has unlimited ammo. You'll still need to reload, but you won't have to resupply while in the middle of the game. Second, and more significant, players' health will now slowly regenerate during combat. This change will definitely decrease respawns and might actually encourage retreats from battle. It also means there's no more need for the medic class, so it's been cut.

The new engine makes Wake more attractive than ever.
The classes of machine gunner, engineer and tank-buster have been combined into a single class, the infantryman. This guy comes complete with a sub machinegun, a bazooka, and a wrench that can be used either to bash enemies at close range or repair vehicles in the field. The new rifleman class works a bit better at long range and comes equipped with a semi-automatic rifle and rifle-grenades. For real long range action, players will still need to rely on the scout and his sniper rifle. The scout also now has the old engineer's TNT, so he can also serve in a tank-busting role.

Except for the small landing craft that cart players from the carriers to the shore, controllable naval ships have been eliminated. Now the enemy capital ships will simply serve as permanent, non-destroyable spawn points for players and vehicles. This means that players won't be able to force a defeat by capturing all the spawn points and killing all the remaining enemy players.

Capture points are a little tighter this time around, which focuses the combat a little more than in the original PC version. Now you'll really have to get close to the flags in order to capture them and that will bring you out into the open a bit more. To help ease players into the action, there's a new frontline system that automatically spawns players at whichever friendly base happens to be closest to the action. Of course, if you'd rather spawn at a different base in order to grab a certain vehicle or sneak up on another enemy position, you can still opt to spawn wherever you want to.

Player limits are capped at 12 on 12 for all matches because those are the numbers that the Frostbite engine handles best. The numbers might get bumped up on the PC, but that's not a sure thing. The team says there's no possibility of cross-platform play owing to the balance issues created by different input devices.

Right now there's no plan to include other battles in the game but, given the number of amazing levels in the original game and the producer's obvious excitement when we pressed them about Tobruk, Kursk and Market Garden, we're sure that the possibility exists for future content releases down the road.

Battlefield 1943 is due out this Summer and is likely to carry a price similar to other premium content on Live or the PS Store. It will share a single price shared across all three versions.

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221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 8, 2009, 3:33am

[gt]45234[/gt]

Pastaiolo · February 8, 2009, 10:25am

uff vorrei vedere un video dove si vede effettivamente quanto si può distruggere...

l'ho visto male io o il soldato che cerca di investire prima passa la parte anteriore della jeep e dopo muore? ^^

Enan · February 8, 2009, 10:54am

http://www.multiplayer.it/articolo.php?id=54167

vabbè, ovviamente se non mettono la classe anticarro io non lo compro..

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 8, 2009, 1:16pm

Sembra un comunicato stampa della DICE

Macina · February 8, 2009, 2:29pm

visto che ha lo stesso motore di Bad Company la distruzione sarà più o meno uguale qua c'è un video di BFBC http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35709.html

comunque i colori sono tropo vivaci per i miei gusti sembra veramente un cartone animato,in BFBC il colori sono più realistici

990b0abb13ca835a7e018051e19f4637 · February 8, 2009, 5:02pm

da un lato sembra una mossa commerciale per rimediare un po' di denaro e riattivare i vecchi fans del 1942
dall'altro lato può essere anche un test per il frostbite per pc e arrivare a BF3, con server seri da 32-64

il gameplay e la fisica sono come bf2 pare, boh si vedrà

Pastaiolo · February 8, 2009, 5:32pm

Ma sbaglio o nel video le landing crafts non fanno manco una scia in mare? ^^

@Macina: avevo visto a suo tempo qualche video di BFBC, però volevo effettivamente vedere un po' meglio i danni sui veicoli(almeno sui carri), comunque grazie!

@Elias: spero davvero che sia come tu dici...

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 9, 2009, 7:11am

My weekend have been spent on answering questions for the Swedish Battlefield community and now I like to give all non-Swedish speakers the chance to learn more in-depth what Battlefield 1943 is all about!

Read all the answered questions from my session at BF2.se and the game’s producers blog and please don’t hesitate to ask new questions in the comments!

Will there be any ships in the game?
BF1943 have 2 hangar ships and and LCVP’s.

Is there any support for clan matches?
There will be support for Private Matches in BF1943.

How many kits will there be in BF1943?
We have focused down the number of kits to 3 kits that enables you to do almost everything that you could do in BF1942 with 7 kits!

* Infantry - SMG, Hand grenades, Anti-tank rifle and a lethal Wrench!
* Rifleman - Semi-automatic Rifle (Garand etc), Rifle Grenade, Hand grenades, knife
* Scout - Bolt-action Sniper Rifle, Expack (C4), Pistol and sword/knife

Infantry and Scout seem to have some kind of anti-vehicle weapon, what about Rifleman?

Rifleman have his Rifle Grenade rifle that does damage to vehicles!

Is BF1943 a “Internet browser” game?
No, BF1943 is not a Internet browser game, it’s a download-only game on X360, PS3 & PC.

Is there any stats system?
Yes, BF1943 will use a stats system very much like the one in Bad Company.

Is there any medic packs or ammo crates on the levels?
No BF1943 wont have either.

* BF1943 uses a regenerating health system
* BF1943 uses a replenish ammo system

The ammo system is balanced with reload and overheat systems. You still will have clips with 5/8/30 rounds that needs reloading and the hand grenades, Expacks and Anti-tank ammo is on a reload-timer!

All this together will give you an gaming experience where you don’t need to run around looking for crates and can focus on what’s fun, pwning some enemies! =)

How does the Air strike work?
The Air strike can be called in by anyone and it’s controlled by that person!

How does the recoil and deviation system work?
BF1943 uses my new weapon design that instead of randomizing bullets in a big circle as in many other games, your bullets will instead “walk” after each other.
This doesn’t mean that it’s easier to use the weapons but they will be easier to learn, control and master!

Is there any unlocks?
We wanted to give all players the same experience from start and thats why we will not use unlocks but give you all the weapons and gadgets from the start!
But our stats system will give you things to hunt for instead!

Why does BF1943 have a 24 players?
64 players are of course awesome but will all good there is some hurting also. I can assure you that the 24 player limit is not about us being lazy but the massive experience of a massive battlefield is not bound to the amount of players!
And as many of you remember most clan wars where player with 8vs8 or 12vs12 and what we have seen many of the 64-player servers are mostly half-full or having lack of performance.

We have made it sure that Battlefield 1943 will feel big and have a fast pacing, bf1942 actually had very low pacing! If you place 100 people in one room it feels very small, but if you put 100 people on the streets it seems like nothing!
24 players will give us the benefit of having full servers almost all the time and the whole map area is being used!

Beside these design decisions there are technical limitations. Microsoft and Sony have a very strict bandwidth limit on consoles and we are networking a lot more then 24 players:
- 24 players are networked
- Almost as many physics driven vehicles with movable and destroyable parts
- All destruction, if a wall is being destroyed on one client we need to update it on all the others, otherwise we could end up with players hiding behind non-existent walls.

If we did remove all destruction and all our vehicles we could have more players. But no other game gives you the wide gaming experience we have!

I can't see any minimap on the preview videos, is it removed?
BF1943 will have a minimap at release, it just haven’t been added yet =)
The videos you see are recorded from a pre-alpha build and is not always the final version!

Has anything been done about base raping for collecting stats?
Yes, BF1943 uses a anti-base-rape system that makes it impossible to get any stats inside enemy bases!

How are 24 players going to fill up the maps?
We have tweaked the map sizes to fit 24 players but still staying true to the original maps!

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That’s all for now! Make sure to give me your thoughts and questions in the comments!

Pastaiolo · February 9, 2009, 10:10am

non ho ben capito la storia del recoil...praticamente ora sono tutte armi senza recoil?

i limiti di banda di mamma Microsoft e Sony shashsha

-.-

221e1b6d7bcbbc6e8d5b2f4582fedf19 · February 9, 2009, 6:09pm

vs

Baionetto · February 9, 2009, 7:32pm

Eh si, invece le armi con ammo infinite ?

e la vita che si rigenera da sola ?

Ma ci scrivessero che so "adatto per bambini da 12 anni a 14" ...almeno nessuno potrebbe dirgli nulla

Ma poi mappe cosi grandi come quelle di bf con soli 12 player + tutti i mezzi...cosa faranno giocheranno a nascondino ? mah..."24 player max perchè il nostro motore grafico cosi da il meglio." eh no..."24 player max perche il vostro motore grafico fa cacare".

4f48aad56da40b8f329c8966bd295a49 · February 10, 2009, 12:28am

non fa una piega la tua analisi...