Battlefield 1942 lifespan?

dugwyt · 08-11-2003, 04:13 AM

How long is battlefield going to last with all the mods, new expansion pack, new maps, etc? I'll bet there still will be huge numbers playing 2 years from now, maybe 3.

Rambo_Medic · 08-11-2003, 05:21 AM

as long as ppl use guns and rednecks inbreed

Guru Imakuni · 08-11-2003, 05:26 AM

I'm expecting BF to die down after the good mods are released and around 4 months after BF Vietnam is released. The good things is that all the smacktards will migrate to BF Vietnam leaving only skilled veterans.

melee · 08-11-2003, 05:44 AM

I will always keep it on my computers, resort to co-op when no one is left...

(PX) B.spears · 08-11-2003, 06:08 AM

It will last as long as we remember it in our hearts as the first great combined forces (Land, Air, and Sea) combat FPS.

Saber · 08-11-2003, 06:11 AM

I give it 2 years.

The Diceman · 08-11-2003, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by (PX) B.spears

It will last as long as we remember it in our hearts as the first great combined forces (Land, Air, and Sea) combat FPS.

Man if Operation Flashpoint had better net code...

Phyr3Wyr3 · 08-11-2003, 08:26 AM

if SDK is released, I give it about as long as Half-Life, 'cept that there most likely won't be a BF1942-2.

Raijin Z · 08-11-2003, 09:49 AM

If I didn't keep BF42 installed, I'd have nothing that could piss me off enough to drive me back to Homeworld and AvP2.

Fragmeister · 08-11-2003, 11:37 AM

well you dont see many ppl who use the ground up install cd's as crack. so i dont think it will last TOO long...

fleccy · 08-11-2003, 02:04 PM

i think that bf1942 is gonna get like the sims too many expansion packs

Dick_Justice · 08-11-2003, 04:54 PM

I think BF: Vietnam will putt an end to BF 1942 beeing a major multiplayer game. Once a newer and "better" version of a game is released, most players will leave BF 1942. Same with UT. Once UT 2003 was released, you only found the hardcore players left playing UT.

maverick514 · 08-11-2003, 05:24 PM

BF 1942 will end, becasue EA will never release an SDK. Look at Half Life. Biggest game ever, becasue they had good mod support. BF. It will be known as the "could have", i give it around 6 more months.

Bacon · 08-11-2003, 06:53 PM

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i give it around 6 more months.

Max, i don't know if i even wanna get Vietnam now, i'll be playing Madden 2004 all fall, seeing that EA Sports did something decent this year and made all online play free, and then after that, Half-life 2, then soldner, and then by that time doom 3 will be out, sorry EA, you really f*cked yourselves this time.

JeanFrancois · 08-11-2003, 06:54 PM

I don't give it as long as I would have thought when the game came out, but it's hard to say even then because I think people will start leaving slowly and not all at once. BF:V will have a big impact on the popularity of BF:42 I think though.

Bacon · 08-11-2003, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JeanFrancois

I don't give it as long as I would have thought when the game came out, but it's hard to say even then because I think people will start leaving slowly and not all at once. BF:V will have a big impact on the popularity of BF:42 I think though.

Yup, all those damn smacktards are headed to Vietnam, see if EA was smart, they would give monster support to the DC project, if you look at the Half-Life Devs, they gave monster support to all mods, look at Counter-Strike, they let a team of amature devs mod the hell outta half-life, gave them tons of support, then CS gets big, Valve buys out the CS mod, the sells it retail, and now CS is the biggest Multiplayer Game ever.

If EA was smart, they could take this stragety and do it with Desert Combat, instead of fighting with DC and making a fool of themselves.

Rambo_Medic · 08-11-2003, 07:42 PM

yeah but thats like hoping AOL will get better

Rugged_1 · 08-11-2003, 08:49 PM

rofl @ "hoping aol will get better"

i think BF is just starting to take off. I give it 2 years. most likely, if the engine is better than 42 then the vietnam modders will just port all the old maps over.

the game has legs, been almost a year now...

urseus · 08-12-2003, 01:07 AM

I give it till the end of the year.

seals · 08-12-2003, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by The Diceman

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Originally Posted by (PX) B.spears

It will last as long as we remember it in our hearts as the first great combined forces (Land, Air, and Sea) combat FPS.

Man if Operation Flashpoint had better net code...

yea only

wll just wait till ofp 2

08-11-2003, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
dugwyt Private Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 12	Battlefield 1942 lifespan? How long is battlefield going to last with all the mods, new expansion pack, new maps, etc? I'll bet there still will be huge numbers playing 2 years from now, maybe 3.

08-11-2003, 05:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
Guru Imakuni Captain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,309	I'm expecting BF to die down after the good mods are released and around 4 months after BF Vietnam is released. The good things is that all the smacktards will migrate to BF Vietnam leaving only skilled veterans. __________________

08-11-2003, 06:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
(PX) B.spears Private Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 7	BF1942 forever! It will last as long as we remember it in our hearts as the first great combined forces (Land, Air, and Sea) combat FPS.

08-11-2003, 08:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
Phyr3Wyr3 Private Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 77	if SDK is released, I give it about as long as Half-Life, 'cept that there most likely won't be a BF1942-2. __________________ I hate sigs.

08-11-2003, 11:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
Fragmeister Sergeant Major Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hawaii Posts: 632	well you dont see many ppl who use the ground up install cd's as crack. so i dont think it will last TOO long... __________________ \"wakka wakka wakka.\" Surrender now and win the Free Hat!

08-11-2003, 06:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Saber Sergeant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Washington Posts: 408	I give it 2 years.

08-11-2003, 09:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Raijin Z Sergeant Major Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 609	If I didn't keep BF42 installed, I'd have nothing that could piss me off enough to drive me back to Homeworld and AvP2.

08-11-2003, 02:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
fleccy Private Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4	i think that bf1942 is gonna get like the sims too many expansion packs

08-11-2003, 04:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	I think BF: Vietnam will putt an end to BF 1942 beeing a major multiplayer game. Once a newer and "better" version of a game is released, most players will leave BF 1942. Same with UT. Once UT 2003 was released, you only found the hardcore players left playing UT. __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

08-11-2003, 05:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
maverick514 Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: People's Republic of MA Posts: 6,061	BF 1942 will end, becasue EA will never release an SDK. Look at Half Life. Biggest game ever, becasue they had good mod support. BF. It will be known as the "could have", i give it around 6 more months. __________________

08-11-2003, 06:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
JeanFrancois Chief Warrant Officer First Class Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,039	I don't give it as long as I would have thought when the game came out, but it's hard to say even then because I think people will start leaving slowly and not all at once. BF:V will have a big impact on the popularity of BF:42 I think though. __________________ Don\'t feed the trolls.

08-11-2003, 08:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
Rugged_1 Sergeant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: people's republic of Kalifornia Posts: 344	rofl @ "hoping aol will get better" i think BF is just starting to take off. I give it 2 years. most likely, if the engine is better than 42 then the vietnam modders will just port all the old maps over. the game has legs, been almost a year now... __________________ www.ownij.com

08-12-2003, 01:07 AM	#19 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	I give it till the end of the year. __________________