Possibility of new nations in expansion pack?

policy · 06-28-2005, 07:41 AM

I'm really dissapointed with the nation choices in BF2. It's fine and dandy to play with the Chinese and MEC, but the Americans are so much more powerful when it comes to overall weaponry that it makes the game not that much fun.

I'd like to see special forces from different nations, and make them hard to obtain. It appears now that the medals and ribbons are just decoration for your account. I'd like to see classes and SF division (Like Ranger and Delta, Navy Seal, etc.) that you need to qualify in order to play as. Perhaps you would have to blow up radar and artillery without being killed to obtain an expert qualification in demolitions which would open up SF. Playing as SF you would need to qualify for airborne and demolitions etc. to become Delta.

As it is now, no class is special because anyone can be any class. It looks like pretty soon we will all be Sergeants because I can't imagine how anyone will ever get to the rank of general, you'd have to play 10-12 hours a day for months at a time just to make lieutenant.

Monkeyfeng · 06-28-2005, 07:47 AM

i doubt they will add new nations in it. maybe they will, but depends on how much they want to work on it. they have to design new weapons and vehicles. and new language! but which nation? i don't see any other nation stronger than the 3 already in the game.

NavalLord · 06-28-2005, 07:54 AM

If you want features like that go play Americas Army. BF is an arcade game and will always remain so. It plays in arcade fashion, everyone is treated as equals.

Supremacy · 07-01-2005, 02:12 PM

I partly agree with the original post...

I think EA made good choices with the nations though I feel in class distinction they are all the same (from one nation to the next) with very minor differences. I feel if i pick special forces for example with USA and then with MEC i have the exact same guy just reskinned, same with weapons. Would be nice if they could make each nation excel more with certain areas yet still maintain a balance of power.

As far as needing to qualify to play as a certain class, I completely disagree with that. That would make it, as NavalLord said, like americas army and many people, along with myself do not find it fun if you go into a game and cannot select half the men other people can. Instead of this I have another idea: leave all the classes unlocked but allow for quick upgrading or moving up in rank... ill explain. Instead of just on ranked servers where (dispite other problems, lag mainly) it takes a long time to move up in ranks and doesnt look like there will be much separation between the mass of players (most on same level at same time) allow every server, including ranked servers to have quick upgrades. That means during that current round and they only last during that round. For example if you are a SpecOp and you C4 the enemy artillary or trailer or something then for remainer of that round you will spawn and be able to carry one more C4 charge. Or snipers each time they make a kill it slightly increases their reload or bolt action time meaning more kills the quicker you can fire, or perhaps things like allowing a player to run farther if they sprint a lot. I think adding these as immediate per round bonuses it will give players more recognizable rewards and more appropriately reward them for their current skills.

06-28-2005, 07:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
policy Private Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6	Possibility of new nations in expansion pack? I'm really dissapointed with the nation choices in BF2. It's fine and dandy to play with the Chinese and MEC, but the Americans are so much more powerful when it comes to overall weaponry that it makes the game not that much fun. I'd like to see special forces from different nations, and make them hard to obtain. It appears now that the medals and ribbons are just decoration for your account. I'd like to see classes and SF division (Like Ranger and Delta, Navy Seal, etc.) that you need to qualify in order to play as. Perhaps you would have to blow up radar and artillery without being killed to obtain an expert qualification in demolitions which would open up SF. Playing as SF you would need to qualify for airborne and demolitions etc. to become Delta. As it is now, no class is special because anyone can be any class. It looks like pretty soon we will all be Sergeants because I can't imagine how anyone will ever get to the rank of general, you'd have to play 10-12 hours a day for months at a time just to make lieutenant.

06-28-2005, 07:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Monkeyfeng Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Taiwan, can you find it on the map? Posts: 2,785	i doubt they will add new nations in it. maybe they will, but depends on how much they want to work on it. they have to design new weapons and vehicles. and new language! but which nation? i don't see any other nation stronger than the 3 already in the game. __________________

06-28-2005, 07:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
NavalLord Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 5,835	If you want features like that go play Americas Army. BF is an arcade game and will always remain so. It plays in arcade fashion, everyone is treated as equals. __________________

07-01-2005, 02:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Supremacy Private Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	I partly agree with the original post... I think EA made good choices with the nations though I feel in class distinction they are all the same (from one nation to the next) with very minor differences. I feel if i pick special forces for example with USA and then with MEC i have the exact same guy just reskinned, same with weapons. Would be nice if they could make each nation excel more with certain areas yet still maintain a balance of power. As far as needing to qualify to play as a certain class, I completely disagree with that. That would make it, as NavalLord said, like americas army and many people, along with myself do not find it fun if you go into a game and cannot select half the men other people can. Instead of this I have another idea: leave all the classes unlocked but allow for quick upgrading or moving up in rank... ill explain. Instead of just on ranked servers where (dispite other problems, lag mainly) it takes a long time to move up in ranks and doesnt look like there will be much separation between the mass of players (most on same level at same time) allow every server, including ranked servers to have quick upgrades. That means during that current round and they only last during that round. For example if you are a SpecOp and you C4 the enemy artillary or trailer or something then for remainer of that round you will spawn and be able to carry one more C4 charge. Or snipers each time they make a kill it slightly increases their reload or bolt action time meaning more kills the quicker you can fire, or perhaps things like allowing a player to run farther if they sprint a lot. I think adding these as immediate per round bonuses it will give players more recognizable rewards and more appropriately reward them for their current skills.