Thread: Forget about prone

No prone is a dumb idea, BUT, I would make a list of MANY dumb ideas from EVERY game TTP hosts, including BD's beloved L4D2. Funny how people used to gripe about dolphin diving, hmmm isn't that prone, in BF2, now we are griping about the removal of it. Make up your fraking mind.

dolphion diving is because prone was done wrong.

No one is saying they want the ability to flatten themselves instantly and get an accuracy upgrade in the process, being immediately able to shoot.

Making such a comment makes you simply a mouthpiece for the man.

Add prone, make it right. Add a delay for getting down and standing up, and make it impossible to fire in the process. How hard can that be? SO many games have done this previously. It's not like this is some HUUUUUGE brain storming session of design details.

Playing the demo i can see why they do not let you go prone, but I fully agree with you big, it should be in the game, just in a way that makes sure its not exploitable. Making it take a long time both to get down and get up would be fine.

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

dolphion diving is because prone was done wrong.

No one is saying they want the ability to flatten themselves instantly and get an accuracy upgrade in the process, being immediately able to shoot.

Making such a comment makes you simply a mouthpiece for the man.

Add prone, make it right. Add a delay for getting down and standing up, and make it impossible to fire in the process. How hard can that be? SO many games have done this previously. It's not like this is some HUUUUUGE brain storming session of design details.

I said not having prone is dumb. However, if they had prone I am sure you would be bitching about something else instead, like 16 player teams, no commander, 4 man squads, cheap knife kills, cartoon like characters, titan glitches, overpowered aircraft...

I'd like to point out that TF2 doesn't have prone. And its good it doesn't because it is a fast paced game that would be bogged down if it did. BC2 is the same way. It is ball to the wall 75%.

Battlefield may be in the tittle but that is a misnomer. It is really just Bad Company 2. More of an action game that still requires intelligent thought and tactics.
What it is not is a "warfare simulator" which is what I classify most battlefield games to be. If you are looking for the next great warfare simulator then I would wait for BF3 to come out late this year (EA plans around then anyways).

Originally Posted by Too Much Damage

If you are looking for the next great warfare simulator then I would wait for BF3 to come out late this year (EA plans around then anyways).

EA/DICE have not gone on record as to when BF3 (or whatever it's going to be called) will be completed. There were rumors flying around 2 years ago that it'd be out late 2010, but EA/DICE have denied all the rumors. Unless something's changed, they've been very quiet about it... Lots of rumors, but no details.

They're busy. Mirror's Edge II is in production. BF1943 for PC needs to be released. The 1.51 patch for 2142 needs to be released. On top of that they have to support Bad Company 2... I'd be extremely surprised if we saw BF3 this year from EA/DICE.

Originally Posted by WileECyte

Originally Posted by Too Much Damage

If you are looking for the next great warfare simulator then I would wait for BF3 to come out late this year (EA plans around then anyways).

EA/DICE have not gone on record as to when BF3 (or whatever it's going to be called) will be completed. There were rumors flying around 2 years ago that it'd be out late 2010, but EA/DICE have denied all the rumors. Unless something's changed, they've been very quiet about it... Lots of rumors, but no details.

They're busy. Mirror's Edge II is in production. BF1943 for PC needs to be released. The 1.51 patch for 2142 needs to be released. On top of that they have to support Bad Company 2... I'd be extremely surprised if we saw BF3 this year from EA/DICE.

Next you are going to tell me there is no Santa Clause, right?

Originally Posted by CivilWars

Next you are going to tell me there is no Santa Clause, right?

No Santa, no Easter bunny and no tooth fairy (unless you count Xav... and he's just a fairy).

Originally Posted by WileECyte

Originally Posted by Too Much Damage

If you are looking for the next great warfare simulator then I would wait for BF3 to come out late this year (EA plans around then anyways).

EA/DICE have not gone on record as to when BF3 (or whatever it's going to be called) will be completed. There were rumors flying around 2 years ago that it'd be out late 2010, but EA/DICE have denied all the rumors. Unless something's changed, they've been very quiet about it... Lots of rumors, but no details.

They're busy. Mirror's Edge II is in production. BF1943 for PC needs to be released. The 1.51 patch for 2142 needs to be released. On top of that they have to support Bad Company 2... I'd be extremely surprised if we saw BF3 this year from EA/DICE.

Maybe I misspoke. ?

BC2 is tasty and all, but good lord I can't wait for BF3!!!