Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Being "Tweaked" for PC

[philzibit]

Yeah DICE! Way to Go! Releasing a sequel on a platform that didn't have the first one and making a really big fucking deal about it!

Can I ask the question of why PC gamers (at least the ones on The Escapist) are getting so excited about this?

Because the Battlefield games have always been great? Because seeing videos of Bad Company 2 brings back memories of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 1942, with destructible buildings as an extra bonus?

I worded that wrong, but whatever. I meant it to be along the lines of how many PC gamers would have actually gave a damn about Battlefield had ModWar had dedicated servers?

 

[scotth266]

I'd rather not derail the thread, but I've outlined my thoughts on the matter already [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/view-from-the-road/6759-A-View-From-the-Road-Unreasonably-Dedicated].

I completely agree with you there, with one exception: I think that PC gaming hasn't become less relevant. My opinion is that the relevancy of PC gaming remains unchanged from a decade ago, and that the general feeling that PC gaming has declined comes solely from the fact that console gaming has become more relevant than it was in the past.

But to be on-topic, this is nothing more than developer weenie-waggling in an attempt to win over the particularly butthurt members of the PC gaming community who feel that they're being given an "inadequate" experience for their choice of platform: which is laughable really, considering that they're essentially being handed the same experience as everyone else, and there's no golden rule of development that says one must cater to a specific crowd.

Can't really blame DICE though: a basic tenant of hawking shit/politics is that it's easy to win over someone disenchanted with a competitor's product: all you have to do is say that your product doesn't have the flaws that your competitor's does, and you're guaranteed a flood of support.

 

[Wadders]

Yeah DICE! Way to Go! Releasing a sequel on a platform that didn't have the first one and making a really big fucking deal about it!

Can I ask the question of why PC gamers (at least the ones on The Escapist) are getting so excited about this?

Because the Battlefield games have always been great? Because seeing videos of Bad Company 2 brings back memories of Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 1942, with destructible buildings as an extra bonus?

I worded that wrong, but whatever. I meant it to be along the lines of how many PC gamers would have actually gave a damn about Battlefield had ModWar had dedicated servers?

I'm sure there are plenty of BF:2 and BF:1942 players (myself included) who are interested in the game, regardless of IW's decision to neglect dedicated servers. They recognise the BF series as a good one, and want to see what the next edition is like.

Sure some people who have been embittered by the MW2 fiasco may turn to BF:BC2 as an alternative, but that does not mean theres no interest in the game from other groups, and fans of the series.