What if Battlefield 3 does beat COD this year?

[MikailCaboose]

Better doesn't mean popular. And I hope that Battlefield doesn't become overly popular, because I feel it will end up attracting the wrong gamer crowd. If CoD wins, it means less "shoot everything that moves" people will stay out of Battlefield and leave it for the ones who kinda care about battlefield (hence the name) tactics.

 

[Ace of Spades]

That means absolutely nothing to me. Battlefield and Call of Duty are perfectly fine for their target audiences, but I'm just tired of the realistic shooter genre.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Then we'll get even more military shooters.

 

[kortin]

What if? It won't change anything. There will be people who like Battlefield, there will be people who like cod, and there will be people like me, who are (through some magical procedure that takes a massive amount of brainpower) able to own both battlefield and cod and enjoy both! :O

 

[dancinginfernal]

@Vampire Cat
*sigh*
At least EA is still giving us some good games. Like Battlefield. lol

Welcome to the Escapist to start,

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OT: I am completely faithful Battlefield 3 will come out on top.

 

[Hiphophippo]

I can't see how it will mean anything to me or the games industry at all. Generic shooter B topples Generic shooter A. Oh god.

 

[Bobbity]

Unfortunately, it won't. If it were to, however, it would most likely start a trend of vehicular elements in our bland FPS games, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

 

[cocoadog]

I would ejaculate rainbows of joy onto the wanting chest of society.

 

[SilentCom]

If BF3 doesn't better in sales than the next CoD then people will buy it and Infinity Ward/ Treyarch would have to step it up to out sell BF next time.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

Maybe it'll get Madden Warfare X to upgrade in some significant way. Nah, who am I kidding, it'll be the same engine they've been using since Call of duty 3, 4 and a half hours of gameplay, and 3-4 $15 map packs.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Battlefield hasn't had a good campaign mode yet.

Don't expect them to start now...

So, the MP will be great.

And sales will be great.

But beat CoD? In sales?

HAHAHAHA

 

[soultrain117]

I will fall to my knees in the realization that there is hope for humanity for they have seen that call of duty is the same game re-released every year.

 

[Nyce1]

I want battlefield 3 to stay unpopular. Call of Duty used to be the secretly awesome game to play when all the people who thought they were cool were playing halo. Then once Modern Warfare came out everyone jumped ship. It made playing Call of Duty less fun when every 8 year old and there grandpa started playing it. Now battlefield bad company 2 has been the game of choice for legit fps gamers.
My hope is battlefield 3 stay unpopular from the Black Ops crowd and is left alone by the "I only play the popular games" crowd.

 

[natster43]

I would be happy. But it may also make more games become "Battlefield Clones" instead of "CoD Clones."

 

[tjcross]

@Vampire Cat
*sigh*
At least EA is still giving us some good games. Like Battlefield. lol

to bad they hired a bunch of monkeys to do their advertising *sigh*

 

[CommonSense1013]

THEN WORLD WILL END

 

[The Apothecarry]

When will Treyarch and Infinity Ward realize that if they want to put out a Call of Duty game every year, they're going to A) run out of wars to simulate and B) have to think up some new mechanics for the game to stay fun.

I honestly hope Battlefield 3 beats out Call of Duty.

 

[ryanxm]

if it dosent i will be VERY VERY mad

i dont hate cod i got hardened version of black ops great games and all but battle field is better

i like the guns the squad systems the vehicles the classes the balance the look (i hear to look its best its gonna use 8 processers! oh god that game is going to look good) i just like the general feel of it

also its pretty hard to get used to all the vehicles (mostly helicopters) and the fact that there is a point to getting something outher than an assult rifle, so most trolls get fed up and go play a more accessable game

or so it seems

 

[Callate]

*blink*

You mean if one gray military multiplayer shooter beats another gray military multiplayer shooter?

(Before I get soaked in acrimony, yes, I recognize there are differences between the two; I have played entries in both. But, still...)

Oh, I'm sure there will be some fevered over-analysis and hand-wringing. Bobby Kotick will probably fire some people, since that seems to be his favored response to just about everything. Seas boiling? Dogs and cats living together? Mass hysteria? Probably not. Maybe the next CoD will have a little more emphasis on multiplayer and a little less emphasis on trying to make the single-player look like a Hollywood Tom Clany knock-off.

 

[DefinitelyPsychotic]

Call of Duty is a silly arcade shooter with a huge child fanbase.

Even if Battlefield 3 doesn't "beat" it in sales, it still wins in my book.