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Bad Company 2 Field Manual Site Launched

EA has launched a new Bad Company 2 fan website called the Tactical Field Manual. The website features all the latest game information on vehicles, weapons, maps, and strategy. However beware, the website is restricted to players of Modern Warfare and Battlefield who have accumulated enough experience points.

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omni_atlas5192d ago (Edited 5192d ago )

Anyone have an Xbox Live gamertag with MW2 experience? PS3/PC player here.

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Nevermind, someone kindly compiled a PDF file of the site. You can get it here:

http://www.fpsadmin.com/for...

Aggesan5191d ago

I have played 100+ hours of Battlefield 2, 100+ hours of Battlefield 2142, almost 200 hours of Battlefield BC and about 50 hours of Battlefield 1943, and the site still says I don't have enough Battlefield experience!? Screw that!

psycho3605191d ago

I got in with my xblive gamertage as well as by BF veteren status. Just enter your email on which you register your BF series account.

krisq5191d ago

I'm a veteran by BF standards, yet I can't login :/

psycho3605191d ago

How are you trying to login? XBLIVE Gamer tag with XP on MW2 or with email address with which you are linked to BF series? I've tried both and it works.

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tdrules5192d ago

can anyone find the logic in an EA site requiring sufficient play on 360 of a game that is their direct rival, to access the site?

Solans Scott5192d ago

My guess would be that they are trying to entice the modern warfare 2 crowd.

yourcatch225192d ago

Yeah it is pretty interesting how they are using Modern Warfare itself to get players interested in Bad Company 2. I wonder what IW thinks bout this...

tdrules5192d ago

I'm Rank 4 On Battlefield Veterans, I've played Bad Company 1 for a fair amount of time on PS3, same with Battlefield 1943.

So I can't access it?
pants on head retarded

perseus5191d ago

I think the box labelled

"Are you a Battlefield Veteran?"

will be helpful for you.

GSpartan7775191d ago (Edited 5191d ago )

They think that by bashing their competition they are going to get players into their game. Sadly it's not gonna work because the games play out different from one another and the MW2 feel appeals to a much broader audience than the Battlefield Series does. It has always been that way and in this case it doesn't seem like it's gonna be different. But it seems like it's their obvious choice considering MW2 set the bar high for them.

But I am not sure if it's a DICE thing or an EA thing because on a Dante's Inferno add it says "Before you go to war with the Gods, Go to Hell", which obviously indicates God of War as their target

superrey195191d ago

They mention Modern Warfare but that doesn't mean they're bashing it.

GSpartan7775191d ago

"Enter your Xbox Live account and see if you have enough combat experience to gain access"

"Sorry you are not ready for the ULTIMATE PRESITE. You might have better luck if you improve your skills with Modern Warfare 2 a bit first."

Doesn't say anything huh? and unless you have been following DICE throughout their journey as they constantly highlighted things MW2 didn't have that they were going to have than you'll know what I am talking about.

superrey195191d ago

Listing things that one game has and another doesn't is still not bashing, it's simply fact. If they were deliberately trying to insult MW2 and Infinity Ward they would just say their game sucks and that no one should play it. Dice has been civil about competing with MW2 and, as your quote suggests, even tells players to play it!

yourcatch225191d ago

I agree I don't think they are bashing Modern Warfare by any means, but do you think its wrong to be kinda riding on their coat-tails so to speak in order to get players interested in Bad Company 2?

Clearly they are trying to appeal to experienced Modern Warfare 2 players here, which means they are clearly targeting IW's audience...

Bimmer35191d ago (Edited 5191d ago )

You all realize that "Modern Warfare" is referring to "Battlefield 2: Modern Warfare." It's a game on the Xbox 360 that came out well before "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare"

Or maybe I'm wrong? It's been years since I've played that game. Can anyone else back me up on that?

TheBand1t5191d ago

Are they taking about CoD4: Modern Combat or Battlefield 2: Modern Combat?

Bimmer35191d ago

I actually don't know now. I just assumed they were referring to their own game, but I went and looked up the title. It's "Battlefield 2: Modern Combat" versus "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare."

Interesting.

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Dave13515191d ago (Edited 5191d ago )

It wont take my information!, I have 32 days worth of playing time on bad company 1 and im not a veteran? screw that

Rohirm5191d ago

Veternancy is determined by how many BF games you have or have played in the past, not the amount of hours you spent on one game.

TheBand1t5191d ago

What the hell? I have 1942 and all it's expansions registered to me, Battlefield 2 and it's expansion and boosters registered to me, BF2142, and the BC1 demo, and I can't access? BS

perseus5191d ago

I have 1942, BF2, BC1, and 1943 registered, and I got in. Perhaps it's related not to veteran level, but to level in BC1.

TheBand1t5191d ago

I don't have 1943 registered to me even though I got the game. WTH EA?

Da Real Hippopotamus5191d ago (Edited 5191d ago )

I think something is up with the site, I just put in my e-mail address and it let me go through and I don't even own any battlefield games!
(I tried the Beta for BC2 and BF2 demo though)

EDIT: After a good 5 minutes or so on the site I can tell you that it's not too useful. The only really good part about it is that it gives you a birdseye of the maps.

perseus5191d ago

Don't worry about that, either. No one's 1943 medal shows up. Apparently it will automatically give you the medal some time in the future,

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DiffusionE5191d ago

So so stupid EA. Just when we thought you're getting your act together, you had to go and pull a pathetic stunt like this. Just like restricting a whole multiplayer mode from purchases other than Gamestop pre-orders. I guess the old EA never actually disappeared. *sigh*

peeps5191d ago

all it is is some extra info for bf veterans. It's nothing special and tbh all the info has been plastered all over the internet already

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20 Amazing Games That Have Completely Disappeared From Storefronts

Cultured Vultures: In the spirit of preserving some kind of history of this industry, we’ve decided to list some of the best games that you just simply can’t get hold of digitally at the minute.

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TheEnigma31364d ago

I just started playing Spec op. I've had it for years on steam and forgot about it. Such a good game.

EvertonFC63d ago (Edited 63d ago )

Fantastic game,.so underated

Cacabunga63d ago

Yes great game spec ops! Since the time we’ve been asking sony to make one:/

Auto Modelista.. a PS2 capcom racer!! A blast to play and great graphics!
Maximo!
Rival Schools!

LordoftheCritics63d ago

Spec Ops: The Line was super dark.

Incredible story.

SheenuTheLegend63d ago

all the games in the above list are bang on. this is the only reason we need backwards compatibility and physical presense of games for the upcoming future, no matter what.

Yi-Long64d ago

Honorable mention to the excellent Driveclub, one of the best racing games of all-time and one of my favourite games ever.

melons64d ago

yes! incredible rain effects; so good to drive along in rain with your Spotify playlist blaring

Skuletor63d ago

I really wanted a MotorStorm using the same engine, Driveclub is easily one of the best looking games on PS4 and I'm surprised they didn't even give it a PS4 Pro patch.

ravens5263d ago

Yes indeed. May just install it on my PS5. You know, physical copy and all.

monkey60263d ago

I adored Driveclub and the Bike expansion. I also loved Motorstorm. Evolution shutting down was a crime

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darthv7263d ago

Outrun Online Arcade, Sega Rally Online Arcade, After Burner Climax... all good stuff. I keep my 360 hooked up to play these as well as the TMNT games that were also delisted.

Skuletor63d ago

I have quite a few of these. Timed licenses suck.

Terry_B63d ago (Edited 63d ago )

wow...I have all of them except the Nintendo ones either in physical or digital version.

Also..Deadpool the Game is missing on that list.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX138d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled137d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa137d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno137d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac137d ago (Edited 137d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast137d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial137d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement

EA: "As we close in on 15 years since the release of Battlefield 1943, and Bad Company™ 1 & 2, we are announcing that their journey is coming to an end."

darthv72402d ago

This reminds me... I have ME on my PS3 hdd. Never really played it, but it was free.

XiNatsuDragnel402d ago

Digital future ppl is good they say nope imo

Eidolon401d ago

And it still says nothing about being able to downloaded even when it's off the storefront, that's a huge ouchie for some who somehow still have it in their backlog...

Shane Kim401d ago

Dont make it an issue when it's not. If you haven't played it in 15 years, chances are you'll never play it.

isarai402d ago

That all digital future sure looks great!

/s

zidane1341401d ago (Edited 401d ago )

Online game servers shut off eventually all the time. Doesn’t matter if you have the disc or not. Even if you have the disc, it’ll be just paperweight unless the game lets you connect directly to a friend or LAN play.

isarai401d ago (Edited 401d ago )

Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.

zidane1341401d ago

@israrai, you can still buy the disc for less then 10$. Hardly a loss.

TheEnigma313401d ago

You shouldn't have to buy the disc, that's the issue.

OhReginald401d ago (Edited 401d ago )

Some brilliant minds created servers to keep these old online games alive. A lot of ps2 and ps3 games that had there servers shut down a long time ago have been restored by fans to keep it going. Warhawk, killzone 2, socom 2/ confrontation, resident evil outbreak series, etc.

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DankSinatra401d ago

The disc still exist. I don’t understand the issue. You guys are upset about that “all digital future” yet these games are not “digital only”. Hell digital only is a minority in the gaming world and so far we haven’t moved into it, the only digital only games are games as a service or online only games, which end up failing in the end.

This is no different than a store that stops selling old games, just go and buy a copy somewhere else. So which is it, you hate all digital or you like it? Make up your mind.

isarai401d ago

Talk about missing the point entirely. I'm not going to sit here and explain it to you, figure it out.

DankSinatra401d ago

Talk about whining about something and not wanting to explain from an off handed sarcastic original comment.

I got the point just fine. You’re literally complaining about something that has an easy alternative to it.

ManMarmalade400d ago

I don't think you got the point

DankSinatra400d ago (Edited 400d ago )

@ManMarmalade

No I got it, it has to do with the push towards a future of all digital and reprocussions of losing games. Something I already stayed that hasn’t happened nor is it large enough right now to cause any issues as the games that are all digital are online only to begin with or make up the minority of games

So I’ll say it again, the disc still exists for these games that are over a decade old and can still be played easily. You guys are contradicting the whole “we don’t want a digital only future” crying when the dude I originally responded to stated:

“Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.“

So again, which is it? Do you hate all digital or do you want it?

Inverno401d ago

On PC I don't think it's much of a problem but I'm sad to see BF43 being shut down. I haven't played it in a while since it's stuck on PS3, but i preferred it way more over BF3. It was the lack of invisible barriers which made it better for me.

badz149401d ago

BFBC2 was still the best overall package offered by the franchise so far IMO

porkChop401d ago

Absolutely. BC2 was such a great game. It's a shame we never got BC3.

P_Bomb400d ago

I had a great run on Bad Company 2. Pound for pound, as solid a BF package as there’s been.

InUrFoxHole401d ago

Does anyone play the last BF anymore? I searched crossplay servers and it was 20 people the most on all the servers? Can never find a game

SonyStyled401d ago

The last BC you mean? I was still able to find 10v10 on ps3 2 years ago on NA servers during the evenings. I have all the free and paid dlc installed, but there want any matches in the Vietnam dlc.

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