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Bad Company 2 Getting Bad Company 1 Maps?

EA has posed a very simple question on their Facebook page.

Battlefield: If DICE were to do a Bad Company 1 map pack for Bad Company 2, what maps would you like to see?

It might be safe to say that EA is testing the waters to see how much interest is out in the community for old maps coming to Bad Company 2. Apparently designers are running out of ideas when it comes to designing new maps for games.

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ASSASSYN 36o5071d ago (Edited 5071d ago )

Please do! BF bad company 1 maps (albeit not all) are better than BF2 maps. I prefer wide open battlefield maps vs. narrow maps.

SixZeroFour5070d ago

if its free, whos gunna complain right? if it isnt, then im gunna have to see whats being offered

cyborg69715070d ago

Free is great and all but please fix the lag first.

xabmol5070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

I've had the same lag problem, but recently (last 3 days) I've had zero lag. I think they may have fixed it(?).

@MrAnonymous

All maps will be free with the VIP code.

SixZeroFour5070d ago

thats what i was thinking, but i was also thinking that that was only applied to the bc2 maps getting different game modes...i still do wish they will be free, that way it wouldnt force me to choose between onslaught or maps, lol...cause if it wasnt free, i would have to choose one or the other, and use my money for other games

since coming back to bfbc2 after the reach beta, i also noticed the lag and thought it might have been my connection, but didnt know it was practically a world wide thing...havent playing in the last couple days cause of classes, but i hope its fixed, or gets fixed soon

pangitkqb5070d ago

I would love to see some of the original maps.

yess5070d ago

Im right here, you don't have to shout ;-)

Original is good...

aaronisbla5070d ago

Imo, the Conquest maps on BFBC1 were far superior to the ones on 2. some rush maps would be nice too although i like the rush maps a tad bit more on 2.

Would it be too much to throw us iwo jima from 1943?

BattleAxe5070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

Got rid of this game yesterday. DICE is a joke. They have released 3 Battlefield games on PS3 and 360 and what do we get?

Battlefield 1943:

2 game modes, 4 maps(one of which is only for flying planes) with voice chat that doesn't work most of the time. No further support for this game. Poor selection of weapons.

Battlefield Bad Company:

8 maps, 2 game modes, voice chat was garbage for the first 4 months(PS3) and no further support for the game. Weapons were poorly balanced.

Battlefield Bad Company 2:

8 maps with 5 game modes, not playable on all maps after 3 1/2 months. VIP Map Packs that don't include maps, instead they include game modes that are now playable on maps that you already have. All the game modes should have been playable on all the maps on day one. LAG has been a big problem with this game. Weapons are poorly balanced. How much DICE supports this game remains to be seen.

Dice gets way too much praise. At least with MW2, the game was released with 16 maps, 12 game modes and co-op with 23 different missions on different maps. CoD:WaW had even more game modes and co-op modes out of the box than MW2 did. And since World at War, Treyarch and Infinity Ward have been supporting their games heavily. Even if you think the map packs are too expensive, theres still alot of game to be played without the map packs especially when compared to BC2. I sure didn't feel like much of a VIP.

BattleAxe5070d ago

Wow, I didn't realise that EA was charging for the Onslaught Co-op DLC until I read another article just now.......thats utter bullsh*t. I wish I could edit my comment above to state that BFBC2 only has 4 game modes.

ll_UNDERSCORE_ll5070d ago

Even though im biased towards the BF franchise , I have to agree with your comments. Paying for Onslaught is a snap in the face to the VIP pass. Where are the rewards for this pass?
Side note- I wish there was team chat, so I can ye'll to the team "fcking quit the whole team sniping BS, pick up a machine gun and advance" .

Fanb0y5070d ago

I would pay 15 fat bucks for it.

YOU HEAR ME EA! 15 MONIES! MAKE IT HAPPEN!

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jmmurillo865070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

Don't ask, just give us every BC1 map!

Free for BC1 owners, friend price for everybody else!

blackmamba7075070d ago

and Harvest Day would be appreciated too

Convas5070d ago

Oh Oasis ... have mercy Lord ... Add in Ascension, and BC2'll be competing with Halo: Reach for play time attention!

radzy5070d ago

we want deadly pass and backstab !!!

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EA Hopes to Use Generative AI to Drive Monetization and Make Development 30% More Efficient

Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.

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thorstein52d ago

I wonder what the next buzz word they'll slap in front of AI to make it sound exciting next? "Generative" as if it's creating its own content. Lol.

Cacabunga51d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo51d ago

i have a better idea .. why the whole exec team doesn't get replaced by chat bots ?

just_looken52d ago

Though i agree the ai thing is already in other forms of media there have been ai translations/scripts/voice over and even full ai commercials aired on tv. Ubisoft has created a ai game creator story/vo/music except the building of the game

The new unreal engine has auto terrain creation tools

In the world of greed in which it is winning without any major blow back ai is our future.

everyone want's biden dead on the mic or a criminal instead of a woman and now we are getting ai everything because no one will stop watching/playing ai created media.

GamerRN51d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199251d ago

Exactly EA are just pure evil. When they are beating Bank of America to be voted the worst company to work for that’s saying a lot

Good thing I don’t buy their games day one and wait for deep deep sale years after launch (the select few games I am actually interested in)

Gaming is making so much money yet the greed of these companies is never ending

CEO’s and people on board making millions yet cutting jobs to those who are actually making the products

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Knightofelemia52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.

Stuart575652d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.

ChasterMies51d ago

I having a feeling that most of the layoffs in the industry are based on the idea that AI will do the same job for less.

DarXyde51d ago

Very likely, yes.

Made worse by the fact that the execs aren't changing their compensations.

My deepest fear at this point is that we are now in the capitalism endgame.

At this point, we really should just burn AI to the ground. Executives cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
How are those people expected to support families if everything gets automated?

Barlos52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.

No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.

CobraKai52d ago

Exactly. If or when games start becoming more AI than people, im done with gaming. AI and companies like EA can suck donkey d***k.

just_looken52d ago

Though i agree remember this is no ps3/360 era were we got up to 3 games in one generation from on developer like gears/halo/bioware/sony/ms

The people today are pro esg/sweet baby for the most part AAA gaming is imploding right now.

We should be stepping back re evaluate everything as a whole this year xmen 97 written/directed by a woman that is nuts and its also being made by a group reshaping bodies to be less sexual like wtf. A dam famous cartoon from the 90's is being rebuilt with millions spent to be worse in everyway.

Gaming/movies/tv shows made today are worse than what we had 7years ago ai won't change this but that ai is also being made by these groups so either way we are screwed.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Eonjay51d ago

Don't be of afraid of women. Sexy characters in games and movies still exist. Got my Stellar Blade on preorder!!! Everything all the time doesn't need to be sexual...that's stupid, childish and dull.

Chocoburger52d ago (Edited 52d ago )

EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.

SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5

Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"

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EA And Sony Layoffs, Entertainment News And More Skewedcast

Gareth, Justin, and JoeyZ look at Layoff news for EA and Sony and reasons behind the downturn in the industry and more.

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EA - Continuing to evolve our business and teams

EA CEO Andrew Wilson writes: "In this time of change, we expect these decisions to impact approximately 5 percent of our workforce. I understand this will create uncertainty and be challenging for many who have worked with such dedication and passion and have made important contributions to our company. While not every team will be impacted, this is the hardest part of these changes, and we have deeply considered every option to try and limit impacts to our teams. Our primary goal is to provide team members with opportunities to find new roles and paths to transition onto other projects. Where that’s not possible, we will support and work with each colleague with the utmost attention, care, and respect. Communicating these impacts has already begun and will be largely completed by early next quarter."

LG_Fox_Brazil59d ago

All the big ones doing the same stuff. Terrible. I just hope that all these people are able to get a new job as soon as possible, God know that it is horrible to be left jobless when you have your kids or your parents depending on your financial help

Jin_Sakai59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

2024 so far.

Feb ’28 Electronic Arts (EA) 670 (5%)
Feb ’24 PlayStation 900 (8%)
Feb ’24 Vice Media Group Several hundred
Feb ’24 Buzzfeed 16%
Feb ’24 NowThis 26 (50%)
Feb ’24 Paramount Global 800 (3%)
Feb ’24 SiriusXM 160 (3%)
Feb ’24 Snapchat 10%
Jan ’24 TechCrunch 8 + subscription product
Jan ’24 U.K.’s Channel 4 200
Jan ’24 Business Insider 8%
Jan ’24 Microsoft Gaming 1,900
Jan ’24 Riot Games 530
Jan ’24 Sports Illustrated Possibly all
Jan ’24 YouTube 100
Jan ’24 Pitchfork (Conde Nast) Undisclosed
Jan ’24 Universal Music Group Hundreds
Jan ’24 Discord 17%
Jan ’24 NBC News 50-100
Jan ’24 Audible 5%
Jan ’24 Google Hundreds
Jan ’24 Amazon Hundreds
Jan ’24 Duolingo 10%
Jan ’24 VideoAmp 20%

DATA AS OF FEB. 28, 2024

outsider162459d ago

Is it possible maybe this whole ai thing is in play?

just_looken59d ago

Another long list that skips over UPS cutting 12,000 jobs those workers as we know work without ac low pay and old box trucks but that company had to cut 12k jobs do too loosing billions of dollars year 2 year.

https://edition.cnn.com/202...

The greed and lack of transparency/oversight is disgusting.

Ups are still making bang but not enough for a golden boat fleet.

Remember we all use ups at some time even stuff in our stores this is going to be a huge issue gong forward i know in my area they removed half the state ups stores northern half least population got some 3rd party running packages now from minivans.

Sonic188158d ago

When I explan this I get called a troll 🤔 like wtf

thorstein58d ago

@just_looken

UPS is a different story altogether.

They are paying the people doing the actual work/ earning the money more and eliminating management.

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CrimsonWing6959d ago (Edited 59d ago )

You do realize around this time this happens all throughout many industries (not just the game industry), right? It has to do with taxes for these major companies, like tax subsidies for downsizing. You want to know a little secret? Around May or so you’ll see a spike in hiring…

It blows my mind that people are oblivious to corporate workings.

Andrew33659d ago

So over 25 huge companies cut jobs every year like this and it only got noticed this time?

CrimsonWing6959d ago (Edited 59d ago )

@Andrew336

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Google it up if you’re uninformed of how corporations work. Only gamers seem to live in a bubble and when they see things like crunch, acquisitions, and lay-offs they act like this is the only industry it happens to and how shocked they are about it.

Welcome to the real world, kid.

thorstein58d ago (Edited 58d ago )

EA CEO Wilson's total compensation was 20 million. Let's take away 19 million (I'm sure he can survive on 1 million.... somehow).

1 million is the salary of an in the chair developer @100,000 for 10 years.

He could earn 1 million a year.

And save the jobs of 15 in the chair devs for A DECADE (plus benefits) with ONE YEAR'S compensation.

RhinoGamer8859d ago

No Executive accountability or firings I see...

just_looken59d ago

Do not worry they will take over 40mill say sorry then get hired by playstation or xbox

blackblades58d ago

I heard Japan does it better, they do layoffs like what's happening with companies in the west. The higher ups also being agreeing to to lower there own salary. These MFs like jim and Phil isnt gonna do that they want that $

Sonic188159d ago

Like I said earlier, this is happening all around the gaming industry.

Petebloodyonion59d ago

The point I feel is problematic about all of this is that focusing on Owned Ip means more sequels, remasters and more of what was selling last year.

TheColbertinator59d ago

EA is certainly among the worst,if not the worst

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