[Scott_P]

I think Valve have got the right approach, I've bought loads of games from Steam for a couple of quid, that i wouldn't have bothered with, I've even bought games on Steam that I already own on disc, again for a couple of quid, purely for the convenience of Steam's delivery method.

I wouldn't have made so many random purchases at a tenner a go.

Pretty sure the developer is better off getting a percentage of a sale with a 60% discount than a sale that doesn't happen with 0% discount.

[Hotbird]

Originally Posted by thomas2400

And...

They release too many version too quickly. I am still on BFBC2 and still don't feel the need to buy BF3 yet. That's the issue really with these online games, you hardly get time to get into one before another is out.

[thomas2400]

Originally Posted by Hotbird

They release too many version too quickly. I am still on BFBC2 and still don't feel the need to buy BF3 yet. That's the issue really with these online games, you hardly get time to get into one before another is out.

As has been said one every two years is not to often

[whoever,hey]

Originally Posted by Hotbird

They release too many version too quickly. I am still on BFBC2 and still don't feel the need to buy BF3 yet. That's the issue really with these online games, you hardly get time to get into one before another is out.

BF3 is a sequel to BF2, not a naff bad company. BF3 is proper mass 64 player chaos.

[Scott_P]

Originally Posted by whoever,hey

BF3 is a sequel to BF2, not a naff bad company. BF3 is proper mass 64 player chaos.

BF3 has more in common with BC2 than BF2.

They should've called it Battlefield: Bad Company 2: With Jets And 64 Players.

(not that that's a bad thing, I just think BF3 owes BC2 a lot...)

[Conroy]

Originally Posted by Scott_P

BF3 has more in common with BC2 than BF2.

They should've called it Battlefield: Bad Company 2: With Jets And 64 Players.

(not that that's a bad thing, I just think BF3 owes BC2 a lot...)

The only thing BF3 owes Bad Company is the creation of Rush Mode, and it's a huge improvement over (Gold) Rush from both Bad Company titles.

Bad Company was about the bungling squad of 4 from "B" Company who somehow get themselves into the thick of the action and escape. If the campaign doesn't feature Marlowe, Sweetwater, Haggard or Redford, it can't be Bad Company. Seeing as BF3 has its own campaign structure which is very far removed from the comical antics of Bad Company, it deserves to stand on its own when the rest of the main BF games. I imagine BF4 will follow the same structure as BF3.

[Scott_P]

Originally Posted by Conroy

The only thing BF3 owes Bad Company is the creation of Rush Mode, and it's a huge improvement over (Gold) Rush from both Bad Company titles.

Bad Company was about the bungling squad of 4 from "B" Company who somehow get themselves into the thick of the action and escape. If the campaign doesn't feature Marlowe, Sweetwater, Haggard or Redford, it can't be Bad Company. Seeing as BF3 has its own campaign structure which is very far removed from the comical antics of Bad Company, it deserves to stand on its own when the rest of the main BF games. I imagine BF4 will follow the same structure as BF3.

>implying anyone gave a crap about the single player mode of BC2?

BF3 borrows heavily from BC2, the infantry combat style, the weapon add ons, faster ranking up, destruction, gadgets, ballistic modelling, phsyics etc etc

(on the negative side it also inherited BC2's smaller squad sizes and weird class structure / equipment...imo the BF2 classes made more sense)

BF3 is essentially BC2 with bigger maps and the a bigger variety of vehicles, which is fine by me, as I loved BC2 and BF2.

[Magnamundian]

For me, their early DRM attempts is what made them the "big evil". Buying Sims3 and spending more time trying to make the game work than actually playing it is just plain wrong.

The way they buy up other studios and start churning out generic expansions was part of it to.

However these days with Origin (and I know many people hate it) I find that the games work much more often to a point where the occasional issue is tolerable.

For me, Sony Online Entertainment is now my new "big evil" for off-selling their european customers to a german company with even less reputation for quality and security than SoE (you wouldn't think it possible but ...)

EA is now in the "brief reprieve" category.