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Battlefield 1943, Bad company 1-2 and are being delisted on April 28th
- Thread starter Sleepwalker
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64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
exactly and it's why i get pissed at the people who make those 'digital only future' comments in threads like these. physical games get taken off store shelves too to make way for the newer stuff and just like how you can go to a thrift store and get a copy of the game physically, you can buy a key of a delisted game and redeem it to be in your library.
Sleepwalker
Member
PSA: Mirror's Edge no longer getting delisted. RIP battlefield tho.
www.ea.com
Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement
An update on the future of Battlefield 1943, Bad Company and Bad Company 2
www.ea.com
Imtjnotu
Member
BF has never reached the peak of this game. and that article a few years back on them being confused as to why its loved so much, made me realize EA were a bunch of fucking idiots
nothing was better than dropping an entire building on control point campers was the best thing ever.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
We used to have just that. Dedicated server clients, companies that you can rent server hosting for custom game modes, etc..
My buddy and I would run dedicated clients for UT, Quake 3, JK2, etc., on old PCs when we built new ones to game on.
Man, those were indeed the golden and glory years of online gaming. Now we are restricted to limited play lists that are a boredom snooze fest of what the developer/publisher deems us worthy to play, just so they can sell us new modes since we're starved to death.
Youngin's won't know how good it used to be.
EDMIX
Member
Those games still have more people playing them then those old games though...
I'm not debating what you think is or isn't a good game.
The games numbers don't support it continuing to get support regarding servers staying up.
Phase
Member
delfrickintree
Banned
only part i liked about 2042 was the portal mode where you can play older maps. just make that a full fledged game, please
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Managed to get a used copy of Mirror's Edge for $4 in light of this. Since they will likely be de-listing the game from EA Play as well.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Looks like EA have reversed the decision to de-list Mirror's Edge.
Time to cancel that order in the last post lol
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Time to cancel that order in the last post lol
March Climber
Member
Don’t blame a dev for publisher pressure.
March Climber
Member
By the way, this is yet another reminder as to why video games are still seen as being on the toy side of the industry instead of the books/movies side.
No big entity would dare do this for movies like Lord of the Rings or Terminator 2 for example.
No big entity would dare do this for movies like Lord of the Rings or Terminator 2 for example.
YOU PC BRO?!
Member
BC2 is one of the best online multiplayer games ever made.
diffusionx
Gold Member
For me it was just how dynamic and interesting the destruction made each match, like it opened up everything and really was revolutionary. You can play the same map 100 times and it would all play out a little different each time. it was just an amazing game. They could have built on it but went back to scriptshit, it was so disappointing.
Of course the game had other elements that are impossible today, like a reasonable progression system that respected your time and didn’t overwhelm you with crappy meters. We’ve lost so much…
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
Bought Mirror's Edge.
Thank you OP, sincerely.
Thank you OP, sincerely.
ComputerBlue
Member
BC2 nooooooooooooo fucking EA I hate you.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
People complaining about EA delisting games they never bothered buying.
Bad Company 2 has been on sale for under $4 so many times. There’s no excuse.
Bad Company 2 has been on sale for under $4 so many times. There’s no excuse.
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AlteredForms
Banned
Mirror's Edge had an online mode? I wasn't aware of this, I'm guessing it was time trials and leader-boards right?
Aesius
Member
BF1943 is legitimately the ONLY online FPS I ever got into. It was perfectly balanced. 3 maps, 3 classes that countered each other in a rock, paper, scissors format. No bullshit unlockables. All weapons and vehicles available from the start. It was just pure gameplay, and relatively slow-paced at that. No fast twitch, just tense one-on-one battles with bolt-action rifles.
R6Rider
Gold Member
1943 only had 2 bolt action rifles if I remember correctly.
Drizzlehell
Banned
And that helps you how, exactly? Multiplayer will still be dead, disc or not. And while I'll have the games stored neatly in my digital libraries in case I want to play through the campaign again, you're gonna have yet another useless piece of plastic cluttering your shelves.Physical master race right now
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Henry Panic
Banned
EA=Bad Company
Aesius
Member
Yeah, the Rifleman and Sniper classes had bolt action. The Infantry class had a fully auto but it was total ass. That class was mostly used for driving and repairing tanks. It also had a bazooka as its secondary weapon to take out tanks.
jm89
Member
Well things have slightly changed now with ea reversing there decision to not de list mirrors edge.And that helps you how, exactly? Multiplayer will still be dead, disc or not. And while I'll have the games stored neatly in my digital libraries in case I want to play through the campaign again, you're gonna have yet another useless piece of plastic cluttering your shelves.
But any single player component would still have been playable as it would have been still available on disc, anyone who has a digital console would have had no option to buy it after the de listing.
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FullMetalx117
Member
Literally one of my biggest regrets all those years ago was buying MAG over BC2 for my bday. That BC2 demo alone was worth it
PendekarRajawali
Member
Fuck EA, I still play BC2 on my Xbox 360.
Cyberpunkd
Member
So that gamers from these games can move to the newer iteration, where they will spend the money on a new game + possible MTX.
Lucifers Beard
Member
At least you’ll have Project Rome for BFBC2 so that should keep the game somewhat alive.
ShadowNate
Member
Maybe we'll now see DRM-free (and multiplayer-free) versions of them on GOG.
Team Andromeda
Member
Lets moan about games being delisted, that you've have years to buy beforehand . Got to love modern gaming
Phase
Member
Not everyone has heard of a game or had a chance to play it when it's new. I had a tough time getting ahold of Prey 2006 because it's been removed from everywhere. I bought a key, then it turned out the key was mistakenly labeled and was actually the modern Prey (which I already have). I've since downloaded a copy to play, but when games cease to exist it's not a good thing. That's why ppl go on about staying physical. Those games will always exist as long as the physical medium survives. If Mirror's Edge only existed on online storefronts, then they took it away, there'd be no way to get it except through piracy (if it even exists in that realm).
If physical goes away completely, we're at the mercy of whoever owns the rights to said game. Companies die, change hands, merge, etc. If there's no access to a game and it's only digital, then it ceases to exist except in memory. That's not good. IMO if companies want to take away access to an already released game they need to allow it to be open source or free so that players can do what they want with it, like create their own online servers and keep it alive if they want.
I bought Bad Company 2, I still play it decently regularly, it 's far better than any other military shooter out there,
GametimeUK
Member
I think Mirror's Edge on Series X is actually an Xbox showpiece game in terms of features.
It has backwards compatibility which is also enhanced in terms of resolution. It has the FPS Boost feature for 60fps. It doesn't really hold a steady 60fps 100% of the time, but VRR really smooths things out when it's needed.
That really is a Frankenstein combination of features that enhance an Xbox 360 game. It's magic.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yep, and the first Mirror's Edges very angular and rigid design makes it look extremely clean and sharp in native 4K.
If it wasn't for the 360-gen looking character models, it could pass for a late PS4 Pro / One X caliber game very easily.
Team Andromeda
Member
I did too. This is about a game being delisted online
C'Mon get me the violin. People have had over a decade to buy the game. And if you look on ebay you can buy Prey for under a £5 not doubt BF2 doesn't cost much more
People are just looking to bitch about somthing for the shake of it.
I agree, the same is true for Sonic Generations 4k and 60 FPS boost too on Series X