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Battlefield 2142 (People still play this?)

Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with ragefrom a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
edited January 2010 in Games and Technology
OP shamelessly stolen

Personnel

Today, the 2142 Army is composed of over 675,000 (Numbers may be innacurate, take headcount to be sure) Active Duty and Army Reserve Soldiers. See how this force is structured into units such as squads and...more squads. And discover how many Soldiers serve in each of the FOUR roles available.

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Training, Careers & Jobs

The 2142 Army prepares you to be your best. Learn about the unmatched training, job experience and career foundation you will get as a Soldier in the 2142 Army, mostly by getting killed over and over until you learn how to do things correctly and follow orders!

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Vehicles & Equipment

You’ll be equipped with the world’s most advanced and powerful vehicles and equipment (Post Ice Age). Discover the mobility, firepower, and protection of our aircraft and fighting vehicles, and explore our high-tech gear.

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Above all, you get to meet interesting people...and kill them!
In Battlefield 2142™, players choose to fight for one of two military superpowers - the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition -in an epic battle for survival.

Armed with a devastating arsenal of hi-tech weaponry, including assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also take control of the most lethal vehicles known to man. Massive Battle Walkers wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. When taking on this futuristic armor players will need to use their wits and an arsenal of new hi-tech countermeasures like EMP grenades and smart mines to level the playing field.

This game could be considered the real culmination of the efforts that went into making BF2 such a great game. It's a leaner, far more effective game that leaves little room for overpowering aircraft and vehicles. The infantry game is FAR more effective, and the maps seem better scaled to handle focus on infantry or armor combat. You have four classes to choose from, which might seem smaller compared to BF2 until you find out that they function much better as a whole. Multiple unlocks are available for class specific items, global items and squad leader only items. None are required to kill effectively or well, but they do give you an edge. Ranks are far more varied and deep compared to BF2, you will rank up quite often in this game, which is a nice change of pace. The Titan mode also mixes things up, making things a cross between Domination and close quarters infantry combat, all on a hovering carrier of death to everything below it.

Currently I am on active duty, and looking for a few good men...or chicks.

Edit: I will add Active duty to the OP as people post, hoping to set up a scheduled list of play nights. Our own server really isn't neccesary. Clan could be nice as well, if anyone is interested. Please post *Soldier* name if you want to be on the list.

Game on soldier!

Intro Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeAymy1S8wQ

Northern Strike Expansion Pack is out!

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Three new maps provide the setting for the Booster Pack. High up in the Alps the EU uses launch pods to assault a PAC Titan docking harbour in the map Port Bavaria. Bridge at Remagen, the scene for one of WWII’s major battles, is once again the setting for intense battles as both sides fight to secure the bridge. Finally, night has fallen when the EU launches their assault on the city in the Liberation of Leipzig.

Battlefield 2142™: Northern Strike introduces two new vehicle types. The heavy IFV Goliath is a massive, slow-moving firing platform available to the EU. It is used to provide cover, as well as health and ammunition, to nearby infantry. The fast-moving hovering light IFV Hachimoto, available to the defending PAC only, is an efficient vehicle killer when staffed by a well coordinated pilot/gunner team.

A great, and best of all cheap expansion! It adds worthy new maps and some interesting new, kick ass vehicles to the mix, as well as giving each class a few extra unlocks, a few of which are almost a must in my layouts! Pick it up now!

http://battlefield.ea.com/battlefield/bf2142/NorthernStrike.aspx?Lang=us&PID=&SrchName=&Profiles=

Trailer 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjS5YvMsYL0

Trailer 2:

http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/movies/2142NS/BF2142NSpcVIDpegi_hd.mov

Trailer 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtAY5zQemn4


Play Times:

8PM EST
Tuesday and Thursday

Servers:

Lazy Bastards
Old Dirty Bastards
Doorman is God
MIA

Servers to Avoid/Report:

Waffle House 2142 (Admin Abuse)

Active Roster
Masume
J.Bri

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Posts

  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2010
    Got non-stop curb stomped this evening. Mas is good at this, I suck.

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    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • HawkHawk ColoradoRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I forgot I had this. I even made a thread one day about this...sometime last year.

    I bought it through EA, so I don't actively remember to ever re-download it.

    If people get into it'll download it again.

    Hawk on
  • Space PickleSpace Pickle Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    (People still play this?)

    Hey I still play BF1942.

    Space Pickle on
  • AntihippyAntihippy Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    If punkbuster wasn't being a total dick I would probably still play.

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  • Alistair HuttonAlistair Hutton Dr EdinburghRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    First thing I installed when I updated my machine last month from a AGP motherboard with a 6600 GT and 768MB of ram to a modern machine with a 260GTX and 4 gig of memory.

    It was like playing a different game and I became a tiny avatar of death. It was awesome.

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    I made a game, it has penguins in it. It's pay what you like on Gumroad.

    Currently Ebaying Nothing at all but I might do in the future.
  • EliminationElimination Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I have this game, but not the expansion. I did buy the expansion once, but then EA decided that they were going to delete my download privileges for it because i decided not to pay some kind of retarded "download insurance" bullshit, so they effectively stole $10 from me. But i still have the original.

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  • ueanuean Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Woo, I love this game. Though the latter portion of my career was shamelessly "pistol and knife lol" servers only. But those dog tags are addicting.

    Not an active at all, 1000ms+ ping wouldn't be so much fun for anyone else

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  • HuggyBearHuggyBear Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    So many good memories from this and BF2, I've got the CD sitting next to me...shalll I reinstall...hmm, hell a few small doses of team play might wash away that bad after taste I get from those MW2 sessions.


    MEDIC!!

    Zap!!

    You're good to go!!

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  • NickTheNewbieNickTheNewbie Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'm into some bf2142. My soldier name is NickTheNewbie

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  • Kris_xKKris_xK Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Man, I wonder what my account/password is for this. I recall trying to play it on a new comp and being unable to recover my account.. which I believe was tied to the CD Key.

    I fucking adore this game tho, so good.

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Dunno if anyone still plays BF2, but I posted this over in the BC2 thread yesterday. Some of this may apply to BF2142 since they are pretty similar. For example, PunkBuster errors can be a result of failed updates or not running the game as Admin under UAC.
    Some of us were playing Battlefield 2 last night. I think we were close to filling a 6 man squad before I had to bail. Maybe it will happen again soon.

    If you haven't installed it or played recently, there are some things to keep in mind:
      The booster packs (Armored Fury and Euro Force) are now included with 1.5 for free. Special Forces expansion is not free or included. Install SF before patching to 1.41 and 1.5. They also added widescreen support. It does not apply to the HUD or GUI, so don't be alarmed if your minimap is oval.
      If you are installing from disc, you need patch
    1.41 and then patch 1.5. They are big, so get them in advance. Steam should include the patches, but you will likely still need to do the next step.
      Download and run PBSetup and get your PunkBuster client up to date for BF2.
        If you are using UAC, then you need to run the BF2 executable with Admin rights. If you installed from disc, find the bf2.exe, right-click and choose properties. On the Compatibility tab, check the last box for Admin Privileges. If you have Special Forces or other mods installed, find those exe's and do the same. If you installed from Steam, I think you have to grant Steam Admin privileges. I can't be sure because I don't have that version.
          Get
        Ventrilo and join PA Forums' vent server. This also needs to be run with Admin rights, or you will lose the ability to transmit when playing BF2.
          Test to make sure you can stay in a server for about 5 minutes without being kicked by Punkbuster. If you get kicked, troubleshoot from there. Personally, I can't run the disc version through Steam as a third party app or I get kicked by PB.
          A few with the Steam version were not able to see the ground, sort of like wallhacks from the old CS days. If this happens, try disabling AntiAliasing and restart the game.
          If you hate the intro movies as much as I do, then browse into the BF2 directory/mods/*/movies folder. Rename the *.bik files to *.bak or something. You can leave the menu videos if you want, but I prefer to kill them all. There's a movies folder for each mod, including bf2 and xpack (which is SF, if you have it installed.)

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      • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Kris_xK wrote: »
        Man, I wonder what my account/password is for this. I recall trying to play it on a new comp and being unable to recover my account.. which I believe was tied to the CD Key.

        I fucking adore this game tho, so good.

        If you know the email account that you registered with, then it should be rolled into an EA Account. Log into your EA Account on the EA website and look at your Personas. If there is one listed for BF2, thats your BF2 account name and the password should be your EA Account password.

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      • Kris_xKKris_xK Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Kris_xK wrote: »
        Man, I wonder what my account/password is for this. I recall trying to play it on a new comp and being unable to recover my account.. which I believe was tied to the CD Key.

        I fucking adore this game tho, so good.

        If you know the email account that you registered with, then it should be rolled into an EA Account. Log into your EA Account on the EA website and look at your Personas. If there is one listed for BF2, thats your BF2 account name and the password should be your EA Account password.

        Dude, thanks a ton, I think I may have it now.

        Ill have to reinstall Bf2142 now, and get some mech action on.

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      • SoaLSoaL fantastic Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Is there a PA thread for BF2 around?

        I. too, would like to play the modern warfare with some bros online.

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      • YoshuaYoshua Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I've been pondering whether to grab this or not since it's 18.95 at the PX for the deluxe edition. Doubt I would be able to play with you all though, I'm currently in Iraq so I kinda doubt the pings would be all that great.

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      • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        SoaL wrote: »
        Is there a PA thread for BF2 around?

        I. too, would like to play the modern warfare with some bros online.

        There is, but I wasn't sure if there was enough interest to make it worth reviving. Hopefully, we can share this 2142 thread, because I doubt either would survive on their own.

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      • HawkHawk ColoradoRegistered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Yeah probably not. I have BF2, just no Install disc, just the play disc. I guess I could buy it on Steam..

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      • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Hawk wrote: »
        Yeah probably not. I have BF2, just no Install disc, just the play disc. I guess I could buy it on Steam..

        I can't recommend spending $30 on it. You missed the $15 and $7.50 Steam sales. As long as you have the key, its just a matter of tracking down a backup.

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      • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
        edited January 2010
        SoaL wrote: »
        Is there a PA thread for BF2 around?

        I. too, would like to play the modern warfare with some bros online.

        There is, but I wasn't sure if there was enough interest to make it worth reviving. Hopefully, we can share this 2142 thread, because I doubt either would survive on their own.

        I think most of the Battlefield love will be directed towards BF:BC2 when the beta for that comes out. Which hopefully will be in the next month or so. BF2 was great and I loved 2142, but the promise of a truly "current gen" battlefield game is enough to save me from running back to the older titles.

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      • FiziksFiziks Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I have BF2 currently installed, but I always liked BF2142 better. I'll reinstall, as any BF game is a million times better when you're playing with like-minded people.

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      • SladvanSladvan Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I just played a couple of maps with Tyrannus and Goomba. It was pretty cool.
        http://bf2s.com/player/44776178/

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      • leafleaf Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        My computer is out of action right now, but I played the hell out of this. If I get it working I'd be down to play again.

        The NS pack is fairly cool, the map which features the mountaintop titan stronghold has got to be one of the funnest and coolest maps I've played in the game. Also glad they took out the bugs which let you shoot/chopper kill the titan core before dropped a single console.

        I was an absolute monster when I got my hands on a walker, but usually I prefer the infantry based maps, I loved being squad leader and leading assaults into the toughest flags, if you have a mic a little bit of cooperation does wonders. Ganz HMG and the Baur with underslung rockets are the best weapons.

        My only gripes after getting all the unlocks, are that some of the weapons are just useless. The squad leader gun drone? You're better off with the scout drone, the gun one will almost NEVER lock onto anything to shoot effectively (or do so through the wall/box/after you're dead), compared to the support sentries which actually were very effective. The sticky launching rifle was a fun toy, but that's about it when there were other USEFUL weapons that actually killed things.

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      • FiziksFiziks Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        2142 install get. I'll probably be playing on the Doorman is God server tonight.

        ...if I can remember my login.

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      • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I really liked this game. Then its DRM decided it hated the new computer I built. I can install it, but when I try to start it up, it asks for me to Insert the Correct Disk. I wish DRM had a face so I could kick out its fucking teeth.

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      • RubycatRubycat Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I only have 2142 for "First Strike" the Star Wars mod.. and that's if a server even has players.. its pretty much ghost town all but weekends

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      • MasumeMasume Creator Caprica, FloridaRegistered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Heh yeah I just got into this again when Bri suggested it on his last visit. Like an old sock, riding a bike, and all that. Still a little rusty but it will wear off quick. If we can get a good squad going we can face rape a lot of folks, but be warned, there are some folks still playing the game from RELEASE, so if your getting face raped don't get too ticked off.

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      • Alistair HuttonAlistair Hutton Dr EdinburghRegistered User regular
        edited January 2010
        One fo the best things about playing on a decent computer is that the shotgun becomes useable. On my old computer my lag and jitter from playingon a underpowered machine meant the shotgun was non-viable. On my new computer I sometimes run the shotgun attachment rather than rockets on my Vos.

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        I made a game, it has penguins in it. It's pay what you like on Gumroad.

        Currently Ebaying Nothing at all but I might do in the future.
      • EliminationElimination Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        If people are playing i will re-install, but i do not have the expansion since my download got removed from EA, and i refuse to buy it a second time.

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      • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I had a good time with this game, but as with the other battlefield games, I have the most fun loading mines into jeeps and trying to fly the helicopters upside down

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      • HawkHawk ColoradoRegistered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Who's hoping for a Bad Company 2142?

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      • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
        edited January 2010
        I need Assault unlocks. I have none.

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      • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
        edited January 2010
        If anyone knows of newb friendly servers, please list them. All I have been getting recently is a massive dose of raperaperape lately, and there are no points for second place.

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      • TarranonTarranon Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I would be so down for some good BF2/2142 action.

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      • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
        edited January 2010
        Looking to get some game on today.

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      • FaffelFaffel Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        I just bought this 5 mins ago and am installing now. Anyone got buddy-names for me? I wanna FUCK SOME MECHS UP!

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      • FaffelFaffel Registered User regular
        edited January 2010
        Alright, this game is awesome and I need people to vent and squad up with. You can add me on BFHQ as Faffel.

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