Battlefield: Bad Company - The console only Battlefield game! Out now.

Kogareru

Built from the ground-up for next-generation consoles using Digital Illusions’ bleeding-edge Frostbite™ game engine, Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. Featuring a deep, cinematic single-player experience loaded with adventure and dark humor, the game delivers the series’ trademark sandbox gameplay in a universe where nearly everything is destructible.



Now what I mean by destructible is THIS

Some More screenshots to drool upon

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The Multiplayer is shaping up to be quite fun and the demo is now on live for you to download.
Multiplayer info (aquired from Teamxbox cause I'm lazy):

Gamemode:

"Gold Rush” entirely new type of team-based multiplayer action. Split into two teams, attackers and defenders, players must either destroy or protect special gold crates by getting close enough to them to place a special explosive charge or by getting enough bullets pumped into them to destroy them. Destroying sets of crates gives a boost to an attacking team’s reinforcement pool and opens a new area of the map. Defenders must prevent this, and kill off all the attackers’ reinforcements before they can open crates and get more to the field. Once all of the crates are destroyed or all of the attackers reinforcements are depleted, it’s round over.

Link to Gold Rush in action.

There will be two maps playable in the Beta:

The first, Ascension, is set in a mountaintop village, where attackers and defenders square off in close quarters combat as they fight from house to house and yard to yard through the small hamlet and up into the twisting, dark confines of an old, imposing monastery.

The other is Oasis, and it’s a notably different kind of experience. The wide open expanses of a flooded desert valley will give player the chance to really play around with the game’s vehicles, including tanks, helicopters and boats, before ending culminating in a more claustrophobic-feeling city full of tight alleys. Both maps feature destructible environments that allow teams to create new and unexpected routes to the crates, giving the game a new and unique element to the tactical strategy of the game.

There will be classes with trophies (leveling or gaining of new equipment and abilities)

For instance: support and assault, each with its own customizable weapon load outs and special tools. Some of those new tools and abilities will be on display in the beta including the tracer dart pistol used by the specialist class, which when used to tag an enemy unit will then serve as a homing beacon for guided missiles launched by the demolitions class. You’ll also be able to call in highly deadly mortar strikes on infantry, shredding them and any nearby buildings. Another handy aid will be the motion sensor deployed by your recon units, illuminating enemy units to your entire team within its sensing radius for a limited time. Once again, coordination is key to using these tools effectively.

Weapon list (Props to Vacorsis for this):
Spoilered to reduce the scroll.

Assault
AEK971
M416
AUG
AN94 (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
F2000 (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
M16 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
XM8 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
LIFE-2 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Demolitions
Saiga12
870MCS (Shotgun)
T1942 (Shotgun)
SPAS15 (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
USA512 (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
SPAS12 (Shotgun) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
NS2000 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
ATM-00 (Mine) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Recon
SV98 (Sniper Rifle)
M24 (Sniper Rifle)
GOL (Sniper Rifle)
VSS (Sniper Rifle) (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
QBU88 (Sniper Rifle) (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
SVU (Sniper Rifle) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
M95 (Sniper Rifle) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
LZ-537 (Binoculars) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Spec-Ops
9A91 (Silenced SMG)
SCAR
AKS74u
XM8C (SMG) (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
UZI (SMG) (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
UMP (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
PP2000 (SMG) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
DTN-4 (Demolitions) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Support
PKM (LMG)
M249 (LMG)
QJU88 (LMG)
MG3 (LMG) (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
M60 (LMG) (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
XM8 (LMG) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
MG36 (LMG) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
MRTR5 (Looks like some kind of GPS) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

MultiCore

Thanks for the heads up. Got my key.

darleysam

As I'm not an IGN Insider or Fileplanet subscriber, that rules me out, right?

MultiCore

darleysam wrote: »

As I'm not an IGN Insider or Fileplanet subscriber, that rules me out, right?

No subscription is necessary; a free account will suffice.

Metal Gear Solid 2 Demo

Got my key

Kinda hoping this is good. I saw the earlier videos and brushed it off as EA just milking the Battlefield brand more, but hopefully it makes for a good mp experience.

darleysam

MultiCore wrote: »

darleysam wrote: »

As I'm not an IGN Insider or Fileplanet subscriber, that rules me out, right?

No subscription is necessary; a free account will suffice.

Looks like they're out of ones for the plebs though. Curses!
Hope there'll be more..

Teevirus

I'm not a paid subscriber to fileplanet, but I do have an account. And I got a key. All you need is an Xbox Live Gold account.

Download's just over a gig, also.

chasm

Thanks for the heads up. Got my free membership and my key.

darleysam

Just tried logging in with my old account.. and no keys for the plebs. Gotta sign up with money!
sadface

MultiCore

darleysam wrote: »

Just tried logging in with my old account.. and no keys for the plebs. Gotta sign up with money!
sadface

I do not have a subscription, and I acquired my key just fine.

Perhaps the free keys are exhausted?

IGN/GameSpy Public keys
KEYS AVAILABLE

You should still be able to get a key, but perhaps their site is slow to update that particular info?

Kogareru

Ya It had stated they had a few thousand that's not a ton but still i'd think there would still be some available.

darleysam

Showing public keys as exhausted for me. Oh well, maybe another time.

UnKnown Soldier

Got mine, thanks for letting me know.

Kogareru

darleysam wrote: »

Showing public keys as exhausted for me. Oh well, maybe another time.

That's too bad only thing i could think of is maybe creating another fileplanet(free) account. Seems to be working for others so there are still keys available.

catalyst

I just got a key 30 seconds ago, they're not empty?

But I also owned like every title on the screening page, so maybe that helped

AngrySquirrel

Just got my key with a free account I've had forever.

darleysam

Arrrrgh, made a new account and they still want my money. Guess they just hate Europeans!

Loathing

Just got my key and I'm d/ling the thing now. I think the hardest part was trying to find the damn signup for it, but then Google is your friend.

vhzod

Eugh, Its for the 360 and needs a Gold Live! Account. I'd have to run cable to get my 360 online.

catalyst

Wow the beta lasts a whole month, nice.

FanciestWalnut

Keys gone?

Kogareru

Loathing wrote: »

Just got my key and I'm d/ling the thing now. I think the hardest part was trying to find the damn signup for it, but then Google is your friend.

Hmm I linked it in the first post. guess i could make it a little more obvious though.

CLICK ME!

here is another LINK which has a little bit of information on the gametype that will be beta'd "gold rush" and some gameplay vids. looks like it might be fun.


EDIT: And the keys are exhausted. I figure we can turn this into a general bad company thread/Game on for the people who got into the beta it will be starting 3/25/08.

ChewyWaffles

Got mine, because, yes, I'm an IGN member.

The_Spaniard

ChewyWaffles wrote: »

Got mine, because, yes, I'm an IGN member.

Oh well look at mister fancy pants!

catalyst

So I just loaded up the beta and checked the "unlocks" section.

Looks like 2 out of 5 of the weapons available to each class (I think that's what those symbols are) must be purchased with real dollars from the marketplace

Kogareru

Ya I saw that... rather dissappointing. Wonder if you'll be able to pick them up off of corpses (hehe) gameplay looks like it might be neat but if they want me to purchase my ammo and shit then i'm gonna be playing something else (cod4, rainbow six vegas 2!)

Kris_xK

Got the beta key (finally, a use for my $19 a year).

Looking forward to this game, I love the battlefield series.

Omeks

Hm, tried getting into the beta and it said only subscriber keys remain. Oh well.

DiannaoChong

Fuck fileplanet, Im a sub and accidentally hit I dont have gold live so im locked out of trying to get in.

Edit: Had to delete my cookies, after all that it says im not a sub, it must of ran out, screw em.

Dashui

You have passed screening, but only subscriber keys are left. Select a package to the right to continue the beta signup.

BUT I AM A SUBSCRIBER. What the fuck, Fileplanet?

wavecutter

is it xbox only?

DiannaoChong

Dashui wrote: »

You have passed screening, but only subscriber keys are left. Select a package to the right to continue the beta signup.

BUT I AM A SUBSCRIBER. What the fuck, Fileplanet?

I thought I was too, maybe something is broke and I still am......

wavecutter wrote: »

is it xbox only?

Yes and you have to have a gold account.

Dashui

So I finished downloading it and am checking out all the option and stat pages and so forth. There's an option for car radio in sound. Similar to Battlefield: Vietnam? I hope so. Vietnam was great, and killing people in a chopper with the music blaring was just too cool. There are a lot of badges/patches and the like to earn, too, ala Battlefield 2/2142.

I'm looking at the unlock page now, and there are a lot of weapons. In the bottom right, there's a circle with the five point system - accuracy, handling, rate of fire, damage, and clip size. You can even hit X to compare it to a second weapon. It looks like each class has three base weapons they can choose from, with two more they can buy at the Marketplace and three more they can unlock using unlock credits. The weapons include:

Assault
AEK971
M416
AUG
AN94 (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
F2000 (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
M16 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
XM8 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
LIFE-2 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Demolitions
Saiga12
870MCS (Shotgun)
T1942 (Shotgun)
SPAS15 (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
USA512 (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
SPAS12 (Shotgun) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
NS2000 (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
ATM-00 (Mine) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Recon
SV98 (Sniper Rifle)
M24 (Sniper Rifle)
GOL (Sniper Rifle)
VSS (Sniper Rifle) (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
QBU88 (Sniper Rifle) (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
SVU (Sniper Rifle) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
M95 (Sniper Rifle) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
LZ-537 (Binoculars) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Spec-Ops
9A91 (Silenced SMG)
SCAR
AKS74u
XM8C (SMG) (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
UZI (SMG) (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
UMP (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
PP2000 (SMG) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
DTN-4 (Demolitions) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Support
PKM (LMG)
M249 (LMG)
QJU88 (LMG)
MG3 (LMG) (Buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
M60 (LMG) (In Gold Edition or available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.)
XM8 (LMG) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
MG36 (LMG) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)
MRTR5 (Looks like some kind of GPS) (Ranking up will earn you unlock credits.)

Metal Gear Solid 2 Demo

You have to buy the MG3 with real cash!

GOD DAMN IT!

Loathing

So buy the game, and then spend more money (micropayments) to buy virtual weapons in it.

Wait, isn't EA making that other BF game that looks just like TF2, but it's free - yet you have to pay real money to buy new weapons/character upgrades?

Hrmmmmmmm.....

catalyst

Yea, I think they should at least wait a few weeks before "adding" new content. Unwrapping a shiny new game and seeing that you need to spend MORE real money for weapons is not very appealing.

Regicid3

They're out of keys . . . how lame.

Lothars

got my key as well but I'm a subscriber, I have to clear out hd space because I have been out of space for a while, I only have like 500 mbs left on my 20 gb

maybe I will just go and buy an elite but I look forward to trying this.

FanciestWalnut

Nm stupididdididdidd

pabh

I was excited for this, and overjoyed at hearing about a public beta, ony to be told I must pay money to get a key. Disappointing. I'm neither here nor there on the buying of additional content, as what there seems to be to buy is not very extensive, nor unbalancing, and DLC seems to be standard these days. Although I don't think it sets a good precedent. I shall still follow this thread with interest as the Frost engine looks a lot of fun to use

fkn creep

So, who actually got into the beta? I've got the client loaded on my 360 ready for some action... does anyone know if the game goes live at 12 tonight or what?