Battlefield 1943 Announced Official!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:42 am

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Electronic Arts studio DICE today confirmed that Battlefield 1943 Pacific is in development! Battlefield 1943 will be released this summer so go go go!! :salute:

Here is a run down of the game!

[INDENT]Imperial Japanese Navy on match-made servers for optimal challenge, as you gain ranks and awards. Battlfield 1943 is your own version of one of the most famous campaigns in the history of the world!

By Land, Sea, & Air!

Unleash wide destruction with Bombing Raids, Tanks, or Fighter Planes launched from Aircraft Carriers and enjoy one of the best vehicle experiences in any multiplayer game to-date!

Varied Locations & Up to 24 Players

Play with 24 players online in three beutiful and destructible locations from the Pacific theatre. Wheather you choose Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima or the classic Wake Island, you'll experience the best balance of infantry combat complemented by land, sea and air vehicles.

Frostbite-Enabled Destruction

Watch as the beautiful Pacific islands quickly turn into scarred battlefields as destruction rains upon you and your fellow soldiers as you fight to win the battle!

Through The Gun Experience

Use classic and iconic WWII infantry weapons with excellent use to defeat your foes. Hit'em hard from afar through your sniper scope or use explosives or melee weapons like bayonets to make it really up close and personal.[/INDENT]

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This is awesome news!! Can't wait to see everyone on the Battlefield!!

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Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:26 am

Looks cool....being a fan of the Battlefield series I'll be sure to snag it. Hard to judge the graphics from the video, they don't blow me out of the water, sort of reminds me of some of the ported '42 maps on the BF:V engine. None the less..I'll be checking it out.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:30 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Looks cool....being a fan of the Battlefield series I'll be sure to snag it. Hard to judge the graphics from the video, they don't blow me out of the water, sort of reminds me of some of the ported '42 maps on the BF:V engine. None the less..I'll be checking it out.

Ohh yeah I'll grab it...the best thing about this is everything can be destroyed!!!

The only thing I'm concerned about is setting up a server of this that will be in line with the others they put up. COD4 proved you can have a ranked server and not have to get one from a server provider which over price them to start with anyway. I'd love to host a server of this game on mine for my site!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:36 am

Yeah hopefully not.....no "official servers"..and no "rankings" like BF2.

I'll read more on it later...dealing with winload.exe not being found now.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:59 am

Normally I would complain that something like this is a rip off trying to sell an old game all over again, but with the changes that have happened since 42 came out, it would be pretty cool to play this again with better graphics and the physx stuff.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:17 pm

Watch the video on the actual website
http://www.battlefield.com/1943/

Must more crisp, and longer...more to see.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:22 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Watch the video on the actual website
http://www.battlefield.com/1943/

Must more crisp, and longer...more to see.

Yeah I've not been able to get a good video to embed yet like that one...

Planet Battlefield has a very large WMV up... I downloaded it and put it here.

Full HD version here..but its over 100MB

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:49 pm

Sava700 wrote: Full HD version here..but its over 100MB

3rd US location has SWEET upload speeds..pulling it down at over 2.2 megs.

Post by **Philip** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:58 pm

Looks cool !

I miss some of the SG multiplayer gaming, we have to do it again sometime.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:06 pm

The HD video was worth downloading!

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:47 pm

Philip wrote:Looks cool !

I miss some of the SG multiplayer gaming, we have to do it again sometime.

If this game comes out and you can run your own server of it I'll have one up for us to play on.

CoolJ · Post by **CoolJ** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:13 am

I'll buy it.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:48 am

I'll be grabbing it as well. I only wish it was more than 24 players.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:59 am

Illini25 wrote:I'll be grabbing it as well. I only wish it was more than 24 players.

Yeah that was disappointing to read.....

Maybe it's a sort of "test" of their new engine...and they'll groom it based on feedback...to have it better for Bad Company 2.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:19 pm

CoolJ wrote:I'll buy it.

Ditto.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:10 pm

Some more details of DICE's Battlefield 1943 Pacific has come up from Kotaka'stime playing the game that explains Three Classes, Regenerating Health and Unlimited Ammo for starters. Check it out:

[INDENT]What It Is
Battlefield 1943: Pacific is a download only, multiplayer game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The game, while new, is essentially a high-def remake of Battlefield 1942, and focuses more on pickup and play style gameplay. This is the first public demo available for fans to play.

What We Saw
One multiplayer map on the New York Comic-Con show floor at the EA booth. Gordon Van Dyke, associate producer at Dice, was on hand to first show me through some of the new features for the game before I messed around with it.

How Far Along Is It?
The game is scheduled for release this summer with an expected price point between $15 to $20. The download size of the game will be around 350MB

What Needs Improvement
Unlike previous Battlefield games, Pacific only has three unit classes: Infantry, Riflemen, and Scout. Gone are the Medics and Heavy weapons classes. Van dyke explained they wanted every class to be able to fight in every situation. Every class has weapons to fight against the biggest tanks and armor. I would like to have seen more classes with varied abilities and risks.

Also, players have auto-health and unlimited ammo. I find auto-health to be too simple and easy and unlimited ammo means players will be firing without thinking. That will probably mean no more knife fights.

What Should Stay The Same
The destructible environments were a breath of fresh air for me. As someone who played a ton of the original 1942, nothing was more infuriating that driving into a tree and getting stuck. Now, I can run them all over and blow chunks of buildings away. Van Dyke said the game has about the same amount of destruction depth as Bad Company.

I also liked the upgraded graphics. While the original 1942 was fine graphically, 1943 Pacific adds more detail, physics, shadowing, and overall effects. It's very clean looking and stays true to the original maps.

Final Thoughts
I really had no idea what to expect from this game. I was presently surprised to see my favorite online game ever get a much-needed upgrade. The one concern I have is that this won't seem like a completely new, full Battlefield game. There won't be as many maps in the final game and the focus on casual play has me worried. Van Dyke wouldn't specify, but he said if this Battlefield gets a good reaction from fans, Dice might consider adding more and more content down the road.[/INDENT]

Thanks to kotaku for the news and very nice close up look!!

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YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:06 pm

Aww man, less classes, having to deal with steam download 24 player max, meh I'll stick with the old 42.

The graphics and the video look great though.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:07 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Aww man, less classes, having to deal with steam download 24 player max, meh I'll stick with the old 42.

The graphics and the video look great though.

From what I gather so far you can grab it on a disk in the store like any other game. But I also don't like the 24player max... maybe that will change very quickly since its catchin so much flak so far.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:58 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Yeah that was disappointing to read.....

Maybe it's a sort of "test" of their new engine...and they'll groom it based on feedback...to have it better for Bad Company 2.

Yeah, im hoping they do that. I figure they will add more maps as well.