EA’s Battlefield Franchise site has an announcement that yet another patch is coming to both Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142. Aside from the obvious bug fixes, etc. the main attraction is a new map named Operation Blue Pearl which will focus on tight infantry combat featuring the PLA army as well as a beach landing scenario similar to Battlefield 1942’s Omaha Beach map.
The update will come in the 1.50 patch for Battlefield 2 and the 1.51 patch for Battlefield 2142. No release date has been set at this time.
I find it amazing that EA/DICE is still supporting these games with new content and bug fixes. Battlefield 2 is approaching 4 years old, and 2142 is nearly 3. The last update to 2142 was the 1.50 patch in May, 2008.
I’ve been trying to play 2142 but it keeps crashing to desktop when I launch it with no error messages to give me a clue what to fix. I spent time uninstalling the game this morning, updating all my drivers, then reinstalling. It just finished, in fact, so I’m crossing my fingers that it’s playable again.
Despite its’ shortcomings, Battlefield 2142 resonated with me and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it. I dream of a Frostbite engine sequel. In fact, I’ll go so far as to wish for a Battlefield Bad Company: 2142 that gives a good single-player campaign for when I’m not in the mood for multiplayer. DICE seems to listen somewhat to their player base, so fix what we complained about in the first Bad Company, namely the lack of squad options, the “noob dots,” and the restrictive maps that made it seem less of a sandbox shooter than was intended along with fixes to what we complain about in 2142 and you’ve got my cash. I’d even buy it both for PC and 360 provided the developers give each platform equal dedicated attention rather than following the current trend of leading with a console SKU then pissing off the PC players by giving them a “dumbed down” port.
Oh, and EA/DICE? Wake up and get your games on Steam already…
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I for one am overjoyed that EA is continuing support for both these great FPS games. Putting the CTD issues and “modified content errors” aside, these both have brought me hours upon hours of joy, and also pain. BF2’s vulnerability to LMG hacks has been very dissapointing though. As soon as a patch fixes this, the hacker sites break it wide open again, while punkbuster is more interested in ping violations and foul language than stopping hackers using cheats and aimbots. My outcry is probably simular to many when I say, “Fix the basic issues before worrying about additional content!” Not to say I don’t enjoy new maps and game-modes. Just my 2 cents :)
This is great to hear. I actually love 2142 as a game design, but as a piece of software I couldn’t tolerate it.
Between the constant crashes, keys unbinding themselves, corrupted settings, Titan lag, etc I could never play the game for the flaws of the software.
This game serves as a good reminder to me that we’re making not only games, but software, and they have to function on both levels.
Maybe I’ll give it another shot.
Mike
Wow, I’ve never had any problems like that other than the occasional hitching/lag. I do get really sick of getting completely stuck trying to walk over a railroad and other tiny terrain object though.
“Oh, and EA/DICE? Wake up and get your games on Steam already…”
hahahaha so true