1 Topic by reaver07 (edited by reaver07 2007-10-01 06:33:32)

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Topic: More infantry, less space battles.

I may be in the minority, but I find the space battles to be incredibly dull and rather directionless.

I'd far, far prefer more infantry maps. 8 infantry maps to every 2 space battles. Or - if possible - some sort of "Titan" mode, in which you must board enemy capital ships to take them over. Integrating infantry players into the super starfighter borefest battles.

Another major problem that I have with all-starfighter-no-infantry battles? My lack of a joystick. Flying with the mouse and keyboard is simply not fun, which is why I always shunned the air assets in the other BF games. It isn't cool to force a keyboard/mouse grunt into a starship and expect him to be all that compelled.

As is, I quit a server as soon as it switches to a space map.

Keep in mind, I'm not disputing the quality of the space battles: the sound and modeling are top-notch. I've more a problem with the gameplay.

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Re: More infantry, less space battles.

I think the space battles are great, I mean what would this mod be with out them. If you take a close look at the movies there is a LOT of space battles. Some people complain about them online cos they have no idea how to fight in space lol. I use a mouse/keyboard combo and have no problems with it at all. But each to there own.

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Re: More infantry, less space battles.

space battles are fine till they fix the lag issue and ctd with infantry modes.

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Re: More infantry, less space battles.

I sorta like the ground maps better too, but I certainly don't dislike the space battles. (Once you figure out what to do)

Only thing is you gotta hope everyone else knows what to do too. tongue

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Re: More infantry, less space battles.

Then it's a matter of personal opinion. I know what to do, I know how to fly, but I simply don't like the gameplay. Oh, well. That's why they have a "disconnect" button, I guess. smile

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Re: More infantry, less space battles.

I think space battles can't be fun for people who don't have joysticks. There's a really obvious difference in the KDR of Joystick users and Mouse/keyboard users. I have an X52, so space is awesome for me.

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Re: More infantry, less space battles.

In Battlefront 2, the space maps were a big hit to start, but they wore thin rather quickly.  These ones are implemented better with more features and generally better gameplay; however, they are much slower paced.  I think they did an excellent job with space but ultimately they will wear thin as the novelty will wear off.  The folks playing this are primarily tactical FPS folks so I suspect, like in SWBF2, the space maps will be short lived.

Note:  Some folks still love the SWBF2 space maps and the CTF mode was extremely fun...but IN GENERAL, they were massively less popular than the infantry conquest.

So, I'd agree - more infantry conquest over space; however, perhaps buff space by adding in modes using the same maps (CTF is fun...trust me on that ;-))

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