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gauze

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tl;dr escape from apex: showdown

imo sounds fun, id play it. I have a few friends I play tarkov with who are subpar, and is usually difficult to go in with them and this will be the game to do it in.
 
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Hekotat

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Sounds completely out of touch with the community and a shitty attempt at making Hunt: Showdown, which is really damn good.
 
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Brahma

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their squad vs AI mode, wasn't in beta. looks like a basic (squad) battle royale extraction mode

Welp...this looks like a pass for me definitively now. Jeez. I had such high hopes for this one.

Maybe someone will get a 2142 server going or something if the resources allow.
 

Derpa

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They really want to reach to name drop tarkov lol.

Seems like Hunt+Division to me.
 
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Hekotat

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They really want to reach to name drop tarkov lol.

Seems like Hunt+Division to me.

The whole thing reeks of chasing the success of other games rather than being the powerhouse it already was. They still haven't shown off portal and I'm betting it'll play exactly like 2042 but with the older maps/weapons, which will sour the nostalgia angle.
 

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Welp...this looks like a pass for me definitively now. Jeez. I had such high hopes for this one.

Maybe someone will get a 2142 server going or something if the resources allow.

no private servers at launch



2042 will have some sort of server customization in Battlefield Portals, but i have a feeling its still going to run on EA/DICE servers and you will pay a little extra per month to setup custom rules, but not really go hog wild. I think they've shown the server "manager" and its more just a few tweaks you can do to setup maps, rules, and some other stuff. Dunno if there will even be admin tools and the like in game.

Battlefield Portal is still supposed to launch with BF2042 so i just assume that means portal will run only on EA rules for the launch, and they will just rotate through popular rule sets - like knives vs pistols or no vehicle tight maps.
 
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Hekotat

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no private servers at launch



2042 will have some sort of server customization in Battlefield Portals, but i have a feeling its still going to run on EA/DICE servers and you will pay a little extra per month to setup custom rules, but not really go hog wild. I think they've shown the server "manager" and its more just a few tweaks you can do to setup maps, rules, and some other stuff. Dunno if there will even be admin tools and the like in game.

Battlefield Portal is still supposed to launch with BF2042 so i just assume that means portal will run only on EA rules for the launch, and they will just rotate through popular rule sets - like knives vs pistols or no vehicle tight maps.

and their servers are filled with hackers already and they don’t police them. That alone will blow up in their faces.
 
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Brahma

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and their servers are filled with hackers already and they don’t police them. That alone will blow up in their faces.

I still don't see why they don't rent out servers? Isn't that just more money for them?
 
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Hekotat

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I still don't see why they don't rent out servers? Isn't that just more money for them?

more money and no bodies needed to police them. BFV was the same way and it always has hackers. As does bf1 on official servers so no one plays on them.

I’ll never understand this choice or no modding support. Both of those can be a goldmine.
 

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They had a survey for this and it was mostly targeted to the feedback from initial beta complaints, but there was one page that was great. It was something like:

"Specialists allow me to play the game in the particular style and way I want to:"

And the options were "slightly agree, moderately agree, agree, strongly agree, very strongly agree."

So kinda, yeah, yes, FUCK YES, and OH FUCK YES. Great options.
 
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Hekotat

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They had a survey for this and it was mostly targeted to the feedback from initial beta complaints, but there was one page that was great. It was something like:

"Specialists allow me to play the game in the particular style and way I want to:"

And the options were "slightly agree, moderately agree, agree, strongly agree, very strongly agree."

So kinda, yeah, yes, FUCK YES, and OH FUCK YES. Great options.

So there wasn't any disagree or greater option?
 
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Xevy

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Nope, it was HOW MUCH do you AGREE. That's how they do some fucked political polling shit sometimes and go "oh, well 49% of people polled said they somehwat agree with eating babies of drug dealers" and shit like that. I doubt it was a tactic and more of hiring some analytics guy who wasn't native to the gaming scene.

Hazard zone looks like it could be fun, but most likely won't. Depends how important it is winning/getting gear out for you and if it makes you 10% better or 75% better than everyone else.
 
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Nope, it was HOW MUCH do you AGREE. That's how they do some fucked political polling shit sometimes and go "oh, well 49% of people polled said they somehwat agree with eating babies of drug dealers" and shit like that. I doubt it was a tactic and more of hiring some analytics guy who wasn't native to the gaming scene.

Hazard zone looks like it could be fun, but most likely won't. Depends how important it is winning/getting gear out for you and if it makes you 10% better or 75% better than everyone else.
Same thing happened at work when HR polled the whole company about their efforts to increase diversity at [company]. Infuriated me.
 

Brahma

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I'll start. I really am waiting for a Guatemalan, cross dressing, high heel, G-String wearing paratrooper at some point in this series.

 
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Yeah this shit isnt getting any money from me.
 
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Hekotat

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Wait til people realize that Portal allows no control over what options are chosen for game modes since you can't rent private servers. I'm betting it'll end up being random game modes or voted on which will end in circles of the same maps and game modes.

Going to be a fun time! Also, lol at the non-binary shit. They sure know gamers!
 

Hekotat

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I loathe anyone giving them money for this game, and I will actually be an asshole on these forums for once when shit hits the fan.
 
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