AGN: "Will you be taking a break from PS2 for BF4?" - ReachCast Episode 54 CQ

[NewSith]

Originally Posted by WhangDong

BF what? Nope! I'm married... and have time for one game in my life..

Mmmmm... Kinky...


I'm not sure about BF4 at all. Currently the open beta has frequent lag spikes (the ones where your stable fps of seventy drops below twenty for 1-2 seconds), not to mention that 50% of the participants can't get past the loading screen... I guess, I'll be buying the game only after I tried the release version somehow.


As for PS2 - it's not, nor is going to be my game to play for quite a while. My problem with it is it's a 24/7 threeway on all continents, which gets boring really fast, and very poor facility designs aimed at quake-like combat. I'm afraid that by the time these things change (if they change at all), the game's pop will convert to PS1 2006 state.


(Although I will try the game after the optimization patch. Actually this is going to be the deciding factor on whether I will wait for these core changes on PS2 or abandon it as a whole)

[Huntsab]

Just goes to show the demographic PS2 was aimed at, right? Oh how I miss the old days. PS1 was so much more epic.

[ShadoViper]

Won't be taking a break for BF4. But I have cancelled the sub and am breaking for a couple months because of Planetside 2. Can't say I'm really bothering to play much at all any more.

I also realized the optimization patch for me, will end up being much of anything new or exciting on my end.

So I'll come back in a couple months and see what's new. Hopefully they will have released more content by then.

[LoliLoveFart]

Will be taking a break from PS2 for BF4. Once BF4 gets stale and some interesting stuff has happened in PS2 (forever the optimist) I may come back but just generally feeling burnt out of PS2.

[Ruffdog]

Already taking a break. Not for BF4

Originally Posted by NewSith

I'm afraid that by the time these things change (if they change at all), the game's pop will convert to PS1 2006 state.

I don't think it'll be that bad. This thing's free. THAT thing wasn't. I think many are going to lurk in the background knowing they can hop back on board without spending a penny.
I have hopes in 6 months that this will be quite a different game experience.