re: Official Battlefield 1 Open Beta Thread

I also really liked the gas mask aspect they put in. Forcing you to fire from the hip, watching teammates getting destroyed by mustard gas. Ahhhhh, it was a simpler time back then.

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If you wanted realism, you would go outside.

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so true

Cant wait to hear all the WW1 historian gamers bashing the game's realism.

Was a joke, idiots.

They are only offering two game modes and I'm sure the loadouts are limited.

It's cool. I had planned on forcing myself to fall in love with it tonight anyways.

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Was a joke, idiots.

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we got that, the point remains though

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So far, is the game legit?

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I've really enjoyed it. Being a beta you have to approach it as such. So, some things are going to be close to final product, some won't.

Graphics, sounds, user interface, mechanics were all top notch. The menus had a little fit if you ever tried to hit start at the respawn screen, but that's an easy fix. They even added animations to getting into vehicles which was a nice touch. Pretty cool to see you switch gunner seats up in a plane while getting shot at.

Ran into some hit detection issues, but overall it was fine. Movements were good, and the maps were easy enough to navigate.

The map is huge. if you don't have a vehicle, it takes forever to get from end to end. Not positive or negative, just an observation.

The biggest gripe I have is that it is just a beta. Weapons and abilities are all extremely limited, which in the full version may help out with the tanks being almost unstoppable.

Yep, and I don't necessarily mind the tanks being really strong. I mean, realistically, in WW1, you should have to plan with a squad to take out a tank. The issue is they are available way too much if they are going to be that strong with no true anti-tank weapons (available in the beta). Either have them spawn less or weaken them just a little bit.

Eta: forgot to add, using the flamethrower is a ton of fun. You just feel like a badass with that armor on. At one point my team had some enemies pinned down in some buildings. I pulled a sweet flamethrower flanking maneuver, I came up the stairs and just let it burn. People were scrambling everywhere. It was hilarious and horrifying all at the same time.

Another good feature they added was a graph when you're looking at guns that shows the bullet drop and the damage drop. The guns don't all have the same drop. I used one sniper that had just a pretty gradual drop like many in BF4, then another that was like a laser for a while and then the bottom just completely dropped off. That chart was really helpful for comparing and just general knowledge.

Yes. I havent heard a Mear rage in quite a while.

Oh lord, it's BF4 all over again


Seriously, how do games always have server issues these days? These seems like it's only been a real issue the past 4-5 years or so.