BF2142 to contain spyware?

[Ronin Storm]

WoW (and other games in the MMORPG niche) adds new content and servers and rebalances and tunes old content constantly. WoW also runs a live team that includes both event management and in-game customer service channels. BF2/2142 does neither. I think you'd struggle to find a strong correlation between their business models for a good comparison.

That said, in-game advertising and impression tracking isn't a whole lot different to Amazon's similar system for their online shopping site, and you get the same choices: avail yourself of the service and understand that someone tracked your clicks, at least in some general sense, or avoid the service completely. The trick, I feel, is knowing that it's there so you can make the choice.

 

[Gibsonfire]

BF2, 1 year = £25

WoW, 1 year = ~£100

Like RoninStorm said, you can't compare the two, ones an online shooter where many of the servers are not provided by the company, new content is almost non-existent and it is not an evolving world whereas WoW is all these things and for that reason I am okay with being charged to pay for it.

 

[PsiSoldier]

I wouldn't really be angry at this if they told you it invaded your privicy, before you spent your money on it. And I would probably not be as annoyed if there was the option to turn it off...

EDIT: Yeah, Ronin, 'pay2play' games are my preferance in all honesty, I've gotten more fun out of Planetside and other P2P games than I ever have had out of a single payment game.
For instance, I stopped playing BF2 after about a month of starting with it, and that cost me 4o bucks for a month of fun... At that rate I'd have to buy a new game every 1-2 months to keep entertained, but that's almost 3x the cost of a single month Planetside subscripton (6ish bucks).

Umm, lol, sorry for rambling on .

 

[Piacular]

WoW's new content is generally aimed at a high level characters; new servers are created to cater for new customers. Old WoW servers are occasionally updated, but that’s when it can't handle its own game anymore, so I'd expect that for free.

BF gets new content in the form of maps and weapons, which are free of charge and realistically available to every BF player, how many WoW subscribers will ever get to AQ20/40 or Naxxramas?

BF is actually also constantly rebalanced and tuned for no monthly fee.

Event managing and in-game customer service doesn’t apply to BF because it doesn't require them.

I'm saying that as game development prices go up, if it keeps a games price down and lets the creators make extra revenue to cover my savings, putting in adverts is fine with me.

 

[PsiSoldier]

The only BF2 map I can think of that was added for free was the Jalalabad map, and I can't think of any new weapons that were not in an expansion you had to buy.

 

[Wraith]

The only BF2 map I can think of that was added for free was the Jalalabad map, and I can't think of any new weapons that were not in an expansion you had to buy.

Wake Island was also added free, but otherwise you're correct.

 

[PsiSoldier]

I thought Wake was in from the start as the whole BF fan base loved the map so much on 1941 & Vietnam... Oh well, I know the truth now lol.

Wonder if Wake Island will show itself in 2142 =/...

 

[thatbloke]

heh. maybe Necker Island will show up instead?

 

[Wraith]

I thought Wake was in from the start as the whole BF fan base loved the map so much on 1941 & Vietnam... Oh well, I know the truth now lol.

Wonder if Wake Island will show itself in 2142 =/...

It was in one of the very early patches, possibly 1.03 but I can't be certain

 

[Ki!ler-Mk1]

I thought Wake was in from the start as the whole BF fan base loved the map so much on 1941 & Vietnam... Oh well, I know the truth now lol.

Wonder if Wake Island will show itself in 2142 =/...

Well its alot harder to cross water now.

 

[Taffy]

heh. maybe Necker Island will show up instead?

100 points for shooting Branson in the head!

 

[PsiSoldier]

Well its alot harder to cross water now.

No more boats? You can still "Auto-Swim" with the chat key right?
Hmm, I don't really use anything other than aircraft when it comes to crossing long distances. Unless there's heavily concentrated AA around, then it's recon vehicles...

 

[Ki!ler-Mk1]

Hmm, I don't really use anything other than aircraft when it comes to crossing long distances. Unless there's heavily concentrated AA around, then it's recon vehicles...

The problem with the aircraft is initiating reverse(downwards) thrust.

No more boats? You can still "Auto-Swim" with the chat key right?

Indeed, both are correct, and the apcs+hover tank are not waterproof.

 

[waterproofbob]

apcs+hover tank are not waterproof.

no but i am, have taken to doing what i did in wake on occassions, leaping off the carrier and swimming round the back, so just swim swim and swim some more. hehehehehe.

so u see not just a silly name

 

[Ki!ler-Mk1]

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