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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC beta delayed, new features revealed
According to a blog post by producer Gordon Van Dyke, DICE has delayed the PC beta for its upcoming military FPS, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. "With the huge success of the PS3 beta we decided to drastically increase the PC beta's capacity to insure as many people as possible could participate," Van Dyke said. On the bright side, that additional time will allow the developers to further polish the game, making it that much sweeter when it finally arrives. DICE now intends to release the PC beta "very early next year."
Van Dyke's blog post wasn't all bad news, though, revealing new details about BFBC2. The game is now confirmed to support DirectX 11, allows 32 players to battle it out online (24 on consoles), and has a buddy list to keep track of your friends. Other features include dedicated ranked servers, clan and private server support, a PC squad play system, and compatibility with joysticks for flying, Nvidia 3D Vision, Logitech LCD keyboards, VoIP and more.
Van Dyke's blog post wasn't all bad news, though, revealing new details about BFBC2. The game is now confirmed to support DirectX 11, allows 32 players to battle it out online (24 on consoles), and has a buddy list to keep track of your friends. Other features include dedicated ranked servers, clan and private server support, a PC squad play system, and compatibility with joysticks for flying, Nvidia 3D Vision, Logitech LCD keyboards, VoIP and more.
PC Enhanced Features
Up to 32 Players on PC (24 on consoles) - Play with up to 32 players online in the biggest multiplayer Maps in Battlefield. Each with a different tactical and gameplay focus set across a variety of environments.
Full DirectX 9, 10 & 11 Support - Immerse yourself in the Battlefield world as Frostbite engine brings tanks, helicopters and explosions to vivid life on your PC. The game will fully support Windows XP, Vista, and 7 with new tech that further improves things like lighting and shadows.
Enhanced Gameplay - The PC version also includes wide peripheral support like Joysticks for flying, NVIDIA 3D Vision, Logitech LCD Keyboards and VoIP Support plus a variety of specific features tailored for PC play.
Friend Support - Find your friends online with the new buddy list to see if and who is online so you can quickly join their game.
Dedicated Ranked Server - Everyone gets non-stop action with no connection penalties based on some other player's internet. Ranked Server Provider program will give players opportunity to rent their own server(s) located in professional grade datacenters, ability to modify settings like map rotation, create reserved slots for friends or clan members, kick & Ban players, and custom name your ranked server.
Clan Support & Private Servers - Independent Clan Tag, and ability to rent servers for hosting and controlling private password protected competitive servers with expanded control over the settings from public ranked servers.
PC Squad Play System - Updated from previous Battlefield PC titles now gives control of your squad before heading into combat.
Up to 32 Players on PC (24 on consoles) - Play with up to 32 players online in the biggest multiplayer Maps in Battlefield. Each with a different tactical and gameplay focus set across a variety of environments.
Full DirectX 9, 10 & 11 Support - Immerse yourself in the Battlefield world as Frostbite engine brings tanks, helicopters and explosions to vivid life on your PC. The game will fully support Windows XP, Vista, and 7 with new tech that further improves things like lighting and shadows.
Enhanced Gameplay - The PC version also includes wide peripheral support like Joysticks for flying, NVIDIA 3D Vision, Logitech LCD Keyboards and VoIP Support plus a variety of specific features tailored for PC play.
Friend Support - Find your friends online with the new buddy list to see if and who is online so you can quickly join their game.
Dedicated Ranked Server - Everyone gets non-stop action with no connection penalties based on some other player's internet. Ranked Server Provider program will give players opportunity to rent their own server(s) located in professional grade datacenters, ability to modify settings like map rotation, create reserved slots for friends or clan members, kick & Ban players, and custom name your ranked server.
Clan Support & Private Servers - Independent Clan Tag, and ability to rent servers for hosting and controlling private password protected competitive servers with expanded control over the settings from public ranked servers.
PC Squad Play System - Updated from previous Battlefield PC titles now gives control of your squad before heading into combat.
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UglyChild on November 30, 2009 8:53 PM |
I played the beta on PS3 and MW2 can suck it. This game is far better. |
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Matthew on November 30, 2009 9:23 PM |
 I can honestly say I was waiting to see a comment like that. I haven't played either game. Would you mind sharing what you found to be better about BFBC2, UglyChild (or anyone else who has played both)?
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codefeenix on November 30, 2009 9:27 PM |
I have high hopes for BFBC2 on the PC, i hope it can bring me back to FPS's |
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matchu on November 30, 2009 10:33 PM |
sweeet. another game to add on my must-get list. i personally prefer playing FPS on pc anyways. The mouse has always felt more natural to me than a gamepad... but that's just my humble opinion. |
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jurrasstoil on November 30, 2009 10:35 PM |
The first one looked quite interessting, but i refuse to buy a console when i have a well equipped PC. I never read or heard why the first one wasn't ported to the PC, it's not like FPS play sooooo much better on with a controller... Well, good choice to bring the 2nd part to the PC, i think i'll give it a try. |
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atk spade on November 30, 2009 10:41 PM |
I like BFBC the first time, I am excited to see what it brings this time around. If it can capture the quality game play of Battlefield 2 that would be awesome. I am not a big fan of MW2, it just seems like a reskinned MW1. The maps are so so, and some of the weapons and perks are just really off of the wall. Heartbeat Sensors? Dual p90s? Nukes? C'mon. |
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Richy2k9 on November 30, 2009 11:12 PM |
hello ... i really want this game too, i still don't know if i'll get i on PC or Console, maybe both  cheers! |
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klepto12 on November 30, 2009 11:37 PM |
wow look its what MW2 was supposed to be lol. it looks awesome and i cant wait to play it. |
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UglyChild on November 30, 2009 11:40 PM |
Matthew said: Huge maps and vehicles that you can drive. I can honestly say I was waiting to see a comment like that. I haven't played either game. Would you mind sharing what you found to be better about BFBC2, UglyChild (or anyone else who has played both)? Game play require tactics and strategy, instead of fast finger and spray & pray. |
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moltar on November 30, 2009 11:42 PM |
Finally a game that does it right and always has, BF I love you! |
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lfg18 on November 30, 2009 11:46 PM |
I haven't played this game, but it looks very nice, and i'm pretty sure that the graphics and the controls will be better than those of the console, It almost always happens in thet way, well of course as long as you have a capable PC, I think that I will sign up for the beta if i had the chance
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tengeta on November 30, 2009 11:51 PM |
Delays seem to be getting to a point of standardization in the gaming industry... sad really. |
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saintbodhisatva on December 1, 2009 12:08 AM |
hurray for another push in support of DX11. |
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bonboy on December 1, 2009 12:29 AM |
can't wait till the game finish polished. from the screenshot the game has an amazing graphic,soooo real,amazing, n i think this's the second game support dx 11 after dirt 2. |
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Basher on December 1, 2009 1:07 AM |
I'll be looking forward to this. I played BF1942 (Mainly Desert Combat mod) and BF2 for quite a while. Hopefully they fix many of the flops those games eventually succumb to... such as terrible ability to admin the games. |
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speeedy6 on December 1, 2009 3:54 AM |
Playing the beta now and loving it!!! |
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razerblade on December 1, 2009 4:27 AM |
Wow this looks great! This is what MW2 should have included for the PC. I cannot wait to play the beta of this game when it becomes available for the PC. MW2 had the opportunity to include all these features and make it an amazing game but they missed it! This game looks awesome!!!!!! |
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dellz on December 1, 2009 5:03 AM |
Im glad to see DICE dose not make console ports to pc , like infinty ward , who was too lazy to polish their game for their biggest support base the pc community . I have been a big fan of battelfield all my gamer days and this will be a must buy because it has all the things i was waiting from MW2 , i mean come on a PC FPS needs 32 player servers for MAX madness team deathmatches  not 12 people IWcrap controled servers where 50 % you loose a game do to hackers or 3 man partys who leave mid game(its really annoying playing Search and Destroy 3 vs 6 =/ )
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yorro on December 1, 2009 6:18 AM |
WOW BF2 Can definitely revive PC-FPS after that MW2 debacle |
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BlackIrish on December 1, 2009 6:33 AM |
Yay, a DX 11 game - now only to get a DX 11 compatible graphics card :p |
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fref on December 1, 2009 7:19 AM |
If that is a real in-game screenshot, this game looks amazing! I'm guessing it's no DirectX 11 only, so does anyone know what improvements the DirectX 11 mode brings to the game? Is it only the lighting and shadows, or do they use the new DirectCompute feature of DirectX 11 for stuff like physics? |
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burty117 on December 1, 2009 7:21 AM |
I have to admit that if that screenshot is in-game then it is going to look sweet! I also ask for the same info as fref, what does the DX11 mode bring extra? |
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absolutgaloot on December 1, 2009 8:17 AM |
I am SO very happy to see that MW2 is not influencing other developers when bringing features to the PC for their games. MW2's "enhanced PC features" list: - Mouse! - Keyboard! - Console Pricing! (even though the Dev doesn't have to pay extra money to make it for the PC like they do for consoles) Thank you DICE for remembering why we game on the PC in the first place
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absolutgaloot on December 1, 2009 8:28 AM |
Hrm, the edit from the board didn't reflect on the page. Straight from the dev: Moriarte: Ignoring IW.net, is the PC version a direct port of the console version? Mackey-IW: No, PC has custom stuff like mouse control, text chat in game, and graphics settings. (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/pc-modern-warfar -2-its-much-worse-than-you-thought.ars) |
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ColdPreacher on December 1, 2009 8:34 AM |
Ya this game looks nice, specially for the PC |
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