29 years of BF1943 gameplay on Weds
Devs update players on stats and fixes.
In an unprecedented blow for relativity, EA and DICE report that there were some 29.45 years of gameplay completed on the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 1943 last Wednesday, with five million kills recorded.
That's significant because the duo have a clever little gimmick going on where a fourth map, Coral Sea, is unlocked once each of the two groups of players, on PS3 and 360, reaches 43 million kills overall.
(Update: A quick glance at the official site reveals a more up-to-date counter - 27.5 million kills on 360 and nearly 15 million on PS3. Thanks Scott.)
The news comes in producer Gordon Van Dyke's ongoing forum commentary (thanks Kotaku) on the technical issues causing problems for some of its players.
According to posts late last week and over the weekend, server capacity has been increased dramatically while other fixes are also in place to iron out issues some are still having joining matches.
If you're holding off until everything's fixed, you might want to keep an eye on that thread, although it's worth noting that our Battlefield 1943 review is based in large part on the retail version, and the game still invaded our hearts and planted its flag.
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Comments (37) Latest comment 3 years ago
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Game is working perfectly now. Amazing value for 10 quid!
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Although if it was a joint total then I don't see how PS3 players would slow it down!
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Nice surprise to hear there's a fourth map. So at this rate, we'll be playing this next week?
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Need to get good at planes before this new map is out, though...
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My only real grip is I need the ability to redefine the buttons as my index finger keeps slipping off L1 onto L2 causing me to crash the plane as it goes into look mode usually at the crucial moment when I need to pull up.
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Hurrah for fanboy-ism!
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Oh, and I think you'll find that Xbox supporters tend to gloat rather than "bitch" these days!
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Not that I really want to get into this PS3 V 360 rubbish but the counter only started on Friday. So no console had a head-start.
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That doesn't matter, as the counter didn't actually start until Friday night @ 19.43
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All I can see with those results is that 360 players die more...
TheRook21
PSN ID ^^
Owns the skys in BF1943
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For the people who haven't worked this one out yet, you can invite friends back into your squad if they drop out when you change maps, and I assume this is the same on PS3 as well;
Just press start, go to 'my squad', and invite players, whether they are in the game, the opposite team, or not. They can then accept and jump straight into your squad, as long as there are spaces on the team of course - and annoyingly, even if you are inviting someone who is on the same team, you still have to wait for a space to send the squad invite. If you're in the same game, on either side, you don't need to reload the map - and face problems reconnecting - or anything either; on the same side, they just jump into the squad, from the other team, the soldier commits suicide then swaps teams to join the squad.
Maybe I overexplained that. Oh well :/
EDIT: This is by no way ideal though, it would be better to stay in the same squad in the first place! Just saying that there is a workaround...
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thanks for clearing that up.
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Seems I hit a nerve with a 360 player
-3 now
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What happened to everyone's sense of humour?
Back on topic, we should have the new map before the end of the week!
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Speak the truth and receive negative feedback! Still, you've got to laugh. If I'd shelled out hundreds on an overpriced console that's worse on cross party titles and positively shocking when it comes to offering a credible online service, I'd give you negative feedback for pointing out the flaws too!
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XBox,
In the Night Garden,
Jeremy Kyle,
Smokin' the Reefer.
THAT'S YOUR LIFE!!!!!ONEONE
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Damn me for even aiming a comment at them, I'll probably delete it 5 seconds after posting for feeling that I'm feeding the trolls. Or maybe this disclaimer will deter me from that. \o/
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Sounds about right
1943 up to 28 million kills!!! We'll have the new map tomorrow evening at this rate.
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