Live Battlefield 1943 interview

By Robert Purchese Published 18 June, 2009

DICE talks dates, betas, and hilarity.

Live Battlefield 1943 interview

by Bert Bert

18/06/09 14:58

DICE talks dates, betas, and hilarity.

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Comments (29) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Senate #1 3 years ago

    oh the shame!

  • Ste105 #2 3 years ago

    none of my questions have been answered...i wonder why

    15:25:16 PM
    what have you done to combat Nade-spammers
    15:23:37 PM
    Will players still be able to jump 6ft in the air right over another player like in BF2.....which produces Bunnies hoppers
    15:20:28 PM
    20 players v 20 players....is that not going backwards?

  • mashk #3 3 years ago

    Ask them what their favourite face is on a die.

  • ademkermad #4 3 years ago

    Big question is, what does the game offer apart from different maps, weapons and vehicles. For example, will the full building destructability and revive systems that will be in Bad Company 2 make it into this game....?

  • sneetch #5 3 years ago

    @Ste105
    As it kicks off at 4pm and your post was at 3:45 I'm not too surprised that they haven't answered them. Also there's a somewhat accusatory tone to your questions that people won't be willing to present to the devs.

  • Galathorn #6 3 years ago

    In september for PC? :(

  • Dixon_ #7 3 years ago

    why are most the questions so dumb?

  • TitusCrow #8 3 years ago

    i just asked if we will get any of the bf1942 european / eastern front maps :(

  • Hunam #9 3 years ago

    This is all a bit stale right now.

  • Hunam #10 3 years ago

    Disappointed in the lack of clan features then, it's what kept BF2 alive for so long.

  • TriggerHippie #11 3 years ago

    Did Van Dyke actually say LOL? Was it just a flat "LOL" or did he go "L, O, L?" The mind boggles.

    Also, "Non griefing areas?" Surely now that griefing is the only reason to be in there you achieve the exact opposite. Pure Griefing Areas.
    Edited by 2 at 18/06/09 @ 16:52

  • XdarXideX #12 3 years ago

    Wow... some of that was a waste of time! I want to know if I can drive the Aircraft Carrier damnit!

  • TriggerHippie #13 3 years ago

    "Wow... some of that was a waste of time! I want to know if I can drive the Aircraft Carrier damnit!"

    Magic 8 Ball says "Signs point to no."

    @Cragtek

    Ah that does explain it. I actually said "LOL" to a girlfriend once when I got into Everquest on my spanky Pentium 400. It being 1999 she just looked at me like I was mad. Course it turned out she was right but thats another story.
    Edited by 3 at 18/06/09 @ 17:13

  • CableNut #14 3 years ago

    crap Q&A imo. so many pointless questions, and the mod came out with most the pointless ones.....

  • XdarXideX #15 3 years ago

    @Triggerhippie - Yeah I know... but you could in 1942! :( (or was that BF2?)

    I wish they were remaking BF Vietnam. Other than BF2 that was my favorite one!
    Edited by 1 at 18/06/09 @ 17:10

  • TriggerHippie #16 3 years ago

    @XdarXideX

    Never mind mate. We'll just have to look forward to Battlefield 3 being the real deal. 1943 really does just seem to be Battlefields slightly slow cousin that you can just stick in the corner with a controller in hand. I'm sure it'll be a blast and a great example of what XBLA can deliver. Shame they didn't look at what Warhawks doing and have a think about it though.

  • XdarXideX #17 3 years ago

    @Triggerhippie - Enlighten me! What are they doing with Warhawk now? I'll need to upgrade my PC before being able to enjoy BF3, sadly! My socket 939 died a while back. Can't find a replacement and upgrading is expensive!

  • 8bitMofo #18 3 years ago

    All I wanted him to know is that I loved him in Mary Poppins...

  • TriggerHippie #19 3 years ago

    Yeah I should have said "What Warkhawk did" I suppose :p

    I just think that BF'43 seems to share a lot of the basic gameplay that Warhawk offers but minus some of the little flourishes that makes Warhawk so 'morish'. Run around shooting, drive around shooting, and fly around shooting! Its a shame that they don't seem interested in developing it any further that this one map.

    @8bitMofo

    Dick.
    Edited by 1 at 18/06/09 @ 17:35

  • ChthonicEcho #20 3 years ago

    LOL! Awesome interview.

  • Anthony_UK #21 3 years ago

    Hmmm I sounded to me that they've kept the squad/ chat system from bad company, not great when playing with friends, and I imagine not great when organising people around on map's used to 64 people running around instead of 24.

    Still getting this day one, but it wasn't much to ask to be able to talk to your whole team this time round, even a hold 'insert button' command to talk to everyone on your team would have done!

  • Apostle #22 3 years ago

    Gotta say I'm a little disapointed in some of the answers, but considering this was a "spontaneous" (I think Patrick said) game development, I can forgive them. I expect BF:BC2 to have a lot more advancements though guys [DICE], you've heard all the complaints I am sure, and I'm already feeling super-hyped about the medic coming back.

    Please do map packs for 1943! I'd buy 'em.

  • zebedee #23 3 years ago

    'DICE talks dates, betas, and hilarity.'

    Dates: 'Er, summer. And September.'
    Betas: 'There aren't any.'
    Hilarity: 'I shot a jeep, and it, like, exploded. Rad!'

    Fair play for getting such luminaries to fit you in to their busy schedules, but this reads more like a transcript of a press conference than an interview. A tad oversold?

  • collateral89 #24 3 years ago

    the map that u unlock after getting 43m kills is a bit silly isnt it the person who gets this first wont hav any 1 to play with LOL!!!
    Edited by 1 at 18/06/09 @ 21:11

  • Spekingur #25 3 years ago

    j,taurus: It will unlock for everyone. Not just one person. Seeing how long it can take to get the kill achievement in L4D it would take AGES for one person to get 43m kills.

  • Talbot #26 3 years ago

    A tremendous waste of energy. FPS's for consoles....? NO JUST F**KING NO and it will be NO 'till the end of days. So bugger the lot of you. Ha.

  • XdarXideX #27 3 years ago

    @Talbot

    Just because you can't get your head around console FPS games they're a no-no? Newsflash.. there are LOADS of console FPS's which, you know... kinda hints that they work.

  • Crovax20 #28 3 years ago

    wow, weaksauce.

  • Talbot #29 3 years ago

    @XdarXideX

    I have little need to. Console FPS's are dumbed down so that the dreaded analogue can cope.