No more patches or DLC for Op Flash

By Oli Welsh Published 17 February, 2010

Not for Dragon Rising, anyway.

Codemasters has said that it's pulling ongoing support for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, the military shooter it released last October.

There'll be no more patches or DLC beyond the upcoming release of the Overwatch add-on on PS3, one of the community team posted on the game's forum (thanks, VG247).

"I just wanted to inform you all that the team have now completed the Dragon Rising chapter of Operation Flashpoint and that's it for DR-related content going forward," community manager Ian Webster said.

"We are sorry if Dragon Rising and the two DLCs released to date have left you wanting even more, but in the grand scheme of future plans and schedules the vast majority of the team are already busy planning the future of modern combat.

"We're aware that this news might disappoint some of you, but I kindly ask that you all please keep any future posts on this topic mature and constructive." Ha ha.

Sounds to us like a new Operation Flashpoint game has just gone into full production. Watch this space.

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  • asharkman #1 2 years ago

    Good news.
    They obviously made no money from the downloads cause everyone stopped playing the game.
    Hopefully they'll release a decent quality sequel with some of the features that made the original so special.
    This game was one of the most disappointing games I've ever played.

  • ODB_Mongoose #2 2 years ago

    Exactly - what a horror the game was - unbelievable how the community got screwed
    Edited by 1 at 17/02/10 @ 10:46

  • gizmo #3 2 years ago

    Disgraceful. So many unfullfilled promises, amounting to downright PR lies.

    Tell you what codies, now I've seen what you're capable of, I'll skip your next one - you didn't even better the version which was released on the original xbox! Back to programming school?

  • LOLLERS #4 2 years ago

    "...the vast majority of the team are already busy planning the future of modern combat."

    No. No they're not.

  • octavedoctor #5 2 years ago

    Obviously weren't making enough money...

  • paul.doh! #6 2 years ago

    I have to laugh, I convinced three of my mates to buy this game with the promise that it would be excellent four player co-op!
    Needless to say I still get ribbed for it - we only managed to muster the entusiasm to finish it off a couple of days ago!

    Codies, what were you thinking of when you play tested this game?

  • Zidargh #7 2 years ago

    "Codies, what were you thinking of when you play tested this game?"

    Two words: They didn't.

  • degville #8 2 years ago

    I maintain that online coop is great fun however its pretty buggy and the fact you can't join a mission late or rejoin after being kicked due to some bug is downt right laughable in this day and age.

  • Chazmeister #9 2 years ago

    I totally agree with Gizmo, there was so much PR bullshit and outright lies in the run up to this being released. They made it out as if it was going to be a massive open world campaign with you deciding where to take the battle to next, looting ammo and weapons as you went along and getting to control a multitude of vehicles.
    Instead we got 11 or so linear levels hemed in by invisible borders that failed you if you left the mission area and with many missions having a strict time limit further hampering your freedom. In the missions you might perhaps get the odd jeep to drive around if you were lucky but worst of all there was no way to change your weapon loadouts prior to the mission and the bodies and weapons of your fallen enemies would magically vanish after a few minutes. I was so disgusted with it, especially after having been a fan of the previous games, that I couldn't even bring myself to bother finishing it. Needless to say I traded it in after only a couple of weeks.

    To me it felt as if it was taking them too long to do the whole open world thing working properly, so they just cobbled this crap together to meet the deadline whilst they work on getting it right for the next one.

    On the plus side the game engine and the gun play were good. It looked great and you could see for miles when you were up on the high hills, great explosions and smoke and gun fire etc but where was the game we were promised?

  • metalangel #10 2 years ago

    Well fucking done Codebastards. Release a game severely deficient in content (why the hell did you create a 220sq/km island and dozens of weapons and vehicles if players can never use them in the tiny handful of missions), make console owners completely dependent on you for more missions... and then pull all support for more missions just two packs and four months later. And this is before we mention the patches that will never come out to fix all the huge bugs still present in the game. You are a complete disgrace of a developer and publisher, and deserve to go out of business for treating your customers like this.

  • UncleLou #11 2 years ago

    Most useless game purchase last year, never made it past the first couple of missions. Give me a buggy ArmA that's fun to play over this any day.

  • Darren #12 2 years ago

    Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising was an utterly average game (on the PC) in every way anyway, a pale imitation of the excellent original IMO, and I'm sure it didn't sell in the numbers Codemasters were hoping for which is why they're ditching support so early.

  • Murton #13 2 years ago

    Speaking the words "going forward" should be capital offence. I hate these sort of management "buzz words" and to think that games companies are using that BS language with their fans is nothing short of ridiculous.

    On the subject of Dragon Rising, I find it surprising that they've ended support this early in light of promises made. I always thought Codemasters were a company that understood the need for good PR so this will certainly not have been a decision that was made lightly, they know that they're going to need something pretty special to win back the fans that they've lost with this disappointing news. Whether or not they pull it off though, we'll find out later I guess.

  • Stroller4 #14 2 years ago

    I *really* wanted this to be a great game, bought it on day of release, romped through the single player with no bugs really evident and then wondered where the rest of the single player campaign was. Couldn't believe it was so short, so I tried the multiplayer. Spent 15 to 30 minutes trying to get into a room and then had the massive dissapointment that it was broken beyond belief and there was no editor.
    I was too gutted to put it back in and try the DLC - can anyone tell me if multiplayer did get patched (on 360) and if any of the DLC is worth getting?

    @ paul.doh! - I did the same thing, fortunately only one did actually buy it. i still felt like a right tit for encouraging him to get it though.

    Next time I wait for the user reviews to come out - especially for the multiplayer - I don't think that any of the initial reviews even commented on this.

  • sneetch #15 2 years ago

    I was considering buying this, after reading the article and this thread I reckon I'll got for ArmA2 instead. Thanks for the warnings, everyone.

    I didn't realise it was still such a disaster so long after release and now that Codemasters have washed their hands of it I'm sure as hell not going to pick it up.

  • FogHeart #16 2 years ago

    Going forward? I bet that statement was made by someone who likes to 'Project Manage'.

    /Grinds teeth into white powder

    Edit: I'm an OpFlash 'victim' - my brother persuaded me. The whole thing is baffling - like they made an engine so you can drive helis and tanks and plant bombs and do all those great things, then they made a massive island to do it on, then fell asleep for three months when they were supposed to create missions. Given the sandbox nature of the game I thought that'd be the easy bit!
    Edited by 1 at 17/02/10 @ 12:44

  • asharkman #17 2 years ago

    Ha ha Yea I'm a victim too.
    There should be an op flashpoint victims group meeting or something.

  • asharkman #18 2 years ago

    They ruined my good memories!

  • Murton #19 2 years ago

    "Operation Flashpoint victim." I love it, +1 to you sir.

  • tobsen #20 2 years ago

    I still remember the time when "Codemasters" actually stood for quality games. Feels like a long time ago.

  • orpheus #21 2 years ago

    I've enjoyed OFP (even though it's limited), but this takes the cake. Can't believe they've dropped support after four months. So many promises were broken on this game, it's downright disgusting. I'm never buying from Codies again.

  • ChaK #22 2 years ago

    I still remember sir lenton saying with his "ish ish" accent how amazingggggg his game is.

    And then I played it.

    Never, ever again codemaster, got my word.

  • mcmothercruncher #23 2 years ago

    Twas a shocker in terms of what was promised vs what was delivered.

    I'll be extremely cautious about anything Codemasters from now on.


    I bet they're apoplectic over on the DR forums... I'm heading over, should be good for a laugh ;)

  • Richie72 #24 2 years ago

    I agree with the other comments. Codemasters, you should hold your heads in shame with this "sequel" and have a play on Bohemia Interactives creation. Those boys started OpFlash and they're continuing it with Arma so I think you should stop trying. Yes, Dragon Rising looked good from a distance bit when you look harder you see the faults and notice even more when you start playing. Arma2 is still in my PC while OFDR is gathering dust on the shelf. Anyone want to buy it?

  • Gammerz #25 2 years ago

    I was disappointed with OFP:DR too. It's now 15 quid and worth the buy (but not at 26 quid I paid on release). Next time..... I'll listen to some friends' balanced opinions and wait until the price drops to 15 quid again (which shouldn't be very long). Maybe this has created an opening for Arma 2 to be released on the xbox after it was abandoned (wasn't it?)!

  • hiscore #26 2 years ago

    Sounds more like they ain't gonna put more money into this failure.
    The real OFP is on pc and xbox 1.

    To me, Dragon Rising is NEVER worth the buy, even at 15 quid. A failure remains a failure, even when prices go down.
    Time for Bohemia Interactive to strike back and bring that ArmA-license to the consoles.
    Edited by 1 at 17/02/10 @ 21:22

  • dirk_aircool #27 2 years ago

    Thy should put the money into fixing the game , or should we all get a full refund ?

  • metalangel #28 2 years ago

    To anyone disenfranchised by all this: I humbly invite you to play the MFCTI mod for the original OFP on PC, and see what was possible almost a decade ago, and what SHOULD HAVE BEEN possible now.

  • SonicUk #29 2 years ago

    Looking at some of the comments I have to say I'm glad I was never suckered in with this one. It looked promising enough in its early stages, but the more research I did on the game nearer the time of its release the more things just didn't seem to add up. The levels all seemed to look very similar, and the gameplay just looked real boring and slow paced. I just got a nasty feeling it was gonna be crap, and this has now basically been confirmed by Codie's dropping support so ridiculously early. Not surprizing really, considering this is the same company that brought us the abomination that was Dirt 2(when is someone going to give us a proper rally game this gen?!!).

  • jambo74 #30 2 years ago

    Who cares. Codemasters ripped the gamers off and will pay in the future. Simple.

  • sapadelemn #31 2 years ago

    Nice....

    Arma2 remains the best military simulator.
    Edited by 1 at 20/02/10 @ 17:38

  • pineapple762 #32 6 months ago

    So many negative comments. Sure some bugs, but to the people who still play this game on a regular basis, they have leant to overlook and not even notice some of the bugs and have focussed on the extraordinary gameplay. By the way, how well your game plays depends on how militarily intelligent you are. type in my gamer tag 'pineapple762' in the you tube search to seen what I mean, or catch me on xbox live.
    Edited by 3 at 31/08/11 @ 19:59