Why Bad Company 2 Failed Part 2

5 Critical points are covered that discuss the paths DICE and EA took to get where the Battlefield Series currently stands. Why is Bad Company 2 not in the top 5 for games currently played? Part 2 picks up where Part 1 left off...

[Anime-Vixen]

Didn't this game sell over a million copies...

[Red_Phoenix]

Well they definitely sold more than 5 million.

http://content.usatoday.com...

That article is from May, so probably a bit more than that now.

[MariaHelFutura]

Please don`t tell me you believe sales = quality.

[T9X69]

Are you saying everything that sells well is bad then? MGS4 sold over 5 million copies and I think that was a pretty high quality game. I'm sure some people think the same about BFBC2, its all opinion based.

[lastdual]

It's fine to talk about a game's shortcomings, but the fact is, when you're talking about a game that sold 5 million+ copies, making the statement that it "failed" makes you look like an idiot.

You might not care for Wii Fit, but did Wii Fit "fail"? If so, I'd love to have one of my products fail like that...

[palaeomerus]

"Please don`t tell me you believe sales = quality."

No, of course not. Small groups of idiotic fanboys hiding behind pseudonyms on game forums, who can hardly write a coherent sentence, and have obvious axes to grind, are the sole arbiters of quality.

LOL.

[nycredude]

I actually enjoy the sp much more than MW2's sp.

[Raendom]

Me too! It was a little too short and ended abruptly though. I wanted to go to alaska and fight some Russians!

[deafwing]

.. the next one of course

[JsonHenry]

I played this game on the PC for two months straight. I loved it. It plays well, it looked great on the PC, and the servers were only flaky for the first week or so. Overall a great game.

Now Medal of Honor on the other hand....

[Kleptic]

the rehash of MOH is what has me confused on a game 'lacking direction'...granted i haven't played the beta at all...but I can see where many say the game doesn't really have any identity...

CoD owns the close quarters multiplayer action...love it or hate it...thats where its pacing and gameplay mechanics come together the most...Treyarch tried vehicles a few times, and messed with what IW set up enough that it was 'different' enough for a sequel, but the franchises strongest points multiplayer wise always involved close to medium range combat when compared to something 'big' like battlefield...

Medal of Honor isn't even relevant as a franchise right now...as in it doesn't have a 'this is what moh is all about' tag...

Battlefield on the other hand used to be the opposite of call of duty...big open maps, tons of vehicles, and the feeling of being involved in a large scale invasion...but Battlefield dropped most of that scale and focused more on smaller combat...still bigger than cod, but nothing like what it used to be...

i'm not saying I mind that either...just saying...where exactly is medal of honor supposed to fit in now?...people say its like BC2, but without destruction...but still with lots of vehicles...and about the same size...and its even made by DICE, making it look, sound, and feel just like BC2...

on the politics side I really hope EA/DICE do well with moh...I like EA a hell of a lot more than Activision...and DICE has always been a pretty humble developer that delivers some of the best multiplayer games the genre has ever seen...where as IW was great, but they knew it...and constantly reminded us of that...and Treyarch simply doesn't count imo...they made spider man games...and now just make sequels to a franchise everyone is getting tired of...

[ZombieAutopsy]

For BF3 they need to bring back the Clan support that BF2: Modern Combat had, it's something most shooters don't have and something the community loved and continues to ask for. I still think BFBC2 is good and plan on picking it up next month but i still play BFBC1 and enjoy it more than Modern Warfare 2.

[jacobdevos]

BF:BFC2 not only sold well but is probably one of the best thought out online FPS's in a long time.

This is easily the best online FPS out there right now, it looks great, it plays great, it has plenty of re playability.

I haven't loved an online fps this much since CS 1.6

[corneliuscrust]

I haven't been this engrossed in an FPS since CS either! Every time I play it takes me back to those high school days with CS beta 7 hehe

[BeaArthur]

Someone is looking for hits.

[xino]

game failed for me because the storymod was rubbish and I constantly get disconnected online, so therefore I sold the trash game.

[jacobdevos]

and you dont have the networking knowledge to play pc games online..

that's all i just read.

[earbus]

Single player was better in bc1 but thats their 3rd story based single player shooter so we can forgive had a blast in multi , vetren status 9 have every battlefield thing ever .

[Rich1631]

Single player better in BC1? Are you kidding? Bad Company 2's single player is still terrible but it is ages above the first. BC1 felt like huge maps with bots in them with a few cut scenes and bad jokes to tie it together. BC1 along with Unreal Tournament III are the worst single player modes out there!

[earbus]

actually thats how it started with no singleplayer thats why i like it and unreal is sweet love it half the time i dont pay attention in games but the first single player was better for me no kidding zabagrabadingdong.

[KillerPwned]

BFBC2 is IMO way better then any COD we had this gen (besides 2 that one was pretty good). It sold a lot and the developers of DICE really put a lot of hard work into the game. It was a pretty solid experience plain and simple.

[redDevil87]

but traded it in because of the maps. I wanted to keep it because it was so much fun, but how many times can i keep playing rush and conquest over and over again on the same maps? If they released a map pack earlier i would still be playing it.

It wasn't a failure in my eyes but little things like better matchmaking and more maps could have made this game even better.

[Trunkz]

BFBC2 is a great game, the article guy (seeing he's a PC gamer) needs to understand that what we got is a console port just revamped a little for PC needs, but still has a scent of console in it.

[StitchJones]

I have been loving the game and having a blast with it. I see plenty of servers to connect to and when I'm not feeling like going online, the single player game is loads of fun. Plus the level of detail in the game is fantastic.

[Games4M - Rob]

utter bollocks, gimme BF over COD anyday.

[ukilnme]

This game is awesome. I absolutely love it. My son was CoD fanatic but has turned into a BC2 fanatic.

[ElDorado]

is a fucking idiot. Probably a lazy COD player who loves playing arcade games and loves auto aim. Get over it.
BFBC2 > MW2 by a million miles.
BFBC2 is one of the best FPS. Killzone I think is the best and second BFBC2. FUCK COD AND FUCK YOU WHO WROTE THIS FUCKING BULLSHIT

[Jdoki]

So you're saying you don't like CoD and you don't put much stock in the author of the article??? Just wanted to check cus you were a little bit vague in your comment!! :)

/jk

[jacobdevos]

Reasons

Bad Language, Trolling, Immature.

Take your pick, get this kid off n4g

[corneliuscrust]

Loud noises?

[AEtherbane]

EA and Dice made lots of money form this game. That is a success. Weather it was good in the eyes of the gamers, thats another story.

[Jdoki]

From the article "Bare with me for a moment."

<gets naked>

Now what?

:)

Grammar FTW!

On topic: Failure is very subjective. The author appears to think the game is a failure because it is different.

To me Bad Company is a spin-off of the main Battlefield series. It is feels familiar enough to the old Battlefield games while going in a new direction (even if that direction is aimed squarely at CoD). I have no doubt we'll eventually see a new Battlefield entry more in line with the old style of games in the series.

[Rubberlegs]

The article isn't talking about that it failed in sales (he even says it sold well) but that its barely making the top 10 active online games for XBL. That's the what the whole article is about a list reason why more people don't play it.

I play it less because they still haven't came out with new maps. They just release previous maps to other game modes you couldn't play on before.

[crazyclown]

IT DIDNT FAIL WTF...

[I_Luv_2_Game]

At this article.. BFBC2 is by far the best FPS shooter out there.. I can't even play another shooter without having destruction, it's awesome.. My only problem with BFBC2 is that it needs more maps and that's it.. Other than that it's the best FPS out there..