Battlefield fans, which would you prefer between the two for the next game: modern day military or 2143?

[AuthenticM]

This is a simple question. Given a choice between these two options, which would you choose for the next setting of the Battlefield franchise: a return to modern military or to the far future in 2143?

Personally, as someone who hasn't played 2142 and who has played his fair share of modern military shooters, I'd very much like for DICE to make 2143. Outside of the future aesthetic and mechs and stuff, I feel like such a setting could offer a more varied gameplay experience, as the devs aren't beholden to the rules of modern day tech.

How about you?

 

[fracas]

BC3 or bust

 

[@TheFriendlyBro]

Never played 2142. So a futuristic Battlefield game sounds fun.

Then again, I've got Star Wars Battlefront II to play. Might as well pretend that's a futuristic BF.

 

[Kalentan]

2143. Been waiting for forever.

 

[Cenauru]

A new mainline Battlefield with a futuristic setting would be awesome

 

[Akira86]

Shit, modern day is getting closer and closer to 2143. If we had a near future one they could have flying crafts, metal mules and gunbots.

 

[Hybrid Rainbow]

I find it ironic everyone wants to go back to a futuristic style of FPS when we just had CoD Infinite Warfare and people hated it.

 

[VaporSnake]

Save 2143 for when the setting feels refreshing and not overdone.

Also despite Battlefield 2142 being beloved by the community, I don't think the original even did that well.

 

[Deception]

I need a sequel to BF4 so give me that modern setting.

 

[Koukalaka]

Bringing back Titan mode with the cinematic scope of BF1 and BFV's Operations?

Yes please.

 

[rsfour]

BC2143

 

[Deleted member 18944]

2020 is almost here baby.

 

[Avitus]

It's going to be Bad Company 3

Doesn't matter though, the DICE that made BC2 and BF3/4 is basically dead at this point.

 

[KillLaCam]

I'd be happy with either but 2143 is overdue

 

[nekkid]

2143, as long as they respectfully recreated Titan mode.

 

[Wolf]

Bad Company 3, Vietnam or 2143.

I don't need a modern day shooter.

 

[jelly]

Never played 2143, what aspects made it distinct from the others?

I wouldn't be against anything honestly, just give me a good BF game again.

 

[Phinor]

Futuristic multiplayer shooter games always have terrible weapons. On the one hand I would like to see someone succeed at that but I wouldn't want to sacrifice two years of Battlefield for that experiment. What I would like to see is a proper take on WW1. Take 90% of the automatic weapons away (that BF1 had) and see where that leads us.

 

[MagnusGman]

I must have a new Titan Mode.

2143 or I riot!

 

[VaporSnake]

Never played 2143, what aspects made it distinct from the others?

I wouldn't be against anything honestly, just give me a good BF game again.

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Mechs, and an incredible game mode where both teams had a flying mobile base (think helicarriers from the MCU) where the objective would be to control cap points similar to standard battlefield, except the control points would weaken the enemy ships shields, allowing you to board and destroy said craft, the ending of matches consisted of being dropped onto the ship by aircraft, or jumping into boarding vehicles (manned controllable missles basically lol) and guiding yourself onto the ship, fighting the enemy team guarding it, then destroying the ships engine core and escaping, it was awesome and unlike anything seen since.

 

[Lant_War]

I just want a sequel to Battlefield 4

 

[elenarie]

Speaking purely as a fan, so don't read into this, why not something in between? I've never really been a fan of sci fi weapons, they all feel too much pew pew pew ish. And modern day feels too... militaristic? is that the right word? Not the biggest fan of modern day military aesthetics. Would like to see something in between, modern day feel of weapons with futuristic aesthetics and stuff.

Is that Battlefield: Titanfall? Sort of like Battlefield: Anthem maybe? Future world with modern ish weapons and rust and stuff. Kind of like how the Starcraft universe sort of is, if it focuses only on the Terrans. Woah, it is, I just got a billion $ idea. Brb, calling some people!

 

[Hasney]

I find it ironic everyone wants to go back to a futuristic style of FPS when we just had CoD Infinite Warfare and people hated it.

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It was the first CoD I enjoyed in long time and the last one I enjoyed.

Give me this and get creative, so bored of modern real guns. At least the modern ones are better than old ones, I guess.

 

[DaciaJC]

Outside of the future aesthetic and mechs and stuff, I feel like such a setting could offer a more varied gameplay experience, as the devs aren't beholden to the rules of modern day tech.

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This is exactly what concerns me about the current DICE attempting a futuristic setting. We've seen them fit in ridiculously imbalanced tech and other nonsense into their modern-era games, I can't even imagine the absurdities they'd come up with for BF 2143.

Something like 1980's Cold War turned hot or early '90s setting would be ideal, in my opinion. Although Titan mode in 2142 was pretty fucking amazing, I have to admit.

 

[AgentStrange]

Bad Company 3

 

[Vormund]

2143. The last BF4 expansion was building up to it as well.

Speaking purely as a fan, so don't read into this, why not something in between? I've never really been a fan of sci fi weapons, they all feel too much pew pew pew ish. And modern day feels too... militaristic? is that the right word? Not the biggest fan of modern day military aesthetics. Would like to see something in between, modern day feel of weapons with futuristic aesthetics and stuff.

Is that Battlefield: Titanfall? Sort of like Battlefield: Anthem maybe? Future world with modern ish weapons and rust and stuff. Kind of like how the Starcraft universe sort of is, if it focuses only on the Terrans. Woah, it is, I just got a billion $ idea. Brb, calling some people!

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I didn't think BF2142 was that futuristic tbh. Maybe the Mech's.

 

[Deimos]

Modern day BC3.

Next one can be future.

 

[CelestialAtom]

Just give me Bad Company: Vietnam, but with today's graphics and such.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

While modern is back in style, I think future is the way to go. The future can provide so many new and fun ideas, weapons, vehicles and maps. Imagine being on another world and the map is more vertical than it is long, but you have the vehicles to take advantage of it.

But realistically, BC3 would be amazing. I love BC2 and goddamn I would love just an a major update to that game. We need dedicated servers, we need to not have every single map do every single mode, and we need a focused objective. Seriously, Isla Inocentes was such an amazing RUSH ONLY map.

 

[RNG]

2143 and only if they bring back Titan mode

 

[Nameless]

I want modern military with that slower paced, weighty, analog feel of BF1.

 

[Granadier]

Speaking purely as a fan, so don't read into this, why not something in between? I've never really been a fan of sci fi weapons, they all feel too much pew pew pew ish. And modern day feels too... militaristic? is that the right word? Not the biggest fan of modern day military aesthetics. Would like to see something in between, modern day feel of weapons with futuristic aesthetics and stuff.

Is that Battlefield: Titanfall? Sort of like Battlefield: Anthem maybe? Future world with modern ish weapons and rust and stuff. Kind of like how the Starcraft universe sort of is, if it focuses only on the Terrans. Woah, it is, I just got a billion $ idea. Brb, calling some people!

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> Activision Blizzard loses interest in Starcraft
> DICE buys the IP
> Battlefield: Starcraft

 

[RavFiveFour]

BFBC3 is widely agreed amongst the BF community and is what everyone wants.

 

[Deleted member 18021]

I personally want 2143, but the safer choice of a modern setting would probably be for the best after BF1 and BFV.

 

[DaciaJC]

Also despite Battlefield 2142 being beloved by the community, I don't think the original even did that well.

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It came out barely a year after the even more beloved BF2, it's no surprise why it may not have met sales expectations.

 

[Serpens007]

I'm tired of both, but Modern has been less implemented in FPS these days, so I rather that

 

[Siresly]

I think 2143 has higher potential for new and/or interesting ideas than the setting of BF3 and BF4. And BC and BC2. And BF2.
Especially if - and this is what really matters - it is Bad Company.

BFBC3 is widely agreed amongst the BF community and is what everyone wants.

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What do people mean by that though? Some portion of these people might be wackadoos who want Battlefield to focus on 32p Rush.

I want the original Bad Company back in action, and given their proper due in a genuine frolicking adventure.

 

[jelly]

Mechs, and an incredible game mode where both teams had a flying mobile base (think helicarriers from the MCU) where the objective would be to control cap points similar to standard battlefield, except the control points would weaken the enemy ships shields, allowing you to board and destroy said craft, the ending of matches consisted of being dropped onto the ship by aircraft, or jumping into boarding vehicles (manned controllable missles basically lol) and guiding yourself onto the ship, fighting the enemy team guarding it, then destroying the ships engine core and escaping, it was awesome and unlike anything seen since.

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That does sound really cool, going to find a video to check it out.

 

[Deleted member 4783]

I've been waiting for 2143 since 2142..... :(

 

[wrongway]

2143 for me, no contest. The modern military/20 minutes into the future setting strikes me as soulless and uninteresting.

 

[Deleted member 4783]

DICE please

"WALKER SPOTTED! IT'S DEFINITELY HOSTILE!"

 

[Red UFO]

2143 PLEASE I BEG YOU

 

[Brutalitops]

It's a new gen and we have not had a mainline current day Battlefield game since literally launch day of this gen.

It's time for a BF4 sequel. Or even better, BC3.

 

[Red UFO]

Mechs, and an incredible game mode where both teams had a flying mobile base (think helicarriers from the MCU) where the objective would be to control cap points similar to standard battlefield, except the control points would weaken the enemy ships shields, allowing you to board and destroy said craft, the ending of matches consisted of being dropped onto the ship by aircraft, or jumping into boarding vehicles (manned controllable missles basically lol) and guiding yourself onto the ship, fighting the enemy team guarding it, then destroying the ships engine core and escaping, it was awesome and unlike anything seen since.

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Yep, it was fantastic.

The weapons were also great, no lasers just super rapid fire machine guns and really great shotguns. Spawning on your squad via drop pod was also very fun.

 

[Deleted member 4783]

Other thing, the "Last Stand" DLC for BF4 just made thing worse. You teased us with the titans, the walkers, the hover tanks and the scape pods :(

Titan Mode was my favorite, despite the stutter that game mode suffered when onboard.

 

[WellbornWarrior]

They should go one step further and make it super futuristic like Star Wars Battlefront but without the Star Wars license. Maybe this way we can finally get the seamless switch between space dogfights and infantry attacking a ship from inside that was denied to us in Battlefront thus far.

Battlefield is also at it's best if it has a load of gadgets to choose from so not being restricted by a modern day setting would definitely help.

 

[5taquitos]

I want them to take a break, their releases are trending downward in terms of quality, content, bugs, etc.

 

[Deleted member 4783]

I want them to take a break, their releases are trending downward in terms of quality, content, bugs, etc.

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Also, this. I know EA is mostly to blame, but BF games should take at minimum 3/4 years to be released.

 

[elyetis]

Future so they can go really crazy on the vehicules, map and gadget.

I'm ok with modern too. Either way, pleasssseee don't do two games in the same kind of settings in a row, to avoid fatigue. It was Imho a mistake with bf 3 & 4, then with 1 & V.

 

[BizzyBum]

I would be down for them to attempt a 2142 sequel at this point.