A shitbucket's view on Battlefield Hardline

Mr. Psychologist · March 20, 2015, 06:24:24 PM

This post was sponsored by EA Ronku as a part of the forum shill and misdirection program. Preorder Hardline or I'll kill this baby. Oh uh... buy it even. The baby is dead anyway.

So!

Hardline arrived in the post this morning and I can say without shame that I've spent the last 12 hours playing it pretty much non-stop. I thought I'd just post my honest two cents about the game here because raisins (EA Shill).

Singleplayer
I wasn't expecting their 'episodic story' to be quite so literal <.<
You've got 10 episodes to play through, a bit like a season of CSI but where michael bay and rambo are teaming up with solid snake. It's got a few mildly amusing jokes and some vaguely recognisable actors (That republican majority leader from HoC for examplé)
The plotwists so far have all been as clear as can be but maybe that's because I've watched a lot of cop shows (who hasn't though?) but altogether it's interesting enough. The stealth mode is kind of lackluster for me, but ehh I can see the appeal as I think it's done fairly well. I'm just more of a 'kill em all and let god sort em out' person >_>
You get a lot more customisation than in the BF4 story, by fucking miles. None of this predetermined bollocks.
One thing I've noticed is that the lip synching is subpar and occasionally they are talking straight up by telepathy.

Multiplayer
Chaotic clusterfuck of the best kind.
I thought the higher TTK would make it very shit, but it feels fairly similar to BF4 honestly. You can shoot a guy and he'll die quickly enough but of course the PDW rape train has no breaks.
RPGs are so stronk it's not even funny, I think brute mentioned this but yeah you can spawn with them and basically just fuck up an entire round of hotwire solo.
I haven't seen the M16a3 as much as I'd feared, which is good because you should ram it up your urethra if you shitbucket with it like lelvelcap. Use a real man's gun, like the zipline.
Battlepacks are better but also worse, they broke one of the values I think for the boost ratio as I've opened about 20 today and not a single attachment voucher. So I hope that gets fixed.

General thoughts
It's a very fun game, the extra time they took to make it has paid off and the game is an absolute blast. It's pretty newb friendly too and is a much more casual shooter than BF4 so the two kind of complement each other nicely. You have a crazy shooter with lots of splosions but without the CodKids and you have a large scale war game that's in the middle ground between CKs and Armafegs <_<

overall I r8 it 9/11 so far.
Allah Akbar.

AngryBrute · March 20, 2015, 06:31:56 PM

You sniped me earlier. You bongistan prick!

Mattie G Indahouse · March 20, 2015, 06:33:17 PM

I'm going to be that person but it's sad that this game is the exact same concept as the 1918 mod for BF 1942. They're both nothing more than texture packs with tweaked gameplay. 1918 plays like a different game but it's still a mod for 1942. This game is just a cops and rubbers skin for BF4 just like how 1918 have different skins for the things in 1942.

Mr. Psychologist · March 20, 2015, 06:40:43 PM

Quote from: AngryBrute on March 20, 2015, 06:31:56 PM

You sniped me earlier. You bongistan prick!

Hehe e.e

You also shot down the helo that I was in, so I bailed and landed on a SMAW so I think you remember what happened next >.>

Mr. Psychologist · March 20, 2015, 06:43:18 PM

Quote from: BerzerkCommando on March 20, 2015, 06:33:17 PM

I'm going to be that person but it's sad that this game is the exact same concept as the 1918 mod for BF 1942. They're both nothing more than texture packs with tweaked gameplay. 1918 plays like a different game but it's still a mod for 1942. This game is just a cops and rubbers skin for BF4 just like how 1918 have different skins for the things in 1942.

There is quite a bit more to it than that, there are a lot of unique assets that have been created for the game, not just textures painted over BF4 stuff. Shit like leaning out of vehicles or your aim being steady whilst doing so isn't a BF4 thing. The full release is a lot more than just a reskin, which is what the original alpha/beta thing was back in 2014 summer.

Hahahaha very funny Zonda · March 20, 2015, 06:52:57 PM

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Mr. Psychologist · March 20, 2015, 06:55:34 PM

Quote from: ねこ on March 20, 2015, 06:52:57 PM

ITT: Psy sucking Battlefield's dick
nothing new dough (・ω・)ノ

I shill for battlefield like a JIDF does for israel.

Mr. Psychologist · March 20, 2015, 07:33:16 PM

Also ayy lmao, prior to one exceptionally poor game right at the end I was in the top 150 players globally for KDR <.<
Now it's only the top 200 ;_________;

Deleted · March 20, 2015, 07:38:00 PM

>Liking Brokenfailed 4: Cops and Robbers texture back
Dishonor on you. you must commit sudoku

Also
>M16a3
Thanks for reminding me not to buy this garbage

Tyger · March 20, 2015, 07:50:52 PM

I've been waiting for you to post about it! I knew you're a big battlefield buff. God damn I'm really tempted to get it now :/ but I'm poor

DAS B00T x2 · March 20, 2015, 07:52:52 PM

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(That republican majority leader from HoC for examplé)

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AngryBrute · March 20, 2015, 08:41:03 PM

One big complaint im having. The maps feel too crampt. Everybody is everywhere on the map. There is no safe zone with little activity and room to move. You literally kill one guy but you have three more behind you.

This cause NOBODY STICKS TOGETHER.

Tyger · March 20, 2015, 08:46:05 PM

Quote from: AngryBrute on March 20, 2015, 08:41:03 PM

One big complaint im having. The maps feel too crampt. Everybody is everywhere on the map. There is no safe zone with little activity and room to move. You literally kill one guy but you have three more behind you.

This cause NOBODY STICKS TOGETHER.

buy me the game and I'll watch your back 5ever

RomanGladiator · March 20, 2015, 09:16:38 PM

Once it's down to half price I might consider it.

Tackel · March 20, 2015, 10:01:04 PM

I want to get this, I just don't know which console. On one hand, I can do xbone and play with fiends. On the other hand, I can do PS4 and play with you faggots.

Jet Wave · March 20, 2015, 10:07:34 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 20, 2015, 06:24:24 PM

. I'm just more of a 'kill em all and let god sort em out' person >_>

Did a 'Merican bang yer mum or sumtin?

A Cheese Potato · March 20, 2015, 10:16:18 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 20, 2015, 10:01:04 PM

I want to get this, I just don't know which console. On one hand, I can do xbone and play with fiends. On the other hand, I can do PS4 and play with you faggots.

aren't most people here on xboner and pc though

Hahahaha very funny Zonda · March 20, 2015, 10:45:23 PM

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AngryBrute · March 21, 2015, 09:04:41 AM

Quote from: A Cheese Potato on March 20, 2015, 10:16:18 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 20, 2015, 10:01:04 PM
I want to get this, I just don't know which console. On one hand, I can do xbone and play with fiends. On the other hand, I can do PS4 and play with you faggots.
aren't most people here on xboner and pc though

Actually, the majority of people wanted it on PS4. This is from the giveaway.

Mr. Psychologist · March 21, 2015, 09:29:32 AM

Quote from: ChaosMetalDragon™ on March 20, 2015, 07:38:00 PM

>Liking Brokenfailed 4: Cops and Robbers texture back
Dishonor on you. you must commit sudoku

Also
>M16a3
Thanks for reminding me not to buy this garbage

A most shamefurl dispray.
It's still a lot of fun and that's what counts for me.

Mr. Psychologist · March 21, 2015, 09:30:15 AM

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I was tired and I'd been killing french players for a while >_>

The HONHONHON had infected me.

Mr. Psychologist · March 21, 2015, 09:31:32 AM

Quote from: AngryBrute on March 20, 2015, 08:41:03 PM

One big complaint im having. The maps feel too crampt. Everybody is everywhere on the map. There is no safe zone with little activity and room to move. You literally kill one guy but you have three more behind you.

This cause NOBODY STICKS TOGETHER.

Some of them can be pretty clusterfucky but it depends a little on the map/mode. Everglades is fairly quiet and open with the fights around chokepoints rather than just constant Pearl Market style facerape.

And yeah, if you stick with a squad it's a dreckoning for the enemy team because they all act like lone wolves lol.

Mr. Psychologist · March 21, 2015, 09:33:04 AM

Quote from: Jet Wave on March 20, 2015, 10:07:34 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 20, 2015, 06:24:24 PM
. I'm just more of a 'kill em all and let god sort em out' person >_>
Did a 'Merican bang yer mum or sumtin?

Worse.

They rebelled against the Empire 250 odd years ago. Disgusting.

AngryBrute · March 21, 2015, 09:34:40 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 21, 2015, 09:31:32 AM

Quote from: AngryBrute on March 20, 2015, 08:41:03 PM
One big complaint im having. The maps feel too crampt. Everybody is everywhere on the map. There is no safe zone with little activity and room to move. You literally kill one guy but you have three more behind you.

This cause NOBODY STICKS TOGETHER.
Some of them can be pretty clusterfucky but it depends a little on the map/mode. Everglades is fairly quiet and open with the fights around chokepoints rather than just constant Pearl Market style facerape.

And yeah, if you stick with a squad it's a dreckoning for the enemy team because they all act like lone wolves lol.

Played Conquest on Downtown. Camped in the parking garage picking off everybody that walked on the street. Now I was alone, noway I shoulda survived like that. But I looked on the map, it was like ants crawling on shit.

Oh · March 21, 2015, 10:52:08 AM

tfw no jets

i ruined entire servers with jets in bf3, they nerfed jets to hell in bf4, and no jets in hardline

How the the choppers? Are the side turrets on the transport choppers still terrible?

Also, I get Hardline on Monday if any of you nerds want to play on Xbox One sometime.

DAS B00T x2 · March 21, 2015, 11:59:11 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 21, 2015, 09:30:15 AM

Quote from: saⱭ tooᗺ 2x on March 20, 2015, 07:52:52 PM
Quote from: Mr Psychologist on March 20, 2015, 06:24:24 PM
(That republican majority leader from HoC for examplé)
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I was tired and I'd been killing french players for a while >_>

The HONHONHON had infected me.

do you have a Frenchy keyboard or something?

Ásgeirr · March 21, 2015, 12:01:43 PM

Youre fucking dead to me if you buy the premium for it

True Turquoise · March 21, 2015, 12:24:33 PM

Quote from: Oss on March 21, 2015, 12:01:43 PM

Youre fucking dead to me if you buy the premium for it

Spoiler

CK97 · March 21, 2015, 07:26:58 PM

The ending of the campaign is pretty bad.

Spoiler

You don't find out what happens to your allies after one of them is on the verge of dying, and it's just another cliffhanger.

Tackel · March 21, 2015, 08:36:41 PM

Quote from: CK97 on March 21, 2015, 07:26:58 PM

The ending of the campaign is pretty bad.
Spoiler
You don't find out what happens to your allies after one of them is on the verge of dying, and it's just another cliffhanger.

Well, they ARE called episodes....

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