BFH Impressions

[acefisher1]

Ok... so I got a beta key from a great ego member (then got another from a gamespot event and gave that one to a friend).

I've been playing for a few days and i've tried all the classes and played the maps pretty extensively.

I will say, it has a lot of pros, but a lot more cons.


Stuff I like so far :

- Classes are fun to play
- Maps are mostly balanced
- Vehicles are amazing
- Unique classes
- Good animation and art style
- Fun weapons and nice abilities
- Great pace and maps open to unique strategies
- Commando (spy/sniper) is really fun and unique

Cons

- Really lame clothes and weapons are all the same for a long, long time.
- Want anything really cool? Well it costs credits bought for real money
- Items you buy (real money or not) only last for a max of one month
- Classes are horribly unbalanced
- Some maps are nearly impossible for certain classes at times
- Names/Colors don't appear at certain times
- Browser game = mad lag and bad connections

Things that make me want to stop playing

- Even the slightest bump in your connection causes you to get booted
- They expect you pay real money for items that last 1 month
- No way to browse servers
- Can't add friends, only join them by their name, which usually not possible
- Some weapons are just plain fails
- Matches are horribly short, some last only 2-3 minutes
- Tanks make a horrid sound when they fire...
- Parachutes don't deploy randomly when they should be



Overall, its a fun game, it needs a lot of tweaking and hopefully some things added/taken away. I'm sure many of the things I listed will be fixed, but as of now, they're kinda overwhelming and make me not wanna keep playing. The game is fun for a free game, but if you want to really get into it and care at all about what your character looks like then expect to be paying 10-15 a month to be totally honest.


6/10 - For Now

 

[Allster]

I would say this is a very accurate review, paying for 1 month virtual items is pointless.
But then again, how else are they gonna make profit off this project.
Anyways I do agree with you that this game has more cons than pros

 

[blackhawksniper]

I would say this is a very accurate review, paying for 1 month virtual items is pointless.
But then again, how else are they gonna make profit off this project.
Anyways I do agree with you that this game has more cons than pros

Its not the first game to do this, games like Combat Arms, SilkRoad Online, and other "free to play" games all have extra stuff you can purchase. The items in those games also last only a certain time. The game was made to turn a profit, it cannot be completely free.

Also, you mention that rounds are three minutes? I have only had one that short before.



When I first saw this game, I was thinking I was going to hate it. I got my beta key and played it for an hour, now I am addicted to it. I don't know how or why I am, but I cannot stop playing it. I think for a free game, this is a great way to spend some time without having to pay anything.

 

[Sprinkles?]

I would say this is a very accurate review, paying for 1 month virtual items is pointless.
But then again, how else are they gonna make profit off this project.
Anyways I do agree with you that this game has more cons than pros

Think about this, does EA really REALLY NEED to make a profit on this lol?

 

[Lance]

Pretty much summed it up, but at least it's still beta so they still have time to clean things up before the official release.

 

[Clarko]

I don't see why people put that you have to pay money as a Con of the game. Its there for a reason. To pay for the servers and support for the game.

The lag and bump in lag that kicks you out is new. That wasnt like that before the beta went public. I have sent numerous tickets to EA about it already. The beta was perfect before it went 1.0. They made some changes in the network code that created the issue. I liked how they gave you BF points before open beta or beta 1.0. This time they reset everything implemented the store to test out transactions and length of time for times. Trying to figure out the best cost to value ratio along with the time the item should be available to the user. I think they should reimburse those who have bought points because its not even the final game. I enjoyed playing it. I stopped because of the points thing. I went back to BF2 and BF2 Special Forces.

 

[TAZ {CANADA}]

When I first saw this game, I was thinking I was going to hate it. I got my beta key and played it for an hour, now I am addicted to it. I don't know how or why I am, but I cannot stop playing it. I think for a free game, this is a great way to spend some time without having to pay anything.

K I know the BETA is free, but your saying the game will be FREE??

I wouldn't pay much for this game. The review Acefisher done up, is pretty accurate to what I experienced.

I think it's an OK game, and better if it's going to be a FREE full game. But if you have to pay for the game, hmmmmm don't pay much for it then. There are way better games out there for you mulla


TAZ

P.S of course "each to their own"

 

[Captn Bean]

Yeah, I agree that there are more pros than cons. But the low system requirements make this a fun game to play when I'm playing on my 4 year old laptop.

 

[Lance]

Yes, the game is free! Payments are for certain fancy items. Let me find my "mini-review"...

Aha.

I tried it now, both my characters are level 6 royals (commando and soldier). I think I'll also get a royal... uhh... other class (heavy/demoman in TF2 terms ) and then a national guy just in case.

I think this game is good enough to be a possible new division once it actually comes out, but if it happened it'd be a lot of work, since it's not on Steam or MAUL.

Some things to tell people about it without giving too much away, and hopefully attracting players to sign up (they have a non-disclosure agreement for beta people):

• Gameplay reminds me more of Halo than TF2 because of the vehicles (like any BF game), and even the graphics are pretty different from TF2.
• Items last either forever or for limited time. Most limited time ones can be bought for a week or for 30 days.
• There are three types of funds (I won't give the names):
• Fund type "A" is for special abilities RPG-style
• Type "B" is used for weapons and some customization/"consumable" items, which all last for a certain amount of time (in one day of "healthy" play you can earn enough for cool stuff)
• Type "C" is the only one using real money, and is used for the really fancy items or temporary boosts to your character.

 

[ubersauce]

Yeah, it isn't really a TF2 killer, the only similarity is they both have cartoon art styles.
I only played it for a little bit, and it crashed when I tried to join anything other than the tutorial, so I don't really have a good opinion on it.

 

[OSVG]

I love cell shading (cartoon style) video games. It makes the games (especially when shooters) less realistic and more relaxed. The unbalance isn't that bad, but yes there is some unbalance. Ace is almost dead on, but it is a change of pace from tf2 and throwing imolating kegs is just plane fun

6.478/10 - .0478
It is better than I'd say 90% of the free multi-payer online games

-i play gunner