Well if you were one of the masses that flocked to get the new issue of Battlefield 2142, you might as well have waited another week or so as the game really BLOWS when it comes to functionality. It’s a cool game, don’t get me wrong…but it would be nice if the game WORKED!

There are repeated forum postings about an issue with Punkbusters repeatedly kicking people off servers within only 2 minutes or less of game play. It also appears that many people are having issues with their CD Keys and are unable to play at all.

In addition to that, EA Games released a PATCH the day before the game’s official release. I call that tacky and a sign of rushing a games’ release, whereby letting some big bugs and glitches through the system.

I know it’s not really my place to criticize, but I will. If you’re going to issue a game for $50, it had better damn well be free of major glitches and problems. I think it’s acceptable for some small glitches to get by—but things like being kicked by Punkbusters within 2 minutes of play, issues with CD Keys and serious latency in connections…I think EA and Dice would have been better off holding the release date off to fix those issues, rather than get gamers across the globe all excited, only to dash and smother their expectations.

I think EA Games and DICE need to rethink the way they build and release games. Clearly it’s not working out very well and MANY people are walking away disgusted and ticked off.

I had checked both the EA Games and Even Balance websites for any mention of the bug, and nothing. But there sure are a lot of ticked off people trying to play BF2142…myself included.

Added 10/19: There is one thing I do have to say about the new Battlefield 2142 that is a major improvement. The rendering looks better and both the maps and the game load MUCH faster than its predecessor, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. But as my buddy Jamison says, “sounds like they UNLOAD faster, too”.

He’s right. They do, thanks to Punkbuster and the superb quality of EA Games and DICE. [sarcasm]

October 18, 2006, 10:02 pm

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