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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 "VIP Map Pack 4" Now Available

Online soldiers have a few more reasons to squad up in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 today, as a somewhat new map pack has

Xav de Matos
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Online soldiers have a few more reasons to squad up in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 today, as a somewhat new map pack has arrived on consoles and PC.

VIP Map Pack 4 adds new modes to current Bad Company 2 maps Atacama Desert and Port Valdez. In Atacama Desert players can now partake in "Rush Mode," jockeying for position on the sandy wasteland. Conquest fans will now be able to fight alongside allies on Port Valdez, where U.S. command must defend the harbor from a Russion onslaught.

PC players will have the content freely patched into their current game, while console players with new copies of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 who have already registered their included VIP code will be able to download the new variations. For console soldiers who have yet to register their VIP code, we ask, "What are you waiting for?"

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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  • dantastic legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    July 7, 2010 11:56 AM

    save the effort and release new maps

    • Lionhart32935 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      July 7, 2010 12:17 PM

      That's what the Vietnam expansion pack is for

      • EnderWigginDA legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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        July 7, 2010 12:57 PM

        The release date for that is December iirc. Too few maps to keep me playing this game until December.

        • EnderWigginDA legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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          July 7, 2010 1:09 PM

          I really like the game. I just feel EA/DICE have really dropped the ball on delivering NEW content to a game that appears to have sold well. If you're going to design a system that cock blocks the modding community, then the developer should support the product with new content. It's been 18 weeks since this game was released and probably more since the artists and map makers worked on it significantly. The only new map content is scheduled for December iirc. YMMV, but the support and patch system for this game have given me pause when buying any further games developed by DICE. This is the first BF game I've ever bought as I hate conquest, but really dig the RUSH mode.

          http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/1199353-software-engineering-file-formats-build-processes-packaging.html
          Above is why the patches are so messed up.

          Were most of the artists and mappers put on the MoH project after they were done with BC2?

    • ahk-med legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      July 7, 2010 1:17 PM

      I'd settle for no new maps, just make the devkit available. When I think about all the awesome community developed stuff for the "real" Battlefield games (1942 > 2142) it's heartbreaking to think we won't get it for BC2. My gut feeling is we won't ever get a devkit and new maps will only be available for purchase.

      • Knuckles14 legacy 10 years
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        July 7, 2010 9:52 PM

        Yep, EA has their hand on Dice's throat, so I can't really see me continuing on this path.

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