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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Trailer Showcases Setting, Shooting, 'Splosions

With Battlefield: Bad Company 2's downloadable expansion Vietnam launching this season, developer DICE has drafted community manager Daniel Matros to give the run-down of its features, from
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With Battlefield: Bad Company 2's downloadable expansion Vietnam launching this season, developer DICE has drafted community manager Daniel Matros to give the run-down of its features, from new maps and tanks to iron sights and flamethrowers.

Vietnam is slated for a downloadable release some time this winter on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It'll cost you $14.99 (1,200 Microsoft Points).

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  • hillemania legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    November 29, 2010 6:29 AM

    Did he really say only 2 new maps? I thought it was going to be 4. I really don't see why they can't put up a better showing like 6 maps, I've not heard of there being any sp campaign. I really doubt new gun models and a couple vehicles take that much time.

    • Begawkiness legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 29, 2010 6:41 AM

      I thought I remembered hearing 4 too, disappointing.

      • PewptyPants legacy 10 years
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        November 29, 2010 12:25 PM

        there are 4 maps being released in VIP map pack 7 for BC2.. 2 from BC1: Oasis and Harvest Day redone with new Frostbite enginge version; and 2 from BC2 sp campaign: Heavy Metal and Cold War

        http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/

        plus whatever maps come out w/ Vietnam. unless EA/ DICE has announced something i missed as far as cutting out maps this is where my info is coming from

    • Johnnsen legacy 10 years
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      November 29, 2010 6:47 AM

      Yeah last reports said 4 maps I think.

    • Alice O'Connor legacy 10 years
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      November 29, 2010 7:00 AM

      I believe this was recorded at a recent event so he was most probably talking about the two maps being shown there. It's a bit sloppy, though.

    • sink257 legacy 10 years
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      November 29, 2010 8:29 AM

      2 new maps being showcased.

      5 maps will be in the retail release.

    • d3vilsadvocate legacy 10 years
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      November 29, 2010 8:54 AM

      Even 4 or 5 maps would be rather sloppy to be honest. And they didn't really release any new material or maps since the beginning of BC2, except for rereleasing the same maps over and over again.

      Now if there was a MAP editor, things sure would look different...

      • EnderWigginDA legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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        November 29, 2010 11:30 AM

        IIRC, it's 4 vietnam maps and 1 or 2 maps ported from BC1. There was a vote or something on which map to port.

        Map making tools aren't going to happen. The following link by one of the developers patiently explains why. http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/1350772-so-how-about-modtools.html

        /I share your sentiments about the lack of new content. I don't really care about reskinned vehicles or guns. I want new maps.
        //I don't think DICE or the publisher thought this game was going to do this well. Thus they had commited development time to MOH MP instead of building on the success of BC2.

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