Battlefield 2 Preview

Battlefield 2 Preview

Maarten Goldstein

March 17, 2005 4:54 PM

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GameSpot had the opportunity to go hands-on with Battlefield 2 and their impressions are now up. Among other things the article touches on the ranking system, the commander system and infantry & vehicle combat.

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Ajax

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March 17, 2005 5:00 PM

Okay, now I'm really amped for this game...
You'll also earn points for playing your class well. Medics will receive ranking points for healing injured teammates and reviving them with their defibrillators. Engineers will receive ranking points for repairing destroyed vehicles (and even bridges, which can be built up and torn down on specific maps). Commanders will receive points for calling in successful air strikes. This will all be managed on a screen that lists just about every possible statistic for your profile, including how many kills and assists you've had with every single character class, your performance in vehicles, and your success as a commander.
- flasher 907
  
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  March 17, 2005 7:40 PM
  
  Sounds like Enemey Territory. And that is a very good thing.
  - rorshack
    
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    March 17, 2005 7:43 PM
    
    Yeah, I'd say they borrowed A LOT from Enemy Territory. Ever since the very first BF2 video - where you can hear a "Congratulations on your promotion, officer!"-like speech - it's been clear.
    
    But I agree, a good thing.
- P-Squid
  
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  March 17, 2005 8:38 PM
  
  Unfortunately I think they've said this ranking system will only be in effect on EA servers (so they can be responsible for accuracy/security, presumably).

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