I only play at the strategy level... the micro play (battlefields) I usually auto-resolve. I hope they do not destroy this part of the game, instead it should be explored more.
The battles are only eye-candy... the real strategy is on the campaign-map where you are a state leader instead of just a general.
Games were better in the old days, when the programmers were idealists reaching for the skies... not commercial whores. Look at Sid Meier - who has totally destroyed Civilization... while Total War should go Epic and render Civilization obsolete. Today, you get a half-game when launched... and have to pay double or triple to get the full game. Most games are copies of others or small upgrades of former versions. Today, the move towards console has rendered pc-games with less content and complexity. The consoles have so poor specs that the maps have to be contained or the storyline being linear. Thus, anything huge and massive is taken away... like BF3 which has a more sandbox feeling than feeling free to roam around. Console focus is destroying the gaming experience.
Haha, I've played all the BF games and loved it, especially BF Vietnam and BF2, while now BF-BC2 and have never played singleplayer-mode... in fact i dont play below 32 players and think thats to low... 64 players are ideal.
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