Battlefield 2143?

[JMBuilder]

With the recent addition of the Final Stand DLC for Battlefield 4 and its obvious tie-ins to Battlefield 2142, it makes me really want to see a sequel to BF2142. Most people refer to the much-wanted 2142 sequel as 2143, similar to how the sequel to 1942 was 1943.

In the sequel, I'd like them to introduce the US army in some way, perhaps by adding a "Western Alliance," a coalition of US, Canadian, Mexican and South American forces.

I'd also like to see Titans battle each other directly in massive air battles, not just hang by the edge of the battlefield and get pelted by missiles. I want to see skies lighting up with fire!

Most of all, I want to see battles in orbit. In the 2142 storyline, the Earth is being engulfed in an ice age, so naturally, one solution would be to leave the planet. Nations would construct massive ships in orbit, awaiting some form of interstellar technology to be developed. On one of these vessels, a prototype FTL drive would be successfully tested, and the news would spread. Several nations would want that technology, and some would try to take it by force.

Discuss!

[merlinux]

Wouldn't having the titans battle in space go against the core design of the franchise being a FPS.

On a personal level BF2142 is the last full released BF game I ever bought (I did buy 1943 on xbox and I liked that). I Remember being very disapointed2 (no more jet planes ) and bored after spending so much time playing BF2.

Edited October 7, 2014 by merlinux

[JMBuilder]

I didn't mean Titans fighting in space. They're atmospheric.

[vger]

2142 never struck me as a particularly 'hopeful' scenario. No sign of "escaping Earth" in the cards for that universe. It's just everyone scrambling to gather whatever resources are left because there's not enough heat/food on the planet to keep everyone alive.

Doesn't mean there "couldn't" be fighting in orbit, but it's not likely. And any fighting that happens up there is just going to further guarantee that we get stuck here, because of the debris field becoming a blockade. Sort of the universe's way of saying, Nuh uh, warmongers. You're staying right there where you are."

Anyway, I really want to see a new version of this game. It was my favorite of the whole series, and felt more balanced than the others (though air superiority as with all of them was still a bit ridiculous). I dunno, there was something about the charm of that one that just had the right balance between realism, fantasy, and game mechanics, that really appealed to me.

I would like to see it possible for Titans to fight in the air though, classic "broadside" style. I don't know where that would leave us for the capture/control objectives of launching missiles though. Still more maneuverability would be nice. They should be able to go anywhere on the map, and also rotate. I think I'm in the minority there though. Seems that most servers late in the game's life kept their Titans locked to the starting location, so I guess maneuverable Titans weren't very popular.

[JMBuilder]

Maybe there could be a "Captain Mode" where a player is selected to command the flight of a Titan.

Also, space debris could be a levolution aspect. The more objects that are destroyed, the more hazardous the area becomes.