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Dang I was really hoping to get a real feel for Microtransactions 6: vibe coded edition.
Quick question: what exactly happens when Microsoft flips the switch on rootkits like they are planning to do? EA gonna just pack it up? (I can dream)
I haven't looked at technical proposals or anything, but I'll bet that they will propose the equivalent to the Google Play Integrity.
Your anticheat software won't work unless you are booting Windows from supported hardware with a working TPM2 module and an unmodified kernel signed by Microsoft.
Meanwhile the game by the ex-DICE devs with superior destruction physics (THE FINALS) is playable on linux and pledged to remain so! :)
It's a ton of fun, you guys should check it out.
Looks more like Fortnite than BF.
I want another game like BF1942+Desert combat, or possibly BF2142
It definitely doesn't play like fortnite, that's for sure.
It's not meant to be a superior battlefield btw. It just has old battlefield team members making it, so things like the gunplay, destruction, class structure and game balance are similar in style (though not 1-1)
Yeah but I don't like the clownsy look, I want the nitty gritty battlefield realism
The setting is that you're playing in a video game, so things aren't realistic, that's for sure. It's not supposed to be though. The issue with the crazy skins in CoD is that they're portraying themselves as a "hardcore realistic military shooter", but then you have the American Dad characters running around.
The Finals being not realistic allows them to do so much, from level design to mechanics. It does not play like Battlefield at all, but it does have better destruction than it's ever had. The gameplay is that of a fast paced movement shooter, and it's very cerebral, with a lot of ways to outplay your enemy and use them and the environment to your advantage. Even without the reaction time and skill of some people, you can play smarter and win.
Fair. It can still be a good game but I was so miss the old BF games
It's an incredible game, and the MTX model is insanely generous too, and it's free to play. You get free premium currency just by playing, and if you get like 3/4 through a battle pass you get more out than you put in, and battlepasses are purchasable with the premium currency you can get for free.
Thanks for the recommendation, Mr. The Finals
Lol. Not paid by them, but I do love the game and think it deserves more recognition for being the first truly innovative multiplayer shooter I've played in a long time, and also for not being greedy fucks.
Oh no!
Well, anyway...
As if you needed more reasons not to buy games from EA...
Also the game being developed on Godot and being a footnote in the article is a travesty....
I think it was just the player made levels that were Godot
The game is in a proprietary engine. They used Godot to make a level editor. Presumably they have some script to convert from what you make in Godot to convert to a form that works on their engine. I'm assuming this is so they don't expose components of their engine to people, but they can still ship a robust level editor.
Linux inbuilt Anti-EA-Protection
Pro-tip: buy it on steam, open it so that Steam recognizes play time, write heinous review, issue refund.
It would be a real shame if someone were to organize a group of Linux players for the launch, to leave negative reviews about how they can't play the game on their Steam Deck...
The monkey's paw curls and… BF6 is now playable on Steam Deck, but Linux is still forbidden.
That's fine by me. If they open Pandora's box a little bit somebody will pry it open the rest of the way.
No tux, no bux
Simple as
It’ll probably be unplayable on most systems for the first 6 months if the last few battlefield releases are anything to go by 😂
if its anything like 2047 nothing lf value was lost
They're going back to battlefield 4 for this one. Honestly I haven't been this excited for a pvp game in years, possibly since Titanfall 2. The gameplay they've been showing off looks incredibly fun.
Make sure you pre order it! And get the gold edition too!
Wow, I havent heard of BF since BF3... it seems i will continue not hearing about it
I know the resounding opinion is "so?" but things like this are the only things that keep me on Windows, sadly. My squad plays Warzone, and may play this. At the very least, when I upgrade I'll probably dual boot, but this is still dumb to me. You'd think the Steam Deck would encourage people. Ah well.
Welp, guess I'm never playing it then. 🤷
Bfv was unplayable due to dice
I was hoping that steam deck would get some love. Those games are a pain but I have friends who play it.
I have a windows VM but ea cheat doesn't lile vms either
Oh no. Anyways.
I know others are like "oh well, anyway" but I remembered playing and enjoying bf3. I've avoided the other titles because of military FPS shooter fatigue.
Now though I'm almost desperate to have something that isn't souls like, but EA has to be EA. It's a shame, because I would've been up for paying the stupid amounts of money they normally charge to experience BF6.
I do have a PS5, but I don't have the monthly subscription (paying for online multiplayer is a mugs game), so I just simply won't buy BF6.
Will they also be missing out on microtransactions and quick time events??
Tpm, secure boot. I was starting to be interested in the return to bf3-4 I'll stick to Arma and squad.
I don't have any Windows PCs anymore, and I'm not buying a $200 Windows Pro license just to buy a $70 game with questionable recent history.
Potential customer lost.
PS: I think the fact that they've made this decision also provides insight to the game itself.
That's fine, lots of others games to choose from.