Re-instated faith in BF2.

[solodude23]

Originally Posted by Gizmo

Anyway, arn't the British going to be a replacement for the Americans?

Or... even better... put some story in and make out that the Americans are the evil imperialists and Britain is going to stop them with l33t Royal Marine Commandos etc etc :P Or something like that.

No, Britian and America are Allies like normal.

[Dre]

Originally Posted by m0ldym1lk

I smell a good easter egg

LOL!

I'd love to take a cricket bat to someone's head once in a while.

*THUMP*

[R-Dev]Dre cricket bat [R-Dev]JS.Fortnight.A

[Gizmo]

Crickets an English thing, not a British thing

[JS.Fortnight.A]

Oi! Dre, you back stabber! lol I'll see you at our next official meet online, and show you where to go and put your cricket...mallet....thing...

[[R-DEV]Eddie Baker]

Originally Posted by waffenbaum

How exactly will the British look apart from Americans? I mean, it's not like they wear bowler hats and cricket bats to war (as far as I know)

Things like that will be implemented in a later spinoff mod, Project Stereotype. English troops may spawn with cricket bats or umbrellas instead of knives. The umbrella will also replace the parachute.

Also, UK forces may randomly spawn as a troop from a Scottish regiment, in which case the character will wear a DPM tartan and kilt for the appropriate terrain. Scottish troops will spawn with broken bottles instead of knives and the secondary fire will be a head-butt, represented by a quick zoom in and out centered on the screen. A "Piper" kit will be available as a pickup on such maps. Enemy players caught in the effective radius of the pipes will have their screens become blurry with tears. :P

[BrokenArrow]

holy hell project stereotype! i cant wait! will americans be overly loud as well?
uh oh eddie, project stereotype even being mentioned might be a dangerous topic watch what you say guys!

[GABBA]

I learnt that the hard way ......

[Gizmo]

On a more serious note...

It has been a great tradition (if you like) for the British soldier to be exceptionally skilled with his bayonet. Scenarios include the Crimean war when the Grenadier Guards stormed the battlements of Savastapol and drove the Russians into the sea (my history is very hazy) to the recent bayonet charges that have taken place in 'Gulf War II'.

Will bayonets be included or is it a big waste of time in this type of game?

[[R-DEV]Eddie Baker]

Originally Posted by Gizmo

On a more serious note...

It has been a great tradition (if you like) for the British soldier to be exceptionally skilled with his bayonet. Scenarios include the Crimean war when the Grenadier Guards stormed the battlements of Savastapol and drove the Russians into the sea (my history is very hazy) to the recent bayonet charges that have taken place in 'Gulf War II'.

Will bayonets be included or is it a big waste of time in this type of game?

Probably not in an initial release, but we would like to diversify close combat beyond just different types of knives. Fixed bayonets and entrenching tools are among the things that have been tossed around as alternates. And yes, as you've said, fixed bayonets are still a useful close combat weapon even in this day and age.

[BrokenArrow]

until someone comes up with the never-ending magazine im sure we'll be seeing bayonets for a while.