Battlefield 2: Euro Force Screens & Trailer

[RainOfTerror]

In Battlefield 2: Euro Force, the European Army joins the Battlefield fray for the first time on PC. Complete with seven new weapons and four new vehicles, the European Army will be sent into battle against MEC and Chinese forces on three brand new maps.

Check out new Battlefield 2: Euro Force screens & trailer (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=31970) over at WorthPlaying.

[Reanimated]

Euro Force?

I'm sorry but I really just had to laugh really hard at that. Total oxymoron.

[Echani]

There'll be spinning newspaper headlines in live multiplayer games? That seems pretty annoying.

"Enemy SniperRAAAAAAUUUUGH NEW WEAPONS OF WAR"

*bang*
*spurt*







"Medic!"

[Busted_Astromech]

Euro Force?

I'm sorry but I really just had to laugh really hard at that. Total oxymoron.

Whee cultural slurs!

Sure there's no reason for Europe to have any special forces troops. I mean they only have to deal with the same national security problems any modern industrialized nation has. And of course, everyone knows that an inability to project as much power as the US=no power whatsoever.

/rant
Sorry, it just bugs me when I see jokes founded upon false xenophobic, nationalistic, or racist premises, that miss any redemption by not being funny. It's just a repeating of a tired meme of 'European wussiness.'

[Cyotik]

Nobody's saying the Europeans are wussies. Maybe the french and some of the other surrender happy countries, but not Europe as a whole. What Reanimated means is, well, that you guys are wussies. All joking aside though. Yeah, nobody doubts that Europeans are courageous and strong and all that nonsense. Just that you guys are kinda small and puny. Its not your fault your ancestors made the divisions so small. I mean if Europe was a single country and not a continent jam packed with them, maybe it would be a different story. As it stands though your resources are just way too divided to be attributed with any sort of force. Hell, for forty years before the Soviet Union collapsed, you guys lived in constant fear of being rolled over by the reds. Maybe if this whole EU thing goes further and you guys give up trying to be individual countries then it'll work out for you. For now though, you're wussies.

[Eric_T_Cheng]

Nobody's saying the Europeans are wussies. Maybe the french and some of the other surrender happy countries, but not Europe as a whole. What Reanimated means is, well, that you guys are wussies. All joking aside though.

Sure France surrendered quickly in WW2 but the French were a world power in the 19th century. It was Napolean conquered most of Europe in the early 1800s and who had established modern warfare. Go read about the Napoleanic Wars, especially about the day long Battle of Waterloo (tens of thousands dead on each side).

Yeah, nobody doubts that Europeans are courageous and strong and all that nonsense. Just that you guys are kinda small and puny. Its not your fault your ancestors made the divisions so small. I mean if Europe was a single country and not a continent jam packed with them, maybe it would be a different story. As it stands though your resources are just way too divided to be attributed with any sort of force. Hell, for forty years before the Soviet Union collapsed, you guys lived in constant fear of being rolled over by the reds. Maybe if this whole EU thing goes further and you guys give up trying to be individual countries then it'll work out for you. For now though, you're wussies.

Hence the European Union (and NATO).

[mpsmith]

This looks like balls. I hope those screens weren't considered high-end. I wish DICE would put higher-resolution textures with bumpmapping and such in BF2 like it is in BFwhatever360.

[Cyotik]

Woah, woah, woah. I know all about the Napoleonic Wars. I know Napoleon conquered most of Europe. I know that the French have been a world power for hundreds of years. Sure they surendered in WW2, officially at least. The French resistance never layed down and died and sure made a difference. I'm not talking about 200 years ago though either. I'm not even talking about 60 years ago. I'm talking about now. Now Europe is very fractured and NATO and the EU have done nothing so far but argue amongst themselves and not really establish themselves as a solid power. As soon as I see a major NATO deployment supported by at least half the EU, I'm not ready to concede that Europe is in any way a "Force." At least not one that would entail any sort of reckoning with were you to piss them off. Not saying it wont happen, just that it hasn't yet.

*EDIT* Wussies *EDIT*

[Busted_Astromech]

Born and raised in Michigan, to tell the truth.

And you're completely accurate, DJCyto, in saying that Europe cannot project the kind of overwhelming military force the United States can. But Battlefield 2 focuses on special ops units, and Europe is plenty competent in that area.

I was essentially letting Reanimated know that I found his joke to be in bad taste, and not funny besides. Hearing all the Europe-bashing that goes on around my hometown, and the way it's accepted as 'general wisdom,' is so stupendous in its ignorance that it really grates on my nerves.

[Cyotik]

I'm Canadian and my parents are French and Polish so I wash my hands of any bias. I love Europe, plan to live there one day, probably in France. Still wussies though. I mean really, would it kill them to roll over some deserving asshole country sometime? Europeans used to go to war at the drop of a pin. Now look at them. Wussies.

[Eric_T_Cheng]

Probably because they're tired of war? Hundreds of years of wars gets tiring.

One day when I'm rich enough I would love to travel across Europe, not just to see the art, architecture and women but also the famous battlegrounds like Waterloo and Normandy. I'm watching Band of Brothers again and it brings a tear to my eyes that these 18- and 19-year old boys went through hell for our freedoms.

Speaking of Band of Brothers, to the Americans on this board, please write to your Senators (http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm) to give Major Dick Winters (http://www.majordickwinters.com/) the highest military service award, the Congressional Medal of Honor, for his actions during D-Day in Normandy.

[Morratut]

LOL i'm from the UK and even I laugh at this Euro Force idea :D We don't need Euro force. The UK can go it alone ;)

The Euro Force would only come out to battle when all their 'allies' have been decimated and wiped out. The enemy is actually going to invade their own country :p

I would not want UK troops to be a part of a Euro command. NATO all the way baby :cool:

[Demize99]

This looks like balls. I hope those screens weren't considered high-end. I wish DICE would put higher-resolution textures with bumpmapping and such in BF2 like it is in BFwhatever360.

You're right, I have no idea why it looks like crap in those screens. I've played it and it looks much better. Well, at least you can't call them bullshots. That said, BF2 does have bump mapping, it just doesn't make everything freaking shiney.

[Evil Avatar]

Sure France surrendered quickly in WW2 but the French were a world power in the 19th century. It was Napolean conquered most of Europe in the early 1800s and who had established modern warfare. Go read about the Napoleanic Wars, especially about the day long Battle of Waterloo (tens of thousands dead on each side).

I'm not sure that I would call two lines of troops standing twenty feet from each other and stil missing about 85% of the time real combat.

The word that comes to mind is "Suicide".

(I kid, I'm actually quite fond of the old ball and musket era.)

[Evil Avatar]

This looks like balls. I hope those screens weren't considered high-end. I wish DICE would put higher-resolution textures with bumpmapping and such in BF2 like it is in BFwhatever360.

I take it you haven't played the game. The maps are so detailed (and huge) that to put any additional level of detail into the game would send it crawling to a complete stop on all but the most powerful of machines.

Heck, if the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 2 doesn't live up to my expectations, I'm seriously considering upgrading my machine to play BF2 and the upcoming expansion packs - and I was dead set against upgrading this year.

[Dr Quincy]

Roll on the inevitable economic rule of China and India and the collapse of the West. That's what I say!

[swiftdraw]

I wonder if this exspansion will play as well as Special Forces.... Most I can say for that exspanison is that I got 3 unlocks for the normal BF2.

[mpsmith]

I take it you haven't played the game. The maps are so detailed (and huge) that to put any additional level of detail into the game would send it crawling to a complete stop on all but the most powerful of machines.

Actually I've put in almost 400hrs and am responsible for a fair amount of the BF2-related news on this site. That being said, I think I'm a decent authority as to how the game looks. I realize it's already a "high-end" game, but I wish that "high" quality texture settings actually yielded high-resolution textures.

me: http://www.bf2s.com/player/mpsmith/

[Orz]

Special Forces was a mediocre expansion pack. Of course, I'd have liked it better if they included Canada's JTF2 as a playable side, but no wargame ever will.

[Evil Avatar]

Actually I've put in almost 400hrs and am responsible for a fair amount of the BF2-related news on this site. That being said, I think I'm a decent authority as to how the game looks. I realize it's already a "high-end" game, but I wish that "high" quality texture settings actually yielded high-resolution textures.

me: http://www.bf2s.com/player/mpsmith/

It is just one of those things then, I don't see how they could have the game get much more detailed and still be playable.

[mpsmith]

Of course, I'd have liked it better if they included Canada's JTF2 as a playable side, but no wargame ever will.

EVER. And it would've been a much better expansion if it'd been about half the price.

[XenonCJ]

Whee cultural slurs!

Sure there's no reason for Europe to have any special forces troops. I mean they only have to deal with the same national security problems any modern industrialized nation has. And of course, everyone knows that an inability to project as much power as the US=no power whatsoever.

/rant
Sorry, it just bugs me when I see jokes founded upon false xenophobic, nationalistic, or racist premises, that miss any redemption by not being funny. It's just a repeating of a tired meme of 'European wussiness.'Sorry dude you can't have it both ways. The USA is typically THE target of ridicule for Europe and the rest of the world. We've learned to take a joke or two, maybe you should too. Regardless of the ridicule, the USA typically does the dirty work for Europe when it comes to world security.

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[Sl1pstream]

I mean really, would it kill them to roll over some deserving asshole country sometime? Europeans used to go to war at the drop of a pin. Now look at them. Wussies.

Yes, let's go to war. IT'S SO MUCH FUN!

[BadIronTree]

Nobody's saying the Europeans are wussies. Maybe the french and some of the other surrender happy countries, but not Europe as a whole. What Reanimated means is, well, that you guys are wussies. All joking aside though. Yeah, nobody doubts that Europeans are courageous and strong and all that nonsense. Just that you guys are kinda small and puny. Its not your fault your ancestors made the divisions so small. I mean if Europe was a single country and not a continent jam packed with them, maybe it would be a different story. As it stands though your resources are just way too divided to be attributed with any sort of force. Hell, for forty years before the Soviet Union collapsed, you guys lived in constant fear of being rolled over by the reds. Maybe if this whole EU thing goes further and you guys give up trying to be individual countries then it'll work out for you. For now though, you're wussies.
hehe the france lost in 2-3 days...
but here in Greece we kicked the Italians and the with the Nazis we lasted 2 months Special in Creta Island. That 2 month delay the attack to Russian and the Heavy winter and the Russians kick them back...
We are not all wussies :)

[Steele Johnson]

War is cyclical. Territorial disputes ($$). People segregate and the hatred begins. The hatred peaks and leadership is formed. Then it's follow the leader or go against the leader. Lots of people die. The war ends when no one wins and/or the leadership topples. No one wants to see war again... so much pain and anguish. 3-4 generations later, people don't know what war is like. The cycle starts again. Segregation and money, hatred. Leadership builds, fingers start pointing, more territorial disputes... rinse, repeat...

Unfortunately, we're at the point where the cycle is starting again. And it's starting in the Middle East, just like my 5th grade history teacher said it would.

Humans are so predictable.

[Busted_Astromech]

God knows the Middle East can't take a joke (see Mohammad Bomb Cartoon)...Get your T-Shirt here:

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=)


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Yeah. The reaction: totally unjustified and reprehensible. But the instigation was a racist and derogatory cartoon.