Battlefield 1 Fan Service

Описание: During streams the people in chat would refer to these moments as "fan service", I thought it was appropriate. It's too bad they didn't have any wire guided rockets or pigeons in Battlefield 1 as that would normally be the kind of thing I'd showcase. I guess back then the technology just wasn't there yet, not like the bullet proof glass on paper planes of course.

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Also just something related to Battlefield 5. This was my response to someone that was talking about BF5 returning to Battlefield's roots...Just wanted to share my response below because it sums up certain things I didn't clarify before in other videos.

I think you're missing some key aspects of the old games and the differences we have in BFV. In Battlefield 2 shock paddles and health packs could not be unequipped. Every medic had them so that class functionality was well defined for anyone first playing and there was somewhat of an expectation to play that role. Same with the support class and always have ammo equipped or engineer and always have a repair tool. Teamplay was there because the classes were well defined, simple and limited, it's a more natural way to force teamplay.

In BFV the only forced teamplay you really have is limited ammo when spawning however you don't even need to go to a support player to get it so there is no forced teamplay. There is no expectation because basic class utilities can be unequipped. The medic class and its role is even worse off. You can get a self heal from resupply stations, you can be buddy revived by anyone in the squad, there is no reason for anyone to play medic other than for the selfish reason of always being able to heal yourself on the run.

They can't force randoms to play as a squad with the changes they've made to class functionality and game mechanics like the resupply stations so they are at a disadvantage for not having friends online to play with and they likely won't understand why they are doing poorly in-game. Do you think there were zero solo players in BF1942 or Battlefield 2? No of course there was but again the classes were well defined and limited so they were naturally forced to play with others whether they were in a squad or not. What they have in BFV benefits players to play as a squad not as a team. So I'm not sure what you mean when you say return to their roots as they haven't done that yet.