And what would need to happen with this new one to keep you playing longer?For me, there are a few things:* Controlling cheaters* Fresh content from time to time (new maps, new modes, new weapons)* Letting players just play, instead of manipulating the game, weapons and matchmaking* Allowing players to play more in the way they want to play the game (solo, coop, multiplayer, bots, whatever makes them happy)* No bullet sponging game mechanicsI never desire for a game to become unplayable, and I will usually faithfully play a game until I notice that the game has been changed, and the feel is different--like a change has been made in the Matrix (yes, movie reference), and it usually isn't a good one. If I feel like I'm being artificially handicapped, or manipulated, I'm done.What do YOU need, to make this new Battlefield game playable for a long time to come?

@ChugKendallI usually play the prior one till a new one comes out and then I don't look back.BF2 - 5 yearsBFBC2 - 1 yearBF3 - 2 yearsBF4 - 3 yearsBF1 - 2 yearsBFV - 3 yearsBF2042 - Until the next BF.I have skipped a few versions in between that didn't really interest me but versions large conquest could be played were played for many hours.

@ChugKendallit’s simple really. I play until the cheating gets out of control.…then I never pick it up again.I will add, everything else is fixable, but the stigma from cheats is usually a death-knell.

@CyberDyme My breakdown for hours:BF3 = 891hBF4 = 710hBF1 = 420hBFV = 2164hBFV has superb gunplay so even though I dislike the WW2 era it has the best gunplay to date in a BF or any other game it can be compared to in my opinion.

@ChugKendallWhen the game frustrates more than being fun.All BF games have issues that are annoying and at some point, I just get disgusted instead of having fun.For me BF4 is the only BF-game left that is fun to play (and BF4 has tons of issues), BF1 and BFV are just annoying to play for me at this point.

@ChugKendallFor me all the 'Hollywood' elements in BF-games (rockets/arty in BFV, special classes, behemoths, heavy bombers in BF1 etc etc) are the worst 'fun-killers'.All the "random" (/casual) elements maybe fun for a while, but they end up being annoying as time goes by.Not that I want a hardcore mil-sim, but having things in the game that feels 'unfair' to be killed by, just ends up being annoying in the end.Hopefully things like tornadoes in BF2042 will be rare enough to not be annoyingAnd I agree BFV, had lots of potential but just never made it...

How long do you usually play a Battlefield game before you get tired of it?

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carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ChugKendallit’s simple really. I play until the cheating gets out of control.
…then I never pick it up again.
I will add, everything else is fixable, but the stigma from cheats is usually a death-knell.
ChugKendall
4 years ago
@carsono311 If cheating is under control, do any of the other things I mentioned make a difference to you, personally, in how long you continue to enjoy a title, or is cheating just the one end-all thing?
carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ChugKendall I have seen the other things you mentioned get changed / fixed over time and a game recovers.

Cheating though, I mean it seems to me that BFV really died when the cheating was rampant and EA DICE never said a word about it…

Warzone is really struggling with it right now too it seems. It just really breaks a game if the cheating is not handled quickly and effectively.
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ChugKendallWhen the game frustrates more than being fun.

All BF games have issues that are annoying and at some point, I just get disgusted instead of having fun.

For me BF4 is the only BF-game left that is fun to play (and BF4 has tons of issues), BF1 and BFV are just annoying to play for me at this point.
ChugKendall
4 years ago
@carsono311 I firmly agree. I'm hoping it doesn't get to that point, this time around.

Yeah, Warzone has been trashed--and it's been that way for a while, now. Sad, too, because I enjoyed it at the beginning.

To be honest, I really wish they would bring back Firestorm. That was my favorite of all the battle royale games, from any developer. I had a lot of fun with it. They could even release it as a separate game (like Warzone), and I would be happy with that.
ChugKendall
4 years ago
@cso7777 Yeah, BF4 seems to have the most longevity, but I did also enjoy BFV, until things got frustrating. And that was due not just to cheating, but also because the feel of the game was changed, too.
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ChugKendallFor me all the 'Hollywood' elements in BF-games (rockets/arty in BFV, special classes, behemoths, heavy bombers in BF1 etc etc) are the worst 'fun-killers'.

All the "random" (/casual) elements maybe fun for a while, but they end up being annoying as time goes by.

Not that I want a hardcore mil-sim, but having things in the game that feels 'unfair' to be killed by, just ends up being annoying in the end.

Hopefully things like tornadoes in BF2042 will be rare enough to not be annoying
And I agree BFV, had lots of potential but just never made it...
ChugKendall
4 years ago
@cso7777 I didn't care for that tornado, either. I agree and hope it won't be some random game-changer or persistent aggravation.
GRiPSViGiL
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ChugKendall

I usually play the prior one till a new one comes out and then I don't look back.

BF2 - 5 years
BFBC2 - 1 year
BF3 - 2 years
BF4 - 3 years
BF1 - 2 years
BFV - 3 years
BF2042 - Until the next BF.

I have skipped a few versions in between that didn't really interest me but versions large conquest could be played were played for many hours.
ChugKendall
4 years ago
@GRiPSViGiL I will usually try to do the same thing, but cheating and tinkering with the game's mechanics can cause me to jet pretty quickly.