@Captain_Tachi
But since after BF4, the Battlefield series became a barrage of titles that DICE/EA throw at the wall to see what sticks (BF1 stuck).
It is not strange to want a franchise to stick to tried and true foundations instead of trying to become an entirely different thing while keeping the brand name.
A lot of people are getting tired of seeing how defining elements of Battlefield get gutted and renamed into "legacy features"
It is a different game entirely but one can just see how the remake/remaster of Age of Empires 2 is more popular than Age of Empires 4 which deviated a lot from what made AoE2 great. Franchises establish themselves in the hearts of the customers based on certain defining characteristics.
A new title is flashy and might get a high initial res ponce but can fail the test of time if it is just new, shiny and different. You cannot sustain a live service title if the interest in it cannot be maintained in the long term
A game that is 95% BF4 and 5% BF2 (BF2 commander mode) would probably hit the spot.
@ the OP
Probably the best thing that we are probably not going to get in 2042 that is important is 3rd party dedicated servers to rent. This is the very thing that is keeping BF3 and BF4 alive.
Ok, my question now... Why don't you play BF4 then, if it has everything you desire? Is it the 5% BF2, you are missing?
Or is it the nostalgia, why everybody wants this game as the next Battlefield? Is it just the better graphics? Maybe I am wrong and you are still playing BF4, but if this opinion should stand for the majority of players, why are they not playing BF4 anymore?
For me, I would not be pleased to just see a Remake of this game. I want progress. Not necessary in form of player count or map size.
Maybe I am not the target group, otherwise games like Fifa XX or Call of Duty XX would not sell so well...
