I first played battlefield 1942 at a counterstrike LAN party. Beer, steaks, raffles * prizes, more booze, Indian curries and 48 hours of counterstrike competitions, with a healthy mix of racing games and of course Battlefield.
the emphasis on how we played counterstrike was very much about the team. The team was all, you played as a team or not at all.
so with that backdrop Battlefield was adopted for while. Though never completely took over CS. Other players preferred arma, setting up scenarios. So the more sim like experiences. Though not as much as say Squad.
But the early battlefield sort of sat in the middle. It had team goals, which was the staple of what we wanted in a game. It had vehicles which was great, and more of a sim like experience. The key was everyone could jump into a game and not worry about overly complex scenarios, or simulation controls, and rounds didn’t last to long.
I guess you could describe it as the perfect Arcade War Sim.
not quite simulation, not quite shooter, but a whole load of team play
So battlefield to me is all about the team, working together.
which BF2042 has ding none of because every single feature that allowed you to function as a team, practice as a team, build a team, has been removed. And it’s sht.