#BATTLEFIELD 2142 SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN INSTALL#
#BATTLEFIELD 2142 SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN UPDATE#

#BATTLEFIELD 2142 SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN UPDATE#

I hope DICE puts in an ingame server in an update later on down the road and let you have the option of using either or. This can get pretty annoying if you are having problems finding a good server and want to quickly try another. A bad aspect of this decision though is that you have to completely quit the game in order to jump onto a new server. Now, some might run it in Windowed mode, but I know of some setups that don’t handle Windowed mode gracefully. I racked my brain thinking why would they do this over just supplying you with an ingame browser to use, and the only thing I can think of is the fact that if you’re waiting for a server, you can do other things in the mean time.

#BATTLEFIELD 2142 SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN INSTALL#

Instead of an in game browser, DICE decided to just leverage your computer’s web browser instead, opting to install a plugin or ActiveX controller. I am glad that DICE did put a single player feature in there for those that want it, but let’s get to what most of us really bought the game to experience.įinding servers to play has taken a twist. It’s to get in with 63 other folks and partake in a war of intense proportions. There’s work needed to refine the single player experience more so than just the story, so hopefully some patching can help these situations.īut single player is not why we really pick up Battlefield 3. Perhaps I got to the section to quickly, but at one point I was staring down my scope and next thing I know two PLR soldiers appeared in front of me at the other end of the hall. I’ve also experienced the other aspect where some would just appear out of nowhere. Also, I’ve had people just disappear from my screen, which was rather weird to see. These are just some examples of where the inconsistencies make for a frustrating experience at times. Replaying the sequence, I was in the same position and nothing happened and it allowed me to continue.

In another sequence where I was being gunned down by a plane, I was hiding behind a car when I suddenly just fell over dead. For example, in the Night Shift mission while sneaking up to a PLR terrorist to silently knife them, I just fell over dead. It doesn’t help that I ran into a lot of little bugs while playing it. I will say it’s a valiant attempt for a team that’s mostly concentrated on making a great multiplayer game in the past, but the single player campaign is rather short and dull. There are some neat moments here and there and I did enjoy the F/A-18 Hornet sequence in the game, but the way the story’s told and the action is portrayed didn’t really pull me in. The problem is that the single player story and sequences are pretty linear and sometimes boring.

Battlefield 2142 single player campaign