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April 18, 2005

You Got Stale

There has been an influx of nothing to write about lately.

If you didn't know, jb and I have a hardcore Battlefield Vietnam problem. Since it's inception, the, "Battlefield" series has been like a secret candy-land where we spend the weekends with nothing else to do. Doom 3, Half-Life 2, CS: Source... all peasants by comparison in regards to gameplay. We had great hopes to find a new sweet taste in our mouths this last year, but nothing came to replace the sickening tart lemon-lime goodness that EA/Dice has provided.

But these last weeks, even our precious BFV has failed to deliver the way it once did. Perhaps it's the fact that the XM148 will kill everyone within a 50 yard radius. Maybe it's due to the inconsistencies of splash damage. Perhaps it's because everyone knows which direction you'll be facing when you spawn. Or even because EA/Dice hasn't patched the game in 5 months.

Like any form of media, a lack of new content equals a slow and painful death. Some of us extend this process by refusing to admit that the game is stale, laughing while the exploits fly, the suspect cheaters win, and we who simply like the game can only faintly taste what we once enjoyed so much. I'm sorry to say it.. I've written this article trying to avoid it.. but I'm afraid it's true.

BFV has jumped the shark.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to charity in the name of "BFV Addicts Annonymous".

Posted by bradley at April 18, 2005 11:35 AM