IMO, BF2 was superior in everyway but graphics to BF2142. My primary pet peave is the way your tied to the servers. As in BF2, you can't use your unlocks on local lan games without some sort of mod, but at least BF2 provided the player will some well rounded kits to play with. BF2142 gives you the absolutely barebones and then dares you to play the hours and hours and hours of game play needed just to make a well rounded character. For example, you can burn your first few unlocks on one class, building it up, but once you get a few levels under your belt it takes forever to build your other class kits. BF2 unlocks were always optional..BF2142 unlocks are essential just to compete. My second problem with 2142 is that in firefights the player rarely feels in complete control. What I mean, when you take a shot that you know should land, thats not always the case. The aiming system just feels slightely "looser" than BF2, where a skilled player can consistantly hit his mark. Also, I find that the maps were designed to be a little too frantic. it is wayy too easy for a team to cannonball to one side early on, pin down the other team, and basically just hold them done perpetually, because of all the pinchpoints in the game. BF2 feels much more open and thus, more room to move around. Anyways, thats my .02. I think BF2142 is a decent game, but go with BF2. There are still tons of servers, and until Modern Combat comes out, i'm confident in saying that it will have a strong player base for awhile.
BF Vietnam still has a decent player base if anyone wants to dust off the old discs.
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