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[Compsiox]

I was hyped. I was hyped.

Just wait until gameplay

 

[Kusagari]

Maybe they're going to do an alternate history take on WW1?

 

[old manatee]

cyberpunk does not mean what you think it means.

WW1 doesn't mean what dice thinks it means.

 

[StriKeVillain]

What rifle is that on his back?

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Hehe

WW1 Hype <3

 

[Hasney]

This is gonna be Hollywood WW1

Fingers crossed it is.

 

[Milennia]

YES

 

[salromano]

Wait how is it a leak? That looks like official promo for the event coming today?

Because it's not supposed to be revealed until 4pm ET.

 

[Zeknurn]

That dude looks stlyish, but in a good way.

This looks silly. I'm starting to get worried.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

Again, where is the "alternate" part in this picture? I see WWI stuff, but nothing that screams "alternate WWI" to me.

 

[Tecnniqe]

No way bruh... i just did some research and the original stick grenades' pull cord starters used to hang out before they later capped them with a revision. Guess it's likely just a pull cord igniter.


Edit: Bam... stuffed above. Is club.

Mine sounds better honestly

Why not both?

Ooo. Smack the club in their head and pull the cord and BOOM!

 

[draughn101]

Still doesn't confirm alternate history imo.

Exactly. People are running wild with this

 

[Brazil]

The gun look like Mauser M712 which wasnt around ww1

What? Of course it was. The Mauser is from the XIX century.

 

[Hari Seldon]

The gun look like Mauser M712 which wasnt around ww1

Thank you lol. I thought that wasn't a WWI gun but wasn't entirely sure lol. That pic looks steampunk to me. Like 1930s era. So biplanes and shit mixed with pre-WWII guns.

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

Wait how is it a leak? That looks like official promo for the event coming today?

Yeah, but I don't think DICE wanted any promo pics featuring the new game until it was revealed.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Sci-fi WW1

 

[RoKKeR]

That dude looks stlyish, but in a good way.

Damn, they are actually doing this. So awesome.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

Hehe

WW1 Hype <3

I know lol i'm happy for you WWI guys... but fuck am i soul crushed

Will wait for reveal to see if it's at least some crazy alternate universe/history.

 

[HvySky]

While I did really enjoy BF3 and 4, if this does end up being set during WW1 or an alternate history, this'll be the first mainstream FPS in a while that gets me legit hyped.

 

[outunderthestars]

I was hyped. I was hyped.

Quoting for when I see you losing your shit later today.

 

[Valkyr1983]

That doesn't look like a steilhandgranate aka potato masher

Are they doing some kind of alternate reality future/old school mish mash?

FOH Dice, no thanks

Give me a realistic WW1/WW2 or nothing

 

[will341]

If you go full world war...hopefully you don't include the dopey way games are made now like everything is an arena game. Keep the slower pace, minimal gun upgrades..please please please. Bring it back to the glory days.

 

[Keasar]

Bruh... why would a grenade have a wrist lanyard?

In-case you try to throw it like a wiimote?

(and it was what I thought, sorta)

 

[T.O.P]

In my fuckin veins

 

[Ullus]

That's not a cape, it's just his jacket.

 

[draughn101]

Can anyone identify the rifle he's got holstered on his side?

There's a picture of it a page or two back

 

[Codiox]

This looks silly. I'm starting to get worried.

Yeah me too. This isn't Battlefield.

 

[maquiladora]

Lol are you so sure that it's WW1?

Because that is not how people were dressed back then, certainly not on the battlefield

It's called a rain cape. And yes they were worn during WWI.

 

[Erasus]

Lame gun era

+ quite a few rifles/normal guns
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_infantry_weapons_of_World_War_I

+ they could put some twist on the guns like the The Order 1886

 

[Miasma]

The gun look like Mauser M712 which wasnt around ww1

It looks like a Mauser C96 which was around during WW1.

 

[Hesemonni]

I wonder how much shit companies accidentally leaking stuff get? I mean, it's clearly a breach of NDA (or what not).

 

[Charcoal]

Someone who's better with that era of weapons, is that a 30 Cal. hanging on his side?

 

[SomedayTheFire]

WW1 doesn't mean what dice thinks it means.

does that change the fact that this is not, nor anywhere near close to cyberpunk? also you have absolutely no idea what dice think this is yet, just conjecture and rumours. you'll find out soon enough though.

 

[josecitoxnyo]

DICE reacting to the leak.

 

[strafer]

at least they kept the orange

 

[MMaRsu]

Maybe they're going to do an alternate history take on WW1?

Maybe?

 

[Alienous]

That dude looks stlyish, but in a good way.

I keep looking at this and my brain keeps thinking there's a guitar in the image.

 

[Menitta]

God bless the Xbox Store.

 

[julrik]

When's this reveal supposed to happen?

http://www.battlefield.com/event

 

[StriKeVillain]

Give me a realistic WW1/WW2 or nothing

You should just bow out now then. This won't be realistic.

We're going to have WAR ZEPPELINS.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

Ooo. Smack the club in their head and pull the cord and BOOM!

Lol fuck id even play a WWI game if this was a regular move in multiplayer... i mean that's likely all id do...

 

[Glowsquid]

Codename Eagle 2?

 

[SerTapTap]

What the hell am I looking at? That is one dorky looking luger knockoff and since when do potato mashers have spikes?

That looks more like a broom handle Mauser to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauser_C96

Mauser doesn't have quite that dorky top thing this gun has going on. Hasn't Battlefield et al given up on real guns though like Uncharted? Kind of a shame IMO, but it saves licensing fees and in this case some historical inaccuracy would help a lot gameplay-wise.

 

[Izayoi]

This looks silly. I'm starting to get worried.

What looks silly about it?

It's wonderfully refreshing, I think.

 

[Nokterian]

WW1? No thank you..

 

[The Faceless Master]

Black Nazi Vampires in WW1?

DICE?

 

[VibratingDonkey]

I just refound these Codename Eagle videos. They basically show why anyone arguing about WW1 being bad, don't really have an argument.
Codename Eagle Ultimate Stunt Tribute 1 of 2
Codename Eagle Ultimate Stunt Tribute 2 of 2
Second one's better, I think. You can click anywhere in the timeline and there's some nonsense happening.

It's fair to say though that DICE and how they make games about war, has changed.
Assuming the single player campaign continues being as dire and serious as BC2, BF3 and BF4, at least that part of the game will have to deal with reality to a larger extent than Codename Eagle.

I think Ben Cousins only meant to infer the setting and era with this tweet, but I oh so hope it's more than that.

Spoiler

It won't be.

 

[despire]

Isn't WW1 just a bunch of boring trench warfare ?

At first yes but the last years of the war were modern warfare with modern tactics. It started to look like WW2 towards the end.

Never really been a huge fan of BF but I welcome this return to historic settings. Hopefully we'll see more WW1/2 shooters going forward.

 

[J 0 E]

Here is a proper capture I just did

Return to WWII?? please say yes.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

Yeah me too. This isn't Battlefield.

LOL
What else is Battlefield? Another Future shooter? Another Modern one?

This is something fresh on the current market.