Bad Company 2

[NiteShade]

That looks schweet!

[J_Th4ng]

Some more details confirmed. Most importantly, we finally have the number of players supported. At 32 on the PC, it's less than I'd hoped, but better than the 24 on the consoles.

PC Enhanced Features


•Up to 32 Players on PC (24 on consoles) - Play with up to 32 players online in the biggest multiplayer Maps in Battlefield. Each with a different tactical and gameplay focus set across a variety of environments.
•Full DirectX 9, 10 & 11 Support - Immerse yourself in the Battlefield world as Frostbite engine brings tanks, planes, and explosions to vivid life on your PC. The game will fully support Windows XP, Vista, and 7 with new tech that further improves things like lighting and shadows.
•Enhanced Gameplay - The PC version also includes wide peripheral support like Joysticks for flying, NVDIA 3D Vision, Logitech LCD Keyboards and VoIP Support plus a variety of specific features tailored for PC play.
•Friend Support - Find your friends online with the new buddy list to see if and who is online so you can quickly join their game.
•Dedicated Ranked Server - Everyone gets non-stop action with no connection penalties based on some other player's internet. Ranked Server Provider program will give players opportunity to rent their own server(s) located in professional grade datacenters, ability to modify settings like map rotation, create reserved slots for friends or clan members, kick & Ban players, and custom name your ranked server.
•Clan Support & Private Servers - Independent Clan Tag, and ability to rent servers for hosting and controlling private password protected competitive servers with expanded control over the settings from public ranked servers.
•PC Squad Play System - Updated from previous Battlefield PC titles now gives control of your squad before heading into combat.

http://www.gametab.com/news/3191509/

[Paul]

Dedicated Ranked Server - ....

Good don't want a MW2 repeat

[Phatso]

Delicious stuff

[Megageth]

Sounds good. 32 > 24. (duh!) That will be 4x4man squads each side. Anyone heard if there is a commander position?

[Paul]

Delicious stuff

Dude, don't make a war game sounds ghei

[flycatchr]

Delicious stuff

Dude, don't make a war game sounds ghei

when phatso says it, it never sounds ghei

[Megageth]

Keep up the sweet talk Fly and Phatty will put out for you.

[Phatso]

Delicious stuff

Dude, don't make a war game sounds ghei

when phatso says it, it never sounds ghei

Hooah! /highfive fly

[Paul]

Here are the system requirements for the game. I will definitely have to upgrade

A lot of you have been asking for the minimum hardware specs to run Frostbite games, more specifically for Battlefield Bad Company 2 & Battlefield 1943's minimum requirements, and today is the lucky day. Below, you likely skipped ahead and read them already, are the minimum and recommended hardware specs for running BFBC 2 and BF1943.



Minimum Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
Graphics memory: 256MB
OS: Windows XP
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)


Recommended Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Quadcore
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260
Graphics memory: 512MB
OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)