A Better Battlefield2

I like EA games' Battlefield 2. I've spent quite a few hours with it. However there are a few things I wish were different. First off - a few things that could be found in Novalogic's Joint Operations.

The Littlebird

That's right - the little (usually unarmed) chopper we used to quickly move our troops into the field. Two men inside, four on the outside. We'd land on top of the bunkers, throw some flashbangs into it and slit the throats of our enemies before they knew what hit them. Going back to playing JOE is not an option. The Littlebird is really the no 1 thing I miss.

Bigger maps

... and more space between the earth and sky. Flying a jet in such a tight space gets a little ... I don't know ... I just want a bigger area. Using a couple of minutes to reach the combat zone wouldn't hurt. Maybe carry more powerful bombs not them firecrackers currently in use. The main reason for wanting a bigger map though is that I'd like to see logistics becoming more important. Plenty of Littlebirds and Blackhawks and teamplay should be necessary to get the troops to the fight. There was one map in Joint Ops that was huge like this... it wasn't the most popular though.

Those damn UAVs

They're not THAT effective in real life and I hate them - that scan function too. There is nowhere to hide! They should be switched off - permanently. However troops should be able to spot enemies and they should remain on the map a little longer - or fade out in some manner to let your comrades know that the area might be hot. This way we could use a few well camouflaged snipers to do some reconnaissance. Yay! Now instead of people bitching about snipers they would come to rely on them.

Transport choppers

In Joint Ops you could freely move around inside the Black Hawk and on the boats - you risked falling out but still... And even cooler - you could drive a vehicle onto the chopper and transport it to another part of the map. Cool stuff.

Final thoughts

I'm sure EA and the lot will conjure up cool stuff in the future - I just hope they won't forget the essentials... Peace out.