Xero, although I can appreciate your comment about IO, it's not very accurate. BF2 shipped without any option to have IO servers. That only came about much later when EA/Dice were getting more greedy and trying to get gamers away from other FPS titles. The way BF2 shipped was the way the game was intended to be played. BF2 bridged the gap between milsims like ARMA and run and gun titles like COD. If you follow the progression of the Battlefield franchise, it's clear to see that EA want to gain market share from COD and thus introduced elements to make it easier for the average gamer to pick up the game and play.
Learning to fly and jet or chopper took hours of practice, same with tanks and APCs. Most of the average players never bothered to learn and simply complained. What was the solution??? Take them out so that average players can feel l33t without ever having to work at anything.
I could go on to list the time that various player played in different vehicles to support my statements but I fear that these threads all end the same way.
I like IO STFU jet whore
End of the day, EA/Dice have ruined what I consider to be the best ever online multiplayer game![]()





