When the two main antagonists have been cut down to 3 apiece, it seems a little odd. While I'm all for having a lot of robust factions, I'm not for throwing the baby out with the bathwater - the MEC and China are integral parts of this mod and it's a shame to see them starting to be written out.[R-DEV]bosco wrote:Yeah, why should a brand new faction that took over a year to complete get 3 maps. Shocking!
Wasn't the whole concept of PR to take the good bits of BF2 and make it realistic? The best bits of BF2 was having a unique MEC faction and acknowledging the rising power of China.
Given that Quinling never sees play (it hasn't even really been finished yet, the runways are too short for the aircraft, which themselves have numerous glitches - Quinling is still in something more like a prolonged beta phase), PLA only _really_ have two maps.
MEC now has Kashan, Jabal and Muttrah. In Muttrah they're still pretty much punching bags for a superior opponent despite it being a beautiful map.
Of particular curiosity is the lack of IDF vs MEC maps, and the lack of PLA vs Russia maps.
Also interesting is the fact that maps don't have layers with different factions. For example Kashan would make a great IDF vs MEC map, or Quinling a great PLA vs Russia map. Nearly all maps could support this sort of layering (unless there's a mechanical problem with it), for example most of the Chechan vs GB/Russia maps could be Russia vs GB, and most of the Insurgency maps could either be AAS with MEC and another faction or Insurgency with MEC vs Insurgents.
The map selection looks really good for the release, but it's a massive shame about the MEC and China.
