User blog comment:Bovell/E3 coverage of Battlefield 3./@comment-92.239.44.194-20110612154209/@comment-2224289-20110615133552

no problem man, that guide kind of shows why Battlefield isn't that popular; you can't get in directly and be the hero like in CoD. But remember this: Bad Company isn't 100% Battlefield. They're kind of a new branch introduced to consoles as experimental, which ended up as success. Now if the future BF3's engine FrosBite 2 lives to its expectations, it will become a "core Battlefield" again. The class system will be a bit different, maps will be much larger (maybe reaching 3 nm) and there will be squad leaders. With that being said, the game will probably make the players more of an army than a handfull of squads. That's where BF2 and BF2142 come in. They're basically from what BF3 is going to be based on. Here's the link for BF2's demo: http://www.fileplanet.com/154388/150000/fileinfo/Battlefield-2-Demo and for BF2142's demo: http://www.fileplanet.com/168737/160000/fileinfo/Battlefield-2142-Demo that should do it.

Something last to say about the demo's: You'll be able to play online in only Gulf of Oman for BF2 (it's part of the pre-order bonuses) and Sidi Power Plant for BF2142. And please watch BF2142 intro, it's not the retail's default but a guide video for 2142's signature game mode, the Titan. Good luck