User blog comment:Dragonfly18/True Sequel?/@comment-1990578-20110815060859

If anything, the reason half of this stuff isn't going to be in the game is because the development community has changed. Expansion packs became DLC. In-game rewards became unlocks. Mod tools became new games. The market is over-saturated with FPS's because of CoD and how well it's sold.

Whether DICE or EA say it or not, BF3 is trying to take down CoD. But I honestly feel this game could use another year. The MoH beta is only 48 hours, much less than what I expected of a week or so over this summer of BF3. BC2 had two betas and a demo and it came out relatively good, save some mishaps at launch as per every Battlefield release since BC1 it seems. I really have a feeling that having the beta a month before the game's release is going to lead to many bugs. Plus there's the fact its still in alpha, even if the trial has ended.

I was hoping this game could take down CoD and stay true to the BF name, but the more I look at it, I solemnly see another FPS trying to take a piece of the Activi$ion pie and getting slaughtered. Only two multiplayer factions (RU vs US AGAIN. Where's the love for the MEC or PLA?), no mod tools, no commander... People may switch over, but I have a feeling they'll go right back home to their MW3 killfests once they find the problems this game seems like it will have.