That sounds terrible. Yawn.

I would rather have a game that works. The expansion pack should just add some new maps, vechicles, new weapons, maybe a new kit, address some balance issues, etc. How about some new game modes? Are they going to count on the mod community for everything? I think the mods are going to have a hard time catching on if they aren't on ranked servers. The whole ranked thing is a real double edged sword for this game.

OK, that was an underwhelming read. Green light filter + smaller maps. Wee. I assume we won't be able to use the gadgets in normal maps, or see anything really interesting like special forces vs. a conventional army. And the zipline sounds totally cheesy if they're intending it primarily as a means of conveyance.

If this thing retails for more than $20, I won't be getting it. Even then... We might as well just take Ghost Recon breaks.

I don't think the announcement of an expansion pack necessarily precludes patching the current game. Sounds like they have two teams: a live team and an expansion team.

The expansion sounds interesting to me. Having access to more of the static structures in the game is important I think, though the l33t ninja grappling hook is a little corny.

I also like the idea of adding more light/dark contrast to the game. Stealth play could really work in a nighttime setting. It would certainly create some tension and suspense. I'm all for it.

Smaller maps are cool as long as vehicles don't appear in them. Foot soldier vs. foot soldier would be a nice change from the constant rush to get into a vehicle before anyone else does.

And...

Abso-f*cking-lutely. Honestly, this is the stupidest, most non-sensical expansion pack I've ever heard of. And I'm even counting that original C&C where you play as one unit in a deathmatch arena against other units.

So, is DICE/EA trying to be more like Delta Force or Joint Ops (in the special forces/infantry combat) or have they just gone mental? I can't see how this would be very compelling to play in the Battlefield game-universe. The infantry weapon selection currently doesn't favor dismounted/infantry combat the way Joint Ops did. If they change the weapon balance, they had better do it in a patch so the normal BF community doesn't get pissed off.
And no new gameplay modes? What the hell is that? This is the ultimate half-assed cash-in.

As it stands right now, I'm not the least bit interested in this. I really expected them to use the fantastic Battlefield engine for a simulation of Europe or North America. Not... more Middle East stuff.

Edit: Weapon Rant...

Oh? You're adding the FN SCAR? Big, mother-f'in' deal! The Ghost Recon 2 stand-alone expansion pack is already doing that! They're adding the SCAR-L, SCAR-H, and SCAR DMR (whatever the hell the sniper version is called), and it's actually going to be modeled correctly! So don't come here tootin' your own horn about how you cleverly snagged the newest weapon to roll out of FN when you still have an utterly bizzare and non-sensical weapon selection in your main game.

Wow. Yawn. Is this being developed by the same people who did planetside? Same dev process. Make a decent squad-based battlefield combat game, filled with bugs. Then put out a terrible expansion with zipdoodads and ninjaropes before you get the original fixed. Maybe they think they can distract everyone from the bugs by putting out this "new" game. Sounds pretty crapass to me. If you're gonna do ninja-stealth, play Splinter Cell. Isn't the whole goal of special forces to use their skills to prevail over larger conventional forces? This would be much cooler if they had some way of setting up a specforces vs. conventional army where the conventional forces would always have twice as many players to counter the lack of nightvision, etc. Sounds like a snoozer as-is.

"Why treat your customers that way? 'Cause f*ck 'em, that's why!"

In an expansion pack, I'd like to see MEC and China turning tables on USA, and invading Southern Texas to secure access to strategic oil fields, or maybe mounting a daring assault on the ancestral lands of island of Manhattan. Yep, that should be fun.

A US invasion expansion is a GREAT idea.

Yeah, I guess I'll just chime in and reiterate the thought that there are any number of games that already do the "special forces" thing brilliantly. Why anyone thinks we would need that in BF2 is beyond my comprehension.

Don't tempt them. Secret Weapons of World War II expansion for BF1942 had jetpacks.

Oops I forgot the [sarcasm] tag!

And yes what a load of hooey that was. Look ma I am James Bond!

I agree totally with Invasion USA expansion. I want to fight over Seattle. Nah lets nuke it instead.

Looks to me like its Battlefield 2 "Splinter Cell style".

They're going to have to reveal a lot more features that aren't just mods for me to get interested in it.

I'm still waiting for the "Oh my god...we were just kidding!!"

and then a furious scrap and redesign in the background...

This has enormous failure written all over it...

I wish I had a pithy comment to make about how much this will suck. And I'm too lazy to quote one from above, so I'll make the fart noise. *pbbbthhh*

But the mod/game is already out. And from EA no less!