Um, the gameplay is the same as it ever was and evolved a bit more. It sounds to me like you're getting owned on the game and not liking being down the list..............
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I'm usually sitting in the upper half of the scoreboard and I've aced or top 3 a few times, so that isn't really the problem. And if I'm not, it doesn't really concern me-I like a challenge to work with. I miss bf2 and bf2142. The whole thing feels simplified. Loss of commander system is sorely missed. In the old ones a team with decent commander and squad leaders would dominate. And there was decent capacity for a mic system.
The health and vehicle regen is ridiculous. It reduces the need for specific roles, reducing the need for teamwork. And squad play.A vehicle previously needed an engineer to keep it alive, which meant a support/medic aswell to keep the engineer alive. And all of you had to work together. The tank would provide the majority of the firepower, while the two soldiers could capture, root out hiding soldiers, spot, etc etc. Teamplay was required and damn good fun. Now, if the tank is damaged or you are hurt, just hide for a bit and you are good to go again.
The destruction has been toned down from bc2. Cities are no longer turned into smoking craters and rubble. In fact most stuff appears not to be destructible. Which is a lot less dynamic.
The game has a lot more run and gun arcade feel to it, as opposed to the team based tactical shooter battlefield has previously been. It is a lot more accessible for players new to the franchise, but has lost depth on the way. For all the hype and demonstrations EA made of it being the gameplay sequel to bf2 including destruction, it really isn't.
Then we factor in the bugs. Oh the bugs. Server drop outs, slingshot bodies, "battlefield has stopped working", floating bodies, rubber knife (again), hardcore damage system where a 6ft drop kills you, hollow rocks (mostly fixed from beta but still weird). The lag issues have been fixed remarkably rapidly and that is a impressive. But Forums are full of PC players trying to figure how to make the game work. All this feels like unfinished game rushed onto the market to meet a deadline. I'm sure this will get fixed up in patches but in the mean time is really irritating. And the HUD sucks.
Still a fun game (in the event it works), but it lacks so much its predicessors did and it could have had.