BFG1 vs BFG2

[Magic Rince (SIMS4=WIFE)]

So other than more campaigns, a higher pricepoint and that ork mission in BFG1 that no one seems to be able to beat what are the differences between BFG1 and 2?

I might buy one of them on sale now, just not sure.

Edit: did they add the bigger fleet sizes?

[Ashardalon]

no, fleet sizes are on average 1 ship bigger
no real noticeable bigger fleets
some even got smaller
there is a mode in skirmish that lets you have bigger fleets tho performance and ai performance suffers in it significantly

the boarding mechanic got simplified into irrelevance

carriers have charges and infinite range but the mechanics are ♥♥♥♥♥♥ into irrelevance unless every weapon in your fleet is a launch bay

also wouldnt call it more campaign as its just 1 campaign with less story copied twice

ai also got worse, often getting stuck or just completely giving up
or committing suicide by ramming or torping themselves

crits are still the mayority of the game in 2, except now there is less counterplay
armor also got changed into a damage reduction instead of the chance of damage negation
making the overabundance of crits even worse

2 also has more bugs, like a lot of ships being unable to fire at max range

[Magic Rince (SIMS4=WIFE)]

would you reccomend BFG1 over 2 then?

[Ashardalon]

yes, at its core its a better game
once you get used to the mechanics the ork missions arnt that much of a treat either anymore
but honestly it was best as a pvp game, but neither game has an active playerbase anymore
so honestly, find a better game then both
its not a game i would advise to friends
buy if you have too much money and really want it, but its better to keep looking

[Magic Rince (SIMS4=WIFE)]

Im looking at a good sale atm, so yeah thinking about it.

[Magic Rince (SIMS4=WIFE)]

do you know if the XP bug from BFG2 pvp works here aswell?

[Ashardalon]

xp bug?
the need to level up every faction to unlock skill choices?
no it doesnt, the renown system works very different then the grind introduced into 2
you need to level up each ship and put upgrades on every one
all upgrades are available from the start
but you need to level the ship to put them onto it

[Babeline]

BFG1 the best, the 2 is for my taste less deep. And I have both games ..

[Magic Rince (SIMS4=WIFE)]

I ended up with BFG1

[shde2e]

BFG2 campaign is more interesting IMO but also more sluggish. But both outstay their welcome.

Boarding got expanded with your ships having a crew health bar. Which means boarding can now be used to actually kill ships instead of only inflicting crits.

Strike craft and torpedoes are more powerful, but have limited uses per battle.

[Ashardalon]

boarding is a joke
things that any escort can revive cant really be called dead
its 2 crits, thats the maximum crits can now do and you basically need to kill the ship to do it
then it recrews and repairs and nothing happened
call to arms is a noob trap and anyone with any experience knows it, thats how important boarding is in 2
in 1 its a viable strategy for orks and marines
in 2 its only usable for dark eldar, even tyranids should just ignore it exists

similarly, you needed skill to dodge strike craft in 1, using detection and your orders carefully
in 2 the only thing you need to ignore ordnance is press boost
even battleships can outrun strikecraft for minutes
enjoy stutterstep in BFG, yay strcraftlikes that works so great for rts games
if any of them land on you, you should just admit you are bad
but its nice vs the braindead ai i guess

[shde2e]

Boarding is amazing, especially with boarding-oriented factions.
Space marines can knock out battleships in half a minute. And they have so many boarding abilites that they can keep them down, then board any ships trying to revive the first target. And it's almost impossible to stop.

And making cruisers run away with one or two squadrons of strike craft is a perfectly good trade in my book.

[Ashardalon]

i wonder if you ever played against anything except easy ai
ps: recrewed ships have full morale, so any moral damage you did with boarding is easily made useless
not that morale really matters with how many counters the mechanic has

[Solaire]

Honestly i think the gameplay in BFGA 1 was more enjoyable but BFGA 2 has more content.

[Laidlaw]

Originally posted by Solaire:

Honestly i think the gameplay in BFGA 1 was more enjoyable but BFGA 2 has more content.

Yes, our never ending battles of hide and seek with quick strikes to then retreat back into the fog. Or filling the sector with torpedoes for the ships to dance around