So, 2142 has now become unplayable on my machine. At first I thought it was my machine, but when I loaded up SWBFII it ran smooth as butta. Both games were released within a year of each other. So, after trying several fixes (including reloading my OS as XP SP1) I loaded up BF2 and had the same issues with graphic stuttering, especially if there was any sound nearby. It could be my Realtek sound card, but then again maybe not.

The sad thing is that before 2008, 2142 ran at 1920x1200 fine on my machine (yes I forced resolution) or at 1600, both at 50fps. Now, it's unplayable on the same damn machine throughout 2008 and into 2009. My specs are dual 3.2 ghz processors (that's dual processors on two sockets, not dual core), 256 MB NVidia Geforce go6800, and 2gb of ram, not to mention a 7200 rpm hard drive.

I'm giving the big finger to EA, and never buying another product that uses their engines again which is sad because I love BF2142 and was even looking forward to purchasing BF2. No more.

I'm looking for a game that gave me as much enjoyment as 2142 did. What I loved about it was the balance between Armor and Infantry, the reward for Squad based play, and victory based on solid tactical decisions on the battlefield vs. pure twitch play (not that I'm a bad twitch player.) I also enjoyed the sniping, even though it was less effective in this game vs. other FPS games, thanks to overpowered rocket humping zombie medics. (FYI, whenever I played assault, it was as a Baur-shotty toting sharpshooting medic, rockets are for lame-o's.)

So, my question is, based on all that is good about 2142, would I find the same experience in WAW? Thanks so much.