I've been a Battlefield fan for a while now. Liked every iteration of the game that I've played up til now. Curious to see what others think of Hardline. Granted. I only played it for a couple of hours last night. It just felt like a cheap version of BF4. 
In. Might grab it this weekend 
Ttt
I'm in the same boat, OP. Except I am definitely skipping this version
After the limited playing time I had with it. My initial thoughts are.
Too much run-and-gun for a BF title. Even in their "big maps" it seems like too many people and vehicles for such a small map. It would be like putting vehicles in maps the size of Operation Metro or Locker. Feels like a mosh pit.
Weapons seem off. I was getting blasted by SMGs and pistols with very little hits, yet the enemy took at least 4 hits from my sniper rifle and didn't go down. The sniper rifles are near semi-auto rather than bolt action.
I think DICE did such a great job with the franchise and I was pumped to see a cops and robbers version of the game. It's just falls short for me.
Maybe I'll change my mind after a few more hours on the game. But right now I regret trading in BF4 for this one.
This game is legit badass.
The maps are better and the weapons are cool. The mechanics and game play are better and it's a slightly faster paced version of BF4
Just got the game yesterday and it's one of the best in the series. Many game modes to choose from as well.
If you're a fan of battlefield I'd recommend you get it.
Been playing Bf since BF1942!
Also the vehicles are pretty awesome. Don't underestimate the swat vehicle!
HernanCortes - This game is legit badass.I think the faster pace is what bothers me. I like being able to choose how to engage the opposing team. There's people everywhere. I like playing small maps on occasion. OP Metro or Locker with a full room is a bloodbath, but then I'll choose one of the bigger maps and snipe or flank teams.
The maps are better and the weapons are cool. The mechanics and game play are better and it's a slightly faster paced version of BF4
Just got the game yesterday and it's one of the best in the series. Many game modes to choose from as well.
If you're a fan of battlefield I'd recommend you get it.
Been playing Bf since BF1942!
That's why I typically play BF over COD titles. This one feels more like COD with vehicles. Although the vehicles are cool. Swamp boat! It seems weird to have them on the small map.
Government Cheese -Which maps in particular?HernanCortes - This game is legit badass.I think the faster pace is what bothers me. I like being able to choose how to engage the opposing team. There's people everywhere. I like playing small maps on occasion. OP Metro or Locker with a full room is a bloodbath, but then I'll choose one of the bigger maps and snipe or flank teams.
The maps are better and the weapons are cool. The mechanics and game play are better and it's a slightly faster paced version of BF4
Just got the game yesterday and it's one of the best in the series. Many game modes to choose from as well.
If you're a fan of battlefield I'd recommend you get it.
Been playing Bf since BF1942!
That's why I typically play BF over COD titles. This one feels more like COD with vehicles. Although the vehicles are cool. Swamp boat! It seems weird to have them on the small map.
Hollywood Heights is a blood bath, but awesome lol.
It's not that quite fast paced, just a tad bit faster than the original.
I'm loving it more so than BF4 specifically because of the game play and maps.
HernanCortes -I played so little last night, I don't know which maps are which. Everytime I've picked up a BF title in the past, I couldn't put down the controller. I actually had enough after an hour.Government Cheese -Which maps in particular?HernanCortes - This game is legit badass.I think the faster pace is what bothers me. I like being able to choose how to engage the opposing team. There's people everywhere. I like playing small maps on occasion. OP Metro or Locker with a full room is a bloodbath, but then I'll choose one of the bigger maps and snipe or flank teams.
The maps are better and the weapons are cool. The mechanics and game play are better and it's a slightly faster paced version of BF4
Just got the game yesterday and it's one of the best in the series. Many game modes to choose from as well.
If you're a fan of battlefield I'd recommend you get it.
Been playing Bf since BF1942!
That's why I typically play BF over COD titles. This one feels more like COD with vehicles. Although the vehicles are cool. Swamp boat! It seems weird to have them on the small map.
Hollywood Heights is a blood bath, but awesome lol.
It's not that quite fast paced, just a tad bit faster than the original.
I'm loving it more so than BF4 specifically because of the game play and maps.
Maybe I just need a bit more time with it. Other thing that stood out was textures on the weapons. Feels a bit last-gen on my PS4. BF4 was beautifully rendered.
I couldn't stand the new game. I have played every BF. This is the first I am just not bothering with.
Government Cheese -The game is very mixed that's for sure (regarding reviews).HernanCortes -I played so little last night, I don't know which maps are which. Everytime I've picked up a BF title in the past, I couldn't put down the controller. I actually had enough after an hour.Government Cheese -Which maps in particular?HernanCortes - This game is legit badass.I think the faster pace is what bothers me. I like being able to choose how to engage the opposing team. There's people everywhere. I like playing small maps on occasion. OP Metro or Locker with a full room is a bloodbath, but then I'll choose one of the bigger maps and snipe or flank teams.
The maps are better and the weapons are cool. The mechanics and game play are better and it's a slightly faster paced version of BF4
Just got the game yesterday and it's one of the best in the series. Many game modes to choose from as well.
If you're a fan of battlefield I'd recommend you get it.
Been playing Bf since BF1942!
That's why I typically play BF over COD titles. This one feels more like COD with vehicles. Although the vehicles are cool. Swamp boat! It seems weird to have them on the small map.
Hollywood Heights is a blood bath, but awesome lol.
It's not that quite fast paced, just a tad bit faster than the original.
I'm loving it more so than BF4 specifically because of the game play and maps.
Maybe I just need a bit more time with it. Other thing that stood out was textures on the weapons. Feels a bit last-gen on my PS4. BF4 was beautifully rendered.
I found the game very smooth especially for launch.
Give it more time, try more modes. You'll like it.
Look at the other hardline thread where most people thought it was good. Only a few didn't like it because they didn't like the beta.
Damn, I hate hearing this.
Guess I need to borrow or rent a copy of it before buying it.
Do they have a "hardcore" mode?
why is your mom planning on playing?
BOOM!!!!
I'm really digging it so far, love the faster pace. Coulsnt stand having to spawn back at hq and taking like 2-3mins to run to the actual battle in bf4
Love it. Smaller to medium sized maps. Faster action. Lower time to kill.
From IGN (yes I know it doesn't mean much lol)
The tone of Hardline’s multiplayer is downright bizarre. If a smack-talking gamer kid grew up to be a cop or a criminal, this game would represent them. Through in-game emotes, the characters trash talk each other, recite internet memes, and blare loud, obnoxious music as they ride to war. I didn’t expect to hear my allies give their own takes on Oprah’s famous “You get a car” line, nor did I expect to hear “Woop! Woop! That’s the sound of da police,” moments before a cruiser ran me over. At least in the short term, the emergent comedy is unexpected gold – and sometimes you won’t see it until it literally flattens you.
New gadgets, like the grappling hook and zip line, add further options by letting you reach higher vantage points and move around quickly in a way we haven’t seen in a Battlefield game in 10 years. Plus, your team can use them too, so they can use their gadget slots on something else. The issue is that these mobility items don’t feel useful unless you grab both – a way to get up, and a way to get down – which limits your capabilities for what you can do when you’re up there. I often had to sacrifice body armor, breaching chargers, or some other useful gadget.
The most astonishing thing about Hardline’s multiplayer is how successful it is in trying to please everyone. If you want more capital-B Battlefield, like the iconic Conquest mode and its large-scale vehicular combat, 66 players, and tons of weapons and gadgets to unlock, you’ll find it here. Even Commander mode is back, now dubbed as “Hacker mode,” and it lets you hijack cameras, release tear gas, and disrupt enemies across the map. It’s a great way to be proactive without firing a weapon, if that’s not your thing. If you’re feeling franchise fatigue, its new modes and gadgets alleviate that.
Hotwire is Hardline’s fresh marquee mode, and it injects some much-needed mayhem into Battlefield’s 13-year-old multiplayer formula. Think of it as a special version of the traditional capture-and-hold Conquest mode, but, instead of holding structures, you have to keep control of moving vehicles; if you don’t drive them fast enough, you don’t get points. (It’s the sort of like the concept of the movie Speed, but gamified.) When the most contested combat areas are mobile, the flow of the fight itself becomes dynamic, and it’s difficult to skirt around the fight. A sniper might feel safe, for example, crouched on a crane near the edge of the map. Second later two vehicles might roar by, packed with thugs firing their assault rifles. Those cars might then attract the attention of a heavily armed helicopter, belching out bullets from both its sides.
Suddenly, your safety zone isn’t so cozy.
War can descend on you at any moment. You’re rarely comfortable, and you’re never safe. That makes Hotwire a great mode that forces you to move around and adapt to new situations quickly. I had some trouble adjusting because of my old habits of patrolling one area (it’s not camping!), but I had a good time learning to adapt to the new reality. After a few hours of getting my butt handed to me, I was back in business.
Some of Hardline’s other modes take everything Battlefield is known for and do the opposite: 5v5, round-based games that can be over in seconds. In one mode, the police must rescue a bound hostage and escort him to safety. In another, a VIP must be escorted from one side of the map to the other. In both modes, you only have one life. The action is quick and brutal, and the big, unfolding combat narrative found in typical Battlefield games is absent. It’s not missed, though, because, that “story” is replaced with awesome kills, tense standoffs, and plenty of amazing comebacks.
The payload of nine maps isn’t a ton, but because they’re so varied and change depending on the game mode, so I never felt like I was stuck in the same place for too long. Settings range from small, tight, urban areas to sprawling swamps, where an enemy could be prone behind any patch of grass or below any crippled dock.
Across both current-gen versions of Hardline, all of the multiplayer matches I played on launch day connected in literally two to six seconds. This includes both quick match games and games I connected to through the server browser. The connection stayed consistent too, and I was able to see them through until I won or lost.
ProctorMMA - Love it. Smaller to medium sized maps. Faster action. Lower time to kill.FreshestG! Gotta get back and play with you guys. I'll hit you up later man