Playing Battlefield Firestorm in 2023...

Battlefield Firestorm is playable again thanks to RECORD player numbers for Battlefield 5. Let's play and check out this awesome Battle Royale. Such a shame it didn't get support! Leave a LIKE and a comment, thanks for watching.

[@jackfrags]

Can't believe this just happened and I found some matches. BF5 also managed to break its record player numbers on Steam today, over 100K players!

[@ericbaker1294]

I’m shocked people still play firestorm honestly

[@cchicken]

Only time I’ve played since I had teamers every game 😂

[@SoapyCilantro]

Yay! 😁

[@Deeznutz581]

Problem with Firestorm is the storm isn’t strong enough people camping in the storm. And they tried to copy pubg healing smg looting. If they dumb down the mechanics like Warzone 1 did I would totally play

[@GORILA736]

I remember the muppets who would glitch out of one of the storage rooms to get on the ground before the hangar doors opened. Firestorm was great, if only it was free to play.

[@yehyafakhro266]

The sound design, the graphics, the TTK, the fire ring, and the color grading are all nailed to perfection. It's a shame that it was behind a paywall. It literally had the biggest potential in the battle royale sphere.

[@R3TR0J4N]

yeah seeing the saturation of BR at the time, when its competitors are thriving due to notably being f2p

[@JackOfBlackPhoenix]

Also given that Warzone seemed to borrow a lot of design ideas from Firestorm (very similar looting and armor systems for example) is further proof that EA had a golden egg on their hands and they just casually decided to drop it on the floor

[@FancyPantsOnFire]

Still the best BR

[@arizonabuckeye]

Really though, $50 to get all the content in the game is well worth it. Vs. paying hundreds buying battle passes for years.

[@Ouch-That-hurts404]

@@arizonabuckeye The game came on sale all the time so if people wanted it, it was not that hard to get.

[@IrishWolf]

It's criminal how underrated this mode is. Dice really did drop the ball on this.

[@stoffmiester]

It needed to be free to play but EA & DICE would rather flop than gain. Madting.

[@chriswright8074]

​@@stoffmiesterfree to play so y'all can whine and complain about hackers like on warzone

[@stoffmiester]

@@chriswright8074 I never once came Into contact with a hacker in warzone.

[@eero9033]

since when did free to play mean there is no anticheat. for example valorant free to play and it has very good anticheat @@chriswright8074

[@coliver0]

Cause they didn’t make it free, it would’ve been a hit if it was f2p

[@Drw729]

firestorm had lots of potential, its a shame that it was forgotten about

[@kugelblitzkrieg]

Getting the final kill in a match with the liberator made it my favorite moment in a battle royale ever.

[@Wolfhound223]

It got ONE patch as far as I remember.

[@Nill_v]

i didn’t even know this existed, i’ve owned the game for a year.

[@creativityfails1]

unfortunately it was rushed out and EA has a track record of ignoring potential. I remember the looting and UI was panned on release. Really at the time firestorm was just hopping on the bandwagon and had serious roadblocks when it came to competing in the genre. Namely that it was behind a $60 paywall and other BRs were free. But also I wouldn't be surprised if the complaints about player visibility in multiplayer carried over to firestorm.

[@deathmisser85]

Sounds to similar to what happened with portal for 2042 it was one of the best features of Bf 2042 then they just dumbed it.

[@Riffrshittr]

I hope jack single handedly somehow saves this game mode. So much potential and room for additional mechanics in my opinion.

[@ramiere1412]

i hope so after he single handedly ruined this games playerbase with his constant negativity

[@ElRUMBODELATIERRA]

Yeaaaaaapop

[@dereksendrak]

I actually LOVED BFV and Firestorm!!! I wish everyone loved this game like I did, I played every single day. Great video Jack let’s bring this game back!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@billy_cross]

Apparently more people love it than they do 2042

[@patmalloy3569]

I still love BF5. Buddy and I spent a lot of time playing

[@soapbarguy6644]

BF V is in it's own class. Nothing form that time comes even close. Even the latest fps games have a hard time coping with this masterpieces immersion and visual beauty. EA was in a bad place when this launched and it didn't get the attention it deserved. Such a shame.

[@castlegion49]

DICE dropped the ball on this. Imagine if this was Crossplay and Free to play!!? Firestorm 2.0, DICE, please 🙏

[@dukhedYT]

The last thing BF needs right now is a trend chasing battle royale.

[@pissyourselfandshitncoom2172]

To be honest that's what 2042 should be

[@dualshockedofficial]

@@dukhedYTfor us. For DICE all they would see is $$$ and micro transactions

[@bloodyair269]

Is there really any WW2 themed battle royale?

[@josephjones981]

@@dukhedYT trend, dude, its literally been a game mode for about 8 years now, admit its here to stay

[@welsh-cymru1588]

Thank you Jack for posting this as someone that still plays firestorm now and again this will bump up the player count

[@Wolfhound223]

I think it's criminal that the game mode was not supported.

[@bladerj]

what is criminal is them lying about last standoff. that mode is not real, never existed, the matches would always end in win, not draw.

[@hcanmert]

Still the best gunplay and movement mechanics I have ever experienced. MW3 and 2042 cannot even get close.

[@hamzaHrv]

Agree

[@carrast]

totally agree

[@oLii96x]

absolutely not, the older battlefields were far better in gunplay and mechanics.

[@henri1195]

@@oLii96xno they were not, you're blinded by nostalgia lmao.

[@TheTabi234]

Try it then. Play Bf5 and then Bf3 the difference is huge. I cant play Bf3 anymore cause its too clunky and movement is fine but not to modern standard. And thats fine. I had alot of fun with Bf3 and to this day its one of the best Battlefields we had. But its outdated mechanic and gunplay wise. @@oLii96x

[@rifleman22]

Watching Jack play firestorm was the last thing I thought I'd see today.

[@Sasparillafizz]

Agreed, totally loved it!

[@glenn9k]

This is so good! Fingers crossed people see this video and start playing it again.

[@emp437]

Best looking map in gaming for sure. The atmosphere especially was amazing, gave a real survival feeling

[@fadenkreuzjohn4369]

I Remember playing a round of Firestorm when it released and especially one situation... it was fresh after jumping from the plane... i knew 1 guy landed with me and i tried to get a weapon as fast as i could. Found one and I heard him running in the building next to me so i watched the windows until i saw him and shot. This moment... complete silence except his steps from running, one loud shot from me and instantly the sound of his dead body falling to the ground and complete silence again... I really would love to play this gamemode with max players again..

[@_y3k]

@@fadenkreuzjohn4369 that same feeling is present in games like escape from tarkov, but in tarkov it feels 10x more tense and exhilarating when you get the kill

[@lttlejordan23]

It's a shame they just abandoned this mode the way they did. I remember having so much fun dropping in. The final circle could get intense. Beautiful map. Awesome destruction. Incredible atmosphere. And that ring of fire was just awesome.

[@McPringle0]

I remember nobody really cared about the game mode resulting in low player count when the game released, but I always thought it was a pretty fun addition to the series, and a nice take on a battle royale with that battlefield flair

[@SkeDav]

I think the lack of support and the fact that it wasnt f2p killed this mode.

[@calebs2crazy]

I don't think it was lack of support or anything. It was still playable and fun! People are just too damn picky and want the game to perform for them. People don't want to perform and adapt in games anymore. Firestorm rocks in my books!

[@devinvenne]

This was released at the time where the battle royal genre was superr oversaturated so, many people (including myself) didn't even give it a try because they were burnt out from the genre.

[@McPringle0]

@@devinvenne yeah I waited awhile before I gave it a shot, but I was pleasantly surprised when I did

[@REDACTED__007]

​@@SkeDavIt was people like you who wouldn't accept anything new that killed the mode.

[@tarioTV]

I loved Firestorm so much man... I was so sad when I couldn't find just normal lobbies when it died.

[@fiveggigawhaaahtgaming1926]

the thing about firestorm i love is the storm, its the most unique storm in a battle royale game, also with the armor plates they were so unique

[@rootbowy825]

Way true it was way to cool watching the fire destroy everything and the armor plates kept it real

[@ince55ant]

its also weirdly thematic. like the big blue walls of PUBG or Apex just wouldnt look right in a ww2 battlefield

[@yiruzu]

This is the best Battle Royale I played so far, it's such a shame no one plays it. I think it would get pretty popular again if they would make it free to play, I really hope it will still happen soon.

[@erbLLLL]

Firestorm was sooo good! Should've been free to play though, and had more support. Awesome map and atmosphere!

[@8lue17]

So much potential. The firestorm animations and destruction are actually really cool. Well done by the dev 👏

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

Wow. The immersion and cinematic gamplay is unreal...this was as a great vid, Jack!

[@jackfrags]

Thanks a ton!

[@StevenOggVIDEOS]

I loved the idea of firestorm. Battlefield + battle royale just sounds like an amazing experience. Hope they do go come back with a surprise firestorm 2.0 🤞🤞

[@The-stug]

I haven’t thought about Firestorm for years. That game mode was so dead when I played BFV.

[@Sasparillafizz]

Awesome to see this Jack, I thought the mode was turned off and had never tried playing it. Will be installing BF V just to go run around on this (not caring about winning). The V1 / sound (descriptions of the noise in literature and everyone clenching up after the engine noise stopped till the impending explosion) was amazing, a legit big bomb from the era. The idea of bringing this map into 2042 as a BF V era game is perfect. I'd like to see the mode, but just the map would be great. Thanks for this Jack. Dice has huge player numbers and the graphics look great...what to do....think they should do a remastered BF 1 and BF V so the console gameplay is brought up to current capabilities along with their anti-cheat from 2042 being integrated. Alot less work than a full on game development. As you said Firestorm should get some special attention as its superb in so many ways.

[@SlickWickCA]

Honestly I think if Dice decided to revive this in 2042 it would bring in a lot of players.

[@pissyourselfandshitncoom2172]

Agree. I think the 2042 world, and the gameplay mechanics, were designed for a br

[@matchesburn]

It wouldn't. Battle Royale game modes are, thankfully, starting to die out and for good reason.

[@hamzaHrv]

Would be a downgrade since V is a better foundation

[@R3TR0J4N]

there's always free to play if ever

[@thebrotatochip32]

@@matchesburn what's the good reason for them dying out? I'm just curious

[@Sebald_0s_of_Saturn]

Love these videos lately! The past few weeks I've been ill and needed some nostalgia to help me through, so have rewatched all Jack's old various BF videos,(especially enjoying BF1 an V). Its so nice having this catalogue Jack has crafted over the years, with the differnt youtubers for Squad or TAG on Dayz etc. So the past few uploads feel like a real time nostalgia injection, its helped me alot.

[@spamjosh6526]

actually firestorm would make total sense in 2042, as theres a lot of mentions of massive fires sweeping Europe. I feel like this could port well as a concept, and maybe even the map even though its dated.

[@edvinkronan]

This game still looks absolutely amazing. Definitely one of the best looking fps games out there!

[@xthekingsguard1229]

I did NOT think we would be talking about Battlefield V at all in 2023 let alone FIRESTORM!

[@Jordanz0rd]

It's a very very good game, plays much better than 2042

[@alexpascal5403]

Imagine that. My little sister giving a twister your your baby blister.

[@georgenaidoo9553]

It's insane how good this game is....this should be far more famous then alot of other titles

[@mamdouh5069]

That actually looks amazing .. animations and everything are just so cool. Can't believe I never played it

[@Ultecpo]

🤦🤦🤦

[@firstnamelastname-oy7es]

it's on sale for 5 dollars on Steam right now.

[@mrfincher]

Pretty cool that you played it again. I really liked to watch videos of that mode. Maybe my favorite BR mode. Would watch more videos of it for sure!

[@cird_5208]

I had so much fun in firestorm, its was a miss from EA not going free to play with it

[@christianperez8488]

💯💯

[@timmytimztar]

I love your enthusiasm and appreciation for this game...makes me wanna jump in again :) I used to love playing it! So sad that it didnt push through the way it should have. 🤕

[@MrChief-vu1qo]

It was the best BR ever with so much potential. If they would have supported it and made it free to play this game could have been, what Warzone is now. Shame that EA and even the battlefield community didn’t saw, how good this mode was.

[@RobbothePanda]

Me and my friends played this so much, I still wish they'd release it as a standalone free mode, it's so unique

[@TheScopeGlint]

This was the only battleroyal i ever played where no matter what loot i got i always felt competitive.

[@fadenkreuzjohn4369]

I never thought about it, and havent played much firestorm but you are absolutely right... the matches i played... i always felt competitive...

[@tomislav916]

Man that is still the best game on planet Earth..smooth play and the best engine to play..Me and like 50 players on discord have more than 3500 hours of play form 2018.. 70% the most in firestorm..Very nice to you do that clip..and Nixailer and Voncoval also my friends🥰..see you in firestorm

[@chaimkobylinski1988]

Klr?

[@tomislav916]

@@chaimkobylinski1988 No, FSS.. Sioux55CRO..you??

[@Fishermatt202]

Man, watching you play this actually got me wanting to jump back in to see how it holds up. I loved BFV and honestly really enjoyed Firestorm. It truly is such a beautiful map. I would have loved to hear more about the lore. From a concept point, Firestorm in 2042 would have made sense with all the crazy weather events in that world. I know they didn't have time to build that, but it would have been interesting to see how they would have approached that.

[@tommyg11]

So much potential, think the market was just so saturated with battle royals at the time it never got the traction it deserved. You need to try some Post Scriptum next you’d have a blast with that one😎

[@X1k1nh0_Music]

uppp

[@Thedefenses]

being a pay2play model in a market filled with free to play battle royale´s and being attached to a game that had a very bad launch killed it.

[@Mariocorn1]

I think failure of FS was more due to rough start with players not being able to loot because loot landed on the floor in one place. Before they fixed it players left it for multiplayer and other BR's

[@urbnoir5807]

@@Thedefenses Spot on, plus, this was just pre-crossplay becoming industry-standard, which really gave people in low-pop regions like Oceania no chance of populated lobbies.

[@FatalShotGG]

This game mode is actually very well-made. I wish more people played it. I also wish DICE made it a free-to-play game so that would happen.

[@schafer7403]

I used to be the absolute champ at this game. Pink Bren is easily the best gun in the game. Hanson farms was an amazing spot to land and loot too ! Nostalgia !

[@Jeremy_LK]

It is soo good to get back to this game. I have 620h played in BFV and enjoyed every minute of it.

[@clipper6429]

I used to love Firestorm… very underrated! Could never find a full game even when BF5 was going strong!

[@Skateandcreate9]

That’s insane 😂

[@Ultecpo]

Must be on pc cause on consoles is not the same story

[@matteoclementi]

Firestorm gameplay itself is still my best ever experience of a battle royale. Destructive environments really make the difference in a BR.

[@stevenjones5284]

Be interesting to see how this would have done if it got released during lockdown.. certainly had the building blocks!

[@Noblereach36]

Firestorm was honestly really good. It’s a shame they never made it free to play or something to increase the player count.

[@HM-ky6xp]

There is a rumour that they are working on a br/ extraction mode imagine instead of a circle closing in it was levoultion events like an earthquake , tsunami etc closing parts of the map down pushing you towards a final extraction that you have to capture and hold and fight over , I also think classes would work in a br like the medic can be the only one to bring you back to life with the defibrillator, instead of what they did in hazard zone and made like cod where you buy someone back in and they just fall from the sky which wasn’t good

[@anonymoussaitama725]

This game has insane graphics. None of the games today can hold a candle to this.

[@jespermattsson8048]

This was so epic, totally agree with the map and fire being the greatest ❤ Also this was the first BR with plate mechanics that I played at least.

[@user-sg5vb7ou9i]

It was either this or blackout, I think you might be right though because Blackout didn't release plate replenish on release and may have incorporated it off this game.

[@Deltatwo3]

I'm going to be so sad if they never do anything further with this map. It's an absolute masterpiece. Also the dude that killed you in the first match.... Was kind of sus that he jumped down looking directly at you... Js

[@sonisheree]

The problem with Firestorm is that they have it in some weird menu, so a lot of new people don't even knows it exists! It needs to be on the front page of multiplayer!

[@RollingGuy]

You’re right I just got the game for 2 bucks been playing it & had no idea about this game mode .

[@dubstepZOMBIE64]

Wow I was thinking about this mode a few days ago if it’s still going. I used to be so addicted to it with my old gaming mates 😢 so many good memories. Still looks great to this day!!

[@nnslg]

This took me back, played a bunch back when it was just out, managed about 25 solo wins, good times (except dying 1000 times to bush or building campers)

[@rylancory]

I really wish this mode was more popular. They did a lot of things right with it and was a lot of fun!

[@HALVARK]

Masterpiece . The most beautiful battle royale

[@ClintBeastmode]

Still the only BR that ever hooked me. The dense, creepy atmosphere is unmatched.

[@SHINYREDBULLETS]

Firestorm is a brilliant example of the management staff sabotaging the efforts of the employees. Wish it wasn't so common! Also gg on that win dude :D

[@fadenkreuzjohn4369]

U.S.A. Best country in the world 🤷‍♂

[@timothyboersma6358]

This really could have been the most popular battle royale game. If they'd pushed this and kept it updated I just can't see it not work.

[@howareyoubrother5332]

I wish i could play a match again, ive tried so hard on xbox

[@kirozbrz]

If this mode makes a comeback, I will be so happy.

[@onejediboi]

If only it was a free stand alone game…

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Then it would be monetized to all hell to justify the development of the game.

[@kugelblitzkrieg]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Butter_Warrior99 I mean I wouldn’t have minded, they already had cosmetics in BFV, as long as they stayed that way.

[@inshadows7618]

I believe, if it was free and they rework the loot cases from dead bodys, could be what warzone was, even more greater

[@Butter_Warrior99]

@@kugelblitzkrieg Nope, EA could easily pull an Activision and make the cosmetics that are programmed to be pay to win.

[@kugelblitzkrieg]

@@Butter_Warrior99 But they didn’t, the had cosmetics in the main game and they weren’t pay to win afaik.

[@happytrailsgaming]

Why they wouldn’t release this as free to play is mind boggling

[@luckynumberten]

I like how you don’t care about what haters saying you just enjoying games and give us content ❤ thanks

[@beastabuelos6421]

This comment reads like you left out half a sentence

[@Pat_Springleaf]

wtf are you talking about man, what haters

[@jeandiaz96]

I hope Battlefield make this again but in modern time. This is beautiful, this game is extremely underrated

[@jeremyp5210]

Firestorm had immense potential. I actually liked it quite a Bit for its short life span.

[@nulllord2883]

Glad to see you back in the older battlefield games! Any chance of a Battlefield 1 video sometime? The community on PC is still super active and it's still my go to battlefield game.

[@locke8041]

You need to rally all the KZbin creators and streamers and do a 7 day hell week where everyone plays different titles 7 days in a row. Set it up so all the viewers can get in and play. Even get the game creators on board so they can do flash sales on the games for the people hat don’t have them. Would be pretty cool.

[@Notlaxz]

Somebody hire this person

[@BravenTyler]

Nixieler was cheating you can tell he preaimed you without revealing his location ever

[@silverboltiii9328]

Maybe potential for something like this again in the future? I hope

[@tobiahl114]

No no no we dont want them to do BR. we want a mix of Bf3/4 with the Operations from Bf1 and the feeling from bf1. Thats literally all i need and its too much for dice

[@srimpy123]

I remember playing firestorm with the boys on solo. And squading up and once we all survive till the end we give each the win

[@dogeymcdogeface3655]

I liked my own comment🫑

[@sirick93]

I dont know why they didnt release it for free with cosmetic microtransactions for profit. Even now it would explode in popularity because it is unique.

[@3wUBuschcamper]

i will jump right back into firestorm to see if people come back because of this video - firestorm had potential but EA did not unterstand that BR for 60 bucks aint ait

[@DespondentDoomer23]

The graphics in this map are just insane, looks so much better than the last COD

[@gssngr]

They should definitely put the firestorm map in BF2042, that would be an awesome addition to 128 player modes!

[@carlosmaldonado8224]

3:12 proceeds jump out of a plane with the outside temp being at -55 celsius with no gloves or protection

[@Miguewl_1]

20 players in the first match, 9 in the second….. Very sad to see that, played it a lot when it came out, great gameplay, beautiful map, wasted potential

[@mason1023]

Extremely underrated BR mode, sucks it was never free to play. thanks for revisiting, it would be awesome if it had a resurgence. I love how in the final circles the noise of the fire overtakes everything so you cant hear footsteps. so intense.

[@AllSquirrel]

How long has EA been in your pocket now?

[@dani0666]

I had so much fun with this. It’s a shame that they screwed up this one. Not making it free to play, the clumsy looting system and the lack of more guns. I was so exited about the island and the lore, but I guess we’ll never find out and that’s so sad… I really miss those first days on this beautiful map.

[@apdj94]

“Put this in 2042 as a 128 player conquest with tons of flags and vehicles” My friend, you just described Planetside 2

[@DanilZubarev]

Audio and visual design of the game is fucking awesome.

[@orionizaqt]

If only they had made Firestorm free to play like Warzone. They would've had a such a huge player base and might still to this day.

[@nicholasjonas5684]

Man that last round was intense. The flames and environment are beautiful. Miss it.

[@MrP7]

firestorm was one of the best BR mode i've played last years !

[@digitaurus]

There was so much hatred for Battlefield V ... then 2042 came along and everyone realised what "bad" really looked like ...

[@nickturnal__]

July 2024 and i had NO IDEA bf had a battle royale...

[@Mineiran]

OMG, this was so underrated. I hope they do something similar or revive this

[@opmacace523]

Nah just play bf1 instead

[@KaranIsAgoodMan]

Battlefield 2 modern combat on PlayStation 2 was my favourite battlefield game ever. Also another mention: Battlefield Heroes. Damn have so many good memories with these two.

[@amenacetosociety516]

Fun fact I bought this game because of firestorm. I remember playing multiplayer leading up to firestorm no one knew firestorm was a thing until it dropped.

[@okaybutwhythough7456]

Honestly on paper it was kind of a match made in heaven. Big map gameplay with vehicles has been the standard for the series, Frostbite always has its best foot in large natural environments, so it visually didn't cut corners compared to something like Warzone, and the destruction system combined with the fire effects really made it stand out from the competition. The timing of the release at the time of Battle Royale hate, the paywall, the rather poor marketing, and the setting considered boring by some really didn't help it gain traction.

[@aaronisgrate]

That pregame lobby was so cool with the lights going out and the doors opening

[@russparkin6722]

this still looks so good, loved this game so much

[@scottiesimpin8242]

I had so much fun playing BFV with my brother, I always loved it.

[@bendunton825]

This is so good, love seeing people back on firestorm

[@Optimusprime809]

*Jack goes off on a mad one about cans* Me: "Jack please"

[@daveechronic]

Listening to Jackfrags comment on firestorm was like listening to David Attenborough talk about ants with a warm blanket on.God I miss the old battlefield community.

[@ahmedalaa9736]

You bring a lot of joy when switching to old BF like BF1 and 5 , man these games will always be in my heart, i wish the devs actually take firestorm out as a standalone BR and develop it but this time makes it free to play for people instead when they introduced it , it will be sick as it always !

[@JustMamba]

5 years old and holds up graphically with every new fps.