Alright, I finally gave in and got myself a copy of this game. I didn't like it much at first (I've never been a fan of FPS), but now that my skills are improving, I'm starting to like it quite a bit. The only problem is that being on dial-up, I can't really utilize the multiplayer feature properly. Unfortunately, that's where a lot of the gameplay lies. I had no idea there was no singleplayer campaign. Anyway...I mostly play singleplayer mode, which is just fine and dandy, but I need a bit more variety. I'm downloading some mods, but like I said, I'm on dial-up, so that's going to take quite awhile.
Multiplayer has some extra maps, so I'm wondering...is there a way to use those maps on singleplayer mode? I'd love to play some of those maps without having to play on multiplayer. How can I do this? Will downloading the latest patch help? It's going to take me a day or two to finish downloading it, so I thought I'd ask in the meantime.
Also...I decided to try multiplayer a few minutes ago, but there weren't any games being hosted. I know this game is fairly popular right now, so that seems a bit odd to me. What could be the cause of this? Is it because I didn't install GameSpy? If it makes any difference, I have the DVD version of BF2142.
One more question...do the different stats, points, ranks, etc. only save if you play multiplayer? And why in the world do I have to connect to the server to play a singleplayer game? Alright, alright, I'm done with all of my questions. Any help/answers would be appreciated.