Various bits of news from the event. First and Foremost: Items 1-4 are from a user on the EA Uk forums who was fortunate enough to be able to attend.
1. 4 Game modes *At launch*: Rush, CQ, Squad DM, and Unknown. All of them can be played normally or in Hard-Core mode. Hard Core will be a ranked mode. There will be no kill cam after deaths, no HUD to speak of, no crosshairs and the amount of damage you can take will be decreased dramatically
2. You are able to select your fire rate. There is single shot, 3 round burst, and full auto. M16 is 3Rd Burst only, G3 is Single and Automatic.
3. Choppers are back, Unlike BF2 you have to land an have an Engineer repair them, no hover fixing.
4. Punk Buster is back as the Anti-Cheat for BC2.
Un-ranked servers are planned to have a strong Rcon type feature, where we can adjust the settings to fit our needs, and essentially create a competitive config, similar to CoD4 competition.
Side Note: The game is still considered to be in Pre-Alpha stage.
All of the above is credit to WDAOPTIMUS
Full write up found here: BFBC2 reveiw
Weapons and Equipment List that I have put together
Known weapons/equipment/specializations so far: (Note: These are not the set categories for the weapons and there are multiple variations of the same gun available. There are over 200 Gun, gadget and Specialization customization combination's .)
Rifles:
AN-94
AEK-971 Vintovka
F-2000
G-3
Hk-416
M-16A2
M-14 EBR
M-1 Garand
STG 77 AUG
Scar-L Carbine
XM-08 Prototype
Sniper Rifles:
GOL
M-24
M-95 Barrett
Type 88 Sniper
SV-98
SVU
VSS-Vintorez
Sub Machine Guns:
AKS-74U
pp-2000
Thompson
UMP-45
UZI
9A-91
XM-08 Compact
LMG:
M-249 Saw
MG-36
M-60
PKM LMG
Type 88 LMG
XM-8 LMG
Shotguns:
NS-2000
Remington 870 MCS
Saiga-20K
Spas-12
Spas-15
T-194 Shotgun
USAS-12
Pistols:
M-1911
M-9 Beretta
Mp-443
M-93 Raffica
MP-412 Rex
Launchers:
AT-4
Carl Gustav
M-203 (There are other weapon mounted GL's as well)
RPG-7
(Rumored: Javelin as an Unlock)
Explosives:
Anti Tank Mine
C-4
Grenade
Vehicles:
ATV
AH-60 Apache
Anti-Aircraft Armored Vehicle
Blackhawk
Humvee
M1A2 Abrams MBT
M3A3 Bradley IFV
T-90 MBT
UAV
Other:
Air Strike Laser Designator
Combat Knife
Mortar Strike
Shock Paddles
Tracer Dart Pistol
Class Specific Specializations: ( List is not complete)
Assault:
Red Dot Sight: Increases Aim speed and Target Acquisition at close range.
4X optical sight: Increases Magnification and effectiveness at medium Range
Fore-Grip: Increases accuracy of Aimed Shots.
Engineer:
First Two are the same as Assault
Accurized Silencer Reduces Noise and Increases accuracy of aimed fire.
Medic And Recon specifics are unknown at this time.
Specializations for all classes: (List is not Complete)
Additional Leg Pouches: Doubles Explosive and Rocket carried.
Custom Shotgun magazines and Loading Tubes: Doubles Shotgun magazine capacity.
Dragon Skin: Adds re-enforced ceramic plates to your combat vest, reduces damage taken.
High Quality Marksman Bullets: Increases Accuracy at great ranges
Large Capacity Hip Pack: Doubles the total number of bullets carried
More Potent Explosive Blends: Increased Damage from Hand thrown explosives.
Tungsten 12 Gauge SABO Slug Ammunition. Sacrifices Raw Power for range and accuracy in shot guns.
Upgraded Vest: Doubles your Grenade and M203 Grenade Carrying capacity.
Various upgrades for both Tank and Helicopter Optics, Weapons and Defenses.
Think that's everything known at the moment, Will be updating as Info is made official.
News from Community event + Weapon/Equipment list.