panorama shot from the 4th level
http://360.io/XxHcHw
various pictures during construction
http://twitpic.com/photos/BCPlace2011
BC Place Coming Along Nicely
panorama shot from the 4th level
http://360.io/XxHcHw
various pictures during construction
http://twitpic.com/photos/BCPlace2011
Last edited by drewski; 09-08-2011 at 09:30 AM.
Looks nice but will suck as a soccer venue unless they can find an extra 30K people to come to Whitecaps games.
Pretty but tainted by the fake green stuff.
Doesn't the roof lower or whatever so that it only uses the lower bowl?Originally Posted by Vancity RED
Based on virtual stadium, it looks like they'll hide the upper deck with a white sheet.
http://whitecaps.io-media.com/
Looks great, it would be better with real grass.
I actually really like this solution... way better than just covering the seats with the team logo (Seattle, Argonauts).
That's a nice venue. It defiantly looks great for futebol.
plus, these fuckers are getting their stadium in FIFA 12.
not really that i can complain, theyre the only team in MLS that has their stadium in there.. but still. im bitter
Does this have anything to do with the developers being in Vancouver?plus, these fuckers are getting their stadium in FIFA 12.
not really that i can complain, theyre the only team in MLS that has their stadium in there.. but still. im bitter
More so that EA Sports is financially invested in the club.
Note when they do pressers and in the advertising background (between the hundreds of "Bell" ads you'll see the occasional EA Sports logo).
I really wish they'd make a standalone MLS game, I don't care about UEFA club football and FIFA does MLS so badly.
Garber's biggest mistake as Commissioner, allowing teams to enter the league without soccer specific stadiums...
Current teams should have been given a strict (but realistic timeline) to get a new stadium...
Sure Seattle is the exception - but massive stadiums, with 40,000 empty seats looks like shit... You can put as many banners over the seats you want - it doesn't help much...
I'll never forget going to DC - they announced attendance close to 30,000, but all you could seat was over 40,000 empty seats...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
yes and no.
what ryan was saying. they have a partnership with them, but they have a partnership with them because ultimately theyre based in vancouver.
you know what i wouldnt mind? and ive mentioned this elsewhere. selling DLC packs. i know some people might bitch about added content that you should get that you have to buy to access, but id easily shell out $10 to:
- play in MLS specific stadia
- hear announcers mention my players by name
- to see teams look like what theyre supposed to look like
- hear team specific chants (without going through the upload process)
I would love a MLS specific FIFA game...
As you mention above, if it was an add-on, I'd buy it...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
Blows my mind EA doesn't do this. I agree entirely.
Looks great! Yes, I'm jealous.
Its a stadium that isn't built for soccer, is much too big for their needs and has a plastic pitch. Why would anyone be jealous? This isn't a good move for the 'Caps. They need their waterfront stadium built one day.
Agreed.
i think the whitecaps were put in MLS to early. No stadium of there own was planned. And tho BC Place looks really nice, its just to big. With Vancouver having quite high ticket prices (over priced much like TFC tickets) and horrible on field this season, if this continues much like it did for TFC in the next 5 years or so those tickets will be a hard sale. And that stadium will look terrible unless the whole lower deck is full.
Why is BC place so big anyways? would of made more sense if they made the stadium smaller when they did the renovation and made it 30,000 - 25,000 seats. Its nice but still way to big for BC Lions and Whitecaps.
Last edited by james; 09-11-2011 at 01:27 AM.
i wouldnt buy a specific one (i played the specific one they made for the japanese national team and it was horrendous) it splits the product and programmers too much. you know they'd have their A-team working on FIFA and ship out a less than spectacular product.
i think they can improve on the stuff they have so far. like, as long as they're not porting it over to a next-gen console, there's no reason why they can't develop a few stadiums here or there and then update them with the next version. hell, for years before they had competition thats all EA did. they didnt step up their NFL series until segas 2k started moving in under the brilliant pretense that their games were both cheaper and better. same goes for FIFA 09 when PES stepped it up.
it's money in the bank for them. i dont know much about how games are developed, but releasing a pack with 5 MLS stadiums, updated game faces and announcers naming players, i'd buy it.
as far as im aware the waterfront stadium has been put on hold, and the plan is to keep BCE place for 5+ years. i think it was premature to bring them into the league without even partial ownership of BCE place, especially when the long term plan for construction of a SSS is a criteria for being issued a team in this league.
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Perhaps. But as compromises go, this ain't a bad one for them. Here's a question, will BC Place be a better stadium for the Whitecaps second year than BMO Field was for TFC's? We have artificial turf in both instances, so consider other aspects of the facilities.
Last edited by Cashcleaner; 09-09-2011 at 08:29 AM.
Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.
Is it just me or does it look like all the seats are Red and Grey?
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Odd considering that neither colours are used by the BC Lions (Orange, Black, and White) or Whitecaps (Blue and White).
Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.
Whitecaps have it better if that's the comparison... but they won't be getting grass any time soon. I remember the constant complaints about field turf here -- when will that start in Vancouver?
I mean, it'd be like TFC playing games at Skydome. Would that be better than playing at BMO Field with grass? I don't think so.
The Orange & Black Lions...Is it just me or does it look like all the seats are Red and Grey?
The Blue & White Caps...
The Blue & Green Canucks...
Where the hell did they get Red & Grey seating from...???
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
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I would argue that BC Place has a lot more character than Rogers Centre, but you're absolutely right in that as long as they are sharing with the Lions, they're never getting a natural playing surface.
Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.
i agree with that, but i still think the best option is to build a soccer stadium in the right location, rather then playing in a oversized BC Place on fake grass forever. However building a soccer stadium out in bum fuck no where (like Dallas) is probably worse off then playin at BC Place in the heart of Vancouver.
Last edited by james; 09-11-2011 at 05:59 PM.
Is it just me or does it look like all the seats are Red and Grey?
Is it me, or does every seat have a beer holder?
I was at the game on Sunday in Vancouver wearing my TFC scarf and jersey. It wasn't a bad place to watch a match. It wasn't lost on many of the Whitecaps supporters that seating was in TFC colours. Oh and yes all the seats have beer holders.
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