Official Bad Company 2 thread - no beta talk here!

[Shakermaker]

I am so incredibly confused by this:
"The EA servers will be unavailable on Saturday 13th March at 8:00GMT/9:00 CET:12:00 (midnight) PST to install extra hardware to improve your online experience. For more info and to see some crazy Battlefield Bad Company 2 online stats please visit the Battlefield Blog: "

More specifically this line: 8:00GMT/9:00 CET:12:00 (midnight) PST

Ok so, from my understanding, the servers will be down at:
8:00 GMT
9:00 CET
12:00 PST

Is that what its saying? Im so ****ing confused, the way the write it doesnt make any sense. 8:00GMT/9:00 CET:12:00, why the slash between GMT and 9:00, but then a space between 9:00 and CET, and why a : between CET and 12:00.

ahhhh brain explodes.

Relax. Basically you won't be able to play tomorrow morning.

 

[Ren.182]

In BF2 I was a pro heli pilot with the mouse. Couldn't do it with the joystick for my life.

This. I wish the choppers in this game controlled like they did in BF2. It makes me sad that I can barely circle a flag Used to be able to perfectly circle strafe round any flag in BF2, nobody could hit me!

Still, I like how powerful the gunner position is in the chopper

 

[StarBob]

This. I wish the choppers in this game controlled like they did in BF2. It makes me sad that I can barely circle a flag Used to be able to perfectly circle strafe round any flag in BF2, nobody could hit me!

Still, I like how powerful the gunner position is in the chopper

They've boosted all the gunner positions really. I mean I get more kills as a gunner than I do as anything.

 

[Krynn72]

Yeah, I had the vehicle upgrade path done by the time I made level 10.

 

[Escaep]

Just had an amazing game with Xevrex:

 

[Warped]

nice one, also tonight my friends and i had like a 10 win streak going on. it was madness

 

[Xevrex]

Hated that squad of medics shit. I run into the M-COM room, have a knifing party with the medics and kill all but one; each is revived and the M-COM is screwed.

 

[Headcrab Pie]

I've been having some weird glitches on Xbox. After each game it claims that I get a insanely high amount of knife kills. After my last match it said the I scored 24 knife kills. I also earned the M24 Bronze Star twice in one match. AND I somehow unlocked the PP-2000 with 9,996/10,000 points required. But it didnt unlock.

What.

In other news, I have 84 legitimate knife kills.

EDIT: Playing Isla Inocentes. I'm in the UAV, and spot a single Engineer. Deciding to go for a road kill, I swoop down and ram him.

50pts - Killed an Enemy
5000pts - Air Vehicle Gold Star 2
10000pts - Elite Battlefield Knowledge

15,050 points in one road kill.

 

[ray_MAN]

In BF2 I was a pro heli pilot with the mouse. Couldn't do it with the joystick for my life.

Yeah, I was a good pilot in BF2 and now I can barely hold a circle around a target so my gunners can shoot. I wish you could invert the mouse controls to put it back to the way BF2 had it.

 

[Unfocused]

Anyone else checked their GPU load by any chance? Mine tends to be 50-70%, usually lower when I'm getting low fps. I wonder if this can be fixed :|

 

[Tyguy]

Anyone else checked their GPU load by any chance? Mine tends to be 50-70%, usually lower when I'm getting low fps. I wonder if this can be fixed :|

under what settings? mine is typical on medium and i don't bother with high, too much mouse lag.

 

[Krynn72]

Holy shit.

Who the hell is playing football manager so much?

 

[Warped]

Holy shit.

Who the hell is playing football manager so much?

lol, i have weird friends like that too. they're playing like barbie horse adventures 3 or something gay. anyway i can't wait to play more, i've barely touched the recon class. also call me a noob but i finally found out what spotting means. all this time i've been playing and no one told me it was select on the ps3 controller

 

[Escaep]

I have to admit, sniping in this game is by far more satisfying than any other game.

On the giving end though, not the receiving.

 

[jimbo118]

Holy shit.

Who the hell is playing football manager so much?

Laivasse, I think.

 

[Jimmeh]

Sucks being late to the party I guess. Finally picked up a copy today, and so far I've just been getting raped left right and center by people with better gear* who actually know the maps. Was pretty surprised to find the repair tool and defibs are now unlockable items as well. Pretty shitty.

It's still been good fun though. Arica Harbour has got to be my favourite from what I've played so far. Great variety from area to area, and it looks great too. I'll probably jump on the HL2.net server later, hopefully I won't embarrass myself too badly.

*

 

[Acepilotf14]

 

[StarBob]

You have too many friends. Stop accepting invites. I did.

 

[Acepilotf14]

3/4 of my friends list I know as at least acquaintances.

230 friends. I am so popular.

 

[CyberPitz]

so 3/4 of your friends have no life outside of videogames.

Nice!

 

[Acepilotf14]

You're on there too, Pitz.

 

[Krynn72]

I've met everyone on my friends list in real life.


Most of them don't know it.

 

[Ravioli]

Does anyone know if you still get your points if you loose connection to the server? I was playing a VERY intense sniper match in African Harbor. It lasted well over an hour, and when i finally got the last ticket kill, i lost connection. ARGHH, but i managed to take a screenshot right before the disconnect. Those AK clan guys even tried to take me down together, but failed miserably. I can hear their angry screams across the intertwebs. It pleases me.

 

[StarBob]

I got a 173 marksman headshot earlier today. I feel like there's a distance calculation in that somewhere. It was a crazy long shot though... I could barely see the guy.

 

[Krynn72]

To answer your question: no. I'm pretty sure it doesnt count it if you quit/disconnect.

Unrelated question: What does it say after the Kills_Deaths column in the scoreboard? I can easily make out the overlapping "Death" but I can't figure out what the other entry is. I thought it might be ping... but no way everyone plays at such a high ping.

 

[Vegeta897]

It's gotta be ping, even though those pings suck ass.

 

[Ravioli]

I lold

 

[Unfocused]

Does anyone know if you still get your points if you loose connection to the server? I was playing a VERY intense sniper match in African Harbor. It lasted well over an hour, and when i finally got the last ticket kill, i lost connection. ARGHH, but i managed to take a screenshot right before the disconnect.

LOL.

And I was having a good round round yesterday with a few .netters on that twilight snow map and in the process I earned some gadget (the x4 medic scope I think). The game crashed a few tickets before the end of the round, but when I restarted the game, I had the scope unlocked. So I think the points do save.

It's gotta be ping, even though those pings suck ass.

It's not. It's latency, which apparently is different from ping and has more to do with showing the distance to the server - that's according to one of the Dice guys. No idea why they decided to show that instead of ping.

 

[Escaep]

To answer your question: no. I'm pretty sure it doesnt count it if you quit/disconnect.

Unrelated question: What does it say after the Kills_Deaths column in the scoreboard? I can easily make out the overlapping "Death" but I can't figure out what the other entry is. I thought it might be ping... but no way everyone plays at such a high ping.

It might be something like your Team Score. Though I've never checked to see if they jive up with your final team score.

It's gotta be ping, even though those pings suck ass.

Can't be, the game would be impossible to play with ~300 pings.

 

[jimbo118]

Was pretty surprised to find the repair tool and defibs are now unlockable items as well. Pretty shitty.

Aren't the unlockables just upgraded defibs and repair tools? The default ones are in the kit from the get-go.

 

[Shakermaker]

Aren't the unlockables just upgraded defibs and repair tools? The default ones are in the kit from the get-go.

Not in the full version. You have to earn your kits, repair tool and defib.

 

[ray_MAN]

Aren't the unlockables just upgraded defibs and repair tools? The default ones are in the kit from the get-go.

Yeah, and in response to it being "shitty" not having the repair tools and med kits from the get-go: it's not so hard to muster up the 1000 points to get those upgrades.

 

[Jimmeh]

Yeah, which makes me wonder why they bothered making them unlockables in the first place. It's not particularly fun being a crappy medic or engineer for a round or two while you're unable to revive fallen teammates or support vehicles. Seems completely pointless to me.

 

[Krynn72]

I hate it when i grab some medic's kit thinking, "sweet, now I can revive my teammate over there" and the kit doesnt have defibs.

 

[Dinnesch]

Game works much better after EA's hardware upgrade. Never have trouble getting connected anymore!
Only thing is I'd like a auto-retry function for trying to join a full server.

 

[3ssence]

Had some good fun games with Jimmeh and Irish last night. Had some good fun working as a squad.



I do hate getting repeatedly killed by rank 20-something individuals who i seem to have no chance against in a 1 on 1 dogfight, whether i get in the first shot or not.



Need me more upgrades ! Preferably body armour or magnum ammo !

 

[StarBob]

Had some good fun games with Jimmeh and Irish last night. Had some good fun working as a squad.



I do hate getting repeatedly killed by rank 20-something individuals who i seem to have no chance against in a 1 on 1 dogfight, whether i get in the first shot or not.



Need me more upgrades ! Preferably body armour or magnum ammo !

No upgrades will save you from a sea of medics. Four medics, four medpacks, four m60s. If one goes down, he's revived in seconds. The only way one can win anymore is to just pummel the Medisquads with grenades and hope they all die at once.

edit: I guess it auto spots to 75m according to this http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff301/DenKirson/specs.png

IMO something needs to happen with the use of medics soon. M60s are too accurate, hit too hard, and have a clip that is much too large. I can effectively lay down shots from hundreds of meters for several seconds taking people out as long as it takes for someone to snipe me. Not to mention, a scoped m60 is as effective at mid-long range as any sniper rifle.

I hope they either create a longer cooldown on the paddles, or make it so people can actually die and not be revived like in BF2. "Critically Wounded" people can be revived, but if you get hit in the head or shot while you're on the ground... or ran over by a tank... I don't think a quick shock is going to bring you back to life.

The other night I swear I was facing at least 10 medics out of a 15 person team. It's really getting out of control.

I am starting to enjoy the time I Take out of actually trying to fight to get in sniper wars from ridiculous ranges. I've had the spot scope for a while but I still have no idea what it actually does to help me spot things.

edit: Apparently it auto spots for 75m according to this http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff301/DenKirson/specs.png

I have no idea how far 75m would be in actual game distance but it doesn't seem far at all considering the shots I take on a regular basis. I also never noticed the alternate weapon vehicle thing. I always wondered why sometimes I had an alternate weapon and sometimes I didn't. I'm guessing a passenger had that. I should use it more often... since it gives the APC a great rocket for tanks and tanks an MG for the millions of infantry I see trying to kill me. Now I'll have to find all of this out since I apparently ignored it.

 

[Shakermaker]

I don't get all those medics using the M60. I prefer the MG36 myself. Built in red dot so I can use my 1st category perk for stronger med packs, 2nd category perk goes to steady long distance shots and the 3rd to tougher body armour. Works great for me. Not that I wouldn't agree with nerfing the medic. They're too strong at the moment.

 

[Krynn72]

I don't get all those medics using the M60. I prefer the MG36 myself. Built in red dot so I can use my 1st category perk for stronger med packs, 2nd category perk goes to steady long distance shots and the 3rd to tougher body armour. Works great for me. Not that I wouldn't agree with nerfing the medic. They're too strong at the moment.

Well, with the m60, all it takes is the red dot, and extra damage gadgets to make the thing unstoppable. 2 or 3 hits is all it takes to kill someone at that point.

 

[Shakermaker]

Yes, I know how 'everyone' is playing the Medic at the moment. I simply prefer to be more of an Assault medic than a glorified sniper with healing capabilities.