Well, be surprised then, because it's *exactly the same*. Both the VADS(similar to BF3 AA) and the other one(not sure of the name, but it fires in bursts and the rounds are "larger) can both knock down friendly helicopters in exactly the same way. It's not necessarily every single map, because there are some maps where only one side got a helicopter so it wouldn't make sense to have friendly AA, but this is the case in BF3 as well if you include Rush maps.
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Well, be surprised then, because it's *exactly the same*. Both the VADS(similar to BF3 AA) and the other one(not sure of the name, but it fires in bursts and the rounds are "larger) can both knock down friendly helicopters in exactly the same way. It's not necessarily every single map, because there are some maps where only one side got a helicopter so it wouldn't make sense to have friendly AA, but this is the case in BF3 as well if you include Rush maps.
One thing that is super annoying is they purposely made enemy footsteps very quiet so its almost impossible to hear people coming up to knife you. This allows newbs to get knife kills. In BC2, its easy to hear people come up on you and I very rarely get knifed in that game. In BF3, unless you are spinning around constantly you will get knifed at some point.
I have to agree with you on that one. I have the sound settings set great in this game, high quality headphones and the works and every time I've been knifed whoever has done it to me has been ghostly silent, regardless of location or setting.
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Head on a swivel! Check your firing position; what's/who's on your six? Is back on cover or concealment? This or constantly moving is usually a sure-fire way of not getting knifed.
What's horrible is when your playing with randoms in a squad who you think have your back because your covering theirs...only you find out they took off from their position and you are alone left with a knife in your back.
In game Voip needs to get fixed...
What's horrible is when your playing with randoms in a squad who you think have your back because your covering theirs...only you find out they took off from their position and you are alone left with a knife in your back.
In game Voip needs to get fixed...
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You said I have little understanding of BF3 game-play. That was what I replied to. Your counter response is that "yes, you haven't played BF3 helicopters" as if your original point was valid, when one point does not make the other.
LMAO. Whatever, I just don't care anymore.
My only point is this: Don't state the game is broken when it clearly is not. Hyperbole and constant bitching will not win you any sympathy. We all know it is an issue, and we all have acknowledged it. We have all experienced similar issues, whether they be in a helicopter or not.
LMAO. Agreed.
It's true that you should be playing like that, but audio should be just as worthwhile as video in games. good positional audio goes a long way towards getting kills/avoiding deaths as much as good situational [visual]awareness does. It should be hand-in-hand, not one over the other. We don't rely exclusively on eyesight in reality, right?
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So I was walking out of Target with some stuff and I hear a buzzing sound coming from my left, distance about 100 yards. I immediately think it's a UAV and start scanning the skies, but then realized I wasn't in the game and laughed to myself (the buzzing ended up being some air compressor or something). You know what tipped me off that made me think I was in BF3?
Wait for it.....
The sun was blinding me and I could barely see what was in front of me.
Wait for it.....
The sun was blinding me and I could barely see what was in front of me.
it annoys the fuck out of me even worse that teammates can blind you with equal efficiency.
oh cool 80% of my screen is completely white because someone turned towards me when i gave them ammo.
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So I have a question. Is sneaking around the mountain to the air vehicle spawn on the other side of kharg island with the scout helicopter considered fair play or greifing? It's a pretty quick way to level that thing.
So I have a question. Is sneaking around the mountain to the air vehicle spawn on the other side of kharg island with the scout helicopter considered fair play or greifing? It's a pretty quick way to level that thing.
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fuck it, fair play.
all it probably takes is a couple engineers switching to anti air, unless you kill them really, really fast you can't flare quick enough to not get obliterated.
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Say, has anyone tried strapping c4 packs onto an mav or eod ? Is it possible?
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You can slow down really fast...not actually go backwards, though (I don't think real jets can, either).
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Well and it's not even realistic. Unless you have some insanely powerful halogen bulb or one of those extreme LED things you're not going to be 80% blinded by a flashlight. Maybe if it's a foot from your face but not from like 15 feet away.
flashlights are the one thing that ruin this game. annoys me to no end. i really wish they'd remove the fucking things.
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You still airbrake similar to BF2, or at least from what I recall, can't remember exactly.
The lack of reverse thrust mainly makes it difficult to take off again depending on how you land. Which isn't really a concern in real play but lol...
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I guess, though I think after 7 hours of playtime I've only ever been knifed once.
I guess the stupid thing about flashlights IMO is that they're really not even useful as a flashlight...they're pretty much there JUST to blind you. Which is really stupid. I don't mind them having like, half the brightness that they do now, but as it is it's just obscene and overdone.
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Regarding the balance of the AA vehicle, like I suspected TV missiles seem to tip the balance the other way. It behaves similar to BF2 for those that are wondering, the difference is you don't click to change its direction but just move the mouse. Although I'm not yet sure how an AA using reactive armor would fair against it. Even before that using guided missile based runs in the chopper seemed to be very effective versus AA.
It'll depend on the class and how you play I suspect as well. Sniper based recons for instance are probably the most "prone" to getting knifed.
The intensity of the laser pointer and how it gives your position away seems like a more fair tradeoff than compared to the flashlight. Some possible suggestions on it would be possibly to make it a rechargeable and activation required ability (so you have to activate it for a burst of light for a set amount of time, then it needs to recharge) or make the beam more visible so it gives away that someone is around the corner. Lowering its effectiveness depending on the magnification of the scope, as well as giving it a bonus vs IRNV is another possibility.
It'll depend on the class and how you play I suspect as well. Sniper based recons for instance are probably the most "prone" to getting knifed.
The intensity of the laser pointer and how it gives your position away seems like a more fair tradeoff than compared to the flashlight. Some possible suggestions on it would be possibly to make it a rechargeable and activation required ability (so you have to activate it for a burst of light for a set amount of time, then it needs to recharge) or make the beam more visible so it gives away that someone is around the corner. Lowering its effectiveness depending on the magnification of the scope, as well as giving it a bonus vs IRNV is another possibility.
LOL I've noticed that too. Turn the flashlight on during daylight and shine it at the ground. You can barely see it. Aim it at another player and their hair gets burnt off their head. DICE really needs to change how stupid flashlights and the sun are in this game.
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lol You played just to level?
No but it's make a goal to play eveyday, now it's only for fun, so I will play less and less
How about the goal of being a better player? Improve that KDR. Become a better teamplayer. Why do you need the game to hold your hand?
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The max rank is apparently 145 and requires 25m points. I'm not sure how much slower/faster people want it to be?
If you mean in terms of unlocking important gameplay impacting items (for either vehicles or infantry), having it fast is a good thing for a versus FPS game. This isn't a MMORPG, amount of grinding time should not have such a large impact on gameplay.
If you mean in terms of unlocking important gameplay impacting items (for either vehicles or infantry), having it fast is a good thing for a versus FPS game. This isn't a MMORPG, amount of grinding time should not have such a large impact on gameplay.
Ahh yes, I forgot about those. I think we will all hit a huge wall soon lol
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I think the levelling speed is actually pretty good. It's slow enough that you're not going to unlock everything in like three days, but fast enough that every time you play it feels like you're making progress. BF2 was a game I really enjoyed, but the ranking system was absurd. I don't think I ever ranked up in that game, ever.
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Nah, some people will go back to COD when MW3 comes out (hopefully all the retards) and new players will still emerge as people continue to purchase the game. People who are dedicated will be high ranking, as it should be.
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it was ridiculous in the beta, me and my friend did it on FF off servers, haha
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Bingo. Some people like myself set goals. Once all the goals have been achieved, it's time for another challenge.
Improving KDR and carrying teams to victory gets old. This game for me is very easy to play.
On another note:
Has anyone noticed the ground deformation is disabled in this game? I haven't seen any craters in the ground when C4, mines or tank rounds explode.
I remember them disabling it in the beta because it caused people to fall through the ground if the server isn't reseted. Looks like they didn't bother to enable it in the retail game.
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Improve my team play ? , a better teamplayer ??? , well I'm 51 years old and I play with kids , they have no idea what to do to win a match, they just wait at the first flag to get a poor 200 points.
Just as exemple; how can we can we play in HC servers, not only I have to make sure to not have a teammate between us and our enemies when I fire a m240, but how many time I have to pull my finger out of the trigger because an idiot from my team pass on front of me when firing, and doing so make the enemies kill me. Its this or I got kick out for team killing. Today I charge down in the stair in metro maps, killing 6 enemies and pushing them back, well near pushing back, as an idiot at my back throw a grenade and kill me , thats when its not an RPG. When we gone have metro servers with no RPG, there is but the admin dont ban the one who use it.
Sometime I stop to repair my tank, and someone from my team stoll it. I think I'm gone rent my own private server and find peoples interested in a good play...
I know how you feel. I play as an assault. Ill run out into a steam off bullets to revive somebody. However I think the amount of times I have been revived is less then ten. I currently don't have anybody to play with so if you need a battle partner, send a PM.
Im only rank 10 I think. Dont play the game very much. So Im ok with the current leveling system.
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Offer some friendly advice (yes I mean friendly) and tips in the chatbox if you have teammates who aren't doing class-specific actions. I have done this on Bad Company 2 many times (especially during/following a Steam sale), and I will usually get 1-4 "thankyou"s from people in the lobby....some new players are legitimately unaware.
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I tried that. Ask a random on my squad to drop ammo. He told me to fuck off, then ran out in the middle of a field firing like a lunatic and almost immediately got killed.
At least I know he'll be back in CoD soon and we won't have to deal with him anymore.