Battlefield Bad Company 2 Clubhouse

[GullyFoyle]

paid map packs are fail, servers cant run them, cause the players already on there get booted when the new maps are put in rotation... and with BC2 servers, who the hell is gunna pay for a server so few people will use?

At least until Vietnam, the PC maps are free for all. And EA pays for the servers for consoles.

 

[1Kurgan1]

Valdez is rough, A B and C are the 1st 3 crate spots, then one side spawns at the original spawn and the other spawns where the 4th set of crates normally is, such a long map with only 1 path through it and very little cover. Snipers should love this map.

 

[OnBoard]

Valdez is rough.. ..Snipers should love this map.

Nope, they loved the Atacama Rush map Second set of m-coms and whole center was filled with snipers. Kinda liked Valdez, was Ace second time I tried it (yes there were a lot of higher ranked too ). Ended up something like 17/2 and wasn't a sniper.

Thing is, now both have choppers and there are three spots to fight. The normal bottleneck spots is much less crowded compared to Rush mode.

Thought I'd love Atacama Rush, as I saw a lot of vehicle action on trailer, but you can only use tanks in the last spot. Only good pure vehicle map and they go and limit the usage, ruined it for me Good usage of the other base thou, it's nice and wide to come almost any direction.

 

[Tatty_Two]

On Rank 12 now, just got the spot sight for assault, it makes a vast difference for me, my kill rate has gone up using the Prototype. i am using Engineer less and less now as my Assault gets better. With the Gol.... my recon sniping skills are now really good, I can unlease death at range pretty accuratly getting 4 out 0f 5 headshots on stationary targets.

My problem is medic.... I hate it, I don't like the SAW, it's just too much recoil, I spose with a sight it could be better, I tend to wait for a CQB map and go medic with a shotty to try and get experience points up.

Damn though, this game is slow progress, it helped last night that I got 2 Gold stars in one game which got me to rank 12.

 

[1Kurgan1]

On Rank 12 now, just got the spot sight for assault, it makes a vast difference for me, my kill rate has gone up using the Prototype. i am using Engineer less and less now as my Assault gets better. With the Gol.... my recon sniping skills are now really good, I can unlease death at range pretty accuratly getting 4 out 0f 5 headshots on stationary targets.

My problem is medic.... I hate it, I don't like the SAW, it's just too much recoil, I spose with a sight it could be better, I tend to wait for a CQB map and go medic with a shotty to try and get experience points up.

Damn though, this game is slow progress, it helped last night that I got 2 Gold stars in one game which got me to rank 12.

Congrats on the level up, I'm surprised the Red Dots he;ping you on the XM8, that gun has the best Iron Sights in the game IMO. Either way its a great gun. And yep the M249 does have too much recoil, you can tough it out with the LMG's or use shotty till you hit the M60.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Congrats on the level up, I'm surprised the Red Dots he;ping you on the XM8, that gun has the best Iron Sights in the game IMO. Either way its a great gun. And yep the M249 does have too much recoil, you can tough it out with the LMG's or use shotty till you hit the M60.

It does have good ironsights, however I find (perhaps my old eyes) that when the target is moving it can be quite hard to keep the centre hair on the target, with the dot it is just easier.... for me anyways.

 

[Hybrid_theory]

I hit level 2 myself last night haha. i like the new lmg for the medic class, doing a little bit better now. It certainly takes longer to level than modern warfare 2. The only thing i dont like about the game is i do seem to get shot out of nowhere sometimes, especially in hardcore.

 

[Tatty_Two]

I hit level 2 myself last night haha. i like the new lmg for the medic class, doing a little bit better now. It certainly takes longer to level than modern warfare 2. The only thing i dont like about the game is i do seem to get shot out of nowhere sometimes, especially in hardcore.

That's because they all have these extra gadgets like spotters so they can follow you behind a wall and shoot you through it. I tend to play a different class each game just to keep my experience points up until I get to such a level where I find a useful weapon/gadget that makes me better.

 

[kid41212003]

The only medic's LMG that I use scope on is the XM8. High recoil usually mean good damage per bullet. Beside that, I use lightweight for all the other LMGs.

 

[1Kurgan1]

It does have good ironsights, however I find (perhaps my old eyes) that when the target is moving it can be quite hard to keep the centre hair on the target, with the dot it is just easier.... for me anyways.

You should try and draw a dot with a marker on your screen just to see how it works. Maybe use an erasable marker and wipe it off after each session. I haven't ever tried it, but I have heard good things and if it works for you then you might be able to free up a equipment slot.

I hit level 2 myself last night haha. i like the new lmg for the medic class, doing a little bit better now. It certainly takes longer to level than modern warfare 2. The only thing i dont like about the game is i do seem to get shot out of nowhere sometimes, especially in hardcore.

Playing in HC you might feel like you get shot out of no where, but thats kind of the point as you end up not always seeing who shot you. I just don't like the HC mode though, it's more intense, but it just isn't as fun and not as teamwork based. Using marking, minimap icons, just makes the game better I feel. And the increased life allows medics to actually use health packs, in HC they just feel useless and Recon gets sweet motion mines that do nothing. It feels like an unfinished mode to me, the tickets just hang in the air over where the minimap use to be, and when you die you get to look at a flat grey boring screen.

 

[Hybrid_theory]

yeah kurgan, i certainly agree on a lot of those points, it isnt as fun. What key do you mark targets with? it was Q in battlefield 2, but not sure if thats worked or not.

 

[GullyFoyle]

yeah kurgan, i certainly agree on a lot of those points, it isnt as fun. What key do you mark targets with? it was Q in battlefield 2, but not sure if thats worked or not.

In BFBC2 you simply put your crosshairs on an enemy and hit Q to spot them.

In BF2, you had to hit put your crosshairs on the enemy, hit Q to bring up a commo-rose, then also click the mouse button. There's always an adjustment period when I go back to BF2...

On the other hand, BFBC2 has a cool-down mechanism on spotting that is annoying. If you spot too much, it "overheats" and stops working for a few seconds, which may result in you spotting even more, exacerbating the problem.

This was implemented to prevent you from constantly spotting the bushes to reveal hidden enemies that you couldn't really see. You can still do that, but at the recommended pace of once every two seconds to prevent overheat.

 

[ZenZimZaliben]

HC is my favorite. You will die more in HC, on the other hand you can kill a lot easier. Also there are different levels of HC. You can have the mini map, you can have the kill screen. I think the kill screen is lame. There is no reason you should be able to see who shot you. I tend to play on HC settings with mini map enabled and spotting enabled. Makes for a much more realistic game play. Of course your stats will suffer a little which is why a lot of people like playing non hardcore because they have better stats. Also a lot more noobs play on non HC games so that just adds to the K/D ratio if you're already good.

 

[1Kurgan1]

yeah kurgan, i certainly agree on a lot of those points, it isnt as fun. What key do you mark targets with? it was Q in battlefield 2, but not sure if thats worked or not.

Yep just Q, you can also yell at Team members with Q for Med Packs or Ammo.

HC is my favorite. You will die more in HC, on the other hand you can kill a lot easier. Also there are different levels of HC. You can have the mini map, you can have the kill screen. I think the kill screen is lame. There is no reason you should be able to see who shot you. I tend to play on HC settings with mini map enabled and spotting enabled. Makes for a much more realistic game play. Of course your stats will suffer a little which is why a lot of people like playing non hardcore because they have better stats. Also a lot more noobs play on non HC games so that just adds to the K/D ratio if you're already good.

I don't mind the Death Cam 1 bit, I keep moving, without it people just camp too much and hide like bitches, especially in HC since it's so easy to die. I hate playing a map thats going 16+ people and step out into the street to see not 1 person because they are all scared and hiding in buildings, too scared to cap flags or actually play the game. I have been in some servers where people continue to play like normal, but most people realize you die more often so they hide and try not to basically play the game, if you don't want to die then don't play the game.

Theres basically 2 types of HC matches I have played in, ones where everyone hides, or ones where it's a zergfest that feels like playing MW, neither of which I like. I like team work and using strategy.

 

[ZenZimZaliben]

I don't see how HC has any less strategy than normal? Maybe it's the servers you're playing on? IDK we use voice chat heavily on the games I'm playing.

Played a few of the "new" maps last night. I really like the conquest mode on the snow map, not white pass, the other one. Was a lot of fun.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Lol, Rank 13 now, went from 12 to 13 in about 20 minutes, used Assault, got 3 gold whatsits at 5000 points each and by complete fluke ended a game with 29 kills and 8 deaths..... gotta stop now..... wife hates me

 

[Hybrid_theory]

i hate you more . im at work and i wanna play. Though im leaving in a few, but ill prob play sc2 beta when i get home

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

BC2 Config utility now with R8 support:

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...-em-clan-certified-bc2-configurator-best.html

 

[Corduroy_Jr]

wow awesome thanks, it sure beats setting things the manual notepad way

 

[1Kurgan1]

I don't see how HC has any less strategy than normal? Maybe it's the servers you're playing on? IDK we use voice chat heavily on the games I'm playing.

Played a few of the "new" maps last night. I really like the conquest mode on the snow map, not white pass, the other one. Was a lot of fun.

If you play with a group of friends I can see exactly where you are coming from, using mics and such. But I usually only play with a single friend, and we think very similar, but his comp sucks too much to use a mic, but it ends up playing out very well. But beyond playing with him, playing with pugs no one uses a mic, and if they do they just breathe into it and don't realize it's on.

HC has less strategy than normal because more people just hide in buildings and wait for others instead of strategically flanking them. Or they just run around like chickens with their heads cut off because if you stop moving to take a bullet you will die. So they run around bunny hoping and zig zagging, and watching films of soldiers I don't see this ever happening. It's just nice to have a bit of leeway on hp so medics are useful for the hp packs, gives a bit of time, and also doesn't scare everyone into hiding or running around like a mad man.

With a well setup squad HC is nice, but it makes it very easy, your a coordinated attack force going against groups of randomly non-coordinated people, so of course you want to play HC, because it's going to take less bullets and time to kill them, and with coordination it's going to be hard to kill you guys, so more kills in less time.

 

[ZenZimZaliben]

Medics are very important in HC. They are the only way to heal. You can't hide somewhere and have your health regen.

But yeah we do have an advantage in HC, in servers with a lot of pubs. Especially if spotting is off, then we have a massive advantage. "Hey there's a squad in that building." CG, 40MM, all dead. Typically we play on a couple of clan servers that are using VC as well.

To each their own I guess. It's nice to have the option on whether I want to play HC or not.

Bunny hoping is LOL. But the Zig Zagging is a very legit tactic.

 

[1Kurgan1]

I'll admit I do zig zag, you gots to. I would probably play HC more if I had a group to roll with constantly, but since I dont I usually just stay away from it. When I do get my group of me and 2 friends together at my place now and then we usually just destroy, but since it's rare we usually don't go into HC.

 

[Hybrid_theory]

ugh 0-8 in this round right now. and im recon lol

 

[TheLaughingMan]

ugh 0-8 in this round right now. and im recon lol

Then you should be paying attention to the game and not taking a timeout to post that you are having a bad game.

See, there. That guy on the right hiding behind that building, you could have killed him.


*I can say having friends helps because I have some stupid friends that suck at...well games in general. They are sporadic, lost little targets giving away my position by starting gun fights when I am all incognito. Some of my friends are evil little demons I unleash on servers and have to apologize for the one sided fights later. Either way, it makes the game 5 times more fun. Please note that it is very dangerous to hang around me in BF as I seem to attrach BS and chips.

 

[Hybrid_theory]

Then you should be paying attention to the game and not taking a timeout to post that you are having a bad game.

See, there. That guy on the right hiding behind that building, you could have killed him.


*I can say having friends helps because I have some stupid friends that suck at...well games in general. They are sporadic, lost little targets giving away my position by starting gun fights when I am all incognito. Some of my friends are evil little demons I unleash on servers and have to apologize for the one sided fights later. Either way, it makes the game 5 times more fun. Please note that it is very dangerous to hang around me in BF as I seem to attrach BS and chips.

haha i posted this after i died to be fair. actually i think the beer was a little more to blame. did a bit better in rounds after.