* BY: zh1nt0
* POSTED : Sep 01, 2010, 08:26AM
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!
Would you like to play against some DICE players?
I would like for everyone to take out their calendars, notebooks or anything you write your most important appointments on, because on September the 8th, you will get the chance to get yourself an in-game [DICE]-tag

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That's right! We will be playing together with the Community, spread out on different servers and just having a good time. Last time we had this event was such a success and we feel we want to repeat this.
We will release our special [DICE]-Roster the closer we get to the event
This event will be on PC on the 8th of September from 18:00 CET - 22:00 CET. Servers will be announced 2 hours before actual session begins.
There will be more events like this for other platforms as well so keep checking the blog for future updates.
For tomorrow on Thursday, we are giving away this very rare Battlefield 2 Thermos!
1. Follow OfficialBFBC2 on Twitter http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2
2. Follow instructions on the OfficialBFBC2 Twitter account. http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2
3. The Instructions will appear at 10:00 CEST on Thursday the 2nd of September
4. The Twitter give-away stretches from Thursday 2nd of September 10:00 CEST to Friday 10:00 CEST.
The Community Competition "Remake zh1nt0" is still up for voting here
. Vote for your favorite entry on the sidebar!
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/bat...ve/2010/08/31/community-pictures-contest.aspx
Also, don't forget to post your best strategies in this post:
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...2-pc/1323977-what-your-best-strategy-bc2.html
This weeks Questions and Answers
The weapon balancing in this game shows some guns are very overpowered. Is there any truth to that?
There are a small number of weapons that are debated as being over or under powered. Kill stats that are available on our website show that these weapons are still used by a minority of players, and the weapons considered by the community to be most balanced are also the most used weapons. Balance is an ongoing process and we will continue to tune and tweak the game to make sure players are getting an optimal experience.
How come you are releasing map packs and not "new" maps?
The idea of the VIP program was to make sure that we had a continuous flow of content to our players, to keep the Battlefield updated with new places to fight in. We also wanted to make sure these were free of charge to the people with VIP codes. The remixed maps has worked great for this but we clearly also hear the community request for new maps. Naturally these are much heavier to create from a dev stand point and hence the lead times are longer.
A lot of players are experiencing heavy lag after Map Pack 6. Why is that?
Map Pack 6’s release coincided with an increase in player use of an exploit with the chat system which caused players on the server to lag. We have implemented chat limits to prevent this from happening and play should have returned to normal. Please report any ongoing lag problems to us on the forums.
Rolling with Awesome - The video Competition
Who can create the funniest, most creative and original BFBC2 Video?
Enter your Video on youtube, PM any of the admins and we will put it in the Sticky. We also have nice prizes to go with that
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/1326945-community-competition.html
The Video title should be put up on Youtube. Upon uploading the video, the name must include "Rolling with awesome" in the title.
If this is not included, the video is not eligible for the final draw later on.
The rules guideline is :
1st September 17:00 CET opening up for everyone.
1st October 17:00 CET Closes for the jury to decide for the top three entries
3rd October Top three entries will be posted on the Official Battlefield Blog for public voting
6th October Top three ranking will be announced.
Videos must be longer than 1 minute to a maximum of 3 minutes.
Here is a Video to pump up the excitement
BFBC2 Quad Rush v1
Prizes:
1st Place:
BF 1942- Deluxe Edition
BF Vietnam- Classic Edition
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2142
Battlefield 2142 Keyband
*All copies are signed by people from DICE
2nd Place:
Battlefield Bad Company 2 T-shirt
DICE Flipflops
DICE belt (One size fits all)
Battlefield 2142 Keyband
3rd Place:
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Keyband
DICE Belt
For any questions you can contact me on: www.twitter.com/zh1nt0