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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    guys what does spotting entail? It seems like fun

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  • Mr.BrickMr.Brick Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Also I upped the sensitivity on my PS3 controller this weekend to discover it vastly increased my killing power. I had it up to about 40% already and pushed it to %60. There is a huge difference... it feels exactly like a mouse to me now. Ever since i did that my K/D ratio for the next 5 rounds were only positive.

    Nice.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    guys what does spotting entail? It seems like fun

    Instead of you seeing a guy and then the guy killing you and going on his merry way, everyone knows that the guy is there, and if you tagged him you get points and you get points even if you didn't because you did a good thing in telling everyone that he was there.

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Malkor wrote: »
    guys what does spotting entail? It seems like fun

    Instead of you seeing a guy and then the guy killing you and going on his merry way, everyone knows that the guy is there, and if you tagged him you get points and you get points even if you didn't because you did a good thing in telling everyone that he was there.

    I am interested.
    My strategy in bad company 1 was to run to the other base with my machine gun and get killed. Then it was to run to the other base with my rpg and get killed. Although there was this one instance where a dude popped around a corner and I shot him in the gut with a sniper rifle from the hip and killed him, and then I used the sniper rifle for a long time but all I did after that was get killed.

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  • ZetxZetx 🐧 Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I find it so hard to get away from playing medic. Reviving people makes me feel good.

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  • tehkensaitehkensai Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    chiablo wrote: »
    So all weekend I worked on completing my unlocks for each class. I primarily play assault or medic, and playing as Engineer was a particular challenge due to how ridiculously underpowered their pellet guns are. I ended up getting the majority of kills with a shotgun, and filled out the rest with the Gustav.

    From my experience, the Gustav is not as overpowered as people say it is; it just seems to be the only weapon that Engineers can use to get any infantry kills. As a result, it has a bad reputation but it seems to me to be no more powerful than a 40mm grenade.

    Example:
    I was playing on Isla Rediculousa as an engineer trying to squeeze out the last few hundred points out of that class for the UMP. I'm using the Gustav for long range, and the shotgun for close. Both my squad and team are yelling at me to stop using the Gustav. This is well into the map, and I point out to them that I only have a single kill since I suck as Engie. So to appease my team since obviously I'm using a horribly overpowered weapon, I switch to assault and almost immediately get a 5-kill streak with an AKABAR (or whatever it's called. :D).

    I kind of feel the same way about the M60. I get more kills with the LMG that has the built in red-dot sight. I think most of the "OMG OVERPOWER" that exists in the game is all psychological. If you think the gun you are using is overpowered, you suddenly will have an overpowered weapon regardless of it's true functionality.

    Id have to disagree with you on the m60. The day I unlocked it was the day me and FlippyD were playing on TAD with...what I think was 8 on 8. We were on the first to last set of mcoms...B, and I straight up murdered an entire squad with the thing relatively quickly. For #1 I am not that good, and if I was using any other LMG that wouldnt have been possible. It was maybe 2-3 shots a person.

    I switched back to the SAW shortly after since I felt so bad.

    Granted thats personal experience but I still find it ridicilous.

    And the CG? you barely even have to aim the thing. Hell I've hipfired it and gotten spot on shots before.

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  • Mr.BrickMr.Brick Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I feel the Carl Gustav is a bit more powerfull on the PC than on the PS3. I havent seen hard numbers, but upon playing both versions it seems that the PC version was just a ruiner.

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    I feel the Carl Gustav is a bit more powerfull on the PC than on the PS3. I havent seen hard numbers, but upon playing both versions it seems that the PC version was just a ruiner.

    My guess would be because it's just easier to aim on the PC than with a gamepad.

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  • jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I didn't get the M60 hate until my squad ran into an enemy squad of 4 medics. All with M60s. And 4x scopes.
    And magnum ammo.

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  • WhatWhat Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    jefe414 wrote: »
    I didn't get the M60 hate until my squad ran into an enemy squad of 4 medics. All with M60s. And 4x scopes.
    And magnum ammo.

    This owns. This is what all squads should be.

    What on
  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Dashui wrote: »
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    I feel the Carl Gustav is a bit more powerfull on the PC than on the PS3. I havent seen hard numbers, but upon playing both versions it seems that the PC version was just a ruiner.

    My guess would be because it's just easier to aim on the PC than with a gamepad.

    Not really. I mean, yeah, it's easier to aim, but you don't have to get direct hits with the thing.

    There was some talk earlier in the thread about the PC having a more powerful GC. So far, for me to get effective use out of the thing, I HAVE to have the Explosion perk on.

    And I don't know why people have a problem with the Engi. Yeah, it's a little weaker, but it's silenced weapons. It's all about flanking the enemy and sneaking around.




    And I love the Uzi.

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  • jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    What wrote: »
    jefe414 wrote: »
    I didn't get the M60 hate until my squad ran into an enemy squad of 4 medics. All with M60s. And 4x scopes.
    And magnum ammo.

    This owns. This is what all squads should be.

    :P

    I was very amused when their team was crushed in conquest and those clowns ranked low on the scoreboard. Probably only cared about their K/D anyway.

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I'll tell you what I love recently in regards to this game. I just found my Logitech Z 5300 5.1 speakers and subwoofer. For some reason I've had these sitting in a box for years and totally forgot about them. I just hooked them up last night and gave them a test run in Bad Company 2.

    Holy shit.

    I can actually hear things... behind me! I went 10-0 defending a heated point in Conquest thanks to these things.

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  • Lord MaloryLord Malory Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    So now that I've taken the tags of several of my PA friends, and am one myself, I can put on my [PA] Tags?

    You said theres a right of initiation, but I dont want anyone touching me!

    Whats the deal with PA tags?

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    i am liking this game.

    a lot.

    any tips or little thingybobbers I should know about?

    Don't use anything to kill anyone more than one time because it's over powered.

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    So now that I've taken the tags of several of my PA friends, and am one myself, I can put on my [PA] Tags?

    You said theres a right of initiation, but I dont want anyone touching me!

    Whats the deal with PA tags?

    The only requirement for the PA tag are that you post around these forums and don't be a silly goose.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Siggs screwed up again?

    Sheep on
  • JauntyJaunty Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Abdhyius wrote: »
    Every time I try to snipe I always think "I'm too far away to be efficient, I can't see anyone" until I'm knifing dudes

    so I run around with an SVD with 4x scope

    SVU, and that is literally the best build.

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  • JauntyJaunty Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Sigtyr wrote: »
    The AT4 is terrible.

    Terrible, terrible, terrible. No tracer darts, slow as hell, and only does a slight amount of damage above the RPG. While it can be guided to targets, you have to stand out in the open to do so. Making you a prime target for the tanks your firing at, or any other enemy.

    A slight Damage increase and ability to guide does not a good weapon make. Especially when stationary AT's exist and perform the exact same duty, all the while doing at least 50% damage regardless of where you hit the tank.

    AT4 will two-shot a tank with Explosives MK2
    and there are many contexts in which that is worth it. You can faux-dumbfire it by switching to another gun.

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  • Mr.BrickMr.Brick Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Sheep wrote: »
    Dashui wrote: »
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    I feel the Carl Gustav is a bit more powerfull on the PC than on the PS3. I havent seen hard numbers, but upon playing both versions it seems that the PC version was just a ruiner.

    My guess would be because it's just easier to aim on the PC than with a gamepad.

    Not really. I mean, yeah, it's easier to aim, but you don't have to get direct hits with the thing.

    There was some talk earlier in the thread about the PC having a more powerful GC. So far, for me to get effective use out of the thing, I HAVE to have the Explosion perk on.

    And I don't know why people have a problem with the Engi. Yeah, it's a little weaker, but it's silenced weapons. It's all about flanking the enemy and sneaking around.




    And I love the Uzi.

    Yeah I dont get it either. I love me the engi. First class I completely unlocked. I dig all the weapons. The one with the 40 bullet clip is steller. Ive managed to take out 2-3 guys before reloading. Just make sure your hits are landing in the upper body/head area.

    I think the engi is possibly one of the most balanced classes.

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  • JauntyJaunty Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    Sheep wrote: »
    Dashui wrote: »
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    I feel the Carl Gustav is a bit more powerfull on the PC than on the PS3. I havent seen hard numbers, but upon playing both versions it seems that the PC version was just a ruiner.

    My guess would be because it's just easier to aim on the PC than with a gamepad.

    Not really. I mean, yeah, it's easier to aim, but you don't have to get direct hits with the thing.

    There was some talk earlier in the thread about the PC having a more powerful GC. So far, for me to get effective use out of the thing, I HAVE to have the Explosion perk on.

    And I don't know why people have a problem with the Engi. Yeah, it's a little weaker, but it's silenced weapons. It's all about flanking the enemy and sneaking around.




    And I love the Uzi.

    Yeah I dont get it either. I love me the engi. First class I completely unlocked. I dig all the weapons. The one with the 40 bullet clip is steller. Ive managed to take out 2-3 guys before reloading. Just make sure your hits are landing in the upper body/head area.

    I think the engi is possibly one of the most balanced classes.

    What I hate about the engi is that all his weapons feel like I am peeing on my opponents. Sure, some hurt quite a bit, but the sound and feel of all his primaries are just so wussy.

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  • jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Jaunty wrote: »
    Sigtyr wrote: »
    The AT4 is terrible.

    Terrible, terrible, terrible. No tracer darts, slow as hell, and only does a slight amount of damage above the RPG. While it can be guided to targets, you have to stand out in the open to do so. Making you a prime target for the tanks your firing at, or any other enemy.

    A slight Damage increase and ability to guide does not a good weapon make. Especially when stationary AT's exist and perform the exact same duty, all the while doing at least 50% damage regardless of where you hit the tank.

    AT4 will two-shot a tank with Explosives MK2
    and there are many contexts in which that is worth it. You can faux-dumbfire it by switching to another gun.

    AT4 also reloads really quickly.

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  • Mr.BrickMr.Brick Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Jaunty wrote: »
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    Sheep wrote: »
    Dashui wrote: »
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    I feel the Carl Gustav is a bit more powerfull on the PC than on the PS3. I havent seen hard numbers, but upon playing both versions it seems that the PC version was just a ruiner.

    My guess would be because it's just easier to aim on the PC than with a gamepad.

    Not really. I mean, yeah, it's easier to aim, but you don't have to get direct hits with the thing.

    There was some talk earlier in the thread about the PC having a more powerful GC. So far, for me to get effective use out of the thing, I HAVE to have the Explosion perk on.

    And I don't know why people have a problem with the Engi. Yeah, it's a little weaker, but it's silenced weapons. It's all about flanking the enemy and sneaking around.




    And I love the Uzi.

    Yeah I dont get it either. I love me the engi. First class I completely unlocked. I dig all the weapons. The one with the 40 bullet clip is steller. Ive managed to take out 2-3 guys before reloading. Just make sure your hits are landing in the upper body/head area.

    I think the engi is possibly one of the most balanced classes.

    What I hate about the engi is that all his weapons feel like I am peeing on my opponents. Sure, some hurt quite a bit, but the sound and feel of all his primaries are just so wussy.

    Haters gonna hate
    Lovers gonna love
    I dont even want
    None of the above
    Im gonna piss on you


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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    So now that I've taken the tags of several of my PA friends, and am one myself, I can put on my [PA] Tags?

    You said theres a right of initiation, but I dont want anyone touching me!

    Whats the deal with PA tags?

    The only requirement for the PA tag are that you post around these forums and don't be a silly goose.

    If you fail to follow the rules your tags will be stripped and you will be shot and dumped in Nelson Bay.

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  • kalkal Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I've found the 74U red dotted to be about the best engi smg for me and it seems to be what I get killed by the most lately. The Scar is fairly is pretty good as well but I personally like the Saiga for close combat areas. Unforunately there don't really seem to be that many close combat maps. I'd love nice building to building city map.

    I really need to join you fellows on TAD as pubbing it is a nightmare and it seems like 9 times out of 10 the team I get dropped on is god awful. On a server last night where the team was so bad we had a 3 man advantage and still got rolled.

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  • rakuenCallistorakuenCallisto Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    The only requirement for the PA tag are that you post around these forums and don't be a silly goose.
    Can I be a silly duck?

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    I had my first episode of Shotgun Slugs not Hitting Shit at Point Blank last night.

    I'm gonna chalk it up to lag because... Seriously. That medic should have been dead.

    Sheep on
  • jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Sheep wrote: »
    I had my first episode of Shotgun Slugs not Hitting Shit at Point Blank last night.

    I'm gonna chalk it up to lag because... Seriously. That medic should have been dead.

    Happens to me all the time. Fire into someone's chest at 5 yards, they turn and blow me away. Kill cam shows they are still at 100% health. then the 870 is one shotting people at 100 yards.

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  • DietarySupplementDietarySupplement Still not approved by the FDA Dublin, OHRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    The only thing that burns my buns in this game are shotgun snipers. The 870 with slugs has redonkulous range and accuracy.

    Also the reason the AT-4 reloads fast is because it doesn't reload. You just drop the empty tube.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    don't treat a shotgun slug as a shotgun, treat it as a big deagle whose bullets have a mid-flight activation delay


    ....

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  • tinwhiskerstinwhiskers Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I think that the CG/40mm grenade launcher need to suffer a lot more aiming penalty when the user is getting shot. Bursting someone only to have them stand there and calmly fire off their rocket killing you right after you kill them, is starting to piss me off.

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  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    In case anyone forgot, the VIP Map Pack 2 drops tomorrow. Console owners with VIP codes get it for free as well as all PC players. No news yet on when the balance patch will hit, but it is definitely still being worked on.

    Also, this.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-g8oN0Zf5M

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  • SladvanSladvan Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    CarbonFire wrote: »
    snip

    DICE loves them some 4x scope.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Sladvan wrote: »
    CarbonFire wrote: »
    snip

    DICE loves them some 4x scope.

    They know what's up.

    And is it just me or is that UAV station extra out in the open?

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  • kalkal Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Ohhhh Laguna Presa rush.... I love that map. Harbor conquest should be pretty good as well if it's just that one stretch of road that could turn into one hell of a meatgrinder with alot of close quarter combat.

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  • MalkorMalkor Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I hope they're working on some sort of map list and/or fixing the team-balance deal. That'd be neat, because nothing is as great as when half your team ragequits and no one notices 'till the steamroll's already gained momentum.

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  • TeeSamTeeSam Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    chiablo wrote: »
    So all weekend I worked on completing my unlocks for each class. I primarily play assault or medic, and playing as Engineer was a particular challenge due to how ridiculously underpowered their pellet guns are. I ended up getting the majority of kills with a shotgun, and filled out the rest with the Gustav.

    From my experience, the Gustav is not as overpowered as people say it is; it just seems to be the only weapon that Engineers can use to get any infantry kills. As a result, it has a bad reputation but it seems to me to be no more powerful than a 40mm grenade.

    Example:
    I was playing on Isla Rediculousa as an engineer trying to squeeze out the last few hundred points out of that class for the UMP. I'm using the Gustav for long range, and the shotgun for close. Both my squad and team are yelling at me to stop using the Gustav. This is well into the map, and I point out to them that I only have a single kill since I suck as Engie. So to appease my team since obviously I'm using a horribly overpowered weapon, I switch to assault and almost immediately get a 5-kill streak with an AKABAR (or whatever it's called. :D).

    I kind of feel the same way about the M60. I get more kills with the LMG that has the built in red-dot sight. I think most of the "OMG OVERPOWER" that exists in the game is all psychological. If you think the gun you are using is overpowered, you suddenly will have an overpowered weapon regardless of it's true functionality.

    I can't hit shit with the M60. I usually do better with the T88. Guess it's just me.

    The CG on the other hand..I stopped using it almost immediately because I felt guilty about winning firefights with snipers from 200-250 meters.

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  • jefe414jefe414 "My Other Drill Hole is a Teleporter" Mechagodzilla is Best GodzillaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    kal wrote: »
    Ohhhh Laguna Presa rush.... I love that map. Harbor conquest should be pretty good as well if it's just that one stretch of road that could turn into one hell of a meatgrinder with alot of close quarter combat.

    I actually hope it isn't just that stretch of road :P

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  • CommunistCowCommunistCow Abstract Metal ThingyRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Sladvan wrote: »
    If I am a in a squad, and then 3 people join and become recons, I may then leave that squad to form another. This is not an invitation to join on me once again and resume recon'ing. Chances are, unless you're a front line VSS, shotgun, G3, Garand toting, motion mine slinging cool dude, I don't want you with me. Yes, I am aware you can spot from your cool vantage point miles away from the action, but you don't need to be in my squad taking up a slot when someone who will go with me to objectives, rez me, ammo me, help me kill a tank, and provide a useful spawn location could be there instead.

    Also. Delish and KimChi. >:-[

    Eh you can still be an offensive recon without the "VSS, shotgun, G3, Garand toting". I swear I can take out tanks easier with the mortar or c4 than I can when I'm using the RPG*. Also I will mortar and run up to objectives with my measly m24 and 1911. You can 1 shot people un-scoped with the m24 surprisingly often.

    *Fuck, I think I have an easier time repair tooling tanks to death than I do RPGing them.

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  • Fizban140Fizban140 Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Mechanical wrote: »
    Fizban140 wrote: »
    They made the AT4 too slow to control, it needs a little more control on it and a little more zoom. The AT in BF2 was absolutely dominating, it was pretty much the only class used at high level play. Engineers and medics, but medics were mostly useless.

    What
    In competitive matches everyone played AT mostly so medics were usually a waste of a slot since the rocket killed you and you couldn't be revived.

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