So I remember seeing two fixes mentioned in this thread at one point, one for people with onboard realtek audio and another one for realtek LAN I think. I never saw anyone actually link to any fixes though.
Anyone know what these are or can link me to them? I tried googling but nothing seems to really come up.
At least Rambo and Chuck don't have riot shields of unkillability + 2, ultra tacti-cool red tigerstripe guns, and are capable of having their sweet, precious cover blown out from in front of them. Unlike the bunny hopping, bathroom camping primadonnas with their rank of 2398109 and golden AK47s and special fruity game title doodad and their creaky voices and hairless genitalia.
That might be the ONLY thing good about MW2. It's a steam Free Weekend for that steaming turd. In case you can't tell - I was unimpressed. The lack of destructibility and the lack of dedicated servers.. just.. ugh. I think it's not having dedicated servers that makes people act like asshats, because except for the fact I was holding a mouse not a controller, I thought I was on Xbox live. Dedicated servers can kick and ban people for asshattery and establish (and enforce) their own rules about team balance and cheap playing tactics. Matchmaking is a massive free for all of asshattery.
My fellow PA Poster
You have said that MW2 is full of shitty people
Well good sir, I draw your attention to any pub server and the occurance of Mr M "John Rambo" 60 and his good buddy Carl "THE ONE SHOT WONDER" Gustav
True dat. There are dicks everywhere - not just MW2. But it is probably true that the gameplay of MW2 lends itself to increased douchebag frequency.
I played MW2 for a couple months straight on PS3- it was like crack. But after a while I just felt.. empty. The best quote I heard from a poster here was something like "continuing to play MW2 is like crying while masturbating". Took me a minute to get that but it basically translates to "so awesome, so broken".
I installed MW2 for the free Steam weekend. Played a bit last night so its fresh on my mind.
Killing people sorta feels better in MW2. That satisfying "thmp thmp" when bullets connect, the quick yellow scoreboard - all very nice. But it also has a far more frantic feel. Teamwork is not at all required. I found myself trying to spot someone before shooting.
I still am glad to not be supporting Activision and love the shit outta BC2. Each game has its flaws. The perfect shooter we've all been waiting for has not been released. But many franchises keep getting closer and closer...
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Also, I stand by my pub stomping attitude from last night and I don't feel at all bad about it. We need nights like that every now and than to make sure we are still the best and it is the pubbies that are bringing us down. Last night me and Rak tore it the fuck up.
Glad you were having fun, but it wasn't so much on the other end of it. I sincerely hope that whenever that shit happens that the server just implodes, because its just an asshat thing to do, especially when you are trying to get people into the server.
This is why I keep finding myself having more fun on pubs than the Dome. Everyone wants to pile onto one team (usually CarbonFire's team,) and it just evaporates the fun out of the server for everyone else.
You should have jumped on the PA team. And it was not booring for us. We were pulling off crazy awesome kills left and right. And for the record, CarbonFire joined our side, not the other way around. Plus, pubbies are sub-human creatures sent there for our personal enjoyment.
I don't like your attitude.
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That_GuyI don't wanna be that guyRegistered Userregular
Also, I stand by my pub stomping attitude from last night and I don't feel at all bad about it. We need nights like that every now and than to make sure we are still the best and it is the pubbies that are bringing us down. Last night me and Rak tore it the fuck up.
Glad you were having fun, but it wasn't so much on the other end of it. I sincerely hope that whenever that shit happens that the server just implodes, because its just an asshat thing to do, especially when you are trying to get people into the server.
This is why I keep finding myself having more fun on pubs than the Dome. Everyone wants to pile onto one team (usually CarbonFire's team,) and it just evaporates the fun out of the server for everyone else.
You should have jumped on the PA team. And it was not booring for us. We were pulling off crazy awesome kills left and right. And for the record, CarbonFire joined our side, not the other way around. Plus, pubbies are sub-human creatures sent there for our personal enjoyment.
I don't like your attitude.
I am already banned, aren't I?
On a side note, will you be implementing a reserve list when they re-tool it in the next patch?
Also, I stand by my pub stomping attitude from last night and I don't feel at all bad about it. We need nights like that every now and than to make sure we are still the best and it is the pubbies that are bringing us down. Last night me and Rak tore it the fuck up.
Glad you were having fun, but it wasn't so much on the other end of it. I sincerely hope that whenever that shit happens that the server just implodes, because its just an asshat thing to do, especially when you are trying to get people into the server.
This is why I keep finding myself having more fun on pubs than the Dome. Everyone wants to pile onto one team (usually CarbonFire's team,) and it just evaporates the fun out of the server for everyone else.
You should have jumped on the PA team. And it was not booring for us. We were pulling off crazy awesome kills left and right. And for the record, CarbonFire joined our side, not the other way around. Plus, pubbies are sub-human creatures sent there for our personal enjoyment.
I don't like your attitude.
I am already banned, aren't I?
On a side note, will you be implementing a reserve list when they re-tool it in the next patch?
We'll see how it works. If it works, I'll likely compile a white list. If it doesn't, then I won't.
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
Oh, I agree, the dicks aren't limited to MW2 by any means, there are quite a few in BC2 too, but if I'm gonna be pissed on by morons, it might as well be in a game that I think has some fun and engaging gameplay, rather than kill dooders, get points, pimp ur shit. Even objective maps in MW2 were not at all about the objective. It was about killin dooders. Which is sometimes true in BC2, but it felt more pervasive in MW2. MW2 multiplayer felt like.. a parody of everything broken with Halo multiplayer.
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Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The G3 on the other hand has high firepower and is precise at range. The tradeoff is a low rate of fire and a relatively small magazine (wich goes well with a not-so-fast rate of fire btw). I don't think there is another comperable option when it comes to non-missile weapons for engineers.
Of course that is my personal opinion and you are free to disagree if you like.
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The G3 on the other hand has high firepower and is precise at range. The tradeoff is a low rate of fire and a relatively small magazine (wich goes well with a not-so-fast rate of fire btw). I don't think there is another comperable option when it comes to non-missile weapons for engineers.
Of course that is my personal opinion and you are free to disagree if you like.
You know whats better than opinions? Statistics and facts, arranged into a sheet, spread about said sheet if you will. The G3 is pretty much trash.
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The G3 on the other hand has high firepower and is precise at range. The tradeoff is a low rate of fire and a relatively small magazine (wich goes well with a not-so-fast rate of fire btw). I don't think there is another comperable option when it comes to non-missile weapons for engineers.
Of course that is my personal opinion and you are free to disagree if you like.
You know whats better than opinions? Statistics and facts, arranged into a sheet, spread about said sheet if you will. The G3 is pretty much trash.
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The problem is that all weapons are perfectly accurate on the first shot, so accuracy ratings are pretty much useless.
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The G3 on the other hand has high firepower and is precise at range. The tradeoff is a low rate of fire and a relatively small magazine (wich goes well with a not-so-fast rate of fire btw). I don't think there is another comperable option when it comes to non-missile weapons for engineers.
Of course that is my personal opinion and you are free to disagree if you like.
You know whats better than opinions? Statistics and facts, arranged into a sheet, spread about said sheet if you will. The G3 is pretty much trash.
You know what trumps that goddamn spreadsheet?
How fucking awful this game plays. Seriously it's like doing statistics on the various lightguns of Nintendo and then playing duck hunt with them while a fat sweaty naked man dances in front of the TV screaming at you. And you can't stop looking at his junk just flailing about, almost tragically. And then the game crashes.
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The problem is that all weapons are perfectly accurate on the first shot, so accuracy ratings are pretty much useless.
Even if that were true (wich is not the case - there are factors like movement and bullet drop off and initial spread when standing still and not using sights and when using sights you have breathing) you would still need more hits with a SMG than a G3. Unless you go for a headshot. And you still would need to get closer with the SMG.
Even if we generously eliminate accuracy from the equation the factors more range and more damage per bullet remain.
I am not convinced.
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CarbonFireSee youin the countryRegistered Userregular
edited May 2010
Feel free to continue rocking that G3.
I'll feel free to continue murdering mans with my faster firing, more accurate suppressed weaponry. 8-)
Is it smart to enhance the G3? A weapon that is already the premier weapon for a class (aside karl-gustav-AE) needs enhancement? Engineers are not annoying enough i guess?
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The problem is that all weapons are perfectly accurate on the first shot, so accuracy ratings are pretty much useless.
Even if that were true (wich is not the case - there are factors like movement and bullet drop off and initial spread when standing still and not using sights and when using sights you have breathing) you would still need more hits with a SMG than a G3. Unless you go for a headshot. And you still would need to get closer with the SMG.
Even if we generously eliminate accuracy from the equation the factors more range and more damage per bullet remain.
I am not convinced.
SMGs fire faster and remain more accurate longer. SMGs are always more accurate than the G3, given the conditions are the same. Also, the G3 kills slower. At any range.
Even if we generously eliminate accuracy from the equation the factors more range and more damage per bullet remain.
The G3 has worse accuracy than any SMG, at any range. The combination of high accuracy and high fire rate means SMGs can kill faster even at long range, and unlike the G3, you can use optics with them to make those shots easier. Some of them do as much damage as the G3 up close, but all of them kill faster, regardless. They also tend to have larger magazines and the suppressors mean you don't show up on the map when firing.
I don't know why some of the all-kit weapons are so bad, or the VSS, which I like despite it being terrible, but they are. And SMGs are awesome.
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-Loki-Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining.Registered Userregular
edited May 2010
As soon as I onlocked the Krinkov I stopped using any other weapon on engineer. Now I just need to spam that for a while until I unlock the PP2000.
So I got this game a week or so ago and I was kinda wondering how everyone was doing so well and I was doing so poorly. Now that I've finally gotten some decent gear, and gotten used to how the game plays, I'm finally starting to have some fun, and some decent scores.
Unlocking the 4x Scope for the Assault rifles has made the class playable for me. Same thing for the medic and the shock paddles.
I also have a question. I've been playing on The Angry Dome server a few times and notice a lot of the people here are using the clan tag [PA]. Is that what everyone who is a PA board member uses, or is it an actual clan?
You have made a post, therefore you can wear the tag.
It's only really to distinguish who to kick first when somebody wants a spot.
In regards to leveling, you won't really find yourself feeling equal to everybody until you hit magnum ammo. That upgrade alone is probably one of the most useful perks older players have. (though some will argue red dot is up there as well)
Yea... I uh, I'm really surprised you like the 4x scope. To me, that's a bit too much magnification. If someone comes up close range and you try to aim down the sights with that 4x, you're probably going to lose badly. The red dot, on the other hand, works great at close range and still allows for a somewhat decent sniping capability at long range.
Anything is an improvement over naked sights, though yeah.. 4x is a bit much when you're close. And the pistols aren't much good at the range that's too far for just pray and spray, but too close for the 4x.
I'm in a weird spot right now where I haven't played assault hardly at all up until this point, so I'm behind on the unlocks, although I have the best gun from the Dr Pepper promo. Then I have unlocks from my rank (almost 19 I think), so I'm running around blowing people away with magnum ammo and iron sights. It's actually not too bad.
The M16 isn't necessarily the best gun despite being the last unlock (most classes' "best" gun isn't the final), but it's a solid weapon, like most ARs bar the F2000. You'll probably find assault in general much more fun once you get the red dot, though. It certainly turned into my favorite or second favorite class after unlocking some things.
Tough to decide between assault and engy!
You can rake in a lot of points throwing down ammo boxes where teammates are clustered, and you'll earn silent adulation since so many assaults completely neglect doing so.
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-Loki-Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining.Registered Userregular
edited May 2010
Weird. A few weeks ago I tried tying my BC1 PS3 id to my BC2 id to get the M1. Never did it, always said the account was already tied. Tried making a Heroes account, said my email was already used (wtf? Never registered for it). All of a sudden, I have the M1.
I made a Heroes account and played a few rounds of that ass-bad game (not to be confused with bad ass). Still doesn't register under veteran. Maybe it's looking at my stats and determining I'm too noob to get an M1.
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Anyone know what these are or can link me to them? I tried googling but nothing seems to really come up.
Edit: The realtek audio fix involves going into the registry and turning off windows's desire to use network throttling to enhance media playback. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1043281
True dat. There are dicks everywhere - not just MW2. But it is probably true that the gameplay of MW2 lends itself to increased douchebag frequency.
I played MW2 for a couple months straight on PS3- it was like crack. But after a while I just felt.. empty. The best quote I heard from a poster here was something like "continuing to play MW2 is like crying while masturbating". Took me a minute to get that but it basically translates to "so awesome, so broken".
I installed MW2 for the free Steam weekend. Played a bit last night so its fresh on my mind.
Killing people sorta feels better in MW2. That satisfying "thmp thmp" when bullets connect, the quick yellow scoreboard - all very nice. But it also has a far more frantic feel. Teamwork is not at all required. I found myself trying to spot someone before shooting.
I still am glad to not be supporting Activision and love the shit outta BC2. Each game has its flaws. The perfect shooter we've all been waiting for has not been released. But many franchises keep getting closer and closer...
aka Grillaface
She is such a dreamboat
I don't like your attitude.
I am already banned, aren't I?
On a side note, will you be implementing a reserve list when they re-tool it in the next patch?
We'll see how it works. If it works, I'll likely compile a white list. If it doesn't, then I won't.
Ah sweet memories - taking LSD after high school and using a 28K modem to play Doom against a buddy across town. Perfect indeed.
aka Grillaface
Premier what? Like, every SMG is better than the G3.
Huzzah the helicopters are being nerfed AND tracer darts buffed. Huzzah!
Those are the old patch notes
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I don't think so. SMGs are low damage, low precision high rate of fire across the board. Poor at range, taking a lot of hits to kill and aiming is problematic.
The G3 on the other hand has high firepower and is precise at range. The tradeoff is a low rate of fire and a relatively small magazine (wich goes well with a not-so-fast rate of fire btw). I don't think there is another comperable option when it comes to non-missile weapons for engineers.
Of course that is my personal opinion and you are free to disagree if you like.
You know whats better than opinions? Statistics and facts, arranged into a sheet, spread about said sheet if you will. The G3 is pretty much trash.
That sounds suspiciously like science.
The problem is that all weapons are perfectly accurate on the first shot, so accuracy ratings are pretty much useless.
i was recon (one of my first outings with my freshly unlocked m95) with 12x, magnum ammo, and c4
i destroyed two tanks
i ran out of ammo so i knifed an assault guy, took his gear, and dropped an ammo box, then picked up my m95 again
i was in the zone!
then i immediately went back to stinking again
You know what trumps that goddamn spreadsheet?
How fucking awful this game plays. Seriously it's like doing statistics on the various lightguns of Nintendo and then playing duck hunt with them while a fat sweaty naked man dances in front of the TV screaming at you. And you can't stop looking at his junk just flailing about, almost tragically. And then the game crashes.
But it's still fun.
Even if that were true (wich is not the case - there are factors like movement and bullet drop off and initial spread when standing still and not using sights and when using sights you have breathing) you would still need more hits with a SMG than a G3. Unless you go for a headshot. And you still would need to get closer with the SMG.
Even if we generously eliminate accuracy from the equation the factors more range and more damage per bullet remain.
I am not convinced.
I'll feel free to continue murdering mans with my faster firing, more accurate suppressed weaponry. 8-)
*suggestive wink*
SMGs fire faster and remain more accurate longer. SMGs are always more accurate than the G3, given the conditions are the same. Also, the G3 kills slower. At any range.
The G3 is 100% worse.
The G3 has worse accuracy than any SMG, at any range. The combination of high accuracy and high fire rate means SMGs can kill faster even at long range, and unlike the G3, you can use optics with them to make those shots easier. Some of them do as much damage as the G3 up close, but all of them kill faster, regardless. They also tend to have larger magazines and the suppressors mean you don't show up on the map when firing.
I don't know why some of the all-kit weapons are so bad, or the VSS, which I like despite it being terrible, but they are. And SMGs are awesome.
Unlocking the 4x Scope for the Assault rifles has made the class playable for me. Same thing for the medic and the shock paddles.
I also have a question. I've been playing on The Angry Dome server a few times and notice a lot of the people here are using the clan tag [PA]. Is that what everyone who is a PA board member uses, or is it an actual clan?
It's only really to distinguish who to kick first when somebody wants a spot.
In regards to leveling, you won't really find yourself feeling equal to everybody until you hit magnum ammo. That upgrade alone is probably one of the most useful perks older players have. (though some will argue red dot is up there as well)
Tough to decide between assault and engy!
You can rake in a lot of points throwing down ammo boxes where teammates are clustered, and you'll earn silent adulation since so many assaults completely neglect doing so.