Bad Company 2

One thing has been really pissing me off lately is the quality of my team. Just a few minutes ago we got ****ing punished I was highest score with a score of 720 points...The other team lowest score was like 500 points with the higest like 4,500 We got completely owned and could DO NOTHING TO STOP IT. ****ing uber annoying.

And this has been happening ALOT...
I had a teammate watch me die and rev me 6 times in a roll, a sniper on the other end waiting for me to get reved (I was stuck on enviorment) he'd do another headshot I'd reved)

I feel you Nik, I hate when I get on a team with nothing but snipers who just sit back and try to cherry pick. I mostly only play rush but fond across the board most people have no interest in the objectives of the modes, they are just playing like it's team death match. It's very frustrating at times to say the least.

I have discovered on Isla map at the first objective snipping can be beneficial.

One it's a small isanld motion balls can easily gaurd it
Two since it's small pistols do fine in close combat
three since the enemy has to come directly in front of me I have TONS OF CLEAR SHOTs. I knocked out 6 guys in a roll the other day with a combo of mortars and m24. I saw a group of about 6 sneaking along the road to the island I targeted my mortar to the front of their formation and got my first kill to their rear with my M24 before the first mortar hit. My mortar killed 3 I sniped 3.

See there I was a benefit, I knocked out at the very least an entire squad, and crimpled a 2nd squads attempt at progression.

I also started playing the roll required, in a troop heavy map like Nelson bay I am medic or assault. In Arcia Harbor i'm engineer/medic

In Isla Of Innconnents I'm Recon/Medic

They should call this game "Bad Teammates 2".

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Originally Posted by BoaConstrictor

They should call this game "Bad Teammates 2".

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Well this is what battlefield games have been known for. You just have to hope you have competent teammates.

When's this sucker going to go on sale again? I want to buy it for $20.

Holy crap 94 hours played. According BFBCS of course.

The latest PC Gamer magazine has an article about the upcoming Medal of Honor game that DICE is doing the MP on. Bad Company 2 will probably dwindle away as everyone playing that game jumps in on the new MOH in October.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgFcJ38-IOc
I might have posted my opinion too soon...watch the link!

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Originally Posted by Astros Fan

The latest PC Gamer magazine has an article about the upcoming Medal of Honor game that DICE is doing the MP on. Bad Company 2 will probably dwindle away as everyone playing that game jumps in on the new MOH in October.

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I dont understand this/people who do this. Why immediately abandon a game you like just to play something else because its "newer" ? I tend to stick with a games for a long time and hate when a multiplayer game ends up pretty much abandonded because something newer came out. If you enjoy it, why not stick to it?

I guess short attention span. I understand getting bored, but not this fast? I played Quake Wars for about 3 years and only then did I pick up Bad Company 2 because I got kind of bored of the game. I still come in time to time to Quake Wars, but I just dont get the fad of "LOLS! New game came out, OMG Im not gonna play this old one anymore".

I haven't stopped playing the older games, I just don't play them as often as the newer ones. My fps gaming goes in spurts. Heck I have probably logged 50 hrs in the past month playing DOD:S on one server and the same map (avalanche) exclusively..and I have had that game for years.

So I have tried getting back into bad company. I can play for 2 min then get a disconnect that hangs when repotting in. So I have to restate the game and repeat this process a couple of times before it works. Between that, the crap friends list, and frustrating Server browser that shows 8 empty slots, but won't let you connect because the server is full... Since I have unlocked everything, I am not really interested in fighting to play when there aren't any new maps or unlockables, so I have moved on from this title unless I get an invite to join up with a group of you all and it isn't such a freaking hassle when there easier options ( insert any valve mp title here)

The game is definitely worth a full $50, no question. It's the best multiplayer game that I've played since Battlefield 2. I can't wait for the remake of BF:Vietnam. I'm guessing that it'll be a mix of BF:Vietname maps and some new ones as well. I really wish they'd release Karkand for Bad Company 2, I loved that map.

From watching the new Medal of Honor multiplayer videos, they all seem pretty much identical to Bad Company 2....except there's no tanks of helis.

No armor or helicopters? That sucks.

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Originally Posted by Nater

No armor or helicopters? That sucks.

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For some people maybe, I personally enjoy FPS games without vehicles, unless they are done very well and balanced. One reason I did not like World at War was because of the imbalance of tanks, and the vehicles turned me off of BFBC2 as well.

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Originally Posted by Gar

For some people maybe, I personally enjoy FPS games without vehicles, unless they are done very well and balanced. One reason I did not like World at War was because of the imbalance of tanks, and the vehicles turned me off of BFBC2 as well.

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Quake Wars is/was one game that really got vehicles right.

well balanced, accesible for all...and extremely useful.

imo...

Still think they need to drop it to $25 or less. No one's buying it now at $50. They'd make up for it in volume sold easy.

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Originally Posted by Gar

For some people maybe, I personally enjoy FPS games without vehicles, unless they are done very well and balanced. One reason I did not like World at War was because of the imbalance of tanks, and the vehicles turned me off of BFBC2 as well.

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I've killed probably 500 tanks and APCs in BFBC2. Most of these are with the RPG-7/Carl Gustaf/AT4. I have a few with the TOW/Kornet and a few with C4. I have exactly one tank kill with mines. The only thing I don't like about the armor in BC2 is that their top armor doesn't seem to be weaker. Their side and rear armor is definitely weaker than the front. It could just be that I rarely have an opportunity to top attack a tank. It is cool how the angle of impact also changes the damage.

The only thing about vehicles and emplacements in BC2 is how completely exposes emplaced weapons are. Who in their right mind would just put a TOW or Kornet launcher out in the open with no defilade or anything? The same usually goes for the heavy machine guns.

The other thing I didn't like about BC2 is that you have the same map no matter the server size. BF2 had different sized version of a particularly map for 16, 32, and 64 players. A small map like Arica Harbor feels really spammy with 32 players. A big map like Atacama Desert feels lonely with only ten players. No prone firing is also a big turn off.

BFBC2 is worth $50 easily...I just broke 100 hours of gameplay I'm paying .50 an hour to play...And I can assure you I will prob play another 50-100 at least.

O BTW tonight i changed the sensity of my mouse and went from like 5:10 K:D to 30:11 (it was awesome)

Get a mouse like a Logitech G500, that's what I have. Like the G5 I had before it has three different sensitivity settings so you can switch them on the fly with a press of a button. Unlike most leet gaming mice, it's actually a good mouse that is usable for everyday stuff.

I'll use the highest setting for controlling a tank or APC gun, the middle setting for running around on foot, and the low setting for sniping. It works pretty well, My K/D ratio is very, very rarely below 1:1 these days, usually somewhere between 2 and 2.5:1 and I'm usually the guy taking down objectives or killing armor.

That was me last night too, I think I was the top player 4-5 times. My friend who joined later on in the game said the second I left my team got dominated.

And snipers can be of benefit! When I'm sniping I'm looking for chances to clear the way for team mates. Like last night I saw a gunner in a MG emplacement holding down about 4-5 guys of my team from progressing forward, I killed him.

Or On Isla of Innocents my team had just played a charge on Obj A. The team counter attacked the squad which did this with about 8 or 9 guys naturally the squad was cleaned out pretty quick. I put a mortar on the objective and sniped 4 guys in a roll keeping the objective safe.

Without my long range support the Obj would of been defussed.

A type I got for when defusing an objective is KEEP MOVING. If you sit still you make an easy target. Move around the Obj holding E this will make anyone attempt to kill you more difficult buying you more time.

The only ways I play the Recon class are either carrying a Saiga-20 or USAS-12 or with a semi-automatic sniper rifle like the Type 88 and a 4x ACOG. I don't like the bolt action rifles, you really have little chance for a follow up shot.

I'm personally not that big on Rush. I like Conquest a lot more, being that it's the classic Battlefield gameplay.

I love rush, and the bolt actions are great with Magum ammo and a good headshot. Once you get a sniping spot setup with the 12x scope you can pretty much guarantee a kill or at least a kill assit.

Although the semi-automatic rifles like the type 88 are great for close range with the red dot site combined with motion sensors.

The m24 is a great rifle the GOL if your sniping at super long ranges (less bullet drop)

Also follow up shots are possible. You spot before you fire. The other day I sniped a guy (ended up hitting him in his legs) I had spotted him he ran behind some light cover well my spot put a red dot on him I re-aimed and fired through the metal cover he was behind and got a markmanship score of like 120 points.

RECON get a lot of points per kill because of marksmanship.

But one important thing to remember as a Recon unit is your strength is the fact that you can strike at a long distance (no guy with an assault rifle should be even touching you)

As Recon as attacker your goal should be two things
1. Clear avenues for your team mates to get to the MCOM
2. Keep the MCOM safe when it's been charged

As a defender
1. Spot incoming enemies and assist in taking them down
2. Take out fellow snipers

I believe each squad should have the following on a non-vehicle map
1. Recon
1 Medic
1. Assault
1 Engineer

on a infantry only map

1 Recon
1 Medic
2 Assault

Am I the only one who finds it better to spawn either away from the squad or not be in a squad in the first place? Spawning with a squad, 9/10 leads me to get fragged as soon as I spawn....or be stuck in a horrible position that is impossible to attack the enemies from.

First off, as far as I know the Magnum Ammo damage modifier doesn't do anything with bolt-action rifles, so it's a waste. You're better off selecting something like body armor.

Squad makeup completely depends on the map and what you're trying to do. Pretty much anyone driving/flying should be an engineer as should the secondary vehicle position.

The first waves on a map like Atacama or Panama Canal should be 50/50 engineers and medics because they're the best for killing vehicles and infantry respectively. Hit an objective with two squads and one should be two engineers, a medic (with machine gun), and an assault guy for ammo. The other squad should be an engineer (with mines), two medics (one mg one shotgun) and a recon guy with a shotgun or semi-auto sniper to throw motion detectors.

On other maps engineers are of less use like White Pass. Your average squad should be medic or recon heavy. Because of close quarters the recon guys should be carrying semi-auto snipers or shotguns and at least one or both should have C4.