BF2 Criticism and Thoughts

[kevbaz 0]

expansion pack already in the making, good 'ol EA eh?

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[hellfish6 7]

I'll be buying that upgrade... I'm having fun with BF2.

I unlocked the L85A1, which is the upgrade for the medic class, and so far I regret it. The weapon is awful - I was shooting at people 50m away with the optical aim post dead center on my target (I was firing stationary from an elevated standing position) and I could see my rounds impacting 10m away from the target.

Something is wrong with that - I'm far more accurate with the AK101, M16 or AK47 and iron sights than I am with an L85 and it's optic. Plus, I found out that the damage is actually weaker than all the other medic weapons, so for the three or four maps I played with it, I got very few kills, lots of kill assists and died way too many times because my targets could shoot back at me far more accurately than I could shoot at them.

[shadow 6]

Browse 10 or so pages back and you'll see how you can unlock all the weapons so you can try them out

[Scorpio 0]

I bought the game a few days ago and enjoyed it as light fun for a while. After a few rounds though, I got really fed up.

When I heard the critisism that BF was really dumbed-down and unrealistic, I just shrugged it off...he it can't be that bad. I'm not really a realism-nut myself - a bit of fun never hurt anybody.

But F00KIN 'ELL!!! What's this? Tanks being driven and gunned at the same time by only one player? Half a magazine of ammo needed to gun down a soldier? "Medics" just instantly bringing dead players back to life again and again? Unlimited supply of AT rockets? Dead soldiers and vehicles just VANISHING INTO OBLIVION IN 5 SECONDS?  

List is endless. I havn't read the thread but I'm guessing quite a few people feel the same way.

This is CS - but with vehicles. Maybe if EA kept their fat hands off, Dice could have went on to create the game they wanted. But nooooo...EA had to slap on their usual bang-up lame-ass job of dumbing down the game to a completely rediculous level [no offence to horizontally-unchallenged or mentally challenged people]. Hey...look on the bright side - at least now, oh, everyone can play it.

And this would most surely send a false message to younger people that war is a kickass playground of low-flying jets and marines running frantically all over the place trying to capture flags while under the protection of blue names hovering above their heads. Sad.

They were smart though...they put in a ranking system so that players that hated the game had something to play for. But even that was full of shit.

Not only the gameplay is flawed - the technical requirements are skyhigh...BF almost didn't even want to recognize the existance of my GF 5200 FX. I have to run everything on bare minimum settings.

And another thing...how the HELL do you fly those bloody jets?! Has anyone ever been recorded to successfully aim the jet at a ground target whilst flying?

No wonder why some people are pissed off by it. What a waste. I got suckered into believing the reviews, which all of the ones I've read have praised the game like mad.

[mr burns 133]

..but I'm guessing quite a few people feel the same way.

Yup

Very delightful though seeing that such bad games bring some players back to good ol´ OFP

[king homer 1]

I'll be buying that upgrade... I'm having fun with BF2.

I unlocked the L85A1, which is the upgrade for the medic class, and so far I regret it. The weapon is awful - I was shooting at people 50m away with the optical aim post dead center on my target (I was firing stationary from an elevated standing position) and I could see my rounds impacting 10m away from the target.

Something is wrong with that - I'm far more accurate with the AK101, M16 or AK47 and iron sights than I am with an L85 and it's optic. Plus, I found out that the damage is actually weaker than all the other medic weapons, so for the three or four maps I played with it, I got very few kills, lots of kill assists and died way too many times because my targets could shoot back at me far more accurately than I could shoot at them.

You better unlocked the G36C if you hadn't already. I think it's the best weapon in game, presicive, powerfull and high firerate.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

nah, the G3 is by far the best weapon. Highly accurate and with a good firerate. The only disadvantage is the small magazine and the that you can only carry smoke grenades with it!

[kevbaz 0]

when you unlock a weapon can you then use that weapon with any class ie medic or engineer ect ect or does each class have its own weapon you unlock?

got kicked for team killing again lastnight, grrr stoopid idiots need to learn what the red skulls mean

[king homer 1]

nah, the G3 is by far the best weapon. Highly accurate and with a good firerate. The only disadvantage is the small magazine and the that you can only carry smoke grenades with it!

German quality :P

No, G36C is as good as the G3 and also very lethal but whith 30 rounds magazine!

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

No you cant use it for every character in the game!

Getting kicked for TK is nothing new. Especially anoying is if you get punished by your victim even though he should have known better what the skull stands for. If you are a sniper then I suggest you dont place the mine next to the ladder on top of a roof. This is hard to identify for friendly players and you will definetly get a TK.

Placing mines inside a camp is always dangerous. Especially if you place them everywhere so no friendly vehicule finds a way out anymore. Jus stick to C4! it works much better. If often drive tanks into enemy bases and leave them behind with C4 on it. Once enemy gets in I blow them. Works best with choppers!  

You probably all know the chopper artillery trick?

One guy with C4 and one with reamunition capabilities inside a chopper. Now you can drop as many explosives into the enemy camp as you want. If the pilot is capable to keep the chopper on top of the enemy base then you will quickly get up to 20 kills or even more.

The only precondition must be that the enemy must be forced to spawn from only one base!

[kevbaz 0]

i normally play as engineer, land mines rock, but the dumbasses who drive over them, then have the gaul to blame me for it! bah

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hope my tracker detail updates soon, ive certainly played for more than 75 mins hehe

[berghoff 11]

I bought the game a few days ago and enjoyed it as light fun for a while. After a few rounds though, I got really fed up.

etc

No wonder why some people are pissed off by it. What a waste. I got suckered into believing the reviews, which all of the ones I've read have praised the game like mad.

Get over it, BF2 isn't meant to be realistic its a fast pased shooter like UT2004 only different theme. Its totally the opposite of OFP.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

Just because you get a new weapon doesnt mean you should stick to it all the time. Each map favours a certain type of equipment and it would be silly not to change just because only have one superior weapon!

[Moving Target 0]

IGNPC: What are the new armies included in the expansion?

Yee: Well, there's the Navy Seals, British SAS, Russian Spetznaz, MEC Special Forces and two insurgent groups, one of which is based on the MEC and one which will have Russian roots.

Great... uber 1337 SAS is just what the little kiddies want.

Just that it's looking really great at night, I think that the feel of combat and these intense firefights in the night areas and dark areas is looking really good. It really does give you a Special Forces experience in the Battlefield world.

LOL!

[DracoPaladore 0]

Great... uber 1337 SAS is just what the little kiddies want.

You have too high hopes for the BF2 Comm. Most of them will cream pants at sights of Navy Seals, and then condemn the Spetz and the SAS as cheap rip offs.

[wildo 0]

whereas the SAS were there first and the rest of them came after :P

i havnt even played BF2, and i dont want to, its not my style of game and afaics sucks shit

Wildo

[DracoPaladore 0]

whereas the SAS were there first and the rest of them came after :P

Out of watching Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, and Enemy at the Gates, how many do you honestly think they know that sort of information?

The movies I listed above are the main contributing factors to a huge majority of armchair jingo-generals under the age of fifteen.

Special Forces sounds neat, but it only shows what EA has in mind. There are some real issues I would think they would want to address first before starting making another new game.

[Stealth3 0]

1) a few mindless rounds will make me sleepy. 2) it's going to hard-lock the system in short order, so that makes an easy out to pull the plug.

hehehe too bad I uninstalled that sleeping medicine long ago.

I dunno, I'm sensing a strong sense of denial from all of you. No matter how bad the game is (to you), you keep coming back!

Stabbing yourself in the arm, or just ruining the thread for everyone else who enjoys the game?

This thread was meant to criticize BF2.

Quote[/b] ] I got suckered into believing the reviews, which all of the ones I've read have praised the game like mad.

You should have read my review, first page.

[Gedis 0]

no no no! dam huge NO for both battle field and bf2!

why? there's no realism! just like a simple shooter...

OFP community, unite with me and say no for BF2!

though, you have your own oppinion...  

[blackdog~ 0]

When you are in a squad of people you know using Ventrilo and shit you can get a really good thing going. Farmcoot and I have been crewing helicopters together for like 10 hours now, we have it down to a science...

You should try it.

[DracoPaladore 0]

You should have read my review, first page.  

I did.

But I mean, if you're going to criticise the game, than at least post something beyond a simple comment that has absolutly value at all, especially if repeated.

That is, after all, what mature OFP community members do, isn't it?

Saying EA is making a mistake about making an expansion before fixing their broken game is a criticising remark. Saying "Oh it's was a sleepy maky game!" is just immature and totally reverse and unexpected of the otherwise content and more mature members of this forum.

[kevbaz 0]

was on holiday last week, finally got a few more hours on it lastnight, gained a rank and got a hatfull of awards when do you getto unlock a weapon?

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

at the score of 1000 and then the next one at 10.000. But choose wisely. Currently there is too many with the G36 out there and surprisingly not enough medics and engineers. I found out the better the people and their weapons get the more valuable a sniper becomes.

Untill you get a new weapon you can always look around on the battlefield to find a good kit.

[DracoPaladore 0]

Yeah, half the time the guy who gets fragged in front of me dies too soon for a revive, but often if I'm in a situation where I'm alone and a medic I'll grab his weapon. By chance I get quite a few G36 and G3's.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

pretty cool banner you found there Kevbaz.. here would be mine