I'm waiting (perhaps forever?) for a free weekend or trial of some sort.
The problem with game is not core gameplay thats fine, its the thousands of tiny bugs that just ruin it. I mean as a developer how can they justify the simply mind blowing things wrong..yet release it anyways?
1. Can't shoot through shrubs. wtf
2. can't shoot through chainlink fences. wtf
3. mouse sensitivity not correct. wtf
4. maps size not fitting for amount of players. wtf
5. Tell everyone 64 players, make conquest only type of play. wtf
6. jeeps fly through anything on the map like butter. blows up when hitting shrub. wtf
7. lots of loadouts don't save. wtf
8. Release worse than any bf game to release, even bc2.
9. Have 4 people want to play, can't play we can't join same server, get disconnected when we do.
10. Spawn and die, spawn and die x10 because they own all caps on conquest.
11. one person with c4 or rocket destory objective. Map over in 15seconds.
12. UI made for console, EA devs wowed by user made UI in photoshop. WTF.
tons of other things, that was just yesterday trying to play things i noticed.
Like i said before, game was not ready for release, after a huge patch hopefully it will be better. So far the fun times i do have, get out classed by the bad times.
This explains why a full clip of buckshot did not kill the driver of a humvee.
I've had fun with BF3 so far but my biggest complaint is the squad changes. Why there is no VOIP for your squad, I have no idea. I also dislike how the squad size is now 4 and you can spawn on any squad member. Having a good squad leader who could direct over VOIP and not get himself killed was a great part of BF2 and really made it feel like a team game. From what I have played in BF3 that team aspect is severely lacking.
Edit: I also have found the way you customize your kits to be a pain, why can't we have the BF2 style popup when you die or in game with the map and the weapons right there. It was much simpler and easier to use.
This. I'm loving BF3 and will play it to death. But 1942 was the best of the series. No unlocks, no in game stat tracking, no freaking ribbons etc. Just people with exactly the same gear (read level playing field) playing great maps to WIN.
I've been killed by gunfire in the humvee
didnt pay enough attention to how/what/why, and i have shot people out of it before, maybe its 'sketchy'
there was a cvar that could be set server side that unlocked everything, however, the R7 patch from tuesday apparently removed that. if you can find a server that is still on R6 you might be able try it, though my GSP forced the R7 update to all.Amen brutha. 1942 (and my favorite BFV) were just pure fun. Now it's more like work, trying to keep up with everyone else.
I'm wondering if it's possible to configure a server for play without any ranks or unlocks, where everything is unlocked for everyone regardless of rank, just a level playing field. Can that be done?
The guy did have 20% health in the killcam, but I ran up to the hood (he was stopped) and unloaded the M1014 right in the drivers side windshield. I've wiped out whole squads with the same amount of shells in that range. I didn't see hit markers, so I dont know if I did any damage to him at all. It may be that shotgun users need flechette rounds to do any sort of penetration on none flesh material.
So I haven't played a battlefield game since Desert combat. I remember back in 2002 playing desert combat at college with my roommates all night long just dicking around in helicopters, jets, jeeps and tanks on those huge maps. It was so fun. I was really hoping the new battlefield would recapture some of this. I haven't played Battlefield 3 yet, but does it capture this same feeling?
not this again, you posted that list before I think, and half of it is BUNK SHIT
1&2 you can shoot through shrubs and fences
3 doesnt make sense, have no issues messing with sensitivity
4some feel very cramped and insanse on 64, server admin should leave them off the rotation
5 they were straight forwards about rush still being 32 for months
6 by shrub do you mean tree or shrub with mine in it, becuase I love doing that.
7 yes thats an issue, bc2 had the same problem at launch, and the server browser did it too
8 debateable, flimsy argument to make.
9 half of that could be user error getting mad that you cant join a full squad to a server with 4 open slots(hello balance issues)
10. 'waaah i get killed spawning on my squadmate all the time while hes in a firefight waaaaah' atleast that what it sounds like
11 huh?
12 huh?
1. No, confirmed by devs already. "hard to track down but known"
3. No, confimred by devs in twitter, known issue fix in next patch
4. But not what EA made them for..64 player. so dur why would they?
5. Nope, they was straightforward also about saying you can make them 64 player if wanted to.
6. No shrub. this is known issue again.
8. No debatable, never had a problem with BC2 at all.
9. huh? makes no sense to say that. balance issue with friends playing together?
Nevermind you don't know what you are talking about.
that would be stupid because flechette is made for use against soft tissue.
I dunno, flechette seems weaker against people than buckshot. It has to be good for something, but the shotgun ammo in general is weird in this game. Slugs have some range but no power. A pistol does more damage. I've hit people with frag ammo up close and they just laughed at me while they killed me. Same with flechette. I really wish there was a gun guide so I could look at the stats and see what it is I should be using for which situation. What I wouldnt give for BFBC2's magnum ammo + slugs.
I've surprised myself with how little I'm playing it. I was as excited as anybody; upgraded my computer and everything, and I've put maybe 3-4 hours into it since it came out.
I was a huge fan of bf1942 and especially Desert Combat but most of my bf3 time so far has been spent in anger and frustration:
I have no idea where I'm going because the in-game map sucks and you cannot easily view the entire playfield at a glance. There is no way to launch or play on an empty server to learn the ins and outs of the maps or practice using the vehicles.
I cannot fly jets or helis because everyone else has already unlocked flares and missiles and I get instantly killed.
I get killed constantly by people I cannot see hiding in corners and bushes who have no problem seeing me because they've unlocked the IR scope.
There is no voice chat, so it's very hard to coordinate with your squad. 90% of the time everyone just runs off and does their own thing instead of trying to work together.
I'll probably try to play again after a patch or two comes down the pipe, but right now it's just frustrating and I already feel way behind the experience curve.l
-edit- No doubt I still think it's an amazing game, and a big step forward for the series. I'm just frustrated with a few of the minor flaws and with how bad I am at the game. Maybe I'm just getting old.
I dunno, flechette seems weaker against people than buckshot. It has to be good for something, but the shotgun ammo in general is weird in this game. Slugs have some range but no power. A pistol does more damage. I've hit people with frag ammo up close and they just laughed at me while they killed me. Same with flechette. I really wish there was a gun guide so I could look at the stats and see what it is I should be using for which situation. What I wouldnt give for BFBC2's magnum ammo + slugs.