Supposedly it's an issue with the deathcam. What bugs me about this excuse though is it isn't always the case.
I look at death cams most of the time, and sometimes it seems like I get hit while someone's sights were noticeably off to one side of me or the other. It didn't look like they were using an aimbot, so, is this a problem with the deathcam not properly reflecting the realities of latency, is the hitregistration too forgiving, or what?
I look at death cams most of the time, and sometimes it seems like I get hit while someone's sights were noticeably off to one side of me or the other. It didn't look like they were using an aimbot, so, is this a problem with the deathcam not properly reflecting the realities of latency, is the hitregistration too forgiving, or what?
Is the replay actual captured video or is it a simulated replay based on data captured leading up to the death?
I see so many people playing this... am I missing out?
It really depends on what you prefer. It is the most unpolished official release game I've ever played. Textures look horrible, animations/movements are jerky, some framerate issues etc. Add to that the consistent issues pertaining to hackers, I quit this game in a hurry. The only thing it does well though, is give you the adrenaline rush of having to survive.I see so many people playing this... am I missing out?
It really depends on what you prefer. It is the most unpolished official release game I've ever played. Textures look horrible, animations/movements are jerky, some framerate issues etc. Add to that the consistent issues pertaining to hackers, I quit this game in a hurry. The only thing it does well though, is give you the adrenaline rush of having to survive.
If that's your thing, by all means, try the game out. But I'd rather you watch some videos of the gameplay first and then decide.
I bought the game early last summer and only played a couple rounds before quitting. As a solo experience it's not fun. A friend recently bought it and we've been playing duo recently and it is a LOT more fun. You really need a friend or three to get the most out of this game. There does seem to be a cheater problem in this game though. There's been quite a few questionable kills (headshot to both myself and friend midair while jumping off a roof from deep) over 21 hours played but only 1 completely obvious hacker.I see so many people playing this... am I missing out?
I agree, nurturedhate. They should also think about separating the chinese servers from the rest of the world. That's where most hackers come from as far as I understand.
I bought the game early last summer and only played a couple rounds before quitting. As a solo experience it's not fun. A friend recently bought it and we've been playing duo recently and it is a LOT more fun. You really need a friend or three to get the most out of this game. There does seem to be a cheater problem in this game though. There's been quite a few questionable kills (headshot to both myself and friend midair while jumping off a roof from deep) over 21 hours played but only 1 completely obvious hacker.
I agree with this. I think chasing that elusive chicken dinner is a large part of the fun and something only reasonably a handful of people can do with any regularity. Given there's only 1 winner in 100 and there's a lot of good players who will take the top 20 or so positions in the game almost every time.
I'm a fairly "average" player I'd say with a top 5% average in duo and something close to that in squad, but we chicken dinner like...well it's rare. But as a team of average players you can get close, for starters there's less teams only 25x 4 man or 50x duos, and teamwork over a mic with something like discord so you're coordinated and use flanking and things like that, it's a lot more fun. Solo is very boringm it just tends to drag on and you're more susceptible to random bad luck, the game is fairly well RNG based and squading up is one of the ways to mitigate that, on average spread across 4 you're less likely to have bad RNG on loot and mitigate bad luck by reviving each other, basically more survivability.
Cheating is massively on the rise, more so in the chinese servers thankfully, we've had a lot of games and only really 1-2 possible hackers. Deathcams are not synced well at all which hurts. Really they need steam/vac integration, but even without it, hopefully we'll see a wave of bans soon.
Separating Chinese servers can be done by locale (IP address) and the good thing about VPNs is they're easy to enumerate all the exit nodes and mass/ban taking out most of the hackers at once.
I agree with this. I think chasing that elusive chicken dinner is a large part of the fun and something only reasonably a handful of people can do with any regularity. Given there's only 1 winner in 100 and there's a lot of good players who will take the top 20 or so positions in the game almost every time.
I'm a fairly "average" player I'd say with a top 5% average in duo and something close to that in squad, but we chicken dinner like...well it's rare. But as a team of average players you can get close, for starters there's less teams only 25x 4 man or 50x duos, and teamwork over a mic with something like discord so you're coordinated and use flanking and things like that, it's a lot more fun. Solo is very boringm it just tends to drag on and you're more susceptible to random bad luck, the game is fairly well RNG based and squading up is one of the ways to mitigate that, on average spread across 4 you're less likely to have bad RNG on loot and mitigate bad luck by reviving each other, basically more survivability.
Cheating is massively on the rise, more so in the chinese servers thankfully, we've had a lot of games and only really 1-2 possible hackers. Deathcams are not synced well at all which hurts. Really they need steam/vac integration, but even without it, hopefully we'll see a wave of bans soon.
Separating Chinese servers can be done by locale (IP address) and the good thing about VPNs is they're easy to enumerate all the exit nodes and mass/ban taking out most of the hackers at once.
The more I play this game, the more I can't help but say, it's just a crime and shame that that big game world and higher player count only has single elimination deathmatch. I know it would be a lot of work, but add vehicles and other mechanics/respawning, and that big game world could have game modes built into it that would crush Battlefield. It's appropriately realistic gameplay on an infantry level, no 3d wallhack spotting for example, and would be a refreshing step away from the skill-equalizing of Battlefield. The only thing I personally believe they'd be forced to do is maybe tone down the recoil management a bit.
One way to find out but just keep in mind that it's battle royale, one death and you're out. You could wait 15-20 minutes for the next round (assuming you die immediately after parachuting in) or even if you exit the round to try again it still takes 2-5 minutes to try again.
The more I play this game, the more I can't help but say, it's just a crime and shame that that big game world and higher player count only has single elimination deathmatch. I know it would be a lot of work, but add vehicles and other mechanics/respawning, and that big game world could have game modes built into it that would crush Battlefield. It's appropriately realistic gameplay on an infantry level, no 3d wallhack spotting for example, and would be a refreshing step away from the skill-equalizing of Battlefield. The only thing I personally believe they'd be forced to do is maybe tone down the recoil management a bit.