The AT Battlefield 4 F.A.Q., News, and Discussion thread

[Capt Caveman]

I wrote his name down at home so I can see when he shows up on the punkbuster banned list, I'll post it once I get home

[Update] Actually I was able to log into Battlelog from here and see the history for the server to find him:
http://bf4stats.com/pc/SERGENT-jesus

When I looked last night his "Headshots/kill percentage" was 77.something %. His accuracy is not high but cant you game that by just shooting randomly or something?

Yep, definitely hacking with those headshot % on all guns. I'll place him on the banlist on our server.

 

[DeadFred]

the UAVs are too frequent. you have atleast one up at all times


commander mode is OK but needs some help

Its kinda boring to me but there is a nice little point getting glitch as commander. If you join an Operation Locker conquest server as commander and activate a boost, your boost time will not drop.

 

[lozina]

Is it the commanders and the UAVs the reason why I have games where I seem to always have my position advertised? Some games I'm wandering around and enemies seem to make bee lines to wherever I am. I do realize I tend to be cautious and move slowly so that would be a disadvantage if the commander is able to keep constantly spotting me to his team.

 

[LtMikePowelll]

Anyone in here using the M98B anymore? Or SRR-61 all the way now?

 

[Childs]

I wish they would tie the commanders abilities directly to assets on the ground, ala BF2. At least in BF2 you could kill the sob if you could find him. When I was an engineer in BF2 I never left the base, just went around repairing assets and taking on spec ops who would try to blow them up. Its annoying in BF4 when you use a silencer and do a super sneaky flank only to have a whole squad waiting there, or have a cruise missile dropped on your head.

 

[LtMikePowelll]

I wish they would tie the commanders abilities directly to assets on the ground, ala BF2. At least in BF2 you could kill the sob if you could find him. When I was an engineer in BF2 I never left the base, just went around repairing assets and taking on spec ops who would try to blow them up. Its annoying in BF4 when you use a silencer and do a super sneaky flank only to have a whole squad waiting there, or have a cruise missile dropped on your head.

I think certain capture point in Conquest mode give the commander certain abilities, but I'm not sure about Rush or other game mode. For example on Zavod 311, capture C will give the commander the cruise missile. Only EMP and Scan UAV are indefinite loop but the reload time on those thing is too fast.D:

 

[Crusty]

I think certain capture point in Conquest mode give the commander certain abilities, but I'm not sure about Rush or other game mode. For example on Zavod 311, capture C will give the commander the cruise missile. Only EMP and Scan UAV are indefinite loop but the reload time on those thing is too fast.D:

Gunship is controlled by capture points as well.

 

[Childs]

I think certain capture point in Conquest mode give the commander certain abilities, but I'm not sure about Rush or other game mode. For example on Zavod 311, capture C will give the commander the cruise missile. Only EMP and Scan UAV are indefinite loop but the reload time on those thing is too fast.D:

Gunship is controlled by capture points as well.

Yeah, but I am less concerned about cruise missile and gunship than I am for UAV.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Is it the commanders and the UAVs the reason why I have games where I seem to always have my position advertised? Some games I'm wandering around and enemies seem to make bee lines to wherever I am. I do realize I tend to be cautious and move slowly so that would be a disadvantage if the commander is able to keep constantly spotting me to his team.

If your team doesn't have a commander and the other team does you're a at a huge disadvantage. He has free reign to show your position and block your radar. If there are two commanders basically it's like a dumbed down version of chess between them.

 

[DeadFred]

The MP7 is freaking awesome on HC Domination.

I hated that weapon in BF3.

 

[LtMikePowelll]

The MP7 is freaking awesome on HC Domination.

I hated that weapon in BF3.

Mp7 in BF3 only good when you unlocked the Extended Mag. In this game I use Holo, laser, and probably heavy barrel for the MP7 :biggrin:

 

[TheBigEarl]

How the heck do i unlock an assault rifle as support? I've usually played medic class before, but it seems this time everyone is medic and it is impossible to get ammo, so I thought I would go that for a while. But if the only thing I can use are these horribly inaccurate lmgs, I see why no one wants to play support.

 

[velillen]

Met my first cheater tonight. El_Fox7seven is his name. Could tell when he was cheating to as in one round he would do "ok" with a like 3.5 K/D then the next round suddenly go to a 35 K/D. Highest was something like a 50 K/D. Sad to see people cheating for something that is supposed to just be for fun.

As for me...ive deicde di need a new mouse. This old logitech ive had for 6+ years now just isnt cutting it IMO. Hopefully black friday has a good one go on sale

 

[Childs]

How the heck do i unlock an assault rifle as support? I've usually played medic class before, but it seems this time everyone is medic and it is impossible to get ammo, so I thought I would go that for a while. But if the only thing I can use are these horribly inaccurate lmgs, I see why no one wants to play support.

You can use a carbine, dmr, or shotgun with support. Otherwise, its a lmg. The first carbine is unlocked using the engineer class, then you can use carbines with any class. First shotgun is unlocked using support. And first dmr is recon...dont remember if assault unlocks a class of weapon.

Met my first cheater tonight. El_Fox7seven is his name. Could tell when he was cheating to as in one round he would do "ok" with a like 3.5 K/D then the next round suddenly go to a 35 K/D. Highest was something like a 50 K/D. Sad to see people cheating for something that is supposed to just be for fun.

As for me...ive deicde di need a new mouse. This old logitech ive had for 6+ years now just isnt cutting it IMO. Hopefully black friday has a good one go on sale

Depends on how he is getting his kills. If he is in a vehicle, 50 KD every now and then is reasonable. Highest KD on battlelog is something like 35, but thats mainly using vehicles.

 

[Phoenix86]

dont remember if assault unlocks a class of weapon.

Nope

 

[lozina]

Depends on how he is getting his kills. If he is in a vehicle, 50 KD every now and then is reasonable. Highest KD on battlelog is something like 35, but thats mainly using vehicles.

I once went 21-0 on an artillery.. that was a great round!

 

[LtMikePowelll]

You can use a carbine, dmr, or shotgun with support. Otherwise, its a lmg. The first carbine is unlocked using the engineer class, then you can use carbines with any class. First shotgun is unlocked using support. And first dmr is recon...dont remember if assault unlocks a class of weapon.

The assault class unlock a bunch of M230 variants but no weapon. . Btw, anyone use the M240 Bravo or the MG4? I need some opinions on those weapons.:sneaky:

 

[AznAnarchy99]

The assault class unlock a bunch of M230 variants but no weapon. . Btw, anyone use the M240 Bravo or the MG4? I need some opinions on those weapons.:sneaky:

M249 is pretty damn good. I haven't gotten all the way down the Lmg tree but I've skipped the first bunch of unlocks and kept the m249.

 

[Phoenix86]

The assault class unlock a bunch of M230 variants but no weapon. . Btw, anyone use the M240 Bravo or the MG4? I need some opinions on those weapons.:sneaky:

http://symthic.com/bf4-multi-compar...&a12=None&a22=None&a32=None&a42=None&a52=None

Look at the accuracy plots, time to kill and ammo. 249 is the winner imo. Middle of the scale on TTK but significantly better accuracy and 200 rounds to boot. I tend to like faster weapons shooting in bursts, so there's that.

A case can be made for the 240 as it has the best TTK, but that accuracy... MG 4 has the same TTK as 249 but worse accuracy.

 

[RaulF]

Guys the blur with color loss and mini map blurring you are talking about is the enemy comander emp uav that he can call just like a uav.

It has been mentioned that it is a bug for foot soldiers getting the effect, is suppose to hit vehicles from what i have read.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

None of the Rush maps have good jet play. I think there's only one which is dawnbreaker but it's pretty much useless with all the skyscrapers and choppers flying so low.

 

[moonbogg]

Anyone in here using the M98B anymore? Or SRR-61 all the way now?

I chose the M98B with straight pull bolt over the newer gun. This is a choice that should depend on your sniping behavior.

Main difference between the guns are:

M98 shoots faster and holds more rounds while the newer gun shoots slower, but with flatter trajectory and holds fewer rounds. I am a fast paced sniper who does a lot of leading on moving targets, so the extra speed of the M98 benefits me, as does the extra rounds in the mag. The M98 bullet drops more than the newer gun, but with practice you can hit someone at any distance.
The newer gun would be more suited to someone who is more of a camper type sniper who sits a long way off, since the bullet drops less its easier to manage your holdovers, but that's the only benefit. The M98B still wins out IMO. BF4 makes long range shooting easier to manage due to range finders in the scope and zeroing, so the flatter trajectory of the newer gun can be compensated for with these new tools, but of course practice is most important.
So many times in BF4 I shot someone in the head on first try at what would have been an unknown and unfamiliar distance in BF3. My only though was that this was too easy for the stationary targets. They took some of the art out of sniping to level the playing field for those who are less skilled at managing holdovers. But between zeroing distances, you still need holdover skill, so a good sniper will still PWN an average one.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

God this game is frustrating as hell. Once second hit detection seems great. Next second you have 3 seconds of lag no matter what your ping is. Guys stationary in fornt of you can't be hit. You shoot at them, waste all your ammo, and then they turn and one hit kill you.

It's ridiculous. I have never played a game with such wonky hit registration. It's a deal breaker for me.

 

[LtMikePowelll]

The game load too long on my regular HDD so I decided to uninstall the game and install in my 840 pro right now...long process.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

The game load too long on my regular HDD so I decided to uninstall the game and install in my 840 pro right now...long process.

All you had to do was move your origin games folder and direct origin to the new location. I had mine in my hdd and moved it over too.