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

[Midwayman]

Im sure it may save some people some time, but really it doesnt take long even if you changed every piece of equipment you carry. I change my engineer launchers and mines/repair tool, my recon gadgets, and my support mortar/airburst some, but thats about it for me. I havent touched the perks (or paint/camo on anything) since I first unlocked them all. Maybe its because I haven't taken the time to fully understand them but they also seem pretty useless to me. I see stuff light up on the bottom of my screen about them, but really pay them no mind. LOL

I guess Im just not that picky about anything other than my primary weapon and how it's set up.

Perks have some pretty important stuff. Worthwhile to read up on what the first one does at least. If people in your squad stay alive long enough it levels up through the perk. If you're driving vehicles as an engineer you want the repair speed. If I'm running medic, I want to be able to drop multiple medic bags at the same times. Same with ammo for support. Otherwise I run offense spec for more ammo.

 

[DeadFred]

Perks have some pretty important stuff. Worthwhile to read up on what the first one does at least. If people in your squad stay alive long enough it levels up through the perk. If you're driving vehicles as an engineer you want the repair speed. If I'm running medic, I want to be able to drop multiple medic bags at the same times. Same with ammo for support. Otherwise I run offense spec for more ammo.

I know Im dropping double ammo and medkits but I need to check up on the repair speed. Thanks.

 

[LtMikePowelll]

I always run Combat Medic, Anti-tank, Recon and Indirect Fire specs, cause it seems like all rounded specs

 

[UaVaj]

BF4 piss poor scaling 680 x3 - video proof included

need a little help - to all the multi gpu folks. can you please re check to see if your multi gpu is scaling properly with BF4.

please use the bf4 console command.
perfoverlay.drawgraph 1 - to see actually frame time
perfoverlay.framefilelogenable 1 - log file will be saved in your my document bf4 folder.

 

[balloonshark]

This short vid from jackfrags explains some of the wtf moments and KIAs we have while playing BF4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IRIbIMO0SY

 

[VulgarDisplay]

This short vid from jackfrags explains some of the wtf moments and KIAs we have while playing BF4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IRIbIMO0SY

Wow, that is the worst bug in the game by far. It would explain so much random crap. It would also explain why hit detection feels so bad at a times. Bullets may lose damage passing through the invisible person.

You know what really pisses me off about this bug. They put a damned shark into the game, but crap like this still persists... Priorities... have some...

 

[DeadFred]

Good to know that if I get in a tight spot, I can team kill my buddies and be shielded from death. LOL

 

[balloonshark]

While these might not be considered bugs the info may help you when taking cover on the battlefield.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OSv5HH1egE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86l48EuvdNY

 

[UaVaj]

its definitely bug. usefulness depending on if you are the killer or to be kill.

 

[adairusmc]

I always run Combat Medic, Anti-tank, Recon and Indirect Fire specs, cause it seems like all rounded specs

I think I played with you last night on Meatlocker, I play as [HG]BrokenPolarisPro. Good game by the way.

 

[RaulF]

So I have played a couple of rounds since naval map pack came out and it seems the rubber banding is back. :-(

 

[LtMikePowelll]

I think I played with you last night on Meatlocker, I play as [HG]BrokenPolarisPro. Good game by the way.

Yep, that's me

 

[Ackmed]

So I am trying to play BF4 again after a few weeks. I have digital deluxe, when I try to join a server it says I need Naval Strike. I go to Origin and attempt to update the game, and it says its up to date. Shouldn't it just download... ? Whats going on?

 

[LtMikePowelll]

So I am trying to play BF4 again after a few weeks. I have digital deluxe, when I try to join a server it says I need Naval Strike. I go to Origin and attempt to update the game, and it says its up to date. Shouldn't it just download... ? Whats going on?

Did you pay for Premium? Digital deluxe version only have China Rising included. All other DLCs you have to pay separate or getting Premium.

 

[Ackmed]

I was mistaken, it was Premium. My battlelog shows Battlefield 4 Premium up top. I originally bought the digital deluxe, then bought premium afterwards.

 

[CropDuster]

I was mistaken, it was Premium. My battlelog shows Battlefield 4 Premium up top. I originally bought the digital deluxe, then bought premium afterwards.

Open Origin then right click BF4, select game properties. Then scroll down to the bottom and see if it has the expansions.

 

[Ackmed]

Open Origin then right click BF4, select game properties. Then scroll down to the bottom and see if it has the expansions.

That worked, thanks. Why doesn't it just say there is an update when I right clicked and picked update? Why doesn't it let me join a map that isn't Naval Strike? Ugh, so annoying. Downloading now, thanks!

 

[UaVaj]

So I am trying to play BF4 again after a few weeks. I have digital deluxe, when I try to join a server it says I need Naval Strike. I go to Origin and attempt to update the game, and it says its up to date. Shouldn't it just download... ? Whats going on?

you need to manually add Xpack2 to the registry. origin/bf4 is broken and not adding naval strike to the registry. origin/bf4 is lying to you that is updated when it is not.

this game is so broken on so many level.


here is the key.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Battlefield 4\Xpack2]
"Installed"="True"

 

[skipsneeky2]

Have not played this game in a short while, story goes 337.50 drivers for NVidia have solved the random fps due to the cpu bottlenecks of DX11 and W7 to compete with Mantle?

High 1080p with no MSAA and I pretty much was still randomly dipping into the 40's and 50's despite low gpu usage. Damn frustrating when the game looks a tad bit better then BF3 at the same settings but runs like a turd.

 

[DeadFred]

Have not played this game in a short while, story goes 337.50 drivers for NVidia have solved the random fps due to the cpu bottlenecks of DX11 and W7 to compete with Mantle?

High 1080p with no MSAA and I pretty much was still randomly dipping into the 40's and 50's despite low gpu usage. Damn frustrating when the game looks a tad bit better then BF3 at the same settings but runs like a turd.

Not sure what your system specs are, but BF4 looks a lot better than BF3 on my machine running @ 1920x1200 on Ultra settings. The only place I notice any FPS dips are on the Nansha Strike map, and that seems to be in only a couple of particular spots in a helo, other than that my frames stay above 80.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Not sure what your system specs are, but BF4 looks a lot better than BF3 on my machine running @ 1920x1200 on Ultra settings. The only place I notice any FPS dips are on the Nansha Strike map, and that seems to be in only a couple of particular spots in a helo, other than that my frames stay above 80.

Guess I could give it another go, currently got my pc hooked up to a 26'' 720p t.v so if anything my i5 2500 non k and gtx770 should run the game like a dream at such a low resolution assuming the claims of better overall performance with 337.50 is to be believed.

 

[UaVaj]

Have not played this game in a short while, story goes 337.50 drivers for NVidia have solved the random fps due to the cpu bottlenecks of DX11 and W7 to compete with Mantle?

please link source.

saw no improvement with 337.50. :'(

 

[skipsneeky2]

please link source.

saw no improvement with 337.50. :'(

Seen random people post about improvements and a overall smoother experience. Guess it also depends on configuration or it could be all bs. I am more skeptical about it lol.

 

[Tim]

I was off of work all week, and got a lot of game time in. I was banned from a server because my actions in jets (attack & fighter) were too suspicious. They fraps'd me, and in my appeal on their forums, they said that they couldn't confirm or deny my actions and used a lame excuse to keep my ban enforced rather than overturned. Their reason... "Not sure if it's your ISP, or if you have some kind of lag switch that you're using." This on a hardcore server that I pinged low 20's.

Sorry for being better in jets than anyone in their platoon. Sheesh

 

[bleucharm28]

just last week, i was getting the rubber-band treatment, now this weekend, i was getting freezes screen. Is that what i paid for? This BF4 is an expensive game.