Just picked this up this weekend (finally had more than 30 minutes to game, lol).
I really like a lot of it, but several things confuse me.
Whether I have everything set to ultra, or everything set to dead minimum, the game runs ... chuggy at best in game. 'Test range' runs like silk, but on an actual server, even with like 2 other players .. lag. I guess it could be my ISP, haven't played BF3 here.
Sound seems like it goes in and out frequently. I'm using an X-fi. It only happens with this one game, and again only in active MP.
Tanks feel a ton different than BF3. I guess no more driver-based proximity scan? That sucks, will probably make things tough once more people have c4 unlocked. IRNV and Thermal imaging also seems nerfed through the freaking FLOOR this time. It was awesome in BF3, but in BF4 it seems nearly useless. The first one (IRNV I think) makes everything green and you can sort of see some things better. It still sucks somewhat but it at least works. The next one, Thermal Imaging, makes everything blindingly white, I mean EVERYTHING. It's like playing with the gamma turned up to a million. Is it just me or is it that bad for everyone?
I really want this game to work smoothly, but it just isn't.
2700K @ 5Ghz
16GB DDR3-1866 (~2000 OC)
SLI 670FTW 4GB
Raid 512GB 840 Pros
Intel Gbit PCIe Network Card
Playing at 1920x1200
BF3 ran ludicrously well all on Ultra. BF4 runs like smashed buttholes.