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pcslookout

Lifer
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Get out of here you EA shill.

I care. I'd like to know how much damage I inflicted on somebody before they died and what type of weapon they had along with the attachments. Maybe they're using a better configuration of a weapon I like.

You may be a EA shill but I am far from it.

Good luck dying some more.

I always like making people mad in Battlefield 4 by killing them over and over again until they rage quit. It is hilarious.
 

RaulF

Senior member
Jan 18, 2008
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It looks like dice was making some headways to get the game fixed but this latest patch has destroyed it.

Very dissapointed.
 

balloonshark

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I have a few of questions please.

1. If I crouch or lay prone do I take less damage from explosives?

2. What's the purpose of the laser site if the bullets do not go where the laser is pointed when hip firing? Is this a bug or intentional?

3. Do non-premium players eventually get the weapons that come with the dlc maps?

4. On a youtube video I heard someone say something about a level 100 player getting a damage multiplier. What does this mean specifically?
 
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DeadFred

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I have a few of questions please.

1. If I crouch or lay prone do I take less damage from explosives?

2. What's the purpose of the laser site if the bullets do not go where the laser is pointed when hip firing? Is this a bug or intentional?

3. Do non-premium players eventually get the weapons that come with the dlc maps?

4. On a youtube video I heard someone say something about a level 100 player getting a damage multiplier. What does this mean specifically?
1. Depends on how close and from what angle the blast comes from. A grenade on the ground next to you will do less damage if you prone, but in an airburst attack it will make no difference.

2. A lot depends on how much you are moving, they are not pinpoint accurate but your bullets go pretty much where that laser is pointed.

3. No. Not unless they eventually purchase Premium.

4. There is no damage multiplier for anyone regardless of level or Premium status.....unless they are hacking. LOL
 

BikeJunkie

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Now that I've got the rig to run this on PC, is it worth getting? Sounds like it's currently borked to hell and back based on the last several pages.
 

Phoenix86

Lifer
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1. Depends on how close and from what angle the blast comes from. A grenade on the ground next to you will do less damage if you prone, but in an airburst attack it will make no difference.

2. A lot depends on how much you are moving, they are not pinpoint accurate but your bullets go pretty much where that laser is pointed.

3. No. Not unless they eventually purchase Premium.

4. There is no damage multiplier for anyone regardless of level or Premium status.....unless they are hacking. LOL
1. Correct, the explosives have fragments, nades blow up \|/ so lying down helps. Airburst explodes down /|\ so jumping might actually help!

2. I find the laser is extremely accurate unless you are suppressed.
 

DeadFred

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Now that I've got the rig to run this on PC, is it worth getting? Sounds like it's currently borked to hell and back based on the last several pages.
The last client patch screwed up some stuff but the latest server side patch that came out 1 week later fixed all those issues but one for me. That one issue is the no killer info screen on hardcore servers.

I have no clue why so many people are having so much trouble with the game, makes me wonder if its real or imagined. I see people bitching on the in-game chat about how the game is broken, so I always ask "how, and why they are playing it then?". They inevitably will mutter something about netcode, and tell me to look on youtube or read the forums. IMO, they are just getting their ass handed to them and cant stand it.
 

balloonshark

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Thanks for your answers DeadFred and Phoenix86.

The explosives thing has been bothering me for a while. I'll be in a group of people and I'll be the only one to drop dead when a grenade or lvg is incoming.

When hip firing at the test range the laser is pointed at least 1 foot to the left of where my bullets hit. They hit pretty much where I put a small piece of tape on my monitor when ADS.
 

DeadFred

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Thanks for your answers DeadFred and Phoenix86.

The explosives thing has been bothering me for a while. I'll be in a group of people and I'll be the only one to drop dead when a grenade or lvg is incoming.

When hip firing at the test range the laser is pointed at least 1 foot to the left of where my bullets hit. They hit pretty much where I put a small piece of tape on my monitor when ADS.
Out of curiosity I went to the test range and I see exactly what you are talking about. Looking closely you will notice that the laser is not in line with your "imaginary" cross hairs. When ADS the laser pulls right into line with your optic but if standing still and hip firing the bullets will hit off to the right of the laser but in line your imaginary crosshairs. However if you move and shoot you wont really notice this difference simply because of the much wider bullet spread. I guess I never really noticed this before because I mainly play hardcore where there are no crosshairs, plus I'm rarely still as I prefer to run and gun.
 

maevinj

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Thanks for your answers DeadFred and Phoenix86.

The explosives thing has been bothering me for a while. I'll be in a group of people and I'll be the only one to drop dead when a grenade or lvg is incoming.

When hip firing at the test range the laser is pointed at least 1 foot to the left of where my bullets hit. They hit pretty much where I put a small piece of tape on my monitor when ADS.

Maybe they had the defensive field upgrade attached to their kit?
 

scooterlibby

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If the new carrier mode captures the fun of the Titan mode from 2142, I don't think I'll ever switch styles.
 

hondaf17

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Now that I've got the rig to run this on PC, is it worth getting? Sounds like it's currently borked to hell and back based on the last several pages.

You might have fun for a few weeks but unless you can find it for cheap I'd say not worth getting. That's just IMO.

I lost interest much quicker than BC2 or BF3.
 

balloonshark

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Out of curiosity I went to the test range and I see exactly what you are talking about. Looking closely you will notice that the laser is not in line with your "imaginary" cross hairs. When ADS the laser pulls right into line with your optic but if standing still and hip firing the bullets will hit off to the right of the laser but in line your imaginary crosshairs. However if you move and shoot you wont really notice this difference simply because of the much wider bullet spread. I guess I never really noticed this before because I mainly play hardcore where there are no crosshairs, plus I'm rarely still as I prefer to run and gun.
So would you say it is a bug? Since noticing this I always turn off my laser as soon as I spawn. I'm ready to remove the lasers from all my guns because they only give away my position. The only reason to use a laser is to blind someone as you ADS.

Maybe they had the defensive field upgrade attached to their kit?
Good thought but all my kits currently have the defensive perk unless it is bugged. Maybe I'm just lucky lol.

If the new carrier mode captures the fun of the Titan mode from 2142, I don't think I'll ever switch styles.
Dice invited some popular youtubers to play the Naval Strike dlc early if you want to take a look. All vids were uploaded today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3I_xOKb3JM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6hDmjLizPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmTKGvigBcQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG9ijYuDXAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqKnhyX1E0Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxv3zqnbkJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRrTuckNTbU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vuHX_rHm30
one hour jackfrags vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJlZfw0NSgo

There are more vids. Just search naval strike and select upload date as today.
 

DeadFred

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So would you say it is a bug? Since noticing this I always turn off my laser as soon as I spawn. I'm ready to remove the lasers from all my guns because they only give away my position. The only reason to use a laser is to blind someone as you ADS.

It does seem to be a bit too far off, IMO. In real life the closer you can mount a laser to the bore of your barrel the more accurate it should be. In any case the laser would only be pinpoint accurate at one particular point, since it will always be going in a dead straight line while bullets drop over distance. That point would be determined by sighting it in a a particular distance, most likely around 50 meters. I nearly always use a laser preferably the green one, (I can see it best) just for the additional hip fire accuracy bonus. Like I said earlier I have not had any issues hitting people using only the laser but I normally ADS unless I just run into someone unexpectedly, and then its pretty much point blank range.

Come to think of it, I remember noticing a while back when using the M16 that the laser seemed cocked way off to the side when just running around because it looked like they had it mounted to the handguard, but I didnt have any trouble hip firing and hitting people while using it.
 

JTsyo

Lifer
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If the new carrier mode captures the fun of the Titan mode from 2142, I don't think I'll ever switch styles.

Titan mode isn't that different from CQ. You cap and hold flags but instead of draining tickets you're draining shields. Once the shields go down then it's more like rush.
 

Phoenix86

Lifer
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Titan mode isn't that different from CQ. You cap and hold flags but instead of draining tickets you're draining shields. Once the shields go down then it's more like rush.
Sort of... When the shield goes down (carrier is breached) there are two rush like objectives BUT you don't need to touch them to win. You can continue winning the conquest points and they will continue to shell the carrier, it'll blow up w/o arming the mcoms eventually.

Also, the other team can catch up on the conquest side, breach your carrier, then it's like dual rush. Looks interesting!
 

maevinj

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Sort of... When the shield goes down (carrier is breached) there are two rush like objectives BUT you don't need to touch them to win. You can continue winning the conquest points and they will continue to shell the carrier, it'll blow up w/o arming the mcoms eventually.

Also, the other team can catch up on the conquest side, breach your carrier, then it's like dual rush. Looks interesting!

I can't wait for this. This was the only mode I played in 2142, and will probably end up being the only mode I play for bf4 from here on out unless the maps just totally suck.
 

moonbogg

Lifer
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Lately the only thing I really enjoy is a sniper only server. Its nice to focus on skillful gun play, tactics and technique without getting hammered by an AC-130 or some other crap. Its a bolt action rifle and knife only server, HC TDM. Very tense and challenging. No DMRs, no nades, no noobish spammy garbage.

Server below

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/battlereport/show/1/446520407788432128/189857281/

#2 on leaderboards with M98B! Crazy!

http://bf4stats.com/leaderboards/pc_weapon_m98b

I was like #14 or something not long ago. How the hell I ended up #2 so fast is confusing to me. Has to be the high kills on this TDM server.

Yes, this has been a prideful bragging post. Shoot the moon, bitches!
 

Phoenix86

Lifer
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I can't wait for this. This was the only mode I played in 2142, and will probably end up being the only mode I play for bf4 from here on out unless the maps just totally suck.
I like the way the maps look so far, but I have only seen a couple videos.
 
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