Author Topic: Battlefield Bad Company 2 (Read 84018 times)

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #360 on:** March 02, 2010, 02:50:54 PM »

Fun enough so far but playing without a squad is as frustrating as ever. $:-\$

Didn't play the beta so this is my first play with Conquest mode in this game. With only three bases the maps seem smaller. Not saying that's a good or bad thing but a different thing. You seem much closer to the other bases as least on a couple of the maps I've played. Makes the game a little more hectic and concentrated than the prior Bad Company or 1943.

Its gonna take me a hell of a time to get use to spotting with that back button.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #361 on:** March 02, 2010, 02:51:52 PM »

Damn, that blows.

FatalT · « **Reply #362 on:** March 02, 2010, 02:58:59 PM »

All my codes worked. That sucks for whoever's didn't. I got the Gamestop guns and mode and all that stuff.

ManaByte · « **Reply #363 on:** March 02, 2010, 03:14:51 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 02, 2010, 01:45:51 PM

Speaking of which, that promo credit expires apr30. Anything of note coming out before then?

April 30th 2011

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #364 on:** March 02, 2010, 03:34:26 PM »

ManaByte · « **Reply #365 on:** March 02, 2010, 03:55:42 PM »

Played 3 quick Conquest maps on 360 to get the 15min of Fame achievement and just did one Rush map on the PC.

DICE

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #366 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:20:20 PM »

I just played through the first level and I can already tell this game takes a big steaming crap on Modern Warfare. Really incredible.

Switching the settings on War Tapes is like an ear orgasm. Best sounding game, ever. Hands down.

Awesome, awesome stuff here.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #367 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:32:38 PM »

Played a couple of matches. Game is awesome. Kestastrophe, where are you?

ManaByte · « **Reply #368 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:33:25 PM »

Apparently some of the dialog in the campaign bashes MW2.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #369 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:44:08 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on March 02, 2010, 06:32:38 PM

Played a couple of matches. Game is awesome. Kestastrophe, where are you?

Probably playing MLB 10: The Show

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #370 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:45:38 PM »

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #371 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:45:47 PM »

Amazon

They just shipped my game today, so it won't be getting here until later this week (estimated arrival of 2/8 :'(). Looks like its the original Bad Company until then, sorry bro

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #372 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:46:11 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on March 02, 2010, 06:33:25 PM

Apparently some of the dialog in the campaign bashes MW2.

DICE

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #373 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:59:21 PM »

Quote from: Kestastrophe on March 02, 2010, 06:45:47 PM

Amazon

They just shipped my game today, so it won't be getting here until later this week (estimated arrival of 2/8 :'(). Looks like its the original Bad Company until then, sorry bro

Why didn't you order SAME DAY DELIVERY? WHY?!!?!

My brother bought it too. So did Foolproof.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #374 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:03:31 PM »

Gametrailers review:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-battlefield-bad/62540

It is absolutely ludicrous that this game is called out for its campaign when MW2 had the worst campaign in a FPS that I can remember. /gaf

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #375 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:05:11 PM »

Agree to disagree. The story was stupid, but - man! - was it fun and that's all I really care about it when it comes to gun porn. Pew pew pew!

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #376 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:07:25 PM »

MW2: The Avatar of videogames

I would rather play the Hurt Locker

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #377 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:07:40 PM »

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #378 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:07:52 PM »

defending the fast food places and the gas station was a highlight in gaming for me last year.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #379 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:08:15 PM »

That was pretty incredible.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #380 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:11:09 PM »

The original Bad Company was a pretty bad single-player game, but the characters are way more likable and memorable than any other military shooter. I played through the game just because of the cast. At least the single-player seems fun this time around. Plus it's the same squad!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #381 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:20:45 PM »

I loved the MW 2 campaign. Great action. People are free to disagree or agree.

I haven't played the Bad Company campaign yet. Been playing multiplayer. I'll eventually get around to it and post my thoughts.

Starting to unlock some stuff and playing a little better. Happened to randomly get on a good squad with just randoms which is kinda rare but we were rolling. A good squad is so deadly and effective.

Your beginning stuff is crap. The guns I mean. And I wish you didn't have to unlock your "base" primary and secondary gadget for some of thee classes which is kinda weird since the game is purely class based but whatever. Fun stuff.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #382 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:33:22 PM »

i got an awesome accidental kill in sp earlier

i was behind a piece of concrete and one of the enemies blew it up, exposing another bad guy right in front of me

i took the opportunity to liberate his face from his skull with my shotgun

spoiler (click to show/hide)

after playing that prologue i want a bad company 1943 single player campaign

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Kestastrophe · « **Reply #383 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:34:20 PM »

The original Bad Company campaign took awhile to warm up, but it eventually turned into a sandbox shooter (I'm thinking of the mission where you had to rescue your teammates) and that's where it was special. There was too much other shit (fighting that helicopter, backtracking, overly linear design in many parts) for it to have mass appeal or for people to give it a chance. The reviews thus far have said that the sequel's campaign is even more linear, so I am expecting it to be average.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #384 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:41:58 PM »

BD2 campaign is undoubtedly better than MW2 campaign.

The gametrailers review is hilarious though, "It's hard to get attached to the players involved", fuck gametrailers. If anything Bad Company has charm, and its characters are likable, and it's easy to spend time with them. Sure, the plot is paper thin, but it works well.

In contrast, MW2 had shitty characters, garbage developed story, and no charm whatsoever.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #385 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:42:55 PM »

Wrika knows whats up :daps

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #386 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:44:08 PM »

And now I can't get into an MP game. 10 attempts in a row.

"Connection to the game server has been lost. Plese check your network connection and try again."

This seems familiar...

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #387 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:45:52 PM »

yeah, the characters talk all the time and chump each other out like real-life friends would do

"after you, shithead"

ManaByte · « **Reply #388 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:50:30 PM »

I think the game killed XBL. It just hangs on Searching for Games now.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #389 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:51:21 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on March 02, 2010, 07:50:30 PM

I think the game killed XBL. It just hangs on Searching for Games now.

That't how you know you're playing a Battlefield game

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #390 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:52:11 PM »

Quote from: Kestastrophe on March 02, 2010, 07:51:21 PM

Quote from: ManaByte on March 02, 2010, 07:50:30 PM
I think the game killed XBL. It just hangs on Searching for Games now.

That't how you know you're playing a Battlefield game

It's EA's servers. The same thing happened with 1943. The same thing happened with the BC 2 demo. They never put up enough servers. Stupid. (The stupid was directed at them not you. I re-read that and saw it may have come off the other way.

)

demi · « **Reply #391 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:52:21 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on March 02, 2010, 07:50:30 PM

I think the game killed XBL. It just hangs on Searching for Games now.

Why would that be XBL related?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #392 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:53:38 PM »

i read that it still splits up your party during matchmaking, too $:-\$

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #393 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:54:12 PM »

Anyone have issues with the VIP code?

lol, it's fucking case sensitive

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #394 on:** March 02, 2010, 07:56:16 PM »

mine worked fine

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #395 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:01:22 PM »

The VIP code is case sensitive AND you have to include the dashes. I think that's what's fucking people up.

Quote from: Kestastrophe on March 02, 2010, 07:34:20 PM

The original Bad Company campaign took awhile to warm up, but it eventually turned into a sandbox shooter (I'm thinking of the mission where you had to rescue your teammates) and that's where it was special. There was too much other shit (fighting that helicopter, backtracking, overly linear design in many parts) for it to have mass appeal or for people to give it a chance. The reviews thus far have said that the sequel's campaign is even more linear, so I am expecting it to be average.

It's definitely more linear but so far I think the campaign is pretty fucking awesome. The sprawling levels in the original BC were a great idea (thinking specifically of the one with the golf course) but they never seemed to nail down the experience to where you want to keep playing it for hours on end. BC2 doesn't seem to have that problem.

ManaByte · « **Reply #396 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:05:17 PM »

Mine worked fine without the dashes.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #397 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:08:12 PM »

ssooooo you can't get a match. fuck

ManaByte · « **Reply #398 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:08:34 PM »

You can on the PC

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #399 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:09:40 PM »

Why can't I cancel a search aaahahh

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #400 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:13:02 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on March 02, 2010, 08:05:17 PM

Mine worked fine without the dashes.

Huh. When I first entered the code it wouldn't take so then I included the dashes and it went through. Maybe I typed it in wrong the first time around.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #401 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:13:10 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 02, 2010, 08:09:40 PM

Why can't I cancel a search aaahahh

When the servers are screwed it takes down any part of your MP game. It all just locks up and hangs. You might as well just take a break for an hour or so and see if its any better then. It took them a few days to fix the issue in 1943 for comparison although I always still had issues with the matchmaking in it.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #402 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:14:21 PM »

man i hate checkpoints

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #403 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:35:47 PM »

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #404 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:37:22 PM »

demi · « **Reply #405 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:37:35 PM »

lol. pwnt.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #406 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:41:58 PM »

yeah. MP seems to be up at least for the meantime.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #407 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:05:57 PM »

the game runs weird. it doesnt seem like its running at low frames, it just has major frame skipping. every other second it skips forward a frame. i've tried to alter the video settings but it does it no matter what settings i use. it's not that annoying but there's no reason for it.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #408 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:09:43 PM »

could be an unnecessary background process hanging you up

try this:

http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html

it's hit or miss, but it seriously helped the borderlands framerate on my crappy desktop

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #409 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:20:51 PM »

wow. dude. i seriously didn't think that would do anything but it totally did

no frame skips anymore. completely steady frames now. was probably AVG

thanks man

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #410 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:23:22 PM »

that seriously blows my mind. it... it fixed everything

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #411 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:24:40 PM »

no prob, it doesn't really do anything you couldn't do yourself, it just does it all at once and keeps it simple

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #412 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:28:51 PM »

Well, the EA servers are down again. Just when we were getting a good squad going. I guess it's not a Battlefield game on the Xbox unless there are server issues on launch day.

FatalT · « **Reply #413 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:30:20 PM »

Yup, stupid server problems. I've unlocked a whole lot of perks for the medic so far. YOU WANT ME ON YOUR SQUAD SIRS!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #414 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:31:20 PM »

I feel like EA always underestimates demand at launch. Don't they hire people to figure out this type of stuff? You'd figure after it happens once that it'd never happen again.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #415 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:36:59 PM »

wonder when they'll drop support for the first one

ManaByte · « **Reply #416 on:** March 02, 2010, 09:47:41 PM »

Dedicated PC servers FTW

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #417 on:** March 02, 2010, 10:21:48 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on March 02, 2010, 09:31:20 PM

I feel like EA always underestimates demand at launch. Don't they hire people to figure out this type of stuff? You'd figure after it happens once that it'd never happen again.

No shit. I was trying to play a multi game of the original game and I was having difficulty logging into EA's servers. I would be pissed if I were with DICE, because that poor performance reflects badly on them (whether that's fair or not). Why don't they just P2P like every other console game?

EA

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on March 02, 2010, 08:35:47 PM

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spoiler (click to show/hide)

:'(

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Stoney Mason · « **Reply #418 on:** March 02, 2010, 10:24:03 PM »

So nobody on here is playing MP tonight to squad up?

You bitches.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #419 on:** March 02, 2010, 10:25:27 PM »

I was, but it's down. I give up for tonight.

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Author Topic: Battlefield Bad Company 2 (Read 84018 times)