Author Topic: Battlefield 4 (Winter Patch) (Read 97818 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #360 on:** November 24, 2013, 12:57:37 PM »

No, not at all. I wasn't talking about you, just some of the excuse/apologizing I've read around the internet.

patrickula · « **Reply #361 on:** November 24, 2013, 01:04:00 PM »

Will the PC version of this have any good black Friday deals? I really want to play it but I'm not paying full price if it's STILL broken.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #362 on:** November 24, 2013, 03:53:49 PM »

Quote from: The Business on November 24, 2013, 03:49:48 PM

(unless more is offered in single player—I don't know).

There isn't. Battlefield has always kind of been this way. Especially with vehicles and such. That's what the bot mode use to serve the purpose of but now we have a shitty campaign in place of that.

At least there is a test range now.

But yeah I generally have to go to youtube to find videos on best practices for a lot of stuff in the game.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #363 on:** November 24, 2013, 04:57:03 PM »

If you want to upload your PS4 vids on Youtube, there's a workaround. Upload to Facebook, then use a site like http://facebookvideoz.com/ to download the file on .mp4 format.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #364 on:** November 24, 2013, 07:05:21 PM »

Another bug in the game, PS4 version doesn't record or stream sound right now.

chronovore · « **Reply #365 on:** November 24, 2013, 07:06:04 PM »

Quote from: The Business on November 24, 2013, 06:31:36 PM

Why is there no sound?

PS4 sound experience is too powerful for capture devices.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #366 on:** November 24, 2013, 07:27:13 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on November 24, 2013, 03:31:49 AM

Why's the game such a fuckup? Isn't it just Battlefield 3 with some new stuff? How'd they go from working BF3 to "add stuff" -> completely broken game with BF4? Seems so weird.

BF3 was fucked on consoles too. I couldn't play it for weeks, gave up completely. When I tried it a week or two ago it was stil messed up.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #367 on:** November 24, 2013, 09:01:38 PM »

It's a whole new world now that I can easily record anything stupid that happens in a game just by saying record that.

Killer doors in battlefield 4.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #368 on:** November 25, 2013, 10:31:01 AM »

I must have played 15 matches yesterday and only had one crash. I'm really enjoying all the double xp.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #369 on:** November 25, 2013, 11:48:22 AM »

I just looked at my battlelog and it looks like it was was from 2 opened battlepacks. Sorry

demi · « **Reply #370 on:** November 25, 2013, 12:40:49 PM »

Stoney - is that your vid? Why is it zoomed in?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #371 on:** November 25, 2013, 12:45:17 PM »

Quote from: demi on November 25, 2013, 12:40:49 PM

Stoney - is that your vid? Why is it zoomed in?

Yeah that's my vid. That's youtube. When I originally uploaded the video it said it was "jittery" and Youtube could apply a stabilizing filter on it. So I selected it. It looked all zoomy after that. I'll probably delete it and just upload the original video because yeah it makes it look like I'm using a video recorder on a phone or something.

edit: Actually it looks like I was just able to turn off that stabilizing thing on the original video via youtube.

Quaker · « **Reply #372 on:** November 25, 2013, 04:50:05 PM »

It's great not to be stuck only playing TDM or Domination anymore but Conquest 64 on PS4 seems janky as hell compared to the 32 player modes on top of being a complete clusterfuck. Performance wise I'm not sure if it's bad netcode/latency or just choppy framerate.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #373 on:** November 25, 2013, 05:06:25 PM »

Quote from: Quaker on November 25, 2013, 04:50:05 PM

It's great not to be stuck only playing TDM or Domination anymore but Conquest 64 on PS4 seems janky as hell compared to the 32 player modes on top of being a complete clusterfuck. Performance wise I'm not sure if it's bad netcode/latency or just choppy framerate.

64 man is always a lot more janky than 32. It's the same way on the PC.

drew · « **Reply #374 on:** November 25, 2013, 06:10:10 PM »

or you could play rush, you should be playing rush.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #375 on:** November 27, 2013, 11:17:22 AM »

600MB+ patch, still broken as fuck

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2955065219984044095/

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-Reduced the probability of a corrupted save file in the single player campaign

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #376 on:** November 27, 2013, 11:19:47 AM »

I was finally able to play last night and have some fun on the xbox one version as we finally figured out the party system. It "only" crashed on me twice which for battlefield 4 is a good night.

Yeah its pretty sad. I'm almost starting to believe that they will never get the base stability to where it needs to be because it seems like they don't really have a grip on why the crashes are happening. Really unfortunate because its a blast when it doesn't crash.

edit: Also my campaign save file got corrupted on Xbox one so now I have to start over.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #377 on:** November 28, 2013, 11:37:46 AM »

Quote from: patrickula on November 24, 2013, 01:04:00 PM

Will the PC version of this have any good black Friday deals? I really want to play it but I'm not paying full price if it's STILL broken.

https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/battlefield-4/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition-ANW.html

$30 bucks currently on origin.

http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1qszsi/origin_mcdonalds_providing_10_coupons/

An extra 10 bucks off via McDonalds.

SantaC · « **Reply #378 on:** November 28, 2013, 05:38:10 PM »

why would you want to play the single player though? I have 52 hours of MP action and I haven't even touched the SP. Game is worth it just for the MP. Here is my profile:

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/soldier/TalesOfWin/stats/332404207/pc/

Maybe crashed once or twice for me in 50 hours.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #379 on:** November 28, 2013, 06:17:12 PM »

SantaC defends a Swedish developer's honor on the internet.

I am shocked

patrickula · « **Reply #380 on:** November 28, 2013, 07:37:13 PM »

I was excited to see Amazon's 35 dollar price and grabbed it so no 20 dollar BF4 for me

At least I didn't pay 60.

Downloading now... 25 gigs

SantaC · « **Reply #381 on:** November 29, 2013, 04:39:11 AM »

Quote from: Mary Tyler Whore on November 28, 2013, 06:17:12 PM

SantaC defends a Swedish developer's honor on the internet.

I am shocked

defends? I put 50 hours into the game, god forbid someone enjoying an american game since EA is the publisher.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #382 on:** November 29, 2013, 08:12:37 AM »

ok i was stupid and payed $20 for this busted-ass game and i havent even been able to start it. is it normal for it to open chrome to browse games? cuz that seems pretty stupid. and even after i select a game, it keeps tellilng me origin isnt installed and the game wont run.

Eric P · « **Reply #383 on:** November 29, 2013, 08:15:15 AM »

I grabbed it for $25 (sprung for the "special edition" or whatever). Haven't played BF seriously since BF2 Vanilla but was pretty into it at the time. Just dicked around w/ SP a bit but it's fairly pretty. Will probably jump into MP later this weekend

Rufus · « **Reply #384 on:** November 29, 2013, 08:15:26 AM »

Yeah, you have to launch it through a web browser. BF3 introduced that.

patrickula · « **Reply #385 on:** November 29, 2013, 08:50:46 AM »

I played some multi last night. It seems fun enough but I suck at this game

Shuri · « **Reply #386 on:** November 29, 2013, 09:25:57 AM »

Are the sounds problems fixed? It has to be a massive bug because it happens on every damn console. at first I was convinced it was because I am using the cheap on-board audio on my motherboard; 64 players firing shit and blowing up is a lot of mixing to handle, but then IT DOES THE SAME SHIT ON THE PS4.

It would happens sometimes in BF3 on the 360, but it was super rare.

It's unnaceptable..

Quote from: patrickula on November 29, 2013, 08:50:46 AM

I played some multi last night. It seems fun enough but I suck at this game

It really sucks at first but after awhile, you will eventually unlock good weapons and equipement and it will just click.

I kinda dont like the fact that the game is designed so much toward infantry combat. BF3 still had an acceptable balance but BF4 feels more like a regular first person shooter with bonus vehicular action!

I miss BF1942 and BF:V

Positive Touch · « **Reply #387 on:** November 29, 2013, 10:24:43 AM »

well i finally got the game running after two fucking hours and my initial impressions are that its great that they made throwback fps thats a tribute to online gaming in the lates 90s/early 00s. i mean i figured id never again play a game where lag was a major issue or where id have to use a keyboard/controller combo because the menus arent fully functional or theyd include an out-of-game server browser. oh and of course all the constant crashes, but we already knew about that. i mean i figured devs had gotten past all that here dice is giving me all the fun of the pc struggle that made computer gaming such a wild success back then. great job, guys!

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #388 on:** November 29, 2013, 03:45:32 PM »

Man these maps! They are a return to the days of BF2!

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #389 on:** November 29, 2013, 05:03:16 PM »

No chance in hell I'm splurging on this POS

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #390 on:** November 29, 2013, 06:50:16 PM »

Grenade Guide

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #391 on:** November 29, 2013, 06:58:18 PM »

Tank commanders need to learn to stop when I'm trying to fix their shit. No sympathy for them when they get tore up five seconds later. Limiting voice chat to just your squad doesn't help.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #392 on:** November 29, 2013, 07:00:33 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on November 29, 2013, 06:58:18 PM

Limiting voice chat to just your squad doesn't help.

Proximity voice chat would be nice in these situations but the reality is so many people are in parties or on team speak nowadays that even then it wouldn't necessarily work. But yeah I agree.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #393 on:** November 29, 2013, 11:47:20 PM »

http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/29/battlefield-4-finally-outguns-call-of-duty-then-shoots-itself-in-the-foot-review/

pretty much what Stoney and Eel have been saying

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #394 on:** December 02, 2013, 02:51:37 AM »

Other than the game running pretty bad on my computer(on my end) I haven't really experienced any major issues.

And quite simply is this game amazing. The level design is so fantastic! The gunplay so good! This game is so good!

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #395 on:** December 02, 2013, 06:22:51 PM »

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Upcoming Battlefield 4 patch dates are being narrowed down as we now have a solid launch time frame for both the PC and PlayStation 4 game updates due out very quickly.

According to DICE developer “Trydling“, the PC and PlayStation 4 versions of Battlefield 4 will be receiving downloadable game updates tomorrow, December 3. Their primary focus is to alleviate issues surrounding the EMP blur effect, the “one-shot kill bug”, and audio bugs prevalent on maps like Golmud Railway and Lancing Dam.

The updates will start to roll out at around 1am PST/10am UTC Dec 3, with the China Rising content for Premium members unlocking shortly after at around 2am PST/11am UTC. (Thanks, Mechcell.)

He added that the studio is “also finalizing the next game updates for X360, PS3, and Xbox One, but [they] don’t have set dates for those just yet. It is looking likely that some of those will be ready at the end of this week at the earliest.”

Here’s what we got so far:

Release Dates

PC – December 3
PlayStation 4 – December 3
PlayStati0n 3 – “End of this week at the earliest.”
Xbox One – “End of this week at the earliest.”
Xbox 360 - ”End of this week at the earliest.”

God help them if this isn't the patch that ends up increasing stability across platforms.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #396 on:** December 03, 2013, 09:34:24 AM »

PC patch is up. Hearing mixed things as expected but I'll give it a go later today.

China Rising DLC is also up. Kinda dumb but people who pre-ordered the game don't get it for two weeks. Premium members get it for two weeks as part of "early access".

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #397 on:** December 03, 2013, 10:30:40 AM »

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The PS4 game update that was originally meant to go live Dec 3 is undergoing some additional testing and will be rescheduled for a later date. We will get back with final details as soon as we have verification that the update is good to go.

oh DICE.

Groogrux · « **Reply #398 on:** December 03, 2013, 10:37:37 AM »

Thanks for nothing, DICE and EA.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #399 on:** December 03, 2013, 12:22:12 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #400 on:** December 03, 2013, 11:01:40 PM »

Played for three hours this evening on the PC version.

For the first time ever the game didn't crash on me once during the session. So there is that. I've read that some other people are still having issues but for me at least maybe the issues are finally resolved. Crosses fingers.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #401 on:** December 04, 2013, 03:18:05 PM »

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #402 on:** December 04, 2013, 04:28:17 PM »

Yeah unfortunately for DICE/EA the backlash is starting to kick in something fierce. People are just fed up that after a month they are still having stability issues. And that's not to mention all the other bugs like netcode, balance issues, etc.

Not my video but you get the point.

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Battlefield 4 developer DICE has placed all of its expansions and "future projects" on the backburner while it puts all hands on deck to focus on the mess that is Battlefield 4's launch. Yes, that includes the Star Wars: Battlefront reboot it's been brewing up.

"First, we want to thank the fans out there that are playing and supporting us with Battlefield 4," an EA spokesperson said in a statement to Polygon. "We know we still have a ways to go with fixing the game - it is absolutely our number one priority. The team at DICE is working non-stop to update the game. Since Battlefield 4 China Rising expansion pack was already in the final stages of development by the time issues began with Battlefield 4, we decided to fulfill our promise to deliver it this week, but we're not moving onto future projects or expansions until we sort out all the issues with Battlefield 4. We know many of our players are frustrated, and we feel their pain. We will not stop until this is right."

Yesterday EA released Battlefield 4's second expansion, China Rising, which brought with it a whole new host of problems. EG-contributor Jon Denton wasn't entirely thrilled by the offering. "China Rising is Battlefield 4 by numbers - maps for the sake of maps," he wrote in his China Rising review, where he noted that "Battlefield 4 is a mess on every platform - a litany of crashes, misfires and save bugs."

EA has suggested players keep an eye on its progress on the Battlefield 4 Control Room forums, where it will post updates as to how things are coming along.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-12-04-dice-has-halted-future-projects-while-it-fixes-battlefield-4

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #403 on:** December 04, 2013, 04:54:26 PM »

good news everyone*, we're going to finish making our game!

spoiler (click to show/hide)

*thanks for the loan, premium purchasers

[close]

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #404 on:** December 04, 2013, 06:34:41 PM »

Quote from: The Business on December 04, 2013, 06:18:50 PM

My disk came with China Rising but I can't play it yet because I'm not Premium.

In 2 weeks you can play. You haven't demonstrated the proper loyalty like I have by buying premium

patrickula · « **Reply #405 on:** December 04, 2013, 10:59:04 PM »

Questionable balance issues and bugs aside I have really gotten into this game since last I posted. I'm still not great at it (0.63 K/D ratio) but I'm loving it.
I'm Patrickula on Origin if anyone wants to add me (for PC). I'd love to play with someone who wants to use voice chat and knows their way around a bit better.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #406 on:** December 05, 2013, 12:28:15 AM »

We should do a bore night on BF 4 with the PC guys at some point in the future. You can add me on origin. I'm certainly no great PC player. I'm a better console player but whatever.

You can add me on origin.

Origin name:Stoney_Mason_PC

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/soldier/Stoney_Mason_PC/stats/175755146/pc/

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #407 on:** December 05, 2013, 12:37:42 AM »

Rahxephon91 on this and everything.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/soldier/Rahxephon91/stats/250719383/pc/

patrickula · « **Reply #408 on:** December 05, 2013, 08:02:23 AM »

I've added you guys, thanks. A Bore night would be awesome.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #409 on:** December 05, 2013, 09:25:23 AM »

PS4 patch is up now.

Also I discovered that mashing the A button after dying until you respawn on my xbox one was causing the crash to dashboard bug. So I've stopped that now and the game is a lot more stable by comparison.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #410 on:** December 05, 2013, 05:41:34 PM »

tehjaybo · « **Reply #411 on:** December 05, 2013, 08:19:47 PM »

Anyone know when we get the 1911 scope? I've played today, but I don't have it yet. I just don't want to miss out like I did for the Battlefield announce/beta dogtags that I should have, since I played in the beta and was there for the launch, yet I don't have.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #412 on:** December 05, 2013, 08:30:47 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on December 05, 2013, 08:19:47 PM

Anyone know when we get the 1911 scope? I've played today, but I don't have it yet. I just don't want to miss out like I did for the Battlefield announce/beta dogtags that I should have, since I played in the beta and was there for the launch, yet I don't have.

This was posted today from a DICE dev

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There's been a slight delay in the delivery. The scopes will be entitled by way of an upcoming server update. We'll update you when we are going live with that.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #413 on:** December 05, 2013, 08:52:02 PM »

Quote from: The Business on December 05, 2013, 08:42:57 PM

We need to play today for the 1911 scope?

No. You should just get it in the future.

I think my favorite thing about the new consoles is the built in DVR.

Battlefield 4 automatically records a short clip when you level up but it also automatically records defib kills which were a humiliation move in BF 3. Now its something I never do just because its not my style but I was looking through my automatically recorded clips and noticed one was labeled a defib kill.

What's really bad here is that this shows how tunnel focused I often am. I never even noticed that guy or that I killed him. I was just strictly just rushing in for the revive.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #414 on:** December 06, 2013, 10:11:12 AM »

360 version got patched today.

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We have released a new game update for Battlefield 4 on X360. Change notes below.

NOTE: You need to manually download this "MULTIPLAYER UPDATE 3" from the Xbox Live Marketplace. You will not be automatically prompted to do so.

Rest assured that we are already working on more improvements to the game. Stay tuned to the Battlefield 4 Control Room for the latest.

Dec 5 X360 Game Update Notes
This patch is mainly focused at increasing game stability and contains a number of crash fixes. Accumulated, these fixes should help increase stability overall in the game.
-Reduced the risk of a crash when transitioning from one multiplayer round to another
-Fixed a crash that could occur when creating decals (bullet hit effects, etc.)
-Fixed a crash that could occur when leaving vehicles
-Fixed a crash that could occur when moving outside of the intended play area
-Fixed a crash that could occur when firing the MBT and IFV gunner incendiary weapon
-Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Options menu
-Fixed a problem with weapon accessories using up too much memory, which in turn could lead to crashing

One-hit Kill Bug Fixed
Fixed the "one-hit kill" bug where damage from a single bullet sometimes was applied multiple times. This could lead to firefights where normal rifles sometimes dealt one-shot kills, which is not as designed.

One-hit Kill Bug Explained
We are seeing reports from people that this is still present, with descriptions such as “I came around the edge of a building and died instantly”. It is important to understand that this is not the One-hit Kill Bug, that is another issue that we are working on addressing. For this, it is important to understand how some of the interpretations made by the game happen so that you can understand the difference.

We saw an issue where a bullet travelling towards an opponent would cause damage in one frame, and then again in the next frame. Therefore bullets would cause 2x damage if they hit the target between these two frames. This issue has been addressed.

The issue of dying before you saw who shot you is a different beast. We use a term called Interpolation in reference to where you are in the game world. There are instances where the death camera is initiated before the correct internet packets have arrived to be interpolated by your camera. This gives the impression that you were killed by "one shot" as someone came around the corner of a building. We have identified this issue and will address it in this patch and continue to tweak it in upcoming updates (see "Improved Hit Sync" below.)

Improved Hit Sync
We previously removed interpolation of damage events (like you taking damage from someone shooting at you) to make them feel more responsive, but that made the damage sync suboptimal. We are committed to tweaking the sync so that it will stay more true to what you are actually seeing. The first step towards this is taken in this patch, so you should see some improvement on this now. We will continue to work on improving hit sync in the game. This change is already live on PS3, PC, X360, and PS4, and will go live on Xbox One in an upcoming patch.

Miscellaneous Fixes
-Fix for stuck in infinite loading screen
-Fix for flares exploit where you could deploy flares faster by leaving and re-entering a vehicle
-Moved an infantry spawn point on Rogue Transmission at first base that was previously positioned outside of combat area
-Adjusted AT weapon at first base on Rogue Transmission from second floor barrack to outside on ground. Previously, players had to destroy a wall in order to reach the weapon
-Performance fix when firing upon large destruction objects (mostly after Levolution events)
-Minor performance optimizations
-Fix for destroyed object parts still being visible in the game world
-Smoother movement of networked objects (like vehicle turrets)
-Fix for audio randomly dropping out when driving a US tank
-SP/South China Sea: Added collision for place where player could get stuck

Brehvolution · « **Reply #415 on:** December 06, 2013, 10:34:42 AM »

PC version crashed after the fist match last night.

I'm not buying any DLC until this is fixed.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #416 on:** December 06, 2013, 04:24:21 PM »

Quote from: tehjaybo on December 05, 2013, 08:19:47 PM

Anyone know when we get the 1911 scope? I've played today, but I don't have it yet. I just don't want to miss out like I did for the Battlefield announce/beta dogtags that I should have, since I played in the beta and was there for the launch, yet I don't have.

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Electronic Arts today began rolling out a new server version for the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of Battlefield 4, according to an official post on Battlelog.

The server update will unlock the M1911 pistol scope for all players, fix an issue where battlepack boost time is not being used when playing as Commander and fix the 100 rank cap when playing as tablet Commander.

The update might cause players to be disconnected temporarily as it deploys, according to the post.

The M1911 pistol scope we promised as part of DICE's Player Appreciation Program. The scope has a 3X zoom and can be used by all classes. Previously, the scope was exclusive to DICE developers.

To access the M1911 pistol scope, you need to have the weapon in question unlocked. If it is, simply go to the loadout screen in-game, equip the M1911 and hit the customize button. Under "Optic", you will find the accessory, marked SCOPE [3X].

Raban · « **Reply #417 on:** December 06, 2013, 07:20:02 PM »

~~you can add it to your console's download queue from here.~~
you found it

On your console, an easy way to get to that stuff is by navigating to Battlefield 4 and pressing X to get to the "Game Details" screen, then you can scroll over to the "Extras" category where any and all related downloads are listed.

Raban · « **Reply #418 on:** December 06, 2013, 07:26:31 PM »

Yeah, there are some weird incongruences between the Xbox.com marketplace and the system interface. Thankfully it doesn't take too much effort to get it to work.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #419 on:** December 06, 2013, 09:14:25 PM »

I knew this would happen. Can't play as much as I'd like, and now I'm getting dropped into games with level 60+ dudes who know the maps like the back of their hands and have most of the good unlocks. I'm just getting wrecked at every turn. When I first started playing I was mid-level, now I'm sitting around the bottom of the list almost every time. Happens with every multiplayer game for me. Fun slowly draining away $:-\$

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Author Topic: Battlefield 4 (Winter Patch) (Read 97818 times)