Does anyone else find Battlefield 2 INFURIATING?!

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

This may sound stupid but there is just something about this game. I've been a gamer for years and to be honest ANY game I spend any amount of time playing, I get pretty good at. Counterstrike, Test Drive Unlimited, the Quakes (back in the day) - all of these games I've gotten good at, and certainly games like Counterstrike, I could always give as good as I got.

But for some reason, despite investing hours / days / months / YEARS in this game, I just never seem to do any better. Was on a server this evening and just got mauled constantly.. it's one of those games that I just SWEAR throws its own rules out of the window at random points, and I just ended up having to quit after an hour as I thought I was going to have a stroke from the stress of it. Virtually every encounter I went into, I got picked off in seconds.

Ugh. Does anyone else get this?!

[C++]

I sometimes find Solitaire infuriating?

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

And that, my friend, is why I quit that game years ago.

[+John. Subscriber¹]

I haven't been on there in ages. I got tired of having a run of amazing rounds, and then getting absolutely slaughtered in others. There wasn't enough progression for me. CoD took over since then.

[Nagisan]

Some rounds I can run into a group of enemies and kill 3-4 of them before I get killed, other times I can go up against 1 enemy and not even hit them.

The only thing that ****es me off about the game, is when your on foot, jets always swoop in and shoot you from distances that makes it hard to see the jet, let alone a person on the ground from a jet. That and when helicopter pilots/gunners think its fun to circle around an enemy base continuously killing everyone as soon as they spawn, while its against the server rules but they never seem to get banned.

That being said, I personally am doing much better than I did months ago, but it seems any time your firing at someone it really depends on luck. I've fired 2 shotgun shots into a guys chest nearly point blank, then he fired one and killed me, while he lived. Sometimes it just makes no sense at all.

[LightIdea]

And that, my friend, is why I quit that game years ago.

+1

I couldn't cope with the long ranged stupid cheating snipers.

[HawkMan]

This may sound stupid but there is just something about this game. I've been a gamer for years and to be honest ANY game I spend any amount of time playing, I get pretty good at. Counterstrike, Test Drive Unlimited, the Quakes (back in the day) - all of these games I've gotten good at, and certainly games like Counterstrike, I could always give as good as I got.

But for some reason, despite investing hours / days / months / YEARS in this game, I just never seem to do any better. Was on a server this evening and just got mauled constantly.. it's one of those games that I just SWEAR throws its own rules out of the window at random points, and I just ended up having to quit after an hour as I thought I was going to have a stroke from the stress of it. Virtually every encounter I went into, I got picked off in seconds.

Ugh. Does anyone else get this?!

It's because unlike those other games, Battlefield 2 and 2142 actually requires team play. it's not about YOUR skill, it's about your teams, or rather squads skill, no individual teammember will change the flow of thegame, and trying to play it like you play CS or other so called team games, will just ake you an obvius target for, especially if the other team has one or more squads that actually work together, much less work together well.

[Matrix XII]

I quit playing that game too, I was pretty decent, but I hated getting killed by tanks and vehicles, I preferred maps that didn't have huge areas.

[HawkMan]

+1

I couldn't cope with the long ranged stupid cheating snipers.

Sniper are easy to take out, unless he's actualy good, knowhow to change location, brings a spotter and an ammo/cover guy to provide amo, and cover his back when the special forces drop in to kick his ass.

[Nagisan]

It's because unlike those other games, Battlefield 2 and 2142 actually requires team play. it's not about YOUR skill, it's about your teams, or rather squads skill, no individual teammember will change the flow of thegame, and trying to play it like you play CS or other so called team games, will just ake you an obvius target for, especially if the other team has one or more squads that actually work together, much less work together well.

+1.....theres a few servers I play on that, given some of the clan members are in my squad, we absolutely dominate. Usually this is with leaders that actually give good commands vs squads that often are only there so your in a squad, with the leader giving no orders or direction at all.

The only thing I would do differently when it comes to jets is make it so you ONLY get more ammo by landing and reloading, 9 times out of 10 if my team is losing and there are jets on the server, I get killed within 5-10 seconds of getting in a vehicle. This leads me to often just running from base to base on foot as its a LOT safer than driving a vehicle.

[Blackhearted]

The main thing that's frustrating about bf2 is the sheer amount of hacks in it. Go to one server, see it raining UAV's. Head to another, be greeted by the obvious aimbotter. and so on..

I actually managed to get somewhat decent at it before i quit(again), despite it's randomness.

+1

I couldn't cope with the long ranged stupid cheating snipers.

Lol. Most public server snipers are terrible. I'd almost always snipe them back with my beloved carbine rifles(<3 ridiculous accuracy weaps) before they'd kill me.

I quit playing that game too, I was pretty decent, but I hated getting killed by tanks and vehicles, I preferred maps that didn't have huge areas.

Did you ever try any of the "Infantry only city map" servers. The game shines it's best when played like that imo, and would remove what you don't like.

[Nagisan]

Lol. Most public server snipers are terrible. I'd almost always snipe them back with my beloved carbine rifles(<3 ridiculous accuracy weaps) before they'd kill me.

Granted I'm not the greatest sniper, theres some targets I cannot hit if my life depended on it. Its probably a bug, but some people just standing still, I shot at or around them 5-6 times before a single bullet hit. Tried shooting a straight headshot, shooting just above their head, shooting way above their head, etc but theres some spots in the game you just can not hit someone. (note that this doesnt strictly depend on where they are, where you are in comparison to them plays a large role in it)

Heck, just 5 minutes ago I was in a game where I shot at least 10-15 shots at a guy with a semi-automatic, every single shot missed him dispite being only about 15 yards from him and him being distracted (completely still in prone) shooting at someone else while I had him targeted dead center in my sights. I could not hit him until he moved some, then my next couple shots hit and killed him.

Did you ever try any of the "Infantry only city map" servers. The game shines it's best when played like that imo, and would remove what you don't like.

Infantry only can be fun, and I have no clue why but Wake Island is my absolute favorite map, which of course would be rather difficult if it was infantry only. (yes I know you were not directing it to me, but meh)

[Blackhearted]

Granted I'm not the greatest sniper, theres some targets I cannot hit if my life depended on it. Its probably a bug, but some people just standing still, I shot at or around them 5-6 times before a single bullet hit. Tried shooting a straight headshot, shooting just above their head, shooting way above their head, etc but theres some spots in the game you just can not hit someone. (note that this doesnt strictly depend on where they are, where you are in comparison to them plays a large role in it)

Heck, just 5 minutes ago I was in a game where I shot at least 10-15 shots at a guy with a semi-automatic, every single shot missed him dispite being only about 15 yards from him and him being distracted (completely still in prone) shooting at someone else while I had him targeted dead center in my sights. I could not hit him until he moved some, then my next couple shots hit and killed him.

Yea, i know what you mean. BF2's hit detection really sucks at times. There's been so many times i've emptied half a mag into someone at point blank and they took no damage from most of it. Even though in the position i was in, pretty much point blank, it was almost impossible for me to miss. And it's definitely not lag on my end, as when i still played almost all the servers i touched pinged 60 or less.

I can't really say much on the headshot thing though. I typically only snipe when i can get the SVD or similar. I like it far better than the bolt action rifles, since it's faster(and just as accurate) i don't have to rely on headshots with it.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

Well its quite relieving to find that plenty of other people find it the same. It's such a double edge sword because some days, when it's all going great, it's one of the best games out there. The sense of scale and the still pretty decent graphics, and when the team all pull together, make for an enjoyable experience.

But last night was just ridiculous. There was a guy who just kept on doing C4 jeeps virtually every time I saw him. He approached from so far away, I was in an APC - no problem. So I start shelling him, and he just keeps coming.. I'm certain that I'm hitting him but clearly not as he just continues to drive towards me, bail out within inches of me, destroy the jeep and the APC and kill me, but not himself. What the hell sort of hit / damage engine is in effect there?! We ended up getting trapped in one base - the opposition wouldn't let us get away but they just were not good enough to cap the flag. This went on for 30 minutes or more - it was beyond infuriating!

I really thought I was going to throw my iMac across the room last night. And yet I'm sure I'll be itching to play it again tonight..

[idioot]

There are just so many lame ways you can get killed in this game that you have no counter against..

the rock/paper/scissors thing doesn't work in pubs, where most of your teammates are retards.

[Nagisan]

We ended up getting trapped in one base - the opposition wouldn't let us get away but they just were not good enough to cap the flag. This went on for 30 minutes or more - it was beyond infuriating!

When that happens, I typically stop spawning and go browse the net until its over. Might be rude to abandon your team mates like that, but it keeps me from getting ****ed off at the game, I personally cant stand getting killed the second I spawn, yet they are unable to get the flag.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

Like a crack addict I went crawling back for more last night. The usual completely poles apart experience - half the time I was absolutely dominating and our team owned the map - I was the second highest scorer. Next round they were wiping the floor with us and I had to quit out of sheer frustration..

Such a strange game.

[MaJoR ChAoS]

yeh bf2 is crud. the hitboxes are notoriously bad.

also there used to be a bug and seems to still exist that proned players are notoriously hard to kill even though you clearly pump rounds into them at close distance they don't seem to die if they remain prone and wiggle, while they kill you with 1 shot.

The player movement is some of the worst I have ever experienced in a game. when you run on a diagnal path you look like a retard.

Wolf - Enemy Territory is the best game i've ever played, even though it is FREE and dated.

bf2

crysis

world at war

and others don't even come close to the playability of ET.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

This is why I actually love Battlefield games :p They require a lot of team work and can be a challenge!

[LTD]

You're not griefing enough.

[Popcorned1]

Wolf - Enemy Territory is the best game i've ever played, even though it is FREE and dated.

W:ET was the most amazing game I ever played. I spent hours on it, got into the whole clan thing too and met some really nice friends.

[Green_Eye]

Ahh I used to :heart: BF 2 back in the day. Now I don't have it anymore :(

Can def relate to the frustration but that's what made it a good game, the challenge and the teamwork.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

W:ET was the most amazing game I ever played. I spent hours on it, got into the whole clan thing too and met some really nice friends.

Yup, definitely a classic.

I got Quake Wars this week and still not tried it yet. I played the demo though and couldn't be more disappointed :(

I can't wait for the real sequel to RTCW :woot: