official Battlefield: Bad Company 2

[sbauer]

I use the M416 all the time. I have a platinum with it on PS3 and I'm already around 2x gold with it on PC. Just got a new video card, so I'm a little late to the party.

[ramsy66]

I never liked the M4, it feels a bit too inacurate. I prefer the M16 with the stability mod. I just unlocked the MG3 as well, the thing is insane! Really powerful and accurate, but only 100 rounds in the belt, so you have to reload more than the other MG's.

[rajputwarrior]

the m16 still sucks... they didn't touch it when the new patch, just ruined it with the one before...

i shouldn't have to unload an entire clip into a guy to kill someone, i don't know why this game is obsessed with that "feature"

[Pupik]

Is there a way to add a server manually to favorites, if you can't find it in the server browser? I found s erver on http://www.gametracker.com/ that I want to join... but for some reason it's not visible in the server browser in-game and I just can't find a way to add it manually.

Tried with the application from the site (gametracker.com), but it doesn't seem to work with the new patch/Windows 7.

[Singh400]

This game is atrocious now. I am getting tons of lag and rubber banding. Did they change the hit boxes or increase damage across the board? Because literally as soon as I spawn I am ?hurt? with blood across my screen.

That a side, my main issue is the lag and rubber banding I am getting. I get it every 20 secs or so. This is on my favourite servers (where I always ping 70-90ms).

[ViperAFK]

The server lag is apparently caused by remote server admin tools. When they are turned off servers don't lag at all.

[Singh400]

So apparently they have increased the hit box, and it gets even bigger when you move...

What are they trying to achieve with that? I don't know about you but I could kill people on the move fine before. Seems like they made it more noob friendly (ie those who don't know how to aim) and now are encouraging camping...

[sweetham]

So apparently they have increased the hit box, and it gets even bigger when you move...

What are they trying to achieve with that? I don't know about you but I could kill people on the move fine before. Seems like they made it more noob friendly (ie those who don't know how to aim) and now are encouraging camping...

so is it like CoD now where the hitboxes are so big you get killed 3 seconds after you duck behind a wall that cannot be shot through?

[Spookie]

and now are encouraging camping...

In BC2? :laugh:

brb I'll go get my RPG. :p

[Singh400]

so is it like CoD now where the hitboxes are so big you get killed 3 seconds after you duck behind a wall that cannot be shot through?

Never played CoD, but yes that would be exactly how I describe it. It is bloody ridiculous. Making the game more noob friendly, it isn't DiCE's fault you can't aim for crap.

[sweetham]

Never played CoD, but yes that would be exactly how I describe it. It is bloody ridiculous. Making the game more noob friendly, it isn't DiCE's fault you can't aim for crap.

It is supposed to help with lag. Its been done for years, but lately I believe like you have been saying it is way overdone. The hitboxes are definitely too big in games these days. It is easier to see on pc games with hitbox mods. The original MW hitboxes were way to big as well.

[Singh400]

It is supposed to help with lag. Its been done for years, but lately I believe like you have been saying it is way overdone. The hitboxes are definitely too big in games these days. It is easier to see on pc games with hitbox mods. The original MW hitboxes were way to big as well.

It is pointless for people like me who always aim for the head, and get kills that way. When any old blind noob can walk into a server, aim at my foot (as they normally do) and score a head shot.

I can see why I took a break from this game in the first place, and to be honest I didn't miss it at all. Besides I actually had time to play other games too!

[Sethos]

Sounds like another patch with a lot of issues revealing their ugly face ... :/

[Spookie]

Well how I understand it is that when you're still your hitbox looks something like two pixels wide (simplifying a tad :p) but when you move it can be reduced to one. By increasing it you'll occasionally be three but it evens it's self out. I'd take this solution over the boxes in BF2. They were a f-ing joke when moving.

[gkl]

Sounds like another patch with a lot of issues revealing their ugly face ... :/

According to the forums, it looks like DICE are working on a serverside patch which could eliminate lag/rubberbanding. Some server owners have already received a beta for testing.

[ViperAFK]

so is it like CoD now where the hitboxes are so big you get killed 3 seconds after you duck behind a wall that cannot be shot through?

MW2 is like that because there is no dedi servers + client side hit detection. :x

[trag3dy]

That Demize guy is doing some wonderful balance things again with this patch.. he apparently nerfed the **** out of the AT4. It now does exactly the same damage as the RPG7 and is 100x harder to use. Another weapon made completely useless by his wonderful balance changes. In fact it's worse because it has a smaller blast radius.

http://denkirson.xan.../bad-company-2/

What do you think? Next patch they claim the AT4 damage is a bug and revert it like they said with the M95?

[gkl]

Fun fact, he nerfed PP2000 as well. And when I thought he started understanding this "balance" thing...

[trag3dy]

I saw that, too. It's like the Demizes idea of balance is to make one weapon useless at the same time making another useful. Like the PP200 and AT4 vs the MG3. That guy needs to be fired.

[gkl]

Funnily, he says that he doesn't really listen to community but goes from global statistics on usage. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE STATS THAT SHOW THE OVER-USAGE OF AT4! ffs...

Consider me ****ed off slightly. >:I

[Singh400]

The game is an absolute joke now. I have had enough, the massively increased hit boxes promote camping which as we all know requires no skill at all.

I?m out again, until they release another patch which fixes the rubber banding, lagging, hit boxes and sort out the weapon balancing (once again).

In the meanwhile, plenty of other games to play.

[rajputwarrior]

The game is an absolute joke now. I have had enough, the massively increased hit boxes promote camping which as we all know requires no skill at all.

I’m out again, until they release another patch which fixes the rubber banding, lagging, hit boxes and sort out the weapon balancing (once again).

In the meanwhile, plenty of other games to play.

lol yup, that's what steams sales are for. left 4 dead 2 FTW!

this was my first and most likely last battlefield game im ever going to get.

[trag3dy]

I haven't had to many issues with the new patch besides some lag and rubber banding. The hit boxes seem okay to me, and I haven't died any more from then than I usually do.

Still the game desperately needs new maps, and quickly. That's now my biggest issue with the game. But I'm not getting my hopes up that we'll ever get any.

[trag3dy]

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Hi there,

Thank you to everyone that provided feedback on the R16 Beta yesterday. The Beta was successful, which brings us onto the Official R16 release with the following changes:

- Rubber banding / lag issues fixed. This was caused by ServerAdminLogs 'flushing' after each entry.

- Infantry only now available on Ranked Servers (not fully tested.) To enable INF only, add 'levelVars.set all vehiclesDisabled true' to your Startup.txt.

- Bugfixed: banList.remove command (it would hang the server.)

- Bugfixed: Setting a long ServerDescription could make the server stop with an error.

R16 is an optional update and can be installed by login to KillerCreation Game Panel - Login and going to Game Servers > click your BC2 server > Game Updates and select R16 Build.

The update will take approx 30 seconds to install and restart your game server. Please note: Although this is an optional update, all servers will be forced to R16 by Sunday, 4th at 5am BST (assuming no issues are found.)

Messages being sent out to server owners.

Edited July 5, 2010 by Anaron

[Livin in a box]

Shame, I've not been able to play this game for about a month now with no 360, has anything changed there? I think this game is pretty decent, it just needs more maps. The Medal of Honor beta is terrible, and if that's what the multiplayer is going to be like then I'm going to stay away, because I can't imagine the single player being massive or anything. I just think EA have jumped on DICE's back too much and either they're proving a point by feeding out crap or they just genuinely can't cope...at all. I personally think it's a mixture of both.