Poll: ****Official Battlefield Bad Company 2 Thread*****

[tibbsey]

Quick question... why are BC2 servers so ****? Haven't yet found a UK server that gives any of the players <100ping.

Yes, I'm using UK servers.
Yes, my internet is capable of providing sub 100ping speeds.

Used to play CSS extensively and only very rarely had above 40ms (even playing mixes on random foreign servers!), but on BC2 150~ seems to be the average.
Used to play CoD4 on the odd occasion that we got bored of CSS and even they were better (still 75~ though).

Is it the different engines? Is it that these newer games are consoleyports? Is it that devs are going "oh, they'll play it however **** it is so this'll do."

/rant.

 

[Tefal]

iirc the in game ping displayed is not the same as the ping displayed in css etc (that's the ping you see in the server browser).


It includes the process time of the server as it's part of a game packet.

So there> processing of game packet > back.

instead of just the there and back shown in the server browser and css.


Css etc show ping as does server browser in game shows latency.

 

[Evilsod]

The only way i've found to get an accurate reading of ping is to read it off a G15/19 keyboard... back home i just have to hope its not lagging.

Generally if you find a server in Europe though you should be ok.

 

[tbz_ck]

What sqdm servers would anyone reccomend, played this game type a few times now and really enjoyed it.

I just find one with KeyboardCowboy and Frenchtart on it. Guaranteed to be good action on it and with there uberness they have likely driven someone to despair so there'll be a spot on it for you

 

[FrenchTart]

I just find one with KeyboardCowboy and Frenchtart on it. Guaranteed to be good action on it and with there uberness they have likely driven someone to despair so there'll be a spot on it for you

Lol

@Evilsod - good games last night. Sadly I then spent the next 10 hours bringing up all the food I'd eaten earlier in the day :/ That's going to be my excuse for playing so badly.

 

[Delboy]

Lol

@Evilsod - good games last night. Sadly I then spent the next 10 hours bringing up all the food I'd eaten earlier in the day :/ That's going to be my excuse for playing so badly.

Will have to add you, you are "FranchTart" in BFBC2?

Mine is "Defrag_0112"

 

[FrenchTart]

Will have to add you, you are "FranchTart" in BFBC2?

Mine is "Defrag_0112"

That's right yeah. I'll add you next time I log in if you've not already added me.

 

[MoRT489]

wondering if it's worth me buying Vietnam at this point or has everyone gone back to the original?

p.s. loving the new maps, very much more BF2 like

 

[FrenchTart]

wondering if it's worth me buying Vietnam at this point or has everyone gone back to the original?

p.s. loving the new maps, very much more BF2 like

Personally I just play the original. Vietnam was interesting for a bit but simply not as good as 'proper' BFBC2.

 

[dirtydog]

I haven't found myself drawn to Vietnam much after an initial few hours' play. It is okay but lacks the same feel and charm of the original for me.

I will still play it occasionally for a change though.

 

[Davies_M]

My friend has started up a server, 24 player mixed match normal.

Multiplay :: Friendly Server. Straight Love Baby (SLB)

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/BBC2SLB

Join up guys and hope to see you there!



BC2 name: Cayne_Davies

 

[Delboy]

That's right yeah. I'll add you next time I log in if you've not already added me.

Added, not sure if it has made its way through to you yet. Added steam as well via Link To Insanity.

 

[Evilsod]

Lol

@Evilsod - good games last night. Sadly I then spent the next 10 hours bringing up all the food I'd eaten earlier in the day :/ That's going to be my excuse for playing so badly.

Wondered where you suddenly vanished to. Well you still got 1 of my tags, mostly because i knifed you and it missed for no reason >< Seemed to turn into just me, you and KeyboardCowboy running around with Recon kits

 

[FrenchTart]

Wondered where you suddenly vanished to. Well you still got 1 of my tags, mostly because i knifed you and it missed for no reason >< Seemed to turn into just me, you and KeyboardCowboy running around with Recon kits

It does tend to end up like that as soon as one set of tags go. Forget about the whole shooting people thing and just run around trying to knife people

 

[_Jimlad_]

anyone else find the mortar strike a little picky on nam? i have killed myself 3 times now when selecting a target it just rains down on me, one tiny leaf waving around in the hedge i was in

 

[dirtydog]

anyone else find the mortar strike a little picky on nam? i have killed myself 3 times now when selecting a target it just rains down on me, one tiny leaf waving around in the hedge i was in

Did the other players point and laugh?

 

[setter]

Ive done this on nam once as well, thankfully no one noticed it.

 

[Tefal]

My friend has started up a server, 24 player mixed match normal.

Multiplay :: Friendly Server. Straight Love Baby (SLB)

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/BBC2SLB

Join up guys and hope to see you there!



BC2 name: Cayne_Davies

Is it unranked or something as my browser shows nothing.


Hmm rifle says it only shows up with hardcore filter off so it's marked as "modded".

What have you changed on it?

 

[_Jimlad_]

Ive done this on nam once as well, thankfully no one noticed it.

seems more sensitive than normal battlefield.

i was sniping the whole match ended up with 22k 1d

 

[Evilsod]

anyone else find the mortar strike a little picky on nam? i have killed myself 3 times now when selecting a target it just rains down on me, one tiny leaf waving around in the hedge i was in

I really wish it had a distance measurement on the targetting tbh... gets irritating when you mortar yourself.