Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

ScarySquirrel · 13 May 2011 at 09:21

Ok, so when you lot say this is a new engine, they've built it from the ground up?

Surely they'd built upon what they already have?

Clairvoyant · 13 May 2011 at 09:21

silversurfer said:
Wheres the 20 off code ?

I have a feeling I will keep missing these offers and just wait and see till after its released

It was an iseries offer.

Davepen · 13 May 2011 at 10:12

Man all these people moaning about choppers in BC2, I dont see what the problem is...?

Just tracer it and rocket or hit it with AA fire, simple!

I cant wait for BF3, its gonna be epic

Phinor · 13 May 2011 at 11:57

Davepen said:
Man all these people moaning about choppers in BC2, I dont see what the problem is...?

Just tracer it and rocket or hit it with AA fire, simple!

I cant wait for BF3, its gonna be epic

The same could be said of literally every gameplay complaint. Someone camping your base? Kill them and move on. Someone only using CG? Just shoot him before he shoots you. Someone misusing the choppers on your team? Don't let him get to the helicopters. Someone using whatever-happens-to-be-the-flavour-of-the-month-weapon? Well you know the recipe by now.

Oh and I can never hit a chopper, not with a bazooka and not with a tracer. I just hide inside buildings, behind corners and wait for someone else to handle them

opethdisciple · 13 May 2011 at 12:10

Yea I agree, it is very hard to hit the choopers, even harder when they use the chooper upgrade to avaiod missles or what ever it is.

There should be a paper rock scissor mechanic. The chooper is above this, which makes it unplayable.

The chops should be more suseptable to regular fire, a bit like in COD, where with enough sustained fire you can bring it down.

Especially when your shooting it with a M60, and its not taken any damage?

Tefal · 13 May 2011 at 12:12

use the AA gun or the at4.

get used to the at4 and you'll have them down in seconds and there's nothing they can do.

The chops should be more suseptable tp regular, a bit like in COD, where with enough sustained fire you can bring it down.

You can shoot the pilot with any gun.

or you can bring the chopper down with mounted machine-guns.

opethdisciple · 13 May 2011 at 12:14

Tefal said:
use the AA gun or the at4.

get used to the at4 and you'll have them down in seconds and there's nothing they can do.

You can shoot the pilot with any gun.

or you can bring the chopper down with mounted machine-guns.

Point taken. However sometimes they just blow up the AA guns.

I will try playing with the AT4.

Random Guy · 13 May 2011 at 12:18

There is no better feeling then gunning down a guy 'chuting down from his chopper after he has been circle-strafing your team for 15 minutes.

Tagging a circling chopper with a Tracer dart is nearly impossible at certain ranges.

ljt · 13 May 2011 at 12:34

Random Guy said:
Tagging a circling chopper with a Tracer dart is nearly impossible at certain ranges.

Argh I hate that, ruins the game having some chopper pilot constantly going round in a circle, blowing every AA gun up before anyone can get in it, camping spawns too. They are the ones who generally have the smoke perk to disable tracer darts, even if you do manage to hit them once in 100 shots

i only play BC2 on the console, and its nigh on impossible to hit them with a tracer dart when they are fannying about going in circles. On the other hand the choppers on vietnam are too weak, and the ones on regular BC2 are too strong. As mentioned they really should take damage from normal weapons (not to the degree of Vietnam ones though)

Tefal · 13 May 2011 at 12:38

i only play BC2 on the console,

Well that explains it then.

on the pc against anyone bothering to even try and take them out choppers are hilariously under powered.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 13 May 2011 at 12:48

ljt said:
its nigh on impossible to hit them with a tracer dart when they are fannying about going in circles.

Guessing I hit a chopper with the dart 2/3 times, thats why FPS arent for consoles

Evilsod · 13 May 2011 at 12:54

opethdisciple said:
The chops should be more suseptable to regular fire, a bit like in COD, where with enough sustained fire you can bring it down.

Except this isn't CoD, and who actually shoots them down with guns and doesn't just get an RPG out even then? It takes a ridiculous number of bullets.

There is nothing wrong with choppers. If you get used to the AT4 like Rifleman you can bring them down with ease. Failing that, Tracer it, reload, switch to RPG and lock on, switch back to tracer when they flare and land another 1. The only problem with them is how stupidly fast Flares recharge.

They take a fair bit of damage if everyone jumps on an MG and starts shooting at them. But again, nobody bothers.

Random Guy · 13 May 2011 at 13:06

Tefal said:
Well that explains it then.

on the pc against anyone bothering to even try and take them out choppers are hilariously under powered.

I disagree here. For the vast majority of online games I have played, the circle-strafing chopper has been way too over-powered. Jump onto a random pub and you will see what I mean.

Tefal · 13 May 2011 at 13:13

Random Guy said:
I disagree here. For the vast majority of online games I have played, the circle-strafing chopper has been way too over-powered. Jump onto a random pub and you will see what I mean.

I shoot them down on random pubs, or have rifle do it.

they're only over powered if you just ignore them and let them keep circling.

G|mp · 13 May 2011 at 13:16

I can never seem to hit the pilots with a sniper rifle :/

Random Guy · 13 May 2011 at 13:23

Tefal said:
I shoot them down on random pubs, or have rifle do it.

they're only over powered if you just ignore them and let them keep circling.

It is really hard to tag the chopper and rocket it if it is using smoke-measures. But I'll take your word for it

Tefal · 13 May 2011 at 13:24

Random Guy said:
It is really hard to tag the chopper and rocket it if it is using smoke-measures. But I'll take your word for it

Use an at4.

no need to trace them.

Evilsod · 13 May 2011 at 13:29

Tefal said:
I shoot them down on random pubs, or have rifle do it.

they're only over powered if you just ignore them and let them keep circling.

Ah the joys of public...

Normal public response
"Oh whats that? A tank that just killed me, oh ok i'll respawn as Medic again" *10 seconds after spawning* "Omfg the tank killed me again, respawns as Medic" *Calls the driver a tank noob* "Gets killed again" *rages at both the tank noob and his team for being noobs*

Response from someone who isn't a moron
"Damn tank" *spawns as Engineer with RPG/AT4 and MK2 explosives or Assault/Recon with C4 or Recon with Mortar if its too far away and proceeds to blow up the tank* (optional ending, "I need help with this tank, its getting repaired too fast" *3 more missiles join the fray and it goes bye bye"), possibly followed by "Better chuck some AT Mines down just incase".

No1newts · 13 May 2011 at 13:42

Evilsod said:
Ah the joys of public...

Normal public response
"Oh whats that? A tank that just killed me, oh ok i'll respawn as Medic again" *10 seconds after spawning* "Omfg the tank killed me again, respawns as Medic" *Calls the driver a tank noob* "Gets killed again" *rages at both the tank noob and his team for being noobs*

Response from someone who isn't a moron
"Damn tank" *spawns as Engineer with RPG/AT4 and MK2 explosives or Assault/Recon with C4 or Recon with Mortar if its too far away and proceeds to blow up the tank* (optional ending, "I need help with this tank, its getting repaired too fast" *3 more missiles join the fray and it goes bye bye"), possibly followed by "Better chuck some AT Mines down just incase".

But that requires thought and positive action! Come on you can't expect that level of thought into games these days

Nigel014 · 13 May 2011 at 14:02

Evilsod said:
Ah the joys of public...

Normal public response
"Oh whats that? A tank that just killed me, oh ok i'll respawn as Medic again" *10 seconds after spawning* "Omfg the tank killed me again, respawns as Medic" *Calls the driver a tank noob* "Gets killed again" *rages at both the tank noob and his team for being noobs*

Response from someone who isn't a moron
"Damn tank" *spawns as Engineer with RPG/AT4 and MK2 explosives or Assault/Recon with C4 or Recon with Mortar if its too far away and proceeds to blow up the tank* (optional ending, "I need help with this tank, its getting repaired too fast" *3 more missiles join the fray and it goes bye bye"), possibly followed by "Better chuck some AT Mines down just incase".

OR ~ Just don't go back to where the tank is. All the vehicles are so squishy anyway, I don't wanna spawn as an engineer to find out the tank has already been destroyed and be stuck as an engineer..