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[TFU] Thegoon84 · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:19

yhack said:
Anyone recommend a button for push-to-talk that BF3 doesn't use?

middle mouse

[TFU] Thegoon84 · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:24

-Ad- said:
I know, but try to get in an ocuk/ukcs/tfu squad.

Much better!

Agreed... i know for a fact our guys will kick someone out fo their squad if they aren't working with them.

FirebarUK · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:28

Rossi~ said:
I started to use the IRNV last night, just to see what all the fuss is about. Turns out it's actually rubbish medium+ range. Close combat it's good to see people hiding in bushes etc
Personally i think it made me perform worse. I'm rarely up in people's faces, i play as recon/engineer and so for me i have little use. Rather stick to my scopes with zoom.

It's not particularly good at close combat because you can't quick-scope (or get the peripheral vision depending on scope) like you can with holo, red-dot etc. It's a terrible addition to the game since pretty much everyone on a pub server uses it now and it's just such a lame way to instantly reveal enemies. People complained about the q-spotting and this is really no different imo. I seriously hope it gets nerfed soon, I don't remember it being this prevalent in beta.

DiCe! · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:36

Q is very different from it....cant understand how people complained about that?

FirebarUK · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:45

DiCe! said:
Q is very different from it....cant understand how people complained about that?

The initial issues with the q-spotting and the red triangles were that the indicators would follow the target around. In BF2, they just showed up on the mini map, not a great big triangle hanging over someone head. So, you could sit back and just shoot at any triangles you saw, without having to actually look and find people. The behaviour was somewhat modified by DICE. With the IRNV, instead of having to scan for targets, even well hidden ones, I can stand up (lets say down the main street in Bazaar rush) and go into scope mode and every bad guy is shining yellow for me, even if they're prone and well hidden in some rubble. It makes target aquisition WAY too easy, you may as well not even bother finding decent firing positions since you can be spotted so easily.

-Ad- · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:48

Thegoon84 said:
Agreed... i know for a fact our guys will kick someone out fo their squad if they aren't working with them.

That's good to know, not been on a TFU server yet.

It's also good to have an admin who will put those together who are on TS/Mumble, it's the proper way to work in a team and quite fun!

TaKeN · 15 Nov 2011 at 14:49

FirebarUK said:
The initial issues with the q-spotting and the red triangles were that the indicators would follow the target around. In BF2, they just showed up on the mini map, not a great big triangle hanging over someone head. So, you could sit back and just shoot at any triangles you saw, without having to actually look and find people. The behaviour was somewhat modified by DICE. With the IRNV, instead of having to scan for targets, even well hidden ones, I can stand up (lets say down the main street in Bazaar rush) and go into scope mode and every bad guy is shining yellow for me, even if they're prone and well hidden in some rubble. It makes target aquisition WAY too easy, you may as well not even bother finding decent firing positions since you can be spotted so easily.

This explains why I was getting shot at from near our spawn! I was trying for some sniper unlocks and couldn't understand why they kept firing back

flopper · 15 Nov 2011 at 15:14

FirebarUK said:
The initial issues with the q-spotting and the red triangles were that the indicators would follow the target around. In BF2, they just showed up on the mini map, not a great big triangle hanging over someone head. So, you could sit back and just shoot at any triangles you saw, without having to actually look and find people. The behaviour was somewhat modified by DICE. With the IRNV, instead of having to scan for targets, even well hidden ones, I can stand up (lets say down the main street in Bazaar rush) and go into scope mode and every bad guy is shining yellow for me, even if they're prone and well hidden in some rubble. It makes target aquisition WAY too easy, you may as well not even bother finding decent firing positions since you can be spotted so easily.

its one way to handle campers, people who does not play for the team.
BF3 is a team based get objectives, defend and attack, to support the other player.
I played a few and saw 3 tanks owning my team due to none was actually trying to kill them, just playing around with their own way, so I left the server. Noobs I dont play with, ruins the game experience.

Camping is a MW3 and cod game, a more realistic approach is cover, supress and advance as Battlefield 3 is about.
if the squad does that, you move over any team.

Handling campers, people either lazy, with such playstyle, shouldnt play Bf3, so some game mechanics has to be there, mortar is such one, see people complain about them as they cant lie down and snipe or camp, well mortars are good then, and easy to counter also if needed.

I find most who complain and whine, isnt able to adjust their playstyle to the game design. can counter anything. but if all are noobs, well not so much.

rogueblade · 15 Nov 2011 at 15:52

You know you play too much BF3 when you purchase Skyrim and keep pressing Q when you're fighting enemies/dragons so your AI teammates know where they are

Lemin · 15 Nov 2011 at 15:54

Just played 2 hours of single player, game crashed, nothing saved ! Had to start again :mad:

craigxt22 · 15 Nov 2011 at 15:57

Is anyone having problems with binding keys?

I want the spot button (q) to be changed to the side mouse button (Logitech G500), but it's simply not working

?

Any ideas?

Renni 95 · 15 Nov 2011 at 15:58

I cant join the3 mumble server it just comes up with "wrong server password for unregistered user account" ??? any help

Gerard · 15 Nov 2011 at 15:59

New back to karkand gameplay (console)

Mr_White · 15 Nov 2011 at 16:02

Lemin said:
Just played 2 hours of single player

Well there's your problem.

HazardO · 15 Nov 2011 at 16:02

craigxt22 said:
Is anyone having problems with binding keys?

I want the spot button (q) to be changed to the side mouse button (Logitech G500), but it's simply not working ?

Any ideas?

You can't really remap spotting from Q. Any button you remap it to will just bring up the com-rose and not do any spotting. You could use logitech setpoint to set the mouse button to be keypress Q, but it's not ideal, as it won't free up the real Q for another action.

Lemin said:
Just played 2 hours of single player, game crashed, nothing saved ! Had to start again

Thought this was the Skyrim thread for a moment there, only Skyrim crashes a lot faster than that for me.

Renni 95 · 15 Nov 2011 at 16:07

Im in the mumble server now i think but no ones in any of the bf3 chanels?

Lemin · 15 Nov 2011 at 16:10

Lemin said:
Just played 2 hours of single player, game crashed, nothing saved ! Had to start again

DOH, was playing MW3 not BF3, sry

Greebo · 15 Nov 2011 at 16:21

Had some great games on Smogsy last night and always fun playing with/against ocuk people.

I am the king of engineers/tanks and AA now and give me the right gunner in a tank, I am pretty unbeatable with thermal optics on the tank

My AA is a tank killing machine as well

DiCe! · 15 Nov 2011 at 16:27

I was on a mumble with some mates repairing their tank "oh look at that nice engi repairing our tank for us"....."thats me guys!"...."well you could have been quicker!"

Some people are never happy!

Megahurtz400 · 15 Nov 2011 at 16:27

Finally up and running!

Add me on Battlelog - Megahurtz400

Love teamwork and any type of game