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HazardO said:
Did you play on a server who's settings don't match DICE's idea of the settings a ranked server should have? It's one of the patch changes.

Anything like extra tickets, non standard number of players, or low minimum number of players needed to start a round could cause this.
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so something like an 800 ticket / 32 slot server is no longer supported for stats?
 
I know it was dumb but I'm sad to see mobile AA no longer turning choppers upside down :( It was so funny to see (though granted not from their perspective I guess)
 
Durzel said:
I know it was dumb but I'm sad to see mobile AA no longer turning choppers upside down :( It was so funny to see (though granted not from their perspective I guess)
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There was nothing more annoying than quite happily owning it up in your Helicopter, only for the next moment be upside down and plunging to your death.. :(
 
Yeh cheers guys, reason i couldn't find it was.....my bloomin lad went into 6th form late today and had already done it !! :rolleyes:

All good though :p
 
Muffin` said:
so something like an 800 ticket / 32 slot server is no longer supported for stats?
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I don't know exactly what DICE defines as suitable for ranking, but that could be the case. I think the primary goal was to remove servers which could start a round with very few players and be exploited for stat padding.


joemc said:
There was nothing more annoying than quite happily owning it up in your Helicopter, only for the next moment be upside down and plunging to your death.. :(
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I like this change, it means the helicopter won't suddenly drop out of the sky, thereby allowing me to properly finish it off :D

The additional damage against infantry was unnecessary though. Yes it seemed odd needing to hit someone ~10 times in the head with a massive anti-vehicle round, but the massive rate of fire, no bullet drop, combined with the IR view and proximity sensors which gave you plenty of warning that someone was trying to blow you up, will make it a massacre now.
 
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This is kinda all new to me last time I played online was 56k modem days :D any way how do i speak to other people or here them talking ?

cheers jay.
 
Anyone got any tips for making this thing run smoothly? Single player im using the Nvidia recommended settings (all ultra, motion blur off, and deferred AA on high @ 1920x1200) - this runs fine.

Game seems to run fine in multiplayer for about 2 - 3 mins then I get periodic FPS drops - also using the latest Beta driver from Nvidia with spec in sig.
 
"• Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft."

Unbelievable. The flares on a Heli already reload faster than the stinger can reload and lock on, now it will do even less damage.
 
.one. said:
This is kinda all new to me last time I played online was 56k modem days :D any way how do i speak to other people or here them talking ?

cheers jay.
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Some people talk in-game (but it's very rare nowadays to find people doing that), others will use a program: Teamspeak 3, Ventrilo and Mumble are usually favourites, or if you're playing with a few games and don't mind a bit of background noise, Skype :p

Most servers or clan websites will usually advertise their Voice Comms server if they want the public to come on, and it's a case of just putting the right info in the right bit (ie. IP Address, Port, Password if required)

You can find guides on the websites normally as well :)
 
mdixson said:
Anyone got any tips for making this thing run smoothly? Single player im using the Nvidia recommended settings (all ultra, motion blur off, and deferred AA on high @ 1920x1200) - this runs fine.

Game seems to run fine in multiplayer for about 2 - 3 mins then I get periodic FPS drops - also using the latest Beta driver from Nvidia with spec in sig.
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I think you should lower some of your ultra setting to high, that should improve your fps.

I'm using 1.3gb vram with your setting and you only got 1gb vram.
 
deko said:
"• Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft."

Unbelievable. The flares on a Heli already reload faster than the stinger can reload and lock on, now it will do even less damage.
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Yup, typical dice kneejerk reaction to the whining on day 1. Starting to wonder if any of those developers even play their own game.
 
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antran said:
I think you should lower some of your ultra setting to high, that should improve your fps.

I'm using 1.3gb vram with your setting and you only got 1gb vram.
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Still seems to be stuttering - it like 50fps then a massive bomb to 0 then back to 50 ... very odd
 
So further testing with Afterburner running seems to show the GPU suddenly drops its usage - vram is around 1gig all the time which is good for utilisation I would assume. Is there just a problem with vram not refreshing correctly in Battlefield?
 
Muzy said:
its coming in Future patch, looking at Jan-March 12.
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do you have a source for this ? would be awesome to actually plan squad attacks instead of having to type all the time!
im mean it's still a hell of a wait but atleast it seems there listening to the public!

btw is anyone in a clan or compete in tournaments or anything like that? i wouldn't mind trying some competitive gaming just not sure how to go about it as most tournaments require squads not single players!
 
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