Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

[SpudMaster]

If there is a good pilot with all the unlocks tanks on caspian border stand little chance of even getting out the base unless I'm in the aa tank but quite often some newb runs of with the aa tank which totally stuffs the whole team up. This morning on Caspian Border we couldn't even get a tank out the base without it being ownt by 2 leet nme planes, but then I managed to get the AA Tank of a noob and we progressed to win the game from totally being Dominated.

With a decent tank crew tanks are very capable against choppers. CITV and guided shell for the win

 

[opethdisciple]

I hope there is more DLC/map packs planned after Karkand?

 

[Art]

I dont agree if your pushed back well thats it. Its not like the other side start outside your bas. you cannot expect the whole other side to return to base to be nice

Yeah, but if you don't give them the time and space to regroup the game is pretty boring and pointless. It also leads to people doing things like destroying jets while they're on the ground, which bugs the **** out of me. It's practically the same as spawn camping in my books.

I'm not saying the entire other team should go back to the first cap, but if I were in that position I wouldn't go any farther forwards than the last cappable point. At that point the only rule for me is "if they're shooting out, you can shoot in, but don't advance any further".

It just seems low to me, especially for people who join the penned-in team later on in the game.

 

[EL_JOCK]

Yeah, but if you don't give them the time and space to regroup the game is pretty boring and pointless. It also leads to people doing things like destroying jets while they're on the ground, which bugs the **** out of me. It's practically the same as spawn camping in my books.

Ive been on both sides of this and i still feel the team failed so its ass kicking time its the natrue of the game. DICE factor it in some servers dont allow which is fine and i repect the server rules but the whole idea of bf is anything goes.

 

[Nevakonaza]

Is it me or does no one ever squad up in this game. :/

Why EA/Dice made the decision not to automatically be put in a squad is beyond me.

 

[PGdude]

I only play with my friends and squad up with them. Which is why I'm still Rank 22, but I play about two evenings a week.

 

[EL_NEO]

Ive been on both sides of this and i still feel the team failed so its ass kicking time its the natrue of the game. DICE factor it in some servers dont allow which is fine and i repect the server rules but the whole idea of bf is anything goes.

Got to agree with you there.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I haven't seen it mentioned, but don't forget the patch is reducing the effect of spec ops camo against the IRNV

 

[smogsy]

I haven't seen it mentioned, but don't forget the patch is reducing the effect of spec ops camo against the IRNV

true but they are nerfing ir anyway!

Oh another note SMOGSY server now is been relabled & its part of the UKCS community

 

[Gazanimal]

Ive been on both sides of this and i still feel the team failed so its ass kicking time its the natrue of the game. DICE factor it in some servers dont allow which is fine and i repect the server rules but the whole idea of bf is anything goes.

From a server admin point of view this is a major issue that we pretty much can't do anything about.

We took the decision to allow attacking bases for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, DICE haven't implemented any co-ordinates of kills etc in the Rcon protocol so there can't be any anti-base-rape plugins written for things such as Procon.

Secondly is that we can't monitor the servers we run 24/7 so if we enforce a no attacking bases rule, it means we can't keep that rule enforced all day, every day. Plus, and the players must realise this, that everyone has the tools/weapons to stop the base-raping & it's a failure of the team to allow the enemy to attack it's base.

It's not ideal & I think the bases should have been detached, away from the main capture points and made into no fly zones for aircraft, but that's a design fubar by DICE imho.

 

[MissChief]

I hope there is more DLC/map packs planned after Karkand?

Dragon Valley, Dalian plant and something from 2142 would do nicely. I never really got into BC2 as much as my brother so wouldn't mind no maps from that but I'm sure others would disagree.

 

[Neil79]

I tell ya the BIGGEST fail of this in this game and most of the battlefield series, TEAM mates not giving out ammo after constantly being requested. Seriously when someone asks you for ammo don't ignore them and run off for kills

 

[phil-k]

Definately Dragon Valley, that was one of my favourites

 

[RavenXXX2]

Dragon, mashtuur, jalalalalalalalbad, kubra, Dalian, next DLC.

 

[cyclonus10]

I must be one of the few jet pilots who sees a jet take off and not immediately take it out before it has been in the air for longer than 10 secs. Base raping is a big no-no in my eyes
Let the the jet take off, turn away and then turn back and then engage.
I like to fly head on and see who wins the agility battle to get behind each other. If we dont take each other out in a mid-air collision that is
Not really sure why they are increasing damage with the jet cannon on choppers though. They seem fine the way they are.

 

[Gazanimal]

I tell ya the BIGGEST fail of this in this game and most of the battlefield series, TEAM mates not giving out ammo after constantly being requested. Seriously when someone asks you for ammo don't ignore them and run off for kills

It's bugged Neil, they don't hear the request.

I tried it with a clan mate on our server the other day, hammered the Q key requesting ammo, then said to him on TS about dropping an ammo box and various other colourful words & he said he never heard the request.

If I play Support I try to drop the box at various times, just wish it didn't auto-fall-to-the-ground and you could hold it for a bit and aim where you want to drop it.

 

[setter]

Im beginning to think that they should just remove hand held anti aircraft weapons all together. Theyre practically useless, seems the only way to bring a plane/chopper down is with the maa. Ive had more luck bringing choppers down with an assault rifle or a grenade launcher.

 

[LOAM]

I dont agree if your pushed back well thats it. Its not like the other side start outside your bas. you cannot expect the whole other side to return to base to be nice

depends on what your gaming mind set is tbh, in public play I want to have fun and a decent scrap. Out of principle I simply wont ever attack or enter an enemy uncap for the very reason that I think its a tactic employed by people who are either obsessed with their KDR or can only play cheaply. Neither of which are people who I want to game publically with thus if you do it on our server you will be removed.

In a scrim / match then I have no issues with it what so ever, its a valid tactic employed in a match, but only in a match. End of the day its about having fun, that includes everybody on the server, not one team who may have a higher skill level.

 

[Art]

I must be one of the few jet pilots who sees a jet take off and not immediately take it out before it has been in the air for longer than 10 secs...
Not really sure why they are increasing damage with the jet cannon on choppers though. They seem fine the way they are.

I do that as well, I've been on the receiving end of it and it's pretty low. I can understand why they're buffing the cannon though, it's pretty harmless against choppers. Maybe that's just me...

It's bugged Neil, they don't hear the request.

Yeah, but when you follow them, jump up and down in front of them and shoot the ground in front of them with what little ammo you have left there's no way they can miss you, but I've had people ignore me anyway.

 

[Squark]

I hate it when other jet pilots just fly straight into you, making no attempt at all to avoid a collision