A battlefield2 thread

Number_25 · 2 Jun 2012 at 16:30

I don't really know how to play it, I had a go of it when it first came out but I was a bit rubbish.

I might pop on it in a minute then just to have a play around!

Indy500 · 2 Jun 2012 at 16:42

Number_25 said:
I don't really know how to play it, I had a go of it when it first came out but I was a bit rubbish.

I might pop on it in a minute then just to have a play around!

The weapons seem unforgiving at first but once you learn their intricacies you'll do fine. I'm no world-beating FPS player (I spent more time playing strategy games) yet I manage to be competitive in most rounds. Even topped the scoreboard a few times without jet whoring

Number_25 · 2 Jun 2012 at 16:55

I keep getting kicked for unallowed driver/program?

What could this be?

Indy500 · 2 Jun 2012 at 17:20

Number_25 said:
I keep getting kicked for unallowed driver/program?

What could this be?

Which server? What does Punkbuster say? Is PB up to date and the service running in the background?

I presume you've patched the game to 1.5 as well?

Number_25 · 2 Jun 2012 at 17:27

sr4470 said:
Which server? What does Punkbuster say? Is PB up to date and the service running in the background?

I presume you've patched the game to 1.5 as well?

Steam did it all for me, PB passed on installation and I do believe that Steam updates it to 1.5 automatically!

Indy500 · 2 Jun 2012 at 17:34

Number_25 said:
Steam did it all for me, PB passed on installation and I do believe that Steam updates it to 1.5 automatically!

Check what you're running in the background then, find the offending application through a process of elimination.

Mariusz · 2 Jun 2012 at 19:59

Number_25 said:
Steam did it all for me, PB passed on installation and I do believe that Steam updates it to 1.5 automatically!

Try disabling the in-game steam overlay, I'm sure I had the same problem with getting kicked and this worked for me. Worth a try

leezer3 · 2 Jun 2012 at 23:35

I'll admit you'll find me on the Sandviken one more often, a lot of us regulars from there migrated that way when BFG closed it's BF2 servers, but it all depends on player numbers when I join

APC driver for preference, but anything armoured will do. Shame I can't fly for diddly squat

(Reasonable pilot/ gunner in a chopper, but nowhere near close to the decent peeps)

-Leezer-

Indy500 · 2 Jun 2012 at 23:42

leezer3 said:
I'll admit you'll find me on the Sandviken one more often, a lot of us regulars from there migrated that way when BFG closed it's BF2 servers, but it all depends on player numbers when I join
APC driver for preference, but anything armoured will do. Shame I can't fly for diddly squat (Reasonable pilot/ gunner in a chopper, but nowhere near close to the decent peeps)

-Leezer-

If you're going on there now I'll join you

Number_25 · 3 Jun 2012 at 12:25

So after playing it for a bit, all I can say about the game is - A bad case of nostalgia/rose tinted glasses.

Constant noobtubing, bad dolphin diving tactics and overall poor graphics. (even for the time.)

I did enjoy the emphasis on teamwork and the commorose is a lot better than Battlefield 3's.

Indy500 · 3 Jun 2012 at 15:58

Number_25 said:
Constant noobtubing

Which server did you play on? Karkand infantry only is notorious for nade spam, but that's hardly unique to BF2. How many countless complaints have there been about the M320 in BF3? Or the Carl Gustav in BC2 for that matter?

Number_25 said:
bad dolphin diving tactics

Pretty sure that was patched out. If you mean going prone and shooting, there is a delay before you can aim. Some people have simply learned how to compensate much quicker once they get their crosshairs back. Going prone generally only benefits the machine guns anyway (PKM etc).

Number_25 said:
and overall poor graphics. (even for the time.)

I agree the scenery could look better, but I'm too busy scanning for opposing players to worry about it.

Number_25 said:
I did enjoy the emphasis on teamwork and the commorose is a lot better than Battlefield 3's.

See, now that's why I'm playing it

Edit: as for nostalgia, I bought the game long after it was released...

norm · 3 Jun 2012 at 16:18

The thing that annoys me most about BF2 is the sprint timer, and how slow the walk speed is (given the size of the maps). Constant audio spam from the commander also gets on my nerves.

RavenXXX2 · 3 Jun 2012 at 16:25

Plenty of vehicles in BF2 to go around, why walk lol, commander can even supply car drops. I'll take BF2s proper sandbox maps designed for 64 players over BF3s cluster **** maps. As for commander, a good one made all the difference to a team winning or not. Spam? meh who cares, some players are not easy distracted.

Indy500 · 3 Jun 2012 at 16:28

norm said:
The thing that annoys me most about BF2 is the sprint timer, and how slow the walk speed is (given the size of the maps).

That's why there are a lot of vehicles. Granted, sometimes you have to slog on foot and that sucks. If you're on a huge map like Zatar Wetlands you're better off just waiting for a destroyed jeep or whatever to respawn. As Raven says, you can ask for a vehicle drop.

norm said:
Constant audio spam from the commander also gets on my nerves.

Depends on who's commanding, but if the spotting helps me avoid an ambush I can deal with it. You can just mute voices, of course.

lokiss · 3 Jun 2012 at 16:35

Im another one thats destined it seems to be excluded from online ever more.

Game just won't fly the moment it checks my key on joining a server.

Fresh install, fresh patches, understand that the hk key in the registery needs to be changed and followed all instruction to the letter.

Sadly everything and anything doesn't work, the only option it seems would be to take a chance and re-buy the game on steam/origin or something... which im erk'd to do as it's only ever an impulse play when iv'e got more than a day off work.

Ace game though, the only fps online iv'e enjoyed since the oldschool'ers, quake/tfc ect... 7 and still strong says it all

Mariusz · 3 Jun 2012 at 17:13

Haven't played this for ages but reading this thread has inspired me, downloading now

norm · 3 Jun 2012 at 17:30

RavenXXX2 said:
Plenty of vehicles in BF2 to go around, why walk lol, commander can even supply car drops.

That's not point I was making, when I refer to the walking speed being annoying, I'm referring to moments where you want to cross say a street or open area but you can't because the sprint timer has run out, it puts a dampner on the gameplay.

I just don't see the point of a game crippling feature such as that. In real war if you were under attack you're hardly going to say, damn I sprinted the last 20 seconds, I guess I'll have to walk now. It's ludicrous.

I'm all for the sandbox features Battlefield 2 has to offer and wish it was incorporated more into BF3.

Number_25 · 3 Jun 2012 at 19:31

Is there any way of making the game look better?

Much like the Battlefield 3 FXAA injector or something which will give me a greater draw/rendering distance!

dave_beast · 3 Jun 2012 at 19:33

AFAIK, you just copy this to BF2 folder, apparently this works with a few games

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3-pc/1454675-better-sharper-custom-fxaa-injector.html

V5

Indy500 · 3 Jun 2012 at 20:14

norm said:
That's not point I was making, when I refer to the walking speed being annoying, I'm referring to moments where you want to cross say a street or open area but you can't because the sprint timer has run out, it puts a dampner on the gameplay.

I just don't see the point of a game crippling feature such as that. In real war if you were under attack you're hardly going to say, damn I sprinted the last 20 seconds

Sure, I agree the sprint meter is too small overall, but the classes that carry heavy equipment have less sprinting ability than the likes of the medic so it isn't unrealistic in that sense.