Battlefield 2, patch 1.2

Killerkebab

Killerkebab

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Anyone out there actually like the damn thing? They've totally ruined the game balance.

Flying is now equivalent to suicide.
Every city server is mines galore.
C4s are twice as hard to use.
Tanks have an easier time still.
The new sniper rifle is overkill.
Medics get to be the new assault class.
Choppers are made out of toilet paper.
TV missiles have the range of a common firework.
Flares are useless.
The blackhawk railguns fire BBs.

All of this because people were whining about getting bombed. I realise the irony of this post, but what the hell was wrong with things before? AA has become point/click. Missiles do acrobatics unseen before. Flares are nothing more than a way to decorate the sky before you explode.

Now going in the sky is worthless. You'll never live. To hell with that. The game really has earned the name of battlefield. You'd be a fool to fly above the field now. If someone has a clue on how to survive in the air, then I urge them to share with me.
 
WiBu said:
Flying is now equivalent to suicide - Can't say I agree, just have to be more tacticle now and take out the right targets and use cover instead of hovering over a spawn point racking up kills.
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More tactical? You can't get within one kilometre of any AA point without getting owned.

WiBu said:
Every city server is mines galore. - Really? What server is that then?
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Any server on Strike at StatsKand. I should know, I do it myself. Just dump claymores everywhere and get those kills.

WiBu said:
C4s are twice as hard to use. - The way it's meant to be used or the C4 jump and blow technique?
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One of the nicer things about C4s was that I didn't need to be directly next to my target to make them of any use.

WiBu said:
Tanks have an easier time still. - I would say it's about the same if not harder, more people are playing the AT class at the moment.
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C4s were my real enemy when I was in a tank and now C4s are nerfed.

WiBu said:
The blackhawk railguns fire BBs. - Nope, same damage as before but without splash damage.
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Hence, BBs. With the amount of bullets a rail gun spews, you'd think killing would still happen as it used to.
 
MrLOL said:
to be fair though, the changes were brough about due to the demands of the people on the official forums.

cant say any fairer to DICE than to give us what we asked for...
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We also asked for simple things like server filters which work properly, and they didn't deliver on that.

However, for £6, we can get a whole three new maps, which won't be 64 player, with a whole new set of skins for people and vehicles. HURRAH!

Damn them.
 
MrLOL said:
theres no denying the game was released unfinished. and theres no denying that the booster pack is shamefull. Valve put content out like that for free.

but you have to conceed the devolpers are trying, each time they try and address things that the community asked for. The searching was supposed to fixed this patch.
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Well, it isn't. I can't use the filters where you type in a map name or parts of a map name. I just get zero servers.

I also wish simple things like parachute opening were fixed.

Also, when flying, why are there loads of targets on the ground which refer to friendlies or empty vehicles? The amount of teamkills because of that is driving me crazy.
 
Something had to be done to make planes slightly easier to take down, but this is ridiculous. You don't even need to line up your AA shots in a a plane anymore. The missiles will make U-Turns if necessary, and the only thing you can do is release flares. If you're lucky enough that they work, you're fine, but of course, half the map ahead of you is now in an AA vehicle, or the plane behind you simply follows you (it really isn't hard, since you don't need to be straight behind to take a shot now). If the flares don't work, then you're screwed, because no amount of acrobatics will do anything.

booyaka said:
The game has been updated to what it is, either play it and enjoy it , or stop moaning about it and stop playing. It's getting boring!!! :o
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Everyone moaned about it before, and they got their wish. Why shouldn't I?

d123pw said:
On the balance issues, i am getting killed a lot more by snipers now, not sure if this is just a as the class had been improved and the use of it will fall back to mormal levels soon (ie i think more people are playing sniper post 1.2), either way it doesnt ruin the game and they did need improving.
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Of course everyone is using snipers. Mines have become the new invincible barrier. All you need are a few snipers, and the flags are effectively no mans land. It is great fun when I am the sniper, I'll admit, but its hardly any good otherwise.

The same thing goes with AT mines. The only way to get rid of them is to defuse them. Good luck with that, if you don't get shot in the head the second you sit down on the road to defuse your little mines.
 
richyfingers said:
I think you can, on the maps I know where the AA sites are and I take them out even if nobody is manning them, true it’s a bit more of a hassle but it saves you getting shot down as often. It also takes 3 missiles now to take a jet down and the static sites can only shoot 2 quickly, giving you time to fly away before they reload.
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So you spend your entire time in the air bombing empty tanks and stinger sites?
 
richyfingers said:
It takes seconds to take out an AA site with your cannon before you do a bombing run, if you think that’s strange then fair enough, I like to make sure there is no AA near me when I go down for a bombing run. Where did I mention anything about empty tanks?
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Empty AA. Linebackers, etc.

With your cannon? I don't think so. You would use your cannons on the stingers, your bombs on the linebackers, and then you may as well go home, having killed no one.
 
Reiver said:
I love how the jet whores are complaining. You've spoiled the game for the rest of us since it came out with your constant base bombing and refusal to fight other planes so you can pick on easy ground targets. Almost every map featuring planes had two or three people at the top of the chart with 30-40 kills to maybe 1 death and you say that the balance is only messsed up now?
If only they can find a way to stop people running off from bases with the transports (with only themselves in it) and make people use the squads better then the game will be perfectly balanced.
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I never used to reach top spot in a whole round of aircraft use. I was usually in the middle of my team, with say 20-25 kills and a couple deaths, if the opposing air force didn't have too many effective pilots. It was the part of the game I enjoyed, however.
 
Curious said:
Seem air now needs groundsupport to clear the way... is that unrealistic? Are sam-sites not installed to prevent airplanes to pass? Just curious not sarcastic. And I guess they are not called SAMs these days, probably something else... :)

My problem with the game though is not gameplay.... but rather FPS after the patch :(
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Ground support? HAHAHAH. You expect a team to help you out?

Its every man for himself. That you happen to be on the same team only means you won't shoot anyone wearing the same uniform as you. Sometimes.
 
I've found that flying isn't actually as hard as I feared. I got up the courage to actually fly again a couple days ago and managed a 24-2, which is better than I was expecting. The improved AA missiles mean I don't need to fear enemy pilots as much.
 
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