Battlefield 4 Thread ~ Server details in opening post ~

Dougsnake · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:05

Sasso said:
they auto attach? o.O I don;t think I've had a single unlock auto apply itself to any of my weapons....more the case of I go about 4 spawns completely forgetting to put them on until after I've hit deploy and think ahhh ****!!!!!

yeah they auto attach :confused:

must be just me atm I guess

BigChief · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:06

I've been having issues with hit markers coming up when firing at enemies, only for someone else to get the kill and I get a suppression assist but no kill assist.

Neil79 · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:10

BigChief said:
I've been having issues with hit markers coming up when firing at enemies, only for someone else to get the kill and I get a suppression assist but no kill assist.

Same, although you also get hit markers with headshots e.t.c and none of the hits actually register

Nexus18 · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:12

Chrisimo said:
I thought you played rush a lot in BF3? Or was that only Aftermath?

BC 2 - only rush (absolutely loved that game mode and the maps for that game, the best! :cool:

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BF 3 - mostly conquest with some rush but not much. Some maps were excellent with it but others were beyond terrible. Most matches I played always had one team right on the front lines shooting into spawn etc. i.e. metro + tehran highway

Since I got CQ DLC for free, I played that more than the vanilla maps as I found bf 3 maps to be terribly designed and didn't encounter landslide wins anywhere as much nor had to worry about vehicles (mainly aircraft)

Loved the aftermath maps (except markiz monolith, another map ruined by roof top campers) but I found that it wasn't a very popular map pack surprisingly and any servers I did find had either a stupid amount of tickets or/and only 1 map on rotation (mainly markiz)

dmferrett · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:23

So has the DICE update today eliminated the crash, freeze issues?

wndsr · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:32

dmferrett said:
So has the DICE update today eliminated the crash, freeze issues?

No. I crashed. And stuttered. And lagged. And then thought "******** to it I'm going back to bed"

Rroff · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:33

dmferrett said:
So has the DICE update today eliminated the crash, freeze issues?

I've been playing during day time since the patch without any crashes so far but that doesn't really mean anything :|

kissenger · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:34

I just can't get into the groove with this game. My KD is currently 1.7 but it feels like it should be less than 1.0. I can't seem to figure out any of the maps and just find myself walking into the middle of flags like a lemming waiting to see which direction I'm going to get killed from this time.

I thought I would at least be able to start by getting good at Lockers with its Metro-ness, but I can't seem to figure it out either. It's a deceptively difficult map to play. Metro is brainless for the most part, but on Lockers hitting people at range is really difficult because of the prison bars everywhere which stop M320s and make it tricky to snipe too. And there are lots of flanks to watch out for everywhere on the map.

I did have a few good games on Flood yesterday, but like a lot of BF3 maps it's ruined by snipenoobs on the roofs a lot of the time.

Chrisimo · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:36

Nexus18 said:
BC 2 - only rush (absolutely loved that game mode and the maps for that game, the best! )
BF 3 - mostly conquest with some rush but not much. Some maps were excellent with it but others were beyond terrible. Most matches I played always had one team right on the front lines shooting into spawn etc. i.e. metro + tehran highway

Since I got CQ DLC for free, I played that more than the vanilla maps as I found bf 3 maps to be terribly designed and didn't encounter landslide wins anywhere as much nor had to worry about vehicles (mainly aircraft)

Loved the aftermath maps (except markiz monolith, another map ruined by roof top campers) but I found that it wasn't a very popular map pack surprisingly and any servers I did find had either a stupid amount of tickets or/and only 1 map on rotation (mainly markiz)

I agree that there are things wrong with rush atm (pretty hard to attack for example, at least on some maps) and I hated it at first but it has grown on me. You should give it some more tries before giving up I think.

Dave**** · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:39

Chrisimo said:
I agree that there are things wrong with rush atm (pretty hard to attack for example, at least on some maps) and I hated it at first but it has grown on me. You should give it some more tries before giving up I think.

Also have to agree about Rush mode. It was my favourite in BC2 and I absolutely hated it in BF3, but I loved Gunmaster and Scavenger.

Actually, all I have played so far in BF4 is conquest! Will try some of the new modes tonight!

Gazb · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:47

Besty said:
We should see infantry only servers pop up over time, now that BF4 supports it as a switchable server option.

I'm not really a fan of infantry only servers tbh, as it is after all a Battlefield game so vehicles etc do make up a significant part of the game.
It's just that at the moment, vehicle re-spawn time is ridiculous. Vehicles should be seen as resources that support the fight, not as something that is disposable and is just for transport/kamikaze runs.

Anyhow, hopefully DICE will realize this as well and adjust the default spawn timers accordingly to minimize the issue.

Errol · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:54

korso said:
Maps are crap indeed

I think Dawn Breaker is an excellent map. Reminds of the best from BF2142 or BF2.

I think they need to allow for 'levolution' to be disabled as a server setting.

Roady · 5 Nov 2013 at 16:59

SPM: 215
Flags capped: 9
Flags defended: 12

Time played: 2h 44mins

For those of you slating DICE/EA... BF3 was the same on release... BF:BC2 was similar (just not as bad)... I don't remember BF2 release but pretty sure that wasn't all plain sailing! BF1942 wasn't exactly great at release either!

sharpygsxr · 5 Nov 2013 at 17:02

ive been having a great time with the game personally.

Aside from a few crashes at the weekend the game has been running great for me.

Looking forward to a few infantry only servers tho as the amount of players who think they run the show while hiding in a vehicle need to have a bit of hot lead

EvilFranky · 5 Nov 2013 at 17:02

I played BF3 from the day of release and it never ever crashed on me like this pile of steaming dog ****.

EDIT - The same for BF:BC2...forgot I bought that on release day too.

Roady · 5 Nov 2013 at 17:05

Dave**** said:
Also have to agree about Rush mode. It was my favourite in BC2 and I absolutely hated it in BF3, but I loved Gunmaster and Scavenger.

Actually, all I have played so far in BF4 is conquest! Will try some of the new modes tonight!

See I loved Rush through BC2 and BF3 (also CQ Assault/GM/Scav)... But don't see many BF4 rush servers, everything seems to be CQ!

Nexus18 · 5 Nov 2013 at 17:07

BF 3 and BC 2 were nowhere as bad as this! This game a complete joke for stability.

Going on soon for the first time today so will be interesting to see how it is as I usually crash non stop around this time period....

Chrisimo said:
I agree that there are things wrong with rush atm (pretty hard to attack for example, at least on some maps) and I hated it at first but it has grown on me. You should give it some more tries before giving up I think.

Yeah I will try to give it a shot a few more times

One thing I like about rush, games don't take as long to finish (can't stand these servers were you have 1000+ tickets......), get more points and more linear.

The map I joined was paracel storm, the first set of coms and I just spawned and see how much cover the defenders had and then seen the boat just raping everything in sight so thought "**** this!"

thecremeegg · 5 Nov 2013 at 17:13

BaDBoY_uK said:
I am one of those noobs that uses the M16A3 and is often killed by you. I would usually want about "being useless to the team" etc etc but BF4 has given me an appreciation for sniping. I have actually ranked up my Sniper class as much as my Engineer class. Also on normal mode, one does have to aim for the head as even my SRR seems to do only 80 damage to the chest. Hardcore mode is a different story.

So enjoy your sniping and hopefully see you soon...

Excellent, keep at it

Us snipers aren't a complete waste of time, it's just the bad ones are more obvious than with any of the other classes

dodg3rman · 5 Nov 2013 at 17:15

Nexus18 said:
The map I joined was paracel storm, the first set of coms and I just spawned and see how much cover the defenders had and then seen the boat just raping everything in sight so thought "**** this!"

That was my fault I wanted a quick Paracel blast and went in without checking the game mode. I left after 10 seconds of seeing the first set of mcoms and the boat ripping everyone to shreds.

In respect to the tanking , in general you have to get on burn as soon as possible or I'll just get out and start the burn myself until its clear. But I like to watch your back and check which way your barrel is pointing and then watch the other way spamming the spot key. We did get c4'd once on zavod though , its horrible watching that sniper running off with a skip in his step :mad:

I'll be on about 9.30/45ish as usual

GhostWKD · 5 Nov 2013 at 17:25

Which server are you guys on mostly? Wouldn't mind playing with what seems to be like likeminded players

Realise they're on first page but there's lots to choose from!