Poll: ****Official Battlefield Bad Company 2 Thread*****

[AndyBurnes]

Still no favourites list or anywhere to search by IP? so damn lazy dice/EA..

There is a faves list.

 

[Gimpymoo]

Could do Although aren't they known for being a bit slow? Will it integrate into steam properly this way? And is it ready to play now through that way?

The Steam version unlocks at 1am tomorrow, well, should do.

 

[DirtyJester]

hes on his iphone viewing this thread.

Oh has anyone thats got a hard copy got any info on the 'voucher / code ' for the ingame store ?

..the VIP thingy

 

[Garyj881]

Woo hoo, mine has arrived.

So glad I cancelled with Play and ordered from Game instead

 

[Frapple]

Mayby steam includes the extra maps and patch ?

EADM contains better compression, DA: O came in at 50-70% of the files size of Steam, cut about 6gb out I think!

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Just pre-loading it within Steam now. Hopefully it's gonna run well on my rig and I can't wait to get online and kick some OcUK arse.

 

[DirtyJester]

I see the postie van !!!!

 

[hyperst]

hahah, just seen a friend online, i click the compare bit and it asked for my disk, option to try again or cancel, so click cancel and bam CTD, online activation works well,,,,,NOT

 

[Kurisu Makise]

I see the postie van !!!!

ask if he has my copy as well

 

[DirtyJester]

ask if he has my copy as well

.... he might not be able to speak after I hug him or throttle him ...

 

[Knubje]

The Steam version unlocks at 1am tomorrow, well, should do.

Nah, I'm downloading the Image of the game from internet. I have purchased my EA Code through their website/store. Download should all be done when I get home.

Going to install the game as though I had bought the retail disk but use the internet code from EA to activate the game. Then I'm going to add it into Steam.

Hopefully it all integrates with Steam properly this way!

Looking forward to getting home now Praise the lord for internet snap decision purchases and the ability to remote home from work and set it all up so I am good to go when I get back

So, does anyone recommend playing SP first just to familiarise with the game before jumping into MP or should I just go balls-deep MP from the start?

 

[pumaz]

Well I never played the beta and didn't even have the 1st Bad Company but have had all the Battlefield series and this is a great edition. Loving the game so far but i'm getting owned any advice for a noob just starting out?

Gonna grab some food, Got all day to play this - YAY for Man Flu

 

[Kurisu Makise]

Loving the game so far but i'm getting owned any advice for a noob just starting out?

plug the mouse in

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Gameplay.com have delivered, FFFFFUUUUUUUUU play.com

 

[MoRT489]

What resoltuion would give me a better FOV? Would 1280×720 be ok?

Try out some values of between 68-80 in the FOV command line which equates to approx 100-110º horizontal FOV.

 

[uv]

EADM contains better compression, DA: O came in at 50-70% of the files size of Steam, cut about 6gb out I think!

It's not compression per se - EADM downloads the installer, whilst Steam downloads the install.

 

[Elfmeister.]

Has any 1 got theirs from Play.com yet?

Nope not here yet, if it isn't in tomorrows post I feel a trip into town to pay full retail.

 

[MoRT489]

Steam downloads the game files where the EADM downloads a copy of the disk which is presumably archived. After the EADM download there was still an install.

So to backup the install to save me re-downloading i save the files in the EA cache folder right?

 

[FrenchTart]

Nah, I'm downloading the Image of the game from internet. I have purchased my EA Code through their website/store. Download should all be done when I get home.

Going to install the game as though I had bought the retail disk but use the internet code from EA to activate the game. Then I'm going to add it into Steam.

Hopefully it all integrates with Steam properly this way!

Looking forward to getting home now Praise the lord for internet snap decision purchases and the ability to remote home from work and set it all up so I am good to go when I get back

So, does anyone recommend playing SP first just to familiarise with the game before jumping into MP or should I just go balls-deep MP from the start?

Jump straight into the multiplayer for all-out, balls-to-the-wall action

 

[Jabbs]

I found EA downloader far faster than Steam i pulled BC2 from ea at 5.8mb/s i get no where near that on steam