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The Battlefield 1943 (XBLA/PC/PSN) Official Thread

So after about 30 or 40 matches, I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of sniping (this is my first Battlefield game). I'm still somewhat inconsistent, especially at long distances, but it makes it all the sweeter when I headshot someone across the map to stop a capture :D

I still completely fail to understand the tanks though. I will be shooting dudes forever with both the turret and cannon at close to medium range, dead in my crosshairs, and nothing ever happens. What the hell am I doing wrong?
 
SailorDaravon said:
So after about 30 or 40 matches, I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of sniping (this is my first Battlefield game). I'm still somewhat inconsistent, especially at long distances, but it makes it all the sweeter when I headshot someone across the map to stop a capture :D

I still completely fail to understand the tanks though. I will be shooting dudes forever with both the turret and cannon at close to medium range, dead in my crosshairs, and nothing ever happens. What the hell am I doing wrong?
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NEVER FIRE THE TANK IN THIRD PERSON.

Except for driving do everything in first person. The coax gun is like a fully automatic sniper rifle. It's amazing.
 
Question, apologies if it's come up in the last 100 pages already. I pretty much just play Air Superiority. Is anyone else getting sound glitches, like SFX disappearing? Sometimes after a few rounds, I'll lose engine or gun noise. It doesn't come back unless I exit back to the dash and restart.
 
SailorDaravon said:
So after about 30 or 40 matches, I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of sniping (this is my first Battlefield game). I'm still somewhat inconsistent, especially at long distances, but it makes it all the sweeter when I headshot someone across the map to stop a capture :D

I still completely fail to understand the tanks though. I will be shooting dudes forever with both the turret and cannon at close to medium range, dead in my crosshairs, and nothing ever happens. What the hell am I doing wrong?
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You should get Bad Company if you're enjoying 1943 this much.
 
Sew said:
Question, apologies if it's come up in the last 100 pages already. I pretty much just play Air Superiority. Is anyone else getting sound glitches, like SFX disappearing? Sometimes after a few rounds, I'll lose engine or gun noise. It doesn't come back unless I exit back to the dash and restart.
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Yeah, I get sound drop-outs all the time in both AS and CQ matches. In one match the plane noise and gunfire was muffled, but the voiceovers came in loud and clear - a sound glitch, but I thought it gave off a pretty cool effect.
 
If you're new to Battlefield... one extremely important thing to remember is that (with the exception of CQB) you usually have to lead your target.

Imo, this is what makes sniping in these games so rewarding. To drop a guy far in the distance that's hauling ass through a field, you have to place that shot quite a way out ahead of him. Watching them drop from a shot like that is why I can't stop playing these games.

Also, despite being pretty difficult to learn (some more than others), vehicles are powerhouses. One tank, with a bit of support from smart teammates, can dominate an important area of the map. Air vehicles are obviously very powerful, but don't underestimate the jeeps. Even if you're alone in a jeep... you can race into a contested flag and quickly jump on the turret, then double tap the button to switch seats (sometimes I even exit and jump back in quickly -- both are fast) and drive your ass out of there. Jeeps also work well from a distance, using it as a mobile machine gun (you can hit people at distance with those) turret.

edit: The point of that last paragraph was to say: Don't waste your team's vehicles. If you're jumping in a jeep only to race to the next flag and have it destroyed because you drove right into the shit (or worse, taken by the opposing team 'cause you left it sitting somewhere) you are REALLY hurting your team. Really.
 
The Faceless Master said:
the M60 is good! and there's lots of people who play support! also, yeah i always wonder why it's not the health and then the drill on L and the LMG then the mortar on R.

it also baffles me that assault has the auto injector first instead of grenades.
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There may be people that play support (like me), but in general no one is tossing health packs out. Because a) You have to fumble with the bullshit packed controls (WHY ISN'T THERE ONLY ONE SUPPORT ITEM AND YOU CHOOSE IT AT LOAD OUT!? WHY!?) to get health packs out b) You're a sitting duck and can't defend yourself unless you fumble to R2 to get your LMG out and c) the LMG is weak so it's better to not have to fumble and just sit there and kill for the six LMG in a round award.

Support isn't really "support" like I feel TF2 Medic class is. TF2's medic is fun to play because a) you can heal someone and b) defend yourself if another class is coming for your ass. You can't really say the same for support in BC, esp. to the "fun" factor. It's work, and it's annoying work at that.

Auto-Injector over grenades I like, since I never use the grenades (I'm F2000 ALWAYS). I wish assualt had a better tank killing option since hardly anyone I've played with on the PS3 plays support correctly/plays support and plays demolition right for the purpose of killing tanks/vehicles.
 
TheSeks said:
There may be people that play support (like me), but in general no one is tossing health packs out. Because a) You have to fumble with the bullshit packed controls (WHY ISN'T THERE ONLY ONE SUPPORT ITEM AND YOU CHOOSE IT AT LOAD OUT!? WHY!?) to get health packs out b) You're a sitting duck and can't defend yourself unless you fumble to R2 to get your LMG out and c) the LMG is weak so it's better to not have to fumble and just sit there and kill for the six LMG in a round award.
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Seriously dude? Support is a powerful, well rounded class. Fumbling with buttons is something a newb does. Learn the game. It's pretty clear you haven't played enough to appreciate the excellent class balancing in BC when you're suggesting DICE take an important tool away from the support class, or the harm that would do.

Not to be a dick, but Battlefield is my most played game, and while I'll be the first person to point out its shortcomings, what you've described as issues are some of the game's strengths.

LMG's are too weak? Yeah, maybe in CQB, firing on a specialist... his rate of fire can potentially beat you every time in that situation. But support shouldn't be leading the charge and taking on specialists.... that's not how the class is designed. They are the only class that can heal themselves and others (medpacks can even be left in key positions like choke points, so you don't even have to be near a guy to assist him), they are able to sustain themselves longer than most other classes and can stay closer to the battle (medium range) allowing teammates to spawn and advance. And they are the best vehicle drivers/passengers because of the wrench. Man the turret, when the vehicle takes damage, driver pops the smoke and support jumps out and makes repairs, then gets back in the gun.

And I haven't even mentioned mortar strikes.

Just saying... I think you're way off about the class.
 
zedge said:
Who knows.. I enjoy both. :D
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As do I.

Some things I much prefer in BC... but 1943 has the M1 and fighter planes. Those go a long way in my book.
 
zedge said:
I enjoy both, but BC is a bit more hardcore.

The only thing that I hate in BC is havnig to hold the stick down to run. Glad 1943 copied Call of Duty with the one click to run. You can pick up BC for $15 or less now.
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Eh, I'd disagree about BC being more hardcore. I hate to bring it up again, but the ridiculous amount of ammo it takes to bring down someone in BC with anything but sniper rifles and shotguns just kills any "hardcore" factor it might have had.

If you sneak up on a squad of 4 people in Bad Company, your assault rifle will run out of ammo before they are all dead, even with headshots. That definitely isn't the case in 1943. Battlefield games have always been relatively fast paced for infantry if you know how to aim with the right weapon, and that's the way they should be.
 
recklessmind said:
Just saying... I think you're way off about the class.
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I rather play assault. No need to worry about the bullshit that is the support class since I can... *gasp* heal myself without having to run to a support that has to fumble with the controls to throw a support pack out.

I still say there is too much bullshit that is thrown onto the controller that 1943 cuts out for the better.

Having to fumble with two support options for a class is stupid, I feel. Why would I want grenades when I have a launcher on my gun that is an R2 click away?

It's... unneeded, I feel. Having the option to press L2 and ONLY have the item I want pop-out would be nice. At least then it wouldn't be a fumble because I double-tapped accidently.

Having more customization in the class and having them be limited to two weapons one support would play better, I feel.
 
Eel O'Brian said:
Yeah, I get sound drop-outs all the time in both AS and CQ matches. In one match the plane noise and gunfire was muffled, but the voiceovers came in loud and clear - a sound glitch, but I thought it gave off a pretty cool effect.
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Have you guys tried going into the sound options and changing it to Stereo, That seemed to fix it for me. (360 Verison)
 
TheSeks said:
I rather play assault. No need to worry about the bullshit that is the support class since I can... *gasp* heal myself without having to run to a support that has to fumble with the controls to throw a support pack out.

I still say there is too much bullshit that is thrown onto the controller that 1943 cuts out for the better.

Having to fumble with two support options for a class is stupid, I feel. Why would I want grenades when I have a launcher on my gun that is an R2 click away?

It's... unneeded, I feel. Having the option to press L2 and ONLY have the item I want pop-out would be nice. At least then it wouldn't be a fumble because I double-tapped accidently.

Having more customization in the class and having them be limited to two weapons one support would play better, I feel.
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Well, I'll only respond to that by saying, I'm glad you're not a dev.
 
TheSeks said:
Why would I want grenades when I have a launcher on my gun that is an R2 click away?

It's... unneeded, I feel. Having the option to press L2 and ONLY have the item I want pop-out would be nice. At least then it wouldn't be a fumble because I double-tapped accidently.
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Grenade launcher and grenades are used for two very, very different purposes. You haven't played Battlefield games for long if you didn't realize that.

I do agree that 1943 streamlines things a lot by having regenerating health, and also one button to throw grenades.
 
Oh man. I was finally able to login and play with a friend. In one of the games i shot down a freaking plane with a tank!!! Luckily my friend was right behind me and saw it all. Game is so awesome!
 
Wow, my best round was with the damn bombing runs. I managed to get 20 kills using it and score that best score postcard... I couldn't believe it. :lol
 
I keep on getting into games where I'm on the losing team. It's starting to annoy me. Grrr.

Also, you should be able to take off from the aircraft carrier without any being able to take any damage. I was in the process of taking off and I got destroyed by an enemy fighter.
 
Dax01 said:
Also, you should be able to take off from the aircraft carrier without any being able to take any damage. I was in the process of taking off and I got destroyed by an enemy fighter.
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Yeah, it doesn't feel very good to just get an aircraft and get nailed by an enemy fighter, but that's a skill based thing. Scan the horizon before you take off, and if there are tons of enemy fighters around the carrier, use the AA gun to take them down or drive them off.

Also, you are repaired extremely fast while near an aircraft carrier. While taking off, unless the other plane pretty much drops a bomb right on top of you, you won't die. And if they do drop a bomb or a hundred machine gun rounds through your cockpit faster than the health can heal you, they definitely deserve the kill.

Personally, I shoot down most enemy aircraft shortly after they take off the carrier, and most of the decent pilots I see playing do the same. It's easier than diving in real low, where you can be vulnerable to the flak gun.

The reality is when it comes to fighters in Battlefield games, the more skilled pilots are going to devastate the other guys every time. There's nothing they can do about it, and it isnt necessarily bad. It's the incentive to get good with the aircraft.
 
Just played a few rounds of 43 for the first time in a few days. God damn, this game is the gift that keeps on giving. I haven't tired of it at all. I have more kills than anyone on my friends list except...Cerrius. I'm coming for you Cerrius.
 
Alright, have played 100 games and I figure it's a good time to call it quits (the same 3 maps became a little bit stale); but damn, I really got my moneyz worth with this, long time since I've gamed a MP game this much. 1134 kills, 538 deaths, and 103 Tank Efficiency stamps among other things, I guess I don't have to be so ashamed. :p
 
BeeDog said:
Alright, have played 100 games and I figure it's a good time to call it quits (the same 3 maps became a little bit stale); but damn, I really got my moneyz worth with this, long time since I've gamed a MP game this much. 1134 kills, 538 deaths, and 103 Tank Efficiency stamps among other things, I guess I don't have to be so ashamed. :p
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You should be ashamed of being such a tank whore.
 
Mikey Jr. said:
NEVER FIRE THE TANK IN THIRD PERSON.

Except for driving do everything in first person. The coax gun is like a fully automatic sniper rifle. It's amazing.
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Yea seems like the aim is off in third person. Is this also true for the planes?

I don't even think the turrets in the jeep show where you are firing if your not in first person.
 
Cellbomber said:
Yea seems like the aim is off in third person. Is this also true for the planes?

I don't even think the turrets in the jeep show where you are firing if your not in first person.
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Yes. Aim is indeed off in third-person when compared to first-person (Few pixels above to be precise). It's always best to shoot in first-person since the firing radius is smaller that way.

And yes, Jeep's turret has NO crosshair.
 
The vehicle kills in this game are so satisfying. There's nothing like seeing someone barreling straight for you, pulling your rocket launcher out just in time and watching the wreckage of their flaming jeep go flipping over your head.
 
Dax01 said:
I think it was a mistake to give the tank driver a mini machine gun. Makes it difficult to run up and plant charges on it.
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Hahah, what did you expect tanks should be? Free kills?

Have you never played a Battlefield game on the PC before or something?

This isn't Halo where seeing an enemy tank makes you think "Ooh, I'll run (ok fine, slowly walk, no sprint feature) over there and steal it!"
 
Asmodai said:
Have you never played a Battlefield game on the PC before or something?
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It's not that way in Bad Company. I know this isn't Bad Company, but while I do feel that 1943 is better in some areas, it's not all.

Asmodai said:
This isn't Halo where seeing an enemy tank makes you think "Ooh, I'll run (ok fine, slowly walk, no sprint feature) over there and steal it!"
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That isn't the way it is in Halo, either.

And you don't slowly walk in Halo either. You probably run faster in Halo than sprinting in most games.:lol
 
Dax01 said:
I think it was a mistake to give the tank driver a mini machine gun. Makes it difficult to run up and plant charges on it.
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don't walk over... put them on a jeep and drive the explosives over :D
 
mattso said:
don't walk over... put them on a jeep and drive the explosives over :D
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I was just talking out of frustration earlier. It's not really a problem.:D

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17 loses and 9 wins. I knew I was losing more than average.:lol

It's a great game. I'll play it all the way up until I get the "Tour of Duty II" achievement. Hopefully by that time they'll have more maps out.
 
Dax01 said:
I was just talking out of frustration earlier. It's not really a problem.:D

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17 loses and 9 wins. I knew I was losing more than average.:lol

It's a great game. I play it all the way up until I get the "Tour of Duty II" achievement. Hopefully by that time they'll have more maps out.[/QUOTE]

Damnit Dax, I was waiting for somebody to leave so I could rejoin the game and by the time that happened you had signed off :lol

Oh and lol at your K/D ratio.
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I either love this game or I hate it. All within the same match.

It's almost exactly like Call of Duty United Offensive, only with the addition of planes. CoD:UO was freaking AWESOME, especially with mods to give it a "hardcore" mode. On PC they are called "realism" mods that increase the weapon damage and decrease player health.

I never did play CoD:WaW. Did it have multiplayer with tanks and jeeps?
 
Kuroyume said:
Nothing like playing Wake Island 70 times in a row...
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You mean theres other maps? :lol

Yea in the past 3 days every time I have played, it's been nothing but wake and haven't seen any other map in any rotation.
 
Does anyone else find it enjoyable going in a tank, rolling down a very steep slope, doing may 3 or 4 barrell rolls along the way, and always managing to land safely:lol . I'm not complaining or anything, I just laugh everytime I see it.
 
BattleMonkey said:
You mean theres other maps? :lol

Yea in the past 3 days every time I have played, it's been nothing but wake and haven't seen any other map in any rotation.
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I'm the opposite all I get is Gucamole and the other non-Wake one. Gives me the shits.
 
If wins and points are important in this game, why are there so many Awards related to kills and so few related to wins or points?

I finally got to 1,000 points in a game, but I can't seem to get 20 kills. The best I can do is the 17-19 range and then the match ends...
 
Yeah the tank is incredibly good, it's surprising how easy it is to find one. ALthough as a result of the tanks dominating so much, I wouldn't mind a map with perhaps one tank a side max. As it stands I practically feel obligated to grab a tank because it's the best way I can contribute.

Oh and just in case some don't know, the flak cannon and rifle grenades do very little to the tank. It's probably (but not always!) not worth getting their attention if that's all you got.

xbhaskarx said:
I finally got to 1,000 points in a game, but I can't seem to get 20 kills. The best I can do is the 17-19 range and then the match ends...
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Whore the tank?
 
Dax01 said:
It's not that way in Bad Company. I know this isn't Bad Company, but while I do feel that 1943 is better in some areas, it's not all.
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Tanks in Bad Company were suicidal deathtraps that no decent player used.

The infantry combat of Bad Company in general was sub-par. Better Battlefield games, like 1942 and BF2, had tanks that were very dangerous in the hands of a skilled player. Every vehicle in 1943 is dangerous in the hands of a skilled player, and that's the way it should be.
 
Is there graphical glitches that occur sometimes? I can't really describe it, but it looks something like the screen shot from when my GFX card started to falter. Anybody else experience this?

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I don't have issues with any other game, so I don't think it has to do with my console.
 
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