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[Chichikov]

You still need to be able to shoot a shell between people, it is not like a tank operator can fire willy nilly and kill someone. I feel like I am in the Special Olympics trying to snipe someone with the tank cannon's cross-hairs since I need a direct hit with the turrent just to get a kill with a goddamn tank shell.

We must’ve played a different BF2, because that’s exactly what tanks would do, go near a base and fire willy nilly and kill someone.
Plenty of someones.

The balance is horrible. Now tanks are basically equivalent to a a jeep with a machine gun with extra armor in an infantry fight. A tank can be taken out by a single person so easily, it is ridiculous that no one fears them at all. There should be a new saying now, "Never bring a tank to an infantry fight".[/url]

You’re either hyperboling like a mad man, out of your mind or really really terrible at driving tanks.
They don’t have detailed stats (yet?) but I think I get slightly positive k/d ratio on foot, and easily over 3:1 with tanks.
Easily.
Moreover, tanks rape most maps, the team who brings most tanks to a fight usually wins.
Check out the stats for BF2 is you want, you’ll be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t get 4 times his k/d with armor.
You want to have 10:1 k/s ratio with tanks?
That’s fine for you, you’re having fun, but that’s 10 people who are hating life.

wat.

Here is a Sherman firing, how can you say the sell explosion 5s in would be useless against infantry?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS5V_eV26gk#t=0m45s

That’s not an AP round.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Agreeing with Chickikov here. Tanks as they are, are fine now. They were so god damn broken in BF2, anti-tank was almost useless. It was completely common for people to just run away from a half taken flag when they saw a tank rolling up during the peak of 2. The best way to deal with them was to be spec ops and hope you could get in close enough for c4 but even then you were taking a massive fucking risk.

One of the reasons I bitched and moaned during the 140 odd hours I put into the fucking game.

 

[The S-Word]

eh the tanks don't scare me, as a scout i just run up and throw a remote charge on it, step back a few feet and blow it

 

[DenogginizerOS]

That's been completely fixed so I don't see that as a con for the 360 anymore. I think the 360 community will be much stronger in the coming months.

It has not been completely fixed but I am sure it will. My point is that the problems steered me towards the PS3 version and I haven't looked back.

 

[Chichikov]

Agreeing with Chickikov here. Tanks as they are, are fine now. They were so god damn broken in BF2, anti-tank was almost useless. It was completely common for people to just run away from a half taken flag when they saw a tank rolling up during the peak of 2. The best way to deal with them was to be spec ops and hope you could get in close enough for c4 but even then you were taking a massive fucking risk.

One of the reasons I bitched and moaned during the 140 odd hours I put into the fucking game.

I agree armor was overpowering, but I wouldn’t go that far.
AT weapons were also much better in BF2, so a well coordinated squad could take care of a armor.
One of my favorite things was to run a tank hunter squad on the wide open maps; 3 ATs, an ammo guy and 2 medics.
We got to be pretty damn good with it, sure it wasn’t the best way to rack points (it’s still 1 or 2 kills), but it was fun and it could turn the tide of battle.

If anything, the biggest problem BF2 had in relation to vehicles was that you can repair nearby vehicles from inside a vehicle.
3 tanks with 3 engineers were almost unstoppable.

 

[Borgnine]

eh the tanks don't scare me, as a scout i just run up and throw a remote charge on it, step back a few feet and blow it

I will see you and back up and gun you down.

 

[Ten-Song]

Playing mostly a rifleman, tanks are still very much a thing to fear, as my rifle grenades don't do any damage unless I hit them in the ass with 'em. Most of the time when I see one, I'll pop a rifle grenade at it, and sprint the fuck away as fast as I can and hope an infantryman or scout has my back. Even with an abundance of infantryman around a map though, I've still seen some people get into a tank and just clear out an entire flag point.

I don't think they're busted to the degree that tanks fear infantry more than infantry fears tanks, I think it's just a bit more balanced now that if you're in a tank, you need to stay on your toes a bit more often and not treat the game like you found easy mode all of a sudden.

 

[Arnie]

You don't actually control them though. I thought I heard you can only call in airstrikes, you can't actually fly any planes in BC2.

Yes, planes are not player controlled in BC2 and can only be called in for an airstrike. Thank god.

 

[The Faceless Master]

In TimeSplitters 2, R2 was secondary fire if I remember correctly, and myself and all my mates hated it.

TimeSplitters had this thing called 'controller configuration'

you could make any button shoot...

 

[Tokubetsu]

I agree armor was overpowering, but I wouldn’t go that far.
AT weapons were also much better in BF2, so a well coordinated squad could take care of a armor.
One of my favorite things was to run a tank hunter squad on the wide open maps; 3 ATs, an ammo guy and 2 medics.
We got to be pretty damn good with it, sure it wasn’t the best way to rack points (it’s still 1 or 2 kills), but it was fun and it could turn the tide of battle.

If anything, the biggest problem BF2 had in relation to vehicles was that you can repair nearby vehicles from inside a vehicle.
3 tanks with 3 engineers were almost unstoppable.

I completely forgot about engineer squads. That was always fun :lol . To be honest, I just don't remember a lot besides just getting completely owned majority of my time spent with the game. Not the tag I started playing under but the one I still play under once in awhile:
http://bf2s.com/player/43977432/

I still remember how it'd take fucking forever to rank up too :lol I don't think I ever got higher than Rank 8 or so. :lol

 

[Daigoro]

I will see you and back up and gun you down.

or just hop out and stab the goon to death.

The balance is horrible. Now tanks are basically equivalent to a a jeep with a machine gun with extra armor in an infantry fight. A tank can be taken out by a single person so easily, it is ridiculous that no one fears them at all. There should be a new saying now, "Never bring a tank to an infantry fight".

yeah, gotta disagree with this one as well.

tank-whoring is still in full effect in BF43

 

[The Faceless Master]

i can't believe some people think tanks are weak!

i thnk the problem is two things

1) they don't use the coax gun enough

2) they don't 'get' the trajectory on the shell yet

i've fought and beaten two enemy tanks with my one tank about a dozen times now, and even done it on foot twice because a lot of tank drivers just don't know what they're doing.

 

[Macho Madness]

Reinstalling BF1942 as I never took a good shot at it. Want to see if it still stacks up to 1943.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Reinstalling BF1942 as I never took a good shot at it. Want to see if it still stacks up to 1943.

Haha, I'm actually reinstalling 2 and 2142 (my personal favorite) at the moment. God damn you DICE.

 

[Macho Madness]

Haha, I'm actually reinstalling 2 and 2142 (my personal favorite) at the moment. God damn you DICE.

I have 2... but it's just... 2. Never bought any expansions. Any of those worth it?

I have the 1942 collection, which comes with Vietnam. Anyone like Vietnam?

 

[Known Shippable]

Dropping bombs from the single plane doesn't do enough damage. I've stood no further than 10 feet when one hit and I didn't lose any health. I find the grenades have more splash damage.

 

[Kibbles]

All this complaining about the tank, pff. I just got nearly 800pts and a total of 23 kills. Not all of them were from the tank, but I'd say a good portion of it was. I'd rather whore a tank around all day than be a douchebag and wait at the carrier for a plane while the rest of the team is trying to get back in the lead. I only used the plane when here and there when I saw 2 at the spawn and nobody was there. I got about 7 kills with with and 13 or so with the tank. The other 3 were the semi-auto rifle/greande launcher. :lol (I could be way off, just guessing)

 

[ZeMMiK]

The snipers of both teams can easily be confused. I was attacked by 4 enemies twice, and I killed them all with my Samurai Sword, I was just standing between them and nobody was attacking me!! After I sliced them up , I feeling myself a badass.
I finally can manage flying the plane, and bombed a couple of persons and tanks.
I think I really can play this for the coming summer weeks....

 

[Chichikov]

Yeah, I think I need to re-install BF2 as well.

i can't believe some people think tanks are weak!

i thnk the problem is two things

1) they don't use the coax gun enough

2) they don't 'get' the trajectory on the shell yet

i've fought and beaten two enemy tanks with my one tank about a dozen times now, and even done it on foot twice because a lot of tank drivers just don't know what they're doing.

My guess it that they’re just playing in 3rd person.
I know I did at first.

I have 2... but it's just... 2. Never bought any expansions. Any of those worth it?

I have the 1942 collection, which comes with Vietnam. Anyone like Vietnam?

Special Forces for sure.
In my opinion it’s the best incarnation of BF.
And I don’t like Vietnam that much (although it’s not nearly as bad some people make it, it’s still BF).

 

[Littleberu]

Is there a way to see the bombs drop when you're in a plane?

 

[Stoney Mason]

All this complaining about the tank, pff. I just got nearly 800pts and a total of 23 kills. Not all of them were from the tank, but I'd say a good portion of it was. I'd rather whore a tank around all day than be a douchebag and wait at the carrier for a plane while the rest of the team is trying to get back in the lead. I only used the plane when here and there when I saw 2 at the spawn and nobody was there. I got about 7 kills with with and 13 or so with the tank. The other 3 were the semi-auto rifle/greande launcher. :lol (I could be way off, just guessing)

Agreed. At worse the thing you could call a tank is power armor. You move faster. And you have more health because you can always bail after the tank takes serious damage and finish people off on foot. Repair your tank. And then be on your way again.

And just as a tip popping out of a tank to surprise an infantry attacker is a good move sometimes anyway.

 

[Tokubetsu]

I also own SF. I enjoyed it a lot, the night maps were great even if a bit unpopular If I remember correctly. Knowing when and how to use night vision made everything cooler haha. Nothing like sneaking up on enemies in the dark

 

[bigGIRLSblouse]

All this complaining about the tank, pff. I just got nearly 800pts and a total of 23 kills. Not all of them were from the tank, but I'd say a good portion of it was. I'd rather whore a tank around all day than be a douchebag and wait at the carrier for a plane while the rest of the team is trying to get back in the lead. I only used the plane when here and there when I saw 2 at the spawn and nobody was there. I got about 7 kills with with and 13 or so with the tank. The other 3 were the semi-auto rifle/greande launcher. :lol (I could be way off, just guessing)

Yep , just finished a 21 kill game and I bet 17 were while in the tank.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Holy shit I am in a game with Major Nelson right now? :lol
Wait, does his gamertag have a space or not, because this guy does...
If it's him, he finished last on his team with 2 kills and 33 points.

 

[The Faceless Master]

<3 Tanks

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Is there a way to see the bombs drop when you're in a plane?

swith to external view before dropping them, you'll be able to see part of the trajectory.
Just remember not to fly into something while doing this.

 

[Eaten By A Grue]

I have the 1942 collection, which comes with Vietnam. Anyone like Vietnam?

BF:V has the greatest soundtrack known to mankind. Also the winching of vehicles with helicopters is awesome as well, there is nothing like plummeting teammates to their deaths in the jungle below by letting them go while flying high up. Not to mention the communist propaganda being played on the loudspeakers in some levels. "G.I. Joe, your country does not love you, go back home. G.I. Joe your fellow men have abandoned you, surrender now."

 

[Parham]

Holy shit I am in a game with Major Nelson right now? :lol
Wait, does his gamertag have a space or not, because this guy does...
If it's him, he finished last on his team with 2 kills and 33 points.

Major Nelson
Online
Playing Battlefield 1943™

Yup

 

[The Faceless Master]

Holy shit I am in a game with Major Nelson right now? :lol
Wait, does his gamertag have a space or not, because this guy does...
If it's him, he finished last on his team with 2 kills and 33 points.

well, he mentioned on ... ugh.. twitter .. that he had to record footage for Inside Xbox.. so maybe you'll see yourself in the episode!

 

[Tokubetsu]

BF:V has the greatest soundtrack known to mankind. Also the winching of vehicles with helicopters is awesome as well, there is nothing like plummeting teammates to their deaths in the jungle below by letting them go while flying high up. Not to mention the communist propaganda being played on the loudspeakers in some levels. "G.I. Joe, your country does not love you, go back home. G.I. Joe your fellow men have abandoned you, surrender now."

Glad I wasn't the only one who enjoyed that. As far as setting/atmosphere goes, Vietnam takes the cake easy for me. Probably one of the reasons I liked 2142 so much is DICE is great when they spend time on an actual setting.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Is there a way to see the bombs drop when you're in a plane?

down on the d-pad shows behind you.

 

[Wizpig]

If it's him, he finished last on his team with 2 kills and 33 points.

:lol

 

[shintoki]

<3 Tanks

Rifle Superior <3

 

[xbhaskarx]

well, he mentioned on ... ugh.. twitter .. that he had to record footage for Inside Xbox.. so maybe you'll see yourself in the episode!

:lol
His team won on Guadalcanal, I wrote that message when the round ended, and then he was gone next game.

(crappy iPhone pic taken while I was still playing, fuck it my team sucked, we couldn't even beat Major Nelson with his 2 kills)

 

[Brakara]

Dropping bombs from the single plane doesn't do enough damage. I've stood no further than 10 feet when one hit and I didn't lose any health. I find the grenades have more splash damage.

Bombs from planes are for busting tanks. The machine guns are for wasting infantry.

 

[Screaming_Gremlin]

Glad I wasn't the only one who enjoyed that. As far as setting/atmosphere goes, Vietnam takes the cake easy for me. Probably one of the reasons I liked 2142 so much is DICE is great when they spend time on an actual setting.

Yeah, Vietnam had some great atmoshphere, and as mentioned, a great soundtack. Any game that lets you fly a helicopter really needs to have Ride of the Valkyries in the soundtrack. Unfortunately, despite all of that, I never really got into Vietnam. I think I was still too obsessed with Desert Combat (I heart Lost Village).

Also, you guys were definitely right about map order in this game. I just played Wake Island 5 times in a row.

 

[Chittagong]

I don't understand the website for stats, it just gives me

You are not authorized to access this page.

even if i'm signed in

or is this another "DICE / EA" flawless execution?

 

[Eaten By A Grue]

Glad I wasn't the only one who enjoyed that. As far as setting/atmosphere goes, Vietnam takes the cake easy for me. Probably one of the reasons I liked 2142 so much is DICE is great when they spend time on an actual setting.

I actually liked BF:V better then BF1942. If I were to rate the ones I own, BF:V > BF:1942 > BF:2 > BF:1943 > BF:2142

 

[Tokubetsu]

I don't understand the website for stats, it just gives me



even if i'm signed in

or is this another "DICE / EA" flawless execution?

They had to take it down for "optimization" because it was getting hammered to shit.

 

[Alex]

I wish I could snipe, I always get picked to death by good snipers in all these games and every time I try I am so bad at it. :lol Can't hit a moving target to save my life.

But I do disagree with the notion of the tanks being underpowered. Two good players in a tank can go on an utter rampage. Me and a friend both pick Infantry and it's amazing the shit you can get away with.

Still surprised that barely anyone uses the dynamite though after all of the hype lately on forums and videos like before. When I play the Scout, 70% of my kills are from dynamite, 29% from melee, 1% from "other" be it pistol or sniper rifle.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Stupid POS is still crashing. ...sigh

 

[Broadbandito]

Dr Evil and myself have been pwning :lol

 

[EazyB]

http://i28.tinypic.com/23li9gi.jpg

<3 Tanks

I'm nearing 200 tank efficiencies

 

[Chittagong]

Are the awards broken? I killed five enemies with an air raid but I haven't got any air raid awards. Also, I could swear I've melee killed at least a dozen enemies, no award either. I wonder if they'll pop all once or something.

 

[Chittagong]

I'm nearing 200 tank efficiencies

holy shit how many hours do you play a day? the game has been out like, a week.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Rifle Superior <3

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/ShinotoTenken/PICT0079.jpg

it's a lot easier to say that when there isn't a tank rolling over the hill on the horizon!

i still don't have 50 kills with the rifleman's rifle lol...
<- rocket grenade whore

I'm nearing 200 tank efficiencies

now that's what i'm talkin' 'bout!

what's up with all these other people having problems using tanks to kill?!

Are the awards broken? I killed five enemies with an air raid but I haven't got any air raid awards. Also, I could swear I've melee killed at least a dozen enemies, no award either. I wonder if they'll pop all once or something.

in a round? the 4 melee kills and 4 air raid kills are in a single round.

 

[Chittagong]

it's a lot easier to say that when there isn't a tank rolling over the hill on the horizon!

i still don't have 50 kills with the rifleman's rifle lol...
<- rocket grenade whore


now that's what i'm talkin' 'bout!

what's up with all these other people having problems using tanks to kill?!


in a round? the 4 melee kills and 4 air raid kills are in a single round.

yeah I killed 5 enemies at one single, awesome air raid, but haven't got any awards at all :-(

 

[Ten-Song]

it's a lot easier to say that when there isn't a tank rolling over the hill on the horizon!

i still don't have 50 kills with the rifleman's rifle lol...
<- rocket grenade whore

I talked a lot of shit about rifle grenades at first, but now that I'm getting the hang of them, they're really growing on me. Last night on Wake island, I found a bunch of snipers (like four of them) camping from ONE spot to spawn kill my team. One itty bitty rifle grenade and OH SHIT LOOK HOW MANY POINTS I GOT!

 

[Tokubetsu]

I talked a lot of shit about rifle grenades at first, but now that I'm getting the hang of them, they're really growing on me. Last night on Wake island, I found a bunch of snipers (like four of them) camping from ONE spot to spawn kill my team. One itty bitty rifle grenade and OH SHIT LOOK HOW MANY POINTS I GOT!

I killed a jeep on Wake Island with the rifle grenade. They stalled on a hill and were rolling down. Full jeep too :lol

 

[Chris R]

How do I mute people on the PS3 version? I usually don't mind people talking, but everyone now and then I need to mute an idiot and haven't found out how to yet. Last game I played one idiot was just playing music (horrible music).

As little as I score, and don't help the team, ect, I just love to snipe people all day long. Usually can use my Guadalcanal boat trick for a few minuets before the other team finally gets me, and then ALL of their snipers are in the boat :lol :lol :lol