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Exterous

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To be honest I wish they did the uncap thing differently. I really miss being able to run in and steal the enemy's vehicle.

you still can, you just need a jeep though to get in and out faster, and of course it only works now on air assets where you arent in uncap if you are in an air vehicle

:hmm:

Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTSPhoLaEkI

Oh, and I can't wait for it.

Looks awesome - although I predict my K/D will suffer as I continue to drive my tank straight into the middle of the enemy forces heedless of how badly I am outnumbered
 

Canbacon

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Mountains, snow, trees, and an AC130, OH MY!!!

That looks pretty frickin' sweet, it will be a nice change of pace.

I bet some of those new assignments will be jet related......which means Ill never accomplish them. LOL

Haha, we are ground pounders. Let everyone else take the sky while we have fun on the ice.

I guess I need to start practicing long range m98 shots.
 

sigurros81

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This Armoured Kill trailer got me all moist.

Edit: Oh, I'm also ready to be constantly blinded by the sun/snow/explosions combo.
 

skipsneeky2

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lol yea after over 300 of playing hours i have....3 kills with the jet

Same here,but i can't fly for nothing.

Same can be said about knifing,but every time i find a camper ready for the knife i get all excited and just blast them a new a**hole as fast as humanly possible.:D
 

Destiny

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Can't wait to use the mobile artillary & AC 130 to rain death at enemy's spawn (or close to it)! Reminds me of BF 1942 days...:sneaky:
 
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marrr

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I bet the snow map was finished before BF3 came out.
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https://twitter.com/repi/status/225977358149091328
 

Childs

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Destiny

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nah ill prob end up crashing the plane myself before you can shoot me

LOL... I am the same... I can say I am an above average jet pilot, tend to crash - the towers/pole and the ground are OP! They nerfed the towers a few patches ago where you can fly through the top half at least...:D
 

sigurros81

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For anyone who's a pro jet pilot, what do you guys use to control? I was wondering about picking up a Logigech joystick on my way home from work and give it a whirl.
 

llee

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For anyone who's a pro jet pilot, what do you guys use to control? I was wondering about picking up a Logigech joystick on my way home from work and give it a whirl.

I use the tradition keyboard & mouse setup, with the pitch up mapped to the space bar. IMO, joysticks and controllers are too 'sluggish' to be effective.
 

DeadFred

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For anyone who's a pro jet pilot, what do you guys use to control? I was wondering about picking up a Logigech joystick on my way home from work and give it a whirl.
Save your money........I tried one (logitech extreme 3d pro) and flew even worse than ever. :'(

Well to be honest it did help me fly a jet a little better, but helis (which I can fly somewhat) were really awkward as I couldnt get all my buttons to map correctly. I also wasnt able to get the on foot controls using mouse and keyboard to cooperate well with the flight stick. Maybe its just that particular stick or maybe its just me being clueless as to how to properly set it up, but it was just too aggravating for me to fool with so I gave up.
 

DeadFred

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I use the tradition keyboard & mouse setup, with the pitch up mapped to the space bar. IMO, joysticks and controllers are too 'sluggish' to be effective.
This is what I use for jets too, but I just plain suck as a pilot. The only way I was able to get the jet unlocks was to use the F35 like a heli and hover to cap flags. I think I have a total of 2 jet kills! LOL
 

DeadFred

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lol preemptively defending your stats is always a bad sign. I assume since you play engineer most of the time you are a team player. I would probably have .5 -1.0 higher kd if I didnt play engr the first few months. So many deaths repairing and taking on vehicles....
If you have Premium you can reset your stats. Here is the message you will recieve before confirming a reset:

These statistics will be permanently reset:


  • Score/Min
  • W/L ratio
  • Accuracy
  • K/D ratio
All Time Statistics and all other values will be unaffected
After reset, the affected values may take up to 20 rounds of gameplay before fully appearing.
Your "real" stats will remain at the bottom of the battlelog stats page under "All Time Statistics".

I reset mine just for kicks during the 2XP week and had a 1,700+ SPM for a while. :D
 

Anubis

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tbqhwy.com
If you have Premium you can reset your stats. Here is the message you will recieve before confirming a reset:

Your "real" stats will remain at the bottom of the battlelog stats page under "All Time Statistics".

I reset mine just for kicks during the 2XP week and had a 1,700+ SPM for a while. :D

nice i didnt realize they stayed as all time, i was thinking about resetting mine to see where they sit now vs how bad i was when the game came out
 

Canbacon

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If you have Premium you can reset your stats. Here is the message you will recieve before confirming a reset:

Your "real" stats will remain at the bottom of the battlelog stats page under "All Time Statistics".

I reset mine just for kicks during the 2XP week and had a 1,700+ SPM for a while. :D

Damn, that is why I saw you jump up. :p
 

Childs

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If you have Premium you can reset your stats. Here is the message you will recieve before confirming a reset:

Your "real" stats will remain at the bottom of the battlelog stats page under "All Time Statistics".

I reset mine just for kicks during the 2XP week and had a 1,700+ SPM for a while. :D

I look at the stats, but don't care enough to reset them. I guess if they were worse I would be tempted, but its not like you get a medal or something for having good stats. Only thing that kinda bugs me is my accuracy, cause I'm a good shot. Its not a reflection of my play, only that I waste ammo shooting at vehicles just to say f you. :D
 

Canbacon

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Its not a reflection of my play, only that I waste ammo shooting at vehicles just to say f you. :D

Haha, I do that too. I actually got a kill doing that as one of the passengers got out at the exact spot I was shooting.
 

sigurros81

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I use the tradition keyboard & mouse setup, with the pitch up mapped to the space bar. IMO, joysticks and controllers are too 'sluggish' to be effective.

Oh nice, I did not even think about the binding key to pitch up. I got fed up with constantly having to spam my mouse hand. I fly with Keyboard and Mouse with the helicopter and it is by far the best way to fly for me, I am trying to get better with jets, but I find it is a much higher learning curve so I was wondering if Joystick is a viable option. I'm going to rebind a few keys for jets to see if it helps. Thanks for the heads up.