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Capt Caveman

Capt Caveman

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Who the hell at Dice thought it was a good idea to not allow you to spawn and move around while waiting for the minimum number of players to start a round?

Wanted to practice the jets and helos but couldn't spawn, so stupid.
 
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acx

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zerocool84 said:
I don't know if it's just my system but Operation Firestorm ran super choppy for me. Sometimes almost unplayable.
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Some of the larger maps require 2GB of main system memory. I saw my system memory usage go up over 5GB with just origin and a couple of browser tabs open playing on canals.
 
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VulgarDisplay

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Apr 3, 2009
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How are you guys not raging hardcore because of the horrible mouse input the game now has?

The beta controlled perfectly. Now anytime you move your mouse the negative acceleration rapes your twitch skills. I've tried it with RAW mouse input on and off, and it's just horrible. Longest thread on the forums is about this issue.

I can't hardly force myself to play until they fix this.
 
JTsyo

JTsyo

Lifer
Nov 18, 2007
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Capt Caveman said:
Who the hell at Dice thought it was a good idea to not allow you to spawn and move around while waiting for the minimum number of players to start a round?

Wanted to practice the jets and helos but couldn't spawn, so stupid.
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that was my plan to try helicopters. Think it's a server option though.
 
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realjetavenger

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gorcorps said:
I really wish there was an easy way to start my own empty private server just to get a hang of flying. I jumped into a jet and none of the controls seemed to do what the map said they should.
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Kinda like the "single player" maps where you played against AI in bf2? That would be another option as I used them to do exactly what you're talking about as well as learn some of the maps (at least the smaller versions of all the maps) before heading into mp.
 
JTsyo

JTsyo

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realjetavenger said:
Kinda like the "single player" maps where you played against AI in bf2? That would be another option as I used them to do exactly what you're talking about as well as learn some of the maps (at least the smaller versions of all the maps) before heading into mp.
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I think some kind of training would have served better for SP than a cheap story arc. Give you a chance to try out weapons and vehicles. Maybe some squad battles vs AI.
 
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airdata

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Damn!!!

I went to bed early last night thinking that I was going to have to wait til today to play it since i can't be waiting til 2am to play a game online...
 
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Zargon

Lifer
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VulgarDisplay said:
How are you guys not raging hardcore because of the horrible mouse input the game now has?

The beta controlled perfectly. Now anytime you move your mouse the negative acceleration rapes your twitch skills. I've tried it with RAW mouse input on and off, and it's just horrible. Longest thread on the forums is about this issue.

I can't hardly force myself to play until they fix this.
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that explains why I had a slew of MVP badges in the beta and am midpack now :(

doesnt help that I was about to go to bed exhausted and noticed everyone on the tugboat and jumped in
 
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MajorMullet

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Played a couple rounds this morning before work. Amazing game, I'll definitely be playing this one for a very long time.

I did encounter a bug that I think is because I'm running it in surround. I was playing on some "normal mode" servers and the friend/foe indicators over people's heads don't work all of the time. When I do see them they're all stretched out.

But at least I have my HUD now - it didn't work in surround in the beta. And the HUD is centered on my middle screen so that's awesome.
 
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imaheadcase

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May 9, 2005
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I play on a GTX 580, and was getting terrible fps in lots of maps. Disable AA and HBAO literally doubled my fps with everything else on Ultra. I don't notice a difference to with those 2 disabled.
 
KaOTiK

KaOTiK

Lifer
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Saw this on another forum and totally agree with it.

LtY5H.jpg
 
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hondaf17

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ViviTheMage said:
where, specifically?
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In the actual program click one of the drop-down menu icons (either the question mark, or the little other one, near top right of program). One of the options from that drop-down will be redeem code. Took me awhile to find it too.
 
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hondaf17

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Played for about 4 hours late last night. Had an absolute blast. Much, much more polished than the beta. Textures and graphics are amazing and the game ran great on my new GB 6950 (better than I was expecting after all the data from beta, etc). I agree with above poster, turning off msaa is a big help in FPS.

My only gripe is squads are still a little tricky and it is very hard for me to tell where I am spawning. When I select a spawn point it's hard to tell where the flashing circle is - sometimes there's too much chaos and I'm just guessing where I'll spawn. But that's a very minor gripe. For a huge day 1 release everything seemed to go wonderfully.
 
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gregulator

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KaOTiK said:
Saw this on another forum and totally agree with it.
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I would agree. It is really hard for me to see what the F is going on. I used to look at the minimap all the time to figure out where enemies were, where people need help etc. I cannot seem to distinguish anything on there now. On top of that, there is a lot of chatter that doesn't seem to help, and I don't really hear (or see in a chat console) my commo rose commands. I can't wait to play with a squad where everyone has VOIP though, this game requires teamwork!

Also, are there any squad commands that you can perform with the map? Attack here? Defend here?
 
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datobin1

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Do you keep your beta soldier name or do you have to recreate it. I didn't get time to check before I left for work.
 
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Termie

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KaOTiK said:
Saw this on another forum and totally agree with it.

LtY5H.jpg
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I think the map is bugged. Bringing up the map by pressing "M" only enlarges the minimap that's always visible, it doesn't expand the field of view. That can't be what DICE meant to do.

Also, the squad selection is still bugged or at least confusing. I tried switching and kept being put back in the same squad. Maybe I was missing the magic combination of mouse clicks, but it's certainly not user-friendly.

Other than that, everything went smoothly. Looking forward to getting to the know the maps better.
 
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StormSide

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Can not find the Tugboat in search tell me server not found. Also the link to
server in the OP bad.

NM found it, but empty. Funny thing is you need to choose no regions for it to show up in search.
 
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