The AT Battlefield 4 F.A.Q., News, and Discussion thread

[TallBill]

When someone revives you while you are in a menu, you cannot accept or decline the revive, or reploy. You are stuck in the in between state and need to quit.

Have never had that happen... I guess be quicker with the accept or deny?

 

[LtMikePowelll]

No, its not about quicker on the accept or deny, the bug is about when you already pass the killcam and into the deploy screen and got revive, therefore stuck with no way to do anything.

 

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I mostly play as eng. or support. I like to rush. I am guy who will keep trying to arm objectives so I mostly use silencers on all my load-outs. I use PBS-4 SUPPRESSOR on my PKP with deafult iron sight and ERGO GRIP + some green laser. they work like charm for me.

same way ump 45 + silencer used to work in bf3..

I was wondering if people could suggest me other such load out for me to try.

 

[Childs]

No, its not about quicker on the accept or deny, the bug is about when you already pass the killcam and into the deploy screen and got revive, therefore stuck with no way to do anything.

Yeah, happened to me twice when we were playing.

And Vulgar is right, UCAV/SUAV has killed rush.

 

[LtMikePowelll]

Man, that UCAV instant reload glitch need to be fix soon, me and Childs were playing on =U= Rock server and there was a guy using UCAV all the time scoring 20-30 or even more to nothing, it was very annoying to get kill by him and not able to be return fire.

Sorry for complain about that guys too much Childs. Because I feel frustrated if I get killed by something that I can't countered back.

 

[Childs]

Man, that UCAV instant reload glitch need to be fix soon, me and Childs were playing on =U= Rock server and there was a guy using UCAV all the time scoring 20-30 or even more to nothing, it was very annoying to get kill by him and not able to be return fire.

Sorry for complain about that guys too much Childs. Because I feel frustrated if I get killed by something that I can't countered back.

No worries. That guy sucked all the fun out of the game. We should have paid attention to how the exploit works so we could have done it to that bastard. That was just as frustrating! hahaha

 

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Have never had that happen... I guess be quicker with the accept or deny?

it happens if someone revives you and you are at menu - changing load-outs, squads etc. only option is to quit game and rejoin server.

 

[DeadFred]

it happens if someone revives you and you are at menu - changing load-outs, squads etc. only option is to quit game and rejoin server.

Last time it happened to me I wasnt even in the menu, I was simply tabbing to check my score.

 

[DeadFred]

No worries. That guy sucked all the fun out of the game. We should have paid attention to how the exploit works so we could have done it to that bastard. That was just as frustrating! hahaha

Exactly! I can never get the CUAV to reload more than 3-4 times and it takes forever to do that. I dont have the patience to fool with something like that, but if I could reload it instantly.....Id suck the fun out of some games too!!! :biggrin:

 

[Anubis]

Man, that UCAV instant reload glitch need to be fix soon, me and Childs were playing on =U= Rock server and there was a guy using UCAV all the time scoring 20-30 or even more to nothing, it was very annoying to get kill by him and not able to be return fire.

Sorry for complain about that guys too much Childs. Because I feel frustrated if I get killed by something that I can't countered back.

all they need to do it change it so that the UCAV only reloads from the commander dropped resupply crates

 

[DeadFred]

I think the game would be much better without commanders. It really sucks how they give away your position all the time with their constant UAVs, not too mention being designated a HVT. Makes going suppressed pointless and flanking near impossible on some maps. Besides no one listens to them anyhow, so whats the point?

 

[Anubis]

I mostly play as eng. or support. I like to rush. I am guy who will keep trying to arm objectives so I mostly use silencers on all my load-outs. I use PBS-4 SUPPRESSOR on my PKP with deafult iron sight and ERGO GRIP + some green laser. they work like charm for me.

same way ump 45 + silencer used to work in bf3..

I was wondering if people could suggest me other such load out for me to try.

if you wanna run a PDW the MP7 + laser + susp is a hip firing monster

 

[Phanuel]

Yeah, I've been trying to progress through PDWs so see which ones I like. Got the UMP-45 up to the suppressor and the MP7 up to it as well. Keep trying the P90 but it's got just ridiculous vertical recoil it's worthless. Was working on the PDW-R but its rate of fire is just so 'meh' compared to the MP7.

The MP7 was probably the easiest and most effective PDW of the ones I've tried. Ridiculous hip fire, insane rate of fire, easily controllable.

Avoid the CBJ-MS, jesus that thing is completely worthless. It's like a shotgun except that it only shares the spread and not the fact that a shotgun is 7-11 pellets at once. This thing just shotguns spreads out 1 pellet at a time. Horrible horrible horrible spread.

 

[Canbacon]

Yeah, I've been trying to progress through PDWs so see which ones I like. Got the UMP-45 up to the suppressor and the MP7 up to it as well. Keep trying the P90 but it's got just ridiculous vertical recoil it's worthless. Was working on the PDW-R but its rate of fire is just so 'meh' compared to the MP7.

The MP7 was probably the easiest and most effective PDW of the ones I've tried. Ridiculous hip fire, insane rate of fire, easily controllable.

Avoid the CBJ-MS, jesus that thing is completely worthless. It's like a shotgun except that it only shares the spread and not the fact that a shotgun is 7-11 pellets at once. This thing just shotguns spreads out 1 pellet at a time. Horrible horrible horrible spread.

Yup, the CBJ-MS is horrible, I only used it for the assignment.

The PDW-R is actually better for the longer range shots where the other PDW's loose effectiveness at. However, it is worse than using a carbine. The P90 is a great up close hip fire weapon.

Still, the UMP45 or the MP7 are the top class weapons for PDW's. If you need more long range damage, just switch to a carbine.

 

[moonbogg]

That UCAV is funny. I was getting spammed by a guy hiding way behind some buildings on Shanghai, so I moved to a different rooftop and shot his ass by surprise.

 

[Exterous]

At the same time, they mentioned, but did not quantify, the benefit of SSDs on load times. I agree with what others have said in this thread: loading BF4 off of a hard drive is so slow that you can't help but think it has crashed while loading. Running off of an SSD is tolerable, but still much slower than BF3. Perhaps DICE will tweak that a bit in future updates.

I have a Samsung 840 and am almost always the first or second into the game. Its still very surprising to me that there are so many people not running an SSD for this game given that it requires a fair bit of hardware to run in the first place.

I still think its somehow related to playing with people on your friends list. I dont think I've crashed while playing by myself. At least it seems like the chances are higher. I know I crash more when I'm playing with McLovin (aka Barry). Its to the point where I noticed it, just like Exterous says he only crashes when playing with me. :biggrin: I usually witness junkiefp (busyman333) and AznAnarchy99's crashes too.

Yeah - stop doing that jerk! I definitely crash when playing with people on the friends list more often. Its been a bit more reliable lately though - even with you

Yup. HMG is what I use for anti-infantry work. The main gun is only really useful for destroying cover, and trying to splash someone you know where they are behind cover.

With some practice the main gun can be pretty good against infantry but the splash is pretty limited. My bigger complaint is the lack of elevation on the weapons. I've gotten two choppers with the main gun (There really needs to be a ribbon or something for that) but its not easy due to the lack of main gun or MG elevation

 

[Exterous]

I'm geting disconnected from every single match I join tonight, have tried about ten servers and have only managed to finish a single round.

Had no problems with BF3 with same exact internet connection and pc.

It's driving me nuts.

Anything I should try?

Do you leave a browser open for long periods of time even if you're not logged in to Origin? If so, try closing all of them and then connecting again. I didn't really use to have a problem with this but something recently seems to have changed

djnsmith7 suggested this to me and it seems to have helped me a lot

 

[uclaLabrat]

Yup, the CBJ-MS is horrible, I only used it for the assignment.

The PDW-R is actually better for the longer range shots where the other PDW's loose effectiveness at. However, it is worse than using a carbine. The P90 is a great up close hip fire weapon.

Still, the UMP45 or the MP7 are the top class weapons for PDW's. If you need more long range damage, just switch to a carbine.

P90 with laser and suppressor is a better CQW than a shotty, for me at least

 

[Midwayman]

I have a Samsung 840 and am almost always the first or second into the game. Its still very surprising to me that there are so many people not running an SSD for this game given that it requires a fair bit of hardware to run in the first place.

With some practice the main gun can be pretty good against infantry but the splash is pretty limited. My bigger complaint is the lack of elevation on the weapons. I've gotten two choppers with the main gun (There really needs to be a ribbon or something for that) but its not easy due to the lack of main gun or MG elevation

Yah, I have it installed on my SSD as well, just a M4 though. I'm always 1st or 2nd into games it seems. Means I get pick of vehicles and can almost cap a point or set a mcom before the mechanical disk people load in.


Tank gun low ROF, low splash, and ammo pool all means its pretty much my last choice when fighting infantry. If I have it up and see them, I'll take the shot and immediately switch to HMG. BF3 I found you could use the main gun well enough that you could use the 2ndary for guided shell or something. Not the case in BF4 unless you know you'll have a gunner or be support by team-mates. Along with the attack chopper, it got hit heavily with the nerf bat.

 

[lozina]

No worries. That guy sucked all the fun out of the game. We should have paid attention to how the exploit works so we could have done it to that bastard. That was just as frustrating! hahaha

Yeah there is some sort of bug allowing instant reload of UCAV's... I had it happen to me once on Dragon Pass by accident and have no idea why it happened or why it stopped happening. It lasted for about 2 minutes.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

There is no instant reload bug for the UCAV. The bug is that when you change weapons, drop ammo packs, basically do anything the reload timer resets.

If you just stand there on your ammo pack you can reload the UCAV basically every 20-25 seconds. Just make sure you don't do anything that interrupts the reload time and you can let the OP spam fun ensue.

I've gone 49-1 with the UCAV. Most rounds are 20 to 30-0 depending on the map and how many other people are spamming UCAV and stealing my kills.

 

[lozina]

There is no instant reload bug for the UCAV. The bug is that when you change weapons, drop ammo packs, basically do anything the reload timer resets.

If you just stand there on your ammo pack you can reload the UCAV basically every 20-25 seconds. Just make sure you don't do anything that interrupts the reload time and you can let the OP spam fun ensue.

I've gone 49-1 with the UCAV. Most rounds are 20 to 30-0 depending on the map and how many other people are spamming UCAV and stealing my kills.

If it didn't actually happen to me I would be inclined to agree with you. But it did and it certainly was not due to switching weapons. I was able to go back to back UCAVs for several salvos it was very odd

 

[DeadFred]

Yup, the CBJ-MS is horrible, I only used it for the assignment.

UGH, I hate to hear that since Im getting ready to start that part of the assignment. Ill probably go to a hardcore Domination server to speed things up a bit.

 

[96Firebird]

There is no instant reload bug for the UCAV. The bug is that when you change weapons, drop ammo packs, basically do anything the reload timer resets.

This video shows otherwise...

 

[Childs]

I think the game would be much better without commanders. It really sucks how they give away your position all the time with their constant UAVs, not too mention being designated a HVT. Makes going suppressed pointless and flanking near impossible on some maps. Besides no one listens to them anyhow, so whats the point?

Man, I hate the HVT thing so much, especially when I'm in a funk then start putting a lot of kills together. Of course I see that freaking HVT message. BF is designed by a bunch of scrub players. Pretty soon we are going to see juggernaut in some form.

Yeah - stop doing that jerk! I definitely crash when playing with people on the friends list more often. Its been a bit more reliable lately though - even with you

haha I haven't joined on you since you brought it up, but sometimes a bunch of us are on the same server then you disappear, and I know I'm going to be blamed! But then I also noticed its usually after I kill you. :biggrin: But I think there might be a difference between being on the same server and joining someone's game. Maybe I should enable the Origin overlay as well. I turned it off and all origin notifications.