The AT Battlefield Bad Company 2 F.A.Q.

[HybridSquirrel]

I'm liking these new maps. Most of the maps that shipped with the game were way to small, but these are actually decent sized so it feels more like BF rather than Call of Duty.

agreed

 

[Bill Brasky]

sent you and minmaster friend requests

Same here. :awe:

 

[beginner99]

I'm liking these new maps. Most of the maps that shipped with the game were way to small, but these are actually decent sized so it feels more like BF rather than Call of Duty.

for me they are too large. just boring (Harvest day(acceptable) and heavy metal(complete crap)). I like Oasis but it's still rather big and the upper part of the map is in many games not really used. And I mean with 32 players.

 

[Baasha]

Unfortunately a lot of my buddies have moved away from BC2 so I'm looking for some new playmates who prefer Rush (I'll play some CQ, but I really prefer Rush) and really want to function as a tight-nit squad/team.

A lot of these new maps require a lot more teamwork than the other maps to have an effective attack squad in Rush - heck, I don't think I've even seen past the second set of MCOMs on Harvest because the defense has always won the handful of times I have played.

Let me know if you're interested, doesn't matter to me what rank/skill level you have as long as you're willing to play for the team we can help each other out and have a lot more fun .

Hey that sounds like a great idea!

I too would like to play with people cooperatively on a squad instead of random squadmates who act dumber than AI.

Please add me: Baasha (http://bfbcs.com/stats_pc/baasha)

 

[bunnyfubbles]

for me they are too large. just boring (Harvest day(acceptable) and heavy metal(complete crap)). I like Oasis but it's still rather big and the upper part of the map is in many games not really used. And I mean with 32 players.

I agree about Oasis, that map gets pretty amazing after the first two sets of MCOMs, problem is that its so wide open and the defense, at least IMO, gets too many tanks and even a chopper (wtf), every time I've played and gotten past the 2nd set of MCOMs it was because the teams were heavily unbalanced in favor of the attackers, and after the 2nd set of MCOMs it just gets 10x easier for the attackers because they have dozens and dozens of buildings to hide in and work their way up and through to the MCOMs, there's no way the defense can root out at the attackers and eliminate point spawns.

 

[SolidSnake42]

Ok, my one friend Jack is having problems with the game. He does not have it installed right now, but when he did and every time he went online he would supposedly rubber band all over the place, lag like crazy on any server. The thing is, I tried to find anyone else that has the same problem that is exactly like his and I can't find anything. Now he is too fucking stubborn to actually reinstall the game, update it and so on and try again. He pretty much said he will never play BC2 until they fix the networking issues. I have another friend that has a much crappier connection than his and I have a better connection than both of them and me and my other friend are fine to play online. Any ideas why my friend Jack is having so many problems?

 

[scooterlibby]

Loving the new maps!

 

[Demo24]

New maps are nice and all but I find them to be quite difficult on conquest. There's just very little cover so once your spotted and not near a building then you're pretty done for. These open maps make me miss prone more than anything. Sadly since everyone is in a tank/vehicle the only class usually worth using in most instances is engineer.

They do however work very well on my system. These maps actually give me the best performance. I guess that's due to a lack of many of the 'wind' elements like snow/dust.

 

[CrystalBay]

Oasis rocks the most , they are all are so different in gameplay.

 

[CrystalBay]

Oasis rocks the most , they are all are so different in gameplay.

Can you imagine Snowblind with FF on.

 

[zerocool84]

I finally played the new update and sights on G3 is awesome. I pwn everyone with it.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

New maps are nice and all but I find them to be quite difficult on conquest. There's just very little cover so once your spotted and not near a building then you're pretty done for. These open maps make me miss prone more than anything. Sadly since everyone is in a tank/vehicle the only class usually worth using in most instances is engineer.

They do however work very well on my system. These maps actually give me the best performance. I guess that's due to a lack of many of the 'wind' elements like snow/dust.

lol, just try playing these maps on Rush and moving in on an entrenched defense with next to no cover

 

[Termie]

I'm having a problem with screen freezes, so I thought I'd ask for some tips. I'm getting essentially 0fps for a second or two every ten minutes. My GPU usage drops to about 70% during that time (from 100%), and my CPU drops a similar amount during the exact same period.

Here's what I've changed to try to fix the problem:

(1) tried Catalyst versions 10.5, 10.6, 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11
(2) updated punkbuster
(3) changes audio settings from War Tapes to Hi-fi
(4) disabled hyperthreading
(5) changed virus scanner from AVG to Microsoft

One thing I've noticed is that since the update, one of my cores is pegged at 100% the whole time (except during the momentary screen freeze) while the others are under 50%. As long as I can remember before the latest update, I'd never have any cores hit 100% at any point in the game. I wonder if somehow a single core is getting hit with too high a load. Not necessarily the cause, but a clue?

It is definitely more frequent since the BC2 update, but it's possible it happened a few times before the update. Ideas?

Edit: I should add that I haven't changed my settings since the days when I could play hours without a blip: 1920x1200, 4xaa, 8xAF, DX11. I get a solid 55-60fps during gameplay, other than during the freezes. The only other things I can think of that cause such blips would be lack of memory buffer (I have 1GB, which should be enough) or crossfire/sli (I don't use it).

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I finally played the new update and sights on G3 is awesome. I pwn everyone with it.

Agreed

The M14 and G3 are now very much like the the T88S or VSS in terms of handling and damage, particularly comparing the T88S and M14. The VSS vs. the G3, the VSS has much better recoil characteristics however it has bullet drop which can actually give the G3 an advantage at long range.

No bullet drop on the regular weapons like the M14 and G3 make them pretty wicked for taking out snipers at bullet drop ranges, so I can understand why the devs were hesitant about implementing at least the ACOG into these weapons, however the sniper rifles with their better default and 12x scopes still have a huge advantage at really long ranges for skilled snipers who aren't just noobs cowering back in their own base.

I really wish they'd buff the T88S somehow, give it more ammo and/or an extended mag or slightly buff the damage. The SVU already nullifies using the T88S other than just trying to whore medals for it (SVU is identical except it has more ammo and is silenced) and the M14 has the same handling/damage characteristics only it has a hip crosshair and can be used with any class.

 

[Demo24]

I'm having a problem with screen freezes, so I thought I'd ask for some tips. I'm getting essentially 0fps for a second or two every ten minutes. My GPU usage drops to about 70% during that time (from 100%), and my CPU drops a similar amount during the exact same period.

Here's what I've changed to try to fix the problem:

(1) tried Catalyst versions 10.5, 10.6, 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11
(2) updated punkbuster
(3) changes audio settings from War Tapes to Hi-fi
(4) disabled hyperthreading
(5) changed virus scanner from AVG to Microsoft

One thing I've noticed is that since the update, one of my cores is pegged at 100% the whole time (except during the momentary screen freeze) while the others are under 50%. As long as I can remember before the latest update, I'd never have any cores hit 100% at any point in the game. I wonder if somehow a single core is getting hit with too high a load. Not necessarily the cause, but a clue?

It is definitely more frequent since the BC2 update, but it's possible it happened a few times before the update. Ideas?

Much different problem from what I was having. However disabling windows defender fixed my problems pretty quickly.

 

[Termie]

Much different problem from what I was having. However disabling windows defender fixed my problems pretty quickly.

Ok, I'll try that. Thanks.

 

[Bill Brasky]

bojinglebells

Good games tonight! That was fun! My new rage is using c4 like awesome grenades. :awe:

Bunnyfubbles, me, and two other guys I game with were owning too hard in Oasis conquest so I got balanced. He proceeds to kill me with the smoke launcher. I will have my revenge!!

 

[Termie]

Much different problem from what I was having. However disabling windows defender fixed my problems pretty quickly.

Ok, I'll try that. Thanks.

It turns out I didn't even have Windows Defender running, because Microsoft Security Essentials automatically disables it. And I just played with MSE disabled...glitched within 5 minutes. Maybe this weekend I'll try swapping in my GTX460 to see if it's my HD5850/drivers causing the problem.

By the way, I've sent friend requests to all of you who just listed your BC2 names. Mine's termie.

 

[Demo24]

Mine is my username here. I usually play on =E= servers cause they have low pings for me. Got plenty of time to play these days so it'd be nice to play with more ATOT'ers, I still wear my tag

 

[Capt Caveman]

twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2: "We are currently experiencing issues with #BFBC2 VIP Map Packs. We are working to resolve it ASAP."

Edit:

twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2: "#BFBC2 VIP Map Packs are now functioning properly. Get back to the Battlefield, soldiers!"

Looks like there are still numerous issues. EA Connection problems and Lag still persist.

 

[StormSide]

Looks like there are still numerous issues. EA Connection problems and Lag still persist.

That was like 5 days ago ... I never have any connection problems and only lag out once
in a great while on some overloaded 32 player servers.

I wish they would figure out whats going on and help the group of people who are having these problems....

 

[Bill Brasky]

That was like 5 days ago ... I never have any connection problems and only lag out once
in a great while on some overloaded 32 player servers.

I wish they would figure out whats going on and help the group of people who are having these problems....

ALL of my problems disappeared after I manually updated PB. Obviously won't help the CTD people, but it worked for me.

 

[GullyFoyle]

I saw this once in game months ago, and couldn't believe my eyes.

Well, here someone got it on video. "Prone" in BFBC2. Looks like they can't believe it either...

 

[RavenSEAL]

I honestly give up, 30mb/s optic fiber line and all i get is lag lag lag...i contacted EA and the best the dumbass costumer support dude said was, "i'm sorry, i can't do anything sir, please get a new computer".


It made me so angry that i was close to having to buy a new monitor.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Ha, that remind me when i made this sig for the BC2 forums