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

[ViviTheMage]

damn bc2 is 6.79 for the steam xmas sale

It was worth every penny @ $40

 

[stag3]

It was worth every penny @ $40

i paid 20 direct thru EA using coupon codes, but it's worth the 60 launch price

 

[GullyFoyle]

Another question - in one game, a Huey was dominating my team because we could never take it down despite huge amounts of small arms fire directed at it. They said they had two engies on board fixing it, and I could actually see that in the killcam (I was killed over and over by the Huey). But when I tried doing that for my team, I couldn't get our Huey fixed from inside. I pointed my blowtorch in all directions. What's the trick for that?

Haven't gotten a definitive answer, but I have heard these theories:

--In the right hand side passenger seat, look forward and down to repair
--The helicopter has to be hovering, close to level for repairs to work

 

[minmaster]

just got my vietnam code... tried to load the server browser and it locked up...
is this happening to others?

 

[Zargon]

yeah.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Only downside is that bolt-action sniper rifles are a bit underpowered without 1 hit kill. You basically only get to kill campers expect on wide open maps. Eg. an akaban or m16 with 4x scope is often more effective than a sniper rifle.

I disagree, bolt actions in normal take a maximum of two shots to bring down a target unless you don't have magnum and they have body armor and/or are sitting on a ton of health kits, and can still one-shot-kill with head-shots regardless of magnum or body armor.

Thus sniping will take significantly more skill in normal because you not only have to move from one spot to another (or risk getting retaliation killed) but you also have to have better aim.

But for the most part are still very well balanced. They are still insta-gib in CQC even in normal.

It seems rare that you can out shoot someone in this game when they see you first and get the first shot off, not impossible, but usually you should be a dead man. And when you dont kill someone when you shoot first it typically feels like you were cheated. A long winded way of saying I really dont see the difference between normal and hardcore in that regard. The person who would miss the burst shot in hardcore will likely miss multiple bursts in normal mode. It may take less to kill someone, but the ratios are probably the same. I just dont like losing the mini map, spotting, etc, but especially the mini map. I played on a HC server the other day by accident and I couldn't even find the objectives! I also typically end up tk'ing a lot with FF on. Too much detail on the screen to differentiate friend and foe, unlike Halo (red and blue). Shoot first, let the server sort them out is my style, but that doesnt lend itself to hardcore.

Its definitely much MUCH easier for a good player to survive after getting hit by a few bullets. By keeping close to cover the first signs of damage usually mean you can just duck behind that cover and then react to the situation.

It also means you can risk exposing yourself more often when moving from cover to cover as there is a far greater chance you'll make it before being brought down, again, promoting less camping and more action.

Another question - in one game, a Huey was dominating my team because we could never take it down despite huge amounts of small arms fire directed at it. They said they had two engies on board fixing it, and I could actually see that in the killcam (I was killed over and over by the Huey). But when I tried doing that for my team, I couldn't get our Huey fixed from inside. I pointed my blowtorch in all directions. What's the trick for that?

Haven't gotten a definitive answer, but I have heard these theories:

--In the right hand side passenger seat, look forward and down to repair
--The helicopter has to be hovering, close to level for repairs to work

Keeping the chopper level is the only trick you need, I usually just aim up to repair.

 

[GullyFoyle]

just got my vietnam code... tried to load the server browser and it locked up...
is this happening to others?

I think mixing the official Vietnam Expansion release date with a BFBC2 $7 sale on Steam is the first sign of the apocalypse...

 

[minmaster]

yea server overload... i'm having a hard time populating my server browser...

good thing that steam sale is over for bc2.

 

[Zargon]

its still like 15 or 20, but not 7!

played a few rounds with zaitsev

got 3 tank kills with the UAV....i never use it....but no one else was and they werent paying me much attention!

 

[Termie]

Haven't gotten a definitive answer, but I have heard these theories:

--In the right hand side passenger seat, look forward and down to repair
--The helicopter has to be hovering, close to level for repairs to work

Keeping the chopper level is the only trick you need, I usually just aim up to repair.

Unfortunately, that means that if the pilot doesn't know this trick (or doesn't know you're trying to repair), you have to try to get his attention with in-game chat, which is unlikely while he's flying. I can confirm that when I tried repairing yesterday, the pilot was banking the chopper the entire time I was trying to repair, due to the heavy gunfire we were receiving.

 

[Baasha]

Perhaps you are trying to enter the code the wrong way. It was not how I expected it. Don't log in, then select Redeem Code from the Multiplayer menu. Instead follow the instructions from the e-mail you got with the code:

Redemption Instructions
1) Install the latest Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 patch to have the Vietnam menu item available on the main menu screen.
2) Click the Vietnam menu item.
3) Enter your activation code into the code redemption box and click "Redeem Code" to begin playing Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 Vietnam.

If that is not it, make sure you are not confusing any "ohs" with "zeroes".
I entered my code in all upper case (like my code), and included the dashes/hyphens.

PS. People seem to have good experiences with EA live chat: http://support.ea.com/chat

Hey thanks for the tip. I contacted EA via chat and the guy activated it for me! Played for the first time last night and it is such an incredible game. I just wish there was more blood/gore! :twisted:

 

[BeauJangles]

Okay I just picked this game up from the Steam sale. I've really wanted to check it out, especially because i'm pretty sick of Black Ops.

Multiplayer is awesome, but does anyone have any guides / tips for not getting absolutely owned all the time?

 

[abaez]

It's not black ops. You don't go gun-ho running around charging everywhere. Be patient, work with your squad, use the cover provided in buildings.

 

[strep3241]

Maybe it is just me but I still get owned all the time. I have been playing for a while, I am at rank 27. I don't know what it is but I can hit a guy 3 or 4 times with the Saiga shotgun and he will not die, he hits me what seems like 1 time and I am dead.

One thing that helps is the unlocks. They make a big difference.

Abaez is right, you need to work with your team.

 

[minmaster]

yea it's kinda hard to teamwork and coordinate with a non-functional voip especially in pub servers

 

[BeauJangles]

It's not black ops. You don't go gun-ho running around charging everywhere. Be patient, work with your squad, use the cover provided in buildings.

Yeah, I got that run-n-gun doesn't work so well pretty fast

My problem seems to be that I just (a) suck at hitting things and (b) the beginning guns seem awful.

 

[minmaster]

Yeah, I got that run-n-gun doesn't work so well pretty fast

My problem seems to be that I just (a) suck at hitting things and (b) the beginning guns seem awful.

try hardcore. u don't need to hit things as much.

 

[BeauJangles]

try hardcore. u don't need to hit things as much.

Tried that. I just get lost and then get shot.

I guess what really gets me is that I'll see a guy closeby, shoot at him in bursts, he doesn't die and then he turns around and shoots me once and I'm dead.

It gets ridiculous after a while.

 

[minmaster]

aim for upper torso and the noggin to bring them down quick then.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Tried that. I just get lost and then get shot.

I guess what really gets me is that I'll see a guy closeby, shoot at him in bursts, he doesn't die and then he turns around and shoots me once and I'm dead.

It gets ridiculous after a while.

on hardcore you only need to shoot him 2-3times with any gun...i think the ump at medium distance is only 3 without magnum on hardcore. I don't even burst my guns unless they are super far away...the spray is really easy to control.

 

[GullyFoyle]

BC2 Vietnam Tactics Guide 1 The Heli by TacticalGamer.com

Now you know.

 

[BeauJangles]

aim for upper torso and the noggin to bring them down quick then.

Thanks for the tip, it's helped a lot. Not to say I still don't die a lot, but I'm definitely getting better.

This game is a blast!

 

[Termie]

BC2 Vietnam Tactics Guide 1 The Heli by TacticalGamer.com

Now you know.

Yup - confirms what you guys thought. Chopper must be level for repair tool to work. This will take some coordination but I'll give it a try. Seems like something they should probably patch, because it's almost like a "hitbox" error. You can only "hit" your chopper with the repair tool when it's level (as it would be on the ground). DICE should either disable repairs in flight all together or eliminate this quirk, IMO.

 

[GullyFoyle]

Yup - confirms what you guys thought. Chopper must be level for repair tool to work. This will take some coordination but I'll give it a try. Seems like something they should probably patch, because it's almost like a "hitbox" error. You can only "hit" your chopper with the repair tool when it's level (as it would be on the ground). DICE should either disable repairs in flight all together or eliminate this quirk, IMO.

You're thinking about it the wrong way, I think it's good. It's a risk/reward thing. If you want the "reward" of a repair, you have to take the risk of moving slower and being an easier target. It's another decision point in the game that people can be good at or get better at over time, and can distinguish themselves by doing well. Just like choosing the right kit at the right time, the whole rock/paper/scissors thing that happens in Battlefield games.
Also, as you mentioned, it's another thing that rewards people that put extra effort in to teamwork, especially ensuring you have working VoIP. (At this point, I mean using TeamSpeak, Vent, or the like, and using a working Mic)

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Yup - confirms what you guys (at least bunny) knew. Chopper must be level for repair tool to work. This will take some coordination but I'll give it a try. Seems like something they should probably patch, because it's almost like a "hitbox" error. You can only "hit" your chopper with the repair tool when it's level (as it would be on the ground). DICE should either disable repairs in flight all together or eliminate this quirk, IMO.

fixed

but I agree with Gully, this is something that takes teamwork and skill to exploit, and its really not much worse than going and landing the chopper every once and a while to repair considering that method is far safer.