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

[Jschmuck2]

That's funny jschmuk, you joined the same server as me. I added you to STEAM, did you get it?

I didn't Vivi - try it again: Jschmuck2 is my Steam name.

I don't actually play the game through Steam though but toss me on there anyhow, why not?

 

[ViviTheMage]

unable to find Jschmuck2 add chocoborider63(ATTTT)hotmail.com

 

[GullyFoyle]

How do you check your battlefield Veteran rank?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=29305588&postcount=484

 

[aclim]

I have a rank of 3. BF:V, BF2, BF2142, BF:Heroes and in BF: BC2 it shows me with a rank of 4 so who knows but it just seems like if you have any veteran rank you'll get the unlock but since it hasn't been released yet we don't know.

Cool, i went and made an account for BF heroes, played a game, and now it shows my veteran rank at 2 now

 

[GullyFoyle]

A short FAQ about the beta, on the EA UK forums:

Faq
I see a new post about old things, Not many now but the same few just day in day out pushing other topics down I thought i would just make a short FAQ as for whatever reason Search is unavailable or disabled.


Q: OMG THERE IS NO PRONE???!!
A: I agree it sucks, but more importantly dice has already said.

"BFBC2 Lead Designer RT @locust9 (http://twitter.com/locust9): Fyi we will not add prone based on anything. You can stop asking now, but share your feedback with me. "
Source: Battlefield BC2 (OfficialBFBC2) on Twitter

So please quit asking.


Q: I scant see Ping/latency for some/all of the servers I try to play.
A: Its a known issue for some people to be unable to access that information in the server browser, You can try to run the game as administrator and Check firewall settings, Other wise wait for a patch.


Q: It says I need 100,000,000 points for my next rank, is this a bug?
A: No this is an easy way to put a "cap" on how high you can level. It is intentional.


Q: Can I Keep my Stats? Unlocks?
A: No, As of now all stats/unlocks/xp will be wiped when the beta is over unless DICE says otherwise.

Q: Can I Keep my Solder name when the game goes live?
A: Yes, you name is already reserved once you make it and play on a beta server. Just long in to the same EA account when the game goes live as you did with this beta.

Q: How do I get the veterans guns?
A: You must sign in at Battlefield Veterans ,and have played a previous BF title. Please note these guns are NOT currently in the beta. though they will be on the actual game.

Q: How can I change my FOV?
A: You can't at the present time, though in the final release you MAY be able to change your FOV.

-repii
"I did not say that. I said we want and are looking into the potential of adding a customizable (and as such: wider) horizontal FOV. I didn't say it would be a slider nor that it would be in the final released game (it won't).

In general we try to avoid talking about what we are thinking of or planning to implement before it is done to avoid this type of confusion, but I made (perhaps incorrectly) an exception in this case as we got so much feedback about it and that I personally would want this added as well.

We can make no guarantees of when this is going to be added as we have higher priority issues first (for example: performance!). But our _goal_ is to add the support for a customizable horizontal FOV in a patch after the final game release.
Would most likely be an additional setting in the .ini file and not a menu slider."

Source: I say HELL YEAR for correct FOV...

Q: where are the rest of the unlocks?
A: this build of the beta was chosen for stability purposes. As such we dont not currently have other unlocks, nor is there any public plans (to my knowledge) to have more unlocks in the future of the beta.

Q: This game runs so slow,WHY!? How do I fix it?
A: You may have a very good rig but the game is not optimized to every system yet. There is currently a sticky found here,
BC2 System/s Performance (Post Specs & FPS)
that has information to tell weather your rig is holding you back or weather you just need to sit back and wait for optimization patches.

Q: When will the Beta be Updated/optimized?
A: possibly never, not to say there wont be an update just the update may not contain what you want or be for your system. Most resources are being put towards the final release instead of the beta.

-Bazajaytee
"There isn't time to put all the changes the retail version has into the Beta.
The Beta is mainly focusing on improving stability, finding crashes etc while the main game continues to be worked on and Beta fixes applied as they are resolved"

Source: Optimized, but not in beta?


Q: Some or all of WASD keys stop working, Why?
A: Answer by Bazajaytee

* If you have a joystick connected, and it is not perfectly calibrated, then it will signal tiny movements in some direction. These tiny movements overrule the WASD keys. We are aware of the problem.
* Closed Beta workaround: Disconnect your joystick

Source: http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...-2-pc-beta/884207-closed-beta-bug-status.html



Q:Why do I keep getting disconnected from games 5 min after I join them?
A: A few things to Check

* Check Firewall settings/antivirus
* Check your port settings
* Disable your SPI



Port info Source: BFBC2 Port Information
SPI Source: Cause and "Fix" for 5 minute disconnect issue

Some one can add any that I probably missed if its needed at all. I made this a little late, could have been useful a few days ago but what can I say, I'm a procrastinator.

See the source for additional links.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Are there uncaps in BF BC2 and is there an official stance on whether they are intended to be combat areas?

 

[GullyFoyle]

Are there uncaps in BF BC2 and is there an official stance on whether they are intended to be combat areas?

Well, the one map we played on the PC, the attackers have one "un cap" base, and it is protected by the "out of bounds" mechanic from BF2. The defender can'y rush up there and grab all their goodies (I just tried it with one of their quads, there's just not enough time to get up there, then back without dying!)

After that, it's a free for all.

When folks in the PS3 beta complained about spawn camping, DICE's Gordon Van *** told them, "deal with it". Don't let them. That said, they reportedly made some changes to the map to minimize the issue, to create more diverse spawn points so the enemy doesn't know and/or can't reach the places where you spawn.

We'll hear more about if and when we start playing conquest maps.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Well, the one map we played on the PC, the attackers have one "un cap" base, and it is protected by the "out of bounds" mechanic from BF2. The defender can'y rush up there and grab all their goodies (I just tried it with one of their quads, there's just not enough time to get up there, then back without dying!)

After that, it's a free for all.

When folks in the PS3 beta complained about spawn camping, DICE's Gordon Van *** told them, "deal with it". Don't let them. That said, they reportedly made some changes to the map to minimize the issue, to create more diverse spawn points so the enemy doesn't know and/or can't reach the places where you spawn.

We'll hear more about if and when we start playing conquest maps.

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Deal with it meaning the PS3 complainers should tolerate it or deal with it as in the devs fixing it? I'm almost certain you mean that the complainers have to suck it up and deal with it, not sure

I personally think that they need to specifically and unequivocally declare the uncaps as either combat areas or not. If NOT a combat area, then they need to protect it with the out of bounds mechanic. But if they ARE to be a combat area, then they need to unmistakably prohibit server admins from having rules against uncap attacks.

Either way, be interesting to see once Conquest is in.

I haven't played many games besides BF2 and 1942, so I'm curious - will BC2 be the first official release of a game that protects uncaps with out of bounds? I know one of the Project Reality maps had this feature, but that's a mod and not an official release.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Honestly, it's not even an issue. For defenders, there's a plethora of spawn areas, you're not limited to a certain little square like you were in BF2, it's all over a small area it seems. On top of that, you're probably in a squad, and you can pick any member to spawn off of. I haven't had to deal with spawn camping at all. Well, one guy rushed up into the uncap while I was playing attacker, but we just killed him. No big deal. Dice has really done an amazing job with this game.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

WTF is an uncap?

 

[aclim]

WTF is an uncap?

im assuming this is your first BF game?

Its a "flag" area that cannot be captured. Like in Conquest game mode. Its usually the "home base" of whatever faction you are on.

 

[zerocool84]

God this game can't come soon enough.

 

[GullyFoyle]

PC Beta keys available, at the moment... http://www.fileplay.net/ !

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Man the C4 exploits are absolutely out of control now. You have people strapping C4 to the UAVs and crashing them into the MCOMS, as if doing that w/ ATVs wasn't bad enough.

 

[zerocool84]

Man the C4 exploits are absolutely out of control now. You have people strapping C4 to the UAVs and crashing them into the MCOMS, as if doing that w/ ATVs wasn't bad enough.

Take out the UAV's. I always go for them when I see them and gives you 100pts for blowing them up too.

 

[Tab]

It really shocks me that, there is still not even a widescreen patch. Seriously, what kind of major developers does this? Nearly, every other A++ title has built-in widescreen support for both 16:9 and 16:10 plus all those weird eye infinity resolutions.

 

[Demo24]

It really shocks me that, there is still not even a widescreen patch. Seriously, what kind of major developers does this? Nearly, every other A++ title has built-in widescreen support for both 16:9 and 16:10 plus all those weird eye infinity resolutions.

I'm confused, what is wrong with it now? I play at 1920x1200, which is a 16:10 widescreen format.

 

[GullyFoyle]

Man the C4 exploits are absolutely out of control now. You have people strapping C4 to the UAVs and crashing them into the MCOMS, as if doing that w/ ATVs wasn't bad enough.

With friendly fire off, if person A fly's the UAV, and person B loads up the front of the UAV with C4, they can take out the crate without destroying the UAV, then take it back to reload it for the other crate!

They definately need to strengthen up the crate, not double, but at least quadruple.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Man the C4 exploits are absolutely out of control now. You have people strapping C4 to the UAVs and crashing them into the MCOMS, as if doing that w/ ATVs wasn't bad enough.

That shit has been going on for a while now...especially back in BF2..it was huge, everyone did it.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Yes there is C4 ramming in BF2 but it would seem there's a key difference - in BF2 if you C4 ram you are either going to die yourself, or if you're good enough not to die yourself your vehicle still goes boom and you're left somewhere out in the field with your vehicle gone, so you're stuck walking to find more transport.

If what the above post said is true(I am not playing the beta), the UAV can survive the C4 detonation and you fly it back to reload, rinse and repeat quickly(and no dying ever except for being killed at the UAV station while you're preoccupied)? That seems unfairly powerful and too quick. At least BF2 ramming is somewhat balanced by either you dying or having to walk and thus there being some measure of time delay...

Is regular C4 ramming with humvees and other non-UAV vehicles just as functional as it is in BF2?

By the way, there's no Apache on the beta map right? Was just curious if you can stick tracer darts to friendlies, I shudder to think of the anonymous force tking that could be done with that.

 

[GullyFoyle]

Cool pics of some of the newly revealed levels Here. I'll try to get around to linking them to the map list in the FAQ, some time... Hmmm...update FAQ, or play beta...tough choice!

 

[Demo24]

Looking good! I'm looking forward to a map that isn't all snow and ice.

 

[Tab]

I'm confused, what is wrong with it now? I play at 1920x1200, which is a 16:10 widescreen format.

The FOV is stretched, that's what's wrong.

 

[VashHT]

The FOV is stretched, that's what's wrong.

Eh I'll look into it tonight but I'm pretty sure it's not stretched. Either the vertical FOV is cut off so that the horizontal is the same or the horizontal FOV is increased and the vertical is the same.

 

[Demo24]

I see, I've never noticed anything strange about it. What should I be looking for?