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I guess the sound quality default is low, with no way to change it in-game? Opened the settings file and it was set to low.. Changed it to high and it helped.
 
Maybe I was getting too optimistic that they wouldn't fuck up something.

Pssht, yea right, this Battlefield! Of course something will be messed up.

Side note: I said it before, but got that's a shitty server browser. Pings don't always show up. Player count isn't accurate (I joined a 8/16 server to tell me it's full?). And if I want to do a refresh, I gotta wait almost a minute for the list to populate again. As crappy as BF2's menu was, at least they got the server browser there right.
 
This is weird, everyone around me is having so many problems (which I was having in the beta), and now I'm the one with only a few problems :awe:

The only things that are wrong with me are

a.) DX10 gives me horrible stutter for some reason, I have to play in DX9. Something to do with Win7 perhaps? Maybe I need to wipe my DX's and re-install? I dunno.

b.) The in-game experience tracking ui that comes up after each game is borked. Doesn't show experience gain at all, and in class tracking doesn't show next unlock, experience gain, etc.

Other than that, though, I'm playing with everything maxed and the game is flying (albeit with DX9). I don't know what it is, but the game just looks stunning to me, moreso than normal. I think the lighting just looks spectacular. That and the sound is superb.

Definitely glad I pre-ordered.

EDIT: Zerocool, I've had trouble with the servers a little too. I'll be in the server browser, join a server, and the "connecting" thing comes up, then just dissapears and nothing happens. If the server is full I get a message, though. I will admit the server interface is way, way too slow right now.
 
yea I have not been able to connect at all tonight. Oh well. Sucks because now ill be out of the country for week. Ill be so far behind when I get back!
 
Managed to connect again, but had some horrible lag. Jumped on the ATOT server, and managed to do 'ok' but was rather difficult. Would say I killed someone and yet they still shot at me for another 10 seconds before 'dieing'. Hopefully this all settles tomorrow.
 
Ok.. I came in here to see if everyone else was having the same issues i was. Makes me feel better i'm not alone at least.

I can only connect to 1/20 servers and the lag is terrible.

The server browser will not show ping either.

BC2 was running amazing during the beta. Now it is running like absolute garbage. Wonder what the hell is going on.
 
Koudelka said:
BC2 was running amazing during the beta. Now it is running like absolute garbage. Wonder what the hell is going on.
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users are overloading the list server or EA's login server? would assume that BC2's current user base is greater than what it was during beta.
 
Udgnim said:
lol at the difference in FOV level

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although I'd think a FOV of 200 should look a whole lot worse than that

anyways, link to pictures of different FOVs: http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/920963-fov-comparison-screens.html
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You don't notice the problems with ultra high FOV until you move around and you start throwing up.
 
The big thing I hate about games like this is that if it crashes or you get kicked for some reason before the round is over, you don't get all the points you accumulated while playing.
 
atleast we could play COD:MW2 at release 🙂

/ducks, runs
//had fun when connected but it was getting to be a pain staying connected
 
TheUnk said:
How can you even tell if you are running DX9 or 10 in this game?
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Well, other than the aforementioned stutter with DX10, you can force DX9 in the settings.ini file. It's located in mydocuments/BFBC2.

I'm sure DX10 looks slightly better, too. Thank god I can force AA in the nvidia control panel :awe:
 
Well I was able to login and view servers this morning, so I'm assuming it was a high traffic issue last night.
 
Played about 6 rounds last night before the server issue at around 10:15 EST. Ranked up and got some unlocks as well.

Ran smooth on High settings @ 1920 x 1200. Didn't get a chance to change my FOV from default lvls though.

On the snow maps I played on bloom seemed to be an issue. Was blinded quite a few times with all the snow blowing around but maybe that’s the point.

Actually went back to playing Rush on Port Valdez and noticed the Defenders are able to make their way up noob hill and slaughter the snipers now. Good times.

Can’t wait to get home and play some more.
 
Played 4 or 5 matches last night. I had a GREAT time and I really enjoy the game. This is definitely a PC shooter, not a console shooter (I tried the 360 demo and was really put off by it). Unfortunately, I ran into the typical DICE/Battlefield shit in the 5th or 6th match when it locked down my entire system so hard I had to turn off the power supply. Seems laggy at times, too.

But despite said lag, server browser difficulty (which console FPS's are supposed to "fix" with their matchmaking), and crash, it was still far more enjoyable than MW2 on my console, where it's also a PITA to get into games at times and everyone's just running around with their 20ft knives and heads cut off, and where the consequences of lag are even worse (due to its quicker pace).

I wrote off Dice after the first six months of BF2. The input lag drove me insane, as did the network lag and regular crashes. This game is good enough that I'll stick around for awhile and see what happens. The bottom line is that I'm enjoying it far more than any other shooter right now, so they get some leeway.

Here's why it scores points with me:

- At no time did I feel I was killed unjustly. No death felt "cheap" due to lag or game mechanics. Unlike MW2, if you see your opponent first you're pretty much guaranteed to take him down (provided you can aim), even with the lag I was experiencing. In MW2, there are just so many variables (many of which boil down to complete randomness) that even if you see your target before he sees you, it's a damn crap shoot. Maybe he'll knife you from two buildings over. Maybe you'll get cut down by one of the 14 helicopters in the sky. Maybe your bullets won't even register (happens a LOT with higher RPM weapons in MW2). I experienced none of this last night.

- The different classes have real purpose. Despite what people claim - that MW2 requires teamwork (ROFL) - it really just boils down to 1) which team averages the best connection, and 2) given (1), which team camps to their next killstreak OR which team has the most Marathon+Lightweight+Commando douchebags. In BFBC2, there's legitimate teamwork involved. I tried all of the classes, and for the first time, I actually really enjoyed being a sniper. Playing to my next unlock doesn't feel like work; it feels like a game.
 
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