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

[lupi]

played 4 rounds of nam now. rather interesting, bodies are much more fragile where 2 bullets pretty much knocks you out. disappointing that the assault nade launcher has so few rounds, one of my main love of nam games is to be the grenadier.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

I'm level 3 lol, i don't play this game often :|

givin you shit =D my friend bought it with me at release and is only level 2

 

[bunnyfubbles]

played 4 rounds of nam now. rather interesting, bodies are much more fragile where 2 bullets pretty much knocks you out. disappointing that the assault nade launcher has so few rounds, one of my main love of nam games is to be the grenadier.

A. assaults can throw down an unlimited number of ammo boxes (each box is good for 10 replenshes, or in the case of the M79, ten grenades) to resupply the grenades, and you can throw down a new ammo box once every 10-15 seconds or so

B. grenade perk doubles the number of hand grenades and 40mm/M79 projectiles, so you can have 2 x hand grenades (up from 1) and 4 x M79 grenades (up from 2)

 

[scooterlibby]

It would be best to get a third person not involved in the sacrificial ceremony to serve as the recorder of events. He can be in First-person, but is viewing everything happening as if one is observing the event happen.

And have that person turn off GUI settings if possible, or at least frame the events in his/her view centered on-screen so the GUI can be trimming using some means of post-processing.

I could help, mayhap.

That's the kind of stuff me and my buddies would do with BF1942 during a lan match - recording various methods of TK or crazy things. A regular event was also a few of us standing, sitting, or prone on the wings of a bomber, trying to stay on as long as possible with a careful [or not] pilot.

Ha that's a good idea. I may take you up on it when the magical day arrives.

 

[Killrose]

I was playing BC2 last nite and when the round was over there were two copper colored dog tags along with my other medals earned durring the round. when I moused over the award to see what it was for, it did not give a reason for earning it, it simply was displayed as the "bobaward"

Someone hacking medals now?

 

[spacelord]

*oops double post*

 

[spacelord]

I was playing BC2 last nite and when the round was over there were two copper colored dog tags along with my other medals earned durring the round. when I moused over the award to see what it was for, it did not give a reason for earning it, it simply was displayed as the "bobaward"

Someone hacking medals now?

You get dogtags for knifing. You must have knifed 2 dudes that round.
"bobaward" was the player name.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I was playing BC2 last nite and when the round was over there were two copper colored dog tags along with my other medals earned durring the round. when I moused over the award to see what it was for, it did not give a reason for earning it, it simply was displayed as the "bobaward"

Someone hacking medals now?

this?:

http://www.gamereplays.org/badcompany2/portals.php?show=news&news_id=597734

 

[Killrose]

Ok, thanks! I have been playing this game for a month now and even though I am a Captain now with well over 5K+ kills, ive never seen this come up. I could never figure out how you selected the Combat Knife either, LOL.

So you have to be out of ammo and the Combat Knife is auto selected, or I guess you select Mele button? LOL, i'm such a noob! thats what happens when you're 53yrs old and none of your other 53yr old buddies even have a clue about these games so you have no one to talk to about it

 

[zerocool84]

Ok, thanks! I have been playing this game for a month now and even though I am a Captain now with well over 5K+ kills, ive never seen this come up. I could never figure out how you selected the Combat Knife either, LOL.

So you have to be out of ammo and the Combat Knife is auto selected, or I guess you select Mele button? LOL, i'm such a noob! thats what happens when you're 53yrs old and none of your other 53yr old buddies even have a clue about these games so you have no one to talk to about it

lol you never knifed someone in that whole time? I have hundreds of knife kills. The most gold stars than with any other weapon for me.

 

[Killrose]

lol you never knifed someone in that whole time? I have hundreds of knife kills. The most gold stars than with any other weapon for me.

Half of your knife kills are probably from stabbing me, hehe. I know, pretty pathetic....

 

[stag3]

man choppers are raping most maps right now, and trying to take one down with the rpg is hard as sh*t.

edit: in vietnam

 

[GullyFoyle]

man choppers are raping most maps right now, and trying to take one down with the rpg is hard as sh*t.

edit: in vietnam

Apparently, easy to take down with a tank shell, though. Every time I'm in a chopper, trying to play engineer and keep it up, we get hit by a tank, which is an instant kill.

 

[zerocool84]

Apparently, easy to take down with a tank shell, though. Every time I'm in a chopper, trying to play engineer and keep it up, we get hit by a tank, which is an instant kill.

Well in vanilla BC2 Choppers raped and were much more difficult to kill so you need a good pilot.

 

[Zargon]

Apparently, easy to take down with a tank shell, though. Every time I'm in a chopper, trying to play engineer and keep it up, we get hit by a tank, which is an instant kill.

its all the low flying so its easier to rocket and mg

makes it easy to tank it out

 

[lupi]

choppers in nam infinitely easier to control than regular. and don't bother with an rpg, as they are also easier to take down by several magnitudes. a clip or 2 rom the m16 has them in heavy smoke and looking to bail out, a vehicle mg and then go splat real quick.

as for the nade launcher, it sucks. had a guy pop outside a tank and start repairing, launched 2 shots, 1 hitting the tank and another just behind him and the splash damage didn't effect him.

 

[scooterlibby]

I have a serious bitch about Vietnam now. There are no points after death. No kill assists, nade kills, rocket kills if you get killed and inflict or have inflicted damage. I mean, the whole point of this game is team play. Why stop making it an incentive to take one for the team before you die? I always liked rushing in in Rush mode at least knowing I'd get credit for taking some people out. Everyone complains about people not moving up, and I think this new change will discourage that even more.

I know the point of the game is not ultimately realism, but shit, if you threw a grenade in real life and got shot, the grenade would still explode.

And what happened to medic and assault pins?

 

[bunnyfubbles]

man choppers are raping most maps right now, and trying to take one down with the rpg is hard as sh*t.

edit: in vietnam

the blades count as part of the Huey's hit box, so try aiming for those, but even then its not easy. The intention isn't to use the RPG against the choppers like in the main game, but small arms fire which is now effective. The medic machine guns (M60 with ammo perk if alone, the XM22 if you have an Assault teammate to feed that beast ammo) are excellent for getting large amounts of sustained damage on the Hueys and are very effective for at least deterring them.

The Huey is only as effective as the squad inside it, and a good one needs to be countered by as many dedicated defenders on the ground trying to take it out, so 2-3 people, for instance two medics and one assault would do major damage with focus fire. Its really easy to hit the Huey, again, just aim for the giant circle the blades form.

Another trick is to use the M40 and snipe at it as you'll often get lucky and kill one of the passengers or even the pilot if you take enough shots at it. Don't try and aim specifically for people inside it, just aim at the main body (while compensating for the choppers velocity and leading appropriately) and you'll be fairly likely to hit a passenger.

Apparently, easy to take down with a tank shell, though. Every time I'm in a chopper, trying to play engineer and keep it up, we get hit by a tank, which is an instant kill.

The tanks' main gun and machine gun turret in BC2:V both can aim much higher than the tanks in the main game. Since there is no guided or tracered missiles or anti-air or HMG turrets, I can only assume they meant for tanks to be the major effective anti-air. Problem is the smaller maps and giant Huey hit box (thanks to the giant hit-box disc the blades create) and ability for the tank to aim higher, is super duper easy to swat the Hueys out of the sky. So easy that I don't even try and bother with the choppers in Conquest, however with the right teammates they can be total rape in Rush.

Well in vanilla BC2 Choppers raped and were much more difficult to kill so you need a good pilot.

I don't know about that. In the main game there are a lot more significant threats to choppers that an invididual player has access to. In Vietnam, especially in Rush, there isn't much that a coordinated chopper team has to fear outside of an extremely lucky RPG or M40 shot. In the main game, skilled players can use the M136AT4 and consistently guide missiles into choppers on their own. Or jump into an AA turret. And don't forget tracer darts, helis in the main game are all but forced to use the smoke/flare perk to counter missile locks.

Its true that Hueys are vulnerable to small arms fire

choppers in nam infinitely easier to control than regular. and don't bother with an rpg, as they are also easier to take down by several magnitudes. a clip or 2 rom the m16 has them in heavy smoke and looking to bail out, a vehicle mg and then go splat real quick.

Its more like 8+ mags and from a more powerful AR like the AK47. Of course if you can get just one squad focused on attacking the chopper that speeds things up. Problem is that won't likely happen unless there's a squad of friends all on the same team

 

[GullyFoyle]

Good night of gaming last night. I got haccused of being a cheater last night for only having a score of 22/5. "nice BS K/D ratio gully". I was in third place on my team, and we lost that round...
I was just holding the Stronghold base on Hill 137.

Those of you that have played with me know I'm a fairly mediocre player, but got several Ace pins the last few days. Getting lots of practice lately.

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You experts of the upgrade, I have an e8400 dual core @3.6 Ghz, and an 8800GT video card. Seems fairly balanced (although seemingly, performance would be unacceptable to many of you!).
If I were considering an upgrade, what would you recommend I upgrade first, primarily for BFBC2? CPU, or GPU? Either one will probably create an imbalance, but which sort of imbalance would be more beneficial?
(Don't bother pointing out any current hot heals for me, this is just for future reference).

Thanks.

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[bunnyfubbles]

IMO they're both pretty anemic for BC2, but I would hands down upgrade the video card first, especially when considering your dated CPU platform wouldn't make it easy, cheap, or as straight forward an upgrade as a video card would.

You could throw in a Core 2 Quad but budget oriented C2Qs have fairly low stock clocks and are not overclock friendly thanks to their low multipliers. And by the time you do upgrade there might not even be that option outside of buying used, which would leave you having to consider a new platform which would mean not only new CPU but new mobo and most likely new RAM as well.

But that's a here and now mindset, maybe you don't mind your BC2 performance and would rather start preparing for future games such as BF3 and thus prefer to start with updating the system platform, for instance Sandy Bridge is almost here...

 

[abaez]

I have a serious bitch about Vietnam now. There are no points after death. No kill assists, nade kills, rocket kills if you get killed and inflict or have inflicted damage. I mean, the whole point of this game is team play. Why stop making it an incentive to take one for the team before you die? I always liked rushing in in Rush mode at least knowing I'd get credit for taking some people out. Everyone complains about people not moving up, and I think this new change will discourage that even more.

I know the point of the game is not ultimately realism, but shit, if you threw a grenade in real life and got shot, the grenade would still explode.

And what happened to medic and assault pins?

I always get a ton of points for the mines I drop when I'm dead.

 

[Termie]

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You experts of the upgrade, I have an e8400 dual core @3.6 Ghz, and an 8800GT video card. Seems fairly balanced (although seemingly, performance would be unacceptable to many of you!).
If I were considering an upgrade, what would you recommend I upgrade first, primarily for BFBC2? CPU, or GPU? Either one will probably create an imbalance, but which sort of imbalance would be more beneficial?
(Don't bother pointing out any current hot heals for me, this is just for future reference).

Thanks.

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That's exactly the system I used to run before BC2. I agree with you that it is very well balanced, although not ideal for running with lots of details turned up. What settings are you currently using and are you happy with the performance?

I agree with bunny that the GPU upgrade is the easiest one, but it may not give you that much of a boost due to the CPU limitation: http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/battlefield_bad_company_2_tuning_guide,7.html. I'd say that unless you feel your enjoyment of the game is compromised, wait until you upgrade the whole system. If you want a small boost now with the potential to get a bit more out of the card later, try a GTX460/HD6850/HD5850, which are all in the same price class and offer at least double the power of the 8800gt when not limited by the CPU.

 

[Maximilian]

Loving the new vietnam map, boats, choppers, vietnoobs in the jungle :awe: Good stuff!

 

[Zargon]

That's exactly the system I used to run before BC2. I agree with you that it is very well balanced, although not ideal for running with lots of details turned up. What settings are you currently using and are you happy with the performance?

I agree with bunny that the GPU upgrade is the easiest one, but it may not give you that much of a boost due to the CPU limitation: http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/battlefield_bad_company_2_tuning_guide,7.html. I'd say that unless you feel your enjoyment of the game is compromised, wait until you upgrade the whole system. If you want a small boost now with the potential to get a bit more out of the card later, try a GTX460/HD6850/HD5850, which are all in the same price class and offer at least double the power of the 8800gt when not limited by the CPU.

sound about right

lately TD and newegg have been selling some cheap upgrade kits, an older phenom x4 mobo and ram for 200 or so. if he felt like spending a little extra it would get the job done without spending enough to basically rebuild with new new tech

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Vietnam is too easy, I keep getting banned.