Battlefield: Bad Company 2
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What I find annoying is that the UAV controls and the chopper controls are bound to the same 'invert vertical axis' checkbox. This means that I cannot set both to the controls I wish to use. I needed to invert the chopper controls because I thought it made sense that if you move the mouse down you will lean forward (ergo, the crosshair will move down) but instead it leans up. I inverted the y axis, and now the UAV is broken. Dice managed to make sure that at all times, the controls of at least one aspect will be different to the rest, always. How I hope I can bind a key or seperate config to the helicopter.
- Jul 31, 2009
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Well, I've just about collected all of the weapons, gadgets, and specializations you can get in the demo, and my big concern with the game is that it seems a mismatch for the PC, especially when it comes to voice chat. While the "Social button" isn't bad, it's definitely a big step down from some of the prior offerings where you had a much wider range of possible messages.
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Happy things today:
C4 annoyance:
I do not like the "Toss a bunch of your own C4 onto an ATV, drive it into the objective, and blow it up" strategy, which works annoyingly well when a single enemy tries it and and requires a disproportionate amount of teamwork to effectively block.
I suspect Dice intended the "Oh, brute force works too" angle to simply be a release valve for long stalemates of indoor squad-based firefights, but unfortunately it's turned into one of the main ways to destroy the stations.
Arming/defusing thoughts:
^Thisthisthisthis. I wanted to do the same thing and got pissed off about it.
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Happy things today:
- Sniped an apache gunner.
- Hit a long-range UAV with a homing beacon dart, then blew it out of the sky with a rocket.
- Unlikely grenade-launcher hit on a copter.
C4 annoyance:
I do not like the "Toss a bunch of your own C4 onto an ATV, drive it into the objective, and blow it up" strategy, which works annoyingly well when a single enemy tries it and and requires a disproportionate amount of teamwork to effectively block.
I suspect Dice intended the "Oh, brute force works too" angle to simply be a release valve for long stalemates of indoor squad-based firefights, but unfortunately it's turned into one of the main ways to destroy the stations.
Arming/defusing thoughts:
- Allow someone to continue arming/defusing after pressing E as long as they are near enough. No need to hold E or continuously look at the crate.
- Make it so that every additional person attempting to arm/defuse quickens the process.
^Thisthisthisthis. I wanted to do the same thing and got pissed off about it.
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Eyce
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Worst feeling ever knowing you could have hit the pilot. (The icon for the heli is always where the pilot is. Pretty handy.)
Tapp said:
Umm... You don't need to look at the crate to defuse. You still hold E but you're perfectly capable of walking around the crate within the bounds and kill people.
Dr. KillPatient
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Hmm, I may just buy the game, but it's published by EA. Did they include any sneaky DRM or anything in the steam version?
Also, for someone who prefers games like TF2 and L4D, would it be a good choice, and is there enough variety to keep it going for a while?
Also, for someone who prefers games like TF2 and L4D, would it be a good choice, and is there enough variety to keep it going for a while?
- Apr 19, 2009
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Buy it using steam, I don't think you have to deal with the DRM crap then.
Nutomic
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I hate how the controls for UAV and helicopter seem to differ. I can more or less fly a heli, but i cant seem to get the UAV of the floor, no matter what key i press (what is the key to go up?).
Its also extremely laggy for me, even after they patched it partially, and oing isnt displayed in the server browser...
Its also extremely laggy for me, even after they patched it partially, and oing isnt displayed in the server browser...
Nutomic
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The UAV is much easier to control than the Heli, really. The only problem is you can't look straight down 
But later on I think I got a 5-kill with the UAV as the defenders rushed to the first B-pit mcom station So many damn little point messages, it really made my day.1
If I can't carry over my progress into the Demo (will they release one?) I'll be pissed.
BTW, promotional pre-order for North America... get 2142 as well.
In retrospect I might've, and the gunner could have been smart and swapped positions.
But later on I think I got a 5-kill with the UAV as the defenders rushed to the first B-pit mcom station
So many damn little point messages, it really made my day.1Friday is the day we shall lose access to the beta and all our progress.
If I can't carry over my progress into the Demo (will they release one?) I'll be pissed.
BTW, promotional pre-order for North America... get 2142 as well.
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- Sep 28, 2009
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I wonder if us steamies get it too. Not that I need it, just that it wouldn't hurt to get another copy of 2142.
I got me a rifle.
Nutomic
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