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[Chronospherics]

You keep mentioning games that I don't enjoy, I don't want battlefront and I don't want titanfall I want battlefield. On the battlefield you're not supposed to be able to face off against anything and survive, that's not how Battlefield or world war 1 works.

That's why theres squads, that's why people need to pick a specific class and play it as a team. What you're describing is exactly the reason I don't play those games over battlefield.

It just seems to me like you don't like what battlefield is

How about Battlefield Bad Company 1, 2, Battlefield , 3, 4 or, Hardline 2042 then? Those had bidrectional interactions between infantry and aircraft (mostly in the form of SAM). You can't make out that the lack of that interaction is 'what battlefield is' because that hasn't been true for most of the franchise. Even in Battlefield 1942 and 1943 where Infantry had little means of responding to aircraft fire, the aircraft themselves were no where near as effective against enemy infantry as they are in Battlefield 1.

I also said I like the game, not liking one component of it, hardly constitutes 'not liking what battlefield is' this is your stipulation because it's easier to explain away my opinion as not liking battlefield, rather than addressing the mechanical implications of what I consider, design issues. I'm certainly not alone with my complaints on features like the Behemoths, there are a lot of players out there playing this game that enjoy the game as a whole, but do not enjoy being shot by aircraft and other mechanics that they can't respond to.

In the same way I also don't like specialist classes. Are you going to dismiss my thoughts as merely 'not liking what battlefield is?'. I'm sorry that I used examples from games that you don't like, but those were just very specific components of the games that I enjoyed. I didn't suggest I wanted Battlefield to play like those games, I just play a lot of games and none of them do everything right, there's always something they could learn from one another. Heck, a lot of Battlefield 1's core features are inspired similar features in games like Starwars Battlefront.

 

[Joe]

If you win Operations on the second map do you get the Match Bonus for your score on both maps or just your score on the second map?

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

If you win Operations on the second map do you get the Match Bonus for your score on both maps or just your score on the second map?

I want to assume you do get a match bonus for the first map since there are battlepack drops for the first map.

Of course, I never looked into it. I am just assuming you do due to the fact there is a battlepack drop, which occurs at the end of a match. So if someone else has more info regarding this, feel free to correct me.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Does anybody know the name of the track that plays when you start a Fao Fortress match?

 

[Heroman]

That super heavy French tank looks super dumb

 

[Shadynasty]

it's annoying to get killed by planes. last night i was the only one in my team successfully getting to the A flag without getting killed on the way there. and yet 3 out of the 10 times i got there i was killed by this stupid plane after i had cleared out the enemy team. you just have to get used to it i am afraid.

Were you getting killed by those attack planes? I've reported this exploit to DICE a few times now. Attack planes can fly out of AA range but still in range to drop hell down on you.

 

[Bollocks]

played war pigeon or whatever that mode is called for the first time, because apparently it is fun but I wasn't feeling it, we had to release the pigeon 35 times to end the game and it's just a clusterfuck all around and not in a good way.

Though I also have no map that I really dislike, with friends the game is fun no matter the map, I also have tears in my eyes when we spawn and a random guy in our squad immediately asks what to do.
Thank you for giving us a competent teammate.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Does anybody know the name of the track that plays when you start a Fao Fortress match?

No idea but here is a list of the Battlefield 1 OST.

 

[MrOogieBoogie]

I exclusively play Operations and I finally broke the 800 SPM barrier!

 

[Donos]

After a long break with Titanfall 2 i jumped back into an Operations round on Kaiserschlacht (alone)...

Dat Matchmaking... Half of my team was single digit lvl rank players. We had to attack.
More than half of the other team were rank 60+ with three 100 lvl ones (one of them went ham on us with 79:12, on foot.).

It was a miracle that we managed to win 2 sectors before we lost. Don't want to know how the beginner players felt.

 

[Putosaure]

Don't want to know how the beginner players felt.

We enjoy being yelled at !

 

[Donos]

We enjoy being yelled at !

At least have the decency to run in front of me and be a good meat shield

 

[Bunga]

Hey guys, so I got this for PS4 and had my first blast on it last night, really enjoyed it but got a quick question.

I haven't played a multiplayer FPS on console since the original Halo so not sure what the best thing here is - should I be turning off the aim assist?

 

[DaciaJC]

Hey guys, so I got this for PS4 and had my first blast on it last night, really enjoyed it but got a quick question.

I haven't played a multiplayer FPS on console since the original Halo so not sure what the best thing here is - should I be turning off the aim assist?

From what I've seen, the aim assist in BF1 seems fairly strong, so if you turn it off, you might find yourself struggling to line up shots more than you might expect, while other players will have no compunctions about using it to its utmost against you.

 

[Lemnisc8]

Another AT Mine update (sorry if already posted -skimmed and didn't see the info)...

With the howitzer artillery truck you can put down AT mines as a tank ability, but you can place up to SIX before despawn occurs.

This differs from the infantry 3 as posted earlier in the thread (which I thought was six after the previous update) however I'm probably mistaken. It's definitely six for the arty truck though.

 

[Forerunner]

Good video by Levelcap talking about the most popular classes and weapons.

Heavy tank accounts for 40% of ALL vehicle usage, lol.

 

[Kastrioti]

Map Power Rankings since I missed it a few pages back:

1.) Ballroom Blitz
2.) St. Quentin Scar
3.) Fao Fortress
4.) Sinai Desert
5.) Suez
6.) Amiens
7.) Empires Edge
8.) Monte Grappa
9.) Giants Shadow
10.) Argonne Forest

I pretty much love all the maps with horseback. One of my favorite things to do in Battlefield is keep pushing the opponent back and back in Conquest until I go back and forth from their spawn point to first capture point.

In 64 player matches this can be difficult but if I'm playing with a solid squad it happens quite often.

Just finished a match on Ballroom Blitz where our team dominated and had them spawn from E by their spawn where I just went through the hills on horseback taking out opponents with sword and then firebombing any tanks that came my way.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

No idea but here is a list of the Battlefield 1 OST.

Found it, it's Nothing is Written.

This game has an awesome soundtrack.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Another AT Mine update (sorry if already posted -skimmed and didn't see the info)...

With the howitzer artillery truck you can put down AT mines as a tank ability, but you can place up to SIX before despawn occurs.

This differs from the infantry 3 as posted earlier in the thread (which I thought was six after the previous update) however I'm probably mistaken. It's definitely six for the arty truck though.

Ooh, does this apply to the ones laid down by one of the light tanks as well?

I really wish this was explained in-game . . .

 

[Jack Scofield]

This game must think I'm the best player in the world the way it autobalances my teammates. I swear, EVERY fucking match I play in, my team is losing all control points within the first minute. My squad doesn't stick together, there's no variety in classes, no one plays their role, no spotting, the list goes on and on. Meanwhile the enemy team is comprised of freaking Seal Team 6 the way they work together.

 

[Mahonay]

This game must think I'm the best player in the world the way it autobalances my teammates. I swear, EVERY fucking match I play in, my team is losing all control points within the first minute. My squad doesn't stick together, there's no variety in classes, no one plays their role, no spotting, the list goes on and on. Meanwhile the enemy team is comprised of freaking Seal Team 6 the way they work together.

I had a couple games like this today. Pretty frustrating. I do frequently top score and rack up kills in most rounds, but it still sucks to be saddled with the weakest players in the server.

Players just leaving objectives as the enemy is capping it, playing between objectives instead of actually getting on the capture points, trying to fight out of the home base instead spawning on an available flag point, abandoning tanks so the enemy can steal them, running Medic with out a syringe/Support with out ammo bags, the list goes on. You can tell BF1 is a lot of people's first Battlefield game.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

After a long break with Titanfall 2 i jumped back into an Operations round on Kaiserschlacht (alone)...

Dat Matchmaking... Half of my team was single digit lvl rank players. We had to attack.
More than half of the other team were rank 60+ with three 100 lvl ones (one of them went ham on us with 79:12, on foot.).

It was a miracle that we managed to win 2 sectors before we lost. Don't want to know how the beginner players felt.

I laughed at this. They probably felt like crap after getting rekt lmfao

 

[Creaking]

Is there any option that lets you make objective markers less opaque without having to ADS? It has been my one consistent frustration with the game since launch. Constantly blinded by a big fat A or B on my screen that perfectly blocks out the view of the enemy, who can see me just fine.

I dug around in the options, but I couldn't find anything.

 

[Mahonay]

Is there any option that lets you make objective markers less opaque without having to ADS? It has been my one consistent frustration with the game since launch. Constantly blinded by a big fat A or B on my screen that perfectly blocks out the view of the enemy, who can see me just fine.

I dug around in the options, but I couldn't find anything.

Nope. Which is super annoying since you could adjust it in BF4. It will definitely get patched in, I hope sooner rather than later. I really want this option as well, I hate how hard it is to see through the objective markers.

 

[TheSeks]

Speaking of patched in: CTE for this is apparently going to start soon.

The time for my bitching about anti-vehicle options begins... NOW.

Spoiler

More like since beta

 

[Ozorov]

Read on to see just some of what's coming in the new #Battlefield 1 expansion, They Shall Not Pass: http://x.ea.com/29253

Verdun Heights

Fort Vaux

Soissions

Ruputure

New Game Mode: Frontlines
Experience a mix of Conquest and Rush as you fight for chained control points in a tug-of-war frontline. Both teams fight for one flag at a time and when this objective is captured the action moves on to the next. Capture the enemy’s HQ control point and the game turns into a Rush-style section where telegraph posts need to be attacked or defended.

New behemoth

New tank(?)

New stationary weapon

 

[Olengie]

Ready to use that Artillery and piss people off.

 

[Capsov]

Awesome, can not wait.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Wonder if the new trench raider will have more hp or something.

 

[Jack Scofield]

Soissions looks like another St. Quentin's Scar/Giant's Shadow, but the other maps look very unique and interesting. The bright red flowers on Ruputure look gorgeous.

EDIT: Just read the description for Soissions. Thunderstorms as random weather! This is great news, as long as there are no more fog maps!

 

[Forerunner]

Read on to see just some of what's coming in the new #Battlefield 1 expansion, They Shall Not Pass: http://x.ea.com/29253

Verdun Heights

Fort Vaux

Soissions

Ruputure

New behemoth

New tank(?)

New stationary weapon

Finally!

That other tanks is a Saint-Chamond. It was a type of heavy tank.

I can't wait to see more of Ruputure. It looks great.

Wonder if the new trench raider will have more hp or something.

Probably a one hit melee and more HP.

 

[TheSeks]

New Game Mode: Frontlines
Experience a mix of Conquest and Rush as you fight for chained control points in a tug-of-war frontline. Both teams fight for one flag at a time and when this objective is captured the action moves on to the next. Capture the enemy’s HQ control point and the game turns into a Rush-style section where telegraph posts need to be attacked or defended.

We already have that! It's called "Operations!" The only thing they added here was that stupid chain-attack system.

#WHENSSABOTAGEOBLITERATION!?

 

[Turkoop]

wait.. no new operations ?!!!

 

[Kastrioti]

Looks great, can't wait to play more.

Question though: Do I need to buy a season pass to get all the content? Or can I just buy this expansion by itself?

I've avoided buying season passes for all games but I may for BF1.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

wait.. no new operations ?!!!

I want to assume yes, there will be new operations. DICE only mention the new stuff. If it's similar to the other operations 2 maps per operation. So 2 new operations seems likely. But of course I could be wrong...

If so I will charge into no man's land without MG fire.

Looks great, can't wait to play more.

Question though: Do I need to buy a season pass to get all the content? Or can I just buy this expansion by itself?

I've avoided buying season passes for all games but I may for BF1.

You don't need the season pass. You can buy each dlc by themself. Season pass holders just get the dlc 2 weeks early.

 

[Turkoop]

I want to assume yes, there will be new operations. DICE only mention the new stuff. If it's similar to the other operations 2 maps per operation. So 2 new operations seems likely. But of course I could be wrong...

If so I will charge into no man's land without MG fire.


You don't need the season pass. You can buy each dlc by themself. Season pass holders just get the dlc 2 weeks early.

Stay tuned – more is to come.

Ok, I guess other features will be announced at a later date

 

[Chronospherics]

I found myself having more fun when I switched to the smaller modes. More agency, less getting shot by planes and whatnot. Some bad maps do lead to rough and unenjoyable experiences though, there's one of the desert ones that I really dislike for Rush.

 

[Summer Haze]

Made another montage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_HrzCHMWfQ

 

[Bollocks]

hopefully Fort Vaux is this games Operation Locker, love me some clusterfuck

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

hopefully Fort Vaux is this games Operation Locker, love me some clusterfuck

Agreed! Gas spam here we come!

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

hopefully Fort Vaux is this games Operation Locker, love me some clusterfuck

Cluster fucks are absolutely amazing. I don't understand the hate for Operation Metro.

 

[Creaking]

Soissions and--to a lesser extent--Verdun Heights look a little 'been there done that' from those images, but I'm pretty excited for the other two. I'm worried the glare of Verdun's distinguishing fire is going to make it really hard to see the enemy if they go prone. I was playing Rush a few days ago on a map with similar terrain in stormy weather, and we couldn't even take the first two points because of how hard it was to see the defending enemy.

 

[TBiddy]

Probably an idiotic question, but how do i lie down (prone?)?

I tried checking the keybindings in the settings, but for some reason it's showing an XB1 controller for me, instead of the keyboard.

 

[Creaking]

Probably an idiotic question, but how do i lie down (prone?)?

I tried checking the keybindings in the settings, but for some reason it's showing an XB1 controller for me, instead of the keyboard.

On console it's one button for stance changes, you tap to crouch and hold to go prone. Have you tried holding the crouch button?

edit: I found a PDF manual that says that you hold the Z key.

 

[terrible]

Cluster fucks are absolutely amazing. I don't understand the hate for Operation Metro.

Because spamming explosives or shooting into choke points for an entire round is boring for a lot of people. I can handle one round of that once in a while but it's really boring doing the exact same thing over and over again.

 

[Donos]

hopefully Fort Vaux is this games Operation Locker, love me some clusterfuck

lol, instantly thought that this will probably be a new Op Locker / Metro style map. And people will love/hate it.

Because spamming explosives or shooting into choke points for an entire round is boring for a lot of people. I can handle one round of that once in a while but it's really boring doing the exact same thing over and over again.

People who like it, often like it for getting a looot of kills/points in a short time. Support MG15 + prone + Bipod shooting a narrow tunnel... weeeeeeee.

 

[TBiddy]

On console it's one button for stance changes, you tap to crouch and hold to go prone. Have you tried holding the crouch button?

edit: I found a PDF manual that says that you hold the Z key.

Ahh, thanks. I will try that tonight. It has been driving me crazy!

 

[Creaking]

People who like it, often like it for getting a looot of kills/points in a short time. Support MG15 + prone + Bipod shooting a narrow tunnel... weeeeeeee.

It's also very satisfying to get a good flank, like here (old vid)

 

[terrible]

lol, instantly thought that this will probably be a new Op Locker / Metro style map. And people will love/hate it.



People who like it, often like it for getting a looot of kills/points in a short time. Support MG15 + prone + Bipod shooting a narrow tunnel... weeeeeeee.

Yeah and with how many people run medic on those maps you pretty much never die so it's a k/d padding thing too. It's not my style lol.

 

[Donos]

Or you get revived while laying in the line of fire or under 5 grenades who are about to blow. Weeeeee.