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Battlefield 3 |OT| My Body is Advised
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Yep, also it should be affected by light a whole lot more, like NV goggles. Anyone who has ever tried wearing those during the day knows its insane. And shining a flashlight on it should blind/disorient you for a few seconds.
It actually would be a useful counter strategy that people have asked for before. Tone down flashlights and IRNV on lighted maps, and make them counters for each other on night/dark maps and areas.
It actually would be a useful counter strategy that people have asked for before. Tone down flashlights and IRNV on lighted maps, and make them counters for each other on night/dark maps and areas.
95% of the community suggested fixed mentioned in the Battlelog 2 update are basic things that should have been included at launch.
It may just be the cynic in me, but that is passing of basic functionality that has come to be the standard in the industry/genre as "community inspired" changes seems like a marketing tactic.
Filtering out servers that are password protected has been around for how many years now? Thank god John Q made a thread making DICE aware of that one!
It's like General Motors creating a feedback website in 2011 and then came out with a press release stating they were going to add windshields to next years lineup of cars because "we received a request from John Q on our website.." *wink* *wink*. Windshields have been a standard in cars for a long time. So trying to pass off "adding windshields" as a result of their new "Get satisfaction website" is a bit absurd. It's an standard that has been around for ages. You didn't need a website to know adding server filtering by password is what people wanted.
EDIT: I am probably being overly harsh here. I admit it.
It may just be the cynic in me, but that is passing of basic functionality that has come to be the standard in the industry/genre as "community inspired" changes seems like a marketing tactic.
Filtering out servers that are password protected has been around for how many years now? Thank god John Q made a thread making DICE aware of that one!
It's like General Motors creating a feedback website in 2011 and then came out with a press release stating they were going to add windshields to next years lineup of cars because "we received a request from John Q on our website.." *wink* *wink*. Windshields have been a standard in cars for a long time. So trying to pass off "adding windshields" as a result of their new "Get satisfaction website" is a bit absurd. It's an standard that has been around for ages. You didn't need a website to know adding server filtering by password is what people wanted.
EDIT: I am probably being overly harsh here. I admit it.
Scroll down in the first post, you cant miss it.Rawker said:
zephervack
Member
Raide said:
Yesterday i was playing Tehran highway and this guy was "sniping" my entire team with a normal M4 using the IRNV from across the map, they really need to do something about it.
So I read the news about the updates on battlelog. Are these going to fix squad issues on PS3? Specifically I mean squading up with friends pregame and then joining a server only to be thrown on separate teams or squads. Also it said 10am CET. Did that already happen, or is that tomorrow? I did not see a date in the post.
I unlocked that in the beta, it's good for short to mid range but at a distance you can't see anything. Plus if there's fire around its useless because enemies just blend in. I may be wrong about this one but I think after you've been firing for a while the heat from your gun makes it so you can't see anything at all. I unlocked it for the M60 last night and I'm wondering if I should even bother using it since I actually provide cover/suppressive fire so I fire my gun for long periods of time.StoppedInTracks said:
I got the service star for both the support class and the m60 last night. So now that I've unlocked all the support guns I just need to get all the unlocks for each weapon.
Broder Salsa
Banned
After all the talk about it, I just tried the IRNV, yep that needs to go or get nerfed somehow, way way way too easy.
Anton Sugar
Member
We are updating gameservers to make them more awesome!Would like more details on "squad handling".
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Megasoum said:
You guys are overreacting it doesn't see through walls or anything. Sure you can see a dude a little better that is hiding in bushes. There are also drawbacks like slower ads time, and limited peripheral vision.
I just unlocked it for the SCAR maybe I suck with it but I don't feel it's overpowered. I guess that opinion might change later when I unlock it on one of the LMGs I like.
The_Hitcher89
Member
My teammates, and more annoyingly, squadmates, keep driving off with me running along in their wake, leaving me to trudge to the objectives on my own. Is this a problem with the playerbase on all versions of the game, and will it improve as the newcomers move on to other games? Cheers
Patrick Bateman
Member
I don't see any difference whatsoever in the performance online. What is this stupid talk?
Online it still looks like I'm playing a PSP-game...
Online it still looks like I'm playing a PSP-game...
FoggyFreek
Junior Member
Please vote for my idea!
http://getsatisfaction.com/battlefield3/topics/server_skill_level_restrictions
http://getsatisfaction.com/battlefield3/topics/server_skill_level_restrictions
TheSeks said:
In his defense tho, I agree sniping is a lot harder. Hitting someone in the head from from 200-300 yards isn't easy. The "head zone" hit box seems smaller in BF3 than BFBC2. If I rail someone in the upper torso from that distance I'm generally pretty pleased with my shot - but the guy doesn't die, and I never get the kill cause he moves during my reload animation (Sv98 being single shot).
They often strafe back out and machine gun spam my red triangle til I'm dead.
In short (I find) it's a lot easier to kill someone from 250 yards with a machine gun than it is with a bolt action sniper rifle. Unless your first shot is perfect, that is.
Admittedly, I'm not very good at sniping tho. But I did well with it in BFBC2, so I know it's a lot harder in BF3
MustacheBandit_
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would have been a great idea, or even could have unlocked some of the cooler knife kill animations.AndyD said:
That's hardcore mode dude. I don't see the IRNV killing me particularly more than any other sight, and this is even among those players running around with Russian sights on their M4s. There's plenty of disadvantages to the thing, like a loss of peripheral vision and slow sighting time. I keep it on my SIG 553, but only because I use it in particularly dark maps like Damivad Peak or Teran Highway. In the meantime, I'm going to actually try and up my other weapons to at least the 1st service star.AndyD said:
MustacheBandit_
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FoggyFreek said:
uhhh i rather be able to play on any server with any of my friends. if they aren't as good as me or are newer players they wouldn't be able to join me? not feeling your idea.
LabouredSubterfuge
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RS4- said:
PaNaMa said:
100% agree with everything you said here. I'm still in the mindset that Recon is by far the most shitty class in the game. It did a lot better in BFBC2 and it had a lot to do with both the weapons they were given, the damage they dealt, and the maps.
I can try to line up perfect shots but I'll have moments where I watch the bullet hit their head and it doesn't give me headshots. The only use I've found for recon in this game is if you want to hold down a spot/are playing Rush, and you just use your spawn satellite somewhere, then swap classes.
It's sort of messed up that you can spawn as w/e class you want on the spawn spots you create. :/
Anton Sugar
Member
FoggyFreek said:
I like! Hope we can get more details on how skill is calculated, though.
EDIT: Hmm, on second thought, as a server side setting (didn't see this)...it would suck to not be able to play with friends because you aren't the same skill level. I'm all for some sort of filtering method based on skill, just not sure what the best would be.
The_Hitcher89 said:
I think its always been an issue early on, but it does get better.
Part of it is that vehicles just dont have a lot of slots. One of the maps starts you off with 4-5 tanks and 1 jeep. Thats maybe 15 slots total and you have 30 people spawn. Leaving a lot of people to walk, or wait to spawn at a capture point.
Part of it is that you can't call out for a ride. Like asking for ammo/healing we should be able to yell and ask for a ride. And horns on the vehicles too to get people to hop in.
MustacheBandit_
Member
Anton Sugar said:
the only skill setting that would be cool would be servers that handicapped very skilled players so that it provided a more fair playing ground for newbies and those that aren't as skilled. Example, a very skilled (elite) player would not be able to use certain weapons or gadgets on their weapons. They would show up on the scoreboards marked as elite so that people knew they were at a disadvantage and also to stroke their epeen. Anyhow, I wouldn't mind seeing something like that but certainly do not want to see them not allowing certain players to play based on skill. Regardless, I still don't like the idea but was just toying with options of how they could make something like that work.
Here's the beta IRNV indoors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO4FRsfiUpA
In the beta, it had a much lower contrast between players and environment. Contrast diminished with distance, so it became less useful at longer ranges. Bodies were orange and the environment was green at about the same brightness. In retail, bodies are bright white with no distance dropoff and the environment is dark gray.
In the beta, smoke from your muzzle would obscure your vision while you're firing. In retail, your vision remains perfectly clear while firing.
In the beta, it had a much lower contrast between players and environment. Contrast diminished with distance, so it became less useful at longer ranges. Bodies were orange and the environment was green at about the same brightness. In retail, bodies are bright white with no distance dropoff and the environment is dark gray.
In the beta, smoke from your muzzle would obscure your vision while you're firing. In retail, your vision remains perfectly clear while firing.
The_Hitcher89
Member
AndyD said:
Thanks, that's reassuring at least. Its not a huge problem on most of the maps, but when you're playing Conquest on Operation Firestorm (I think) and have to run 500 metres because a squadmate has driven off on his own in a jeep it riles me in a way that isn't healthy or reasonable.
Out of interest, is there actually any use for the jets other than parachuting behind enemy lines? And fun, of course.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
I feel like, at least as a bad pilot, it's too hard to stay alive in the air. When it's just me versus other helis/jets it's bad enough, but with the added lock-ons from below there simply isn't enough flares to go around. I'm trying to slowly grind my way for some good unlocks, but unless I join a fairly empty server I can't last in the air for any substantial time.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
The_Hitcher89 said:
The quality of players should and hopefully will improve come Tuesday.
Anton Sugar
Member
Foliorum Viridum said:
I had a dream last night that flying jets in BF3 was easy. No lie.
Really need to set up my gamepad.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Flying both jets and helis I find very easy after about an hour in both on my 360 pad.Anton Sugar said:
Getting kills with them? That's still the hard part for me.
Edit: Nowhere near to an hour, actually: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/soldier/FoliorumV/vehicles/341956065/pc/
ii Stryker
Banned
OldJadedGamer said:
I'm thinking the same thing. No one spots or plays the fucking objectives, irritating as shit.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
ii Stryker said:
Don't get your hopes up, this kind of shit always comes up. You're still gonna have shotgun abusers, recon campers, and non spotters.
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