It was a knife kill for sure. He wasn't an admin either.
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Battlefield 3 PC Community Meetup
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It was a knife kill for sure. He wasn't an admin either.
Was he falling from a jet, landed on your heli, climbed in, knifed you then jumped out and parachuted down?
He was standing on the aircraft carrier with his knife out, about half the map away from my heli that had just taken off.
In an ideal world where everyone were always on the minimap/spotted, sure.
The game doesn't function in a perpetual ideal frame.
It kind of does if you only play with a full squad of people you can talk to on mumble. Maybe the rest of the team is terrible, but at least your squad will do well, assuming that everyone in it is doing their part.
I only use IRNV on maps with low light. I don't see the necessity of using it in broad daylight, when I can just spot enemies with my own eyes.
Life is easier with the IRNV. Sure, you can play without it, and do well, but that doesn't mean the IRNV doesn't give an advantage.
lol. I think you are not getting what I am trying to say. Yeah sure a better palyer will outplay a bad player, but that has nothing to do with the IRNV problems I have.
I love it when people seem to know the way I play just because I am having some issues with an unlock that seems unbalanced. "yo, play better, yo!"
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Maybe it's just me (again) but I have a sneaking suspicion that lag is causing my gun to fire ever so slightly slower than the enemy. 90% of my deaths are coming from when I have opened fire on the enemy, then they open fire, I die, and it says they have 60-70% health. It's really pissing me off.
It does give you advantage, just like every other attachment, but it also gives disadvantages mainly low FOV and long scope time. Its not imbalanced.
Now you finally get it.
LonelyIsland
Member
Anybody using the new beta patch (290.36) ?
Haven't been able to test it, been too busy with finals coming up.
Haven't been able to test it, been too busy with finals coming up.
The only thing that seems BF3 related is "Fixes some random instances of triangular artifacts when playing Battlefield 3." Probably not going to change your BF3 experience at all.
Right, but the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages, so much so that it provides the user a distinct advantage over those who don't use it in most situations. Even if the scope time is a bit slower, if you are THISCLOSE, we are going to hip fire anyway, and if you are at a distance, chances are that I'll see you before you see me, negating any advantage you might normally have. That's the thing - when you can see everyone clearly, its disadvantages are almost completely negated most of the time.
No I never feel at a disadvantage by not using the IRNV. Now the M145 that's an imbalanced scope.
I don't feel at a disadvantage when I use the holo or RDS either, but I do feel like I am at an advantage when I use the IRNV.
Whenever I use the IRNV, I feel cheap because everyone is so easy to spot and shoot. I have nothing more to add if you are not seeing it.
Anton Sugar
Member
I find the M145 very difficult to use with any high recoil weapon--magnification feels just past that level where recoil makes it difficult.
But its Canadian, so its instantly superior. Which high recoil weapons are you referring to? (AN-94 doesn't count, that gun is shit) It's better than 4x and your only other option are the 1x scopes and red dots.
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
There's only one GAF server at the moment, right?
One euro server one NA server.
And how in the world do euro gaf play on NA servers!?!?!? I played on a France server and well
I should probably explain the current server status, since people are asking.
Current server status:
For our first month, we went with a hosting company by the name of Multiplay (one of the biggest). From the start, the server was buggy, crashy, etc. It seemed to be a problem with DICE's server code, but where other servers were crashing once or twice, we were going down multiple times a night. This absolutely wrecked multiple weekends on the server (it was full, and then empty after the crash, and it never recovered, essentially ruining the night). Maybe it wasn't Multiplay's fault, but they weren't very responsive in dealing with the problem.
For the past couple of weeks, we've been testing a server hosted by EOreality, and paid for by Chapel (thanks BTW). It's been much more stable, and as such, we're dumping Multiplay in favor of EOreality. The new server should be up and running as soon as Anton can work out the particulars (how long to pay in advance for a discount, how many slots on the free mumble server they provide, etc). Until then, Chapel's server is still up and running.
Hopefully this clears things up. Month one wasn't exactly a banner month for DICE or for BF3, but things are looking better now that the server code has gotten less buggy. Don't get me wrong, there are still a ton of bugs (causing crashes, unable to connect to EA problems, disconnections, etc) but it's getting better.
Current server status:
For our first month, we went with a hosting company by the name of Multiplay (one of the biggest). From the start, the server was buggy, crashy, etc. It seemed to be a problem with DICE's server code, but where other servers were crashing once or twice, we were going down multiple times a night. This absolutely wrecked multiple weekends on the server (it was full, and then empty after the crash, and it never recovered, essentially ruining the night). Maybe it wasn't Multiplay's fault, but they weren't very responsive in dealing with the problem.
For the past couple of weeks, we've been testing a server hosted by EOreality, and paid for by Chapel (thanks BTW). It's been much more stable, and as such, we're dumping Multiplay in favor of EOreality. The new server should be up and running as soon as Anton can work out the particulars (how long to pay in advance for a discount, how many slots on the free mumble server they provide, etc). Until then, Chapel's server is still up and running.
Hopefully this clears things up. Month one wasn't exactly a banner month for DICE or for BF3, but things are looking better now that the server code has gotten less buggy. Don't get me wrong, there are still a ton of bugs (causing crashes, unable to connect to EA problems, disconnections, etc) but it's getting better.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Good to hear. The constant server crashes were a huge buzz kill and more often than not would ruin the entire night.
I'm assuming we're getting reserved slots and some other tools once DICE releases them correct?
I'm assuming we're getting reserved slots and some other tools once DICE releases them correct?
No, unfortunately. You can add people, but as far as I know it doesn't work.
That's my understanding of the current situation as well. Honestly, I have no idea why no one has written a plug-in for Procon that can check the in-game player list against the GUID or player name of someone coming in, and then kick someone that isn't on the list to make room for the player trying to get in. Is it because the server doesn't get any information about the player until they actually join, if that makes sense?
Looking through the newer procon plugins, I think this one would be good to implement: http://www.phogue.net/forumvb/showthread.php?2707-Chat-Filter-BF3-V1.0.0.1-BF3
Instead of having to warn people to constantly not be assholes, we can just filter out racists before it ever makes it to the chat box.
Well the join requests never make it to the server, battlelog keeps people from joining. So there would be no way Procon or any tool could help with that. The only thing that might work is if there were system in place outside of battlelog where a user could request a space manually (possibly with credentials) and it would tell a tool to kick a user to make space. But that isn't guaranteed to work, not with queues and other things.
That chat plugin doesn't block or filter bad chat, it just responds to said chat with a kick and/or ban based on how you set it up.
Anton Sugar
Member
FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I'm working on getting the new GAF EOR server up, just need to ask chapel some stuff.
Cuban Legend
Member
man ive been asking you to ask chapel some stuff for days, at least a week now bro. GET TO IT SON, we can't leech off poor chapel forever lol
Shit sun! Get off that xbox and get that server running!
EDIT: Chapel server set to 5 person start again.
I remember people use to hack their CS texture files to get the same exact effect as the IRNV. It makes the environment completely worthless. Whatever fraction of a split second it takes to aim does not outweigh the huge advantage of being able to spot your target instantly in a game like this.
If it actually behaved light an infrared and you were effected by light sources it would be a lot different.
Anton Sugar
Member
Okay: Chicago or New York server? Chapel's was Chicago, right?
CHICAGO
Chicago. New York servers suck ass.
Chicago is fine with me. If you can get it purchased, I can get it configured by tonight hopefully.
Anton Sugar
Member
NEW NeoGAF Community Server is up!
Haven't done any sort of configuration to it yet, as my work day is starting, but we'll be updating it to GAF "standards" shortly. You can add it to your favorites now, however.
EDIT: Actually, removed Metro 64. That's a given.
I also think that, given the new requirements for Quickmatch (has to be a Ranked server), we can set the min start to 4, min restart to 2, and turn off the killcam.
EDIT EDIT: Also, we DO get a free Mumble server with this, but it is given upon request. Just put in a ticket for that, so should have the info shortly, then I'll get with Menelaus to update the graphic in the OP.
Haven't done any sort of configuration to it yet, as my work day is starting, but we'll be updating it to GAF "standards" shortly. You can add it to your favorites now, however.
EDIT: Actually, removed Metro 64. That's a given.
I also think that, given the new requirements for Quickmatch (has to be a Ranked server), we can set the min start to 4, min restart to 2, and turn off the killcam.
EDIT EDIT: Also, we DO get a free Mumble server with this, but it is given upon request. Just put in a ticket for that, so should have the info shortly, then I'll get with Menelaus to update the graphic in the OP.
Alright, the current map rotation is (one round of each):
Grand Bazaar
Tehran Highway
Operation Firestorm
Damavand Peak
Noshahar Canals
Caspian Border
Seine Crossing
Kharg Island
Any changes that anyone would like to see? How was Chapel's 150% tickets working out for everyone?
Edit: apparently he was using 200% tickets.
Grand Bazaar
Tehran Highway
Operation Firestorm
Damavand Peak
Noshahar Canals
Caspian Border
Seine Crossing
Kharg Island
Any changes that anyone would like to see? How was Chapel's 150% tickets working out for everyone?
Edit: apparently he was using 200% tickets.
More Rounds of Caspian, Seine, and Bazaar would never be a bad thing.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
I might hop in tonight for a bit of a game 
The sheer number of games + uni work means I've haven't been able to play as much as I'd want, unfortunately. I don't think I'll start playing for hours on end until after Christmas, at least. Karkland will pull me back in, actually, but yeah.
Map rotation looks good. I always think higher ticket counts are better, but I don't feel too strongly on it either way.
The sheer number of games + uni work means I've haven't been able to play as much as I'd want, unfortunately. I don't think I'll start playing for hours on end until after Christmas, at least. Karkland will pull me back in, actually, but yeah.Map rotation looks good. I always think higher ticket counts are better, but I don't feel too strongly on it either way.
200% was great for 64 players. It was the games before 64 players that it didn't work. 500 ticket 4v4 takes a long time =(.
Are we going to use the auto seed plugin that chapel used?
I'm trying it out currently. With just me in the server, and 1/4 players, nothing is happening. There really isn't a config guide, so I'm pretty much winging it lol.
yeah well you need 2 to get the quick match going.
What sadistic bastard came up with that?
Anyone mind hopping on so we can test it out?
What sadistic bastard came up with that?
Anyone mind hopping on so we can test it out?
I'll bite.
Half an hour later, and it's still just the two of us. Hmm... any ideas Chapel?