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Battlefield 4 |OT| Prepare to Leave Beta... Nevermind
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EdibleExplosives
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Whilst playing, my GPU usage is just under 100 percent, whilst my CPU is only at 60/70.
Just wondering if anyone knows what that means, I'd imagine my GPU is causing a bottleneck?
Just wondering if anyone knows what that means, I'd imagine my GPU is causing a bottleneck?
Tarin02543
Member
Yes. Your specs if I might ask?
The scout helicopter is a lot better once you get 25mm cannons.
That's what I was thinking. The problem is getting there, haha.
EdibleExplosives
Member
My specs:
i7 920 2.66 GHz
GTX 570
6gb RAM
I was thinking about overclocking the CPU, but it looks like I probably need to upgrade my graphics card. The game is stable on Medium but anything above that and the framerate stutters like fuck.
spindoctor
Member
Yea. SPM and K/D are individual stats that don't mean much in Battlefield.
But you can get a sense of whether the player PTFOs by checking out stuff like revives, heals/resupplies, vehicles destroyed, flag capture/defend ribbons/medals, bomb plants etc.
Your graphics card is hardly that bad. The stuttering is more likely due to your CPU really. I'd try overclocking it and see what performance you get after.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Lol my problem is actually flying.
Yeah, I have my 920 @4.2GHz. You probably don't need it that high, but I'd recommend pushing for 3.8GHz at least.
Also, I found a huge benefit unparking the cores (doesn't work for everyone). Convenient utility for doing so found in this post:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=88570844&postcount=1080
I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro with the 64bit exe and it's really smooth now even with most 64-player servers.
The Master Plan
Neo Member
what are GAF's thoughts on the carbines?
AKU-12 suppressed and stubby is currently my go to.
AKU-12 suppressed and stubby is currently my go to.
It makes Engineer much more playable for me. So far the only PDW that I think is worth a damn is the UMP. I've been using the ACR almost exclusively for Engineer though.
I'm actually impressed with the performance in BF4. I though I'd try it out on my desktop PC so I could use KBAM rather than a controller on my HTPC.
i3-2120
8GB DDR3 1333MHz
6850 1GB
On Auto it sets everything to Medium with no AA and I was getting a pretty consistent 60fps at 1080p with dips into the 50s when things go boom. I still need to update the GPU drivers as I cant remember the last time I did on this machine.
Hopefully now I wont be gimped with a 360 pad!
i3-2120
8GB DDR3 1333MHz
6850 1GB
On Auto it sets everything to Medium with no AA and I was getting a pretty consistent 60fps at 1080p with dips into the 50s when things go boom. I still need to update the GPU drivers as I cant remember the last time I did on this machine.
Hopefully now I wont be gimped with a 360 pad!
Telephoto999
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Latest Emblem
That's awesome, you should make the eyes a deeper yellow so the beak stands out better.
Telephoto999
Member
Yea it looks different in game compared to the emblem maker. I need to tweak his beak and mouth some more too.
bitcloudrzr
Member
The threads were pretty clear in the end and Jackfrags has a lot of good video that are pretty high quality.
PS4 has much better overall IQ, effects, aa, etc. and only drops to the 50s for framerate all at 900p.
XB1's single player looks worse than PS4's multiplayer and drops to mid 30s in high action at 720p. They did recently say AO is being put into the XB1 version, but we don't know what thee performance cost will be.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Thank you both, I'm gonna overclock it and see how much of a difference it makes. I've been meaning to for a while anyway.
I had no clue about unparking the cores, I'll definitely try that.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
anyone make any cool emblems? had some down time between crashes and made this
thats pretty funny
Latest Emblem
thats pretty funny
jacksepticeye
Member
So now the game crashes during the single player, got the audio loop glitch
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
The joystick controls suuuuuuuuck. I had to go mouse for the air vehicles this time.
Both of these are so awesome, I don't get how you guys make 'em. I wanted something but I have never been good with emblem creation unless it's straight lines.
Based on this. Pretty happy with it. Easy to make out on vehicles and guns.
You can easily change those. There is an issue with the free look key though.
The carbines get better accuracy on the move and better hipfire for a tiny tradeoff in ADS accuracy and bullet velocity/dropoff. They are better than the assault rifles.
Almost all of the carbines are really useful and depend on your playstyle. Personally the two I've used the most are the ACW-R and the ACE 52 for 844 and 519 kills, respectively. The ACW-R is a fast firing and reloading carbine that is just 20 RPM slower than the AEK with only some minor drawbacks compared to it. Slightly less max range (you do NOT want to fire either weapon at their max range anyways), slightly lower minimum damage (15.4 to the AEK's 18), and slightly lower bullet velocity. In exchange you get a 1.83 reload with a bullet in the chamber, 2.37 empty reload, lower first shot recoil, and reduced spread in EVERY category except aiming down sights-not moving. If you can control the recoil and know when to burst and when to full auto you can dish out some serious hurt.
ACE 52 on the other hand is essentially a carbine version of the SCAR-H or PKP, high damage, lower rate of fire weapons that hit like trucks and kick like mules.
Liberty4all
Banned
Got PS3 version today, upgrading to PS4. Worth trying out ps3 or just wait?
Telephoto999
Member
Somehow I managed to perfectly place this IFV atop this gun.
Quick Mustard
Member
Man, these random crashes are so annoying :/
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
In all honesty, this might be the worst multiplayer game I've ever played.
Liberty4all
Banned
No need to explain yourself or anything.
Woo-Fu
Banned
That shouldn't be a problem at all. Play engineer, ride around in the littlebird repairing it for a pilot who already has the experience.
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
I like to be cryptic.
The obvious server problems left aside, there are just so many things about this game that grind on my gears. Be it the usual online multiplayer bullshit or just plain weird design choices.
The pain of just wanting to play a few quick matches on your own.
Two easy steps to making this game a bit better would be decreasing the amount of Mini grenades to two and the Impact grenades to one and to rename the Assault class to Medic. Perhaps then the daft cunts would realise that they've got a medic bag on them.
The obvious server problems left aside, there are just so many things about this game that grind on my gears. Be it the usual online multiplayer bullshit or just plain weird design choices.
- The netcode is beyond terrible. Getting shot around corners, getting insta-gibbed by a PDW from across the map etc.
- As a rule of thumb: never trust your team mates to do anything you want them to do.
- Vehicles are pretty much invincible when you are the only one playing engineer because everybody else is either sniping or pointwhoring with the assault class
- Do not even try to play Rush because it is broken beyond repair.
- Spawnkills: base spawns are useless when they spawn you in the middle of the fucking street.
- The suppression system is just plain annoying. Good luck trying to nail that last shot on that guy with your DMR when he can spray his LMG with his eyes closed in your direction.
The pain of just wanting to play a few quick matches on your own.
Two easy steps to making this game a bit better would be decreasing the amount of Mini grenades to two and the Impact grenades to one and to rename the Assault class to Medic. Perhaps then the daft cunts would realise that they've got a medic bag on them.
There is one spawn location (in a small alley on a ledge - probably next to B) that is in direct view of the overpass. Last night an IFV parked there and I was mowed down on multiple respawns.
Beat that ass with Anton after Splinter, Otcho, and Dear Squad Leader bailed. Took us like 4-5 extra plants but finally the team came from a deficit and we won.
Fucking annoying to be the only squad on a plant point, meanwhile.
Fucking annoying to be the only squad on a plant point, meanwhile.
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
On the plus side, praise Dice for assists counting as kill.
Woo-Fu
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I'm level 50 and have yet to find a player who couldn't kill me with a DMR from any range while I was shooting an LMG at him. The only ones who die are the ones who never shoot back at all. Suppression might as well not even exist.
Seriously? I fire back but the sway gets me. It's the same as the sniper sway in BF3: Fucking annoying to deal with. At least in BF3 if we were both suppressed in close-quarters it was a lottery on winning. Here you have to try to predict which direction the gun in ADS is going to sway, or pray the guns fire won't go in a cone in hip-fire.
Annoying mechanic all around this outing because of that. I don't mind the idea of suppression but if I ADS I'd really like to not have my fucking aim fucked with. Just throw the bullets out in random directions like BF3 or at least give me the option so I can see clearly now that suppression is on~ I can fire at all enemies in my way~ (and pray I hit them, pray I hit them, like sunshine in may?) :/
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
That's what I'm saying, the blur/throwing bullets in directions effect is fine. Fucking with my aim in ADS, not cool. I hate it in the snipers in BF3 (and here but less so here since they toned it down) but being suppressed here is already a losing battle because you're having to predict which direction the gun is going to jump if you ADS while suppressed, which isn't cool with me.
Maybe there's a set pattern to the way it sways in suppression I haven't noticed yet, but it's damn annoying.
Maybe there's a set pattern to the way it sways in suppression I haven't noticed yet, but it's damn annoying.
Suppression as it existed in BF3 was one of the worst decisions from a competitive perspective I have ever seen.
TTK is already low enough, but you can't even accurately return fire because your bullets go in random directions.
I've said this before, but the patches were tied to the console approval process for BF3. Seems they are doing the same thing for the sequel.
Complete bullshit.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Oh man, remember when BF3 was patched to make suppression a bigger deal and we had to deal with the screen being fully blurred for like 50% of games? That lasted for like two weeks before they ratcheted it down.
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