Hahahaha. It's like "well they put all that work into the ARG... fuck it. DESTROY. ALL THE THINGS."
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Battlefield 4 |OT2| Is it fixed yet?
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Hahahaha. It's like "well they put all that work into the ARG... fuck it. DESTROY. ALL THE THINGS."
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Another great battle(non)sense video about new netcode stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJoKn42j6W8&list=UUP7QY6L5pvmm0-stL-pNFrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJoKn42j6W8&list=UUP7QY6L5pvmm0-stL-pNFrw
Best battlefield youtuber by far. Provides actual value to the community. Jackfrags is good as well compared to the trash of lvlcap and friends.
nhlducks35
Member
How do you receive all those battlepacks?
Do you have service stars?
If yes: Play a round.
If no: Get some
If yes and still not getting some: Are you rank 100?
If no: Go get rank 100. (IIRC that was the plan for them)
@Splinter: Yeah, but isn't Jack on DICE/EA's payroll anyway in regards to promoting videos for them?
Probably, but he does a great service for the community in coalescing all the easter eggs and phantom program information. There is no doubt in my mind that DICE increased the number and quality of easter eggs in BF4 because of his videos.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Are they just class service stars or weapons too?
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
And yet my W/L ratio on defense is 2.7, on attack 0.5 and I barely played anything but rush. PC sounds different to consoles though as once damage was nerfed it was very rare for a crate to be list to anything but arming, tank sniping or building collapse.
It's got nothing to do with "W/L" or "console/PC" it's got everything to do with what DICE intended (people not using it as a primary ability to take crates) people to do: Play an infantry focused mode as... an infantry focused mode.
Honestly, I feel like Bad Company 1 had it right in some regards. Explosive damage could be done but it was so minimal (you literally had to spam 500 or so rockets at EACH. CRATE. ON. THE. MAP. for a good 10-20 minutes) that it discouraged that style of play. BC2 encouraged it too much. Even with the "nerf" it was still encouraged because "oh, they only doubled the number of explosives needed to take it so instead of 2 mins, it's now 8/10 mins to take it. *yawn and C4 bleed/Jihad/AT4 snipe anyway*"
Plus BC1's map design was HUGE for the player count and open on Rush to where players on attacking could attempt to flank or use trees instead of no-men lands to flank. BC2 made the maps more linear for a slightly higher (IIRC) player count but didn't give players the option to move stealthy to where ya'll wanting to push up was encouraged instead of being paranoid about people reaching the crates.
Same shit happens in BF3/4 and then 10 players are in the base besides me and it's like "well, you could've stopped this if you actually hanged back and let them come to us like BC1 wanted."
Lost a 50 minute game earlier on Hangar by 1 ticket. Only myself to blame, shitty k/d, so bad at sniping.
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/battlereport/show/1/535524630140609280/173466410/
Kane Zakharov
Banned
Norua couldn't carry you hard enough.
We probably would have won if you were commander for the other team.
Kane Zakharov
Banned
Only because I wouldn't have refused Norua's requests of where to UCAV.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Jackfrags managed to activate the elevator and get to the room, but didn't have the correct code to open the forcefield. You need 4 people, one with each of the new dogtags hidden around the maps. Everyone needs to be wearing the Phantom camo, weapon skins, and dogtags or the elevator will kill you.
SharpAttorney
Neo Member
That sounds way more complex than it is actually worth.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I hope it's a global unlock. Once the first group figures it out the Bow unlocks for everyone with the three previous assignments complete.
Welcome to ARGs.
Also if it requires that Phantom Paintjob that requires jetkills: I'm out.
In other news: Zh1nt0 is leaving DICE.
Can't wait to see what eSports org he ruins. (Best of hits for those that don't know him: http://imgur.com/a/Nds4D )
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
I don't know how they ever did when neither BF3 or 4 launched with the ability to make private rooms or LAN. Both required for competitive play.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
The game doesn't even support local LAN lol.
Such a dumbass. Maybe a bit harsh but this guy was the "community manager", and he did everything but manage the community back when I was really tuned into the BF community with BC2 and BF3.Welcome to ARGs.
Also if it requires that Phantom Paintjob that requires jetkills: I'm out.
In other news: Zh1nt0 is leaving DICE.
Can't wait to see what eSports org he ruins. (Best of hits for those that don't know him: http://imgur.com/a/Nds4D )
Even if it had those functionalities you'd still be stuck with a game that is known for having a high player count in a match which isn't exactly suited for spectating. Sure, you could just use the 5v5 gametypes but then the game becomes almost indistinguishable from any of the recent CoDs which aren't very popular in esports anyway.
ErasureAcer
Banned
What map is this? Hangar 21?
Nor bots so you can get those bullshit assignments done.
BF1942 and BF2 did
Anyway, it's hilarious how he kept harping on "eSports eSports eSports..." while everyone else was like "dude... the series... yeah, no."
I will admit, if the idea of spectator mode (despite it being slightly buggy) came from him, it's one good thing he added. I enjoy popping into Spectator now and then and watching a few (more like a LOT) of matches when I don't feel like playing. I just wish the action and hitmarkers for the player you're spectating actually matched what they were doing now and then. Sometimes it "desyncs" and screws up.
Yes, in the Titan area. You go to the far northern right of the map for the elevator. But you need three others with different dogtags from
Conquest Only, fuck you DICE
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Doesn't help that from BF3 to BF4, they limited the possible server outlets even further than it was from BC2 to BF3.
That, too. But I honestly think that's an EA bottom line problem, than a DICE/DICE-LA problem. T1gge said something on twitter about bringing more
console
SolidSnakeUS
Member
How about private servers? I still have no idea why the company is afraid of such a thing? Or even LAN games? I mean, LAN parties do still exist and there are massive ones that do go on at cons. Look at MAGFEST. 4 days, 24 hours a day and it has a BYOC LAN room.
ErasureAcer
Banned
Nor bots so you can get those bullshit assignments done..BF1942 and BF2 did
Anyway, it's hilarious how he kept harping on "eSports eSports eSports..." while everyone else was like "dude... the series... yeah, no."
I will admit, if the idea of spectator mode (despite it being slightly buggy) came from him, it's one good thing he added. I enjoy popping into Spectator now and then and watching a few (more like a LOT) of matches when I don't feel like playing. I just wish the action and hitmarkers for the player you're spectating actually matched what they were doing now and then. Sometimes it "desyncs" and screws up.
Yes, in the Titan area. You go to the far northern right of the map for the elevator. But you need three others with different dogtags fromFinal Stand maps that pop-up randomly, apparently. And the other Phantom Program assignments done (#ripduetoJetKills), then the password.Conquest Only, fuck you DICE
I have all the medals in the game and all the MP assignments completed(except the new ones which I'm working on)...guess I just need to find these hidden dog tags on the maps(haven't come across them yet in Conquest), find 3 others who meet the requirements and then get a bow and arrow...?
You can do that already. I ran into a passworded "private" server on Battlelog a few days ago. It was unranked, so I'm not sure if that's what you want but techinically you can lock servers and have been able to since BF3.
If T1gge and DICE-LA are honestly looking at other eSport titles, they need to look at Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and see how Valve is fostering that with 1) in-game specatator stream/"GOTV" and 2) ability to save replays of the matches (OH HEY SOMETHING PEOPLE HAVE WANTED/Battlerecorder SINCE HALO 3 ON CONSOLES CAME OUT IN 2007 WITH "THEATER" MODE!) plus 3) Twitch streams for those that don't want to watch in-game.
(and IIRC the matches at ESL/etc. are played in LAN with a spectator mode/commentator streaming the match to Twitch/in-game)
You won't get the bow until you know the password. There's a physical wall that (that is shimmery because WHOOO SCI-FI) that prevents you from entering the room until the password is entered.
http://imgur.com/a/sX93D <---Here's the future-istic dogtag locations on Final Stand that have been confirmed. Good luck finding a small box in the middle of a normal match.
geezus really explains how complex online gaming is. complaining blindly about lazy devs and coding is so silly. the complexity and number of factors to take into account to make the game work and be fun for everyone is staggering.
ErasureAcer
Banned
Alright...thanks for the link. Looks like they show up just about everywhere. I'll keep an eye out for em(already played more than 10 hours of Conquest on FS maps)....probably walked over them 20 times already.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
It's really good how they've managed to actually reduce the bandwidth requirement for 30hz.
My question is though, where the numbers he recorded in bytes or bits? Internet speeds are measured in magnitudes of bits which are not the same as bytes (which is why with a 20MBs connection you can't download a 20Mb file in one second at peak performance, I think I got the acronyms right).
I have a 2.5MBs down .9MBs up connection. I'd like to know if I can handle 30hz fine or even theoretically 60hz.
Lost a 50 minute game earlier on Hangar by 1 ticket. Only myself to blame, shitty k/d, so bad at sniping.
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/battlereport/show/1/535524630140609280/173466410/
Unfriending you after that terrible k/d. Norua is safe.
Talladega Knight
Member
I posted this in the Black Friday thread. I'm reposting it here just in case anyone has heard anything:
Anyone heard of any deals?
Anyone heard of any deals?
Those seem impossible to find, even with a map.
We went down the elevator.
I think he meant finding the dogtags.
I still haven't had any luck finding the dogtags anyway. :/
Nope.
They're Conquest only. Which is stupid, but add in that you need to KNIFE them (and they glitch out if you use the icicle) and they're tiny white boxes in maps with a bunch of white so even with a map they're impossible to see...
I may just join Kane next round in a no-kill server to try to hunt these but knowing my luck I'd get kicked "to make room" again.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
So did they fix that campaign save data bug yet?
xKilltheMx
Member
Probably not, not a mention in the patch notes.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
If they didn't lock multiplayer weapons behind the campaign a grand total of zero people could care about that bug. I only played the campaign for the P90.
The Faceless Master
Member
i still haven't unlocked those guns. i need to get the REX for an assignment...
I know but its ridiculous to find. Haven't had any luck in finding those dog tags.