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Not as deep as he thinks
It works now, but yes I did try it yesterday (matchmaking) and wasn't getting anything.
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Battlefield 4 |OT2| Is it fixed yet?
- Thread starter Overdoziz
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moai
Member
Im shocked, level 132 on ps4 and never knew that.
God I would kill for mixed servers. My favorite time in BF history was playing on (mic enforced) mixed servers in BF3. Playing different modes and map packs back to back kept the game so fresh. I know that's a rented server thing, but the way BF3 worked they stayed populated. Now, nobody does anything besides vanilla conquest or hardcore conquest with the same 4 maps over and over. Atleast that's all I see on the Xbox1.
AnotherNils
Member
I can't wait until they had mixed servers and somehow they fuck it up.
TheContact
Member
Cheers to BC2, BF3 and 4 for being the greatest FPS of the last 5 years. Would not even touch the genre without them.
SharpAttorney
Neo Member
Got my jet medal and finished the Air Warrior assignment. Once I started using the dumb bombs on the attack jet, the ribbons just start piling up. I just started dropping those things on infantry clusters and getting kills almost every time. People probably thought the game was glitching when they showed me on the kill cam just flying away high up in the air. Lots of fun.
ErasureAcer
Banned
BOOM. Got the Obliteration Winner Dog Tag.
My + ends in a few days and I'm gonna let it lapse and do something more interesting with my time. Be back whenever I re-sub. Closing in on the Carrier Assault tag but that will have to wait.
Have fun to those still playing.
My + ends in a few days and I'm gonna let it lapse and do something more interesting with my time. Be back whenever I re-sub. Closing in on the Carrier Assault tag but that will have to wait.
Have fun to those still playing.
OdysseusVA
Banned
How do you know when to drop the dumb bombs? I used them once or twice and was lucky to get hit markers.
SharpAttorney
Neo Member
Just timing I guess. With infantry, I avoid trying to drop on individuals and aimed for clusters. If I did aim for one guy, I made sure he was likely dtationary. I found it tone pretty accurate. If you time your drop with the cross hair, it hits it's mark.
Lastly, don't be shy with them, just look to drop them any chance you get. Using them as a way to finish off a cannon run also works well and I finished off a lot of vehicles that way. Just unload the cannon until it overheats and start your pull up, switch to the bombs and release the bomb as your reticle swings over the vehicle.
Here's a list of what I think still should be fixed in BF4 and definitely has to be fixed in BF5:
- Give me the option to quick join into only official servers. I don't want to play anywhere else because "admins" fuck up the settings.
- Don't allow players to lock a squad, it makes no sense when people can have their own private voip on all platforms anyways. This way, it isn't possible for you to end up without a squad to join.
- Also, only have enough squads available so when the team is full, all squads are full. I realize this will often split up people who want to play together, but there should be a way to fix that, too. For example you could force two half-empty squads together to make space for a squad that joins together through squad join.
- Get rid of game modes that hardly anyone plays or that are to similar to ensure servers are populated enough. Team Deathmatch doesn't need to exist alongside Domination, which is better because it is objective oriented.
- Have official servers that cycle through all maps, including all DLC maps, for each gamemode. I'd be on a SQDM or Domination server that cycles all maps (or changes them randomly) all day long, baby.
Only have DLC specific servers a limited time after each DLC's launch. Vanilla-only servers could still exist for non-Premium folks.
- To make the above work, stop selling DLCs individually. It's enough to have the playerbase segregated into "Premium" and "Non-Premium". This would allow DICE to have only two kinds of map rotations in the servers, as written above.
(- There are shit tons of silly customization options available in BF4, such as weapon, soldier and vehicle skins, knifes and dog tags and so on. Monetize on that instead of selling maps to not split the community up.)
I realize that most of these things aren't gonna push sales directly, but would "only" increase the quality of the product immensely, so it ain't gonna happen.
But I bet a lot of people would be way happier to pay full price on the game and even Premium, uncluding me.
- Give me the option to quick join into only official servers. I don't want to play anywhere else because "admins" fuck up the settings.
- Don't allow players to lock a squad, it makes no sense when people can have their own private voip on all platforms anyways. This way, it isn't possible for you to end up without a squad to join.
- Also, only have enough squads available so when the team is full, all squads are full. I realize this will often split up people who want to play together, but there should be a way to fix that, too. For example you could force two half-empty squads together to make space for a squad that joins together through squad join.
- Get rid of game modes that hardly anyone plays or that are to similar to ensure servers are populated enough. Team Deathmatch doesn't need to exist alongside Domination, which is better because it is objective oriented.
- Have official servers that cycle through all maps, including all DLC maps, for each gamemode. I'd be on a SQDM or Domination server that cycles all maps (or changes them randomly) all day long, baby.
Only have DLC specific servers a limited time after each DLC's launch. Vanilla-only servers could still exist for non-Premium folks.
- To make the above work, stop selling DLCs individually. It's enough to have the playerbase segregated into "Premium" and "Non-Premium". This would allow DICE to have only two kinds of map rotations in the servers, as written above.
(- There are shit tons of silly customization options available in BF4, such as weapon, soldier and vehicle skins, knifes and dog tags and so on. Monetize on that instead of selling maps to not split the community up.)
I realize that most of these things aren't gonna push sales directly, but would "only" increase the quality of the product immensely, so it ain't gonna happen.
But I bet a lot of people would be way happier to pay full price on the game and even Premium, uncluding me.
Some people on CTE want people to quick match into "classic" presets which is LOL HELL NO to me.
More proof CTE does not have it's finger on the pulse of what the majority of the playerbase wants.
It's crazy to me that this is still not a thing.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
With Star Wars Battlefront coming I don't know if I'll need to buy BF5. From 2005 to 2009 SWBF2 was the only game I seriously played online. I dabbled in BF2MC but it wasn't until Battlefield 1943 that I fully moved to the 7th gen.
If BF5 can recapture the feeling of 1943 I might get it, but if it turns out good, SWBF may be the last shooter I buy for online until SWBF4.
If BF5 can recapture the feeling of 1943 I might get it, but if it turns out good, SWBF may be the last shooter I buy for online until SWBF4.
I really want BF5 to go back to WWII or a time period close to it, but it's going to be modern again or futuristic.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
If it is I'll have no interest in buying it. I'm exhausted on modern/near-future.
Unless there's some new spin on it, it'll be a hard sell for me too.
As much as I'd like a new, good WW2 shooter, I feel like it's mostly nostalgia. I'd much rather DICE make an attempt at a new futuristic Battlefield with crazy new, well thought out & designed modes and maps.
As much as I'm looking forward to Star Wars Battlefront, I know I'll be wanting to buy BF5 providing it isn't set in the present day.
As much as I'm looking forward to Star Wars Battlefront, I know I'll be wanting to buy BF5 providing it isn't set in the present day.
The Faceless Master
Member
can't wait until they announce 2143 for PC/XBLA/PSN as a F2P game
Kane Zakharov
Banned
Yeah, should just make it the default preset for the next BF game instead.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Hardline, yeah?
OdysseusVA
Banned
Without question
Hahaha, you funny guy I kill you last.gif
I doubt making a "classic pre-set" quick match option would flood those servers. People that want Hardcore will go to Hardcore. The rest of us want Doritos and other stuff. Trying to merge the two is just poor for everyone.
OdysseusVA
Banned
1v1 me
Server browser.
Select all the maps/expansions.
Anything with all the DLC icons = maps are included. But it isn't a slam-dunk 100% all maps. One of the maps per expansion may be in it.
Pegasus Actual
Member
The server browser is kind of crap. I can't search for servers that are full along with servers that are almost full? At 64 players the game really chugs on PS4. I'm thinking maybe 40 would be ideal. I do really want a go-to server with more variety, so I'll try that DLC icons trick. The quick match thing is even worse, hi yes battlefield, I'd like to play conquest large... *click* OPERATION LOCKER 24/7 CONNECTING *barf*
You can look, but sadly they don't exist on Xbox1. Something to do with keeping a server populated through quick join that doesn't work and they always end up empty. I still look every time I play, haven't seen one in months. Even then it was a hardcore/platoon server. Which unless your in that platoon, can really suck, since you have admins that will switch players to stack their team.
OdysseusVA
Banned
FUCK YEA, SEKOKU! HIGH FIVE, BROTHER!
OdysseusVA
Banned
no joke m8
OdysseusVA
Banned
2x better?
OdysseusVA
Banned
obvious #pingadvantage
Not really. Next round a bunch of Brazillians got on and I still had MVP but lost the round.
More like half of DICE's team were in the air which doesn't cap flags.
[Update] The hotly-anticipated #BF4 announcement video coming this week!
https://twitter.com/BFBulletin/status/568368556280320000/photo/1
https://twitter.com/BFBulletin/status/568368556280320000/photo/1
OdysseusVA
Banned
What is BFBulletin and why are you linking them? Are you a shill? We don't like shills, right Elzar?
ElzarTheBam
Member
Shillzar