Hey guys, I just got BF4 today and am wondering if anyone has tips for a newcomer. This is my first battlefield game and I'd like to avoid looking like a total noob and pissing people off with my lack of know how.
- Although you may be confused by the fact that the rest of the people in this topic are debating over the importance of K/D and team contribution, there are important ideas that you need to take from the debate. Battlefield is *neither* a game of simply killing or a game where you blindly run into the objective. You need to see the bigger picture in regards to each game. Everything, from the average kill to a tank repair to capturing the closest flags in the beginning of each CQ game, can (according to situational salience) contribute greatly to your team and each one of your stats.
- This all said: it's never bad to have a high K/D and KPM combo. If you can become good enough at inserting yourself into high pressure situations and winning fights in the process, you can unequivocally lead a team, even in game modes like Rush which have specific objectives. (EDIT: Your score / SPM / GSPM also tends to go up naturally if you can manage this combo.)
- This was also my first Battlefield game (well, almost... I played BC2 for like 2 days). My K/D, GSPM and SPM, and KPM all increase slightly the more I play. How do I manage this? I understand the game before I play it. Although you can learn a great deal by reading the basic descriptions of each weapon (NOT the "bars" like "stability", those lie to you), the most important source of information regarding this game comes from symthic.com, which tells you the stats of each weapon and attachment. IMO, the site will make clear to you that the M16A4, ACE 53 SV, M240B, and M98B are all excellent yet highly underused weapons, but it is up to you (and better for you) to figure out what works and why.
- A particularly important takeaway from the aforementioned site is that aiming in Battlefield is, for the most part, not entirely skill based. Every non-sniper weapon has a base amount of firing spread which increases if it is rapidly fired. You need to engage in luck management in all combat situations by bursting / firing under a firerate cap most of the time; as you get better at this, you can determine when it is smart to fire automatically. Also, you may want to select your weapons based upon their spread in various combat situations.
- Every "kit" (assault, engineer, support, recon) has a ton of potential uses. Learn how to use them to support your team. There are some options that are clearly better than others (i.e. medic bag is better than medic packs, and the SRAW outclasses other launchers in a majority of situations), but there's enough variety to experiment with and develop a playstyle / help your team in specific situations.
- Learn vehicle functions. If you get good enough with them, you can bring about the "push" into an objective with minimal or subpar assistance from your team. You can also take out other vehicles to prevent the enemy team from doing that. (RELATED: Get Active Protection for ground vehicles.)
- Learn to spawn. No, seriously. Learn to strike a rational balance between being able to contribute immediately as soon as you spawn and not getting shot as soon as you spawn. Note the "WARNING" on squadmates and try not to spawn on those who have it.
- Play with GAF. We're frequently better than the average player. You will get flanked less when you squad up with us.
