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The Official Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Thread
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The netcode is actually really really good. I tried some matches with different people, some with me hosting and other games I joined. The experience is flawless, I couldn't feel any lag.
So why the fuck does the game have region protected multiplayer? I'd REALLY like to play with some of my friends in USA.
The netcode is actually really really good. I tried some matches with different people, some with me hosting and other games I joined. The experience is flawless, I couldn't feel any lag.
So why the fuck does the game have region protected multiplayer? I'd REALLY like to play with some of my friends in USA.
I'm talking about the region protection put into the actual game which prevents you from playing with people from other regions, not the region protection on the disc (although EA should drop that too from the 360 version). I'm pretty darn sure the PS3 version also has the same region protection. Hopefully the PC version doesn't have a limit like that.AkuMifune said:
MrTroubleMaker
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Brannon said:
thanks
endlessflood said:
:lol OMG
Mr. Durden
Banned
I already saw it in stores here in the Netherlands, but I'm just going with the PC version that'll come out soon, just because it's cheaper. Not going to do co-op, since none of my friends will be getting this so why pay more.
This is stupid. I bought this game specifically to play with someone in another region (in fact, the ONLY reason I got it). I'll have to try to return it or something, if that's even possible. First Army of 2, now this. Why is EA the only publisher for which their games are multiplayer region-locked? This is bordering on deception - they could have been forthright about it.
Outcast2004
Banned
The hijacking is driving me nuts, ESPECIALLY the helicopter jacking.
seems that no matter how fast you tap that damn button, you can't get it on the first try. Not so bad with the tank. But to grapple a heli and to fall about 600 feet to your death is not cool.
seems that no matter how fast you tap that damn button, you can't get it on the first try. Not so bad with the tank. But to grapple a heli and to fall about 600 feet to your death is not cool.
I just stayed out the back and kept hijacking their tanks and using them to destroy the tanks as they came in. It's best to stay a bit in front of the grenade launcher and recoilless rifle emplacements but don't get between them and the enemy.painey said:
Sounds like your controller is borked. I've only failed a heli hijacking a grand total of once.Outcast2004 said:
Peronthious
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Doc Evils said:How the hell did this game get the green flag to get released with bugs like that.
Because those bugs are few and far between; I know I've never seen anything like that.
MMaRsu said:
I'm not near the box now, so I can't check, but I'm not sure why they'd put something like that directly on the box. If anything, it's probably in the EA ToS you automatically agree with when you sign in (available for viewing in the multiplayer options if I'm not mistaken).
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Peronthious said:
I've had quite a few things like that happen...
Randomly exploding vehicles and jet skis? Check...
Cars like witches? Check...
People flying through the air possessed? Check...
I'd say it happens at least once an hour every time I play.
Outcast2004
Banned
No, controller is fine, I'm probably just losing reaction time as I get older. I've successfully jacked ONE chopper. I fell to my death on the last one I tried.saunderez said:
Did a bit of co-op with a friend of mine last night and discovered a cheap, yet effective way of destroying VZ outposts, HVT targets, and buildings. I would drive around and locate a VZ jeep, truck, or APC and pick a fight with them. While they were busy shooting at me, my friend, who was hovering above me in his helicopter would drop down and grapple the unsuspecting vehicle. Next step is to fly over to the designated target and "reunite" the vehicle and occupants with the rest of their faction members from an altitude of 300 feet or so. Highly effective, especially when a few C4 charges are added to the vehicle or a fuel tank is in the camp.
notjackbauer
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Pretty funny bug last night- I was in the pirate camp and I hopped in a truck. When I laid on the horn to attract a nearby clutch of pirates, they immediately ran into the two tables they were standing near, flipping one over. They ran up against it, trapped, until the table broke and they all died. wtf?
One of the smartest additions to the gameplay in Mercs 2 is the resource management system. I love being able to customize your support options and finding resources in the field is a really cool, organic way to suck you into firefights. My big complaint with the system is that shopping is a bitch- every outpost of a faction should sell everything that faction sells so you don't have to go around to every outpost looking for X. Even in a helicopter, it takes a long time to get around.
Loving this game more and more, especially now that I have airstrikes. What's the cheapest laser-guided bomb and where do I get it?
One of the smartest additions to the gameplay in Mercs 2 is the resource management system. I love being able to customize your support options and finding resources in the field is a really cool, organic way to suck you into firefights. My big complaint with the system is that shopping is a bitch- every outpost of a faction should sell everything that faction sells so you don't have to go around to every outpost looking for X. Even in a helicopter, it takes a long time to get around.
Loving this game more and more, especially now that I have airstrikes. What's the cheapest laser-guided bomb and where do I get it?
pr0cs
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Well at this point I think I'm stuck, I spent an hour last night blowing UP stuff up and all it did was make them hostile to me and PLAV still is hostile.Kung Fu Jedi said:
Talking to Fiona she says I should go talk to PLAV but I can't because they're hostile to me.
I presume bribes are done through Fiona?
notjackbauer
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pr0cs said:
yes.
AgentOtaku
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WHATMiamiWesker said:
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Sectus said:
Its not necessarily "protection", but more likely a logistical decision. Could very well be a decision motivated by servers and dependence on low ping times in order to keep the online user bases clustered physically close together to keep the experience high. It also could just be a symptom of development, as as getting platform manufacturer approval for cross regional multiplayer is harder given slightly different executables and likely more complex test requirements and longer testing periods.
SapientWolf
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Gamespot is pretty irrelevant after most of their talent left. But I don't think anyone expected this to win GOTY anyways. They probably should have shaved a little bit off the price to make up for some of the rough edges.Y2Kev said:
-tetsuo-
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I seriously dont know whats going on with reviews recently. A lot of his comments seem silly. You can easily get RPG ammo just about anywhere, on top of being able to fucking air drop multiple kits with RPG's in them at any time. Did he really complain about driving from area to area in an open world game? Even if that has been in this type of game since GTA 3 created it, you can get Ewan to take you pretty much anywhere once u found a landing pad. On top of the contracts, you have the 100 spare parts, HVT's, destruction's and bounties take care of. All o fthe shop items to open up as well.
Im not saying he should have givin the game a 9 or 10, but a 5? Seriously? It has bugs, and pop in, and glitches but its not really THAT bad.
Im not saying he should have givin the game a 9 or 10, but a 5? Seriously? It has bugs, and pop in, and glitches but its not really THAT bad.
There's a lot of stuff that's factually wrong in the review, but I have no idea if it's a result of the reviewer not paying attention or the day one patch fixing a bunch of issues. Probably a mix of both._tetsuo_ said:
-Headshots drop enemies in one hit.
-The control issue is his own considering the game has quite a bit of aim magnetism and then you'd only have to lead the target.
-Soldiers have different degrees of armor, so duh some are easier to take out than others. Though headshots with rifles/snipers etc still drop them in one hit.
-RPG ammo is all over the place. Not only dropped RPGs from dead soldiers, but they'll often be in ammo crates.
-You only have to manually pick up ammo from a dropped weapon. Otherwise you just run over an ammo box (which are also all over the place, in ammo crates, dropped by soldiers etc) and those get picked up automatically.
-Wrong. It's a hostility meter, not an on/off switch. A stray bullet, hell a stray tank shell, may anger the troops in the immediate area, but no one outside of that 20 foots radius cares. Plus, if you leave the area and return they've already forgotten about it.
-If you're disguised in an enemy vehicle, yes.
-Even anti-air missles can be easily avoided can if you've ever played a game in your life. Everything else can be dodged by changing direction or moving 2 feet.
-So use the satellite guided strikes or the laser guided ones from safety. Even the smoke beacon guided strikes are easy to use. All you do it select it from safety, run to where you want to toss the beacon and the next time you hit up, it'll already be at the option you want. So it's all of two button presses (1 second) to call in those.
-I've had multiple soldiers, tanks and choppers chase me around buildings to get to me. They aren't particularly good, but they certainly aren't dense.
-Nope. See headshot usage/reviewer control issue.
As for a bunch of other non-bug complaints, he's basically complaining that it's Mercenaries. :lol
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Oh, I finally saw a shipping crate floating in mid-air earlier. So this makes a total of one bug that I've experienced.