Is anyone having a hard time logging on?

I can't connect with EA Online either last night or today

3/13/2010 4:39:25 PM

A work-around is to Join Session of any one on your friends list or any players you have met.

3/13/2010 4:51:21 PM

they are supposed to be doing updates and some minor patches today

3/13/2010 5:15:26 PM

i give up on this game. sorry guys, haven't found a decent group to play with on PC to be honest.

3/13/2010 5:16:06 PM

if you want to add me, i'm goalielax on the PC. but chances are you're not going to be in a squad with the guys i game with a lot because there are usually 4 of us on at a time.

we dominate most of the time and get best squad 95% of the time and one of us gets the ace at least 75% of the time.

3/13/2010 6:35:19 PM

i was away from this game for a couple days and logging on today man did i fuckin suck donkey balls big time. sucks lol

3/13/2010 6:41:54 PM

^^ you sound really cool

3/13/2010 9:22:01 PM

your powers of observation are obviously keen

3/14/2010 12:08:42 PM

I finished the campaign today. Its was pretty good and I would recommend playing it on Hard.

3/14/2010 1:18:49 PM

i played through on normal and then on hard and honestly there's not much difference going on hard. you might be able to take an extra bullet or two on normal.

your squad's AI is so bad they may as well not be there, and enemies have an insta-lock on you as soon as you are visible. nothing like getting sniped by a shot gun at 300 meters

also, fuck the RPG spam...I swear it seemed like every third guy had an RPG. we get it...you can destroy cover. but christ let us have it for at least half a second

overall, i'm glad the MP is so strong (as expected with a BF game)...because the SP didn't come close to meeting the MW bar

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 1:36 PM. Reason : /]

3/14/2010 1:36:05 PM

I personally liked it better than MW2. Maybe its due to the fact that I am burnt out on COD SP campaigns- a Bunch of intense fire-fights and no intriguing story, that rather hard to follow. While I am def not saying that the COD campaigns are bad or boring, its just they all feel the same to me and BC2 campaign was like a breath of fresh air. COD campaigns have always felt sterile and void of life and character to me. It felt like I was just there to play and not care about anything but seeing the credits roll. Character development was much better in this game and they are much more memorable. You get to play as the same person the whole game and endears that character to you. Your characters here have life and talk, but I can't say the same for COD. The terrain was much more beautiful in BC2, and had an epic feel to them as well. I would say the two campaigns run neck and neck, its just with cup of tea you like the best, and I like BC2 campaign better.

[Edited on March 14, 2010 at 2:04 PM. Reason : /]

3/14/2010 1:51:41 PM

Quote :

"nothing like getting sniped by a shot gun at 300 meters"

ala MW2 lolz

3/14/2010 5:49:07 PM

shotgun slugs

3/14/2010 7:02:55 PM

Just ordered the parts for my new computer. Should be playing next week some time.

3/14/2010 8:00:46 PM

The noise that the weapon makes that they are looking for in the campaign makes an ultra creepy noise. Its one of the most weird and intriguing noises that I have ever heard.

3/14/2010 10:40:00 PM

i've heard it used for other games and movies before, you're right it's creepy as fuck

3/15/2010 12:11:28 AM

I've got a good group I am playing with now. I kid you not, 20+ game win streak in conquest. Super easy. I know, conquest isnt too hard to win with one organized group. We are going to head into rush sometime soon after we get leveled up on various categories.

It's hard for me to give up my MP16.

3/15/2010 11:20:05 AM

mp16? you mean m416?

3/15/2010 1:15:25 PM

Quote :

"nothing like getting sniped by a shot gun at 300 meters"

I laughed about this until it actually happened to me in a rush game the other day. I was sitting up on the second floor of a building and manning a mounted machine gun, and I got 1-shot. When I saw the killcam, the guy who did it was using the NS2000 with slugs, and he was a good 30 yards downfield on the ground in front of me. I couldn't believe it. Best shot I've seen in the game so far.

Quote :

"I've got a good group I am playing with now. I kid you not, 20+ game win streak in conquest. Super easy. I know, conquest isnt too hard to win with one organized group. We are going to head into rush sometime soon after we get leveled up on various categories."

For the short time I was able to play with y'all, I did enjoy working with a coordinated group. Please let me know when you start playing rush, as I play that almost exclusively.

I unlocked the M16 yesterday, and so far I really do not like it at all. The HK416 seems better all around. Maybe I'll try it with sights and see what kind of results I get.

3/15/2010 1:29:36 PM

Arab, I meant the M16...

I like the M16 because it has virtually no recoil whatsoever, I get more one burst kill with this than any other gun, and I can actually snipe with it with the ACOG scope.

I can manage to get 3-4 kills a clip if I am careful.

[Edited on March 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM. Reason : .]

3/15/2010 1:41:43 PM

Stats application on Facebook:

http://apps.facebook.com/badcompanytwo/

Yay.

3/15/2010 2:01:17 PM

dunno if i really wanna show off my "awesome" k/d ratio of ~1.00 on facebook lol... i have noticed i am very streaky. i play the same rush server 90% of the time and it's typically the same crowd of people but there are times i am almost unstoppable and then other times i can barely escape being killed ending up like 1-11 for a round.

3/15/2010 2:17:13 PM

I don't give a damn about k/d ratio. All that matters to me is winning the round.

3/15/2010 2:53:44 PM

yeah, that's pretty much my take on it - win at all costs and fuck the K/D ratio - go pimp that over to the MW crowd where that's all that matters to them

the one thing i hate is that you basically get punished for using vehicles in this game. you can't progress in any class as long as you're using a vehicle. there have been many rounds where my squad uses the armor to turn the tide (or just punish the other side) and while it's great, i hate that there are times where i have to choose not to utilize armor just to work on unlock progression

also, my comment on the shotties was the AI in the single player campaign. these guys weren't using slug (you can see the buckshot spread coming at you). that comment was more for the "this AI is bullshit" take on the SP I have

3/15/2010 4:18:58 PM

i love going 12-1 / 10-0 and stomping the other team (getting the win)

3/15/2010 5:52:27 PM

For those of you who spend time as recon, what is your best marksman headshot bonus? I was ruling the house for a few days with 295, then today we finally unlocked the M95 and my roommate blew me away with a fucking 355 and 370. In my experience we aren't that good at shooters, so I was wondering if this was high enough to even be remarked upon.

3/16/2010 2:44:03 AM

^Never paid attention. Just recently got the 10x zoom. Can't wait to get the Barrett.

3/16/2010 12:36:06 PM

Really digging this game on the PC. I haven't really been into an online shooter in a long time, I might stick with this one for a while though.

3/16/2010 1:35:56 PM

Damn fine Recon class guide.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=957916&topic=53912020

If only more snipers would actively spot targets and direct their teammates...

3/16/2010 3:31:15 PM

i am constantly spotting when i play recon; that as well as flying the UAV (which i love btw hehe). i dont understand people who dont spot at all, it's not that difficult to do.

3/16/2010 3:58:33 PM

I don't know how many times I just sit and fan my rifle while I ADS and press Back constantly and Spot the enemy. One tip for fledgling snipers that I can offer is ALWAYS Spot before you take the shot, it works well for me, and don't be afraid to call in a Mortar Strike in random spots or where your team has spotted someone but you can't see them. Just for fun put a Red Dot on the T88 sniper, its just like having a slightly stronger M1 Garand with a Red Dot on it, but the only down side is that there is no reticle when you are not ADS so you have to be quick on the draw or be very clever with positioning yourself on the battlefield. FYI, I think all snipers with any sight or scope do not have a reticle in this game.

3/16/2010 4:33:32 PM

what is this "spotting" you guys are talking about?

3/16/2010 5:21:30 PM

When you ADS you hit the Back button while looking at any enemy and it puts a orange waypoint over their head so your whole team can see where they are located. You can use the Back button for other things as well. Just point your gun at stuff and push it and see what happens.

3/16/2010 5:24:18 PM

sigh

so many games so little time

3/16/2010 5:24:23 PM

^^ ha never knew that. Does it only work with recon or any class?

3/16/2010 5:27:10 PM

Any class.

3/16/2010 5:27:53 PM

I want to buy this game, is it worth it to find the limited edition? Best Buy on has the regular edition now but I can buy the limited edition online.

3/16/2010 6:25:26 PM

at launch the limited edition was $59.99 and included free downloadable maps. My understanding is that the standard edition does not.

3/16/2010 6:28:15 PM

I can get the limited edition for PC off of steam for 49.99.

3/16/2010 6:50:27 PM

I had a DAMN good day today. Got to play rush for about 3 hours straight and won every single round except for one. The USAS-12 is so powerful that it's almost completely unfair in this game. I went from having 1 shotgun efficiency pin to 19 in a single day. I am almost convinced that the best Jack-of-all-trades class in the game is Assault with USAS-12, M1911, C4, extended shotgun magazine, and extra explosives. Aside from dealing with helicopters, there's not much that this class can't handle. I'm so surprised that the USAS-12 can fire as fast as it can (substantially faster than BC1), and with 12 rounds per magazine plus ammo boxes, you can throw buckshot absolutely everywhere. The gun hardly has any recoil at all, which is amazing when compared to some of the others. Even better about the ammo boxes is that you can now run up to the M-COM station, QUICKLY toss out 6 C4's (again, substantially faster than you could in BC1), detonate it, and then reload yourself. You can completely destroy an M-COM station with only 1 reload in this way.

Evidently, I also unlocked the G3 but haven't had a chance to use it yet. M14 sucks bad in this game, sadly.

3/16/2010 10:05:19 PM

Limited Edition still available online.

I'm SURE that some Best Buys still have the Limited Edition, which is really the same price anyway.

I'm just glad it was 49$ for PC instead of the real shitter that MW2 pulled on PC gamers.

3/16/2010 11:08:27 PM

Spotting as a sniper is also great for finding snipers in cover. The map where you fight in a harbor (don't remember the name) but the allied snipers line up on the back of the road and snipe from the treeline is a great place to setup as a a recon guy and sweep back and forth hitting the spot button. In the shade and cover that ghillie suit is damned hard to spot, but hit spot near them and you get a nice orange square to point them out.

And yes, to anybody that didn't know, hit the socialize button (whatever that is for your system, on PC its the Q button) and it will broadcast the enemies position to all your teammates. This is what all that chatter is in-game and how you get all those nice orange boxes telling you where to go.

I have noticed that a lot of guys use the C4 instead of the Mortar Strike on Recon, but I personally LOVE the mortar strike. And though Recon can't do much to stop a helo, I have on multiple occasions gotten a headshot on a hovering helo and blown the pilot away, causing it to crash. Those times are hilarious.

3/17/2010 8:47:27 AM

what rifle were you using when you shot the helo pilot?

3/17/2010 8:52:35 AM

M24 on a UH-60, but the M95 is the best for pulling off helo destruction. I have not earned it yet, but picked up a couple and its the only sniper rifle capable of inflicting serious damage on a vehicle (but not armor) without actually killing the driver.

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 9:09 AM. Reason : ]

3/17/2010 9:06:52 AM

started spotting last night and got a lot of points from spot assist kills. I started getting mad though when I noticed my teammates not doing it.

I finally got the hang of the ARs last night too...still annoying I need to use almost half a clip to kill someone.

3/17/2010 9:07:18 AM

Not when you unlock the Magnum ammo upgrade.

3/17/2010 9:30:57 AM

or aim well, i've noticed that using sights, iron, reflex, or scope does seemingly increase accuracy a fair bit.

3/17/2010 12:38:45 PM

I have no problem aiming and I currently only have the iron sights. Coming from MW2 it just seems to take alot of bullets to drop someone. With the pistol I can kill in two or three shots but not the AR. Im surprised crouching does not improve accuracy at all.

Guess I need to wait on that Magnum ammo for a true run and gun experience.

3/17/2010 2:12:53 PM

http://www.gossipgamers.com/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-patch-removes-securom-drm-from-steam/

Quote :

"DICE is releasing a patch with an enormous amounts of bug fixes and improvements, but one most noticeable for players on Steam is that the SecuROM DRM will be removed. There is an extent to how much DRM protection your loyal customers are willing to take and Ubisoft needs to take some notes on this subject. DICE is moving in the right direction and I could not be anymore happier to see SecuROM removed completely from the Steam client. You can find the rest of the patch notes below for those interested. Single Player - Fixed: Graphical issues on some systems on SP_03 (at start and when displaying background mountains at “Up river”) Fixed: Character voice issue during cut scenes in SP_03b (only affected Spanish) Fixed: Hang when killed using TOW Launchers in SP_05 Fixed: Graphical issue on some systems on SP_05 (displaying background mountains) Fixed: Voice volume in cut scenes on SP_06 Fixed: Unexpected dialog at start of SP_08 (only affected Italian) Fixed: Random crash in SP_09 cut scenes Multi Player - Fixed: Server Browser – Joining a password protected server results in a connection timeout Fixed: Server Browser auto updating server list when reopened causing a timeout issue Fixed: Password issue during Friend invites Fixed: Password text field issue on joining a password protected server Fixed: “Flickering” ship on Arica Harbor Fixed: Clan tags that use numbers in them displaying a “0” on the Select Spawn Point screen Fixed: Display issue on long server names Fixed: Mortar Strike icon not updating (Beta issue) Fixed: No “Exit Game” menu option appearing at the end of some rounds. Fixed: Flickering user rank icon (appeared as an animated gif) when user reaches rank 10. Fixed: Flickering trees and “Red Box” on Laguna Presa Fixed: User is logged out when failing to create a new soldier Fixed: Zeus stationary weapon not appearing in stats Fixed: Zu23 not appearing in stats Fixed: BMD3 AA not appearing in stats Fixed: Friend request displaying incorrect Veteran stats Fixed: End of Round screen displayed incorrect “UAV_Station” – now displays correct localized text. Fixed: K/D ratio displays in the Front End Fixed: K/D ratio displays correctly when “comparing” Change: Server browser now defaults to list via Ping first Change: News Ticker font support for Spanish, Polish, Russian and Japanese Change: New message for server full (reported as “I get no message when I try and join a server, it does nothing”) Change: New message displayed for attempting to join a password protected server without providing a password (reported as “I get no message when I try and join a server, it does nothing”) Change: Displays version number on Front End Legal Screen Change: Display of weapon icon during loading screen"

3/17/2010 3:06:01 PM

m16 is sick nasty

Quote :

"Guess I need to wait on that Magnum ammo for a true run and gun experience."

running and gunning results in crap shooting, even with magnum

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 3:54 PM. Reason : s]

3/17/2010 3:53:45 PM