Battlefield 2

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Originally Posted by Tran

Which sometimes made you wonder whether they "used hack"...

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I don't know about the 'all your base are belong to us' hack at the start of a round, never experienced it. But I do know that most chopper tricks require no hacks, only skill. I can make a chopper hover inside a carrier bay myself, but not long enough to make it pay off. I can do loopings, slides, ducks, twisters around a ground target. I don't have a steady gunner though, and I'm still not good enough. Good chopper gunners and pilots are worth their XP in gold. I always prefer to have them inside my team peeing out, than outside my team peeing in. :dizzy2:

I often found an uberfast machine and good connection a real advantage in BF2...

Unless the server has like a 30 second plus wait between maps/rounds then (at least for the first round) you could get something a 20 second head start on those with slower computers that were still loading the map...

More than enough time to get a lot of bases...

Anyone here ever considered an Org clan?

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Originally Posted by Vuk Brankovic

Anyone here ever considered an Org clan?

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Yes. Many times over.

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Originally Posted by Adrian II

With all due respect I assume you have never been the victim of Chinese ÜberChoppers on a Dalian or Dragon map. If they're really good, they pop off the funny little boats while they're still in the carrier bay.

Heck, I've seen one hovering stationary in the carrier bay with the gunner picking off just about everyone down there including my Commander. :skull: :embarassed:

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I was talking about Wake and the Gulf of Oman, when air superiority has either been established or when the aircraft are too busy duelling to notice what's happening on the ground. People just stay, hoping to get an attack aircraft, when those who dare to take a boat are actually making it.

And if a chopper can do that, blame your carrier gunner for letting them get that close.

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Originally Posted by Kekvit Irae

Yes. Many times over.

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lol, I figured that. The only BattleField game that I could play online was 1942 because I had a 56k. I belonged to a modding group and we wanted to start our own clan, so we became the "Shadow Warriors" and didn't wear tags or anything so that people wouldn't know that we were a unified clan and concentrate on us. Several of the guys served in the military and we tried to use real military tactics, but they didn't do too well in BF. :P We were pretty kick ass, but no one plays anymore. :P
I will see if I can't put our clan back together in BF2...if rl doesn't get in the way. :P

Good news! BF2 working again! :beam: , one problem, slightly jumpy, not good when fighting snipers or support :sad2:

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Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

And if a chopper can do that, blame your carrier gunner for letting them get that close.

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It's no use blaming a non-existent AA gunner. Nobody wants to be that gunner, to be a sitting duck for five minutes and lose ten or fifteen lives in order help others fight back, make kills and rack up their scores.

As I said above, the problem with BF2 is that it does not reward team work. There are no extra points for the winning army, none for succesful cooperation. It is evey man for himself. This is why jetwhores and other griefers can thrive.

That's why it is so hard to get off those carriers once the Chinese poo starts flying. This goes for Wake, too. Once the Chinese control it from end to end, they will mass on the two island tips and shoot anything incoming. I did so myself, made twenty-five kills with a tank hidden in some woods near the northern tip.:yes:

But this is not an unstopable event...

If the US team does work together it is possible to beat the chinese back and win...

I do agree with the whole winning and lossing does not matter points wise thing. Only the commander gets a points boost from victory. But if you do give a points boost for victory then the reality is that towards the end of the match you are going to see people dropping out of the losing team to try and get on the winning one... Even more annoying would be if you had spent the entire match on the winning team only to bounced to the lossing team near the end of match as a part of team balancing because people are leaving the losing team in floods.

There are points for teamwork... Kill assists, medi packs, ammo packs, repairing, driving transport vehicles, etc...

I am wondering how do you create a rewards system for real teamwork that can't be abused or will not negatively impact gameplay...

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Originally Posted by Bob the Insane

But if you do give a points boost for victory then the reality is that towards the end of the match you are going to see people dropping out of the losing team to try and get on the winning one... Even more annoying would be if you had spent the entire match on the winning team only to bounced to the lossing team near the end of match as a part of team balancing because people are leaving the losing team in floods.

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One word: PunkBuster. The PB software that's already in place can be applied to simply filter for switchers, based on IP. Those who quit a losing side keep their K/D scores up to that moment, but they are not allowed to switch to the other team during that round.
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Alternatively, use a rule from WolfTeam. If you quit during online gameplay, you lose 100 Gold, whereas you get at least 125 Gold for staying regardless of win or lose. In WT Gold pays for your weapons upgrades. It is not much of a penalty to some, but it sure keeps a lid on defections.

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I am wondering how do you create a rewards system for real teamwork that can't be abused or will not negatively impact gameplay...

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There have been countless workable suggestions on BF2 forums. I don't think we should go into the technicalities here. The real problem is not the software, it is that EA don't care.. :shame:

Definitely going to play BF2 again.

I intend to fire BF2 up tomorrow for the first time in ages. should be fun...

I just bought it last week after playing BF: Vietnam for years
I love the Commander/Squad system.

Why don't we make a clan of orgahs? (edit: I see that Vok said that already) I'm personally into organization, so I'm game to take orders or give them.

I'm currently playing as: (CJM) TuffStuffMcGruff

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Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff

I just bought it last week after playing BF: Vietnam for years
I love the Commander/Squad system.

Why don't we make a clan of orgahs? (edit: I see that Vok said that already) I'm personally into organization, so I'm game to take orders or give them.

I'm currently playing as: (CJM) TuffStuffMcGruff

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*Vuk* :P just found out that he can't play BF2 online. :P My ping is always so high that I am kicked from servers. I will need an even faster connection. :P

well if someone does start up a clan, I'll certainly join it.

I was looking up widescreen and BF2 and found this:

"C:\Games\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1440 +szy 900

So i am going to try it for my system:

"C:\Games\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

I'll let you all know if it works...

I will check this out too:

http://imk.cx/pc/widescreenfixer/

I upgraded my connection to 512 and tried some BF2 games. I had no problem with lag, but PB keeps kicking me for "losing key packets".

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Anyone know what that means? :P

:help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help:

AAArrrrgggghhhh....

Can't find the manual!! No CD Key!!!

@#$%!!!

Do the tests at DSLReports (http://www.dslreports.com under Tools) Vuk, in particular the tweak test and line quality test. Should help you figure out where the issue is. BF2 is a little sensitive to packet loss because of the cheating issues, but not as bad as some more modern games.

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What the heck is packet loss? :P

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Originally Posted by Vuk

What the heck is packet loss? :P

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The game and the server send data packets to eachother and if one doesn't arrive due to certain circumstances, that's a packet loss.

When my PC arrives in February, i shall most definitely be reinstalling BF2. This thread has brought back good memories of being in armoured convoys on Highway Tampa, and everyone shooting into the sky as an enemy aircraft comes in to strafe us.

Damn i miss this game.

I've just downloaded the patches:

Forgotten Hope 2
Project Reality
Point of Resistance 2




Please, somebody start a clan of sorts
What should the prefix be? (Orgah), [orgah], [O.R.G.], [TW.O] ?

I think we can start it by choosing a prefix and adding it.

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Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff

I've just downloaded the patches:

Forgotten Hope 2
Project Reality
Point of Resistance 2




Please, somebody start a clan of sorts
What should the prefix be? (Orgah), [orgah], [O.R.G.], [TW.O] ?

I think we can start it by choosing a prefix and adding it.

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How about OrGAHsm? ~:flirt: :wink: :gorgeous:

Well got me a new copy of Battlefield 2 Collection so will be up and running soon...


"C:\Games\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

Altered for the correct path appears to work just fine in the shortcut...

I hate to bring a dead thread back to life, but I just won my first Gold Star!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

https://img142.imageshack.us/img142/...oldstardt2.png

Good job, EMFM.

I remember my first gold star, I was accused of hacking multiple times during the fight because I was nailing enemy after enemy with my G3 and FS2000. Was nearly voted out of the server (Karkand, go figure) because one particular MOC soldier had the knack of putting his head in front of my US bullets every time we met.

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Winning Gold is easier if you play as commander...
I have gold 9 times with the rank of Sergeant

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Originally Posted by Sigurd Fafnesbane

Winning Gold is easier if you play as commander...
I have gold 9 times with the rank of Sergeant

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Interesting.Two sergeants with a predilection for Dragon and Spec Ops. You snipe a lot as well, which I find boring. My favourite is anti-tank which probably sux to you. We both hate Assault... :laugh4:

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Originally Posted by Adrian II

Interesting.Two sergeants with a predilection for Dragon and Spec Ops. You snipe a lot as well, which I find boring. My favourite is anti-tank which probably sux to you. We both hate Assault... :laugh4:

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I like this feature:
Compare players

I like vehicles and especially the anti-air ones. It was in one of those I got my kill streak.
I really do enjoy taking down chopper after chopper.. until you run into the über-pilot that launches the TOW from above and beyond visual range.

Concerning the kits, yes Spec-ops is a good kit if you play leadership roles.. and I do like the bang-bags. :2thumbsup:
I guess I have played sniper, anti-tank and support about equally; can't say which I prefer.
Why 16 hours on the Engineer Adrian?