Battlefield 4: No, Really It's Fixed & Plays Great Now

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davmo1: Jan 2, 2014; J4G Crybaby

FrancoFish posted:

You speak as if the pubbie is capable of learning.

Well maybe not the first 12 times...

# ? Jan 20, 2014 03:25

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 17:56

FadedReality: Sep 5, 2007; Okurrrr?

Is there a better way to deal with useless sniping teammates? I tend to spawn as support and feed myself smoke nades to surround their entire shooting area with.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 03:36

Kibayasu: Mar 28, 2010

FadedReality posted:

Is there a better way to deal with useless sniping teammates? I tend to spawn as support and feed myself smoke nades to surround their entire shooting area with.

Well you're not ever going to get them to stop sniping so if by "deal with" you mean "annoy" then that's a good way to do it I guess.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 03:38

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK: Sep 11, 2001

FadedReality posted:

Is there a better way to deal with useless sniping teammates? I tend to spawn as support and feed myself smoke nades to surround their entire shooting area with.

Run them over with a buggy or vehicle. Drive straight at them and hop out at the last second. Smoke spam is good too. Alternatively change squads or servers since wookies tend to be stubborn as hell.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 03:39

Gonkish: May 19, 2004

Running them over seems to piss them off the most, since, at the very least, it requires them to press the key that shall not be named (hint: W, it's the W key) in order to get back to their mountaintop fortress of retard.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 03:56

Grey Fox V2: Nov 14, 2008; Augmented Balls of Titanium!

Gonkish posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTawWJYZ3cs

Damning.

This is a joke right?

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:14

Gonkish: May 19, 2004

Yep. I mean, it's more a coincidence than anything, but it's still loving funny that they BOTH happen to have a very similar sequence.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:17

Olive Branch: May 26, 2010; There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.

davmo1 posted:

Well maybe not the first 12 times...

DICE could have taken some pages from Valve and Left 4 Dead. That game taught you to play with your team FAST.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:20

Deeters: Aug 21, 2007

FadedReality posted:

Is there a better way to deal with useless sniping teammates? I tend to spawn as support and feed myself smoke nades to surround their entire shooting area with.

You can also push them around with the MAV. Works great if they're on a roof or cliff.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:21

Crigit: Sep 6, 2011; I'll show you my naval if you show me yours.
Let's get naut'y.

FadedReality posted:

Is there a better way to deal with useless sniping teammates? I tend to spawn as support and feed myself smoke nades to surround their entire shooting area with.

Just join a server where people play the way you like you self centered poo poo.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:23

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

FadedReality posted:

Is there a better way to deal with useless sniping teammates? I tend to spawn as support and feed myself smoke nades to surround their entire shooting area with.

Kill them with a vehicle by jumping out right before it hits. I did this to a guy sitting at the very edge of the map on Silk Road and he raged in the chat for 2 entire rounds.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:23

socialsecurity: Aug 30, 2003

Just switch teams and SRAW snipe them they HATE that poo poo.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:24

FadedReality: Sep 5, 2007; Okurrrr?

Crigit posted:

Just join a server where people play the way you like you self centered poo poo.

Depending on the time of day, this is any server. That's how public servers work

Also, I'm self centered because I like to annoy people whose entire contribution to the team is making the other team have to revive a guy once in a while.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:35

Naturally Selected: Nov 28, 2007; by Cyrano4747

FadedReality posted:

Depending on the time of day, this is any server. That's how public servers work

Also, I'm self centered because I like to annoy people whose entire contribution to the team is making the other team have to revive a guy once in a while.

So your contribution to the team then is... what, exactly? Making sure that the other team doesn't even have to do that much? :downsgun:

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:45

DrPop: Aug 22, 2004

Haven't played in about three weeks. What is the rundown on

-Are people still playing?
-What hilarious new bugs have been introduced/uncovered?
-What tremendous game-breaking bugs persist since launch?
-Why isn't there anyone on KFS?

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:53

AkrisD: Sep 2, 2004; olololol '04 newb hurrrrrrr

SwitchbladeKult posted:

So I just spent 15 loving minutes trying to join Riller's game to enjoy some easy MANFLAM kills and I keep getting this loving message:

I swear to god it makes me want to eat kittens.

This loving thing. ALL DAY TODAY. No clear reason why either. I thought it was happening when servers would fill up and wouldn't put me in queue, but it seems to happen on loving every server.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 04:54

Olive Branch: May 26, 2010; There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.

DrPop posted:

Haven't played in about three weeks. What is the rundown on

-Are people still playing?
-What hilarious new bugs have been introduced/uncovered?
-What tremendous game-breaking bugs persist since launch?
-Why isn't there anyone on KFS?

1) Yes.
2) MAVFLAM: aka drop a SOFLAM as Recon, but don't use it. When you use a MAV or a vehicle capable of SOFLAMing, your crosshairs laser-paint that target. You can SOFLAM your own laser guided missiles, solo, or have a MAV going around and laser-spotting stuff.
3) I guess MAVFLAM was always around? Well, you still have your "hop over ledge and die" problems.
4) No idea.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:10

FadedReality: Sep 5, 2007; Okurrrr?

Naturally Selected posted:

So your contribution to the team then is... what, exactly? Making sure that the other team doesn't even have to do that much?

Yep. I spend all of every match just annoying wookies. It's pretty much the only reason I bought the game. They just pissed me off so badly in the BC2 beta on Port Valdez Rush.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:14

Steezo: Jun 16, 2003; Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!

Naturally Selected posted:

So your contribution to the team then is... what, exactly? Making sure that the other team doesn't even have to do that much?

That sounds like sniper talk, Mmmhmm.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:14

whalestory: Feb 9, 2004; hey ya'll!; Pillbug

Man I love bein a sniper

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:33

Grey Fox V2: Nov 14, 2008; Augmented Balls of Titanium!

There ain't nothing wrong with it as long as you're spotting.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:35

FastestGunAlive: Apr 7, 2010; Dancing palm tree.

Been playing with the G36C all weekend and oh man it is literally a laser cannon like it was in BF3 and BF2

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:40

Leb: Jan 15, 2004; Change came to America on November the 4th, 2008, in the form of an unassuming Senator from the state of Illinois.

FastestGunAlive posted:

Been playing with the G36C all weekend and oh man it is literally a laser cannon like it was in BF3 and BF2

With a name like yours, you should be ashamed to use a 650rpm weapon. Shame.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:41

TheRationalRedditor: Jul 17, 2000; WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.

Another fine example that "laser" is totally meaningless. The G36 is objectively the worst Carbine, it has nothing going for it whatsoever that the others don't do better.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:45

ElProducto: Oct 9, 2001; if you want to live low, live low

How you guys are still upset about wookies I just don't know. Every pub game ever of any battlefield is the exact same way.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:45

Target Practice: Aug 20, 2004; Shit.

Wooo just went 2-0 with 22,000 points with the MAVFLAM. The 2 kills were blowing up SLAMS that the engi was laying down.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:46

Leb: Jan 15, 2004; Change came to America on November the 4th, 2008, in the form of an unassuming Senator from the state of Illinois.

TheRationalRedditor posted:

Another fine example that "laser" is totally meaningless. The G36 is objectively the worst Carbine, it has nothing going for it whatsoever that the others don't do better.

We'll see what's meaningless when DICE adds the HEL MD in the next DLC.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 05:55

Mr Luxury Yacht: Apr 16, 2012

So I was playing Paracel Storm Oblit today when at the start of the map some player on China managed to teleport to the carrier and started spawn raping. Every kill of his was a one hit kill to boot. Great.

Tried to report the guy, but when I went to his profile on BattleLog, only "Report Emblem" was available. What gives?

# ? Jan 20, 2014 06:38

pantslesswithwolves: Oct 28, 2008; Ba-dam ba-DUMMMMMM

Target Practice posted:

Wooo just went 2-0 with 22,000 points with the MAVFLAM. The 2 kills were blowing up SLAMS that the engi was laying down.

This is the best. I once got SIX kills by blowing up some careless c4 placements and also blowing up a tank as it drove over the c4 its gunner had placed not seconds before. :getin:

Thanks to those who suffered through our attempt to mutually unlock the UCAV today. I swear, Air Superiority is like jacking off with sandpaper.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 06:47

Julius CSAR: Oct 3, 2007; by sebmojo

Bohemian Nights posted:

I've been flying with a joystick since release- what changed in the last patch? I haven't noticed anything, unless they've free'd up some of those weird permanent binds.

Control method aside, the stealth jets actually become viable once you resign yourself to not seeing your crosshair or airspeed half the time, and just equip active radar missiles.

Or laser guided missiles, if you're being a bit cheekily intimate with a soflam. A semi-decent pilot, especially on the china rising maps, is exceedingly rare, so you usually don't need anti-air equipment to take down the other jets, anyway.

To me it seems since they toned down the maneuverability the jets are less "twitchy" and are easier to control with the stick

# ? Jan 20, 2014 07:08

LampkinsMateSteve: Jan 1, 2005; I've really fucked it. Have I fucked it?

Mr Luxury Yacht posted:

Tried to report the guy, but when I went to his profile on BattleLog, only "Report Emblem" was available. What gives?

Try to report him from the battle report.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 07:20

hackedaccount: Sep 28, 2009

8 failed connections attempts in a row. Why do I even TRY to play this dumb loving game?

# ? Jan 20, 2014 07:22

OGS-Remix: Sep 4, 2007; Totally surviving on my own. On LAND!

hackedaccount posted:

8 failed connections attempts in a row. Why do I even TRY to play this dumb loving game?

A lot of times, these "failed to connect" errors come from the server having invisible reserved slots. Like they'll say they have free spots, but they're actually saving them for people who paid for the servers. Apart from that, it's just the usual :dice:

being

# ? Jan 20, 2014 09:30

Guillermus: Dec 28, 2009

If someone wants to be a dick to sniper teammates you can do just like BC2, where you spawned as assault with the smoke launcher and an ammo pack. In BF3 you could smoke mortar them as support and in BF4 is back to BC2's greatness, spawn as support with smoke grenades, they refill fast and are amazing to gently caress with them :q:

# ? Jan 20, 2014 09:36

pylb: Sep 22, 2010; ^{"The superfluous, a very necessary thing"}

Guillermus posted:

If someone wants to be a dick to sniper teammates you can do just like BC2, where you spawned as assault with the smoke launcher and an ammo pack. In BF3 you could smoke mortar them as support and in BF4 is back to BC2's greatness, spawn as support with smoke grenades, they refill fast and are amazing to gently caress with them

There's also the classic friendly roadkill.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 09:42

SplitSoul: Dec 31, 2000

Hungry Bit posted:

I keep trying to play Battlefield 4 but every time it only manages to make me sad because I realize no-one is playing Bad Company 2 anymore.

I've been playing since Vietnam, though I stubbornly skipped 2142 because the in-game advertising bullshit completely killed my interest, and Bad Company 2 really was the most fun in the series for me. It had its fair share of issues in the beginning, like every goddamn Battlefield game, but after a while it was pretty much perfect.

# ? Jan 20, 2014 09:48