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So how does the SOFLAM work? You place it down and it just laser targets things for other weapons to lock on to?
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:00 |
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Ashrik posted:So how does the SOFLAM work? You place it down and it just laser targets things for other weapons to lock on to? Pretty much. It can passively lock on to targets but usually takes a while. Or you can drop it in a location, hit E to cancel out, move to somewhere safe and hit LMB to manually track targets. From what I've noticed you can get a lock on at times with it but not a target designate response. Your lock on also won't break even if they use flares but I think will break if they use ECM and go out of the line of sight for more then a few seconds.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:13 |
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ubermensch posted:I will also note that I won't play a BF2143 with modern graphics simply because I don't care for sci-fi games. I like my sci-fi books and movies, but I don't really care for pulse rifles, plasma bombs and hover tanks in my FPS. It's just dumb. I didn't necessarily remember 2142 being terrible, I just remember it being uninteresting. 2142 was the best Battlefield. Ashrik posted:So how does the SOFLAM work? You place it down and it just laser targets things for other weapons to lock on to?
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:15 |
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Ravenfood posted:Of these, 2142 only had hovertanks, which were actually really nice because the two faction tanks handled differently. I much prefer when games are balanced by "different but awesome in their own way" versus "palette/model swaps of each other" and having a normal modern-style tank vs a hovertank with a fixed turret was pretty awesome. That, the cloaking device, and the EMP grenades were the biggest scifi devices, and all improved gameplay significantly. On that note, I got knifed earlier, and in the kill cam I noticed that there was a friendly literally behind the dude who knifed me, and he just loving sat there in his corner watching the entire time. 
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:21 |
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Tokubetsu posted:Is there anything better than hitting a soflam'd heli with a javelin? No, there isn't. I love all you goons who drop that poo poo. You're the best. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise <3 I fly choppers all the time, probably my favorite part of Battlefield ever since the Desert Combat mod. That being said, there is NOTHING better in this game then locking onto a chopper with the CITV station in a tank, the chopper trying to run and popping flares and getting popped by a guided missle/javelin. I giggle every single time those flares are popped.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:22 |
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e; double post fail
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:24 |
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Insert name here posted:I love how the cloaking device by all rights was actually really terrible because it made a really loud noise and before they patched it so you just made a small blur, it was a predator style distortion which was really easy to see. Yet it still worked well because most players are idiots who are deaf apparently.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:26 |
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afkmacro posted:The giveaway is the number of Nemesis ribbons, he farmed those off with a bunch of people who were doing the same.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:31 |
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"5 Squad Deathmatch wins? That can't be that hard, I don't understand what all the bitching in the thread is about. Even playing solo it's just a matter of time. I'll have them done in one nights worth of play." 2 days and 0 wins later. "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF"
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:37 |
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Insert name here posted:I love how the cloaking device by all rights was actually really terrible because it made a really loud noise and before they patched it so you just made a small blur, it was a predator style distortion which was really easy to see. Yet it still worked well because most players are idiots who are deaf apparently. Oh rockets.  I really think  has no idea what makes their games interesting, because those assault rockets were insanely overpowered and changed pretty much everything about the game once Northern Strike and the clip of 4 came out. 3 rocket clips weren't bad since it took 2 to kill someone, but that extra rocket and the extra magazine just...insane. Come to think of it, the mechanism that rockets used was similar in some ways to d2.0, since it effectively removed some types of cover.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:37 |
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I loved how the EMPs made your HUD go all haywire and when you tried to cloak you went rainbow coloured.  poo poo owned.Also lol those rockets.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:44 |
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Zylen posted:"5 Squad Deathmatch wins? That can't be that hard, I don't understand what all the bitching in the thread is about. Even playing solo it's just a matter of time. I'll have them done in one nights worth of play." I hope people have realized that one can filter squad deathmatch servers by numerous settings through battlelog, including but not limited to infantry only... It doesn't redeem the game mode by any means nor does it solve any problems regarding bad pubbie teammates, but I imagine that might do away with getting destroyed by the lone IFV.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:46 |
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 :/ rizuhbull fucked around with this message at Dec 17, 2011 around 00:52 |
| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:49 |
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16 more SQDM wins to go 
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 00:53 |
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Air burst grenades, aim at cover roll up a tick and fire above multikill. Baiting a gunship with a couple rockets so he pops his shield and fires at you hitting yours and then unloading the rest when his goes down. Drop pods. The first dog tags. Power sliding tanks. Still a bf mod, its worth a pack with about the same amount of content as btk.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:00 |
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gently caress the Voss right in the rear end though. 2142 was an incredible game but that gun ruined it a little for me.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:01 |
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Insert name here posted:I loved how the EMPs made your HUD go all haywire and when you tried to cloak you went rainbow coloured. Walkers were also a ridiculous amount of fun, especially the EU walker on Cerbere Landing. Oh and the jets worked like the F-35 should work. You could hover with them just fine and then fly off. Maybe DICE should go look at the 2142 code to figure out how to make non-lovely aircraft again. Voss L-AR wasn't that bad, real pros used the Krylov anyways. The PK missiles were loving fantastic as well. They also patched the Clark 12-B late in the game to make it not completely awful and it was a whole barrel of fun as well. Shottys rule. Active Defense being on all the large vehicles was excellent as well, it negated the need for a bunch of different types of tracking/defense and was simply a single get out of jail free card. It was also incredibly obvious when someone was using it, unlike say ECM jamming. Timing it in tank vs. tank battles was great, you could see the shell coming towards you and hit it at the last second *thwooom* and shoot right back. Really 2142 in the Frostbite 2.0 engine would be the perfect BF game.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:07 |
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Have they patched the guided shell - main gun double tap? Because recently when I've done it, both shells just sort of vanish out of my gun and I take two hits without responding which means my tank is toast. Obnoxious Brit fucked around with this message at Dec 17, 2011 around 01:18 |
| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:08 |
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ghetto wormhole posted:gently caress the Voss right in the rear end though. 2142 was an incredible game but that gun ruined it a little for me. Actually, a good example of gun balance. Everyone thought the Voss was top because it was the best if you couldn't handle manually bursting. Once you got that, the Krylov immediately started being able to kill faster at further ranges than the Voss. The SCAR wasn't awful either if you realized that crouching did nothing to aid your accuracy and it had the best accuracy on the move.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:10 |
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Some of us used the Baur, a real man's gun. 
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:12 |
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E: ^^^^^^Baur Bros   law abiding rapist posted:Voss L-AR wasn't that bad, real pros used the Krylov anyways. Also the EU pistol was a cool future revolver. Actually all the EU weapons were awesome looking; they were all boxy yet futuristic looking as opposed to a more sleek look that most "future weapons" seem to like to do.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:16 |
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I also liked that the unlock sniper rifle, the Zeller, was incredibly bad and the stock rifles were way better. 3 rounds before reloading, with a lower ROF than the AT weapons? So bad.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:20 |
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I'm at a probably 1-4 ratio of games that actually finish properly after the expansion. The servers are just constantly crashing crashing crashing. On top of that, there just seems to be a ton less servers available. AM I missing some kind of server setting that's showing me less servers? Edit: Yay now that I finally finish a map, the next one is on the "Stuck on loading" bullshit. This blows I'm bored of Skyrim cant I just unlock my FAMAS already? 
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:21 |
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Can anyone tell me what the point of the suppressors is? I mean yeah, it silences your shots but with 6000 other guns going off at the same time what difference does it make? BF3 isnt a sneaky spec ops game. And the suppressors lower accuracy? Well that sucks...
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:25 |
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Mental Midget posted:I'm at a probably 1-4 ratio of games that actually finish properly after the expansion. The servers are just constantly crashing crashing crashing. On top of that, there just seems to be a ton less servers available. AM I missing some kind of server setting that's showing me less servers? Now that queueing is back I wish there was a "Full" filter. Charliegrs posted:Can anyone tell me what the point of the suppressors is? I mean yeah, it silences your shots but with 6000 other guns going off at the same time what difference does it make? BF3 isnt a sneaky spec ops game. And the suppressors lower accuracy? Well that sucks... Threep fucked around with this message at Dec 17, 2011 around 01:29 |
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Charliegrs posted:Can anyone tell me what the point of the suppressors is? I mean yeah, it silences your shots but with 6000 other guns going off at the same time what difference does it make? BF3 isnt a sneaky spec ops game. And the suppressors lower accuracy? Well that sucks... It's a trade-off bro, kind of like how you can get onion rings with your Burger King value meal but you need to pay a little bit more.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:27 |
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Charliegrs posted:Can anyone tell me what the point of the suppressors is? I mean yeah, it silences your shots but with 6000 other guns going off at the same time what difference does it make? BF3 isnt a sneaky spec ops game. And the suppressors lower accuracy? Well that sucks... Unsuppressed weapons appear on the mini-map... that's about it as far as I know?
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:27 |
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Charliegrs posted:Can anyone tell me what the point of the suppressors is? I mean yeah, it silences your shots but with 6000 other guns going off at the same time what difference does it make? BF3 isnt a sneaky spec ops game. And the suppressors lower accuracy? Well that sucks... When you fire a gun without a suppressor, you show up on the minimap for a second. Therefore if you plan to make flanking maneuvers or something of the sort then they give you that edge.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:27 |
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Mental Midget : You have to be more specific with the battlelog filters. It shows limited number of servers so if you make it all broad like that, it'll show you lovely empty servers. Check like ~ 10 free slots and check your game size. Lots of good servers will pop up Also on FAMAS, holy poo poo this gun is better than aek! So loving accurate!
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:28 |
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Charliegrs posted:Can anyone tell me what the point of the suppressors is? I mean yeah, it silences your shots but with 6000 other guns going off at the same time what difference does it make? BF3 isnt a sneaky spec ops game. And the suppressors lower accuracy? Well that sucks...
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:29 |
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Insert name here posted:You don't show up on the minimap when you shoot with a suppressor on. Additionally, it only reduces your hip fire accuracy; your vertical recoil is reduced and aimed accuracy is increased. oh crap I had no idea! Now the suppressors sound appealing to me. And to think Ive been unsuppressed this whole time...
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:32 |
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rizuhbull posted:
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:35 |
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Charliegrs posted:oh crap I had no idea! Now the suppressors sound appealing to me. And to think Ive been unsuppressed this whole time... Once you run suppressed, you'll wonder why you never did. Suppressed AEK is a death laser.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:38 |
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What are the controls for the MAV? I just started to play recon tonight and I have no way to decrease in altitude.  I've heard it's C... no luck. I've heard it's LCtrl... no luck. I'm pretty sure I've tried every key on my keyboard. Does fly downward share a keybinding with another command I'm overlooking?
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:40 |
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Wildtortilla posted:What are the controls for the MAV? I just started to play recon tonight and I have no way to decrease in altitude. it's C for me, which is my crouch button.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:41 |
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Revitalized posted:it's C for me, which is my crouch button. My crouch is LCtrl and I can hold that son of a bitch all day and my MAV stays up in the air.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:42 |
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Wildtortilla posted:My crouch is LCtrl and I can hold that son of a bitch all day and my MAV stays up in the air. Cmdr. Shepard posted:Once you run suppressed, you'll wonder why you never did.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:46 |
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Insert name here posted:
Can't get my knife kills if they know I'm comin 
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:48 |
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I don't use them because then I couldn't take extended mags. I use a suppressed pistol if I feel like being sneaky.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 01:49 |
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| # ? May 19, 2013 23:47 |
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Insert name here posted:Are you using toggle or hold crouch? I hear the MAV doesn't respond to the toggle crouch key and you have to use the hold crouch key to drop it. I use toggle crouch. Thanks .
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