Battlefield: Bad Company 2

[Brains]

anyone else psyched about it?
I played bf1942 alot back in the day, and very very little bf2 and never played bfbc1 but this one I think I'm going to play.

here's some of the newest footage of in-game multiplayer
http://kotaku.com/5428367/battlefield-bad-company-2-trailer-blows-up-the-panama-canal

[StarYoshi]

It's going to be awesome. It's also being developed PC-first, unlike some modern warfare games... *cough.* I can't wait for it.

[stewlounse]

BF2 is the one you should've played most of, it's by far the best of the battlefield series so far.

Waiting for BF1943 but looks like it will be late 2010, booooo.
Now I have to wait to get home from work to view that video...I hope it rocks.

[Brains]

ya bf2 was awesome looking but I never got into it too much because at that time my computer was a piece of junk :D
now I have a very very nice comp that so far hasn't been pushed by any PC games. since this bfbc2 game is made for PC first and utilizes multiGPU better than almost any other game, I'm gonna love it. the textures are spot on, weapon sounds, realistic gunfire, new XP system (like MW2's), new destructable environment abilities, explosions look real, and most importantly - you REALLY feel like you're there. immersion in this game looks flawless. mw2 is fun and all, but when I want something that is realistic, nothing compares to the battlefield series of games. this is a preorder/1st day pick up for sure.

[stewlounse]

omg that sounds kick ass for sure

[Cosmic_Shame]

yeah im psyched for this game for sure, i just wanted to let u guys know my clan will be getting a server for it because we have a shitload of people that still play BF2 and they will buy BFBC2 when it comes out so you all are welcome to join our server when the game comes out

[stewlounse]

Holy shit. From the looks of it I'm going to want to run a server.

[Brains]

would be awesome.
|EX| in BFBC2 ;)

[stewlounse]

Hopefully it will be THAT good :)
Is it 24/32/64 players? I really wish they would keep the 64 player servers like BF2 and BF2142.

[Brains]

I haven't found anywhere where it says the player limit.
64 would be the way to go considering MAG comes out around the same time (give or take a month and a half) as BFBC2 w/ 256 man servers....

[Cosmic_Shame]

player limit is 32 players from what i read in the past. Only reason why it isnt 64 is cuz you can destroy nearly everything in the maps

[Hedge]

BF2 was great, I loved every minute of it. The expantion packs were a little weak, though the scout choppers were on the money.

BF2 did one thing outstandingly, vehicals. They were powerful and an obstical but they didn't dominate the battlefield. I Miss BF2 to be quiet honest, the days we would run attack choppers on vent and rain death down on the enemy team was glorious.

[Cosmic_Shame]

im still ranked 800 in the world with teh grenade toob and 1000 with the assault kit, i got more hours on that game than TF2 by like 200 hundred hours. I played I/O on BF2 but got really good with the tank

[stewlounse]

What I loved most was flying the helicopter. I cant freakin wait for BC2.

[Cosmic_Shame]

yeah if its anything like BF2 it will be a good game

[stewlounse]

Holy hell... squad deathmatch?

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/18/battlefield-bad-company-2-squad-deathmatch-preview/

[Brains]

Holy hell... squad deathmatch?

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/18/battlefield-bad-company-2-squad-deathmatch-preview/

yup :D just keeps getting better and better !

[Jebus]

I'm hesitant about this game. I didn't like the fact that it took a clip and a half to kill 1 person of Bad Company. I'm planning on buying, but I don't see anything too impressing so far. Just Bad Company without the original bad graphics of the Unreal Engine (which I hate, so I'm biased). I guess I'll just have to see.

[stewlounse]

oh no no. its like bf2 remade by the hands of god. screw the 1st bad company.

[Brains]

you want epic...this is epic
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/bad-company-2-multiplayer-trailer-portrays-ideal-gaming-experien/

riding in on an ATV with your team being followed by a tank, having massive tank shells fly by your head, staring down the barrel of an enemy tank as your teammates chopper takes it out.....without even flinching....wish I could fastforward to march already ahahah

[Cosmic_Shame]

ya looks like i need a new computer

[Jebus]

you want epic...this is epic
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/bad-company-2-multiplayer-trailer-portrays-ideal-gaming-experien/

riding in on an ATV with your team being followed by a tank, having massive tank shells fly by your head, staring down the barrel of an enemy tank as your teammates chopper takes it out.....without even flinching....wish I could fastforward to march already ahahah

That sounds fine and dandy, but I miss the good old day when Delta Force was the craze. Maps that would take an entire day to search through, large multi-player teams, and a large cache of reasonably customizable weapons. I would love to see the BF creators make something like Delta Force with today's graphics and physics. :D

If they REALLY want to impress the hell out of me. Make the weapons 100% customizable. Trijicon, EOTech, Magpul, DPMS and all the major parts brands and let me decide even what type of mag I want to use. lol ;]

[Cosmic_Shame]

im supprised there is no PC demo out yet. I think the consoles have a demo already

[Brains]

im supprised there is no PC demo out yet. I think the consoles have a demo already

only the ps3 has the demo.
the 360 and pc will be getting their demo like...within weeks since the game releases march 2nd. the only reason for a demo for the pc and 360 would be to have the community find the bugs and stuff they didn't come across with their internal testing. it wouldn't be to help promote the game. (something that MW2 should have done...damn game is soo buggy and unbalanced but STILL SO F'IN AWESOME!!). so this demo could just be like the 2 weeks leading up to the release date. the game would be like 100% done but just put out the demo for all us players to catch any small bugs/glitches that could be game breaking if left untamed for release.

[Cosmic_Shame]

i hope it actually comes out on time. Cuz its already been bumped 2 times

[stewlounse]

I this this date is pretty concrete, but yea hopefully. Might have to get a pre-order soon!

[Cosmic_Shame]

i was just reading that BF3 is in developement right now. So by my predictions EA and Dice will release it within 5 years cuz they are snail slow at developing games

[Brains]

I this this date is pretty concrete, but yea hopefully. Might have to get a pre-order soon!

I would have preordered it for PC from gamestop or something already but I'm waiting for it to be on steam which should be a couple weeks.

[Brains]

called it! :D
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2010/01/07/bfbc2-pc-beta-update-fr-229-n-dice.aspx##

WOOO WOOO!

[stewlounse]

hell yes! i'll be keeping an eye on that for sure.

[Brains]

watch the video at 3:27 ;)
YouTube- BFBC2 PS3 Beta

godly

[Brains]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/gttv-revealing-bad-company-2-campaign-this-week/

TODAY AT 12:30am ET (which really is Friday morning on the east coast haha)

[stewlounse]

Omg yesss.. got my "participation key" from amazon after pre-ordering.

[Brains]

Omg yesss.. got my "participation key" from amazon after pre-ordering.

not going to play it on steam? I'm waiting for steam to open pre-orders

[stewlounse]

I went ahead and reserved it on amazon to make sure I got in early enough for the limited edition with the special unlocks.

I should be able to enter my key into steam though if it will be available on steam.

[Brains]

I went ahead and reserved it on amazon to make sure I got in early enough for the limited edition with the special unlocks.

I should be able to enter my key into steam though if it will be available on steam.

You can do that with the keys? I thought steam didn't allow for that (it didn't work for World At War cuz I tried desperately to get it onto Steam cuz I preordered it from gamestop to get the m1a1 at lvl1)

[stewlounse]

Yeah with some games it works. I've had it work on a handful of games a long time ago. It's not that big of a deal to me either way..I just want the game lol.

I think it will have a built in friends list anyways.

[Brains]

haha. ya. I'm dying for this game to release too. I was pretty hyped up for modern warfare 2 but I'm hyped up for this one in a diff way since it will be my first time jumping back into the BF scene on a PC that can actually handle the game. I hope you can play with people who are playing it on Steam so we all can play this together.

[Cosmic_Shame]

i think my computer will be able to run it at low settings, thats what im hoping for

[Brains]

Minimum PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
Graphics memory: 256MB
OS: Windows XP
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)


Recommended PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Quadcore
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260
Graphics memory: 512MB
OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version, 4GB for Disc Version (BF1943)


http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2009/12/01/oh-snap-pc-info-ladies-amp-germs.aspx (http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2009/12/01/oh-snap-pc-info-ladies-amp-germs.aspx)

[netwalker]

Modern Warfare 2 has nothing on this game, I can already tell.

[stewlounse]

The recommended specs aren't asking much at all. If it runs anything like BF2 did...it will be pretty easy to run, or efficient I should say.

[Cosmic_Shame]

well like BF2, u can run it on basically polygon figures. SO im guessing they did the same thing so people with older computers can still enjoy it, and people with new computers can enjoy it as well. I have still 100 more hours on BF2 than i do on TF2, thats the only other game i played religiously

[Brains]

in case you missed it last night.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-single-player-battlefield-bad/61088
the single player trailer!!!!!!!!

[Brains]

check out the whole episode of GTTV. they talk ALOT more about BC2
http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/81?ch=1&sd=1_hd

[Jasin]

I used to spend 50-60 hours a week playing BF2, Then I switched to BF2142, was still great but not as adicting. Then orange box came and I have never played anything else since. (besides left4dead or a game here and there) However I think this might be a purchase in the future. I miss the realistic part sometimes and being able to fly. I didn't buy my 150 dollar Saitek Joystick for nothing, but right now it just sits on my desk.

[Brains]

you will be able to fly helicopters and planes and stuff in this one. whether it's super realistic like it used to be I dno.

[Cosmic_Shame]

Pre order just came out on steam, i just bought it

[Brains]

Pre order just came out on steam, i just bought it

OMG OMG! going now!!!!

[stewlounse]

Will the steam pre order give you access to the beta?

[stewlounse]

Nevermind it clearly says so on the steam page lol.

[Cosmic_Shame]

yus, thats why i bought it

[Jasin]

So the limited edition that costs more comes with stuff no one else can get unless they buy it? This is why I hate EA. They do have some good games but they are very greedy.

Or hopefully they will be unlocks others can get later.

[Brains]

they get it normally by just leveling up. most of the preorder bonuses can be earned within playing the online multiplayer after just a few hours. only the tank armor bonus will take a bit longer to get.

[Cosmic_Shame]

its not preorder bonuses its the Limited Edition bonuses i believe, The limited edition is only 50 dollars at the moment, its probably gonna be jacked up to 60 or 70 when they decide to switch it from the limited to the regular version. THe bonuses are with the limited edition not with the preorder
so even after the game is released u can still get the stuff as long as u buy the limited edition

[Philosoraptor]

I'll be snagging this soon enough...

[Cosmic_Shame]

so i just looked at the space required, 15GB thats some serious shit

[Brains]

lol. guess that's why some people still prefer to play PC games with the discs ;)
just imagine what it would be like if Final Fantasy 13 was brought to PC. Takes one full dual layered Bluray disc to hold it uncompressed and several Xbox360 discs to hold the audio and video compressed. now that's massive.

[netwalker]

OMFG these last few days are going to be hell until BETA comes out.

Ordered a 5850 just for this game lol.

[Cosmic_Shame]

im hoping my 2 9600GT SLI can hold out until i get some cash to build a new one. I was looking at parts and to get a nice Crossfire PC its gonna take about 1300 dollars which is not horrible saying the one i built was about 1000 and its got older stuff in it

[Brains]

OMFG these last few days are going to be hell until BETA comes out.

Ordered a 5850 just for this game lol.

ahahah good shit man! that's how it's done lol
one of my buddies who I used to play BF1942 with back in the day just bought a whole new crossfire rig w/ i7 and 5870 when I showed him BC2 gameplay (well he hasn't bought a new computer SINCE those days that we played 1942 ahahah, so he was due for a new one...having this game come out now just helped motivate him to finally make the plunge :D )

[netwalker]

ahahah good shit man! that's how it's done lol
one of my buddies who I used to play BF1942 with back in the day just bought a whole new crossfire rig w/ i7 and 5870 when I showed him BC2 gameplay (well he hasn't bought a new computer SINCE those days that we played 1942 ahahah, so he was due for a new one...having this game come out now just helped motivate him to finally make the plunge :D )

Nice! Can't wait.

[Cosmic_Shame]

i made up my mind im gonna buy this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857
then im gonna put it in my other board i have which has faster ram slots, when i bought ddr2 1066 4GB worth for 32 dollars. so i saved money, i never seen such ridiculous prices on computer parts

[netwalker]

i made up my mind im gonna buy this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857
then im gonna put it in my other board i have which has faster ram slots, when i bought ddr2 1066 4GB worth for 32 dollars. so i saved money, i never seen such ridiculous prices on computer parts

I just got mine in yesterday. OMG it is going to blow your head off. Went from a 9800GX2 to this and holy balls this thing is a monster in comparison.

[Cosmic_Shame]

are u using only one 5850 netwalker or u got Crossfire?

and which one u buy Netwalker, who makes it?

[netwalker]

One Sapphire 5850. I can run Dirt2 fully maxed (except aa) and it is butter tandrils.

[stewlounse]

I have the Sapphire also... good price on it. Came with dirt 2...some nice directx11 action. All settings maxed on high/ultra with i7-860.

[netwalker]

2 more days

[Brains]

2 more days

1 day you mean?
today = 27th. demo releases 28th.... errrrr


make sure you guys have me added to steam friends so we can play it together. i'll be on from like 5pm EST till I drop tomorrow :D

[netwalker]

1 day you mean?
today = 27th. demo releases 28th.... errrrr


make sure you guys have me added to steam friends so we can play it together. i'll be on from like 5pm EST till I drop tomorrow :D

Well yes, technically, but 2 days for me (i.e. morning then I have to wait all day all night all day). Have to work tomorrow :(

HOWEVER

Off Friday, so can I hear an all night marathon? Hell yes?

[Cosmic_Shame]

and also all the download traffic which will take probably a few more hours than expected

[Brains]

I also have friday off :D so I'll pretty much keep going thursday night until I can't stay up anymore :D hahhaha

[netwalker]

Everybody post back here once you register your ingame names so we can all play together or some shit.

[Brains]

demo should start around noon EST so do whatever mathz you have to do to get it into your timezone :D
I'll be available to play at like 4pm EST when i get home from work. wish I could some how manually start the download from here at work onto my desktop at home so it's ready by the time I get home ahaha

[Brains]

some PC demo footage!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/detabbed#p/u/0/S1H5vRffCzo
damn russians and their "we don't give a crap about leaking it early"
hurry up steam, give us the goods!!!

EDIT:
demo just released on xbox live too.

[stewlounse]

I should be starting the download around 3pm EST.. the work day is flying by so fast.

[netwalker]

Woooooooooooooot

[stewlounse]

Downloading at 1.9MB/s

<3

EDIT: 2.0MB/s .....rofl I'm getting too anxious to play this damn game.

[Cosmic_Shame]

downloading at 80kbs, herf

[nAtr0n]

This game looks rather intense .... cross the fingers for dedicated servers!!!

[Brains]

mine hasn't starting dling :D

EDIT: 2.6 mb/s

[Jasin]

I want a beta key :(

[Cosmic_Shame]

jasin if u pre ordrerd it u get a free beta key

[Brains]

my friend name in there is ---> Brains
the EX tag looks funny. the "|" are replaced with crosshairs. looks all badass lol
wish it didn't crash so much though :(

[stewlounse]

Add me, stewlounse

[Cosmic_Shame]

its awesome thats all i can say. I flew a chopper, i shot some grenade toobs, i blew up people with a tank. i won a round, i cant say anything bad

[Brains]

for all nvidia GPU users!!!!!!

Release 196 GeForce Drivers are Here!

http://www.nvidia.com/content/newsletters/email/images/geforce_badge.jpg (http://news.nvidia.com:8080/t/128023/10359074/5480/0/) The new version 196.21 WHQL-certified GeForce driver adds SLI support for many top new gaming titles including Avatar Demo, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, City Bus Simulator, Dirt 2, Ferrari Virtual Race, GREED: Black Border, Mass Effect 2, Mortal Online, Ninja Blade, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Demo, Planet 51, RUSE, Serious Sam HD, and Wings of Prey. It also updates your PhysX System Software to version 9.09.1112. Download here (http://news.nvidia.com:8080/t/128023/10359074/5233/0/).

allows for better GPU utilization and SLI support!!!

[TaNNanT]

i just bought the game 3 days ago... got it working even do i ran into problems. Could not view the server page... Had to manually run game as admin then run fine...

My ingame name is TaNNanT

Frag U Later

[Jasin]

Heh, i just signed up for the beta, and I am glad I did not preorder. This build is more like an Alpha, I don't see how it can be so bugged as of now. Don't say because it is a beta, Alpha's are for the majority, beta's are for minor bug fixes before the release. Even when the server got smoother, I did not enjoy this game. I will wait another week to give my full opinion, but so far it looks like I will be sticking to something else. Just preordered Bioshock 2.

[Brains]

it's soooo messed up. insane amounts of lag, glitchy hit detection, if you crouch you slide around even when on a flat surface, and the lag compensation isn't even working properly. the only thing that is working good is the physics (destruction 2.0 mainly). there are times when i'll kill someone, I'll get my +xxx to my score, see the "Brains killed blahhh" on the corner of the screen and yet the guy is still moving in my crosshairs, then a second or two later he'll do the "I'm dying animation" and fall to the ground. DICE needs to do something about this, if not, they won't stand a chance to take away the throne from MW2. if it stays like this, I'm going back to MW2 for sure once I get my BC2 fill....ehhh

[stewlounse]

It seems to be playing pretty smoothly for me. I always connect to the NFO Atlanta #1 server and its plays just fine. But yeah I guess I could see the problem with the hit detection...sometimes it seems I have to shoot someone 20 times for them to die. But I haven't seen any of the late death animations or any problems like that.

[Cosmic_Shame]

ya the only lag im getting now is just ping issues, which i always have. But on a side note i just got my 5850 i cranked up the settings to the fullest with DX11 no video lag, it looks very nice. On full load doesnt go over 60

[Infiniti]

I'm still very split if i want to get this game or not :\

[Cosmic_Shame]

friends list still doesnt work. Stew was my only friend on BFBC2, then i went in a game and his name dissapeared and i think ive added at least 12 people that asked to be friends on there. I was saying earlier i dont know how they dont got it down yet saying the BF2142 uses the same damn friends list

[Brains]

i don't think I can play this game until they fix the friends lists. I just can't play with randoms...there are ALOT of people who just don't know how to play it and it's causing me lots of pain having to try to carry a whole team round after round.

[Infiniti]

it's causing me lots of pain having to try to carry a whole team round after round.
*Pokes TF2*
You get used to it....

[Brains]

*Pokes TF2*
You get used to it....

tf2 is different. you can have just one medic and demo easily wipe the enemies off the map while the rest of the just goes off and tries to cap points and move a cart at any pace. in bc2, I can't be that one supersniper or rogue assault assassin to kill everyone on the other team while the rest of my team tries to destroy points. I've even tried going in and destroying the points all by myself while the rest of my team hangs back and acts stupid, trying to pick off people with the sniper rifles, not even accounting for the bullets dipping cuz of gravity when they try and aim their crosshairs right on the enemies....or better yet, how most players in that game haven't realized that you can SPOT ENEMIES BY HITTING Q SO THAT EVERYONE ON YOUR TEAM KNOWS WHERE THE ENEMY IS! dammm....I spend alot of my time mashing Q as I run around and scope just so I can see that red indicator above the enemy so I know where he is. I've only once had a teammate who knew how to do that. that round was so easy to play.

[netwalker]

Just found out that DICE didn't include any high res textures for the world map in the BETA. So expect visual quality to increase a lot when it is released. Also, the HBOA (whatever its called) is an old version and DICE says it has been optimized a lot.

All in all this game's visuals are going to increase a ton with the retail release. It should run better too.

I also can't wait till the friends list is fixed. This game is going to be epic I think. It's already a fun-as-hell-unoptimized-BETA, imagine when you're able to play with friends and have uber video quality...

[Brains]

Just found out that DICE didn't include any high res textures for the world map in the BETA. So expect visual quality to increase a lot when it is released. Also, the HBOA (whatever its called) is an old version and DICE says it has been optimized a lot.

All in all this game's visuals are going to increase a ton with the retail release. It should run better too.

I also can't wait till the friends list is fixed. This game is going to be epic I think. It's already a fun-as-hell-unoptimized-BETA, imagine when you're able to play with friends and have uber video quality...

I can second this. Just came across that BIG detail that DICE should have put out there for people to know ahha :D
and that HBOA is horizon based ambient occlusion. it basically is trying accurately render volumetric shadows (more in depth info on it (http://developer.nvidia.com/object/siggraph-2008-HBAO.html)) based on where the sun should be to give objects in the world a more "3d realistic" feel. with this turned off, the engine will just use the default lighting and shadows will look flat (but allow the game to run smoother since it doesn't have to calculate as much).

[stewlounse]

Just found out that DICE didn't include any high res textures for the world map in the BETA. So expect visual quality to increase a lot when it is released. Also, the HBOA (whatever its called) is an old version and DICE says it has been optimized a lot.

All in all this game's visuals are going to increase a ton with the retail release. It should run better too.

I also can't wait till the friends list is fixed. This game is going to be epic I think. It's already a fun-as-hell-unoptimized-BETA, imagine when you're able to play with friends and have uber video quality...

Hell yes. DICE always seems to pull through, love hearing about all these optimizations. I can't wait to get in there with some good squads. OMG it's going to be crazy fun.

I've had a blast when playing with randoms too. I just squad hop until I find someone that knows how to use teamwork.

[netwalker]

I'm always playing on NFOServers.com: Dallas #4.

[Cosmic_Shame]

tf2 is different. you can have just one medic and demo easily wipe the enemies off the map while the rest of the just goes off and tries to cap points and move a cart at any pace. in bc2, I can't be that one supersniper or rogue assault assassin to kill everyone on the other team while the rest of my team tries to destroy points. I've even tried going in and destroying the points all by myself while the rest of my team hangs back and acts stupid, trying to pick off people with the sniper rifles, not even accounting for the bullets dipping cuz of gravity when they try and aim their crosshairs right on the enemies....or better yet, how most players in that game haven't realized that you can SPOT ENEMIES BY HITTING Q SO THAT EVERYONE ON YOUR TEAM KNOWS WHERE THE ENEMY IS! dammm....I spend alot of my time mashing Q as I run around and scope just so I can see that red indicator above the enemy so I know where he is. I've only once had a teammate who knew how to do that. that round was so easy to play.

ya but thats only one game mode, where u try to blow things up. I am assuming they will have about 4 different game modes, including conquest like on BF2 where its just basically u cap flags and get points

[netwalker]

16 maps being shipped with the game, imagine if you could have like 3-4 game modes on each map! o.O

[stewlounse]

Conquest is where it's at lol. Traditional BF.

[Brains]

ya conquest is what I really loved about BF

[Cosmic_Shame]

hmmm, my game keeps crashing if i score over a certain amount of points. Ive had this complete system crash when i get over 4000 points in a round

[netwalker]

hmmm, my game keeps crashing if i score over a certain amount of points. Ive had this complete system crash when i get over 4000 points in a round

It's a Punkbuster CTD. Stop stat padding.



jk :nuts:

[stewlounse]

Haha.
I haven't had a crash other than the server browser stuff. 4000+ or 5000+ points and smooth sailing.

[Brains]

Haha.
I haven't had a crash other than the server browser stuff. 4000+ or 5000+ points and smooth sailing.

same here.

I hope they include some way to take a screenshot :D
after some matches, I'll have like 40+ rewards (dog tags, emblems, etc.) would be nice to put in the brag thread ;) ahhah

[netwalker]

Hell, a gold star is worth like 5000 points by itself... or is it 1000?

[Cosmic_Shame]

i dunno, im gonna turn Steam overlay off. When i had no overlay it was working fine, then i turned on the overlay and downloaded the steam client beta and my game has been crashing my system

[Cosmic_Shame]

hey stew, it was that damn sound card. I put the new drivers on, no more BFBC2 crash

and by the way the friends list now works. So lets all add each other. Im on there Cosmic_Shame

[Brains]

name: Brains
*crosses fingers* hope friends works for me. will check later after work

[netwalker]

It worked for me yesterday. Hopefully it's fixed. I'll try to add you guys later.

[Brains]

I got the invitations from you guys but when I accept them, nothing happens. friends list still says 0/0 :(

[Cosmic_Shame]

i added netwalker and brains, u both are now on my friends list

[StarYoshi]

The mouse/kb doesn't feel right. Other than that I like it.

[Brains]

The mouse/kb doesn't feel right. Other than that I like it.

there is still alot of hit detection problems and lag. should all be perfect once it releases in march :D

[Cosmic_Shame]

i had to change my buttons around a little. Saying theres no prone like in BF2 i kept it as ctrl, but grenade default was F, i switched it to G saying every game in the world uses G for Grenade and i made the knife button F instead of middle mouse button saying most people dont click the wheel, but they scroll through weapons with it

[stewlounse]

I predict I will be in love with this game at final release.
17,298 points in one round. Gotta love gold stars!

[Cosmic_Shame]

i got like 12,000 points the other day. I just was in APC destroying people. 33 and 2 it was awesome. Im wondering if you will be able to keep ur login when the real game comes out and if stuff will cross over. Cuz i want to keep my name before someone steals it

[stewlounse]

I can see them keeping our soldier names but I don't see them keeping the stats.

[Brains]

the stats are going to be reset. your soldier names will stay.
so it's a good idea to get good with each of the classes so when stats reset, you can have a good start and not worry about destroying your stats trying to learn a new class.

[Tempest]

Well looks like the Canadian retailers are finally handing out some beta key's. Just got mine today.

[stewlounse]

Awesome. We're going to have a pretty good friends list going by the launch date.

[GiXXer]

Well I will be on to like weekends and some nights work is nuts but my friend name is Ex GiXXer. Gixxer was taking :evil:.

[Tempest]

I've been trying to join a server but it keeps saying either the servers are full, or you've lost internet connection. Oh well, guess I'll just have to wait till the the full release.

Since Tempest was already taken I've decided to go with my 2142 name, W3BB3R.

[netwalker]

I've been trying to join a server but it keeps saying either the servers are full, or you've lost internet connection. Oh well, guess I'll just have to wait till the the full release.

Since Tempest was already taken I've decided to go with my 2142 name, W3BB3R.

Weird. Are you using the server browser? I have tons and tonnes of servers in that list that aren't full. I will add u Ex Gixxer and W3BB3R.

[Tempest]

There are a lot of servers that pop up, but 99% of them are always full. lol
Oh well

[stewlounse]

If you keep clicking on Full Refresh on the history tab eventually a huge list will come up. The trick is to go down through the big list and mark all the low ping servers as a favorite. Then just go to your favorites list and chances are you'll always be able to get into a game.

I haven't got a "full server" message since the 1st day of the beta because I've been using favorites.

[Intercept]

Bad Company 2 is available for 20 bucks at B&N.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 (PC) Preorder $23 - SlickDeals.net Forums (http://videogames.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?r=1&usri=Battlefield+Bad+Company+2&r=1&EAN=2000003703258&ourl=Video-game%2FBattlefield-Bad-Company-2)

Now I'm glad I waited.

[Brains]

Bad Company 2 is available for 20 bucks at B&N.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 (PC) Preorder $23 - SlickDeals.net Forums (http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1855797)

Now I'm glad I waited.

hahah good stuff.
deff worth 23 bucks :D

[GiXXer]

You sure thats the full price and not just the pre order price. Seems to low its like more than half price. I mean they would take a loss at that price. Just asking?

[Cosmic_Shame]

You sure thats the full price and not just the pre order price. Seems to low its like more than half price. I mean they would take a loss at that price. Just asking?

i assume its an error on their part, i was thinking they will probably change the price back to 50 dollars, but hopefully they will not be douchers and realize they made a mistake and give the people who ordered it for that much it actually for that price

by the way if u buy it from steam, its the pre order. So the only thing for sale right now is the pre order

[Jebus]

I just preordered this thing and i'm finishing downloading the beta that came with it, anyone else got it and wanna hop on?

[Intercept]

I got some money in, so I think I'll purchase it since a big part of the clan bought it. Here's me hoping it's good!

[stewlounse]

It is an amazing game... I need to add the rest of you guys to my list. Whats your names?

Or add stewlounse if you get a chance. I'm planning on playing some bc2 today.

[Cosmic_Shame]

my game keeps crashing, and it seems like only when i watch a tank explode is when it does it. EA is being a turd and not answering my messages

[Jebus]

Yea, my beta won't even start... it goes black screen like it's loading, then desktop. *frowny face*

I looked it up and it seems to be fairly common. I updated my drivers, BIOS, and everything and still crashes... damn EA...

[Cosmic_Shame]

Yea, my beta won't even start... it goes black screen like it's loading, then desktop. *frowny face*

I looked it up and it seems to be fairly common. I updated my drivers, BIOS, and everything and still crashes... damn EA...

thats what my friends computer does, mine loads everything and plays fine, but if i witness a tank explosion on my screen the thing crashes my system

[stewlounse]

Yea, my beta won't even start... it goes black screen like it's loading, then desktop. *frowny face*

I looked it up and it seems to be fairly common. I updated my drivers, BIOS, and everything and still crashes... damn EA...

That happened to me. Go find the actual .exe in your steam directory and create a shortcut to it. Launch with that shortcut instead of launching through steam. It worked for me.

[stewlounse]

It is in Steam > steamapps > common > battlefield bad company 2 beta > BFBC2Game.exe

I just remembered that a recent steam update fixed that issue for me, so now I'm able to launch from steam. But it's still worth a try for you.

[Brains]

it works through steam for me also.
my game usually crashes when I'm in a chopper and someone blows it up. seems like they blow up my computer at the same time when it happens :D
but the game is still buggy. it's just a beta. pc betas are always pretty buggy since there are so many configurations for computers. it's hard to make a game work right on every system right from the start. that's why pc betas are a must nowadays.

[Jebus]

thats what my friends computer does, mine loads everything and plays fine, but if i witness a tank explosion on my screen the thing crashes my system

Steam had reported it as a problem with the overlay system and then said it was problem with driver compatibility, which they said was fixed... Obviously not. lol

[Jebus]

It is in Steam > steamapps > common > battlefield bad company 2 beta > BFBC2Game.exe

I just remembered that a recent steam update fixed that issue for me, so now I'm able to launch from steam. But it's still worth a try for you.

Well it was worth a shot, but it still proved ineffective. :\

Guess I'll just be waiting until it comes out. :D

[Intercept]

Does anyone know if the stats we build up in the beta transfer over to full release?

[Brains]

they do not. complete stats reset. all you keep are your soldier names.

[Juicedturtle]

So to those who have played beta. how is it. I like Battlefield games so i'm pretty interested.

[Cosmic_Shame]

well the game mode is called Rush that is on the beta, im assuming they will have Conquest because if they dont they would be making a mistake. Um basically u run around like all other battlefields and ur objective is to blow up 2 bombs on the attacking team, and then the defending teams job is to defend those 2 bombs. If the attackers blow up both the bombs the map moves to a new set of bombs, and it does that 4 times.

As for the guns, vehicles, and other stuff. They made it much more fair for the players vs tanks and vehicles. The tank turret takes about 15 seconds to do a complete spin around where as in BF2 took less than a second, so tanks cant do rediculous turning to kill people trying to blow them up, this makes it very easy to blow them with C4 or Anti tank Mines, Anti Tank Mines are my favorite.

There are a ton of different guns that u can get. On the 16th they are having an update probably fix some of the bugs, and what im hoping they will do is release another beta map we can play and try out which would be awesome

[stewlounse]

In general...it plays exactly like BF2. If you like BF2, chances are you'll like/love BC2.

[Brains]

FREE DLC on release day. DICE can do no wrong :D
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/17/battlefield-bad-company-2-includes-vip-code-for-free-dlc/

[sgt_deacon]

FREE DLC on release day. DICE can do no wrong :D
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/17/battlefield-bad-company-2-includes-vip-code-for-free-dlc/

Steam better give me that code...

[stewlounse]

I noticed BC2 updated today when I ran steam...but I can't find any details.

[netwalker]

Check the steam forums, there is a list of bug fixes.

[Brains]

here was the update: click here
(http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-beta/894136-new-client-r3-out-now-changelog.html)
This update is about performance and stability again. We are not doing any changes to the game's datafiles.

Reduced input "lag"
On machines where the CPU would out-run the GPU, sometimes the GPU would queue up several frames' worth of rendering commands.
This could lead to the game having a high framerate, but input still feeling very sluggish.

Now there's a limiter on how many frames the CPU is allowed to be "ahead" of the GPU.
Control this setting via Settings.ini. Default setting: RenderAheadLimit=2



Performance optimizations with biggest improvements on dual-core machines
Fixed black "masks"

The soot on buildings with holes in them had a bugged renderpath. We switched that over to a more well-tested renderpath.


Improved hit-detection

We've gone through the hit detection logic, and client+server will now give more consistent results.


Fix for some "rubberbanding" issues

C4 should stay attached to vehicles and not rubberband around


Reduced spikes/dips in framerate
Various fixes for alt+tab related CTD on Dx9
More fixes for random CTD on Dx9
Fix for crash when you're in a vehicle that gets destroyed

There was a race condition in the code;
System 1 thought "oh hey, you're leaving vehicle X"
System 2 thought "the vehicle got destroyed, let's remove it"

If system 2 ran before system 1, chaos would ensue.
This was actually fixed in the retail version since a month, but it was only when we got detailed crash reports from the community that we understood *why* the Beta was crashing.

[sgt_deacon]

here was the update: click here
(http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-beta/894136-new-client-r3-out-now-changelog.html)
This update is about performance and stability again. We are not doing any changes to the game's datafiles.

Reduced input "lag"
On machines where the CPU would out-run the GPU, sometimes the GPU would queue up several frames' worth of rendering commands.
This could lead to the game having a high framerate, but input still feeling very sluggish.

Now there's a limiter on how many frames the CPU is allowed to be "ahead" of the GPU.
Control this setting via Settings.ini. Default setting: RenderAheadLimit=2



Performance optimizations with biggest improvements on dual-core machines
Fixed black "masks"

The soot on buildings with holes in them had a bugged renderpath. We switched that over to a more well-tested renderpath.


Improved hit-detection

We've gone through the hit detection logic, and client+server will now give more consistent results.


Fix for some "rubberbanding" issues

C4 should stay attached to vehicles and not rubberband around


Reduced spikes/dips in framerate
Various fixes for alt+tab related CTD on Dx9
More fixes for random CTD on Dx9
Fix for crash when you're in a vehicle that gets destroyed

There was a race condition in the code;
System 1 thought "oh hey, you're leaving vehicle X"
System 2 thought "the vehicle got destroyed, let's remove it"

If system 2 ran before system 1, chaos would ensue.
This was actually fixed in the retail version since a month, but it was only when we got detailed crash reports from the community that we understood *why* the Beta was crashing.

Yet they haven't allowed us to sort the server list.

[Brains]

Yet they haven't allowed us to sort the server list.

don't have to worry about that. the server lists don't work for me at all still. I have to use the "history/favorites" server list. and those only list a couple servers. the regular server browser just crashes my game evertime :D

[sgt_deacon]

don't have to worry about that. the server lists don't work for me at all still. I have to use the "history/favorites" server list. and those only list a couple servers. the regular server browser just crashes my game evertime :D

That sucks, I hope they fix a lot of these issues by the time the full game is released.

[netwalker]

We'll know in 8 days.

[Cosmic_Shame]

go to this website, and you can look at some of the new maps http://ultimateprestige.com/

[Brains]

delicious PC eye-candy - http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-walkthrough-gets-into-the-nitty-gri/

[Brains]

OMG OMG OMG! http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/25/battlefield-bad-company-2-getting-two-dlc-maps-on-day-one-more/
2 free DLC for "VIPs"!!! ahhhhh DICE rules

give me this game NOW! NELSON BAY map -> night time gameplay....yessssss

[Jebus]

I'm still curious as to how Steam is going to get the VIP codes to people who pre-purchased via Steam. :\

Any word on that?

[Brains]

I'm still curious as to how Steam is going to get the VIP codes to people who pre-purchased via Steam. :\

Any word on that?

that's easy. steam keeps track of when a user bought the game. and since you can't really buy a "used" game. everyone gets the DLC free :D YAY Brains' logic :D

[themuddaload]

looks fun, but i once again am without something to play it with, and the graphics look a wee bit higher than my comp would handle with nice graphics settings...

[stewlounse]

holy shit 2 days!!

[Brains]

pirates have stashed their bc2 treasure in the bay!

[GiXXer]

Seen that too but I think its only for single player. Think online play will be blocked by EA. But seen them get by that before. ONE DAY!!!!

[netwalker]

woot-e-saurus rex!

[Brains]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/3536/
it's up! go download it now so we all can play together later and pwn all the noobs all night long!!!

<from cosmic's bc2 thread>
In Game Names of Ex members:
Cosmic_Shame
Railstay
Ex-Hedge
Brains
W3BB3R
netwalker
stewlounse
TaNNanT
Ex GiXXer

Non Ex members:
sgt_deacon

[stewlounse]

Hell yes. As soon as I get home I'm dedicating all 22megs of my internet to this lol!

[netwalker]

22 megs? Please. You rating almost 30.

[Brains]

don't forget: if you got the limited edition through steam, you have to go into the game properties to get the special "CD key" that you use in-game in the redeem code section so you get the 6 special weapon unlocks from the start of the game.

[netwalker]

GAWD, 20 minutes till I get off WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stewlounse]

30..true dat... lol

Thanks for teh info Brains.

[Snix]

4:31 PM - CnB|Dr.House|๖ۜ |: name is ihavecnb.com BFBC2 server ip is 208.167.250.40:19567

He said we were welcome to use the cnb server if we would like, I thanked him cause I am sure you all will ping well there, Have fun !!

[stewlounse]

Ok that's badass... I'll be playing there. Thanks.

[Brains]

4:31 PM - CnB|Dr.House|๖ۜ |: name is ihavecnb.com BFBC2 server ip is 208.167.250.40:19567

He said we were welcome to use the cnb server if we would like, I thanked him cause I am sure you all will ping well there, Have fun !!

kick ass! things just keep getting better and better today :D haha

[Dr.House]

really guys come by and feel free to frag as much as you want. all are welcome and i always love a good mixup of teams/squads. server is located in NY. feel free also to drop by our forums( www.community.ihavecnb.com ) and leave comments/suggestions/or epic game stories there. theres a bad company 2 forum as well as a tf2 and l4d/l4d2 forum. hope to see ya in game ;)

-Dr.House
edit/p.s., this is my first post here? O_o odd i thought i posted more b4

[stewlounse]

Hey hey, welcome Dr.House!
I should be in your server pretty soon.. download is at 68%. Thanks for the server info!

[Dr.House]

Hey hey, welcome Dr.House!
I should be in your server pretty soon.. download is at 68%. Thanks for the server info!

im @ 14% >.< steam has been being evil to alot of us lol. hopefully some ppl will be there when ya get on. and ya no problem, i can also give ya our l4d2 server and tf2 servers if yall want it. we have a campaign and vs l4d2 server. the good ole fast spawn tf2 server and the mass mods tf2 server

[stewlounse]

I switched steam server to Miami and my download was locked on 2.8MB/s the entire time.

99%

[Cosmic_Shame]

damnit, im still at 15% and i started after u, not fair

[sgt_deacon]

I switched steam server to Miami and my download was locked on 2.8MB/s the entire time.

99%

How do you switch servers? I used to know how but can't figure it out.

Well I found out it is under the download tab in the "classic" version, does anyone know where it is in the UI update?

[Brains]

go into the steam settings and click on download tab

[sgt_deacon]

go into the steam settings and click on download tab

Thanks, unfortunately they forgot to include it in the beta Steam UI though.

[netwalker]

Omfg the game rocks so hard omfg

[Brains]

ahhaha lol
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/350/finished16.jpg

[Dr.House]

ahhaha lol
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/350/finished16.jpg

i loled hard

[stewlounse]

I would just like to say that I love this game.

[Freaky_Angelus]

lol... I usually just open all threads in diff tabs.. looking at them one by one by closing tabs ;)...

I had no clue on the picture untill it dawned on me to read the threads name :D Then I laughed too.. First and only reason I've had so far for considering the game is the veteran thread kaplan posted.

[stewlounse]

That's a very tiny reason lol... this game has soooooooooo much to offer.

[Juicedturtle]

I've played this game for 1 day. I am Hooked! 2 Main things that i got hooked on. Destroying houses with RPG's, And When i tried to run over some dude with an ATV and i launched off the cliff. Only for the game to tell me EPIC FAIL. I need to configure the setting a bit. I can play it on high, but i need to get a bit more FPS.

[stewlounse]

lol @ epic fail.

I'm running a mix of high/medium/low, no AA for me to get absolutely no mouse lag.

All high settings and 8xAA, the FPS is still very high but the mouse lag makes it hard to be any good, so I'm hoping it will get a little more optimized.

[Brains]

I've been all over the place trying to find a sweet spot for my PC.
It's just tough to pinpoint where you're having problems since alot of issues are spawning from the goofy server connection everyone is dealing with. So at times my computer will be running like a champ and yet I can't hit anyone, other times I'll feel like I'm lagging but people are dropping left and right from my shots...I'm hoping this week is when alot of the EA Server issues get ironed out. So this coming weekend, EA isn't destroyed like the last one with more players than the servers could handle lol

[Brains]

weapon damage chart w/ falloff dmg range
http://i.imgur.com/6Egwl.jpg

# hits to kill chart
http://i.imgur.com/neijK.jpg

[Brains]

YouTube- Hitler learns about the EA disconnects in Bad Company 2
hah

[Brains]

all multiplayer points with explanations.
also contains which levels you have to be to get certain unlocks, how to get certain pins/patches/etc.

http://www.nelsonnogueira.com/randFiles/Multiplayer_Points.pdf

[Brains]

YouTube- Battlefield Bad Company 2: Friendly Fire 'Incident'
lolz

[Brains]

for those people with not so awesome computers, try this out.
I found the real performance problem. - Steam Users' Forums

basically, BC2 has amazing sound quality and the way it achieves that, is by using ALOT of cpu power. so this guy found that by either disabling onboard audio (forcing all sound to come from a sound card) or by lowering the rates of the audio, BC2 performs alot better (sacrificing audio quality in game obviously). just something to check out if you don't have a nice quadcore (or better CPU).

[Cosmic_Shame]

basically, BC2 has amazing sound quality

yes the sound effects are awesome, but the problem is in single player and in multiplayer mine are all fucked up. I sometimes dont hear me reloading and in single player i can hear the people talking

[Zero]

I dont like that certain sounds, the flags for example, sound like footsteps. Then other sounds are not positional or dont sound from the poper direction. Overall though, sound quality is good.

[stewlounse]

I'd have to disagree. I think everything is perfectly distinguishable. I can tell when someone walks up behind me if there's not too much gunfire drowning out the footsteps. The flag to me doesn't sound anything at all like footsteps though.

War Tapes ftw! I can't believe how immersive and realistic it is.
I hope the servers stay up tonight! I'm ready to bust some more ass.

[Homfry]

I love the horns at the end of a match :)

buawwwwww buawwwwwww buawwwwww.. :)

[netwalker]

The horns piss me off, but I'd have to say, everything else is perfectly distinguishable.

[Cosmic_Shame]

buawwwwww buawwwwwww buawwwwww.. :)

hahahahahahahahahahahaha, thanks for the reminder

[Brains]

I love the horns at the end of a match :)

buawwwwww buawwwwwww buawwwwww.. :)

I don't think you hear horns if you're winning right?
cuz I don't remember hearing them as much...probably because I'm always winning now ;)

[netwalker]

I know I hear them sometimes and then my team wins, so unless its a bug, then the winning team still hears it (it may be based on number of tickets left though).

[Brains]

I know I hear them sometimes and then my team wins, so unless its a bug, then the winning team still hears it (it may be based on number of tickets left though).

I think it goes off when you have 12 tickets left. you won't hear it if your team is above 12 tickets and the other team is.
it's just a warning saying "you are gonna lose if your team dies 12 more times" or something. I've seen it go off at different tickets left. probably depends on how many tickets the map starts off with. might be like 1/10 of the total amount. so if you start with 120, then it goes off at 12. 100 tickets, goes off at 10, etc.

[Clip]

yea some of the greatest sound I've heard in a game honestly. Pretty awesome. Graphics aren't too shabby either! I only have everything on medium detail (I can run all high, but I'm an FPS whore), on 1920 x 1080, and the game is gorgeous. Unbelievable texture detail on soldiers/your first person weapon view.

[Brains]

wanna play BC2 in one of these?
Viddler.com - GDC 2010: VirtuSphere show floor demo - Uploaded by Joystiq@@AMEPARAM@@http://www.viddler.com/player/7ca50b7f/@@AMEPARAM@@7ca50b7f/

:D that would be sweeeeeet

[stewlounse]

That would be wicked as hell.

[Homfry]

That would be wicked as hell.

wicked bad, that shit looks like it sucks so much :)

[netwalker]

Candle wicked.

[Brains]

wicked bad, that shit looks like it sucks so much :)

you're just jealous that you didn't design it ;)
it's the future man....THE FUTURE :D

[Cosmic_Shame]

you're just jealous that you didn't design it ;)
it's the future man....THE FUTURE :D


if i had that in my house i would have to build a room for it

[Homfry]

you're just jealous that you didn't design it ;)
it's the future man....THE FUTURE :D

The future of shit :).

That implementation is terrible. In order to move you have to manipulate the position and mass of the sphere. so imagine if you started running, first it would be a pain because you have to move the big ball to get it rolling. It would act as a fly wheel. Then if you tried to stop you aren't just stopping yourself your stopping a huge ball from spinning. Picture a cat in a dryer :).

Notice how this dude just crawls very slowly without any rapid change of motion.

I can't believe they are even trying to show that. If I worked for that company I would kill myself :).

I'd say that 2 dimensional tredmill we saw before was much fitter :). (but still sucks)

[Brains]

The future of shit :).

That implementation is terrible. In order to move you have to manipulate the position and mass of the sphere. so imagine if you started running, first it would be a pain because you have to move the big ball to get it rolling. It would act as a fly wheel. Then if you tried to stop you aren't just stopping yourself your stopping a huge ball from spinning. Picture a cat in a dryer :).

Notice how this dude just crawls very slowly without any rapid change of motion.

I can't believe they are even trying to show that. If I worked for that company I would kill myself :).

I'd say that 2 dimensional tredmill we saw before was much fitter :). (but still sucks)

but what if the system read his mind...so as soon as he thought about running forward, the "ball" would begin to rotate at the exact speed he was just about to run at!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that's how it works...I saw the design docs... :D

[Homfry]

but what if the system read his mind...so as soon as he thought about running forward, the "ball" would begin to rotate at the exact speed he was just about to run at!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that's how it works...I saw the design docs... :D

then fuck the ball put me in a tub of jello and I'll just play with my mind :)

[Brains]

then fuck the ball put me in a tub of jello and I'll just play with my mind :)

that works too.

[Brains]

FINALLY!
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/15/ea-completes-battlefield-bad-company-2-server-maintenance/
http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/03/15/next-battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-patch-delayed/

it's all going to be fixed today !!!!
I hope....

[Brains]

BC2 leaderboards with a high level of stat tracking

http://bfbcs.com/

[Brains]

http://www.moddb.com/downloads/gossamers-bad-company-2-launcher-v11
useful settings.ini editor :D

[netwalker]

BC2 leaderboards with a high level of stat tracking

http://bfbcs.com/


Site sucks a dookie log. I tried for like 10 min to search my name and the queue is always full.

[Brains]

Site sucks a dookie log. I tried for like 10 min to search my name and the queue is always full.

well, yes but when you actually get your stats updated on the site, it provides you with an insane amount of info.

for example: http://bfbcs.com/stats_ps3/unlimited-uav

[netwalker]

Wow, that is awesome.

[Brains]

March 16, 2010 PC update.

patch notes:

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 "AV_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

[netwalker]

Wish they would make it save your kit loadout, or give us the ability to edit the kit loadout while the map is loading.

[stewlounse]

not being able to chat while dead sucks too, wonder what their reasons are for that.

[Homfry]

Update broke my game. It is now doing what is was before. I can't play it anymore now. I don't know what to tinker with because everything I changed before should still be changed. I tried a reinstall and it is still broken. :(

[netwalker]

Wtf

[stewlounse]

If I get home today and that 'ish doesn't work...... pisssssed.

[wellsheit]

Just FTR, I put on the update last night. I was immediately able to join and play a game after it was complete. I also, per stew's suggestion, went to the steam beta UI which looks nice.

Anywho, 10 minutes in I got my first crash, but it was different than usual. Typically it just kicks me to the game screen, or at worst a ctrl-alt-dlt with a process kill and I'm right back in. My screen went solid white. Hooter said I was still controlling the AA truck or w/e and could hear me talking. Couldn't ctrl-alt or anything. Finally, after misc key strokes, the screen went black with no response and HDD lockage. Had to do a hard shutdown. After that it worked ok, with the exception of 1 more 'typical' game crash where I was able to hop right back in.

Just FYI

[netwalker]

Just FTR, I put on the update last night. I was immediately able to join and play a game after it was complete. I also, per stew's suggestion, went to the steam beta UI which looks nice.

Anywho, 10 minutes in I got my first crash, but it was different than usual. Typically it just kicks me to the game screen, or at worst a ctrl-alt-dlt with a process kill and I'm right back in. My screen went solid white. Hooter said I was still controlling the AA truck or w/e and could hear me talking. Couldn't ctrl-alt or anything. Finally, after misc key strokes, the screen went black with no response and HDD lockage. Had to do a hard shutdown. After that it worked ok, with the exception of 1 more 'typical' game crash where I was able to hop right back in.

Just FYI

That sux.

[Brains]

Just FTR, I put on the update last night. I was immediately able to join and play a game after it was complete. I also, per stew's suggestion, went to the steam beta UI which looks nice.

Anywho, 10 minutes in I got my first crash, but it was different than usual. Typically it just kicks me to the game screen, or at worst a ctrl-alt-dlt with a process kill and I'm right back in. My screen went solid white. Hooter said I was still controlling the AA truck or w/e and could hear me talking. Couldn't ctrl-alt or anything. Finally, after misc key strokes, the screen went black with no response and HDD lockage. Had to do a hard shutdown. After that it worked ok, with the exception of 1 more 'typical' game crash where I was able to hop right back in.

Just FYI

white screen huh....homfry has been getting that "crash" too.
some others on the US/UK BC2 forums have had that issue too with no real solution yet. I'd try to look in the Steam Battlefield forums, but those aren't really moderated by BC2 devs like the actual EA BC2 forums are so you could always post your problem there with some more info then what you gave us so it could help DICE figure out what's going on to give everyone a solution to this (assuming they don't yet know what's going on which I doubt)

[wellsheit]

Like I said after I rebooted last night it seemed back to normal (with the 'typical' crash included). After tonight I'll know if I need to start complaining to the masses.

[Brains]

Some BC2 stats from EA.

http://www.destructoid.com/ea-proves-bad-company-2-s-popularity-using-numbers-168128.phtml

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81B points have been earned in online multiplayer sessions
43M weapons and gadgets have been unlocked in online multiplayer
Over 6M video views on YouTube
2.9M hours have been spent playing online in the last 24 hours alone
230K peak-concurrent-users (PCUs)
Over 44k Twitter fans (most out of any EA title)

[netwalker]

Some BC2 stats from EA.

http://www.destructoid.com/ea-proves-bad-company-2-s-popularity-using-numbers-168128.phtml

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81B points have been earned in online multiplayer sessions
43M weapons and gadgets have been unlocked in online multiplayer
Over 6M video views on YouTube
2.9M hours have been spent playing online in the last 24 hours alone
230K peak-concurrent-users (PCUs)
Over 44k Twitter fans (most out of any EA title)


Leave it to Brains to provide some cool information. Hope to see you on the battlefield tonight.

[Brains]

I'll be there tonight for sure. planning for 6-10PM tonight. don't have anything else to do today after work so I can just game for a long time :D

[wellsheit]

its on like gravy train.

[Brains]

don't know if I should show this. haha

good knowledge to know...just I like winning and having the upper hand in all situations...so giving this away is like signing a death wish if you guys are on the enemy team :D

YouTube- Man VS House. A C4 howto.

usefull when the mcom station is inside one of those houses and you're attacking ;)

[Juicedturtle]

This game Rules!

[Cosmic_Shame]

yus agreed

[netwalker]

Can't wait for the new server, omfg

[Cosmic_Shame]

Can't wait for the new server, omfg

we is gettin one?

[stewlounse]

I've been emailing NFO to work something out, so maybe here soon!

[wellsheit]

still owe a german a dollar to help for new server.

[Brains]

I've been emailing NFO to work something out, so maybe here soon!

hope the server is REALLLLLLLY close to massachusetts ;)

[Cosmic_Shame]

hope the server is REALLLLLLLY close to massachusetts ;)

chicago please haha

[wellsheit]

votes for ATL SHAWTY