Mining

Ponster

Now with FF turned off for mines but left on for everything else I can finally play engineer the way I always wanted to. No more having to place them so they'll have a good chance of blowing the enemy tank but not so that they'll blow up my teams tank

The last 3 games I placed as engineer pre patch 1.2 I was kicked from 2 for too many tks/punishes.

Tonight, in my first try I managed to get 18 kills from nothing but AT mines

Shiny

Yeah its great.
I dont play engineer that much really but
it is a delight to watch your tanks sail
through your mines without a bother.

The same is true for me using claymores
as sniper. I can put them anywere now.:)

With so many people talking about the new
sniper, most have forgot that they *all* have
an accuracy improvement.

So far can still come first on city maps with my
M95 despite the sniper squads with the new rifle.

But yeah, mines, claymores, its all good.:)

Willymuncher

FF is off for mines and claymores? Ah jaysus I didn't know that, is it the same for all servers?

Zillah

Actually, I started to get very pissed at the sheer quantity of claymores around ...no one had to think about it at alll, just dump em and hope, with no risk to team mates...very annoying...

R0ot

Huh i didnt actually no that you could drive over your own teams mines now without being killed, sweet

dazftw

Yea so if I plant a claymore on the ladder of a crane I can come back down past with without getting blown up ? I hate jumping off using my parachute !

Ponster

Yeah, FF is off for mines and claymores by default on servers (but can be controlled by admin).

This means that engineers can actually play a real part without all those tks but snipers can spam the map with claymores. A sniper get's 2 claymores but can lay up 'til 5 if he get's resupplied I believe.

AnCapaillMor

Really disagree with the FF off on mines, as zillah said, they're all over the shop as well, its taking the piss now. did'nt check yet but can mines still be blown up?, because if they can't, EA really f'ed up.

Ponster

Mines can't be blown up but IMHO it's one of the greatest things about the 1.2 patch.

If players weren't so amazingly stupid and continued to run into friendly mines all the time then it wouldn't have had to come to this. No one was playing engineers anymore due to tks and this has really made them useful again !

Airblazer

hurrah for my expert explosives badge..should be no prob now with the FF turned off

of course you know people will now start asking for all FF to be turned off:eek:

EOA_Mushy

You have to expect morons, (EA), to understand where morons,(get tk'd), are comming from... :mad:

Evd-Burner

lol

Jumpy

Shiny wrote:

Yeah its great.
I dont play engineer that much really but
it is a delight to watch your tanks sail
through your mines without a bother.

The same is true for me using claymores
as sniper. I can put them anywere now.:)

With so many people talking about the new
sniper, most have forgot that they *all* have
an accuracy improvement.

So far can still come first on city maps with my
M95 despite the sniper squads with the new rifle.

But yeah, mines, claymores, its all good.:)

I havent played 1.2 yet...but can you get the new sniper rifle if you already have the M95 unlock?

Spear

Jumpy wrote:

I havent played 1.2 yet...but can you get the new sniper rifle if you already have the M95 unlock?

Yes, if you have Special Forces. In fact you need the M95 unlocked first.

Keyzer

I don't agree with this at all...
I understand that it was highly frustrating when your own team mates ran over your mines and punished but this is borderline ridiculous. All efforts at keeping the game "realistic" are sailing out the window....

Spear

Keyzer wrote:

I don't agree with this at all...
I understand that it was highly frustrating when your own team mates ran over your mines and punished but this is borderline ridiculous. All efforts at keeping the game "realistic" are sailing out the window....

It can be turned on, it's just set to friendly fire off on mines by default.

Ponster

Keyzer wrote:

I don't agree with this at all...
I understand that it was highly frustrating when your own team mates ran over your mines and punished but this is borderline ridiculous. All efforts at keeping the game "realistic" are sailing out the window....

May I ask how many hours you have playing engineer and how many times you've been kicked from a server due to getting more than 3 punishes due to people driving over your mines?

Keyzer

Ponster wrote:

May I ask how many hours you have playing engineer and how many times you've been kicked from a server due to getting more than 3 punishes due to people driving over your mines?

Ask away...

After thinking about this im going to change my opinion slightly.
Obviously combat in BF2 isnt realistic either. I mean no modern army would allow its soldiers to drive around like maniacs and blatantly disobey orders, nor would they drive over mines placed by comrades.. Well apart from the FCA or something....

Zen 2nd

Plus also when can medics heal any wound with just a pair of defibrillators?

chalky

Keyzer wrote:

no modern army would allow its soldiers to drive around like maniacs and blatantly disobey orders, nor would they drive over mines placed by comrades.. Well apart from the FCA or something....

I resent that:mad:

Zillah

Zen 2nd wrote:

Plus also when can medics heal any wound with just a pair of defibrillators?

Wow. No, defibs bring them back to life once they're on the grounds screaming "MEDIC!!!" and you ran right past. God I hate when they do that.

^whitey^

Keyzer wrote:

Ask away...

Obviously combat in BF2 isnt realistic either. I mean no modern army would allow its soldiers to drive around like maniacs and blatantly disobey orders, nor would they drive over mines placed by comrades.. Well apart from the FCA or something....

I disagree the "real" american army, marines whatever Team kill each other all the time

spooky donkey

I think its great I love play engineer now espically since I got my unlock the basic weapon is so bad. In terms of unocks its the best V the basic waepon. Ive noticed loads of players havent realised that mines dont kill now cause ive seen players go to great lengths to avoid them. 12 kills in a round with mins is easy to get now for that badge too. Engineers rule now I think my new fav class.

As for realism who ever said BF2 had any realism. Some one gets shot onece they get medivaced out there not continue to jump around. Reaslim? Its a game, join the army for realism.

KdjaCL

Can you still drive over them slowly like in Bf42? I havent tried yet, but have found some dont go off when going by assumed it was a 1.2 inclusion.


kdjac