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gimli2112 · 02-01-2014 04:38PM

Spear wrote: »

Also, when you're standing behind an unaware enemy about to try it, don't mix up the keys and throw out a medpack instead, as that didn't end well when I did it.

Being a console peasant and COD convert I can relate to this. The number of times I've been in a 1v1 and hit the "mark" trigger instead of fire is painful.

MajesticDonkey · 02-01-2014 05:36PM

Spear wrote: »

It can kill from 100% but takes a few seconds to charge completely.

If you take out the defibs, charge them up fully, then change weapon without releasing mouse 1, the next time you take the defibs out they will instantly defib to a value of 100.

MiskyBoyy · 02-01-2014 05:41PM

MajesticDonkey wrote: »

If you take out the defibs, charge them up fully, then change weapon without releasing mouse 1, the next time you take the defibs out they will instantly defib to a value of 100.

Really? Does this work on consoles too?

MajesticDonkey · 02-01-2014 05:45PM

DaLad wrote: »

Really? Does this work on consoles too?

Not sure, it does on PC anyway.

Sparks · 02-01-2014 06:28PM

Spear wrote: »

It can kill from 100% but takes a few seconds to charge completely.

Yeah, don't try it on a less-than-full charge. Three fecking times I shocked that sniper, the first time, then he got annoyed, turned round and knifed me in the face.
/sigh

Cuddlesworth · 02-01-2014 06:44PM

If you have one of the medic perks active and at the correct level, you can just E people to return them with full health. Sometimes, its a bit bugged.

Tramps Like Us · 02-01-2014 10:48PM

I completed the single player but I didnt unlock any weapons for mltiplayer

My internet connection went down at one point and I wasn't signed into PSN, could that be it?

Very miffed, cause single layer was fairly crap

Mad_Dave · 03-01-2014 12:36AM

Don't worry, the multiplayer weapons are unlocked by the choice you make at the end of the final mission, just replay is on easy and grab the guns

Sparks · 03-01-2014 12:40AM

Odds are that the weapon you chose will unlock, but it just hasn't sync'd yet. Happened to me with all three.

eyeball kid · 03-01-2014 05:10PM

Do everyone here normally play the Quick matches or do they go to specific servers? Is there much difference between these options?
I've only used the Quick match and there doesn't appear to be much cooperation between players with little or no talking.

eyeball kid · 03-01-2014 05:11PM

double post..

fergus1001 · 03-01-2014 06:43PM

eyeball kid wrote: »

Do everyone here normally play the Quick matches or do they go to specific servers? Is there much difference between these options?
I've only used the Quick match and there doesn't appear to be much cooperation between players with little or no talking.

If you play on the same servers people will know you and be more co operative

Sparks · 03-01-2014 08:04PM

eyeball kid wrote: »

Do everyone here normally play the Quick matches or do they go to specific servers? Is there much difference between these options?
I've only used the Quick match and there doesn't appear to be much cooperation between players with little or no talking.

I tend to go to servers on my favorites list. Mostly Celts or BSM at the moment, but other servers like Streamers, KoG, TheV (for pistol only) or BnB when I want to play Obliteration or other game modes. But I don't choose them on a social basis, it's a case of how many people are there, what the map and mode is, and what the ping time is for me, so my favorites list tends to change every couple of days with a server that's always empty dropped and a new one that was fun added in. I do like that there are Celts people on here to taunt or complain to after matches though

Sparks · 03-01-2014 08:14PM

BTW, someone a while back (I've forgotten whom) was saying that Planetside 2 could cope with 6000 players in a game without the lag/hit detection/etc issues BF4 has, so I fired it up (hey, it's free...) to take a peek.

Yeah, lads, first off it's not 6000 people in one game, it's 6000 people playing in several different, seperate areas. The most I've seen in one fight so far has been about 60 or 70 - the same as we get in BF4. And there's a reason they don't have the same issues BF4 has - the graphics are all shiny and 12-year-old-spaceman-spiff, but they're much much simpler in terms of polygons and rendering and such. Honestly, it's Tribes 2 but with a little polish, a higher screen resolution and a different palette. Not really a fair comparison to BF4. Fun to play, don't get me wrong, I'm not uninstalling it anytime soon, it's quite a laugh at times; but it's just apples and chalk as comparisons go.

I do like that even though it's monetised out the wazoo, it's more open about it - you start off with decent weapons, and if you want better ones you can either grind away for a month and earn points in the game, or you can pay for the specific weapon, attachments, camos, or whatever it is you want. Think BF4, but you just bought the ACW-R, the ACE23, the intervention sniper rifle and the DBV, and the silencers, taclights and such, and it cost you 20% of what BF4 + premium cost you...

Tramps Like Us · 03-01-2014 08:33PM

Sparks wrote: »

Odds are that the weapon you chose will unlock, but it just hasn't sync'd yet. Happened to me with all three.

This is exactly what happened, had the stuff unlocked when I fired it up today

The lmg you unlock is badass

I have a few knives to pick from now, is there any difference between them and their effectiveness besides aesthetics?

Cuddlesworth · 03-01-2014 08:41PM

Tramps Like Us wrote: »

This is exactly what happened, had the stuff unlocked when I fired it up today The lmg you unlock is badass

I have a few knives to pick from now, is there any difference between them and their effectiveness besides aesthetics?

The M249 is the best LMG, when you get them put the stubby grip and muzzle brake on it.

The knifes are aesthetics only.

eyeball kid · 03-01-2014 09:11PM

Sparks wrote: »

I tend to go to servers on my favorites list. Mostly Celts or BSM at the moment, but other servers like Streamers, KoG, TheV (for pistol only) or BnB when I want to play Obliteration or other game modes. But I don't choose them on a social basis, it's a case of how many people are there, what the map and mode is, and what the ping time is for me, so my favorites list tends to change every couple of days with a server that's always empty dropped and a new one that was fun added in. I do like that there are Celts people on here to taunt or complain to after matches though

Are those servers for PC? I only have the PS3.

Sparks · 03-01-2014 10:21PM

Do the servers actually care what client you're using? I thought PC could play against console on the same server with BF4?

fl4pj4ck · 03-01-2014 10:37PM

you're joking right?

Sparks · 03-01-2014 10:49PM

No, it's not something I ever thought much about tbh. No TV in our house, so no consoles. It's just this giant cloud of stuff I never wasted neurons on

fl4pj4ck · 03-01-2014 11:07PM

"The console players got destroyed every time. So much so that it would be embarrassing to the XBOX team in general had Microsoft launched this initiative."

http://www.oxm.co.uk/21262/xbox-vs-pc-scrapped-because-of-imbalance/

old info, nothing changed since

BUT:
http://www.oxm.co.uk/63731/cross-platform-play-between-xbox-one-and-pc-makes-a-lot-of-sense-says-spencer/

we'll see....

Sparks · 03-01-2014 11:33PM

I think 130,000 points in one round is a new record for me

200% boost + 2XP event + no-explosives locker map = lots of points even for a bad round

horgan_p · 03-01-2014 11:39PM

Sparks wrote: »

I think 130,000 points in one round is a new record for me 200% boost + 2XP event + no-explosives locker map = lots of points even for a bad round

I'd forgotten this was a double xp weekend. Time to cash in some battle packs and stack up the multipliers.

Cuddlesworth · 03-01-2014 11:54PM

Sparks wrote: »

No, it's not something I ever thought much about tbh. No TV in our house, so no consoles. It's just this giant cloud of stuff I never wasted neurons on

Depends on the genre I suppose. Racing games, sports games and a few others like 2d platformers wouldn't notice a difference. I would even think racing games would have the edge on keyboard and mouse. FPS and RTS games would be mostly unplayable for the console users. Although, with the xbox one and PS4 being x86 platforms with such a close ties to current linux and x86 OS's, I think they might spend a fair amount of time trying to remove that unfair advantage without any cross links.

Mad_Dave · 04-01-2014 12:03AM

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Although, with the xbox one and PS4 being x86 platforms with such a close ties to current linux and x86 OS's, I think they might spend a fair amount of time trying to remove that unfair advantage without any cross links.

Didn't I read somewhere that both PS4 and XBOX1 are widely expected to offer official KB+M support in later updates ?

Cuddlesworth · 04-01-2014 12:25AM

Mad_Dave wrote: »

Didn't I read somewhere that both PS4 and XBOX1 are widely expected to offer official KB+M support in later updates ?

I doubt it. Consoles have supported a keyboard and mouse since the xbox/Ps2 era. Its just been deliberately disabled in games because they make money from controller sales and the keyboard/mouse combo makes a huge difference in play style to certain game genres.

Mad_Dave · 04-01-2014 12:33AM

Probably not any keyboard or mouse alright, but maybe something like the Hori Tactical Commander 3, which was an officially licensed product for PS3.

frantic190 · 04-01-2014 05:17AM

Sparks wrote: »

I think 130,000 points in one round is a new record for me 200% boost + 2XP event + no-explosives locker map = lots of points even for a bad round

Ah! So you're the one with the Boards emblem I keep running into on Celts haha.

TireeTerror · 04-01-2014 06:35AM

I got just over 200k in one round tonight, this bonus stuff is crazy!

It doesnt show the total score, but with 200% and Double XP, I think it was 205,000.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/battlereport/show/1/419312885169253888/239301425/

Sparks · 04-01-2014 12:38PM

frantic190 wrote: »

Ah! So you're the one with the Boards emblem I keep running into on Celts haha.

One of them - Shiminay does so as well I think...

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