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jonski · 13-02-2014 10:44PM

Tried Mantle again after the patch today , still doesn't preform as good as DirectX for me . bit of stuttering and slower to get into the map at the start of a round .

TerrorFirmer · 14-02-2014 11:36AM

I'm the same with Mantle, performs much worse than Dx for me.

Sparks · 14-02-2014 11:40AM

Patched, game crashed every time I tried to deploy.
Did all the Win7 updates, updated my nVidia drivers, tried again.
Huzzah! In and playing and on a match that was being twitched as well which was funny - get killed, see myself getting killed 15 seconds later on twitch.

And then after a little under three minutes, same soundloop crash again. And every time I joined a game after that, soundloop crash in the deploy screen as soon as I hit deploy.

/sigh

MajesticDonkey · 14-02-2014 11:41AM

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/02/14/battlefield-4-dlc-naval-strike-to-include-carrier-assault-based-on-2142s-titan-mode/

Sparks · 14-02-2014 11:45AM

That'd be quite cool, if I could get the fupping base game to play...
What happened to freezing work on DLCs to fix the problems in the base game I wonder?

MajesticDonkey · 14-02-2014 11:53AM

Sparks wrote: »

That'd be quite cool, if I could get the fupping base game to play...
What happened to freezing work on DLCs to fix the problems in the base game I wonder?

You're a software developer, right? That doesn't happen in reality, at least not when EA is involved!

The Red · 14-02-2014 11:55AM

Kept crashing last night.. at the worst times.... I have the bomb, running to a waiting chopper.. .. no wait .. no I dont..

Sirinava.

Riesen_Meal · 14-02-2014 12:01PM

The Red wrote: »

Kept crashing last night.. at the worst times.... I have the bomb, running to a waiting chopper.. .. no wait .. no I dont..

Sirinava.

I gave up about a week ago on PS4.

Gonna try it on next update see if they fix it, be a great game if it worked....

miju · 14-02-2014 03:21PM

DICE / EA dont seem to be able to learn a single lesson.

Remember the we're not working on any DLC until the game is fixed line.

Well prepare for Naval Assault on the 30th March.

Utter gob****es

Sparks · 14-02-2014 03:32PM

Mad_Dave wrote: »

Both I suppose, after all DICE no longer exists since they were bought by EA. I suppose the correct term would have been "EA Digital Illusions CE".

That's not really how the studio model works...

MajesticDonkey wrote: »

They were silly to announce this, and people were even sillier to believe it. DICE has over 300 employees. Every one of them (level designers for example) would not have been working on fixing the game. In other words, development of DLCs can mostly go ahead while the bugs are being fixed.

Yeah, but I read it as the dev teams being pointed at bugfixing and the gameplay people being pointed at the bug reports on gameplay (things like the MAA being able to own a large conquest map round on Lancang Dam).

I didn't expect that the janitor had to fix bugs all day instead of mopping floors, but now that I think about it, it would explain some of the QA issues their patches have been having...

Mad_Dave · 14-02-2014 03:55PM

Sparks wrote: »

That's not really how the studio model works...

I don't know anything about how the model works, merely pointing out a fact.

Either way, the argument "was it DICE or EA ?" doesn't hold any water. Whether DICE overstretched themselves by agreeing to an overly ambitious scope and timeframe, or simple weren't capable of completing the project to an acceptable standard, they must accept 100% of the blame.

Sparks · 14-02-2014 04:02PM

Mad_Dave wrote: »

I don't know anything about how the model works, merely pointing out a fact.

Either way, the argument "was it DICE or EA ?" doesn't hold any water. Whether DICE overstretched themselves by agreeing to an overly ambitious scope and timeframe, or simple weren't capable of completing the project to an acceptable standard, they must accept 100% of the blame.

Eh, no, it doesn't work that way. Really, it's very simple. EA own DICE, but DICE is a "wholly owned subsidiary". Which is corporate-speak for "EA gets the profit and the kudos, DICE gets the deadlines and the blame". So if you're yelling at DICE for releasing too early, not having enough QA people on staff or time for them to work, or that kind of thing, you're probably doing the equivalent of storming into the anglo offices back when they were open, grabbing the 22-year-old young wan behind the counter by the lapels and screaming into her face about how she personally ruined the Irish Economy.

Mad_Dave · 14-02-2014 04:08PM

So DICE are the good guys and I should blame EA for the state of the game ?
I'm expected to believe that DICE told EA the game wasn't ready, but EA forced them to release it anyway - wiping millions off their share value, exposing them to lawsuits from investors and so on...why ? because they hate money and being a successful business ??? Hah.

Sparks · 14-02-2014 04:12PM

No, I'm saying you blame DICE for technical screwups and EA for strategic screwups, including those which comprimise the technical side of things. If your boss says "this gets shipped on friday, regardless" and there's still a month's work to do on friday despite your best efforts, the fault is not yours.

As to the share value and lawsuits, those are next quarter's problems. I'd love to see things like how many EA suits left the company just after getting their "we shipped!" bonus, or even just how many got that bonus and whether it was large enough for them to ignore the incoming poopstorm that the release was going to cause.

It would not be the first time a large US company ran into the ground at full speed so a few suits could get their bonus for the quarter just before the impact before jumping ship...

So - DICE model every ACE rifle going, but leave out the Vector, the G11, the REC7 or the XM8? That's on DICE. BF4 gets shipped too early to try to steal market share from COD Ghosts? That's on EA, as is the QA issues it causes.

kevin2800 · 14-02-2014 04:14PM

Any one know were i can get premium for bf4 on ps4 cheapest way?

Sparks · 14-02-2014 04:24PM

kevin2800 wrote: »

Any one know were i can get premium for bf4 on ps4 cheapest way?

Just hit your PS4 with a large sledgehammer, that should simulate the joy of owning premium without the actual expense...

hallo dare · 14-02-2014 04:26PM

kevin2800 wrote: »

Any one know were i can get premium for bf4 on ps4 cheapest way?

Unless you got the disc/digital download from America, then i don't think there's any other way.

Mad_Dave · 14-02-2014 04:30PM

Sparks wrote: »

If your boss says "this gets shipped on friday, regardless" and there's still a month's work to do on friday despite your best efforts, the fault is not yours.

To extend your analogy, if that Friday was agreed as the completion date six months in advance and you're a month behind schedule on release day then the fault is most definitely yours.

Anyway, I've probably spent more time posting here today than I have playing the actual game in the last week or two. Time to move along, undoubtedly I'll be back for another moan when the next patch completely fails to fix the issues with the game.

4Dlolz · 14-02-2014 07:37PM

Honestly can't see what all the moaning is about tbh....(and not just on here but in general).

I've had a pretty smooth experience with Battlefield 4 on PC thus far apart from the odd hiccup or two at launch but the game is very steady the last couple of months.

Battlefield 3 was frustrating for me to say the least though. I bought that game and can count on one hand how many hours I played it. Don't get me wrong, I loved the game but servers just wouldn't launch for love nor money. I can sympathise with the frustration being felt but this time I'm just thankful it's not me with the issues.

For me now, all this game is desperately in need of is new maps....and plenty of them. I'm not over the moon about Second Assault having played them beforehand but at this stage now I'll take anything that promises to freshen up what is becoming a bit of a bore for me.

Noxin · 15-02-2014 07:02PM

Done with the game for a while.
Crashing constantly with a sound loop now. Sick to fukc of it.

miju · 15-02-2014 08:02PM

Noxin wrote: »

Done with the game for a while.
Crashing constantly with a sound loop now. Sick to fukc of it.

If your on the XB1 of PC get a beta copy of Titanfall. Great fun, doesnt lag, crash and no getting shot around corners.

Sad state of affairs that I found it a novelty today that I wasnt get shot around corners or lagging

Noxin · 16-02-2014 02:27PM

I've been playing a bit of Titanfall beta on PC. Fun enough but I'm not sure how long it would keep my attention..
That said, yes it is a relief not to have a game crashing on me or one where I might as well be shooting blanks.

gimli2112 · 16-02-2014 08:29PM

Unlocked the mtar, L9681? and the LMG yesterday. Had the defib kill for the AR just needed a pistol kill and time ran out.
MTAR is feken awesome but my kdr got murdered unlocking this stuff

miju · 17-02-2014 10:49AM

gimli2112 wrote: »

MTAR is feken awesome but my kdr got murdered unlocking this stuff

Close quarters MTAR is hands down the best weapon, I run with it alot and use it to try and combat hit detection and it does work in that sense.

Example is this report , MVP on Metro running only as Recon and MTAR

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/battlereport/show/64/435157829389656320/941227675/

Stone Deaf 4evr · 17-02-2014 01:37PM

I think this 2 tier society between premium and regular is hilarious. double xp this weekend if you've premium. tough t1tties if you could only afford the regular broken game.

Sparks · 17-02-2014 01:54PM

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I think this 2 tier society between premium and regular is hilarious. double xp this weekend if you've premium. tough t1tties if you could only afford the regular broken game.

I have premium. More fool me, given the state of the game at the moment. What did I spend my 2xp weekend doing? Kerbal space program, because the soundloop bug won't let me hit the deploy button in BF4 without crashing.

2 tier society my arse...

hallo dare · 17-02-2014 01:57PM

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I think this 2 tier society between premium and regular is hilarious. double xp this weekend if you've premium. tough t1tties if you could only afford the regular broken game.

Exactly, you're just a piece of sh1t on the shoe if you only paid a measly €70!
Robbin' shower of ungrateful bastards!

4Dlolz · 17-02-2014 02:59PM

Second Assault out at midnight.

Anyone have an XB1? How does Second Assault play out?

Sparks · 17-02-2014 03:00PM

And no word on when a new patch for the soundloop bug is coming out

GottaGetGatt · 17-02-2014 03:01PM

4Dlolz wrote: »

Second Assault out at midnight.

Anyone have an XB1? How does Second Assault play out?

Metro is a disaster if ur fighting up the escalators ,too much grenade and lvg spamming

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