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The unlocks are often worse than the first gun. by Fussbett 03/09/2010, 10:53pm PST
The unlocks are often worse than the first gun you get in a class. At first I hated this, but now realize it's decent, because it means everyone is competitive right out of the gate (well, except the poor saps who can't rez or repair) and it means switching to another gun is something you do to tailor the class to your style rather than "this gun is clearly superior". Although occasionally the guns are clearly superior.

For example, the PKM does more damage than the M249 and with less kick, but has a slower rate of fire and smaller mag. Elementary pros and cons I know, but in BC2 it's very slight, these gains, and it means I stuck with the PKM for a long time! I didn't move up with the medic until the M60, the fourth unlock, because it's got huge power and the slow rate of fire doesn't deter me. On the downside, it also means I'm walking around the near future with a Vietnam-era machine gun to compliment my WWII pistol. Can I trade up my knife for a bayonet?

The other example of the unlock path being hazy is the first sniper rifle that does the same damage as... every other sniper rifle. Only the M95 does more damage at like 25 meters where the M24 drops off the 75% power and the M95 doesn't drop to 75% power until 40 meters. At -10 meters and 40+ meters they're the same rifle except the M95 has less bullet drop, can hurt vehicles a little bit and reloads SLOWER. The M24 also knocks down trees, disappointingly, ES.

Bullets! Did you know a bullet from a pistol is over twice as powerful as a bullet from a light machine gun? This rate of fire reverse power scaling reaches a ridiculous climax with the Blackhawk chainguns, which are seriously the worst fucking guns in the game. You have to lay fire on a guy from a great distance, on a moving platform you don't control, with a huge spread of bullets... and hit the enemy like 4 times.
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This game is superior to Modern Warfare 2 IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE NT by Fortinbras 03/06/2010, 1:30pm PST NEW
    Easily the Sound FX of the Year winner NT by Entropy Stew 03/06/2010, 6:43pm PST NEW
        Things to fix in multiplayer by Fortinbras 03/07/2010, 3:01pm PST NEW
            Oh yeah and... by Fortinbras 03/07/2010, 4:16pm PST NEW
                Re: Oh yeah and... by Entropy Stew 03/07/2010, 6:48pm PST NEW
                    Also just clip them with a UAV NT by Worm 03/07/2010, 8:03pm PST NEW
                        I put down some AT mines, switched classes, 3 minutes later got an AT mine kill! NT by Fortinbras 03/08/2010, 10:58am PST NEW
                            This is the kind of weapons system that Fort excels with NT by Entropy Stew 03/08/2010, 10:32pm PST NEW
                                I want to find a 24/7 Panama Canal server and keep laying AT mines by Fortinbras 03/09/2010, 8:03am PST NEW
                if anything hits the roters you go down instantly by irony 03/08/2010, 4:21pm PST NEW
            Re: Things to fix in multiplayer by E. L. Koba 03/07/2010, 10:30pm PST NEW
                I'm STILL using the Thompson SMG on Medic and Engineer. NT by Fortinbras 03/08/2010, 1:48am PST NEW
                    Have you gotten the first MG unlock for the medic yet? NT by Entropy Stew 03/08/2010, 10:37am PST NEW
                        PSH yeah but it seems to be about as effective as the first one NT by Fortinbras 03/08/2010, 10:54am PST NEW
                            oh so you just suck really bad then, the saw happens to be murderer by irony 03/08/2010, 4:23pm PST NEW
                                Nobody asked for YouHURRRRRR opinion. NT by Fortinbras 03/08/2010, 4:30pm PST NEW
                                    The M249 is pretty sweee by E. L. Koba 03/08/2010, 5:23pm PST NEW
                                        It takes too many shots for my liking. by Fortinbras 03/08/2010, 5:30pm PST NEW
                                            Crouch, aim, and turn off Yakety Sax NT by Entropy Stew 03/08/2010, 10:30pm PST NEW
                                        The unlocks are often worse than the first gun. by Fussbett 03/09/2010, 10:53pm PST NEW
                                            Thanks to id Software for teaching an entire generation of gamers NT by the wrong word for "minigun" 03/09/2010, 11:42pm PST NEW
                                                I also sometimes say gun instead of rifle like I didn't EVEN go to boot camp. NT by Fussbett 03/09/2010, 11:51pm PST NEW
                                            Where did you get the dropoff info? by Entropy Stew 03/13/2010, 3:18pm PST NEW
                                                Late reply :( by Fussbett 04/05/2010, 3:04pm PDT NEW
                                            the higher level unlocks are superior in every way to the default gun by irony 03/13/2010, 7:19pm PST NEW
                                    The retard is 100% correct. You just suck NT by Entropy Stew 03/08/2010, 10:29pm PST NEW
                                        What else is new? 8) NT by Jhoh Creexul (custom software) 03/09/2010, 3:18am PST NEW
                        Wouldn't that be the health pack? and the second is the defib. by Worm 03/08/2010, 4:42pm PST NEW
                            Really, the Thompson SMG and M1911 are all the guns you need. by Fortinbras 03/08/2010, 4:53pm PST NEW
                Fastest way to level as a Medic: by Fortinbras 03/08/2010, 4:54pm PST NEW
                    When the man in the FRONT dies, the man in the REAR PICKS UP THE RIFLE! NT by Der Kommisar 03/08/2010, 6:51pm PST NEW
                    That's the fastest way to level up period by Entropy Stew 03/08/2010, 10:36pm PST NEW
                        Re: That's the fastest way to level up period by E. L. Koba 03/08/2010, 11:00pm PST NEW
                            Or you could just rez a couple guys in 4 seconds NT by Entropy Stew 03/08/2010, 11:03pm PST NEW
                            RPG's don't do enough damage, they can still hop out. AT Mines all the way by Fortinbras 03/09/2010, 8:04am PST NEW
                                I enjoy firing a tank shell into a pack of AT mines to blow them up and roll pa NT by irony 03/09/2010, 8:25am PST NEW
                                    Thankfully most of my opponents aren't jobless retards so I think I'm safe 8) NT by Fortinbras 03/09/2010, 8:52am PST NEW
    m1 garand is back, m1 rating 10/10 NT by irony 03/09/2010, 5:42am PST NEW
        and it's gone this unlock is for EA employees only plz step aside by irony 03/09/2010, 8:24am PST NEW
    I heard it was a 10-hour game in single-player mode. Confirm/deny? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/13/2010, 7:31pm PST NEW
        Yes, it's crap. 10 hours if you play it on Normal. 3-5 if you play it on Easy. NT by Fortinbras 03/13/2010, 7:37pm PST NEW
        I beat it on normal in about 4 hours maybe less, sp is very short NT by irony 03/14/2010, 4:05am PDT NEW
        but here is a part of the single player campaign that might convince you to buy by irony 03/14/2010, 4:06am PDT NEW
            Haha thanks, now I don't have to buy it. NT by Eurotrash 03/14/2010, 5:23am PDT NEW
                You should still buy it by Fortinbras 03/14/2010, 11:48am PDT NEW
                    K.O. Double Perfect Reveiw NT by Entropy Stew 03/14/2010, 6:00pm PDT NEW
                    the "too linear" complaint about the maps doesn't even apply by irony 03/15/2010, 3:19am PDT NEW
                    Re: You should still buy it by Fussbett 04/05/2010, 3:17pm PDT NEW
                        Oh you stupid fucking faggot by Fortinbras 04/05/2010, 4:38pm PDT NEW
                            There is a difference, but it's one of those subtle differences that escapes you NT by Like in the wikipedia thread. 04/05/2010, 5:10pm PDT NEW
                                Only Fussbett would be such a fucking pedantic shithead. NT by Fortinbras 04/05/2010, 8:02pm PDT NEW
                                    You don't know what it's like to be misquoted because you've never been quoted. NT by Fussbett 04/05/2010, 11:36pm PDT NEW
                            I don't believe you should call men niggers, Fortinbras. NT by Gentleman Jim Browser 04/07/2010, 12:00am PDT NEW
 
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