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Re: THOUGHTS, QUESTION by FABIO 06/12/2005, 9:55pm PDT
Bodybag wrote:


FWIW, people with mid-high end PCs mention that BF2 runs smoother than BF:V, and I concur. That game still chokes the shit out of my system without even supporting my monitor's native resolution. In spite of that, I dug the shit out of that game. I just wished things moved and controlled better, and maybe the game could lag less if it wasn't too much to ask. BF2 fixes most every technical problem I had with BF:V and 1942, while looking pretty fucking sweet to boot.


There must be some weird polarity thing where a PC can run either BF:Name or BF2 smoothly, but never both. I had zero performance issues with Nam, which ran smooothly, yet BF2....doesn't. To be fair it seems more due to this demo feeling like a beta rather than my system struggling to push polygons. Hoping the final version is much more optimized.

On the other end, I'm not seeing any of these end all load times for BF2 that everyone else is complaining about. They're actually shorter than what I sat through with Nam (which is good, since they don't have those delightful history lessons to entertain you with during loading). Another instance of only one of the two games working for one person in a certain area.

-the infantry controls feel like a FPS now. Iron sights!


They didn't before?

-falling 3 feet or walking downstairs is no longer fatal; hell, it doesn't even hurt!
-the vehicles no longer flip over and explode from basic driving manuevers. They can even drive through puddles!


Yes and yes

Haven't seen this, I hope it's rare. Incidentally, medics are the most fun to play so far. In fact, I've almost played as the medic exclusively, so I can't really refute FABIO's "other classes besides AT and Medic are useless" argument. I can refute. however, his assertion that the game is imbalanced ala Desert Combat. Because it isn't.


Imbalance? I just said that there are way too many vechiles, like Desert Combat. Maybe they just crammed as many vechiles as possible in the demo map to showcase them, but having 3-6 vehicles at each spawn point is overboard. In both DC and here it feels like there's 2-3 vechiles per player lying around. My experience so far has been about spending 80% of the time fighting vehicles and 20% on infantry. That ratio was flipped for most maps with BF:Nam, and I thought it worked better that way (reason to pick other classes besides anti-tank).


Keymapping in this demo is like pulling teeth. Gay, bug-ridden broken teeth.


What's wrong with the default setup exactly? Unless you're some sort of arrow key FPS faggot.


Has anyone been able to find a key that highlights all friendlies no matter how far away they are? I think it was the 'q' key in BF: Nam.
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Battlefield 2 is gold! :) by Bodybag 06/01/2005, 3:45pm PDT NEW
    Multiplayer demo released by Bodybag 06/10/2005, 3:15pm PDT NEW
        Re: Multiplayer demo released by Worm 06/10/2005, 4:49pm PDT NEW
    Demo review by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/10/2005, 6:51pm PDT NEW
        Re: Demo review by Bodybag 06/10/2005, 7:49pm PDT NEW
            mp by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/10/2005, 10:57pm PDT NEW
                mailinator lets you have e-mail adresses FOREVER NT by Worm 06/10/2005, 11:12pm PDT NEW
                    well at least I can know its rejecting real email addresses and fake ones NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/10/2005, 11:59pm PDT NEW
                        Retrieve account worked, also I can play without meeting min requirements. NT by Creexul :( 06/11/2005, 12:42am PDT NEW
                            Finding that workaround was a close call, the game is good NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/11/2005, 2:27am PDT NEW
        Jesus picky video card specs by FABIO 06/10/2005, 10:59pm PDT NEW
            Fabio whining like a bitch? by WHO'D HAVE THUNK IT? 06/11/2005, 10:30am PDT NEW
                Re: Fabio whining like a bitch? by Daverd 06/11/2005, 2:53pm PDT NEW
                    Re: Fabio whining like a bitch? by Creexul :( 06/11/2005, 5:03pm PDT NEW
                        Typical life of a console: 5 YEARS. NT by Daverd 06/11/2005, 5:24pm PDT NEW
                            So a video card could be half that at half the price, right? NT by Creexul :( 06/11/2005, 6:10pm PDT NEW
                                Top of the line console: $200, Top of the line video card: $400 NT by Daverd 06/11/2005, 6:19pm PDT NEW
                                    More specifically... by Daverd 06/11/2005, 6:23pm PDT NEW
                                        Further debunking the obsolescence angle by FABIO 06/11/2005, 9:36pm PDT NEW
                                            Well, I bought a video card that runs this game for only $100. by Creexul :( 06/11/2005, 11:00pm PDT NEW
                                                PS: top of the line consoles are actually more like $700 to $1,000. by Creexul :( 06/11/2005, 11:03pm PDT NEW
                                                    Holy shit, Creex and I are in agreement. by Kab(uke) 06/11/2005, 11:07pm PDT NEW
                                                    a LOT more people buy consoles than top of the line video cards, so...... NT by Cost of manufacture per unit 06/12/2005, 12:10am PDT NEW
                                                    I think I have to call irrelevence on this one NT by Daverd 06/12/2005, 12:30pm PDT NEW
                                                        Because you are wrong? Sure. NT by Creexul :( 06/12/2005, 3:15pm PDT NEW
                                                            YOU ARE A MASTER OF LOGIC by Daverd 06/12/2005, 5:09pm PDT NEW
                                                                Point is you didn't give a shit about irrelevence until you were proven wrong. NT by Worm 06/12/2005, 7:07pm PDT NEW
                                                                    *irrelevance Thanks for punishing me for trusting your spelling Daverd. NT by Worm 06/12/2005, 7:08pm PDT NEW
                                                                    I think I missed the part where he proved me wrong. NT by Daverd 06/12/2005, 7:49pm PDT NEW
                                                                        Too bad. NT by Worm 06/12/2005, 8:56pm PDT NEW
                                                                        It's the part where anyone disagrees with me (ever). :( NT by Creexul :( 06/12/2005, 9:41pm PDT NEW
                                            Does Radeon pull this garbage on video games? by Worm 06/12/2005, 9:10pm PDT NEW
                                                Re: Does Radeon pull this garbage on video games? by FABIO 06/12/2005, 11:37pm PDT NEW
                                                    >_< FIST IN THE AIR by Worm 06/13/2005, 12:17am PDT NEW
            Re: Jesus picky video card specs by Bill Dungsroman 06/11/2005, 11:50am PDT NEW
                Re: Jesus picky video card specs by FABIO 06/11/2005, 2:20pm PDT NEW
                    Re: Jesus picky video card specs by Fullofkittens 06/11/2005, 4:00pm PDT NEW
                        Re: Jesus picky video card specs by Creexul :( 06/11/2005, 5:04pm PDT NEW
                            Re: Jesus picky video card specs by bombMexico 06/12/2005, 4:01am PDT NEW
                    what bf2 does that needs such a powerful rig by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/11/2005, 4:06pm PDT NEW
                        the secret revealed! Conspiracy! by FABIO 06/11/2005, 6:05pm PDT NEW
                            Just how deep does the rabbit hole go? by FABIO 06/11/2005, 9:32pm PDT NEW
            Re: Jesus picky video card specs by MC Such and Such 06/11/2005, 10:30pm PDT NEW
                HA HA, good one NT by EA QA 06/12/2005, 12:08am PDT NEW
            I am running it on a GeForce FX5200 by Arbit 06/12/2005, 3:09am PDT NEW
                Re: I am running it on a GeForce FX5200 by Creexul :( 06/12/2005, 3:14am PDT NEW
    THOUGHTS, QUESTION by Fussbett 06/12/2005, 2:56am PDT NEW
        The F1 F2 F3 and such keys. NT by Creexul :( 06/12/2005, 3:12am PDT NEW
        pretty much agreed by FABIO 06/12/2005, 3:29am PDT NEW
            and so far not worth a video card upgrade just for it :( NT by FABIO 06/12/2005, 3:31am PDT NEW
                Not worth a FREE DX9 video card that can be used for other games? Fag. NT by Bodybag 06/12/2005, 10:43am PDT NEW
                    Video cards are free now? Sweet NT by FABIO 06/12/2005, 6:46pm PDT NEW
        F1 F2 for a two seater vehicle. F1 F2 F3 for a three seater vehicle. F1 F2 F3 F4 NT by Mysterio 06/12/2005, 8:23am PDT NEW
        Re: THOUGHTS, QUESTION by Bodybag 06/12/2005, 10:28am PDT NEW
            Bodybag is having fun. You can play your GeForce TI4600 IN HELL. by Sergio Giorgini 06/12/2005, 1:48pm PDT NEW
                escapes me/ doesn't occur to me. Also: burn :( NT by Bodybag 06/12/2005, 6:10pm PDT NEW
            Re: THOUGHTS, QUESTION by FABIO 06/12/2005, 9:55pm PDT NEW
            So, how have you liked the commander mode? by Worm 06/15/2005, 8:09pm PDT NEW
        Re: THOUGHTS, QUESTION by Eyo 06/13/2005, 1:19pm PDT NEW
    If I were a reporter looking to cash in or a socially conscious blogger by Arbit 06/12/2005, 7:45pm PDT NEW
        I think of them as Mexicans because their abbreviation is MEC. NT by Worm 06/12/2005, 8:59pm PDT NEW
        I played BF2 with Jsoh an hour ago. ^_^ by Creexul :( 06/12/2005, 9:43pm PDT NEW
        I'd reply to your blog with "It could be the Counter-Strike influence too". NT by Fussbett 06/12/2005, 10:30pm PDT NEW
            I thought of that, too. by Arbit 06/13/2005, 1:26am PDT NEW
    penny arcade being fags by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/14/2005, 1:26pm PDT NEW
        :( faaaaaaaaaaaacking quotes NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/14/2005, 1:27pm PDT NEW
    THOUGHTS II: Screenshot by Fussbett 06/16/2005, 4:09am PDT NEW
        Re: THOUGHTS II: Screenshot by FABIO 06/16/2005, 2:35pm PDT NEW
            Re: THOUGHTS II: Screenshot by Arbit 06/16/2005, 4:24pm PDT NEW
                Challenge Everything! NT by Please stick a cock in my mouth 06/16/2005, 4:56pm PDT NEW
                    emptying the movies folder skips that and the other five dozen intro movies NT by the way it was ment to be played! 06/16/2005, 5:32pm PDT NEW
                THOUGHTS III: the revenge by McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow 06/17/2005, 3:06pm PDT NEW
                    The assault class seems utterly useless, yes by FABIO 06/17/2005, 8:41pm PDT NEW
                        Re: The assault class seems utterly useless, yes by Entropy Stew 06/20/2005, 2:52am PDT NEW
                            Re: The assault class seems utterly useless, yes by FABIO 06/20/2005, 3:31am PDT NEW
                                A cavalcade of thoughts by Arbit 06/20/2005, 11:15pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: A cavalcade of thoughts by FABIO 06/21/2005, 3:54pm PDT NEW
                                        Re: anti-tank by Entropy Stew 06/21/2005, 4:37pm PDT NEW
                                            Re: anti-tank by Eyo 06/21/2005, 4:39pm PDT NEW
                                                Re: anti-tank by Arbit 06/21/2005, 6:36pm PDT NEW
                                                    Re: anti-tank by The Happiness Engine 06/21/2005, 10:43pm PDT NEW
                                                        No, you drop it and pull out another after firing. by Arbit 06/22/2005, 2:25am PDT NEW
                                        Re: A cavalcade of thoughts by Eyo 06/21/2005, 4:48pm PDT NEW
                                            assault class is still worthless! by FABIO 06/21/2005, 11:33pm PDT NEW
                    Medics can kill you with the shock paddles O_O by Arbit 06/20/2005, 11:41pm PDT NEW
                        Pegging a guy with a grenade can kill him too. o_0 NT by Worm 06/22/2005, 12:32am PDT NEW
        Killing QT3ers by Bodybag 06/17/2005, 7:12pm PDT NEW
            The tale of the tape by Bodybag 06/17/2005, 8:58pm PDT NEW
                Did it actually approach server cap tonight? by Worm 06/19/2005, 12:30am PDT NEW
    gun questions by FABIO 06/18/2005, 11:52pm PDT NEW
        I can't stand seeing the models head jerk back in response to a direct head shot by Worm 06/19/2005, 12:42am PDT NEW
            Re: I can't stand seeing the models head jerk in response to a direct head shot by FABIO 06/19/2005, 1:48am PDT NEW
                Re: I can't stand seeing the models head jerk in response to a direct head shot by Worm 06/19/2005, 7:50am PDT NEW
                    I think your problem is that women don't belong on the battlefield by Entropy Stew 06/20/2005, 2:39am PDT NEW
                        Sniping still sucks! by Fussbett 06/20/2005, 3:09am PDT NEW
                            SNIPING SUCKS NT by Bill Dungsroman 06/20/2005, 6:26pm PDT NEW
                            You still suck at sniping by Entropy Stew 06/21/2005, 12:45am PDT NEW
                                Return on Investment by Fussbett 06/21/2005, 1:05am PDT NEW
                                    Re: Return on Investment by McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow 06/21/2005, 8:25am PDT NEW
                                    Synergy by Entropy Stew 06/21/2005, 4:48pm PDT NEW
        Gun answers by Bodybag 06/19/2005, 9:29am PDT NEW
            it's unanimous: next patch priority, bullet physics/damage model tutorial NT by FABIO 06/20/2005, 3:47am PDT NEW
    Ranked server clusterfuck:( by FABIO 06/22/2005, 9:56pm PDT NEW
        Re: Ranked server clusterfuck:( by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/22/2005, 11:37pm PDT NEW
            Strike that, stat tracking just lags by hours NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 06/23/2005, 2:02am PDT NEW
 
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