Battlefield Franchise Megathread V2 - 'The Future of Warfare Is in the Past' Edition - Games

[QUOTE=Zeos;50974833]I mean fuck, the medics actually have to pay attention to where they put their health packs[/QUOTE] only because you're locked into the small medkits (which were also in bf4) and can't unlock the large medkits. also you can just press q on somebody that needs health/ammo and automatically throw it to them immediately without interrupting an animation (except reloading)

I noticed that you only see an icon over a dead friendly if they specifically call for a medic to revive them. I guess thats to prevent medics just running around constantly spamming their revive tool and reviving everyone, whether they wanted to or not or if it was a good time to or not. The lack of an indicator on how leveled your class is and an indicator for your respawn timer are a little annoying. I'll die, hold mouse to "respawn faster" then I'm on the deploy screen with no option to deploy yet and no timer telling me how long its going to take.

[QUOTE=Wulfram;50976329]I noticed that you only see an icon over a dead friendly if they specifically call for a medic to revive them. I guess thats to prevent medics just running around constantly spamming their revive tool and reviving everyone, whether they wanted to or not or if it was a good time to or not. The lack of an indicator on how leveled your class is and an indicator for your respawn timer are a little annoying. I'll die, hold mouse to "respawn faster" then I'm on the deploy screen with no option to deploy yet and no timer telling me how long its going to take.[/QUOTE] the timer is a small bar underneath the deploy/cancel button.

[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;50976348]the timer is a small bar underneath the deploy/cancel button.[/QUOTE] I'll keep an eye out for it next time I play, but it must be pretty small because I've never noticed it before. Thanks though!

it's white on slightly darker white, so i don't blame you for missing it.

The UI feels so unfitting and awkward, like I get that they want to make a launchpad for all BF games, but there needs to be like, some uniqueness. Stuff like not being able to customize your stuff in the main menu, or as mentioned above, trying to streamline stuff so much that the [I]respawn timer[/I] is nearly invisible is really, really crap.

I would've prefer a UI that fits the WW1 theme but eh, minor complaint.

44-2 in a light tank. some serious rebalancing needs to happen [editline]31st August 2016[/editline] i also can't tell if it's just lag or shit design but being a rear gunner on any airplane is completely useless. your bullets go directly through their plane even if you're both flying perfectly straight and you're shooting directly into their engine

[QUOTE=Zeos;50976472]Stuff like not being able to customize your stuff in the main menu[/quote] There's a "soldier" section in the main menu that's not available for the beta. [quote]trying to streamline stuff so much that the [I]respawn timer[/I] is nearly invisible is really, really crap.[/QUOTE] Smaller things like that need addressed, of course, but the UI does not need a total redesign. The UI is timeless and simple, I get the feeling that what most people would consider an appropriate UI for the First World War would end up being tacky and over-designed.

The artillery truck is fun [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/p3HM6wY.jpg[/thumb] I even helped Crash repair his [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/7YO9U1J.jpg[/thumb]

[QUOTE=Raidyr;50976674]The artillery truck is fun [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/p3HM6wY.jpg[/thumb] I even helped Crash repair his [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/7YO9U1J.jpg[/thumb][/QUOTE] teamwork makes the dream work

I call in artillery in Rush but nothing seems to happen or am I blind?

I really like how classes actually feel more diversified now and since there are no carbine all kit weapons and everything isn't full auto, everyone doesnt play exactly the same.

[QUOTE=Wulfram;50976756]I really like how classes actually feel more diversified now and since there are no carbine all kit weapons and everything isn't full auto, everyone doesnt play exactly the same.[/QUOTE] Also the automatic weapons aren't no recoil 900rpm AEK/M416 railguns. Semi-related: One thing I feared about a WW1 Battlefield was being forced to use a bolt action when I didn't want to but goddamn can I not stop using the Gewehr 95, dropping people at 200 yards with no scope feels so satisfying and the straight pull means you are competitive up close.

[QUOTE=Raidyr;50976770]Semi-related: One thing I feared about a WW1 Battlefield was being forced to use a bolt action when I didn't want to but goddamn can I not stop using the Gewehr 95, dropping people at 200 yards with no scope feels so satisfying and the straight pull means you are competitive up close.[/QUOTE] one thing I feared was irons bolties being made irrelevant by the huge pile of semis/SMGs/MGs but nope the G95 is ridiculously good bolting animations not taking half a decade really helps

Also did a thing with the big plane shooty [video=youtube;MQc7RTvB2Ns]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQc7RTvB2Ns[/video]

Anyone else not get an invite despite signing up for Battlefield Insider? I'm pretty disappointed because I was looking forward to playing after I came home, but the email never came and EA support chat is still clogged up. At least I don't have to wait very long for it to open up, but the whole Insider program is pointless

[QUOTE=Raidyr;50976770]Also the automatic weapons aren't no recoil 900rpm AEK/M416 railguns. Semi-related: One thing I feared about a WW1 Battlefield was being forced to use a bolt action when I didn't want to but goddamn can I not stop using the Gewehr 95, dropping people at 200 yards with no scope feels so satisfying and the straight pull means you are competitive up close.[/QUOTE] I wish there was a revolver unlock so I could be a cool cowboy with the Russian 1895

Fucking hell, how do I grind grenade unlocks in BF4? I practically never get grenade kills or get killed by grenades, but you need a shit ton to unlock the impact grenades necessary for unlocking the Chiappa Rhino. [editline]30th August 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;50976821]I wish there was a revolver unlock so I could be a cool cowboy with the Russian 1895[/QUOTE] There's a decent few revolvers that will be in the full game.

[QUOTE=mastermaul;50976858]Fucking hell, how do I grind grenade unlocks in BF4? I practically never get grenade kills or get killed by grenades, but you need a shit ton to unlock the impact grenades necessary for unlocking the Chiappa Rhino. [editline]30th August 2016[/editline] There's a decent few revolvers that will be in the full game.[/QUOTE] I know but I want them nooooow Also, for anyone who can't stand the default LMG but still wants to play support, just grind it out until you can unlock the second one; it's way better.

[QUOTE=StrykerE;50976812]Anyone else not get an invite despite signing up for Battlefield Insider? I'm pretty disappointed because I was looking forward to playing after I came home, but the email never came and EA support chat is still clogged up. At least I don't have to wait very long for it to open up, but the whole Insider program is pointless[/QUOTE] if you use Gmail, check in the "Promotions" inbox. Thats where it put it for me and I would have never seen if it I didnt check my phone and see it there. [editline]31st August 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;50976867]I know but I want them nooooow Also, for anyone who can't stand the default LMG but still wants to play support, just grind it out until you can unlock the second one; it's way better.[/QUOTE] how long does it take to get a class rank? I played Scout for what felt like a while because I want a the scope-less Lee Enfield but I didnt rank up.

[QUOTE=Wulfram;50976882]if you use Gmail, check in the "Promotions" inbox. Thats where it put it for me and I would have never seen if it I didnt check my phone and see it there. [editline]31st August 2016[/editline] how long does it take to get a class rank? I played Scout for what felt like a while because I want a the scope-less Lee Enfield but I didnt rank up.[/QUOTE] It's weird. It took me a few hours to rank up, but right now there's a bug where if you stay on the server for too long, it'll fuck up recording class progress

[QUOTE=StrykerE;50976812]Anyone else not get an invite despite signing up for Battlefield Insider? I'm pretty disappointed because I was looking forward to playing after I came home, but the email never came and EA support chat is still clogged up. At least I don't have to wait very long for it to open up, but the whole Insider program is pointless[/QUOTE] If you contact EA support through their live chat they can give you the beta..I never got a code and they added it to my account

[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;50976888]It's weird. It took me a few hours to rank up, but right now there's a bug where if you stay on the server for too long, it'll fuck up recording class progress[/QUOTE] That fucking sucks. So far the 2 sessions I've played have been me playing in the same server for a few hours.

ive only played a few matches and im already tired of the map :v:

I actually like the map, aside from D and E. E is kinda just in fuckoff nowhere and D has absolutely horrible spawns that makes it nigh impossible to defend

[QUOTE=Naught;50976896]ive only played a few matches and im already tired of the map :v:[/QUOTE] It's not bad and I can see why they chose it, since it seems to showcase more vehicles than the one shown at e3, but it's not too great either. Fighting in the city can be fun though, and I've had a few hectic battles over the C point where both teams were pushing in from either side and we're pushing each other back and forth, with the British ending up entrenched in the buildings on their side of the point. Then an Ottoman heavy tank came and started blowing out the buildings and pushed back the British.

[QUOTE=Tacooo;50974252]Also the pricing for this game is disgusting. £50, fuck off EA[/QUOTE] What a dumb fuckin thing to complain about. This has been the pricing for all the recent BF games+every other AAA game? Why the fuck do you complain about a reasonable price for a game like Battlefield 1? Stupid.

[QUOTE=boomer678;50976890]If you contact EA support through their live chat they can give you the beta..I never got a code and they added it to my account[/QUOTE] Been stuck waiting for EA live chat for 6 hours now. Tried it on different browsers, too.

should open in like 10 minutes anyway