Battlefield Franchise Megathread V1 - 'Hardline is still DLC' Edition - Games

Where are the classic servers? Only one with any decent activity is in Germany :(

The reason that BF4 doesn't have proper specialization on classes is because the entire game has issues that they resolved by giving more power to classes. Communication in BF4 is a joke, you can only voice chat with your squadmates, and that's fine, but at least give me better options for team coordination, because right now we only have some hard to see icons and popups and some voice line that are impossible to notice during combat. Because of that, we can't rely on teammates, and they solved it by making the classes more versatile. In BF2, all comm rose options would go to a dedicated text feed, and you could hear all of them clearly since they were much louder than the action. BF4 also suffer from highly powerful and spammy vehicles, which is why 3 of 4 classes have a effective way of eliminating them, even if you need to get close. The C4 nerf that happened was a way of making people actually have to use the anti-tank class to destroy vehicles, but it really didn't help that much since C4 was "fixing" the issue of infantry getting absolutely raped by the vehicle spam. Battlepickups where also a way of making sure every player can fight back, since even an assault can just pick up a fucking rocket launcher and deal a huge amount of damage and not risking yourself that much, even though that was probably why they created those fixed missile turrets you can use. I just hope down the line we get another Battlefield game like 2, even if it's a spin-off, which is more likely since the main series is much similar to Bad Company than the originals.

[QUOTE=Why485;49701399]I'm of mixed opinions on the ultra-versatility of every class. On one hand I think, Battlefield 4 as it currently is, simply wouldn't work any other way. The map design, in particular the abundance of armored vehicles on many maps, just makes it impractical on many levels to specialize classes to the degree of Battlefield 2. Battlefield 4 works very well within its own rules and logic. That said, it's this extreme versatility that makes teamwork more or less optional, or at least not encouraged to the extent that I feel it should be. In old Battlefield's, people tended to stick together more (not all the time of course, but more) because of the way spawning worked (squad leader only) and because you tended to have to rely on teammates to make up for your class's shortcomings. I still say I would [I]prefer[/I] a game with more specialized classes because then you get people who know exactly what they need to do and how to do it. For example, being an engineer used to mean that you were dedicated to your job of vehicle [del]whoring[/del] piloting, and being an AT guy meant you were the designated tank killer of your squad. Both these classes could hold their own in infantry combat, but they were at a clear disadvantage under most circumstances. The flipside went for Assault, Medic, and Support when it came to vehicles. They were good at killing infantry, and with different playstyles between them, but all shared a common weakness of against armor. It has to be done carefully though, because for as much as many (including myself) tend to praise Battlefield 2, its class system was flawed in itself. For example Spec Ops being a little too good, and Assault not being good enough to warrant not playing Medic or Spec Ops. It's these kinds of things you have to be very wary of when it comes to deciding who gets what weapons and gadgets. It's also the kind of thing that doesn't give much leeway for zillions of unlocks.[/QUOTE] the thing is a teamwork heavy game just doesn't mesh with the current 'mainstream' appeal of BF. I'd love a return to form for the series but it would be a really retarded business decision. we're better off hoping for some indie game like squad to scratch that itch

I don't understand why sniper scopes have super low-rez thick-lined cross hairs. I always use the default or a med range scope until I unlock the 6x since that one has nice crosshairs.

[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;49704047]I don't understand why sniper scopes have super low-rez thick-lined cross hairs. I always use the default or a med range scope until I unlock the 6x since that one has nice crosshairs.[/QUOTE] What texture quality are you using?

[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;49704113]What texture quality are you using?[/QUOTE] Max

I've mostly stuck to the 6x or the 7x PSO so it's somewhat usable at medium range. 8x might be okay but I have no idea if the mildots actually work in BF4 so it's not worth the trouble

[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;49704131]Max[/QUOTE] any supersampling?

[QUOTE=Zezibesh;49704219]I've mostly stuck to the 6x or the 7x PSO so it's somewhat usable at medium range. 8x might be okay but I have no idea if the mildots actually work in BF4 so it's not worth the trouble[/QUOTE] From what I've gathered, they do work.

So now I only have the annoying ass assignments left where you have to use aircrafts (like unlocking the ucav), the most kills I have ever gotten with a jet is 2 in a round, how the hell am I supposed to do this. No matter how many times I try using helis or jets I always die within 30 seconds after spawning lol

Google some jet tutorials on youtube and practice. In other news, the FPNA platoon just reached 101 members! :toot:

[QUOTE=Anglor;49705031]So now I only have the annoying ass assignments left where you have to use aircrafts (like unlocking the ucav), the most kills I have ever gotten with a jet is 2 in a round, how the hell am I supposed to do this. No matter how many times I try using helis or jets I always die within 30 seconds after spawning lol[/QUOTE] Don't remind me. I found a potentially easy way, which is playing in air superiority matches, but NOBODY EVER PLAY THOSE. And I can't pilot jets for shit with my mouse, so playing jets in regular servers is pretty much impossible for me I also want the GOL sniper rifle, but by the time I get in the tower in Caspian Border 2014, it fucking collapses, and Operation Firestorm is one of the rarest maps. Sometimes I feel like I should get some buddies to farm the last assignments with. This shit is tedious as fuck.

[QUOTE=DEMONSKUL;49705118]Don't remind me. I found a potentially easy way, which is playing in air superiority matches, but NOBODY EVER PLAY THOSE. And I can't pilot jets for shit with my mouse, so playing jets in regular servers is pretty much impossible for me I also want the GOL sniper rifle, but by the time I get in the tower in Caspian Border 2014, it fucking collapses, and Operation Firestorm is one of the rarest maps. Sometimes I feel like I should get some buddies to farm the last assignments with. This shit is tedious as fuck.[/QUOTE] Yeah I agree, some days there is a half full air superiority server on ps4 but it's rare as hell. Shit yeah the gol assignment was annoying too but on ps4 op firestorm is semicommon which makes it easier. However, I had to try for countless rounds until I finally managed to take out a group of oblivious soldiers on hardcore from the firestorm tower. The worst assignment so far has been the f2000 one in op metro, for some reason it took ages to get. Yeah Strawberry, I'll do that

Oddly enough, I had way less trouble with the F2000 assignment one than the GOL one. Mainly because getting 25 kills in metro is far easier than getting 5 from a fucking exposed tower

[QUOTE=DEMONSKUL;49705295]Oddly enough, I had way less trouble with the F2000 assignment one than the GOL one. Mainly because getting 25 kills in metro is far easier than getting 5 from a fucking exposed tower[/QUOTE] True, but it was the kill assist ribbons that fucked me over all the time. I had to play a 1400 ticket server to have enough time to get them

I played some Operation Firestorm and Silk Road yesterday and found them very enjoyable. It's a shame they pretty much never ever appear on the map rotations.

Silk Road is too armor-spammy imo, but the layout is 7/10. That's basically how I see most BF4 maps though

I played an entire Silk Road match in a single LAV and had a ton of fun, and I usually dislike vehicle combat in the game.

[QUOTE=Anglor;49705347]True, but it was the kill assist ribbons that fucked me over all the time. I had to play a 1400 ticket server to have enough time to get them[/QUOTE] My method of doing it (For the FN2000) was to get a DMR and hit somebody only 1 time, then wait for them to die by someone else. Also throwing Incendiary grenades helped.

I just bought bf4 for 10.82 on kinquin, excited to start playing. The server browser seems a bit annoying though.

make sure to join the platoons, links in the OP.

what the fuck [t]https://jii.moe/N1ysNOU5e.jpg[/t]

I've had that once, 7 man squad. It was awesome and it actually worked.

They still haven't fixed that bug?

There should honestly be 6 man squads. Hell, BF2 allowed up to 7 or 8 from what I remember.

Can anyone help me with this, I just got the game and can only play community servers. Whenever I just click the play now button in battlelog there is just a blue bar that says matchmaking and never finds a game. However if I go to community server it works right away, well it still takes a while to load but I think that's normal.

Join [URL="https://www.facebook.com/events/880476055391664/"]Friday Night Battlefield[/URL] this evening (unless you're american or some shit) if you want to steal some [U][I][B]DICE[/B][/I][/U] dog tags.

[QUOTE=Anven11;49726733]Join [URL="https://www.facebook.com/events/880476055391664/"]Friday Night Battlefield[/URL] this evening (unless you're american or some shit) if you want to steal some [U][I][B]DICE[/B][/I][/U] dog tags.[/QUOTE] Do you just hate us Americans? Lol

Was struggling to hold 60FPS on my 7870 for the longest time last night, and realized I was underperforming for a while even before that. If you have an AMD card and recently updated, check your overclock profile; I was being underclocked by default. Running 525MHz Core and 545 Memory, when the card is 1050 Core and 1250 Memory clock by default.

[QUOTE=Firetornado;49727002]Do you just hate us Americans? Lol[/QUOTE] Time zones and ping.