Battlefield 2 Patch Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein, Dec 28, 2005 6:42am PST

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There's a new Battlefield 2 patch Q&A on Total Battlefield 2, asking DICE's Armando Marini a bit more about what they are working on. Questions are about the helicopter missile changes, fixing the damn red name tag bug, content plans, performance enhancements and collision problems.

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By: siobahn x Show Full Post

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Hate
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IÃ¢Â€Â™m your hate when you want love
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Pay, for nothingÃ¢Â€Â™s fair

Dec 28, 2005 6:45am PST

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Hate IÃ¢Â€Â™m your hate IÃ¢Â€Â™m your hate when you want love Pay Pay the price Pay,... : siobahn
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  Sad but true. : zehh
  - daaaaaa da da da \m/ : [7]kami

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The only thing I hate about the air vehicles are the vehicle whores that do everything in they can to keep others from flying. I just want to quit playing the game when I'm waiting for a helo and someone comes up and starts throwing grenades on the landing pad or just outright starts shooting people.

How to fix this? Simple: Make the vehicle re-spawn time SHORTER than the individual re-spawn time. If someone gets shot down, the person waiting on the ground for the vehicle can hop in and take off without having to deal with previous pilot. Of course it'd be nice if people would just stop being assholes, but this seems like an extremely simple solution to a very irritating problem.

Dec 28, 2005 10:18am PST

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The only thing I hate about the air vehicles are the vehicle whores that do everything in they can to kee... : Priest77
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  no - the respawn time for ALL vehicles needs to be increased. There is very little joy in taking out an m... : e v i l
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    u obviously have never been a squadleader waiting for a goddamn humvee to spawn so u can get into battle ... : shacktool
    - Leave the squad and rejoin. Next guy on the list is the new squad leader. Spawn on them. Problem solved. : Lung Fu Mo Shi

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By: zehh x Show Full Post

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Well, still no word on whether or not they've changed the patching schemes, just gameplay changes (which *are* needed) and whatnots. I really hope they do get their act together and use a winzip wrapper or something like that to patch instead. I also hope the patch fixes the game (which was brokwn by the last patch and only crashes to desktop now)...

Dec 28, 2005 10:47pm PST

Well, still no word on whether or not they've changed the patching schemes, just gameplay changes (which ... : zehh

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So they're adding two unlocks for the sniper and AT, the two classes I probaly play the most. But wait a minute, I already wasted my unlocks on stuff I don't use because there wasn't a sniper and AT unlock at the time. That's awesome?

Dec 28, 2005 1:55pm PST

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So they're adding two unlocks for the sniper and AT, the two classes I probaly play the most. But wait a ... : xjdrake32
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"There is a plan for additional content as we move forward, but patches will not be the means of delivering this new content."

I like Valve more and more after reading this.
Valve releases new content for their games for free in the form of patches (leave any 'steam sux' out of this please), meanwhile DICE releases new content for games we already own in the form of paid "booster packs".

I wonder if this was DICE's decision, or EA's and that EA doesn't want to fund further patches if they wont make any extra money (assuming the publisher is also responsible for the funding of the patches and not just initial game development). Either way, I feel ripped off.

Dec 28, 2005 9:53pm PST

"There is a plan for additional content as we move forward, but patches will not be the means of deliveri : UserErr0r

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By: mra x Show Full Post

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He says "We take the input from the community seriously", but then it turns out the only reaosn they are adjusting the chopper's missiles is because "Lars, our franchise director, lives and breathes this game ... He felt this would be a change for the better, and so he suggested it to me ... so I evaluated the suggestion."

GG EA, Still ignoring the #1 complaint, the shitty server browser.

Dec 28, 2005 7:13am PST

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He says "We take the input from the community seriously", but then it turns out the only reaosn they are ... : mra
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I like the bit about the load times. Basically it sounds as though they are not interested in taking a proactive stance on the terrible load times, instead if they stumble across a faster method they might add it then. Nothing like spending literally 7-10 minutes messing with the server browser and load screen, then playing the game for 5 minutes before a map change.

Oh and has anyone else had the pleasure of loosing their mouse icon after playing this game when you return to Windows? I have to restart my rig everytime after I'm done playing.

Dec 28, 2005 9:57am PST

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I like the bit about the load times. Basically it sounds as though they are not interested in taking a p... : ProdigyXL
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- I don't loose it after playing. However, when I alt-tab out it disappears. I just shake my mouse a few ... : TheArtMan

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Well the link is broke, but from the way DICE and EA have treated the widescreen community, I will give a premature 'fuck you DICE and EA for not enabling Widescreen support yet'. Of course please ignore this if Widescreen support is enabled.

But seriously, game developers need to start using the resolutions available to Windows and not what they think should be used.

Dec 28, 2005 7:53am PST

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Well the link is broke, but from the way DICE and EA have treated the widescreen community, I will give ... : omac 1a
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  were you also sharing the same sentiment when Starcraft wouldn't let you change past 800x600? : redfive
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    What kind of retarded comparison is that? Starcraft's resolution was locked because they would have to cr... : SatansFist
    - well the fact that you would be able to see more of the map and therefore have a greater advantage over o... : redfive
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  You can set the res from the command line, do a google for it. : idmud
  - you can, but it doesn't change the aspect ratio...so setting to widescreen resoultions just stretch every... : gnoleb

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That link isn't working for me, but if the summary is correct... they finally acknowledge the fucking existence of the team color bug 6 months after release. Wow, nice response time.

Dec 28, 2005 7:21am PST

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That link isn't working for me, but if the summary is correct... they finally acknowledge the fucking exi : Luminair
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  Well kind of. The guy acknowledged that it's a big complaint from the players but is also asking how the... : r_picmip 5
  - sounds like the biggest publisher has the worst QA, is more like it :) : Luminair
  - I'm pretty sure they all have experienced, but probably not in a Reproduceable manner. Hell, even one or... : starvey

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Ah helicopter. It was better to loved and lost than to never loved at all. Seriously tho, I can't believe they can't fix that fucking redtag glitch. Honestly wtf is going on over there.

Dec 28, 2005 9:32am PST

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Ah helicopter. It was better to loved and lost than to never loved at all. Seriously tho, I can't believ... : Sgt_Boomstick
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  Well it's not like it's a common problem, and you have to be able to reproduce a bug to figure out how to... : Speedy8
  - I've only played 100 hours and I've seen more than 20 times. do the math. If they can't reproduce the ... : Bingo

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"BFTV is not dead yet. It was actually something that was proposed for one of the patches. I'm sorry to say though that, at this time, it is not on our agenda for a patch. BFTV is one of those features that has more complexity to it than one might think, complexity beyond just the technical implementation."

AKA you will need to pay to use it.

Dec 28, 2005 11:07am PST

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"BFTV is not dead yet. It was actually something that was proposed for one of the patches. I'm sorry to s... : FatBaby
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  *ding*ding*ding* But are you suprised? I'm sure it'll be a feature in one of the "booster packs". : SatansFist
  - That was my first thought. I bet they would call it that "Get in the Game" pack or some shit. : FatBaby

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They better make the missiles more powerful then or something. Maybe make the reload time in between faster so you'll burn up ammo faster as a trade off.

I love my AH-1 Cobra. I wish they added the ability to eject gunners, I much like having my friend be the gunner cause he's AMAZING as well as some other players I've have the honor of piloting. There are just some gunners out there who can't do crap, the worst ones are the ones who don't even try using the TOW missile and I can keep my helicopter stable and pointat perfectly so he can engage it. IDIOTS!

Dec 28, 2005 10:09am PST

They better make the missiles more powerful then or something. Maybe make the reload time in between fast... : pebui

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By: shredomatic x Show Full Post

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Nice to see they are adding more unlocks.

Dec 28, 2005 9:11am PST

Nice to see they are adding more unlocks. : shredomatic

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Because they know they'll never get another interview if they ask any tough questions? Sad but true.

Dec 28, 2005 8:38am PST

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Because they know they'll never get another interview if they ask any tough questions? Sad but true. : SatansFist
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- That was a reply to #3 btw : SatansFist

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