Battlefield 2 1.2 Patch Released

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• ...lol : xphil
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  lol @ dice and EA. battlefield is such a craptastic franchise because of how they handle bugs like this : mallrice
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    You any good at tracking down and fixing code? : Landrosradick
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      supergreg? i'm a software engineer, so yes. : mallrice
      • Right, but like Riptyde said, if you have no idea why it happens, can you track it down? : Landrosradick
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    one of the problems is that noone knows why it happens, so it's basically impossible for them to reproduc... : riptyde
    • It would be a piece of cake to log the colour of names and team, in a debug build. You'd be able to see t... : Balboa
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      Yeah, but what kind of excuse is that? "You know guys, there's this bug you talk about, but we don't see ... : zehh
      • they can fix it by disabling autobalance for people that just joined the server but have yet to spawn. in... : ilem0n
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    Yeah, screw all that fun gameplay and the other bugs they fix and gameplay aspects they tweak. They're s... : wytefang
    • ..yea, so who said that?. : xpogox
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11653236 : edgewise

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• Ok, so I installed the 350mb patch and, guess what, it seems BF2 is working again, without having to rein... : zehh

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• Try rebooting? : Frank_Mackey
• same here. frsh install with all previous patchs, reboot and defragged too :( : Prototype

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  More power...a more deadly weapon, and the same happens with the support guns. : Lobito
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    Hehe the support guns were pretty powerful already. The base one sucked, but the PKM is pretty deadly. : riptyde
    • i just want more accuracy while prone. : kenmis
  • They didn't increase the power of either, just accuracy. Originally they tried increasing power and accur... : Speedy8
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  Hopefully it makes them useful now. : Fred Garvin
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    Well, the M24 was always useful. It was hands down the best sniper rifle in the game, but this was mainly... : johnny skidmarks
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      M95 is *great* for kill assists and flushing out other folks. : Downforce
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        Thing is with the M24 you only have to compensate for distance. With the M95, shots will miss tot he left... : johnny skidmarks
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          so what, do you have to aim above someone's head to "adjust for distance"? : proclone1
          • Yes, with the M24. I think my longest oneshot kill with that rifle was in the 350 meter range. But for... : johnny skidmarks

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• i was able to hit jets and choppers fairly easily. felt just as hard and satisfying as bf1942, which i th... : feek

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  sometimes someone on your team would show up w/ a red tag, causing many a teamkill : kenmis
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    Also the reason I really havent played it since beta. : rosewood
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      Which is kind of a shame, given how very infrequently it happens. If that is really your reason for not ... : riptyde
      • Yeah. I hadn't seen the bug happen in literally months. And I have played hundreds of hours. : Speedy8
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        No, it happened in half of the games I played, and that's why I don't play anymore as well. There's a po... : yourGarbageMan
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          I haven't seen this bug since the first patch for BF2 was released. Maybe it disappeared with that patch,... : Metst510
          • From the wording EA used describing the bug I'd say it's an exploit, here's the quote. "what we have d... : wrath666
    • u noob! : bling1bling
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    Which really shouldn't be as big a problem as it is. The various armies wear different enough uniforms t... : riptyde
    • Unless the guys on your MEC team happen to be wearing USMC uniforms for some reason, and you kill 2 of th... : zohar79
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  The bug lives, I've already experienced it within 10 minutes of playing......... Damn! : wfofw
  • Well for me it's hardly a deal-breaker, I've not seen it since the 1.03 patch. Not really a big concern ... : wytefang
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    unpatched servers? I haven't seen it in a LONG time. the root of the bug I understand is when the auto... : Downforce
    • Is it possible to play on an unpatched server? If yes then maybe I was on one. I had only been on the MEC... : wfofw
    • Oh yeah, I now remember trying to shoot while jumping on that server and was unable to, must've been patc... : wfofw
• you're kidding? I guess you're lucky. : Bingo
• how fucking sad is it that its still in there. i really wish i hadnt paid the 50$ for the game when it c... : raunchy

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• Jumping, proning in the air, then shooting. Kinda makes you a smaller target. And it looks awkward. And i... : zehh

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  I have an issue with this, this is a basic fps from day 1 (Quake anybody?).. the dolphin diving is messe... : evilwhitey
  • I have no problem with it in Quake, Tribes, etc etc. but this is a tactical game. They don't train you to... : kenmis
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    You can still jump away (bunny hop) from people shooting at you, you just can't shoot while you do it... ... : ResidualEffect
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      I vote for jumping and firing all you want.. But accuracy should be greatly reduced. : lagsalot
      • but see, the grenade launcher doesn't require a heckuva lot of accuracy, and hopping grenade blasters wer... : RikiTiki2
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    You'd jump straight up in the air to avoid fire "in real life"? Hahahahahaha. Posts like these kill me... : Dslyecxi
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      perhaps he goes into battle with a pogo stick? : themelon
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        Jimmy thinks he needs Jimmy's special training shoes. : Fred Garvin
        • heehee i laughed...."Jimmy's down..." : crypt_33
  • Well I'd prefer if instead of artificially just preventing you from firing, it actually tried to model th : tigeN
  • yeah...and in real life against anyone with any sort or firearms training whatsoever, you would take 3 hi... : dysfunctional
  • this HAS to be a joke/sarcastic post....right? : byorn
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    And you'd be dead in real life just as quickly. This isn't Quake at all, despite the arcade style action... : wytefang
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      Last time I checked it wasn't real-life either, but go ahead and use that argument. : omnova
      • Chill man, he just "used that argument" because it was on the comment he replied to. : zehh
• thank god for this - it's about time : dumptruck
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  The only problem with this is with getting that extra range on grenade and C4 tosses. : el_bandito
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    you can still jump and toss nades and c4, it was in an interview a while back : onji
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      I heard that it got nixxed, but you can throw farther normally instead. I actually kinda wanna see the bo... : carrioN luggagE
      • ^ yeah this can open up some fancy 'nade bouncing, with the extra force from the GL. : mrfunky3000
• maybe it's worth playing again? I been hitting up DoD : vaniah

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  Dolphin diving and bunny hopping are not the same thing though. : themelon
  • shut up, you. : johnsto

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  best buy. today i got it bf2 for 39.99 and bf:sf for 25.99 : whistletits
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    save your money on BF2:SF.. it's a POS.. : lamenting
    • it's not a POS, just not a whole lot for your money. But it IS fun and a good add on, does add some new d... : Downforce
• Yay, more noobs to kill! :P Thanks for coming late to the party and giving us vets someone to shoot at!... : wytefang

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  Other HUMANS killing you is a bug? : MR 9000
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    He said he was TK'ed. : Fred Garvin
    • Yes, I know. I read that. Thanks for clarifying it for me. : MR 9000
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    Getting tk'ed just after respawning in a base full of friendly units because of a bug that identifies me ... : shred.
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      Well, maybe they were just cocksuckers? There's still tons of them around. : carrioN luggagE
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        The fact remains - this bug has been around for 8 months and still has not been fixed. : shred.
        • I'm just glad it doesn't happen to me anymore. Be it video drivers, directx, openGL, whatever I update... : Downforce
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          Are you 100% sure they weren't tk'ing you out of pure asshat behavior? Was there any apologies that led y... : GrimmyD
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            Yes, because I noticed that other people on my team had red text for their name. : shred.
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              red bug is still there for me too. : xpogox
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                it's there for me also : mrfunky3000
                • a lot of ppl have been saying its still there... have you guys tried reinstalling fresh from scratch? : g000n
• I haven't seen it (nor any of my fellow gamers) since 1.03...:: shrugs :: : wytefang

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  Overall, things definitely felt a lot smoother. Still some hangups from time to time regarding connectiv... : Vic Viper
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    My game has crashed twice since the patch. It hardly ever crashed before :( : deeveee
    • It crashes cuz you touch yourself. The same can be said for the red name bug (which is still persistant)... : Concrete
• Chopper and Jets are much easier to shoot down with Tungusta/Tanks/AA/AT kit. 2 AA missles drops a cob... : Concrete

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• holy shit you can throw grenades FAR : Downforce
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  They actually nerfed the MP7 FFS....isn't that the new pea shooter for the engineer? I used it once but i... : cell9song
  • Actually it's better now. The clips now have double the capacity, which is a godsend, considering how fa... : mrfunky3000
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  This is without the expansion, correct? : Reeves
  • yep, the booster only adds new vehicles and maps, IIRC. : mrfunky3000

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  Accuracy decreased, load times increased, magazine capacity decreased, new bitch'n "NRA" stickers on the ... : Malum
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    Accuracy was DECREASED!? WTF!? Now they're even more worthless. : Priest77
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      He is joking you silly goose! : armaduck
      • For sure! Machine guns are awesome now. I played for a few hours using the support kit tonight and ohhh... : Priest77
• Support is the new end-all-be-all kit. Its the new specops. A support crouching or proning will rape any... : Sgt_Boomstick
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  PKM > * seriously, I was killing every kind of infantry like Rambo with my PKM. When you're prone, th... : mrfunky3000
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    I would like to try the new unlocks. Is there any way to clear the weapons i already picked so I repick t... : Reeves
    • nope. once you've unlocked something you're stuck with it. : mrfunky3000

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  This is going to hamper my Blackhawk-rape abilities. I guess we'll just put 3 engineers in the cabin ins... : riptyde
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    the engineer repair rate was changed last patch, and the black hawk still dominated. I'm glad they toned ... : Kn4w
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      repair rate wasnt a major problem...with a tank it should only take two shells and some mg to bring it do... : Concrete
      • Um, it shouldn't even take more than ONE Tank shell to hit a helo and bring it down if you want to talk r... : wytefang
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  Oh, another thing I noticed was that friendly tanks were able to drive over friendly land mines! Aparentl... : ResidualEffect
  • that'd be a major overpowerment if it's true : RikiTiki2
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    I like this a lot! From what I hear the "good and well admined" servers will turn this option ON. Too ... : Concrete
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      Does running people over with the airplane still give you a TK? : intothefray
      • I would imagine... : Concrete
• agreed, so far this is much more interesting and fun, and playable. noobs that are trying their fancy ... : Downforce
• Love this patch. Now you actually have to keep your head down, if not, you'll die! Either from snipers... : cosmicc
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  I shot a slow moving airplane with a SINGLE anti-tank rocket and got a kill! This was possible on the ... : Daggoth
  • I guess I just avoided the airplane maps so much before the patch I didn't notice... I am sure the aircra... : ResidualEffect
  • hehe, camping the enemy airfield as an anti-tank is fun. wait for the sucker to hop into the jet and the : mrfunky3000

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• Seems like they got smart and are using RTP. I fully endorse RTP. : Fred Garvin
• I hated patching DOW because of this : echoinggreen

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• no, just the patch. Euro is supposedly coming out at the end of the month. : cell9song

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  what soldier would ever throw a c4 pack? seriously : malloc
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    i might be wrong, but i didn't think c4 was highly volatile : cygnus
    • its not but the detonators can be a little....touchy. C4 is very very stable, you can burn it, shoot i... : Turd Ferguson

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  Yes, shackbattle tonight or I will kick some asses. : deeveee
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    Im down, SM me if you wanna get something going. : Concrete
    • Sent. : deeveee

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• since it's Valentine's Day, I'll blow you for thanks. : Vic Viper

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  does q4 mp still run shitty even at low res? : Silent1
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    It has always run great for me even at 1600x1200 : themelon
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      Even on that crazy 16-player server we played on once? : omnova
      • Yeah, it ran fine. : themelon
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    it seemed to run better than doom3 did. : Turd Ferguson
    • Agreed. The game runs surprisingly faster than doom3 overall, mp or sp. : xphil
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    I'm boggled by Quake 4's mp - on all but 1 of the maps it runs very smooth, and this one map, the one wit... : shred.
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      Even if it did 'run good' it's just crappy overall, has a clunky feel to it, weapons are boring at best, ... : wytefang
      • ALL WE NEED IS ROCKET ARENA 4 !!!!!! Quake 4 would not have had a dissappointing lull if RA4 was prepare... : Downforce
      • the problem is that it doesn't feel exactly like q3 and people who have been playing quake 3 for 7 years ... : Mansmells
  • quake 4 is more cpu intensive than most games. i had mediocre performance on an athlon 2500 with a 6800gt... : Mansmells

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  i am not sure but i saw someone using the new sniper rifle a moment ago : ssj4megaman
  • i think it's called an L96A1. the AT unlock is the P90. : RikiTiki2

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  my first post ever.... : Lobito
  • you're lucky it wasn't in the context of trying to get a first post because those are nukeable : redfive
• More like be ready plane whores (hopefully). : Athlon7
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  I've already played around with the chopper a bit. It is still very effective, but AA sites need to be t... : Concrete
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    im kind of bummed they took reduced the range on the tow missle. long range kills with that thing were al... : spector
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      yeah those things are so hard to use they really didn't need to be changed. : kenmis
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        Apparently you haven't seen Deevee use them. You could pretty much fire them in a standoff far away at a... : Concrete
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          A lot of the people who have problems using the TV missiles are trying too hard, I think. I used to suck... : riptyde
          • Hmm..well imho they didn't even need to add the stupid TV missile in the first place. Helos are already ... : wytefang

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• Still see people bunny hopping but it's less effective which is good. People will probably do it less now... : yourname00

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  I just had this problem last night. Ended up having to find the installshield folder under my documents a... : Phreakin
  • That did the trick, thanks! : Dslyecxi

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• This news is SO important, everything else on the Shack shrinks in significance ;) : jrock
• This is an html error, right ? : larcho
• yeah, it's what's causing all the news posts after it to be indented. : her0d
• you'd think marten would wake up and fix that after x hours : Luminair
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  I never thought a < could drive me so nuts. : intothefray
  • remo fixed it for him, what a bastard : Luminair

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• Yes, I think I'll give BF2 a spin again tonight. If you want new maps, it's going to cost you some Kud... : pebui
• Me toos. I'll be back playing BF2 now that the patch has come out and my WoW account is cancelled. : stump

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  the more complete bugfix list i saw says that they did indeed fix the server browser. : kenmis
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    What exactly did they do to the server browser, just fix the performance? That alone would be great, but... : ProdigyXL
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      after trying to play C&C:Generals:Zero Hour online, the BF2 browser is a godsend : RikiTiki2
      • And yet both are made by Gamespy, and both are still utter shit. THQ have already bailed out on using ... : Beady

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• yup. I had this for sale..but I guess its time to reinstall. : Madwacker