New BF:BC2 Thead

[BOTA:16]

Just some tidbit of information that I have seen posted in the forums.

1.) There are no high res textures in the beta. Most of the video settings with a high setting is the same as the medium setting.

2.) They will include proper support for users to manually change their FOV. :clap:

3.) The beta client build was 6 weeks old when it was released. So alot of the optimizations they have done since then have not been incorporated into the beta. So expect performance to go up quite a bit in retail.

4.) There will NOT be prone in the game, no matter what. :tup:

5.) In the beta you can blow up the M-COM stations with 5 C4 explosives. In the final game it will require 10 to do so. Currently you can carry 6 if you have a specific specialization. Not sure what it's called but I use it on my engineer class to get 6 AT rockets.

Anyways, having a lot of fun so far. Can't wait for retail and play some Conquest, which is much better than Rush, IMO.

Also Gameservers has BC2 Servers up for pre-order @ $1.24/slot (cheaper than I expected), which comes out to $40/month for a 32-man server and is the cheapest I could find and it's a pre-order price so it could go up later. Most of the other GPSs are priced @$1.99/slot. I am interested to see who could and would want to pitch in for a BOTA server.

Poor Man's Server Filter:

How to do it:

1. Open the BFBC2Beta folder in your documents folder. If you are on windows 7, it will be located here -> C:\Users\[username]\Documents\BFBC2Beta
2. Open GameSettings.ini in notepad or some text editing software.
3. Scroll to the very bottom of the file and replace the line that starts with FavoriteGames= with FavoriteGames=Chicago;Virginia;Cali;Texas;Denver;S an Jose;Atlanta;Dallas;NY;New York;Seattle;Quebec;Montreal;LA;WA;WDC;
4. Save the file
5. Boot into the game and in the bottom right corner there is a servers tab, use that instead of the one under multiplayer at the top.

All that does is search for any server that have the string "Chicago", "Virginia", "Cali", etc.. in their server name. So, it can also have many other uses such as if you wanted only hardcore servers, you could add "hardcore;" to the end of the semi-colon separated list and it would return only hardcore servers.
Note for users outside of North America, You can use the same trick but replace the string of North American cities with cities from around you. So, for example if you are in the UK you might use FavoriteGames=uk or if you are in Israel you might use FavoriteGames=Israel.
Hopefully that helps people, because as of now the beta has a fairly poor server browser and it is fairly time consuming to find servers.

[BOTA:X]

I don't know if we'd want the headache of running our own server, but we'll see. I usually are trying to empty someone else's

[BOTA:84]

Yea if we get competitive in it I would want a 4v4 scrim server for sure. Cant wait to see the final product of this game.


@OP: What is a thead? Teh google is failing me.

[BOTA:146]

I watched Jen play a little and the game looks horrendous to me. It's like Call of Duty minus any semblance of fun.

[BOTA:146]

Originally Posted by BOTA:84

@OP: What is a thead? Teh google is failing me.

A city on Naboo?

[BOTA:16]

Originally Posted by BOTA:X

I don't know if we'd want the headache of running our own server, but we'll see. I usually are trying to empty someone else's

Agreed, but if it becomes hard to find servers we like with decent admins after the game comes out the price/slot will most certainly go up from $1.24/slot. All of the other GSPs I found have it for ~$1.99/slot. So instead of $40/month it would be $65/month. I just hope admins won't be like "No team stacking". Though COD4 is the only game I have ever played that the majority of people preferred teammates to be on different teams. In most games I've played you get kicked if you aren't on the same team.

[BOTA:84]

Originally Posted by BOTA:146

I watched Jen play a little and the game looks horrendous to me. It's like Call of Duty minus any semblance of fun.

So basically MW:2? Nah, its much better.

[BOTA:49]

Originally Posted by BOTA:146

A city on Naboo?

Heresy! That's Theed, not Thead. Some SW fan you are!

As for having a server, I'd say wait it out a month or two and see how things go first.

[BOTA:SD]

Originally Posted by BOTA:84

So basically MW:2? Nah, its much better.

I agree. The game is a hell of allot more open than MW2 could ever try to be. MW2 Was never realy all that fun due to the restrictions and crap servers. Not to mention the rediculouse balistics. (Sniping with a Raffica automatic pistol across the map is retarded.) Everyone plays a role in BFBC2 If you have too many snipers, you fail. If you have a tank who doesnt want to punch through enemy lines you fail. If your team is just sitting back and playing TDM you fail. It keeps things fresh and the battlefield feels alive. Not to mention EVERYTHING is destructable. No were is safe for too long. That cover your hiding behind? Sit behind it too long and BAM the whole thing disintigrates. Looks good so far. My only pet peve is the prone thing. But honestly if they just add a toggle crouch instead of Hold crouch I think people will be less bitchy.

[BOTA:16]

One thing to keep in mind the gamemode in the beta, Rush, is very linear and with choke points. Conquest will be a completely different experience.

[BOTA:99]

We will be getting our own dedi server The NmE guys from MW2 are trying it now too and seem to like it so we may have even more company

Oh, and ps.. me and Piglet were playing and pulled off an Apachejack when the enemy landed and attempted to repair. I shot the engy just as he was finishing repairing and then walked up and assasinated the pilot before he knew what was going on.

Extreme raepage then occured from us

I love the Apache and this game

[BOTA:X]

Hahaha niiice!

[BOTA:SD]

6 deaths??


YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SIX APACHES COST SOLDIER!??!?!

[BOTA:16]

That's funny. GJ Matt. Me not so good with flying, keep forgetting to reverse the controls as by default they are inverted (i hate inverted flight controls) but you need to select "inverted" in the options to make them normal. I haven't gotten out of the landing area yet with one.

[BOTA:16]

Originally Posted by BOTA:SD

6 deaths??


YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SIX APACHES COST SOLDIER!??!?!

Nothing if you steal your enemies.