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damndl0ser said:
Akvod said:
damndl0ser said:

Ok, I have been wanting to try out Battlefield BC2 before I purchase it.  And I have been looking all over for the damnd demo (360 version).  Does anyone know if they are going to release a demo for it?   And to those of you who enjoy this type of game what are your thoughts?  I know it has received decent reviews and I plan on getting the game.  But I refuse to purchase a game without playing it first, I have been burned in the past and blowing $60 bucks on something thats not what your looking for sucks.


The demo for the game ended a week before release. It was completely mutiplayer so there is no reason for it to still be avaiable for download (as opposed to the demo for the first game, which had a singleplayer portion as well. I am on my iPhone so I won't be able to post gameplay video. However I personally will remember this game as the one I had most fun with this generation. Please post the qualities you think make a multiplayer FPS game good. Everyone knows how fanatical I am about the game so I'll post my negatives: * One or two guns that are "overpowered". Nothing game breakingly powerful, and it is easy to defeat such people with the starting guns, just slightly annoying to see everyone use the M60 * High emphasis on teamwork. While such a thig is also a HUGE positive, it can also horribly backfire when you don't have friends to play with And half your team are Recon snipers. If you don't have any friends to play with use the PSN/LIVE exchange on the official forum, and friend anybody you meet with mics (although mics shouldn't be a problem for LIVE) * Small bugs. It makes you want to scream when you sneakup on a sniper, clearly stab a knife on his back, and end up being point blanked shot by a sniper rifle. * Linear maps on Conquest. There are a few maps that have a more open and varied flag set up. However there are 2 maps (Atamaca Desert and White Pass) that are literally a straight line.

My main concerns probably have to do with the vehicles.  Are the planes and helicopters easier to fly than say Battlefield 1943?  I also am wondering about the destructive environments.  Can you destroy pretty much everything?   And is there a ton of camping in it?  I hate friggin campers.

There are no planes in Bad Company 2, just choppers (including a remote controlled UAV). Flying in Bad Company 2 probably depends more on your control scheme. I liked flying in Battlefield 2 with the keyboard and mouse, but I found flying on the console version of Bad Company 2 to be weird.

Destructable environments are slick and it's amazing to be running from a tank or APC while explosions tear apart the environment around you. You can destroy pretty much everything and you can even take down buildings some of the buildings that house the objective in Rush mode. Camping depends on the players. You might be on a team who knows how to get stuff done or you could end up on a team filled with snipers.

However, if your camper is in a building, just blow up the walls and expose him!



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damndl0ser said:
Akvod said:
damndl0ser said:

Ok, I have been wanting to try out Battlefield BC2 before I purchase it.  And I have been looking all over for the damnd demo (360 version).  Does anyone know if they are going to release a demo for it?   And to those of you who enjoy this type of game what are your thoughts?  I know it has received decent reviews and I plan on getting the game.  But I refuse to purchase a game without playing it first, I have been burned in the past and blowing $60 bucks on something thats not what your looking for sucks.


The demo for the game ended a week before release. It was completely mutiplayer so there is no reason for it to still be avaiable for download (as opposed to the demo for the first game, which had a singleplayer portion as well. I am on my iPhone so I won't be able to post gameplay video. However I personally will remember this game as the one I had most fun with this generation. Please post the qualities you think make a multiplayer FPS game good. Everyone knows how fanatical I am about the game so I'll post my negatives: * One or two guns that are "overpowered". Nothing game breakingly powerful, and it is easy to defeat such people with the starting guns, just slightly annoying to see everyone use the M60 * High emphasis on teamwork. While such a thig is also a HUGE positive, it can also horribly backfire when you don't have friends to play with And half your team are Recon snipers. If you don't have any friends to play with use the PSN/LIVE exchange on the official forum, and friend anybody you meet with mics (although mics shouldn't be a problem for LIVE) * Small bugs. It makes you want to scream when you sneakup on a sniper, clearly stab a knife on his back, and end up being point blanked shot by a sniper rifle. * Linear maps on Conquest. There are a few maps that have a more open and varied flag set up. However there are 2 maps (Atamaca Desert and White Pass) that are literally a straight line.

My main concerns probably have to do with the vehicles.  Are the planes and helicopters easier to fly than say Battlefield 1943?  I also am wondering about the destructive environments.  Can you destroy pretty much everything?   And is there a ton of camping in it?  I hate friggin campers.

Flying in a chopper became way too easy in Bad Company 2, in comparison to Bad Company 1. But, if your concern is vehicles being too hard to control then you don't have to worry.

You can destroy pretty much everything. The micro destruction was slightly overstated (works beautifully for fences, concreate barriers, boxes, etc), but Macro certainly delivers. You can literally destroy everything, including entire buildings except for a very few exceptions (construction sets that have very few walls in the first place).

You may face teams that camp a lot, but those teams will fail because ALL the game modes are objective based. Squad Deathmatch? If you camp in the perfect defensive position with a behemoth (sp?) light tank, you'll still lose because everyone will simply avoid you and rack up their kills.

If you're talking about people who camp in the corner of buildings, just roll in a tank and plow through that wall to roadkill them =D





So M60 is overpowered? But only medics get it right?

Another thing that bothers me is that when im a gunner on a tank, i hardly get any kills. Its extremely hard to get enuff hits on the same guy to bring him down being the gunner on a tank.



Slimebeast said:
So M60 is overpowered? But only medics get it right?

Another thing that bothers me is that when im a gunner on a tank, i hardly get any kills. Its extremely hard to get enuff hits on the same guy to bring him down being the gunner on a tank.

Really? I love being gunner, it's just so easy to get kills. Make sure you zoom in with the PC equivilent of L1.



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Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
So M60 is overpowered? But only medics get it right?

Another thing that bothers me is that when im a gunner on a tank, i hardly get any kills. Its extremely hard to get enuff hits on the same guy to bring him down being the gunner on a tank.

Really? I love being gunner, it's just so easy to get kills. Make sure you zoom in with the PC equivilent of L1.

I love being gunner because the weapons sound so cool, but its hard to kill anyone lol.

U know that light tank u get from the start in Arica Harbor when u attack as Russians? It's mounted weapon really suck. As a gunner I have never been able to kill anyone with it.



Slimebeast said:
Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
So M60 is overpowered? But only medics get it right?

Another thing that bothers me is that when im a gunner on a tank, i hardly get any kills. Its extremely hard to get enuff hits on the same guy to bring him down being the gunner on a tank.

Really? I love being gunner, it's just so easy to get kills. Make sure you zoom in with the PC equivilent of L1.

I love being gunner because the weapons sound so cool, but its hard to kill anyone lol.

U know that light tank u get from the start in Arica Harbor when u attack as Russians? It's mounted weapon really suck. As a gunner I have never been able to kill anyone with it.

Light tank? You only have Heavy Tanks in Arica Harbor.

Aim for the head, as you have zero recoil.



Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
So M60 is overpowered? But only medics get it right?

Another thing that bothers me is that when im a gunner on a tank, i hardly get any kills. Its extremely hard to get enuff hits on the same guy to bring him down being the gunner on a tank.

Really? I love being gunner, it's just so easy to get kills. Make sure you zoom in with the PC equivilent of L1.

I love being gunner because the weapons sound so cool, but its hard to kill anyone lol.

U know that light tank u get from the start in Arica Harbor when u attack as Russians? It's mounted weapon really suck. As a gunner I have never been able to kill anyone with it.

Light tank? You only have Heavy Tanks in Arica Harbor.

Aim for the head, as you have zero recoil.

Well it's the tank you have to your left when u jump with the parachute. It can take 4 or 5 guys. If u are the 2nd guy, the 'main gunner', then that gun is the worthless one. The side guns are decent though.



Slimebeast said:
Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
So M60 is overpowered? But only medics get it right?

Another thing that bothers me is that when im a gunner on a tank, i hardly get any kills. Its extremely hard to get enuff hits on the same guy to bring him down being the gunner on a tank.

Really? I love being gunner, it's just so easy to get kills. Make sure you zoom in with the PC equivilent of L1.

I love being gunner because the weapons sound so cool, but its hard to kill anyone lol.

U know that light tank u get from the start in Arica Harbor when u attack as Russians? It's mounted weapon really suck. As a gunner I have never been able to kill anyone with it.

Light tank? You only have Heavy Tanks in Arica Harbor.

Aim for the head, as you have zero recoil.

Well it's the tank you have to your left when u jump with the parachute. It can take 4 or 5 guys. If u are the 2nd guy, the 'main gunner', then that gun is the worthless one. The side guns are decent though.

Oh Port Valdez. That "worthless" gun is an AA gun. Useless until you get to the third portion and start getting raped by the Apache. You want to drive in that tank and go to the right side, and begin hammering the house containing crate A to demolish it.



Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
Akvod said:
Slimebeast said:
So M60 is overpowered? But only medics get it right?

Another thing that bothers me is that when im a gunner on a tank, i hardly get any kills. Its extremely hard to get enuff hits on the same guy to bring him down being the gunner on a tank.

Really? I love being gunner, it's just so easy to get kills. Make sure you zoom in with the PC equivilent of L1.

I love being gunner because the weapons sound so cool, but its hard to kill anyone lol.

U know that light tank u get from the start in Arica Harbor when u attack as Russians? It's mounted weapon really suck. As a gunner I have never been able to kill anyone with it.

Light tank? You only have Heavy Tanks in Arica Harbor.

Aim for the head, as you have zero recoil.

Well it's the tank you have to your left when u jump with the parachute. It can take 4 or 5 guys. If u are the 2nd guy, the 'main gunner', then that gun is the worthless one. The side guns are decent though.

Oh Port Valdez. That "worthless" gun is an AA gun. Useless until you get to the third portion and start getting raped by the Apache. You want to drive in that tank and go to the right side, and begin hammering the house containing crate A to demolish it.

U mean the 2nd gun is good for bringing down the Apache, and the main gun (driver's gun) that makes the funny sound is good for bringing down the house for obj A in the first portion - correct?