***OFFICIAL*** FBG All things BATTLEFIELD Thread (1 Viewer)

[GroveDiesel]

When in the menus how do you work on your soldier from the my soldier screen? I was not able to choose different weapons and attachments from the menus unless I was in a match. Is this correct? (xbox & only level 3)

That's correct. Only in game or you can log in and do it through the website.

?????

Again, why would they do it this way? I thought it was pretty standard to be able to play around with your load-out from an out-of-game menu somewhere. This isn't the first time DICE has made an online game -- they have a wee bit of experience with this. These design decisions are inexplicable to me.

I don't know why you would have a problem spending 5-10 minutes in the middle of a match figuring out your loadouts.

Even worse, there's so much customization and the load out menu is so confusing and non-intuitive that it takes a while just to figure out how to do something as simple as change a site on a gun. And since there is zero documentation with the game, have fun trying to figure out what each item actually does. The basics are generally easy to figure out, but actual pluses and minuses are either trial and error or go find some nerd on the internet that took the time to break down actual numbers and such.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

When in the menus how do you work on your soldier from the my soldier screen? I was not able to choose different weapons and attachments from the menus unless I was in a match. Is this correct? (xbox & only level 3)

That's correct. Only in game or you can log in and do it through the website.

So it's different than BF3? In BF3 you could do that through the My Soldier menu.

 

[Mad Cow]

Loadouts can be selected and customized in Battlelog for PC, not sure how it works for consoles.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

When in the menus how do you work on your soldier from the my soldier screen? I was not able to choose different weapons and attachments from the menus unless I was in a match. Is this correct? (xbox & only level 3)

That's correct. Only in game or you can log in and do it through the website.

So it's different than BF3? In BF3 you could do that through the My Soldier menu.

I had assumed the same thing but I could not figure it out last night.

 

[hxperson]

Just bought it. Can't wait to try this out tonite and see what everyone is complaining about

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

When in the menus how do you work on your soldier from the my soldier screen? I was not able to choose different weapons and attachments from the menus unless I was in a match. Is this correct? (xbox & only level 3)

That's correct. Only in game or you can log in and do it through the website.

So it's different than BF3? In BF3 you could do that through the My Soldier menu.

I had assumed the same thing but I could not figure it out last night.

That seems odd. If you can do it through the Battlelog app then it shouldn't be a big deal really.

 

[SlaX]

So do you have to manually activate the XP boosts that you get, or does it just apply them as it deems necessary?

Anyone?

Once you're in a game, you hit escape to go out to the menu. Any boosts you have available will pop up in the bottom right corner of your screen

I never saw that when I tried it. With the server issues, I'm glad I didn't, though.

 

[hxperson]

When in the menus how do you work on your soldier from the my soldier screen? I was not able to choose different weapons and attachments from the menus unless I was in a match. Is this correct? (xbox & only level 3)

That's correct. Only in game or you can log in and do it through the website.

So it's different than BF3? In BF3 you could do that through the My Soldier menu.

I had assumed the same thing but I could not figure it out last night.

That seems odd. If you can do it through the Battlelog app then it shouldn't be a big deal really.

Will we get to witness the return of the xxx_[bEAST]Badger_xxx

 

[madshot31]

Just bought it. Can't wait to try this out tonite and see what everyone is complaining about

When in the menus how do you work on your soldier from the my soldier screen? I was not able to choose different weapons and attachments from the menus unless I was in a match. Is this correct? (xbox & only level 3)

That's correct. Only in game or you can log in and do it through the website.

So it's different than BF3? In BF3 you could do that through the My Soldier menu.

I had assumed the same thing but I could not figure it out last night.

That seems odd. If you can do it through the Battlelog app then it shouldn't be a big deal really.

Will we get to witness the return of the xxx_[bEAST]Badger_xxx

BADGER BADGER BADGER!!!!

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

When in the menus how do you work on your soldier from the my soldier screen? I was not able to choose different weapons and attachments from the menus unless I was in a match. Is this correct? (xbox & only level 3)

That's correct. Only in game or you can log in and do it through the website.

So it's different than BF3? In BF3 you could do that through the My Soldier menu.

I had assumed the same thing but I could not figure it out last night.

That seems odd. If you can do it through the Battlelog app then it shouldn't be a big deal really.

Will we get to witness the return of the xxx_[bEAST]Badger_xxx

Under that name, unlikely. Under any name, slight possibility. I tried the beta for about 5 minutes before I lost interest.

 

[SlaX]

Looks like EA fixed the gift card issue in Origin. Took a bit of #####ing to get it done, but it'll save some headaches for them in the future.

 

[Maelstrom]

Really struggled getting past the first engineer gun. Its just brutal. No accuracy and uncontrollable recoil. Finally unlocked some carbines and threw on my 100% xp boost and started doing damage. Was 32-8 on a round of Dawnbreak and I crashed.

Maps I like...

Paracel Storm

Dawnbreaker

Zavod 311

Siege of Shanghai

Hainan Resort (sort of)

Don't like...

Golmund railway

Not sure...

Floodzone

Lancang Dam

haven't played rogue transmission or Op. Locker yet.

I liked Op Locker, but it's definitely a very tight "Metro" style map. Unlike Metro though, there are a number of flanking routes. Rogue Transmission is...interesting. The Dish leads to a number of different levels, a lot of vertical play, but you still have to watch out for tanks and stuff like that.

I thought I'd really like Floodzone, and do before it floods, but afterward it's all tight cooridors and exposed rooftops.

 

[Mad Cow]

Really struggled getting past the first engineer gun. Its just brutal. No accuracy and uncontrollable recoil. Finally unlocked some carbines and threw on my 100% xp boost and started doing damage. Was 32-8 on a round of Dawnbreak and I crashed.

Maps I like...

Paracel Storm

Dawnbreaker

Zavod 311

Siege of Shanghai

Hainan Resort (sort of)

Don't like...

Golmund railway

Not sure...

Floodzone

Lancang Dam

haven't played rogue transmission or Op. Locker yet.

I liked Op Locker, but it's definitely a very tight "Metro" style map. Unlike Metro though, there are a number of flanking routes. Rogue Transmission is...interesting. The Dish leads to a number of different levels, a lot of vertical play, but you still have to watch out for tanks and stuff like that.

I thought I'd really like Floodzone, and do before it floods, but afterward it's all tight cooridors and exposed rooftops.

There are some great maps. Rogue Transmission is cool if for no other reason than it makes you think of GoldenEye.

 

[Mad Cow]

Anyone going ot be on tomorrow morning? Say 7:30am MST to around noon? I scheduled myself out and will be in my office gaming

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I managed to play one round of Rush. Since then I haven't been able to connect to any Rush servers. Conquest works fine for me, but I really want to get back to Rush.

 

[Maelstrom]

For PC players, here are some tips that have seemed to help some with performance.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1pjiqh/bf4guide_to_improve_performance/

and another little fun tip, setup a user.cfg file in the BF4 install dir and add any command you regularly type in the console, i.e. perfoverlay.renderfps 1

http://bftips.com/2013/10/how-to-create-a-user-cfg-file-in-bf4-to-load-settings-on-startup/

 

[Maelstrom]

And for some laughs, this is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNT3ftchV-Q

"Got the intel from HQ, bedtime in t-minus 5 minutes"

 

[Mad Cow]

Going in, feel free to join me

 

[Spanky267]

I am going to pick up my copy today. But I wont be on until tomorrow night. I didnt play the Beta so I am going in almost completely blind. How closely does the game play mirror BF3?

 

[Mad Cow]

Gotta say LOVE the ability to have the battlescreen up while playing. With multiple screens that is great.

 

[hxperson]

I am going to pick up my copy today. But I wont be on until tomorrow night. I didnt play the Beta so I am going in almost completely blind. How closely does the game play mirror BF3?

Feels pretty similar to BF3 overall. I enjoyed the domination and TDM game types the most, and think Domination is a nice addition and I will probably play that a lot.

Played some Rush and Conquest as well with Ender and they felt exactly like BF3 - which means I spent most of my time running across the map with limited encounters except when I got spotted by a prone recon hiding in the hills and then chased down by vehicles. I hope with the new consoles they increase the amount of players in these matches or else I will quickly get tired of those game modes.

Whatever engine they use is really good though....I found the controls very tight and the hit detection accurate. I think its better than BF3, but could be just me. It is so refreshing to have real gun battles like this as opposed to the lag/lagcomp BS in COD.

 

[madshot31]

I am going to pick up my copy today. But I wont be on until tomorrow night. I didnt play the Beta so I am going in almost completely blind. How closely does the game play mirror BF3?

Feels pretty similar to BF3 overall. I enjoyed the domination and TDM game types the most, and think Domination is a nice addition and I will probably play that a lot. Played some Rush and Conquest as well with Ender and they felt exactly like BF3 - which means I spent most of my time running across the map with limited encounters except when I got spotted by a prone recon hiding in the hills and then chased down by vehicles. I hope with the new consoles they increase the amount of players in these matches or else I will quickly get tired of those game modes.

Whatever engine they use is really good though....I found the controls very tight and the hit detection accurate. I think its better than BF3, but could be just me. It is so refreshing to have real gun battles like this as opposed to the lag/lagcomp BS in COD.

I just got really into BF3 and if it's anything like BF4, then conquest and rush plays great on some maps and bad on others, so learning the maps they function well on is key, and filter for those.

 

[SlaX]

Gotta say LOVE the ability to have the battlescreen up while playing. With multiple screens that is great.

I still haven't seen a benefit to this. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to alt-tab out to see my progress towards unlocks, and hoped that the in-game Battlelog would show it, but it doesn't. I still have to alt-tab out.

Also, it shows I don't have any boosts available, but I have about 6-7. Several 25% XP, 50%, and a 100% XP boost. I can't activate them. Broken game is broken.

 

[Spanky267]

I am going to pick up my copy today. But I wont be on until tomorrow night. I didnt play the Beta so I am going in almost completely blind. How closely does the game play mirror BF3?

Feels pretty similar to BF3 overall. I enjoyed the domination and TDM game types the most, and think Domination is a nice addition and I will probably play that a lot.

Played some Rush and Conquest as well with Ender and they felt exactly like BF3 - which means I spent most of my time running across the map with limited encounters except when I got spotted by a prone recon hiding in the hills and then chased down by vehicles. I hope with the new consoles they increase the amount of players in these matches or else I will quickly get tired of those game modes.

Whatever engine they use is really good though....I found the controls very tight and the hit detection accurate. I think its better than BF3, but could be just me. It is so refreshing to have real gun battles like this as opposed to the lag/lagcomp BS in COD.

I would be really interested in playing Domination. What they tried to implement as Domination in BF3 didnt really work for me. I wasnt a fan of the BF3 close quarters maps.

That being said I am a huge fan of Conquest. Although on some maps it can get quite boring. I like the idea of the long flank and getting behind the enemy. I wont be upgrading to the new consoles right away so I hope some folks stick around on the 360.

I hope the sound is okay. Had to drop down from the Tritton's to a pair of X12's. We'll see what kind of sonic disaster that is.

 

[Mad Cow]

Gotta say LOVE the ability to have the battlescreen up while playing. With multiple screens that is great.

I still haven't seen a benefit to this. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to alt-tab out to see my progress towards unlocks, and hoped that the in-game Battlelog would show it, but it doesn't. I still have to alt-tab out.

Also, it shows I don't have any boosts available, but I have about 6-7. Several 25% XP, 50%, and a 100% XP boost. I can't activate them. Broken game is broken.

I haven't had any problem activating them. Esc, click on boosters lower right corner, select the one you want, bam.

 

[Mad Cow]

And for some laughs, this is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNT3ftchV-Q

"Got the intel from HQ, bedtime in t-minus 5 minutes"

That is hilarious.

 

[TLEF316]

Been struggling in a major way with accuracy/recoil control. My scope is hopping all over the place. I was also over-aiming, so I turned the mouse sensitivity down (forgot to sync it up with my Bf3 settings and I've already uninstalled Bf3, so I have to play it by ear) Started to get it together over the past hour or so. Unlocked the M416, which is pretty nice.

It looks like levelution events are breaking the servers. (especially on the Dam map). Crazy lag and the audio craps out.

Had a weird moment with a rocket launcher. A scout chopper was hovering over a point ripping up our team, so I spawned as an engy, broke out my IGLA and started firing. Hit the guy at least 4 times. Each one did 45% damage plus I got credit for a mobility hit. He never left the area or landed to repair, but he never went down. Finally I ran out of rockets. It was strange.

Sniping is a lot better than it was in the Beta. Starting to land some pretty sweet shots.

 

[Mad Cow]

Man, SlaX is going to town on the campaign. How is it?

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Had a weird moment with a rocket launcher. A scout chopper was hovering over a point ripping up our team, so I spawned as an engy, broke out my IGLA and started firing. Hit the guy at least 4 times. Each one did 45% damage plus I got credit for a mobility hit. He never left the area or landed to repair, but he never went down. Finally I ran out of rockets. It was strange.

he must've had an engy on-board repairing on the fly

 

[Maelstrom]

Gotta say LOVE the ability to have the battlescreen up while playing. With multiple screens that is great.

I still haven't seen a benefit to this. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to alt-tab out to see my progress towards unlocks, and hoped that the in-game Battlelog would show it, but it doesn't. I still have to alt-tab out.

Also, it shows I don't have any boosts available, but I have about 6-7. Several 25% XP, 50%, and a 100% XP boost. I can't activate them. Broken game is broken.

Do you have multiple screens? That is the only time I think it'd be an advantage. Basically, it's like you can see the spawn-in map in real-time on your second monitor. Shows spotted players/vehicles, objectives and targets, etc. Really nice.

 

[Mad Cow]

Gotta say LOVE the ability to have the battlescreen up while playing. With multiple screens that is great.

I still haven't seen a benefit to this. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to alt-tab out to see my progress towards unlocks, and hoped that the in-game Battlelog would show it, but it doesn't. I still have to alt-tab out.Also, it shows I don't have any boosts available, but I have about 6-7. Several 25% XP, 50%, and a 100% XP boost. I can't activate them. Broken game is broken.

Do you have multiple screens? That is the only time I think it'd be an advantage. Basically, it's like you can see the spawn-in map in real-time on your second monitor. Shows spotted players/vehicles, objectives and targets, etc. Really nice.

Exactly. I have two at work. Have to see what I do at home with three. Use all 3 for game, or save for battle screen. . .

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Okay, I really hate this not being able to change your loadout unless you're in-game thing. A lot of the weapons attachments involve trade-offs that I want to stop and think about, and the whole system is complicated enough that I don't want to be pressured by the need to get back into the action. I like the game itself so far, but this is one of the stupidest things I've seen a game do.

 

[TLEF316]

Gotta say LOVE the ability to have the battlescreen up while playing. With multiple screens that is great.

I still haven't seen a benefit to this. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to alt-tab out to see my progress towards unlocks, and hoped that the in-game Battlelog would show it, but it doesn't. I still have to alt-tab out.Also, it shows I don't have any boosts available, but I have about 6-7. Several 25% XP, 50%, and a 100% XP boost. I can't activate them. Broken game is broken.

Do you have multiple screens? That is the only time I think it'd be an advantage. Basically, it's like you can see the spawn-in map in real-time on your second monitor. Shows spotted players/vehicles, objectives and targets, etc. Really nice.

Exactly. I have two at work. Have to see what I do at home with three. Use all 3 for game, or save for battle screen. . .

battle screen has been kinda buggy for me. 1/2 the time I try to use it, it doesn't work. I've got the map set up on my 2nd monitor, but If i try to maximize the game on my main screen, the 2nd screen goes black.

 

[Mad Cow]

Gotta say LOVE the ability to have the battlescreen up while playing. With multiple screens that is great.

I still haven't seen a benefit to this. Can anyone enlighten me? I used to alt-tab out to see my progress towards unlocks, and hoped that the in-game Battlelog would show it, but it doesn't. I still have to alt-tab out.Also, it shows I don't have any boosts available, but I have about 6-7. Several 25% XP, 50%, and a 100% XP boost. I can't activate them. Broken game is broken.

Do you have multiple screens? That is the only time I think it'd be an advantage. Basically, it's like you can see the spawn-in map in real-time on your second monitor. Shows spotted players/vehicles, objectives and targets, etc. Really nice.

Exactly. I have two at work. Have to see what I do at home with three. Use all 3 for game, or save for battle screen. . .

battle screen has been kinda buggy for me. 1/2 the time I try to use it, it doesn't work. I've got the map set up on my 2nd monitor, but If i try to maximize the game on my main screen, the 2nd screen goes black.

Sounds like a driver or setup problem. Mine works great.

 

[SlaX]

Man, SlaX is going to town on the campaign. How is it?

It's ok. Better than the other BF campaigns, but not anything special.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

So I upgraded my video card and have mumble configured and ready to go. I'll be in tonight for some mayhem.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

Okay, I really hate this not being able to change your loadout unless you're in-game thing. A lot of the weapons attachments involve trade-offs that I want to stop and think about, and the whole system is complicated enough that I don't want to be pressured by the need to get back into the action. I like the game itself so far, but this is one of the stupidest things I've seen a game do.

Agreed. It almost has me not wanting to play it.

 

[Mad Cow]

So is Battlelog not available to console users? I assume you can log on there and configure in a browser to your heart's desire.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

So is Battlelog not available to console users? I assume you can log on there and configure in a browser to your heart's desire.

Yes its available on console however its a pain to do it on your tablet vs right on your tv in game. makes no sense.

 

[Mad Cow]

So is Battlelog not available to console users? I assume you can log on there and configure in a browser to your heart's desire.

Yes its available on console however its a pain to do it on your tablet vs right on your tv in game. makes no sense.

What is easier than in your browser when you are wanting to play with it?

 

[Corporation]

So I upgraded my video card and have mumble configured and ready to go. I'll be in tonight for some mayhem.

 

[TLEF316]

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield-4/showdown

US- vs Europe showdown going on live right now from London. They're playing the 2nd assault map pack on the xbox 1./

 

[Nick Vermeil]

So I upgraded my video card and have mumble configured and ready to go. I'll be in tonight for some mayhem.

Be prepared to keep me revived GB.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield-4/showdown

US- vs Europe showdown going on live right now from London. They're playing the 2nd assault map pack on the xbox 1./

No idea what's going on. These announcers make me yearn for Dierdorf.

 

[Jobber]

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield-4/showdown

US- vs Europe showdown going on live right now from London. They're playing the 2nd assault map pack on the xbox 1./

No idea what's going on. These announcers make me yearn for Dierdorf.

Gotta say though, this solidified me getting BF4 day one. I've never played Battlefield before - always COD.

 

[Mad Cow]

So is there a list of what unlocks you get from the SP campaign? I got the WREX for level 1, but see nothing for level 2, which I completed. I am intrigued by the story.

 

[TLEF316]

So is there a list of what unlocks you get from the SP campaign? I got the WREX for level 1, but see nothing for level 2, which I completed. I am intrigued by the story.

Its in battlelog....

1) M412 Rex

2) Shank

3) Machete

4) QBZ 95 -1

5) P90

6) M249

 

[TLEF316]

Fact: 80% of my teammates in this game never look at their minimap. Always awesome when you're a tank gunner and your driver cruises right on by 4 enemies just lying behind a rock waiting to be easily killed.

Fact: The gunship is ####### stupid and shouldn't be in the game.

 

[SlaX]

So is there a list of what unlocks you get from the SP campaign? I got the WREX for level 1, but see nothing for level 2, which I completed. I am intrigued by the story.

Its in battlelog....

1) M412 Rex

2) Shank

3) Machete

4) QBZ 95 -1

5) P90

6) M249

The last three are for 3 different endings. Yes, you have to play the last chapter 3 times to get them all. Thankfully, the last one is short.

 

[SlaX]

Fact: 80% of my teammates in this game never look at their minimap. Always awesome when you're a tank gunner and your driver cruises right on by 4 enemies just lying behind a rock waiting to be easily killed.

Fact: The gunship is ####### stupid and shouldn't be in the game.

Gunship should be like it was in BF3, or not in it at all. It wasn't OP like some people think. It's easy to shoot it down.