BF3 Pistonheads server [PS3]

BF3 Pistonheads server [PS3]

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Sway

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Friday 20th July 2012
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Something to figure out.

Also, and this might seem tttish, but is there anywhere we could discuss tactics etc. without the other clan being able to easily find it?

Seeing as it's looking like there's a lot of interest, I'd suggest that any matches on our server have priority for the guys that chipped in?

Sway

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Friday 20th July 2012
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FussyFez said:
Well up for this, although I'm not sure what shift I'm on Thursday so can't confirm. Will know 2mo. Don't mind missing out for people who chipped in, even less so if we're going to carry on. Would be good to get some tactics down. Dedicated flanking squads, with dedicated 'down the middle' squads as a distraction etc.
Thats the thinking I like.

Is it sad that I quite like the idea of coded comms?

I'm tempted to ping you all a mail with tactics numbered like in American football...

Sway

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26,352 posts

195 months

Friday 20th July 2012
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Good point. Sounds reasonable.

To know who chipped in, it's the admin list!

Sway

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Friday 20th July 2012
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I was thinking more in the planning stages, cause there's no way we can see their planning but it's pretty damn easy for them to see ours...

Sway

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Saturday 21st July 2012
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TheHangingJudge said:
Hope everyone is up for this - I have organised another match for Monday at 8.00!

Details as follows:-

This lot look very scary - see Peacemakeire on my Battlelog friends list, its the Jagged Alliance.
He suggested the match is unranked, wouldn't really tell me why but suggested to stop people (us?) getting upset with ruined stats!!
This could be 'learning' experience for us ahead of Thursday where I think the opposition is more closely matched.
This one is on our server.
The agreed matches are Conquest Caspian and Tehran - 2 of each 100% tickets, SWAY (or anyone else) - I have no idea how to change the server to this (the match organiser on battlelog may do it?) please could you? and make it unranked? Or explain to me how to do it?

I hope we can get 12, sorry for the short notice.

After the two match we should compare notes and see if we want to do more.

As before can anyone up for it let me know so I can add you to the list.
fking hell, this will be a learning experience!

I should be able to sort the settings tomorrow, but for future reference, if you go into the server then manage server, all the options are there, think from memory there's one tab for maps, one for settings, and a third for players.

Will start negotiations with the missus for Monday, and try to get my HTC headset to work properly.

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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Just joined, Sam Yeowell.

Got some prep to do for interview Weds, then will be onto the server to sort settings etc.

Noticed some new names on last night with PH tags, fancy chucking them up here so I can send friend requests?

Is there a way to search for all the people with a certain clantag?

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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Oh, for tonight, on Tehran I really struggle because of my spacker colourblind eyes, so I'm happy to either bow out of those games, or play Mav/LMG boy from spawn to spot and lay down suppression.

Assume there will need to be a bit at the start to set the teams up, prior to a game restart as there isn't a lobby type setup bit. I'm happy to do that, will be on from 7:30 once the kids are in bed.

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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I simply can't do hardcore - I just can't tell the difference between teams well enough.

Don't mind missing out, but if we can try to arrange softcore matches I'd really appreciate it.

Weirdly, about the only things I have difficulty with through being colourblind are battlefield and following corporate colour schemes in presentations - guess what a big part of my job is...!

Setting up the server now, and trying to get onto battlelog to see what this matchup thingy is all about.

Everyday is a schoolday!

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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Might be worth checking the match appears in your matches list ingame...

After speaking with EA support, I'm having to delete all my game data and redownload it all, this is after setting up st loads of ports stuff on my router...

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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Right, despite the advice to spend half an hour fking about with ports on my router, then deleting FIVE GIGS of game data, no joy with the match appearing.

I fking hate EA.

On now, will be on our server from half seven.

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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This is closer than I thought. Bloody good fun.

Got xtraboost's tags, I didn't jump for joy at all, oh no...

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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...and then we played Caspian!

Could not believe I had the most kills out of all of us with three! Two of those was a jihad jeep I only just got with jav before he ran me over.

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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There were a couple of guys who's speed and accuracy were literally unbelievable, at one point I was aiming at a guy, let off two shots and he turned and headshotted me in a blink.

I know they were all using headsets, but do you think they were using those splitfish controllers as well? A mate watching me play is a big PC gamer, he reckoned that could only have been done by a mouse.

Bloody enjoyable though, gotta find the 'we're unstoppable as a team' post a few pages back!

Oh, and for no jet ramming, I got mowed down a couple of times by grasscutting wings...

Sway

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Monday 23rd July 2012
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MiniMan64 said:
FussyFez said:
Well that was interesting.. Hopefully Thursday will be a different story. We had points where it could have turned around.. Maybe a bit more time would be fun for conquest, say 200%..

Apart from the obvious vehicle shortcomings, I think reviving is the key, and could have helped alot tonight, medics who hang back a little and then revive after the firefight.
As you well know I rock a set of paddles. I'll happily play medic on Thursday with the FAMAS/SA80 and try and keep us in the game.
Did me no good, they steamrollered me even hanging back before I could revive anyone.

They were ridiculously good...

Sway

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Tuesday 24th July 2012
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All makes sense.

How about Rush Canals and Metro or Damavand.

Tend to find those are the most 'balanced' Rush maps, which reward changing styles depending on which bases are currently in play.

Sway

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Tuesday 24th July 2012
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youngsyr said:
It was incredible how they could keep their vehicles going, when they had us pinned in our base on Tehran with their IFV on the hill, it was already on fire when I broke out of the base in our IFV and started nailing it with the normal cannon and then armour piercing rounds. I put at least 10 rounds in to the side of it in quick succession and it still was shooting back and knocked me out.

The kill cam showed 3 or 4 engineers repairing it!
I was flying the MAV at that point, it looked like it only needed someone to go to the end of the terrace and lob a few grenades to take them out. When I tried I got picked off in seconds by snipers on the footbridge by B...

It was incredible to watch from the mav, really insightful.

Sway

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Tuesday 24th July 2012
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PeanutHead said:
Gutted i couldn't join, we had to move our cars due to some bds dumping a stolen car down our cul de sac and setting the thing on fire.
Who the fk does that at 6pm?
s do that, regardless of time, I speak as someone that's happened to.

The really frustrating thing was when informed by the police it was clear I was prime suspect. It was only when I explained it was uninsured and left in the work carpark while I got it sold that they stopped digging for my timetable for the evening...

Sway

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Tuesday 24th July 2012
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Turbodiesel1690 said:
Sounds like you chaps had fun! Is there a battlelog report available? Can't believe I'm missing all this, damn you work!!!!
Have a look at my profile (Kittysway or 5way82 can't remember how it comes up on battlelog). It was the last five matches, although it would appear that the first one was their warmup..!

Sway

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Tuesday 24th July 2012
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Turbodiesel1690 said:
Sway said:
Turbodiesel1690 said:
Sounds like you chaps had fun! Is there a battlelog report available? Can't believe I'm missing all this, damn you work!!!!
Have a look at my profile (Kittysway or 5way82 can't remember how it comes up on battlelog). It was the last five matches, although it would appear that the first one was their warmup..!
Neither are showing up confused
I hate battlelog...

Having checked myself, it seems that battlereports aren't generated for unranked games, the last report on there was the game I played as warmup with Pexy prior to going onto our server.

That's annoying, but par for the course considering the grief I've had over the last 24 hours dealing with anything EA...

Sway

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Wednesday 25th July 2012
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No worries, that actually works out better for me.