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2 things i got frustrated with on it;
Haven't tried to see if yiu can c4 horse yet
- i couldn't drop the flame thrower pickup. I got 2 kills with it but running across an open plain and being picked off at range with no ability to use my primary on my loadout was annoying
- going from prone to standing using the joystick no longer seems to work. Although it did in BF4 and there was sometimes a delay, it appears not to allow you to do it anymore.
Haven't tried to see if yiu can c4 horse yet
thetapeworm said:
With a beta like this are we just simply load testing as there doesn't seem to be any emphasis on us giving them any feedback anywhere.
Indeed I was actually coming back here to ask where we leave feedback, as I think I have worked out that any weapon I purchase I can't fire. If I go back to the gun the game started with I am ok (except for sniper rifles!).... So I can basically play 3 out of the 4 classes on the basic weapons. However I can upgrade the kit i.e. I have anti tank mines (which appear to never hit anything but hey ho)..With these feet said:
frustrating last night, obviously the beta map is for sniper rifles, finding that one night you can destroy all with 1 gun then the next nothing.
Jury is still out, far too many camping snipers that make the trek from one base to the next pointless - one shot kills from many of the base rifles. May be better on another map.
The planes need sorting too, Ive been up in a Tiger Moth and I can tell you, it wouldnt take 30 rounds to take that out the sky! I hit one of the bombers so many times last night I think I overheated the gun 4 or 5 times and it still stayed up!
Judge time? 10pm?
One shot kills with base sniper rifles? Only with head shots and that's always been the case in BF games. If anything snipers should be everywhere in BF1 - as I understand they were a key feature in WWI.Jury is still out, far too many camping snipers that make the trek from one base to the next pointless - one shot kills from many of the base rifles. May be better on another map.
The planes need sorting too, Ive been up in a Tiger Moth and I can tell you, it wouldnt take 30 rounds to take that out the sky! I hit one of the bombers so many times last night I think I overheated the gun 4 or 5 times and it still stayed up!
Judge time? 10pm?
I really don't get the hatred of "camping snipers" - for me what makes BF great is that there are almost infinite ways to play the game and by and large they're all pretty balanced. Camping snipers are what allowed me to get the melee medal in BF4 (30x 4 melee kills in a match), if you can sneak up on them you can basically kill them whichever way you like.
Of course, if you insist on running headlong through death traps, or trying to out snipe a sniper with an SMG, you're going to find it pretty difficult!
Same with tanks - they're not OP, you're just not going to be able to take out a tank with 3 gunners on board by yourself without a lot of planning and luck. However, get 3 of you working together to take out a tank and it's pretty straight-forward.
lemmingjames said:
change your controller layout then d
head as my r3 goes standing/prone/laying down
we all bhed about how we didnt like bf4 beta, how much better bf3 was etc then we got into a groove and enjoyed it. This will be the same. The BF3 beta was just Metro rush and look what happened there
To be fair both the BF4 Beta and initial game was a complete sh!t show.head as my r3 goes standing/prone/laying downwe all b
hed about how we didnt like bf4 beta, how much better bf3 was etc then we got into a groove and enjoyed it. This will be the same. The BF3 beta was just Metro rush and look what happened there It took months for them to get it sorted after release.
Jasandjules said:
thetapeworm said:
With a beta like this are we just simply load testing as there doesn't seem to be any emphasis on us giving them any feedback anywhere.
Indeed I was actually coming back here to ask where we leave feedback, as I think I have worked out that any weapon I purchase I can't fire. If I go back to the gun the game started with I am ok (except for sniper rifles!).... So I can basically play 3 out of the 4 classes on the basic weapons. However I can upgrade the kit i.e. I have anti tank mines (which appear to never hit anything but hey ho)..They did work when I left them at a pinch point though.
Had a few sessions with this now and overall I I think it's pretty good. I do have a few issues with it but this is a beta so hopefully some of those issues will be sorted out.
First the good stuff.
1) It's battlefield, those calling it Battlefront are obviously playing a different game to me. It has classes, it has proper snipers (stop whining like bit*hes about getting shot by them and get to cover
). The pace is spot on and the vehicles have an impact.
2) The graphics are very good, even on the PS4
3) I like the open nature of the map. Some people might not but I got tired of some of claustrophobic maps on 3 and 4 so this looks like there will be a good mix. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be some CQ's maps for all you Metro\Clusterf*ck fans.
4) The vehicles work and have an actual impact on the game. I thought the tanks were pretty weak at first but they can actually dominate with 3-4 people in them
5) I can actually fly the planes. I may have to invert the default controls as I occasionally get confused but I was actually able to dogfight effectively and even get in some decent bombing runs. I can see planes dominating in the hands of a really good pilot.
6) Sniping is back baby (with caveats)
Cons
1) The weapon balance is way off and needs balancing, some feel like pea shooters. Hopefully this will get sorted and I can't wait to try hardcore mode.
2) Tanks are too OP at the moment with no effective counter, hopefully this will come although I did manage to kill a light tank with a couple of shots with the AP ammo on a sniper, not sure that's right either?
3) The train when it appears on the map dominates, again with no real effective counter.
4) Sniping is OK but could be better. No real real bullet drop, shots often miss for no reason and shooting at range isn't really viable as the bullet seems to travel at about 3mph and the hit boxs are all over the place. Much better than 3 and 4 though so can't complain.
Overall really like it, it needs some balancing and tweaks but it looks like they are back on form.
Just two questions,
1) How the hell do you spot on the PS4?
2) People are talking about progress and weapon unlocks, I think I'm up to level 7 and no unlocks yet. How do you use\get them?
First the good stuff.
1) It's battlefield, those calling it Battlefront are obviously playing a different game to me. It has classes, it has proper snipers (stop whining like bit*hes about getting shot by them and get to cover
). The pace is spot on and the vehicles have an impact.2) The graphics are very good, even on the PS4
3) I like the open nature of the map. Some people might not but I got tired of some of claustrophobic maps on 3 and 4 so this looks like there will be a good mix. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be some CQ's maps for all you Metro\Clusterf*ck fans.
4) The vehicles work and have an actual impact on the game. I thought the tanks were pretty weak at first but they can actually dominate with 3-4 people in them
5) I can actually fly the planes. I may have to invert the default controls as I occasionally get confused but I was actually able to dogfight effectively and even get in some decent bombing runs. I can see planes dominating in the hands of a really good pilot.
6) Sniping is back baby (with caveats)
Cons
1) The weapon balance is way off and needs balancing, some feel like pea shooters. Hopefully this will get sorted and I can't wait to try hardcore mode.
2) Tanks are too OP at the moment with no effective counter, hopefully this will come although I did manage to kill a light tank with a couple of shots with the AP ammo on a sniper, not sure that's right either?
3) The train when it appears on the map dominates, again with no real effective counter.
4) Sniping is OK but could be better. No real real bullet drop, shots often miss for no reason and shooting at range isn't really viable as the bullet seems to travel at about 3mph and the hit boxs are all over the place. Much better than 3 and 4 though so can't complain.
Overall really like it, it needs some balancing and tweaks but it looks like they are back on form.
Just two questions,
1) How the hell do you spot on the PS4?
2) People are talking about progress and weapon unlocks, I think I'm up to level 7 and no unlocks yet. How do you use\get them?
Guvernator said:
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Just two questions,
1) How the hell do you spot on the PS4?
2) People are talking about progress and weapon unlocks, I think I'm up to level 7 and no unlocks yet. How do you use\get them?
1 = L1 I think it is but you need to be right on them.Just two questions,
1) How the hell do you spot on the PS4?
2) People are talking about progress and weapon unlocks, I think I'm up to level 7 and no unlocks yet. How do you use\get them?
2 = Have you played on the same server? I think there's an issue where unless you change server, only the first game counts towards unlocks.
Aha thanks guys, I think I tried L1 but didn't realise you had to be so accurate. Will try the loadout tips too. Really enjoying this. If the finished game delivers on the promise, I look forward to many an evening session with the PH regulars. Some of the previous battles I joined in on against other clans were LEGENDARY.
not sure if it's still working but yesterday, if you selected loadouts on Battlefield.com's mobile site it would let you unlock anything, as long as you had enough warbonds. Without even ranking up the class in game.
It worked for me through iOS and android. Even if it comes up with 'could not be unlocked' it still did.
About 1200 warbonds and you could unlock all of the beta content.
It worked for me through iOS and android. Even if it comes up with 'could not be unlocked' it still did.
About 1200 warbonds and you could unlock all of the beta content.
simo1863 said:
not sure if it's still working but yesterday, if you selected loadouts on Battlefield.com's mobile site it would let you unlock anything, as long as you had enough warbonds. Without even ranking up the class in game.
It worked for me through iOS and android. Even if it comes up with 'could not be unlocked' it still did.
About 1200 warbonds and you could unlock all of the beta content.
Great tip, probably won't have time to play enough to unlock everything in the beta so just used this trick to unlock a few choice upgrades. It worked for me through iOS and android. Even if it comes up with 'could not be unlocked' it still did.
About 1200 warbonds and you could unlock all of the beta content.
lemmingjames said:
when you select which class you want, i think you press triangle for loadout(?), then click on the main gun and press x(?) and it brings up a list of guns you can 'buy' with credits. Credits are shown in the top left corner
Yup. But with me I buy a new gun, then it won't shoot!eybic said:
Turbodiesel1976 said:
Hi all, long time no speak, are we going to get back to the BF3 glory days of the PH Platoon with BF1? Hope so
Ahh the good old days 
Guvernator said:
eybic said:
Turbodiesel1976 said:
Hi all, long time no speak, are we going to get back to the BF3 glory days of the PH Platoon with BF1? Hope so
Ahh the good old days 
This was my point about servers, matchmaking, and chat.
That's what killed Bf4, not the maps/weapons/glitches/game play...
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