EA and their patches

[White*Feather*67]

There are many threads about how EA/DICE patches are, well not ruining, but more taking the fun out of gaming. BF2 is still a really fun game to play, but these patches are taking the game in the wrong direction. It's like one step forward two steps back kinda thing.

I played the original version of the game afew days ago and it was fantastic. All the weopons seemed balanced, support a little weak but on the whole fine. It was fun to jump and shoot people. Throwing c4 was also quite fun too hehe. But seriously the game was simpler then. Ok noobs had a hard time against the vets, but the game was alot more fun back then.

I have 1.3 and I've never played in so many servers whereby the game has crashed. I mean crashed the server, disconnected everyone. This has happened around 10 times now. There have been other strange things happeneing in the servers which I won't go into.

I think EA/DICE initially listened to us with their first patch, but they have gradually stopped listening to us over the last few patches. That whole thing with the PKM in 1.2 took the biscuit and this thing in 1.3 with dropping vehicles really isn't what we want for a patch.

We need a patch that will balance the game and make it stable for as many servers as possible. The original version definitly has it's flaws, but on the whole the game is pretty much sound. Some areas such as aircraft being too strong, claymore spamming and possible some guns alittle unbalanced need to be sorted out but this isn't too hard.

1.3 is just a joke. Infact it's a waste of memory I'd much rather use for something else. The only reason I have it installed is because alot of my favourite servers run BF2 patched to 1.3.

I say EA make a further final patch. All we want is a stable and balanced game. Nothing more nothing less.

[TheEn|gma]

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I played the original version of the game afew days ago and it was fantastic. All the weopons seemed balanced, support a little weak but on the whole fine. It was fun to jump and shoot people. Throwing c4 was also quite fun too hehe. But seriously the game was simpler then. Ok noobs had a hard time against the vets, but the game was alot more fun back then.

What you have to remember its fun for one person, (C4 tossing/bunnyhopping etc.) but generally annoying and "un-fun" for a few players.

I have 1.3 and I've never played in so many servers whereby the game has crashed. I mean crashed the server, disconnected everyone. This has happened around 10 times now. There have been other strange things happeneing in the servers which I won't go into.

Yes this is a known and very annoying issue, many server admins from what I have read here are getting increasingly frustrated with the poor servie they are recieving considering the amount of money their shelling out.

I think EA/DICE initially listened to us with their first patch

I don't know about that, most of their patches have been half what the community wanted.

That whole thing with the PKM in 1.2 took the biscuit and this thing in 1.3 with dropping vehicles really isn't what we want for a patch.

The PKM definatly needed nerfing, it was too accurate for such a powerful gun. The vechile dropping is a good concept but poorly excecuted, it is widely open to abuse, and we didn't ask for it either, got to love they way they sugar coat the patches with new features and not sort the bugs/glitches we asked to be fixed.

We need a patch that will balance the game and make it stable for as many servers as possible. The original version definitly has it's flaws, but on the whole the game is pretty much sound. Some areas such as aircraft being too strong, claymore spamming and possible some guns alittle unbalanced need to be sorted out but this isn't too hard.

I think the game itself is as balanced as it can be within realisitc limits. The original version did have some big flaws (server browser etc.) I wouldn't have called it sound, it was by no means IMO a finished product.

I think missles have been nerfed to a decent standard that it balances the aircraft out. Claymore spamming annoys the hell out of me (especially in the palace on warlord!). Guns seem fairly balanced to me.

1.3 is just a joke. Infact it's a waste of memory I'd much rather use for something else. The only reason I have it installed is because alot of my favourite servers run BF2 patched to 1.3.

I totally agree and I'm in the same circumstances.

I say EA make a further final patch. All we want is a stable and balanced game. Nothing more nothing less.

It would be good for the game, but I find it hard to believe that this is just a case of bad coding/test etc. I get the feeling theres something more sinister behind it, such as others have suggested that they've intentionally messed up BF2 to try and force us to buy BF2142.

[White*Feather*67]

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I hope they wouldn't intentionally mess up BF2 so we all buy bf2042,b ut I wouldn't put it past them.

[Heavy552 AWG]

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The best memory I will take from BF2 with the patchs is 1.2

Suddenly the airdefense work. I was engaging enemy jets coming in together either wing to wing or in trail and eventaully from seperate angles against the carrier. One memorable game netted me 30+ air defense kills. EA and DICE will never take that joy away that I experienced at that time.

The following day alot of pilots suddenly sorted out between the ones with true skill and situational awareness and the ones who wanna fly because they look LEET in a pointy fast-mover.

Soon I was to learn just how hot the airdefense can be when good pilots started using the land and various angles not covered by the weapon against me. Oh yes I got whipped. But they are gonna hurt in the mawning too.

The next patch screwed up the missiles again. That pretty much put me out of the air defense business.

It was good ride while it lasted.

[[B1]Creasy79]

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and theres more to come from the 'frontlines' as AF Is released soon....

[Refused|64270]

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1,3 ruins matches. I've played in 3 matches already and they're much slower and more frustrating.

Why can't EA/DICE just make it an option serverside to turn off squad hopping, so the gamers who play competetively can choose to use it or not.