Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

[Lazza66]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Not everyone plays karkand for points, some play it due to the lack of air vehicles and for the large fire fights. Really I wonder why Maashtur isnt very popular, I guess its to large.

Completely agree with all of Planewhores comments! Planewhore - please pm me when the movie is ready, I can't wait!

And that size slows the game and lowers the spm, and that unfortunately is the complete summary of the motivation for IO mode: SPM!

[Bungalow_Bill]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Not everyone plays karkand for points,

Actually I agree with you. Some people play Karkand simply because it's the MAP THAT CAME UP ON A FULL ROTATION OF VARIED MAPS! If you play 24/7 Karkand though you're pretty much guaranteed to be playing it for the stats.

some play it due to the lack of air vehicles

Last time I checked Mashtuur, Sharqi and Songhua all had no airplanes yet those maps are not even a tenth as popular as Karkand. Not to mention EVERY single map can be played without vehicles in the 32p or 16p versions. Small maps and less people so to be perfectly honest the firefights can be just as intense on these smaller maps. Stop with the f%#&ing excuses already and just ADMIT what we already know!

and for the large fire fights. Really I wonder why Maashtur isnt very popular, I guess its to large.

Large fire fights is just another way of saying "easy grenade kills and as a result easy revive points". Large fire fights can occur on any map and the best fire fights I get are on maps other than Karkand. Even maps like Dragon Valley and Dalian Plant can produce much more enjoyable infantry battles because you don't have the point whores, revive gimps and grenade spammers to taint the fun.

Mashtuur isn't as popular as Karkand because a fence does not exist in Mashtuur that allows you to throw grenades over it for the entire round and end up with 100+ points without any skill required. Also Mashtuur is just as condensed as Karkand especially around the central spawns with Mosque, Backyard and uh that other eastern spawn whatchmacallit. The other spawns aren't much further either (when compared with Karkand the travel distance required for most spawns is virtually identical) but bottom line is Mashtuur is a great map with even less armor than Karkand but problem is for the stat padders and the reason it isn't a phenomina like Karkand is it can't be grenade/revive whored like Karkand can. I personally enjoy Mashtuur much more than Karkand (in fact it's my favorite city mao) because you can't use cheese tactics and prosper like you can on Karkand.

Completely agree with all of Planewhores comments! Planewhore - please pm me when the movie is ready, I can't wait!

Any sane person who hasn't be corrupted by MMORPG style points/rank treadmill would be. It's sad that so few players value fun over meaningless numbers. That's especially sad when in the quest to get BIGGER numbers the stat whores negatively impact the game for all the normal players just trying to have fun and play the game they paid for. I didn't buy Counterstrike, I bought Battlefield 2... modern war arcade FPS shooter with vehicles. WTF did these people expect when they bought this game anyways?

And don't worry you'll be the first person I notify when the video is ready because I enjoy entertaining fellow enlightened thinkers and noble gamers but I don't think you'll have any trouble finding it because I'm going to plaster that D/L link over every forum on the net.

[Retuner]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Any sane person who hasn't be corrupted by MMORPG style points/rank treadmill would be. It's sad that so few players value fun over meaningless numbers. That's especially sad when in the quest to get BIGGER numbers the stat whores negatively impact the game for all the normal players just trying to have fun and play the game they paid for. I didn't buy Counterstrike, I bought Battlefield 2... modern war arcade FPS shooter with vehicles. WTF did these people expect when they bought this game anyways?

And don't worry you'll be the first person I notify when the video is ready because I enjoy entertaining fellow enlightened thinkers and noble gamers but I don't think you'll have any trouble finding it because I'm going to plaster that D/L link over every forum on the net.

mvery much ********... don't dictate that your playstyle is the way to be played.

[Bungalow_Bill]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

don't dictate that your playstyle is the way to be played.

Can you think of better reason then the reasons I play for? Fun and competition. Sorry but "points" isn't a valid playstyle.

[Retuner]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Can you think of better reason then the reasons I play for? Fun and competition. Sorry but "points" isn't a valid playstyle.

Can you better not make anti-IO site.

points=stats sorry ahah is valid reason for me.
dictate with your fact, valid **** is not up to you it's dice

[Lazza66]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Mashtuur isn't as popular as Karkand because a fence does not exist in Mashtuur that allows you to throw grenades over it for the entire round and end up with 100+ points without any skill required. Also Mashtuur is just as condensed as Karkand especially around the central spawns with Mosque, Backyard and uh that other eastern spawn whatchmacallit. The other spawns aren't much further either (when compared with Karkand the travel distance required for most spawns is virtually identical) but bottom line is Mashtuur is a great map with even less armor than Karkand but problem is for the stat padders and the reason it isn't a phenomina like Karkand is it can't be grenade/revive whored like Karkand can. I personally enjoy Mashtuur much more than Karkand (in fact it's my favorite city mao) because you can't use cheese tactics and prosper like you can on Karkand.

If I may, I'd like to add that Karkand is a linear map, whereas Mashtuur is not. In Mashtuur it's more difficult to keep the firefight in a concentrated stats padding area because there's too many alternative routes between flags. Noobs getting owned go off and do crazy things, like capping flags behind the lines, which of course throws the padding session into disarray until the noobs are dealt to. In Karkand however there is little choice of route for the opposing teams. This is perfect, as they just meet at the fence and the padding commences.

[Retuner]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

If I may, I'd like to add that Karkand is a linear map, whereas Mashtuur is not. In Mashtuur it's more difficult to keep the firefight in a concentrated stats padding area because there's too many alternative routes between flags. Noobs getting owned go off and do crazy things, like capping flags behind the lines, which of course throws the padding session into disarray until the noobs are dealt to. In Karkand however there is little choice of route for the opposing teams. This is perfect, as they just meet at the fence and the padding commences.

because strike at karkand is most of the time full with action you consinder it as statspad area on some places from the map.


yea getting fast and easy points is not against the BFROE

[Bungalow_Bill]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

If I may, I'd like to add that Karkand is a linear map, whereas Mashtuur is not. In Mashtuur it's more difficult to keep the firefight in a concentrated stats padding area because there's too many alternative routes between flags. Noobs getting owned go off and do crazy things, like capping flags behind the lines, which of course throws the padding session into disarray until the noobs are dealt to. In Karkand however there is little choice of route for the opposing teams. This is perfect, as they just meet at the fence and the padding commences.

Very good point.

[Shepherd007]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Completely agree with all of Planewhores comments! Planewhore - please pm me when the movie is ready, I can't wait!

And that size slows the game and lowers the spm, and that unfortunately is the complete summary of the motivation for IO mode: SPM!

I would also like to see your movie. Mass chaos! No reason to capture flags, there are points to be farmed! Hey, new term: Point Farmers!

[Chris_Redfield]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

I would also like to see your movie. Mass chaos! No reason to capture flags, there are points to be farmed! Hey, new term: Point Farmers!

PointWhore Part Deux

[$kelet0r]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

:laugh:
excellent
Pointfarmer FTW!

[Shepherd007]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

PointWhore Part Deux

Old pointfarmer had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on this farm he had a medic
E-I-E-I-O...

nice one :laugh:

[Evil_Eye]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

I think IO mode will be fun, but only if the lower the damage of the medics weapons, raise the assaults, and keep claymores as is.

[Lazza66]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

No word from DICE in the 2 threads regarding the new official stats padding mode known as "Infantry Only".

How about your thoughts DICE?
Can you explain why IO mode was okayed given the obvious potential for stat padding abuse?

[7man]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

or you goto a infatry only server with a admin