Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

[imported_Sephiroth]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

They made AF for tank whores, so isnt it time we infrantry had a game mode for us?

[$kelet0r]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

They made AF for tank whores, so isnt it time we infrantry had a game mode for us?

you got a whole expansion

[imported_Sephiroth]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

They made AF for tank whores, so isnt it time we infrantry had a game mode for us?

[LOWrider_NL]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Ahhh sincerity starts to emerge.

Start by saying that you want to play the easy way, with no tactics.

No cover, no startegy, no facing big problems, not making new solutions to unspected demands,etc.

I like the word:

Gournd punders... dont want even to take cover: GREAT DICE, and you are listening to this people??

Oh my godness...

nah man. you get me wrong. i want instand action. when i die, just want to get back in the fight and not have to take another spawn point because there's a tank whoring.

fight. die. wait 15sec. bam!, fight again. pure action!

[$kelet0r]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

They made AF for tank whores, so isnt it time we infrantry had a game mode for us?

armoured fury isn't a game-mode

[imported_Sephiroth]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

armoured fury isn't a game-mode

Well you didnt really make yourself very clear. Armoured fury is an expansion for tank whores, while people like me who wanted a infrantry based play get the game mode.

[MrAus10]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Why do you people act as though they are changing the whole game? It's just a game mode...

If somebody made a new way to play a game like Risk, or another game like that, would you go all anal about it? You don't have to play that way if you don't want to.

[Digital-Boy]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Coming from a ground-pounder, even I think infantry-only is a stupid idea. Battlefield is nothing without its vehicles. Frankly, infantry combat in BF2 is not done well enough to stand on its own. Ridiculous use of the prone position, questionable hit boxes and hit detection, iffy weapon balance, even worse class balance (even when you ignore obvious imbalances, like AT class in an all-infantry server), grenade spamming, rewarding teamwork in the form of being the prime target for artillery, etc. Even the ridiculous abuse of the AWP in Counter-Strike doesn't come close to BF2's limitless quirks. With all of its flaws, I think it's in the game's own interest to distance itself from other shooters as much as possible.

[Turnip]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

You act as though the vehicle combat is any different... The non working AA, AT missiles that go through things, apc that can shoot in any crack and crevice and take out like 5 people, jets that can carpet bomb large chunks of the map and fly over an airfield for a second and come back and do it over and over again, choppers that have the same non-aiming capabilities to take out infantry as apc and a 1 shot TV missiles to take out tanks while they themselves can take more than 1 missiles to shoot down.

And people still play HALO, that game seems worse to me than the amount of crap that goes on BF2 with the guns.

[Digital-Boy]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

You act as though the vehicle combat is any different... The non working AA, AT missiles that go through things, apc that can shoot in any crack and crevice and take out like 5 people, jets that can carpet bomb large chunks of the map and fly over an airfield for a second and come back and do it over and over again, choppers that have the same non-aiming capabilities to take out infantry as apc and a 1 shot TV missiles to take out tanks while they themselves can take more than 1 missiles to shoot down.

Which is why a vehicle only mode would be equally silly; vehicle combat has its fair share of quirks also. The most redeeming thing I find in BF2 is the scale of combat, and relegating battles to infantry only is going to make things a lot less interesting. Besides, even with slight imbalances, I still see all the vehicles used in BF2. On the other hand, I've seen entire classes go neglected in BF2. I remember Wolfgang saying that infantry-only would turn BF2 into "Medicfield 2." LOL I can see it now.

[Chris_Redfield]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Well you didnt really make yourself very clear. Armoured fury is an expansion for tank whores, while people like me who wanted a infrantry based play get the game mode.

Didnt really get the hint, did you?

What was that called? "Special something Expansion"?

[Turnip]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Have you played special forces? It is not focused around infantry, hell they added in new tanks and helicopter. Most the maps are giant vehicle whore fests, warlord is about as infantry only as it gets and there are more tanks than karkand has.


Which is why a vehicle only mode would be equally silly; vehicle combat has its fair share of quirks also. The most redeeming thing I find in BF2 is the scale of combat, and relegating battles to infantry only is going to make things a lot less interesting. Besides, even with slight imbalances, I still see all the vehicles used in BF2. On the other hand, I've seen entire classes go neglected in BF2. I remember Wolfgang saying that infantry-only would turn BF2 into "Medicfield 2." LOL I can see it now.

The reason you see all the vehicles being played is because infantry are made to be the easy targets so tanks and apc can get a good score even whilst being bombed by aircraft, the scale of combat is probably going to be about the same except those aircrafts and tanks will be replaced with something that contributes to the team. Thats how I see it anyways as I dont find vehicles to be all that usefull in flag capping, they tend to be more stand outside and pick off easy targets than run in and cap sort of people due to the chance they might lose their vehicle.. Vehicles were not like this in previous battlefield and it does not go against the "spirit of battlefield" to make them a little more on par with the rest of the people.

[Lazza66]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

They made AF for tank whores, so isnt it time we infrantry had a game mode for us?

Hey, great idea, release IO as a paid for expansion pack and put in a new gamemode that can apply to all vanilla, expansion packs and mods.

With all of its flaws, I think it's in the game's own interest to distance itself from other shooters as much as possible.

Agree completely, the reason my clan play BF2 is to distance ourselves from the juvenile console game type. We want more out of our game, not just sprint, dodge shoot. We want immersive tactics and the largest variety of options possible, in short we want more not less, as in IO.

Why do you people act as though they are changing the whole game? It's just a game mode...

No it's not, it's THE game mode WE'RE getting. WE have wanted more game modes since day 1, but thanks to the whining from karkand spm infantry whores all WE'RE getting is IO.

But in those movies, you dont see a tank aroud every corner in saving private Rya and its not ww2 0_o. I would'nt hate tanks as much if they got a 1/4 of the points. I just dont see how getting a high rank through tanks is at all satisfying, or even an accomplishment. :/

Meh, playing full map rotations like Zatar Wetlands, seeking and killing only tanks, APC's, and choppers and still maintaining a 4:1 kill ratio is a fuXXing awesome accomplishment, if infantry CHOOSE to get inthe way they die too. No smarmy spm infantry whore will ever convince me any different.

Your opinions are like your game time and skills: undeveloped.

[Turnip]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Meh, playing full map rotations like Zatar Wetlands, seeking and killing only tanks, APC's, and choppers and still maintaining a 4:1 kill ratio is a fuXXing awesome accomplishment, if infantry CHOOSE to get inthe way they die too. No smarmy spm infantry whore will ever convince me any different.

Your opinions are like your game time and skills: undeveloped.



Perhaps these infantry you speak of are just tired of "getting in your way" to glory.

[Lazza66]

Re: Infantry only mode, worst idea ever.

Perhaps these infantry you speak of are just tired of "getting in your way" to glory.

On the contrary it's the IO supporters who whore points on Karkand who want the glory. And it's being done behind the hypocritical mask of claiming they are sick of being tank and jet whored. A Karkand medic is no different than a 24/7 Wake ace.

The IO supporters want the armour removed from Karkand, but hey if it can be applied to all maps then all the better for their high spm infantry (esp. medic) whoring. If the other maps turn out to be too laborious then they can just be dropped from the rotation. That's the truth.