Karkand IO = Worst Thing. Ever.

[AlphaCueUp]

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karkand IO is the best.......




for knife-pistol servers

[Chris_Redfield]

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Here is an example....

64 player Road to Jalahabad.

On IO USMC have got a near on impossible task to break through and hold any spawn in the city without MAJOR teamwork.

It takes us 2 full squads & more (all on TS) to break through the enemy line at its weakest point.

On Armour you just need 1 person as squad leader to sail through the enemy line in a buggy and then spawn a whole squad on the mosque, all within 60 seconds of the start.

So it does make a difference to teamwork in that case.:)

Wow...

The reason why youre sailing past the defenses in the first place, isnt because IO fairy spilled her magic dust and now everyone plays as a team. The real reason, is that the MEC side doesnt give a sh!t about that buggy, which means that they do not deploy teamwork.

I can think of dozens of cases where extreme teamwork was necessary on a vehicle map, but in all honesty, there is always a lack of teamwork in at least one side.

What you described is a perfect example of map inbalance in IO mode. You say you need hardcore teamwork to break through, and that in vehicle mode its a hell of a lot easier. But of course it is if the other team does not use teamwork.

You can win any map with teamwork, IO mode does not require a squad to do anything else, but to run together. In vehicular maps, where there are bigger fish that can annihilate entire squads, survival depends on teamwork.

[Hedgie]

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I agree with Metallica, IO is killing BF2. Late nights in Australia has 64 player vehicle servers with 5-10 people in them, aside from the IO which has the full 64 players. Seems that if people can't get into the IO servers, they just dont play. I personally can't see how people can like IO with the piss poor coding that BF2 sports. I like infantry combat too, hence why most of my time is spend in city maps, but these city maps just are awful without vehicles.

As for Karkand, having thee train wreck bottle neck means the map is basically split up into two sections. The noobs and point whores hang around the hotel, while the serious players try and defend/attack, the warehouse and factory side.

[AlphaCueUp]

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i love it when the entire round consists of throwing grenades at hotel.....or from hotel....depending on which team ur on....nothing gets capped.....no shots are fired......just an hour of nade tossing at hotel

[Raidyr]

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Yeah, the only good thing I can say about this map is the bridge battles up north. 1 out of 100 times, the battle ends up here, a stalemate, but its fun for everyone

And yeah, IO is killing the game. I went to play some regular 64 player last night (Just to screw around, I prefer 16-32). I could not find more then a few servers that had over 40 people that werent 24/7 Wake/Jalalalalalalabad/Kark.

Finally, to all those people defending IO Kark, saying that it is the proper way to play the game: Leave and play Counter-Strike. Battlefield is a game with planes, tanks, and infantry. If you dont like it that way, go play another game instead of whining about how "lame" it is to get killed by a ****ing tank cannon.

[deviousbf2]

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I dont like IO servers. Try IO jalalabad, trust me you dont want to be a USMC. USMC always loses without vehicles. Its like having a trench war. I dont like IO servers because

-no vehicles
-grenade spamming
-snipers
-Claymore spamming

[SERIALBUTCHER]

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IO started the death of BF2 imo.

Now all I see, is this: 24/7 KARKAND IO FF=OFF

etc.. pretty lame.

Don't get me wrong karkand can be fun, but it's really hard to get a fun round. Between the hackers (which, there are plenty), the hit registration, the grenades at your feet every time you respawn, whole teams of snipers, and just BS situations, it makes for a pretty s***ty experience..


Nothing better than just running along and getting killed with one shot to some POS gun (like a pp-19 or AK-74U etc..), only to find out later from your friend that he was like 200m away STANDING up, and is a private...



Yeah...

The AK-74U is a niiiiiice weapon IMO

LG SB

peace:)

[Raidyr]

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Heh, just tried the AK74U a few minutes ago. It takes like half the clip to kill, and its crazy inaccurate :P

[Chris_Redfield]

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Thy headshots in single shot mode. About the only usedful method of use. But a killer nonetheless.

[MrBenis]

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I used to play Karkand alot but I keep'd getting camped by the bloody tanks who were protected by the APC's. So natraly I love IO mode.

That and the clanners on iconz can't aim worth a crap.

[jakswan]

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IO is great, fast, free, points, sorted.

[L3adcannon]

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Yep, IO can be a pain in the *** ut not always. Yesterday, I played on a IO server 8 maps straight, karkland one of them. Instead of nade spamming i broke through and started taking flags. Once the enemies realized it, they all split up to get all the flags back. Then the fun began. Got 1st place with 100 something points if I remember right.

And I have to say one thing- BF2 is fuked up. I can`t hit s*it while ironsighted, but without it I was sniping people with my RPK.

[SERIALBUTCHER]

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Heh, just tried the AK74U a few minutes ago. It takes like half the clip to kill, and its crazy inaccurate :P

In "spray, & pray" mode it is inaccurate, I use auto only for CQC only
Try it in sem-auto

LG SB

peace:)

[Bloodsport]

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Bloodsport, key to victory in any map is teamstacking and/or teamwork. Karkand is not any different.

The obvious matter is, that teamwork in other maps may be a little more complex.

I see your point mate and I'm not knocking what you're saying. Different players like different playing styles. I'll stick to IO as I love it with the occasional chopper/jet time thrown in, and you stick you your (IMVHO boring) "normal servers". Like I say Chris, not a dig, just what I think.

[ichangedmyname]

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One side can not convince the other, this is obvious.

-Some like IO
-Some do not

Personally I like IO