How Many Players is Enough?

[McSteviee]

I'm used to playing BF2 almost exclusively on full 64 man servers.

There was a lot of discussion pre-release of BFBC2 about 16 vs 16 not being enough players. I was a bit concerned myself.

Today I joined a mate in a rush mode game using the friends list. After a few minutes I realised that most people had left the server and we were left with 2 vs 2. Incredibly it was one of the most fun rounds I have played in this game so far. There was constant action and plenty of killing going on. Maybe this was because the Rush Mode centres the action around the M-COM regardless of map size.

What are your thoughts on player count?

[Namakan]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

Depends on map size.

[Corvic]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

I think you can have fun with any amount of players, perhaps the style of play isn't for everyone though.

With 4-6 people playing on the server it really comes down to your personal skill. You don't have an army of teammates to rely on, and you don't have to worry about sniper noobs sitting back safe and sound sniping you with their team acting as a shield.

But, I do love the massive firefights with explosions everywhere and bullets whizzing by your head.

I think dice did a great job designing the maps so that they were fun regardless of the amount of players (although some maps with 32 players get really hectic).

[Kylee!]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

The best amount of players for Rush is something like 6v6 or 8v8. Looaads of fun, especially if you're playing with some buddies.

[CptainCrunch]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

I like 18 to 24 myself. Good luck finding that though. Usually, like you, people leave and then its down a bit and the fun can start.

Crunch

[BIFF EXPLODER]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

i've been used to 32 players since BF1942 (later they also added 64 to that)

i think 64 players is a bit chaotic sometimes.

32 or 42 are the best numbers.

[The 13th Raptor]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

32 is my favorite. No 64 in BC2 though, right? Would probably get a bit crazy.

[Corvic]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

32 is my favorite. No 64 in BC2 though, right? Would probably get a bit crazy.

I imagined 64 snipers just hanging out all over the place riddling anything that moves with bullets.

[Yoster]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

I find 16-24 servers the most enjoyable. I remember when people were complaining this game was not going to support 64 players. What a rapefest that would be :)

[McSteviee]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

I find 16-24 servers the most enjoyable. I remember when people were complaining this game was not going to support 64 players. What a rapefest that would be :)

It's taking me a bit of time to get used to all the **** happening around me with max 32 players. I would probably be a dribbling wreck by now with 64 player servers.

How many threads appeared in this forum before release of the game complaining about only 32 players?

[jake_]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

In BF2142 I used to love playing 64 player servers, but as I got better in the game I found that 46/48 player servers were much easier to do well in. 64 can be too chaotic sometimes.

However, it depends on the map size too though. Sometimes 64 in 2142 was just right. Either way, 32 is plenty large enough for me.

[Kingkat54]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

Played a Rush game today. It was 2v2. We played for over an hour. Great fun. Had to really concentrate and work as a team, or die fast. I think thr Rush games are better suited to smaller team size. Had a 4v4 match, and we decided to have just 1 of each soldier for the teams. Changed the stradegy a lot.

[sithdemon]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

It's all about map size, and the game play mechanics. I personally loved 64 player servers in Bf2. In a good server with everyone squadded up on both sides working together, it makes the teamwork ooze like few games can. Crysis had massive maps, but not enough players to fill them, and too many objectives for that few players.

While I was initially shocked to see conquest maps with 4-3 flags, after playing for a week, most of the maps are perfect, and that number of flags with the number of players and a few vehicles and unlimited running makes it fine.

Which was something else I was shocked to find out, because especially with the running faster perk, you can cross a map pretty quickly.However just running and not stopping to check your surroundings usually gets you killed anyways even with a handful of people in a server. Bounding from what cover there to what will hopefully still be there when you get there is the name of the game. But with the vehicles getting more realistic speed, it was the only way to balance it for infantry, thats what it seems like to me a tleast.

[Vreki]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

I never liked 64 player servers. It felt too much like 19th century warfare with two large groups of people just firing away at each other until one side is annihilated

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: How Many Players is Enough?

I played 64 man servers exclusively in BF2 so I too was a little concerned about BC2 only having 32.
But I will say that 32 people in this game is plenty given that the maps are a little smaller and more focused, Rush mode especially.
However, I won't join servers with less than 20 people, any less than that and I feel as though I'm on an Easter egg hunt just to find someone to kill.