PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

[Vreki]

From here: http://battlefieldo.com/pax-2011-recap-part-1/

From the fact sheets at Gamescom, we learned about the EOD Bot, Radio Beacon, Micro UAV, Radar Beacon and Smoke Grenades. All of these could be destroyed by the enemy. When you exited the Camera view for the EOD Bot/ UAV, it seemed like they stayed there stationary, so you could use it again later.

EOD Bot
- Can be placed on the ground
- Player switches to camera view on EOD Bot
- Capable of Arming/Defusing MCOMS
- Can repair vehicles or torch players/vehicles

Radio Beacon
- Acts as a spawn point
- Model looks like a little radio
- Can be placed anywhere

Micro UAV
- Is thrown onto the ground
- Play switches to UAV Camera
- can push the EOD Bot around
- Used for spotting enemies
- No Weapons but to be added?

Radar Beacon
- Can be placed on the ground
- Scans area for enemies
- Only available to Recon Class

Smoke Grenades
- Could be used to cover a choke point entirely
- Should be used to hide a wave of EOD Bots attacking.

[DTPleeoswald]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

From here: http://battlefieldo.com/pax-2011-recap-part-1/
EOD Bot
- Can repair vehicles or torch players/vehicles

Ok so you know killing someone by burning them with an EOD bot is an achievement.

[Minmaster]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

sounds pretty cool, i like the gadgets

[jimykx]

Micro UAV? does it fly!??! will there be a flyable uav?

[eradicator8]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

No more knife only-servers. Now EOD bots only-servers.
That must be a pretty boring server.

[*FMJ*Power]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

if the radio beacon acts as a spawn point does that mean you will no longer be-able to spawn on squad mates? will the entire team beable to spawn from a beacon? lots of questions.............

ninja like recon soldier + radio beacon in enemy hanger=hijacked airforce!!!!



kinda remind me of the "shovel" in BFV

[Mavrik347]

Having to use the EOD bot is going to be hard. Your really going to need a group of people that know what they are doing to escort it in "safely".

[-Shifty-]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

I think that's going to depend on a lot of things. If the EOD bot has enough health, speed, and agility, it wouldn't necessarily require protection when doing a dash to quickly arm an Mcom. Imagine having line-of-sight with the Mcom, throw in the bot to arm it, and cover it from afar.

[Anarchy1]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

Demize said the EOD bot has the same health as a person.

I'm curious about what kit the recon beacon is for. I read somewhere that it is for recon, but that doesn't make sense. Shouldn't it be a SL unlock, like BF2142?

[Vreki]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

I have a vision of Engineers airdropping the bots from choppers, and then remotely capture the points while they fly to safety

[eradicator8]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

... and since you can already get bots with veapon attachements they could cover their own and all the "humans" could sit in their main spawn out of harms way as spawnkilling is prohibited.

[Infernalis]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

I don't think you can captrue a point with a bot, just disarm/repair. At max you can use it as a reconnaissance tool while you're safe somewhere.

[Minmaster]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

No more knife only-servers. Now EOD bots only-servers.
That must be a pretty boring server.

it'd be interesting to see like 30 of them go at it in one area hahha

[-Shifty-]

Re: PAX info about EOD bot, Radio beacon etc.

I can't wait to see how creative people get with the EOD bots.

[Sepp_Dietrich]

Jihad bots! (Hey,you know its coming)