Is there another FPS that helps your skill in BF2?

[Scrobes]

I think playing BF2 is the best idea. Learning how to aim, exploiting the strengths of crouching/prone, and single shot really help.

In a way I think playing games like UT or Quake don't help all that much. They're good for reactions, but in BF2, the playstyle is quite different. You have to be a bit more methodical and prudent. You can't rush around killing who you please if you want to have some say in how often you die. ;x I mean, do how you want, but I'm beginning to slow down my play a bit and progress as a group. The game also becomes more fun because you die less, and start killing more than be killed. You get less frustrated.

If you play on 64 man servers. Don't (just yet, anyway). If you want to learn the intricacies, then play on 32 man or maybe even less. 64 man servers can get mildly chaotic as there are just people everywhere, while 32 man servers are a little more progressive and slower. :) Engagements are usually more predictable and allow you to explore different avenues of tactics or whatnot. I often get the impression of 64 man servers being a bit of a 'fest'. When you're happy, *then* go back to 64 man. :p

The thought for the day?

"Pick your own battles."

[Merlin]

Even BFV is way different to BF2, In BFV you could spay with the weapons in BF2 you cant. Singleplayer is actually quite good to practice aiming and using the veichles.

[Eddy01741]

i would say America's army, although it takes a lot more skill to play that game then BF2. All i see on Karkand is people trying to go rambo, and bunnyhopping while noobtubing. In AA you adore every piece of cover you get, with BF2, it's simple, bunny hop to around and shoot the target with the 203. But AA teaches you how to snipe, as well as marksmanship.

[FM_Echo_One]

Play SoF2 for noobcannon skills. :p

[Scrobes]

i would say America's army, although it takes a lot more skill to play that game then BF2. All i see on Karkand is people trying to go rambo, and bunnyhopping while noobtubing. In AA you adore every piece of cover you get, with BF2, it's simple, bunny hop to around and shoot the target with the 203. But AA teaches you how to snipe, as well as marksmanship.

True enough, but that's just Karkand and the grenade launchers.

You can have a lot of fun/variety on the *other* maps. :)

This isn't Strike at Karkandfield 2. Thankfully..

[Discostu420]

LoL, practice BF2 instead of playing another game to practice for BF2

Most accurate statement in this thread!!!!!

[ChopperKill]

I might be missing the point but I thought he was asking so he can have a rest from BF2 now and again and play something different but still pick up some new skills that might help when he comes back to the game. Or is that just me?

Anyway I'd suggest Counter Strike. It's probably the closest thing. Call of Duty is pretty good but a little more "arcadey" with the aiming and movement if you ask me. Lots of fun though.

[L3adcannon]

best FPS to learn FPS is counter strike , there you arte forced to learn aiming for the head or you won't kill to much, also you learn how to work with the recoil and stuff.

Counter strike isn't easy what makes it a good learning school, once you own in CS , you will own in other shooters

not in americas army

[King_Nesto]

i used to play Rainbow Six 3 on PC all the time... helped me out in BF2, always in the top 3 on every map. in Rainbow Six its 1 shot, 1 kill so you tend to get good accuracy.

[Eddy01741]

not in americas army

Yeah, if you only play CS, and you suddenly play AA on your friends comp, you'll be seeing 15 minute respawns for a while, in AA you can't rush, you gotta get a stratagy, you must use all the cover you have, and there is breathing for all weapons, so that offsets accuracy. I'm pretty sure AA is one of the most realistic shooters out today, especially since it was actaully created by U.S. Army, plus, you just download the 800mb (humungus for a internet download) file for free, so you can get it without paying anything, unless you still have to pay per minute with a 56k modem.

[swordfish56]

I'd go w/ AA as far as a practice game for BF2 goes, but why play something else to practice for BF2?

It may be crazy, but I hate CS because you can't bring up the ironsights for guns....which is why i switched to AA, then to BF2, though AA is still fun (sniping is more satisfying in some ways)

[dmonkey]

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. Fast-paced and more fun than Counter-Strike.

Ace Combat 2-5. This game teached me how to dogfight and drop dumb bombs accurately.

LOL at Ace Combat, that game was so easy, you can't compare it to aerial warfare in BF2. You actually had radar, and most important of all, the missiles actually worked.

[my2cents]

If you DON'T have BF2, practice with AA (free)

If you HAVE BF2, what are you waiting for ? GO PLAY IT !!!!

[IVfluids]

BF1942, Desert Combat, Battlefield Vietnam. The principle is all the same, blow **** up and grab flags.

Hell, even UT and their Domination gametype works. Same principle, kill ****ers and hold certain points of the map.

Any game that is an fps and let's you shoot **** is going to help you on the infantry part. You can even carry most of that over to vehicles seeing as you will now know what you have to do to predict trajectories and lead time.

[L3adcannon]

Altho BF2 is an awsome game. AA has smthing no other game has. And whatever it is, it keeps bringing me back to AA