Anyone else think artillery adds a nice ambience to the battlefield?

[glaucoma]

Re: Anyone else think artillery adds a nice ambience to the battlefield?

I find especially the commanders that insist on raining down arty exclusively on their OWN flagsneaks add the most ambience to the game. In war, arty is ALWAYS hostile, no matter what side they claim to be on.

[puglous]

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Yes I think arty adds a ambience. And another thing when I was running sound on low you never really heard the arty till it hit. Now that I have sound on med you can hear arty dropping from the air and about 5 secs before it hits and also sounds different. Also bullets make different noises when they hit the ground. The voices and the game sound a little different sometimes. And when someone cues up I need a medic you can tell where they are without looking at the map. It seems like the distance where they are from you will make a difference and how loud they are. I never thought taking the sound from low to high would make much of diff. I was wrong.

The funny thing is I can't detect the difference between med and high, but there's a HUGE difference between low and med. Med has twice the phrases (dialog is less repetive), and, like you said, voices, if the speaker is close enough, sound like they are spoken directly, and not through a radio. Not to mention more ambient noises are added.

But what really affects me is the repeated desire of my opponets to experience arty. An example:

:laugh: Nice pic.

[WAAASSSUUUPP]

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Yes, I think the artiller is a nice feature in BF2 and adds nice ambience, but I have sound on low because I must use TS with my friends......sigh.......lol.

[Pirelli]

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A longer timer between strikes would be so much better. Getting quite tired of the artyspam.

[govedob]

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I've been killed by the arty so many times, and I still thing it is necessary to make the game complete. The only thing I hate is when you get killed by your own commander.

[MWHRowdee]

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I would rather have arty than all the whiny pilots.

[WarGimp]

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A longer timer between strikes would be so much better. Getting quite tired of the artyspam.

I seem to be one of the few commanders that doesn't continually spam artillery. As long as we're winning, I tend to hold it in reserve in case of emergancy (like some sneaky bugger sneakin in for a back-cap). As commander, I get more points for lettin my team do the killin, so unless it's really required, I'd rather hold off on the arty.

[imported_Claydough]

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i dont think theres enough arty there needs to be wider area and more blasts. I like it when its coming down and u dive for cover. You see others running by get blown up its awsome i love it man now excuse me i must go make love to it

[WhardieJones]

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how do you get kiled by your own team's artillery? there is a big icon on the map that shows the artillery strike.

[imported_Claydough]

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i am done making love to it wait...............now i am ok wait were did u come up with somone dieing from there own arty??

[ConscriptVirus]

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i do hate artiliiery and how it just kills w/e is in its way, but i turn effects to medium just to watch it as it is cool to see the smoke effects

[MrBenis]

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Arty isnt actually a good thing if your goal is to get points.

Having said that though, it can be the defining choice for breaking through a block of enemies.

Otherwise i just arty anywhere.

[Odedge]

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Artillery is good:

1. Adds another dimension to the game. Clearing flags for your team to invade. Destroying the enemy's guns.
2. Gives the commander another thing to do. Can be used to save a flag if no one can or won't respond to the threat.
3. Adds some ambiance.

Artillery is bad:

1. Happens too often. Stupid commanders will artillery a base that was just captured for "free kills'.
2. No way to escape. Can't hear it falling down to the ground. Yes I have a decent sound card, good headphones, and sound settings on high. Yes, If I am close to their main base, can hear it firing and then go run and hide.
3. Seems to be glitchy where it can kill you. If you are in a building or under a big platform, it shouldn't kill you. If the game isn't going to have destructible environments, don't fake it.

[Focker]

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Never understood how anyone can get mad by being killed by your own commander. It shows you well in advance when friendly AA is on it's way.

[Boojie]

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I enjoy artillery. It keeps the tension up, especially while on defence or forward flag capping.

I would agree. It keeps me erect.