Unlocks... again.

[madmocha]

I finally!!! became sergeant (yippee kiiiyea!!) and had the pop-up appear for a new unlock. But after hearing of the multiple unlocks from having Bf2-SF, I waited, then went and bought the expansion. Now I have four unlocks instead of one (COOL!!!). OK. So I chose the DAO12: Sooooo much fun already in Ghost town. Now when I run into an enemy coming around the corner... well, things are different then before. :laugh: That gun rocks!
I also chose the H&K G36E for medic. I had the L85A1; used it alot... (somewhat wimpy up close, but nice midrange sniper), but heard the G36E was much better. Anyway, I have a few questions:

1. Even though the G36E shows as being Unlocked in the BFHQ, it doesn't show up in-game, in the panel where you choose your weapon. Only the L85A1 is there.

2. After the rave reviews, I was thinking of choosing the mp7 for my third... but now I'm hearing it's being downgraded. True? Should I not waste that choice on that gun now?

3. What is the P90. I heard it mentioned, but it's not in Wiki.

4. The H&K MG36 shows as being an upgrade to the PKM. Is it better? The stats don't really indicate that as being so.

5. Finally, and very important to me; I would very much like to know what your recomendations on choices would be. I know the first responce to that question would likely be, "It depends on what kit you like to play."
Thing is, alot of times I play kits for thier weapons, and then afterwards figure out that it can actually be fun being a medic, or supply or engineer, or whatever. So just as far as the guns go; what do you recomend.

BTW. So far my total upgrades are:

G3 (hopefully it'll get better); L85A1; DAO12; H&K G36E (unused).

Thanks so much for your help..

PS: I've thought about the M95 because sniping can be fun, though I'm still inexperienced and tend to get low scoring rounds when sniping.

[PHPT]

Re: Unlocks... again.

1. Even though the G36E shows as being Unlocked in the BFHQ, it doesn't show up in-game, in the panel where you choose your weapon. Only the L85A1 is there.

Did you click on that up/down arrow to change to your unlock twice?

2. After the rave reviews, I was thinking of choosing the mp7 for my third... but now I'm hearing it's being downgraded. True? Should I not waste that choice on that gun now?

I wouldn't have picked it in the first place, it dumps its whole clip in like a second, the recoil is horrible, and the long-range single-shot just got nerfed.

Besides, if you're engineer, you should be in a vehicle. If all you wanna do is plant mines and shoot stuff at long range, pick Spec Ops.

3. What is the P90. I heard it mentioned, but it's not in Wiki.

The new AT unlock which appears to suck.

4. The H&K MG36 shows as being an upgrade to the PKM. Is it better? The stats don't really indicate that as being so.

The MG36 is better when you need to hold down the trigger for a really long time. For smashing a heavily-defended point, the PKM's longer-lasting clip wins. I like the PKM more just because the higher damage per bullet messes people up bad.

G3 (hopefully it'll get better); L85A1; DAO12; H&K G36E (unused).

I'd get the PKM and G36C. Those are the two biggest steps up for their respective kits. The M95 is nice if you need to shoot an annoying sniper off a rooftop and you're stuck with the MEC/Chinese semi-autos that can't hit a thing. Then again, so is the L85A1.

The F2000 is really not any better than the other assault rifles, the only real point in picking it is the flashbangs (which are, in themselves, VERY useful).

The SCAR-L is horrible, it's worse than the G36C in practically every way. The only thing good about it is the dot scope and the fact that it's very quiet.

[Achilles17]

Re: Unlocks... again.

1. You need to unlock the L85A1 before you can unlock the G36E.

2. The MP7 was nerfed significantly, as it does a lot less damage and is less accurate. So I would rerain from getting it.

3. The P90 is the new unlockable gun for Anti-Tank. It is an SMG, but I haven't tried it out yet so I don't know how good it is.

4. The MG36 isn't necessairly better than the PKM, it is just an alternative, like all the unlocks are. It shoots a lot faster, but it does less damage. It was more accurate before 1.2, but now they seem pretty similar.

5. The G36C is almost a no brainer if you don't have it yet, but don't get the SCAR-L, it isn't too good. The P90 might be good, I'm not sure yet, so look into that. The M95 is decent, but if you never play sniper there's not too much point in getting it. I'd get the G36C and PKM, but that's just me.

[madmocha]

Re: Unlocks... again.

Thanks alot guys. While I was still writing the innitial post all the hubbub over the new patch broke on the forum. I didn't see it until after I had posted. I've been following the 1.2 patch thread and have learned some about new weapons, etc.
I'm interested to learn more about the p90 before deciding. But I have the DAO12... hard to beat IMO. :)
Thanks again.