Option to disable arty stikes....

[B.U.R.N_Eazy-E72]

I apologize if this has been brought up before, but is there anyone else that wishes they would have an option on the server side to disable artilery if you wanted to on certain maps?

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but nothing ruins a game quicker than someone starting to drop artilery when you are right in the middle of a good firefight or battle. I don't even think it should be allowed on city maps at all. We were in a server last night that was 32 player, I think, and there were only like 18-20 of us on there and the teams were even and no one was using arty for at least 2 rounds and it was probably the best time I've had playing BF2 since I started......then in the third round some other guys joined and started using arty all over the place and it went to s**t. EA/DICE needs to put an option to disable arty if you want to on the server side because on certain maps it is just ridiculas and can ruin a perfectly good game.

Am I the only one that feels this way or are there others out there like me that would love to be able to turn it off for certain maps?

[193d DCAT1]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

You can disable the arty with c4!

[Kurt_Cobain]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

I agree a 100%. I've been in a lot of situations where there would have been a great fight, but then arty comes down and kills everyone, Its retarded.

[rsgx]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

Ya me too, its nice when you first play the game, but it gets retarded after a while. I think it should recharge longer though.

[Kurt_Cobain]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

You can disable the arty with c4!

yeah and then the commander just un-disables it in 5 seconds with a supply crate.

[Blahman]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

Arty sure does ruin a good firefight. Of course ranked servers would have no such option thanks to the draconian restrictions placed on what can be modified. If they just changed the timer on it to once ever 3 minutes or so it would be so much better. As it is now, I can get killed by one arty salvo and respawn just as another starts raining down on me. Not cool. Commanding should be more about coordinating your team than raining spammy death upon everyone including teammates. As that's all it's really for on public ranked servers. When was the last time you saw a commander really get involved and set out strategies instead of just plink down an arty strike every 30 seconds for the whole round ignoring the fact that the team is running around like chickens with their heads cut off and getting TK'd by his arty all the while.

Edit: Oh and the whole supply crate repairing assets has GOT to go. No teamwork involved in keeping your base up in running when all you have to do is drop a box by it.

[Ghilleman]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

well, artillery shouldnt be COMPLETLEY disabled, but the time limit should be greatly increased. if a commander feels that his artillery can recharge so fast that he can kill a lone sniper, in the back of the map, away from fighting, and then get another strike in time to stop your teams push, that says something about the artillery's "recharge" time. possibly give the commander limited # of usses, so he has to pick the prime moment of when to rain firery death upon a team.

[Eden]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

there is a server option that allows you to disable it.

HOWEVER doing so produces another one of EA nice bugs. if you disable a commander asset server side it seams to have a negitive affect on other assets. For example disableing the UAV, you can sometimes still use the UAV if you ask for supplys and the commander accepts your request. instead of supplys you get a UAV.

[i made you]

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Over half of my deaths as a sniper are from artillary, it's f*cking stupid. 80% of the other deaths are from commanders spotting me on the scan. The recharge time needs to be increased x5 so that it's only used in completely necessary situations. Snipers shouldn't show up on scans.

[[3MD]D|Cpl.Hustler_Baby]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

Reducs the amount of arty "tubes" or the amount of rounds fired, that would be a more simple method. So for instance on karkand u can reduce the amount of shells shot by 2 tubes from 6 "i think" to 3 or 4, making an arty strike short but sweet. Then on maps like dragon valley you could increase the Tubes and ammo but reduce the time, so once every 5 minutes the commander can deliver a devastating Arty drop.

[i made you]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

You should be able to alter the diameter of the strike.

[vbl]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

All they need to do is require a player spot to launch artillery.

[vulcan]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

Try and play as a team and then commander assets are never a problem. It's so easy to keep the arty and commanders toys down when you're in a squad that has this in mind, instead of running all over the map trying to score as many points as possible.

This game since patch 1.2 is now more team orientated than ever...so stop trying to be rambo and bitching about it killing you.

Honestly, the bloody cry babies this game attracts.

[Roger Smith]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

You can disable the arty with c4!

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if you dont like arty, take cover or take it out.

[Braheem]

Re: Option to disable arty stikes....

why not like command and Conquer where artillery is like every 4 minutes?