Community Update from EAUK (Squad Hopping)

[Sevigon]

EAUK_Protagonist, over on the <a href="http://forum.eagames.co.uk/">EA UK Forums</a> have posted information on why "squad hopping" was disabled in the 1.3 patch.
<blockquote>[PATCH 1.3 UPDATE]
We at DICE and EA are aware of the concern surrounding the coming change to squad selection. We would like to take a moment to ease the feelings of tension related to this change. Our goal is to refocus game play on team work, squad coordination and to also remove the spawning exploit used by some.

In BF2 we introduced tools that would allow players to support one another as they battle for control points. To further enhance this aspect of game play squads were introduced to give players even more tools to coordinate their efforts and support each other. Allowing squad mates to spawn on the squad leader was intended to provide an easy way for squads to stay together during chaotic battles.

Unfortunately squad leaders have been used by some to launch team wide attacks on remote parts of maps with little thought to actual team unity beyond these maneuvers. We believe this change will refocus the game play on team work and add more value to the roles of Squad Lead and Commander.</blockquote>Source: <a href="http://forums.eagames.co.uk">EA UK Forums</a>

[curtisaccord]

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wait, so now we can't spawn with our commander?
or we just can't hop into another squad so often?

[MarkHawk]

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I don't like this, I understand the idea, but I do not like it.

[Charlesbian]

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hmm, this is gonna be quite the controversial change. so how is this gonna work? when we choose a squad are we stuck for a certain amount of time? or are we stuck the whole round? if the squad sucks, and everyone disbands, can you join another squad? idk, i didnt find the old system too bad of a problem except for clan matches, but with clan matches you can always run with the honor code as it is more formal than pub play. lets see how this works out

[Cynosure]

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I find this stupid vbf2 have very little teamwork anyways. Why make it worse its easy to see vbf2 wasent made for teamwork at all. IF it was it would be just like pr. But thats ea for you.

[Widkidone]

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This is the first patch of any game that i have seen that has gotten updated and "talked to death about". Compare to other patches this one gets the most attention. And at the same time there is no mention of a release date or how soon.

[[Ret]B|Kayess]

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the reason people are so p!ssed off is because the fact that this is how the game has been played for the past year, when they start re moldiing how weve been playing, well ofcourse were gonna be p!ssed, people dont like change, and when you introduce something like this a year after people have been playing, how do you expect them to react

[David Champion]

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I hardly ever did this anyways, so no big.

Just wish there was some other news about the AF though and the patch like Dates :), anywho cool news.

Sounds sexual though, squad-hopping laugh:

[triumph]

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David, that would be squad swinging. Oh baby!

Anyway I think that no spawning on an SL at all is the best way to go about things, getting closer to BFV/42 and bringing back the whole 3-1 to take a flag gameplay.

[asphaltcowboy]

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hmm, this is gonna be quite the controversial change. so how is this gonna work? when we choose a squad are we stuck for a certain amount of time? or are we stuck the whole round? if the squad sucks, and everyone disbands, can you join another squad? idk, i didnt find the old system too bad of a problem except for clan matches, but with clan matches you can always run with the honor code as it is more formal than pub play. lets see how this works out

As far as I understand, it means that if you swap squads, you must spawn on a flag first before you can start spawning on the SL. If that is the case, then I guess it sounds like a reasonable idea. Sometimes it's great to fight from the brink with everyone trying to spawn on an SL, leave and create new squads and hope they can survive long enough to stand a chance at retaliation.

[Fumang]

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lol how is this an exploit when everyone could do it.........such a stupid idea imo

don't they have more gameplay bugs to decide on instead of this supposed cheat?

I think monkeys are running the asylum over there

utter stupidity imo

hi how about the colored name bug?? AF???? morons

[Dangerdog]

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It'll stop people from leaving a squad to promote a player still alive in the squad so they can then rejoin the squad and spawn on him, squad chaining.

People leaving a squad to pick a squad leader closer to an objective while in limbo (dead) between spawns, squad hopping.

I guess that about covers it, yeah.

Sounds sexual though, squad-hopping laugh:

No, that would be squad-humping, that's when you.. uh I guess it's best to use your imagination, got to keep the board clean and all.

[QuakerOatz]

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Until they do away with artillery, those who stick together in squads will be indirectly punished for playing together, as they represent a juicy blob of red dots for the commander to prey on.

Those who play one are rarely targeted, why drop arty on a single dot?

Until EA/DICE realizes this, the arty feature will continue to work against teamplay in BF2.

[Brindled]

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Sweet!

[troybob]

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finally we get squad leaders! instead of spawn leaders.

(you can't change squads or join one while dead)

this will enhance teamplay because the squal leader has to be smarter and the other team has to be smart enough to negate the leader.