Why SF sucks . . .

[doobiwan]

I really want to like Special Forces, I really do, but after tonight I conclude 1 thing. The maps make it suck. There are only two maps I really enjoy playing and thats Ghost town and surge. Night Flight is okay, but I find all teh others frustrating and convoluted, like they're trying too hard to be counterstrike with choppers.

Iron gator has got to be the worst map of any game i have ever played! And Leviathan? I can totally understand how a highly trained Navy seal, with a grapling hook, can't pull himself 50cm out of water . . .

[TG]

And don't forget that it crashes to desktop at the drop of a hat. Grr.

[LittleTimmyTheLegend]

lol...i havent played it yet, but im thinking bout buying it. U guys think i should just skip on that or shuld i definitly try it out? :/

[Darnit696]

SKIP. S K I P!!!! I bought it and I think I played it for about half an hour. At R180 that works out to R6 per minute for gameplay. :( Like TG says it crashes. It also does really strange things when it starts up. Takes forever and seems undecided about which graphics mode to choose so it switches between several. Your screen keeps flickering at you. Also SGS took the only SF server offline so to the best of my knowledge there is no server for SF in SA. Big consideration for a game that is really all about online multiplay.

[TG]

Weird. I don't have any graphics issues. I just have the occasional CTD.

The SF server does exist - it was up last night. A couple of us (clannies) were playing. Had fun.

[Darnit696]

Whats the server address? Mebbe I dont have it. The only one I got is 196.4.79.6 which is being used for clan league at the mo.

[Gathu]

Yeah, had some real fun last night. I must agree that the maps can be very confusing. I usualy spend the first few minutes getting killed quite a few times trying to figure out what's going on, but once you get orientated you start to enjoy yourself.

My feeling is that the SF maps give much more options than the BF2 maps, which leads to the high amount of confusion initially. I personally like the choice, and will continue playing it, if possible.


PS I haven't experienced any of the other problems mentioned. My biggest problem is the grappling hook. Once you have thrown it up a wall, how do one actually climb up one??? Spend three or four minutes staring up at a wall will reading through the so-called instruction manual, which was of no help at all, off course :(

[doobiwan]

"E" grabs onto the grappling hook / zip line, and to get off as well. "G" picks it up when you're done.

I haven't had CTD issues (Maybe it doesn't like SLi ;) ) But I'd be keen for the admins to cut it down to the following maps:

Ghost Town
Surge
Night Flight
Devils Perch
(And Maybe Warlord)

[stoke]

I enjoy it as something different to do, but I cannot really get into it like you can with standard BF2.
And the vehicles are like wierd, you're more like flying than driving, and the armour is excessively slow.
But I like the fact that a medic can actually kill somebody with one shot to the head - that's a bit more realistic.

Advice on buying it : Skip it. There's not enough support [local players] for it, and when the euro pack comes out, SF will die.

[fivel]

I'm with Doobi on this one, we dashed around last nite for a few maps...I hate the aircraft carrier mp.....i can't find the d@mn flags....hmmm but thats how I normally play anyway....*goes off to contemplate generally weak bf2 abilites* ;)

[Brawler]

Whats the server address? Mebbe I dont have it. The only one I got is 196.4.79.6 which is being used for clan league at the mo.

I think i had the same problem, in favourites the SF forces server appears to be a clan server still, which it is not! Just type in the server address 196.4.79.6 and it will work

[TG]

Bah. I don't use favourites.
I always use either game monitor or I use the server list in-game.

[Ruslan74]

i was going to get SF from rburley... but me thinks he got too busy or ???

but i surely aint going to drop R199 for the game seeing the hassles you get with servers and CTD's... sounds so much like a BETA release to me... :p

[doobiwan]

Yeah don't waste your money. Euro and Armour packs sound like a much better deal.

The only thing I would regret if I didn't have SF is the extra unlocks . .

[rainy]

I played SF last night, and somehow I don't quite warm up with it. It may have been the fact that my team got raped from here to Sunday, it may also have been due to the constant lags and quirks. Somebody messed up when creating those maps, they bog my PC down bad - and I have no issues playing the vanilla stuff.

I am starting to think I should have invested those R200 into something else...

[NerdBoyZa]

I've bought it, but never played online, cos every time I try the damn server is locked :(

My vote = don't buy.... :cool:

On the other hand, if I can get a round or two in, it sounds like I might get some unlocks - if I understood some of the other threads correctly.

[stoke]

Yup ... you get 3 unlocks ... and all you have to do is finish one map on SF.

@ rainy ... you were the most fun to kill ... again again !

[WAJKILLER2]

It was a blast last night, very confusing and hmmm, being cannon fodde was weel how shall we say, AHH, Noob, it was fun though.
Buy it?
Dunno i think its worth it if the server is going to be available, but then the euro packs are coming, somehow i think its going to be the same as SF, buy for unlocks, store on shelf as just another ductcollector with your windows xp box.

[TG]

Heh, you're gonna have a tough time storing euro force on the shelf -- it's download only :p

[WAJKILLER2]

LOL, yeah good one, ill print the receipt,lol

[Darnit696]

Yup ... you get 3 unlocks ... and all you have to do is finish one map on SF.

@ rainy ... you were the most fun to kill ... again again !
You dont have to finish the map. You just have to score some points. :)

[Ruslan74]

*wonders if R200 for 3 unlocks is worth it*

dang... where's Rburley's offer gone to?