1.3 Medal and Award Changes

[w1z4rd]

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=24809


http://forum.eagames.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=23469

(Just found that someone had already put this information up - still worth having a specific thread though)

Just having a scan through EA forums and found this thread regarding updated medal criteiria .. and before everyone screams 'we know', this appears to affect a great deal of the awards. Not sure how reliable they are though.

I've included some of the more interesting ones (and the ones I could understand)


Verteran Knife
Removed in round requirement

Expert Knife
Removed in round requirement (LOL they are really trying to eliminate P/K servers indirectly)

Basic Explosive
Lowered from 13 kills to 5 kills in a round

Vet Explosive
Lowered from 23 to 20 kills in a round

Expert Explosive
Lowered from 37 to 30 kills in a round (hopefully this will kill the gheymores!)

Expert First Aid
Increased Time requirement from 54000 (15h) to 360000 (100h) - like resupply/repair
decreased heals from 25 to 20 in a round (Still almost impossible to get but a lot better than 25(

Expert Repair
decreased repairs from 25 to 20 in a round

Vet Transport
Decreased time from 180000 (50h) to 90000 (25h)

Exp Transport
Decreased time from 540000 (150h) to 270000 (75h)

Vet Heli
Decreased time from 360000 (100h) to 180000 (50h)

Expert Heli
Decreased time from 1440000 (400h) to 540000 (150h)

Vet Aviator
Decreased time from 360000 (100h) to 180000 (50h)

Expert Aviator
Decreased time from 1080000 (300h) to 540000 (150h)

Vet Air defense
Removed time requirement
Lowered kills from 12 to 10 in a round

Exp Air Defense
Removed time requiremnt
Lowered kills from 24 to 20

Vet Ground Def
Removed Time
Lowered kills from 12 to 10 in a round

Exp Ground Def
Removed time requiremnt
Lowered kills from 24 to 20


===============Ribbons===================

War College Ribbon
Removed 3:1 win/loss ratio
Removed 45 point commander score in a round
Added 200 Wins
Added 25000 Global commander score
Increased time from 180000 (50h) to 360000 (100h)


(you guys better start personing commander)

============Medals===================

Air Combat
Lowered time from 720000 (200h) to 360000 (100h)
Lowered kills from 10000 to 5000
Removed Accuracy

Armor Combat
Lowered time from 900000 (250h) to 360000 (100h)
Lowered kills from 10000 to 5000
Removed Accuracy

Heli Combat
Lowered time from 900000 (250h) to 360000 (100h)
Lowered kills from 10000 to 5000
Removed Accuracy

Combat Infantry
Lowered time from 1800000 (500h) to 720000 (200h)
Removed In round time 2040 (they snuck that in there with 1.2x)

Marksman infantry
Added time 1080000 (300h)
Removed In round time 2040 (they snuck that in there with 1.2x)

Sharpshooter Infantry
Added time 1440000 (400h)

[gus]

Now I am glad I gave up on my explosives badge a while ago. I would still have been trying and for what.

[Albereth]

Explains why hordes of people left servers before the game ends if they are on the losing side - or does the loss still count? Needed that old 3:1 win/loss ration for war college ribbon.

[Sminty]

Ah no, I worked so dammned hard to get that basic explosives....I agree its way to hard at 13...not for a basic badge, maybe its more appropriate for vetran. But I really worked my tail off for that badge, it was the last basic badge I ever got and I was most proud of it and now that was all pointless...5 kills with explosives? Thats an average round for me.

I do like the idea of getting my expert knife and not having to do anything to get it anymore ;)

[gus]

Yes, I got 11 or 12 explosives kills in a round more times that I care to count. The I decided f*** it, I would rather just play the game and ignore the whole badge thing.

[FeralBanana]

Hrmph... I basically only play for the badges, actually ... I am a packrat and loove collecting them..

So these changes generally seem good to me.

On the other hand, I enjoy getting really hard badges as its the sense of achievemnt :D

so yeah.. dunno if its good or bad

[WAJKILLER2]

Intersting changes. Do enjoy the lowering of the expert and vet exlposives. The hisghest i ever got was 23. Special forses on the ship map it seems to be quite easy to get the exp badge, will give it a bash, not wiht the 16 player maps though, to damm short.

[Brawler_rsa]

I like the changes, they are much more realistic. Dont quite agree woth the Knife thing though. Sure 17 was a bit high, they could have lowered it to like 12 or something not scrap it IAR.

[FeralBanana]

Yea, I agree with brawler... Now I've got no reason to try and attack people violently with knives round after round.... :(