BF2142 Like & Dislike

[rainy]

Here's in short fashion what I like and dislike about BF2142.

Like

The game seems more balanced. Less spawnraping, less being squashed by heavy vehicles, no über-powerful jets that ruin the game for the groundpounders.

One can actually try and fly those gunships - less difficult than in BF2.

The points system - I like the carreer points and the away bonus. Playing in a squad is now actually worthwhile, with the bonus points and the field upgrades. Also, vehicle kills don't accrue to kit kills anymore - no more armorhogging to get your badges.

Dislike

DOGTAGS!!! They turn good players into slobbering idiots who forfeit every team effort to get as many knife kills as possible so they can show off how leet they are. Pathetic, and it spoils the game for others. There is virtually no defense againsgt a knifer who is right on top of you - these blerry things kill from 2 meters away.

Randomness - the hitbox model is still quite random. Sometimes you struggle to land a hit for a whole round, then the next round you land headshots all the time.

Still can't manually create favorites for the server list - UT anyone?

Claymores have been nerfed. Every idiot can get past them now. Snipers can't cover their backs anymore because the enemy virtually has to stomp past a claymore to set it off. Normal walking will get you past most of the time.

Thats the long and short of it for now. Will add more when I can think of some.

[stoke]

There seems to be a maximum amount of favourite servers.
That's the dumbest thing i have ever ever heard in my life.

I agree with your hitbox observation, though I will also add that if you hesitate to get your kills in at the start of the round, then you end up on the bottom of the scoreboard where we all know the game treats you like an imbecile. So .. id say that the game gives even more preference to high scorers than before.

[SaintMg]

i agree wif that stoke the game does give the top player more preferance

cause like i suck and the other night i was pwning and it was all cause i got a few kills quickly in the round and somehow just managed to stay on top but then we were in a gr8 squad and peeps were following orders and sticking together and for the first time i played as a real squad leader not dying and hanging back placing spawn becons if i know i was going to die and then destroying it and moving it up closer to the target area.... wow that kid was some what amusing in the begining

[TG]

So .. id say that the game gives even more preference to high scorers than before.

I disagree with that. I've joined a game near the end of the round, and very quickly proceeded to the top 3 for the team. I've done it a few times, so it's definitely not a fluke. Admittedly, it entirely depends on what you get up to - and that's based on kills - not any kind of padding).

I do have REALLY kak rounds - more often that not (f@#@@ urban server).

[Albereth]

The LMG sorts out knifetards. I don't think that I have been second in a fight with some knife wielding homicidal maniac while I've had the LMG. I also think the shot gun ruins their days too.

They ought to have the ability for you to claim the tags off the knife guy if he doesn't succeed.

[Eyewitness]

One can actually try and fly those gunships - less difficult than in BF2.

If you say so, I used to be able to fly them, in bf2142 I can't last 15 seconds before I've crashed.
But then again a friend of mine couldn't last 15 seconds in the bf2 gunship, then I invite him to my house to play some bf2142 online (his graphics card blew before 2142 came out and he's still waiting for a refund) his first time playing, and all of a sudden he's pulling wicked stunts flying all over the place.

I can fly the transport very well though, I've got lots of road kills in those, I once landed and killed two people! Granted one was a teamie trying to knife the other one (he looked like an enemy to me ), but still!

[Thumponius]

I end up flying the gunship like the BF2 chopper.

Ever tried re-inverting after flying around upside down for 10 minutes? I agree with Albie, that LMG really ruins a knifer's moment. Except when certain clannies got me.

[Eyewitness]

How do you fly upside down for ten minutes How do you fly for ten minutes

[Moerdyk]

I enjoy both games and i enjoy the titan,because you have the close quater battles in the titan and long range,armour flying thingies also.

Just when there's lag and disconnection that i start to prefer BF2 again

[JAWS_Firefox]

@ Rainy,

When EA brings up the list of available servers, there's a lot of symbols on the lefthand side, including a "+" sign. Clicking on that makes that server a Favourite.

(Tks, Alb, for pointing this out to me last Fri.)