My my, this is a rather pleasant surprise. At a time when PC gamers are perceived to be more neglected than ever, it seems that one PC game (and thus its publisher/developer) has felt the love back. That game is Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
DICE has reported that the PC population playing Bad Company 2 had exceeded the audiences for Battlefield 2 (still quite active after five years) and that of any of the other individual platforms (though still smaller than the PS3/Xbox 360 populations combined).
Keep in mind that this figure comes from "concurrent users" (the number of players online at any given time), so it doesn't necessarily reflect folks still playing the campaign or the total platform sales, which could still rise given that the game hasn't been out very long.
See? People can profit when they put some real effort into making a proper port, one that takes advantage of the platform's strengths.
Now, if EA could fix some of the connection problems we've been having over the last couple of days, and maybe speed up the server browser, that'd be great too. I really want to get back to playing medic, making suicidal dashes towards the nearest dead person, defib paddles in hand. Oh, and if they could find a way to remind Recon players to quit playing Vasily in the treeline and take the control points, that'd be great too. Or start spotting. Fer chrissakes, spot!
PC biggest audience for Bad Company 2 [CVG]
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5:00 AM on 03.08.2010
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I'm supised more people don't spot though. I mean it nets you loads of XP for a spot assist, are people just wanting the kills for themselves? Or are they just struggling to stretch over to the "select" button? I spot trigger would have been perfect, perhaps a button crouch, stick melee, and trigger spot would have improved this fantastic shooter.
Or, some customisable controls.
I dunno, but spotting is really important guys. Get your spot on!
If anyone fancies some Bad Company 2 on PS3, add me up: Foolishbean69
Bad Company 2 isnt very good
It isnt Battlefield 2 or 2142
But it is overrated by many just for having "dedicated servers" while MW2 didnt because thats the popular game to beat for making PC owners feel bad
whatever
*this sounds of the gunfire and explosions feels very weird to me.
Its been off and on since release. I love the game, but EA seriously should have been ready in that regard.
Also, it's not only the PC community that fucking hates Modern Borefare 2!
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/x360-bad-company-2-crowd-is-biggest
360 has taken over.
I think it's quite fanciful to think anything can hope to compete with the 360 user base jagernaut.
I've had zero online problems on PSN, lovely fast game joining, no dropouts, no lag, nothing. Smooth sailing.
I had a ferocious argument with a squad of friends on the tactical advantage of spotting and they just didn't get it. Not until we were all traveling along together and I spotted two groups of 4 in a house and treeline...
Then suddenly they went 'Ahhhhh... that was fucking useful!'
Yeah, having your whole team know where the enemy is positioned is a good thing.
and yes, "snipiers" don't spot at all, don't know why.. and funny fact - I press randomly "back" to spot people on known camping positions and it does find people sometimes hiding there :D
1. Spotting as a sniper is useful. Especially if you don't kill them on your first shot. +20 Spot Assist +30 kill assist and then other bonus's such as defensive kill, or squad kill assist. In short, a spot and kill assist is equal to a kill.
2. As a medic you get more points for healing than reviving. (mostly) If they are low on health throw down a med kit and you can gather close to a hundred (maybe two if they are in your squad), compare this to a revive which only nets you fifty (or 80).
3. C4> Mortar strike. Recon doesn't mean sniper! Destroy the F-ing Tank. Medic's don't have anything to destroy vehicles. And if assault has a grenade launcher (I hate assault, but when i play i use some other gun, with C4) then they can't destroy it either. So Recon, pull some recon, Go spot and destroy.
4. Don't Camp! Why? because when you camp, and you kill someone, chances are if they have played the game enough they can tell where you are. which makes you wide open for a knife in the back.
5. On Camping: If you do however have camping snipers on your team. chances are they are going to be spotted and shot at/killed sooner or later. Jump in as a medic. ???? Profit!
6. Medic and assault are great friends. Run behind the any base and move from building to building. Knife is possible so you don't alert them, but You have Health and Ammo from each other Which can add up to major points. This is useful in a 3 person squad, with 2 medics and one assault, the only problem being fighting over medic points, but that way if one medic dies the other can revive.
I'm on 360: Kuwanjahbee
Good tips. Though #1, #3, and #4 can't be emphasized enough. I kept getting rolled last night because my team refused to spot and then turned into snipers instead of active members of the team.
We would have been smoked even faster, but the other team always had 4-5 snipers hiding on a hill instead of going for the bases on attack.
It's clear to me that this game won't have legs like COD4 or MW2 since there isn't enough instant gratification for most folks.
This makes me sad.
Why don't people appreciate good, fun, tight, games anymore? Why is it that all that matters to the general gaming population is an addictive regular level up noise. That's all CoD is, a pretty, but not as pretty as BC2, EASY shooting gallery with an addictive level up noise.
I was telling my friend about how cool BC2 was at the weekend and he dared to ask..
"Do you get any cool killstreaks or anything?" - I could have punched him in the fucking face.
You've got to love paying for such a brilliant, flawless online gaming service....
I'm just gonna play yet more connection trouble free BC2 on the old "not as good because you don't pay for it" PSN....
For free.
Except the game and the internet.......
But you've gotta pay for those anyway.
People were just dumb enough to buy it(Proves how much BF2 people are hungry for more BF). This port is garbage.
still that's way more than 4x the funding to keep them running!
But i don't really care cuz i can haz battlefieldz nao!
Yes I've played it on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. PS3 and 360 versions had near identical graphics with equally shitty teamwork. This game was made for PC's dammit, but Im happy that console players can feel the Battlefield love also.
...telling someone they should spot is only a 5 years old "tip".
Oh how I long to kill every sniper on my team. Do nothing, spot nothing, camping douchebags.
Every one of them.
Yet to see one of them diffuse a charge, or even TRY to set a charge.
If the game is called RUSH, and you are "attacking" by spawn camping - you suck balls and must die. I am coming over to your Mom's house later and I am going to kick her in the cunt.
Can't wait to start killing these people in hardcore mode. Knife in head. Break off blade. Repeat.
@SexualChocolate
I will add you as I need a few more ppl that play this game!
Another thing I loved doing in the beta when playing Rush against absolute idiots: Recon, Shotgun/Thompson, C4 EX Upgrade (Extra Explosives). Spawn as quickly as possible. Throw all your C4 onto a quadbike (If you're good you can do it from your parachute) and cheese it to the nearest MCOM. Crash into it, Detonate. Suicide -10, Point Damage and Destroy +300 along with destroying the one object before some people even realise what's happening.