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Lasereth · 08-08-2005, 04:28 AM

I looked even further into the shotgun ordeal. It was really bothering me.

The MEC does get the Saiga 12k semi-auto shotgun as the engineer. The US always gets a pump action, as well as the Chinese. The unlockable engineer shotgun is a <I>fully automatic</I> shotgun, however, called the Jackhammer. You hold down the trigger and it goes until it's empty.

The Saiga 12k is a really nice shotgun, but it's not fully automatic. It seems to have slightly better accuracy though.

-Lasereth

Lasereth · 08-16-2005, 08:52 AM

I'm starting to use the Assault kit mainly now. On the close-quarters maps and if there is 64 players I switch to the Support kit though...nothing like 100 rounds without reloading.

The grenade launchers are really, really powerful if you learn how to aim/line up the sights correctly.

-Lasereth

jvwgtr · 08-23-2005, 07:03 AM

I just love this game more every day. I went ahead and upgraded to an X800 XT so I could turn on more detail.
It's a fun enough game as it is, but now I'm obsessed with getting all the badges and ribbons on my way up the ranks. There's a great guide posted here : http://www.totalbf2.com/strategy/badges/ that describes what you need to do.
The "Airborne" ribbon was the most fun to get...just do 10 seconds in a parachute (take a plane waaaaay up high).
I'm glad EA added a bunch of little elements to make the game more fun and challenging.

portwineboy · 08-23-2005, 07:55 AM

Cool, thanks, that's an excellent guide. I upgraded to the X800 for BF2 as well. I think things like the badges to add an element to the game that was missing before. At the rate I'm going, I'll unlock my second weapon sometime in 2010, but even still I like the rank and award system.

ObieX · 08-23-2005, 07:59 AM

Yea thats the only part of the medals and such that i don't like. I mean to get some of the medals you'd have to play 24 hours a day for about 3/4ths of a year. And its that way for a majority of the medals. 7000 hours of playing various command roles for a medal? Gimme a break.

Lasereth · 08-23-2005, 09:17 AM

I don't care at all about the medals and ribbons because some of them are absolutely ridiculous like ObieX said. What I do care about is my rank, and I'm sorta pissed about how hard it is to rank up unless you play all fucking day everyday. I'm rank 3 and have been since I played for like 10 hours. It took like 2 hours to get rank 1, 5 hours for rank 2, 10 hours for rank 3, and now at least 100 hours for rank 4. Why the huge jump? There's like 12 ranks. I understand the later ranks being hard to get, but why so hard in the beginning? I play the game a lot and I'm not enough halfway to rank 4. I rarely get outside of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, so it's not like I'm not getting points.

I just did some calculations. You'd have to play 6 hours a day for 3 years to get the 7000 hour medal. Uhh...bullshit. That's ridiculous. No wonder people are trying to alter their stats.

-Lasereth

djflish · 09-05-2005, 06:44 AM

I just got this game on Saturday and I love it! I have a few questions though:

1. There were problems with the v1.01 patch, should I bother downloading the v1.02?
2. Can you only unlock weapons after playing on ranked servers?
3. Why does the sniper suck so much?
And 4. Am I the only person who plays as a medic?!! I haven't come across another one in about 10 hours of play, on different 5 servers! And everybody here seems to play assault or anti-tank

Scorpion23 · 09-05-2005, 09:08 AM

For a quick rundown:
1. Yes, 1.02 has no problems that I'm aware of.
2. Yes. Unlocking weapons depends on your player rank, which is based on your global score. Global scores are only recorded on ranked servers.
3. Don't know. Lag is a big problem but it also takes practice and knowing where to shoot.
4. I've seen servers where medics make up half the team, and others where there aren't any. It just depends on the server and who's playing. Although most of the time everyone balances out pretty evenly.

Lasereth · 09-05-2005, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djflish

I just got this game on Saturday and I love it! I have a few questions though:

3. Why does the sniper suck so much?
And 4. Am I the only person who plays as a medic?!! I haven't come across another one in about 10 hours of play, on different 5 servers! And everybody here seems to play assault or anti-tank

3. The sniper rifles take a HUGE amount of practice to learn. The Battlefield series is one of the only FPS that actually have bullet trajectory. Games like UT2k4, etc. are just aim and click -- if your sight is on the person, it hits them, so bullet trajectory isn't counted. The sniper rifles in BF2 have massive trajectory because you're usually firing from a long distance. The .50 caliber unlockable sniper rifles are much more powerful, but the trajectory is still the same.

4. On large maps, medics are really rare because most players die in vehicles (can't be resurrected if you die in a vehicle). If you play small, concentrated maps that don't have many vehicles you'll find more medics and more "medic moments" that happen.

-Lasereth

ObieX · 09-05-2005, 12:29 PM

Just got all my basic badges yesterday. That explosive ordinance one was a real pain in the ass. I didn't expect it to be harder than the knife one but it was heh.

Does anyone know what you need to be able to get the silver badges?Is something other than all the basic badges required?

Zeraph · 09-05-2005, 03:16 PM

I just played for awhile getting over 200 points and it didn't record any but 20 points, wtf? And yes it was ranked and yes I remember how many points I started with.

Lasereth · 09-05-2005, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeraph

I just played for awhile getting over 200 points and it didn't record any but 20 points, wtf? And yes it was ranked and yes I remember how many points I started with.

The points take a while to update sometimes. Mine took over an hour once.

-Lasereth

ObieX · 09-05-2005, 08:15 PM

Sometimes stuff just doesnt register. I had to redo my Knife badge cuz it said i got it, but later on it never came. I thought i had to wait, so i waited a few days and it still wasn't there. So i just redid it on a 64 player peninsula map. Good map to do pistol badge on too btw. Thats the only time i've had that happen, but it can.

djflish · 09-06-2005, 03:01 AM

With the singleplayer maps is there a way of changing the spawn time, amount of bots, etc?
Is there any rewards for the badges, other than your own personal satisfaction. Is it worth attempting them?

Scorpion23 · 09-06-2005, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ObieX

Just got all my basic badges yesterday. That explosive ordinance one was a real pain in the ass. I didn't expect it to be harder than the knife one but it was heh.

Does anyone know what you need to be able to get the silver badges?Is something other than all the basic badges required?

This site has a list of requirements for all badges. A few of them are easy, but some are just insane. Expert Aviator requires 1500 hours in an airplane.

http://www.planetbattlefield.com/bf2...s/badges.shtml

Lasereth · 09-06-2005, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djflish

With the singleplayer maps is there a way of changing the spawn time, amount of bots, etc?
Is there any rewards for the badges, other than your own personal satisfaction. Is it worth attempting them?

I honestly don't care about the badges because no one else can see them, you gain nothing by completing them, and some are simply ridiculous to obtain (like the aviation badge that Scorpion mentioned). It's just personal satisfaction.

-Lasereth

ObieX · 09-06-2005, 12:41 PM

There are ways to have people see your awards and stats. Most are being systematically removed by EA and/or gamespy. For example http://www.bf2s.com/ was usable until yesterday

I'm not sure if there's an official way to let people view them, but if there isn't I'm sure they'll put one out eventually.

Thanks for the info scorpion, the sites i found only had info on the basic ones.

ObieX · 09-07-2005, 02:46 AM

Just got Valorous Merit Ribbon tonight. That 55 team score was a pain in the ass to get.. ended the map w/ 60 team score from medic.

djflish · 09-07-2005, 06:09 AM

If I buy a second-hand copy from ebay, when I install it and try to go online, will it work? Or will it not let me play because of a duplicate CD-key?

asshopo · 09-07-2005, 06:21 AM

I just got this game over the weekend and my biggest complaint is that it sits there with "Finding servers" or whatever the message is, for like 10 mins when playing multiplayer. I'm not going to wait 10 mins to play a damn game. I've tried prolly half a dozen times to play but get annoyed with waiting and end task the thing.

Is there a better way to get into a server?

djflish · 09-07-2005, 07:49 AM

Does anybody use gamespy arcade, or the in-game browser?

Lasereth · 09-07-2005, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asshopo

I just got this game over the weekend and my biggest complaint is that it sits there with "Finding servers" or whatever the message is, for like 10 mins when playing multiplayer. I'm not going to wait 10 mins to play a damn game. I've tried prolly half a dozen times to play but get annoyed with waiting and end task the thing.

Is there a better way to get into a server?

I've heard of some people with this problem. Mine does it too, but only for 5 seconds max. Have you upgraded to the latest patch? It's supposed to basically eliminate this problem specifically.

You can also try www.allseeingeye.com . It lets you join BF2 games without using the server browser.

-Lasereth

asshopo · 09-07-2005, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lasereth

I've heard of some people with this problem. Mine does it too, but only for 5 seconds max. Have you upgraded to the latest patch? It's supposed to basically eliminate this problem specifically.

You can also try www.allseeingeye.com . It lets you join BF2 games without using the server browser.

-Lasereth

Thanks! Ill double check the patch and I think I will use allseeingeye either way.

ObieX · 09-13-2005, 06:58 PM

For those who are/were interested in showing off their BF2 stats/medals/badges etc.. http://www.bf2s.com/ seems to be working again (they were blocked by EA or gamespy for a while)

for example, here's me:
http://bf2s.com/player/Mr._Fancy_Pants/

Edit: oh yea, at the bottom of your guy's page of info there's that little menu and code, so you can slap that stuff in your signatures on message boards etc. (i wouldn't use it here, but you get the idea)

FngKestrel · 09-17-2005, 01:11 AM

Hearing about all this badges and shit makes me pretty upset that I can't install it on my machine ATM. In fact, I have problems installing many EA games on my system. I put in the serial key and immediately get kicked to a "Incomplete installation error." I think it thinks I have copying software on here, but I've checked and cleaned my registry for anything that could possibly be misconstrued for copying software. No dice.

/rant

Coppertop · 09-17-2005, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FngKestrel

Hearing about all this badges and shit makes me pretty upset that I can't install it on my machine ATM. In fact, I have problems installing many EA games on my system. I put in the serial key and immediately get kicked to a "Incomplete installation error." I think it thinks I have copying software on here, but I've checked and cleaned my registry for anything that could possibly be misconstrued for copying software. No dice.

/rant

Nah, EA just knows you jumped ship and keeps a list of your kind on all its game CDs to prevent you installing their games.

portwineboy · 09-19-2005, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FngKestrel

Hearing about all this badges and shit makes me pretty upset that I can't install it on my machine ATM. In fact, I have problems installing many EA games on my system. I put in the serial key and immediately get kicked to a "Incomplete installation error." I think it thinks I have copying software on here, but I've checked and cleaned my registry for anything that could possibly be misconstrued for copying software. No dice.

I've run into this type of problem 2x recently. One was caused by some pc tweaking software I ran that disabled unneccessary services. It set my Windows Installer service to disabled. That took forever to figure out. The second problem I've run into is that my DVD drive was too old for the latest version of whatever copy protection software (secure rom?) is on the BF2 DVD. I had to install from my laptop's DVD over a network share and use an image file to play the game.

Jinn · 09-19-2005, 06:45 AM

http://www.bf2al.com/

(For everyone who agrees with me that the ingame browser sucks)

It's the best BF2 decision I ever made. In lieu of the vaporware "1.03", it has a buddy list and a favorites list and everything you could want. Additionally, you can set it up to autologin and even put your favorite servers on a serverside list so you can access them from anywhere. Playing BF2 to me has completely changed. I open BF2 Autoloader, my favorites (like 10 or so servers) load up in less than a second, I sort by ping (usually 50-80 lower than ingame)... double click the server.. and it loads Bf2 and logs me in.

FngKestrel · 09-19-2005, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by portwineboy

I've run into this type of problem 2x recently. One was caused by some pc tweaking software I ran that disabled unneccessary services. It set my Windows Installer service to disabled. That took forever to figure out. The second problem I've run into is that my DVD drive was too old for the latest version of whatever copy protection software (secure rom?) is on the BF2 DVD. I had to install from my laptop's DVD over a network share and use an image file to play the game.

Thanks for the tips. I'll check it out when I get home.

FngKestrel · 09-19-2005, 09:37 PM

So I checked my services and the Windows Installer was disabled. I started that up and tried to install...no dice. How do I figure out if my DVD drive is too old?

portwineboy · 09-20-2005, 04:04 AM

For my DVD drive (panansonic) I had to download some software from their website. 1 package was a WinXp driver update tool that came with a utility program that told me the firmware version of the drive. Then I was able to use a second package to update the firmware...and now the BF2 disk works in the drive. I did have to follow the instructions as I had to temporarily change the ATA channel speed temporarily to flash the firmware.

Sorry that's not much help, but if you have a Panasonic burner I can point you in the right direction.

FngKestrel · 09-20-2005, 09:41 AM

Thanks, it's a start. I'll do some more snooping around...and if that fails, I'll harass one of my friends to bring their laptop over and install over the network...

Lasereth · 09-24-2005, 06:13 PM

I haven't been able to play in a week. I put in a few hours today. Right now I'm at 7500 Global Points. I'll get a new unlock at the 10-12k range. I think I'm gonna get the G36C.

-Lasereth

Krycheck · 09-26-2005, 12:32 PM

This game is becomming very addictive for me. Seems like the more badges and medals I earn the more I wanna play. Thanks alot Dice/EA!!!

Question for you guys: I was thinking of leasing a BF2 server and wanted to know if you guys would be interested in forming an informal TFP clan? I can give anyone from this forum admin rights to it or maybe a select few depending. I'd rather play with some people I know. Makes for a better experience.

Lasereth · 09-26-2005, 12:56 PM

Hell, I'd definitely be up for playing on a TFP server. I hate filtering through trash servers. I have one or two that I play on right now, but when they're full it's really annoying. Count me in! Not sure I can help financially with it though.

-Lasereth

djflish · 09-26-2005, 01:06 PM

Count me in too!
There's a few TFPers I wouldn't mind shooting!

portwineboy · 09-26-2005, 01:07 PM

Yea I was thinking the same thing. I'd be into it, but the cost of leasing servers from EA is pretty high. I usually just filter for Comcast servers as they tend to be low ping. I'd love to play with people who actually play as a team and use commo.

Krycheck · 09-26-2005, 03:15 PM

I may be willing to foot the whole bill although I may ask for donations from time to time. I seem to remember an ad for $9.99 a month for one. If that's the case no big deal. I'll do my homework on it when I get home.

ObieX · 09-26-2005, 03:30 PM

For those who are interested http://www.bf2s.com/ now has (at the bototm of your player's lookup) a "time to next rank" area which show you how far to the next 3 ranks you have to go yet and even gives an estimated time (in both continuous and non-continuous gameplay) till you hit that rank. Pretty neat.. now if only looking at it didnt make me want to cry.

Lasereth · 09-26-2005, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ObieX

For those who are interested http://www.bf2s.com/ now has (at the bototm of your player's lookup) a "time to next rank" area which show you how far to the next 3 ranks you have to go yet and even gives an estimated time (in both continuous and non-continuous gameplay) till you hit that rank. Pretty neat.. now if only looking at it didnt make me want to cry.

I'm going for Corporal (rank 4), but after that, I don't see myself ranking up again. I'll say one thing that is painfully obvious: those who already have 100,000 global points are stat exploiters, end of story. I have 8000 global points and I consider myself a really good player that plays pretty often. Even if you're an incredibly good player (me) that plays often (me), you shouldn't have more than 20,000 or 30,000 global points, even if you play nonstop. If you have more than 50k points, you're exploiting. So for all of you guys getting discouraged about your global score, don't worry about it...at least we're doing it the honorable way.

Furthermore, after Corporal, I don't really care about unlocking anymore guns. I'm after the G36C (already have the Jackhammer unlocked), but after that there's really no reason to want more guns. The assault replacement doesn't have a grenade launcher. The Sniper class sucks in general. The anti-tank kit comes with a semi auto shotgun, which one of the engineer classes gets standard issue. The medic kit gets a GREAT gun (the L85A1), but I don't play medic very often, so it matters none to me.

-Lasereth

08-08-2005, 04:28 AM	#121 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I looked even further into the shotgun ordeal. It was really bothering me. The MEC does get the Saiga 12k semi-auto shotgun as the engineer. The US always gets a pump action, as well as the Chinese. The unlockable engineer shotgun is a <I>fully automatic</I> shotgun, however, called the Jackhammer. You hold down the trigger and it goes until it's empty. The Saiga 12k is a really nice shotgun, but it's not fully automatic. It seems to have slightly better accuracy though. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

08-16-2005, 08:52 AM	#122 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I'm starting to use the Assault kit mainly now. On the close-quarters maps and if there is 64 players I switch to the Support kit though...nothing like 100 rounds without reloading. The grenade launchers are really, really powerful if you learn how to aim/line up the sights correctly. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

08-23-2005, 07:55 AM	#124 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	Cool, thanks, that's an excellent guide. I upgraded to the X800 for BF2 as well. I think things like the badges to add an element to the game that was missing before. At the rate I'm going, I'll unlock my second weapon sometime in 2010, but even still I like the rank and award system. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

08-23-2005, 07:59 AM	#125 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Yea thats the only part of the medals and such that i don't like. I mean to get some of the medals you'd have to play 24 hours a day for about 3/4ths of a year. And its that way for a majority of the medals. 7000 hours of playing various command roles for a medal? Gimme a break. __________________ We Must Dissent.

08-23-2005, 09:17 AM	#126 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I don't care at all about the medals and ribbons because some of them are absolutely ridiculous like ObieX said. What I do care about is my rank, and I'm sorta pissed about how hard it is to rank up unless you play all fucking day everyday. I'm rank 3 and have been since I played for like 10 hours. It took like 2 hours to get rank 1, 5 hours for rank 2, 10 hours for rank 3, and now at least 100 hours for rank 4. Why the huge jump? There's like 12 ranks. I understand the later ranks being hard to get, but why so hard in the beginning? I play the game a lot and I'm not enough halfway to rank 4. I rarely get outside of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, so it's not like I'm not getting points. I just did some calculations. You'd have to play 6 hours a day for 3 years to get the 7000 hour medal. Uhh...bullshit. That's ridiculous. No wonder people are trying to alter their stats. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert Last edited by Lasereth; 08-23-2005 at 09:21 AM..

08-23-2005, 07:03 AM	#123 (permalink)
jvwgtr Completely bananas Location: Florida	I just love this game more every day. I went ahead and upgraded to an X800 XT so I could turn on more detail. It's a fun enough game as it is, but now I'm obsessed with getting all the badges and ribbons on my way up the ranks. There's a great guide posted here : http://www.totalbf2.com/strategy/badges/ that describes what you need to do. The "Airborne" ribbon was the most fun to get...just do 10 seconds in a parachute (take a plane waaaaay up high). I'm glad EA added a bunch of little elements to make the game more fun and challenging.

09-05-2005, 06:44 AM	#127 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	I just got this game on Saturday and I love it! I have a few questions though: 1. There were problems with the v1.01 patch, should I bother downloading the v1.02? 2. Can you only unlock weapons after playing on ranked servers? 3. Why does the sniper suck so much? And 4. Am I the only person who plays as a medic?!! I haven't come across another one in about 10 hours of play, on different 5 servers! And everybody here seems to play assault or anti-tank __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

09-05-2005, 09:08 AM	#128 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	For a quick rundown: 1. Yes, 1.02 has no problems that I'm aware of. 2. Yes. Unlocking weapons depends on your player rank, which is based on your global score. Global scores are only recorded on ranked servers. 3. Don't know. Lag is a big problem but it also takes practice and knowing where to shoot. 4. I've seen servers where medics make up half the team, and others where there aren't any. It just depends on the server and who's playing. Although most of the time everyone balances out pretty evenly.

09-05-2005, 12:29 PM	#130 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Just got all my basic badges yesterday. That explosive ordinance one was a real pain in the ass. I didn't expect it to be harder than the knife one but it was heh. Does anyone know what you need to be able to get the silver badges?Is something other than all the basic badges required? __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-05-2005, 03:16 PM	#131 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	I just played for awhile getting over 200 points and it didn't record any but 20 points, wtf? And yes it was ranked and yes I remember how many points I started with.

09-05-2005, 08:15 PM	#133 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Sometimes stuff just doesnt register. I had to redo my Knife badge cuz it said i got it, but later on it never came. I thought i had to wait, so i waited a few days and it still wasn't there. So i just redid it on a 64 player peninsula map. Good map to do pistol badge on too btw. Thats the only time i've had that happen, but it can. __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-06-2005, 03:01 AM	#134 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	With the singleplayer maps is there a way of changing the spawn time, amount of bots, etc? Is there any rewards for the badges, other than your own personal satisfaction. Is it worth attempting them? __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

09-06-2005, 12:41 PM	#137 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	There are ways to have people see your awards and stats. Most are being systematically removed by EA and/or gamespy. For example http://www.bf2s.com/ was usable until yesterday I'm not sure if there's an official way to let people view them, but if there isn't I'm sure they'll put one out eventually. Thanks for the info scorpion, the sites i found only had info on the basic ones. __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-07-2005, 02:46 AM	#138 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Just got Valorous Merit Ribbon tonight. That 55 team score was a pain in the ass to get.. ended the map w/ 60 team score from medic. __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-07-2005, 06:09 AM	#139 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	If I buy a second-hand copy from ebay, when I install it and try to go online, will it work? Or will it not let me play because of a duplicate CD-key? __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

09-07-2005, 06:21 AM	#140 (permalink)
asshopo Insane Location: Michigan	I just got this game over the weekend and my biggest complaint is that it sits there with "Finding servers" or whatever the message is, for like 10 mins when playing multiplayer. I'm not going to wait 10 mins to play a damn game. I've tried prolly half a dozen times to play but get annoyed with waiting and end task the thing. Is there a better way to get into a server? __________________ Patterns have a habit of repeating themselves.

09-07-2005, 07:49 AM	#141 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	Does anybody use gamespy arcade, or the in-game browser? __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

09-13-2005, 06:58 PM	#144 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	For those who are/were interested in showing off their BF2 stats/medals/badges etc.. http://www.bf2s.com/ seems to be working again (they were blocked by EA or gamespy for a while) for example, here's me: http://bf2s.com/player/Mr._Fancy_Pants/ Edit: oh yea, at the bottom of your guy's page of info there's that little menu and code, so you can slap that stuff in your signatures on message boards etc. (i wouldn't use it here, but you get the idea) __________________ We Must Dissent.

09-17-2005, 01:11 AM	#145 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	Hearing about all this badges and shit makes me pretty upset that I can't install it on my machine ATM. In fact, I have problems installing many EA games on my system. I put in the serial key and immediately get kicked to a "Incomplete installation error." I think it thinks I have copying software on here, but I've checked and cleaned my registry for anything that could possibly be misconstrued for copying software. No dice. /rant

09-19-2005, 06:45 AM	#148 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	http://www.bf2al.com/ (For everyone who agrees with me that the ingame browser sucks) It's the best BF2 decision I ever made. In lieu of the vaporware "1.03", it has a buddy list and a favorites list and everything you could want. Additionally, you can set it up to autologin and even put your favorite servers on a serverside list so you can access them from anywhere. Playing BF2 to me has completely changed. I open BF2 Autoloader, my favorites (like 10 or so servers) load up in less than a second, I sort by ping (usually 50-80 lower than ingame)... double click the server.. and it loads Bf2 and logs me in. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

09-19-2005, 09:37 PM	#150 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	So I checked my services and the Windows Installer was disabled. I started that up and tried to install...no dice. How do I figure out if my DVD drive is too old?

09-20-2005, 04:04 AM	#151 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	For my DVD drive (panansonic) I had to download some software from their website. 1 package was a WinXp driver update tool that came with a utility program that told me the firmware version of the drive. Then I was able to use a second package to update the firmware...and now the BF2 disk works in the drive. I did have to follow the instructions as I had to temporarily change the ATA channel speed temporarily to flash the firmware. Sorry that's not much help, but if you have a Panasonic burner I can point you in the right direction. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

09-20-2005, 09:41 AM	#152 (permalink)
FngKestrel Junkie	Thanks, it's a start. I'll do some more snooping around...and if that fails, I'll harass one of my friends to bring their laptop over and install over the network...

09-24-2005, 06:13 PM	#153 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I haven't been able to play in a week. I put in a few hours today. Right now I'm at 7500 Global Points. I'll get a new unlock at the 10-12k range. I think I'm gonna get the G36C. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-26-2005, 12:32 PM	#154 (permalink)
Krycheck Sultana ruined my evil persona Location: Los Angeles	This game is becomming very addictive for me. Seems like the more badges and medals I earn the more I wanna play. Thanks alot Dice/EA!!! Question for you guys: I was thinking of leasing a BF2 server and wanted to know if you guys would be interested in forming an informal TFP clan? I can give anyone from this forum admin rights to it or maybe a select few depending. I'd rather play with some people I know. Makes for a better experience. __________________ His pants are tight...but his morals are loose!!

09-26-2005, 12:56 PM	#155 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Hell, I'd definitely be up for playing on a TFP server. I hate filtering through trash servers. I have one or two that I play on right now, but when they're full it's really annoying. Count me in! Not sure I can help financially with it though. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-26-2005, 01:06 PM	#156 (permalink)
djflish The Mighty Boosh Location: I mostly come out at night, mostly...	Count me in too! There's a few TFPers I wouldn't mind shooting! __________________ Europes two great narcotics, Alcohol and Christianity. I know which one I prefer.

09-26-2005, 01:07 PM	#157 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	Yea I was thinking the same thing. I'd be into it, but the cost of leasing servers from EA is pretty high. I usually just filter for Comcast servers as they tend to be low ping. I'd love to play with people who actually play as a team and use commo. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

09-26-2005, 03:15 PM	#158 (permalink)
Krycheck Sultana ruined my evil persona Location: Los Angeles	I may be willing to foot the whole bill although I may ask for donations from time to time. I seem to remember an ad for $9.99 a month for one. If that's the case no big deal. I'll do my homework on it when I get home. __________________ His pants are tight...but his morals are loose!!

09-26-2005, 03:30 PM	#159 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	For those who are interested http://www.bf2s.com/ now has (at the bototm of your player's lookup) a "time to next rank" area which show you how far to the next 3 ranks you have to go yet and even gives an estimated time (in both continuous and non-continuous gameplay) till you hit that rank. Pretty neat.. now if only looking at it didnt make me want to cry. __________________ We Must Dissent.