MY First Impressions

ghostsoldier-nc · 21-11-2009, 04:01 PM

First of all, let me preface my impressions, by saying well done to the DICE team

. IMHO, even though we are still in BETA, this is the best game on the market RIGHT NOW! This game when the rough edges are fixed will be absolutely awesome (sorry for those with no code). I was playing on and off, for roughly about 8 hrs yesterday, and it honestly felt like I was playing for 1.
The best game, as far as competition last night was with a bunch from the forum, as well as, GVD! Cheers guys, that was a great game...except Fido who was owning me, u definately were my nemesis!

Haha!
Alright my impressions:
LIKES:
-UAV support is pretty cool. I like it better than the arty in BC1. This actually takes some skill to use correctly. When used by someone who knows what they are doing, it is a great support item. I was in game yesterday someone on my team was able to give close air support, etc and it was a valuable piece to our win.
-Destruction is great! Played the competition the last couple weeks, and without destruction for the environment, it makes it a totally different gaming experience.
-Customizable kits = awesome.
-Huge Environment = awesome.
-Between game scoring screens with achievements for next unlock is a nice feature, like the way it is done.
- Really brings TEAM play into play. Especially with assault kit.
-FINALLY------nice VoIP fix

nice squadding fix

DISLIKES:
-Squadding, I still would like to see if you have a squad of say three, like I did yesterday, to have it search a game to where the squad can stay together. Like 1943, It put two of us on one team and the third on the other team. It was a pain.

-Shotguns, IMO are still too powerful. In one game yesterday, there was a dude just running around raping people with the shotgun. It shouldn't be one shot one kill cause that = garbage! Can shotguns be dialed down in damage and then have the option to carry a shotgun or a hand gun?
-Maps open up to slow. Just as you gain momentum and are ready to move to the next set of crates, you have to wait before you run out of bounds. In a game yesterday, our whole team was lined up along the wall after the first set of crates and a sniper for the other team was up in the rocks to the defending right of the crates and I think he had a big smile on his face. It must have looked like a firing line to him.
LITTLE THINGS:
-Ammo was discussed yesterday. I like the way it plays right now. Like I said above, it nice to have some team play with the assault class. My only gripe is when trying out the sniper class, I ran out of ammo, had to leave my prime sniping location to go scavenge for some more rounds. I know that there is a perk to carry more, but it was a pain.
-Sniping has kind of a silly graphic. When you score a hit, regardless of location, have you guys noticed an absolute explosion of blood.

Great graphic to award a head shot score (like the guys head is exploding) but for a body shot that just wounds a soldier is kind of overkill!
Also, for snipers, (and maybe I haven't unlocked yet) I think they should carry the tagging dart rather than C4. Let the demo guys carry C4 along with mine capability. Tagging would be easy to do from cover.
-Tank controls, I don't like so much. This was stated on other threads. The stick control is, well, not that great. To me its really easy going forward, and hard to control in reverse. I often found myself in bad situations b/c I couldn't maneuver very easily. Also, is there a coax gun for the driver? I couldn't find one, if there isn't, it would be nice to have.

Well those are my first impressions. Maybe you guys/gals have experienced some of the same, etc.....please discuss. See you on the battlefield.

strider196 · 21-11-2009, 04:03 PM

I agree but...
didn't dice say is was alpha?

One thing i hate about this game is that I don't get up and start jumping and swearing like I did in BC1 and 1943!

Edit: Looks like we will all have to wait till the helis come out!

TTeddy988 · 21-11-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghostsoldier-nc

-Shotguns, IMO are still too powerful. In one game yesterday, there was a dude just running around raping people with the shotgun. It shouldn't be one shot one kill cause that = garbage! Can shotguns be dialed down in damage and then have the option to carry a shotgun or a hand gun?
Wrong. Shotguns should be tuned up. If you are getting owned by one that is when you suck. Simply don't let them get close enough. To be successful you must use tactics. A shotgun should ALWAYS win in cqc.

-Sniping has kind of a silly graphic. When you score a hit, regardless of location, have you guys noticed an absolute explosion of blood.

Great graphic to award a head shot score (like the guys head is exploding) but for a body shot that just wounds a soldier is kind of overkill!
Wrong again here. Its toned down. What should happen in a body shot is he gets ripped in half. I am just saying: bullet=blood

-Tank controls, I don't like so much. This was stated on other threads. The stick control is, well, not that great. To me its really easy going forward, and hard to control in reverse. I often found myself in bad situations b/c I couldn't maneuver very easily. Also, is there a coax gun for the driver? I couldn't find one, if there isn't, it would be nice to have.
BF: Easy to play; Hard to master
Well those are my first impressions. Maybe you guys/gals have experienced some of the same, etc.....please discuss. See you on the battlefield.

My thoughts in red.

spacefox00 · 21-11-2009, 04:34 PM

TC, while I agree all the default controls are horrible. You do know that you can change the tank controls so it's similar to BC1 right? The control option is the one right after Default, called Drive.

ghostsoldier-nc · 21-11-2009, 05:44 PM

TTeddy988: Your right I suck because some tool can run around with a shotgun blasting people. It was probably you. Tactically, that makes me a bad player

, ur right.
And I understand bullet=blood; if a guy can run away, it shouldn't = that much blood.
spacefox00 I messed with player controls, didn't catch drive controls, I'll check it out, thanks.

21-11-2009, 04:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
ghostsoldier-nc Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Location: N. Carolina, US Gender: Male Posts: 249	MY First Impressions First of all, let me preface my impressions, by saying well done to the DICE team . IMHO, even though we are still in BETA, this is the best game on the market RIGHT NOW! This game when the rough edges are fixed will be absolutely awesome (sorry for those with no code). I was playing on and off, for roughly about 8 hrs yesterday, and it honestly felt like I was playing for 1. The best game, as far as competition last night was with a bunch from the forum, as well as, GVD! Cheers guys, that was a great game...except Fido who was owning me, u definately were my nemesis! Haha! Alright my impressions: LIKES: -UAV support is pretty cool. I like it better than the arty in BC1. This actually takes some skill to use correctly. When used by someone who knows what they are doing, it is a great support item. I was in game yesterday someone on my team was able to give close air support, etc and it was a valuable piece to our win. -Destruction is great! Played the competition the last couple weeks, and without destruction for the environment, it makes it a totally different gaming experience. -Customizable kits = awesome. -Huge Environment = awesome. -Between game scoring screens with achievements for next unlock is a nice feature, like the way it is done. - Really brings TEAM play into play. Especially with assault kit. -FINALLY------nice VoIP fix nice squadding fix DISLIKES: -Squadding, I still would like to see if you have a squad of say three, like I did yesterday, to have it search a game to where the squad can stay together. Like 1943, It put two of us on one team and the third on the other team. It was a pain. -Shotguns, IMO are still too powerful. In one game yesterday, there was a dude just running around raping people with the shotgun. It shouldn't be one shot one kill cause that = garbage! Can shotguns be dialed down in damage and then have the option to carry a shotgun or a hand gun? -Maps open up to slow. Just as you gain momentum and are ready to move to the next set of crates, you have to wait before you run out of bounds. In a game yesterday, our whole team was lined up along the wall after the first set of crates and a sniper for the other team was up in the rocks to the defending right of the crates and I think he had a big smile on his face. It must have looked like a firing line to him. LITTLE THINGS: -Ammo was discussed yesterday. I like the way it plays right now. Like I said above, it nice to have some team play with the assault class. My only gripe is when trying out the sniper class, I ran out of ammo, had to leave my prime sniping location to go scavenge for some more rounds. I know that there is a perk to carry more, but it was a pain. -Sniping has kind of a silly graphic. When you score a hit, regardless of location, have you guys noticed an absolute explosion of blood. Great graphic to award a head shot score (like the guys head is exploding) but for a body shot that just wounds a soldier is kind of overkill! Also, for snipers, (and maybe I haven't unlocked yet) I think they should carry the tagging dart rather than C4. Let the demo guys carry C4 along with mine capability. Tagging would be easy to do from cover. -Tank controls, I don't like so much. This was stated on other threads. The stick control is, well, not that great. To me its really easy going forward, and hard to control in reverse. I often found myself in bad situations b/c I couldn't maneuver very easily. Also, is there a coax gun for the driver? I couldn't find one, if there isn't, it would be nice to have. Well those are my first impressions. Maybe you guys/gals have experienced some of the same, etc.....please discuss. See you on the battlefield.

21-11-2009, 04:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
spacefox00 Forum Guru Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sunshine State, US Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 2,216	TC, while I agree all the default controls are horrible. You do know that you can change the tank controls so it's similar to BC1 right? The control option is the one right after Default, called Drive. __________________ Check out these vids! Empire State of Mind - Video Game Parody - Pants on the Ground!

21-11-2009, 04:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
strider196 Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Localhost Gender: Male Posts: 551 Blog Entries: 5	I agree but... didn't dice say is was alpha? One thing i hate about this game is that I don't get up and start jumping and swearing like I did in BC1 and 1943! Edit: Looks like we will all have to wait till the helis come out!

21-11-2009, 05:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
ghostsoldier-nc Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Location: N. Carolina, US Gender: Male Posts: 249	TTeddy988: Your right I suck because some tool can run around with a shotgun blasting people. It was probably you. Tactically, that makes me a bad player , ur right. And I understand bullet=blood; if a guy can run away, it shouldn't = that much blood. spacefox00 I messed with player controls, didn't catch drive controls, I'll check it out, thanks.