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« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2005, 10:08:35 AM »
Actually, I think the graphics are pretty good.  I'd compare them with Doom/HL2... then again, you didn't have to upgrade for those, huh?

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« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2005, 06:20:32 PM »
Nope, I didn't.

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« Reply #17 on: July 04, 2005, 09:13:50 PM »
Now that I've gotten a chance to play on some of the other maps, I think you're pretty close with the graphics comparison.  I just didn't have time to look around and admire things :)

I suck at this game.  I was really good at BF1942, but haven't gotten the hang of this.

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« Reply #18 on: July 05, 2005, 09:16:45 AM »
Trust me... it comes with time.  I'm starting to get kickass with the attack helicopter and I'm pretty good at following orders, which really helps.

A few tips that I didn't pick up on when I started (and was told about by coworkers):
1) Don't forget to join a squad.  They'll give you orders and it helps your teamwork points and seems to help you win if you follow them.
2) Don't forget that you can take any position in a vehicle no matter what spot the bots take (F1-F8 keys).
3) You can't be commander and play the game.  It's too hard.  You end up trying to play the game and all the bots just sit there waiting for orders.  If you are a squad leader, you can call for supplies and artillery.

That's the major ones I missed the first time around.

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« Reply #19 on: July 05, 2005, 09:47:02 AM »
#2 is the same as it was in BF1942.  Unfortunately, the bots never listen when I tell them to bail out.  This is bad because I'm a big fan of suicide runs.  Be a Spec Ops guy, toss all your C4 on the outside of a vehicle, drive it in to a mass of enemies, and BOOM.  If you time it right, you won't even take damage.

Can you play this well online without a microphone?

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« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2005, 10:04:43 AM »
HAHAHA... I usually just get a running start and I've found that if you hit the offending vehicle hard enough, it'll take you both out.  And I'm almost always spec ops... I love running up to an enemy tank, tossing 2 packs of C4 and running off to blow them up.  And their rifle kicks so much ass.

I've only played online once or twice so far and I didn't have a mic and most of the other people didn't either.  A lot of people are used to the Q and T menus for comm.

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« Reply #21 on: July 05, 2005, 10:35:18 AM »
Yeah, I don't know why most of the US guns only do burst fire.  It sucks.  Given the choice between burst and single shot, I'll almost always pick single shot, just for the added accuracy.

Yesterday a tank was hauling ass at me, I hopped out of the way just in time, slapped on a pack of C4, and blasted it as it was going around the corner.  It was great.

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« Reply #22 on: July 05, 2005, 11:05:16 AM »
Yeah... burst fire sucks, but I find most of the automatics have so much kick that you start firing at something and you're very quickly shooting way over their heads.

The thing that is crazy about this game is that they actually have active armor.  You pretty much have to cap someone in the head to kill em because chest shots hit nothing but armor.

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« Reply #23 on: July 18, 2005, 06:05:11 PM »
So... I need a new monitor.  I've basically been playing 2 maps on this game all the time (Dragon Valley and Gulf of Oman), because it's so damn hard to see most of the other maps.  My monitor is slowly dying and just keeps getting darker and darker.

This sucks, but I'm still addicted to this game.  Oh, and in case anyone hadn't heard, v1.02 patch has been released!

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« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2005, 08:08:04 PM »
Box says GFFX, but honestly I'd be surprised if it hadn't worked on my old GF4

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« Reply #25 on: July 18, 2005, 08:35:06 PM »
I might have to get this game. I played the demo for Xbox and it was pretty fun (not too surprising considering how much I liked the first one). Don't know if I should go for PC or Xbox, though. It would be nice to get some use out of my joystick again for flying those helicopters :D

I remember on the Desert Combat mod, you could land a helicopter on a tank and make it sink into the ground....

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« Reply #26 on: July 18, 2005, 08:47:18 PM »
Haha I found a screenshot:

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« Reply #27 on: July 18, 2005, 09:08:02 PM »
Hehe, I never did that.  That also makes the graphical differences pretty obvious.

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« Reply #28 on: July 25, 2005, 03:51:50 PM »
I'm almost up a rank.  It's so close I can smell it.  And I've gotten about 8 awards now... well, 2 awards and 6 badges.  Pretty sweet!

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« Reply #29 on: July 25, 2005, 04:05:54 PM »
Can you recommend a server?  My connection's plenty fast, but I keep getting crappy pings.

Also, when we goan rumble?