so can you give us some flying tips?  What controls do you use? Mouse/keyboard, and if so what keys are set?  I only try with no one around, but I've crashed multiple times because the controls I have are using mouse to pitch and that causes me to over correct and crash...any suggestions?

Z-Knight

so can you give us some flying tips?  What controls do you use? Mouse/keyboard, and if so what keys are set?  I only try with no one around, but I've crashed multiple times because the controls I have are using mouse to pitch and that causes me to over correct and crash...any suggestions?

wasd and keys Left/Right/up/down  arrow, WASD changes angle the heli while arrow keys turn the heli.
Example: to fly left use left arrow, up arrow for going up, etc. (I think this is by default not sure). W key makes the heli tip forward, S key makes it tip back, A key tip left, etc.
NOTE: I THINK THIS IS BY DEFAULT BUT I'M NOT SURE

Theophilus20

 tHere are a couple of things that I am Dissapointed with. The first is that there is on quick voice menu. Ive seen in the booklet that you are supposed to be ablew to press "Q" and have a voice menu, but it doesnt work for me.  If you do get someone who revives you, you cant say thanks, or spot out enemy snipers or ask someone for ammo.
 The other thing is that you cant lay down. When youre sniping or just trying not to get hit, this is a must.
 Anothe thing is, there doesnt seem to be any anti personel mines. I loved thoes in BF 2142.
 Dont get me wrong here, in givint the game a 9, but thats only because of the things that are missing. Everything that IS in the game is amazing.

if you have a g15 make some quick chat macros of your own :D

Oh no afterburner should be banned he kills me alot why why plz stop bohoooo and now  a massage from our sponsor  Killuchen for rogaine

VooDooPC

Theophilus20

tHere are a couple of things that I am Dissapointed with. The first is that there is on quick voice menu. Ive seen in the booklet that you are supposed to be ablew to press "Q" and have a voice menu, but it doesnt work for me.  If you do get someone who revives you, you cant say thanks, or spot out enemy snipers or ask someone for ammo.
The other thing is that you cant lay down. When youre sniping or just trying not to get hit, this is a must.
Anothe thing is, there doesnt seem to be any anti personel mines. I loved thoes in BF 2142.
Dont get me wrong here, in givint the game a 9, but thats only because of the things that are missing. Everything that IS in the game is amazing.

If you see a sniper, press Q to spot them and your guy will say, "I see a sniper or something". If you need ammo, point at an assault guy your team and press Q, your guy will shout at him for ammo.

And about laying down, I'm so happy that's out of the game. A lot of would people lay down the second they saw someone no matter how close they were and snipers would lay down and camp the whole map and do nothing. As if there aren't enough snipers doing nothing as it is.

OK, is it just me, or didn't an update eliminate a lot of the sounds like this and all the profanity because I miss being able to call out to people like that?

Maybe you do something, but a lot of recon players don't.

I think it was last weekend we were playing Isla Inocentes on the EVGA server and the attackers were almost all recon. The last part of the map seriously lasted almost an hour because the recon were sniping from the middle island and doing nothing else. Since they weren't attacking they weren't dying and their tickets were going down so slow.

I've also seen recon that are sniping but charges are being planted and defused. If they aren't covering the points as a recon sniping people or laying down mortar fire, what are they looking at?

The beginning of Port Valdez is another example, even since the beta, of having an over population of recon on the attacking team. Sitting on that hill doesn't do much for your team even if you are doing mortar strikes.

In my opinion. Any class played at it's best is more helpful than the recon on the attacking side. The only exception being a recon who doesn't have a sniper rifle. I like sniping in games, I really do, but in a game mode about rushing, sitting in one spot picking off guys with infinite respawns doesn't help the team much.

Playing as a recon on the defensive side on the other hand... knock yourself out. :)

VooDooPC

Maybe you do something, but a lot of recon players don't.

I think it was last weekend we were playing Isla Inocentes on the EVGA server and the attackers were almost all recon. The last part of the map seriously lasted almost an hour because the recon were sniping from the middle island and doing nothing else. Since they weren't attacking they weren't dying and their tickets were going down so slow.

I've also seen recon that are sniping but charges are being planted and defused. If they aren't covering the points as a recon sniping people or laying down mortar fire, what are they looking at?

The beginning of Port Valdez is another example, even since the beta, of having an over population of recon on the attacking team. Sitting on that hill doesn't do much for your team even if you are doing mortar strikes.

In my opinion. Any class played at it's best is more helpful than the recon on the attacking side. The only exception being a recon who doesn't have a sniper rifle. I like sniping in games, I really do, but in a game mode about rushing, sitting in one spot picking off guys with infinite respawns doesn't help the team much.

Playing as a recon on the defensive side on the other hand... knock yourself out. :)

I have to agree with you that in the cases where the entire team, or much of it, is only Recon then yes the entire team gets screwed.  I've seen that and it is frustrating and I've changed to another class a couple of times but I always get killed very quickly.  I've decided that I can best help my team by picking off players and laying down mortar fire...some maps mortar fire helps because it can destroy an MCOM station (in Rush mode) without you having to engage it...you simply collapse the house.

I'm also afraid of confrontation so I sit back and watch ... with one hand on my rifle.  ;p

I think I found one of my Disconnecting from the game issues.... I have a "Gamers" D-Link router... Seems the Firmware was corrupt... I updated it... Went 6+ hours gaming last night without a single disconnect. 

The Crashing to the desktop seems to be the game itself though. I have been able to identify one map and one particular M-Com planting that makes it happen every single time.

Time for the patch... Come on DICE!!!

Z-Knight

I have to agree with you that in the cases where the entire team, or much of it, is only Recon then yes the entire team gets screwed.  I've seen that and it is frustrating and I've changed to another class a couple of times but I always get killed very quickly.  I've decided that I can best help my team by picking off players and laying down mortar fire...some maps mortar fire helps because it can destroy an MCOM station (in Rush mode) without you having to engage it...you simply collapse the house.

I'm also afraid of confrontation so I sit back and watch ... with one hand on my rifle.  ;p

Your not alone ... That said.. On a full server I think a max of 3 Recons is ideal on any map.... I love picking off the Defensive players when they try to disarm.

Also... I found starting as an engineer, and then collecting a killed snipers kit... Equals a serious amount of fun with a fast mobility. Most of the time folks go... WHAT THE!!! Where is the sniper!.. Looking for the wrong "Uniform"

I also find Bonzia'ing to the M-coms right off the bat puts the defense on their heals and keeps them in camp.. Vs to many snipers and the Defense advances up into our space....

Z-Knight

what does it mean when you join a server and you have no map visible, and (as a sniper) I don't see my mortar lockon target...is that Hardcore?  So also, as a sniper, my motion sensor is useless without a map, and on some maps I can get lost.

Yes, it was a Hardcore server.

I hate the mortar strike timing with friendly fire on, the seconds it takes for the mortar strike to come down your team takes the building and rushes the building you just put the mortar strike on. I find myself screaming "nooo get back, get back"

rtmagee

Absolutely love this game. I was sick of the MW:2 hackers and love the fact that this incorporated vehicles even though they might be annoying and cheap at times (at least there aren't the killstreaks, pure game-breakers for realism). I'm glad I'm looking into a 480 because this game will be even more gorgeous crank up all the way at 1920X1200 on my T260. The immersion of this game gets much more intense than MW:2. 

I always check the server info to make sure they are running PB now, a lot are not and it is insane the amount of hackers running aimbot and such. Plus, I don't know your system, but even my cards are way overkill for this game. They hardly work even with everything turner up -AA. This game runs Havok and a Quad core is what I am wanting. This is the first game that has taken me completely away from 2142, even with it's faults. I have games I have never played, but want to because of 2142, so that is saying something for BBC2 in my little world.

NOTHING compares to BF2 in terms of complete game play.  Commander, Squads, Communication, Voice commands, Planes, Helis, Vehicles.  It's just a much better game than BF BC2.  Nice graphics but much worse overall game play. 

They need an update with all that stuff back in the game.  They'll probably charge you another $20 for it. 

Hmph.  Meh.

klepmod

NOTHING compares to BF2 in terms of complete game play.  Commander, Squads, Communication, Voice commands, Planes, Helis, Vehicles.  It's just a much better game than BF BC2.  Nice graphics but much worse overall game play. 

They need an update with all that stuff back in the game.  They'll probably charge you another $20 for it. 

Hmph.  Meh.

This isn't Battlefield 3.

Anyone else having trouble getting updates at  Statsverse.com  ... for some reason I'm constantly in the queue, and I had it get down to 10 seconds once, before it went to 35 seconds, then 4 seconds, then 55 seconds, then 3 minutes, then 1 minute, etc, etc, etc....now it is at 3 hours and it keeps jumping around...it  has been over 21 hours since I got an update.

http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/stats/pc/Z-Knight