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The Ready Room => Off Topic => Topic started by: rad4Christ on June 13, 2005, 06:57:54 AM

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: rad4Christ on June 13, 2005, 06:57:54 AM

Well, as most of you know, BF2 demo was released, and it has consumed my time. I tried playing BF1942 when it was released,but my PC couldn't handle it then, and I never gave it another thought. Now, with BF2, I'm really enjoying it. Regardless of the fact the map map is a bit monotonous, hey, I'm an NS player, monotony is life. Well, what do you guys think? What's your favorite soldier type/side/vehicle?


BTW, if I'm online, and NOT in NS, I'll be on the radclan server for BF2 (couldn't resist when I saw rad for a clan). It's actually a good server, no Voice over IP though. FF is on, and smacktards are dealt with well.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Leaderz0rz on June 13, 2005, 08:57:34 AM

my favorite class is either spec ops or medic. I really don't have a favorite side aslong as the side i'm on is playing as a team =p when you get a group of 6 people acting as a squad its really fun.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Legionnaired on June 13, 2005, 10:40:19 AM

Apache + Hellfires + Fly By Wire = Owntyouthanks.

This game is your standard team push map, until you get teamwork.

Then, it is frikkin awesome. A teammate and I once had to reload our chopper 4 times, because we destroyed so many people/tanks/bogies. Amazing, just amazing.

Oh, and the squad leader system, genius! I've been going squad leader, getting in a blackhawk, and just flying over the attack zone dropping my boys off and commanding the fight from above. It _wins_.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Diablus on June 13, 2005, 10:50:27 AM

bleh too bad my computer almost dies when I attepmpt to play it :(

1.5ghz, 512ram, and radeon9600xt vid card and my computer was begging me to kill it and put it out of its misery when I played. <_<

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Anarki3x6 on June 13, 2005, 11:05:33 AM

<3 bf2, played for hours last night as a squad leader on the NSA server, had rat and vahn in squad... did our spec ops raiding the marine carrier and stealing their blackhawk routine alot :)

spawning by squadleader is great cuz theyd always pop right back up by me to kick more ass

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: aeroripper on June 13, 2005, 12:06:57 PM

I'm always confused when i play it... san andreas and NS are still more interesting for me :-P

It was fun back in BF1942 to go around in a jeep and sneaking up on enemy snipers and hitting them then carrying them on your hood and then crashing into the water  :D.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: 2_of_8 on June 13, 2005, 12:47:25 PM

Downloading now, 26%.

Jeez... took me at least 10 mins to find a download place. Sign up here, wait in line for half and hour there, move to romania to get above single-digit speeds... bleh.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: LowCrawler on June 13, 2005, 01:02:10 PM

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Apache + Hellfires + Fly By Wire = Owntyouthanks.

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its a supercobra, not an apache :p

and ive become a very very good helo pilot.... i really want to play with you guys sometime, me and my pal took out a MiG-29 in the supercobra thx to my fancy maneuvering and his awesome gunner skillz.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: rad4Christ on June 13, 2005, 01:47:15 PM

LM has game servers from time to time in addition to NS, what about a temp BF2 server? What say ye LB?

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: UKchaos on June 13, 2005, 01:53:30 PM

I wanna play BF2 with you guys. The one time where i played with someone who communicated it was a complete blast. We did loads of driver-gunner runs, and then later on foot, one medic, one support (potentually unlimited health and ammo).


Get X-Fire, and then we can meet up in the game easily.

I use "ukchaos82"

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: SwiftSpear on June 13, 2005, 02:24:41 PM

I should pick up the demo now... was putting it off at first because I figured the DL times would be pretty scary for the first little while, but they should have calmed down a little now.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: bacon_flaps on June 13, 2005, 03:10:59 PM

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Apache + Hellfires + Fly By Wire = Owntyouthanks.

This game is your standard team push map, until you get teamwork.

Then, it is frikkin awesome. A teammate and I once had to reload our chopper 4 times, because we destroyed so many people/tanks/bogies. Amazing, just amazing.

Oh, and the squad leader system, genius! I've been going squad leader, getting in a blackhawk, and just flying over the attack zone dropping my boys off and commanding the fight from above. It _wins_.

Weren't you trolling the pre-release BF2 demo thread at the NS forums?

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: 2_of_8 on June 13, 2005, 03:26:51 PM

Meh. I didn't like it, at all. Maybe I'm just too used to NS... but it really wasn't my type of game.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Anarki3x6 on June 13, 2005, 03:33:36 PM

just tried commander mode for a bit today since nobody else seemed to want to do it... its really cool... nobody really follows your orders or anything so i just spent my time scanning places and artillerying the biggest groups of people i could find XD

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Leaderz0rz on June 13, 2005, 03:36:53 PM

if you watch irc, i usally try to get a game going with anyone who wants to play, like parzhd,anarki,tychohaikuperson, but not bacon becuase he hates me and won't play when i play

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Legionnaired on June 13, 2005, 09:52:27 PM

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Apache + Hellfires + Fly By Wire = Owntyouthanks.

This game is your standard team push map, until you get teamwork.

Then, it is frikkin awesome. A teammate and I once had to reload our chopper 4 times, because we destroyed so many people/tanks/bogies. Amazing, just amazing.

Oh, and the squad leader system, genius! I've been going squad leader, getting in a blackhawk, and just flying over the attack zone dropping my boys off and commanding the fight from above. It _wins_.

Weren't you trolling the pre-release BF2 demo thread at the NS forums?

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Yes, because it's exactly the same game as BF1942 for the most part, except that it facilitates teamwork destroying everything.

I did not expect the second part.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Diablus on June 14, 2005, 12:59:04 PM

Can't really seem to play when I reinstalled

I keep getting this error d3dx9_25.dll.

says it cant find it and reinstalling might fix this problem, but it doesn't... anyone have a solution? :angry:

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Zek on June 14, 2005, 02:50:08 PM

I was not a fan of BF1942 or Desert Combat, but I'm still divided on this game. On one hand the core gameplay is virtually the same as DC. On the other hand, it has a lot of nice features that definitely help the stupid rambo pub play from the previous games. The Commander and especially Squad Leader functions kick ass. It's great being able to run around with the same group of guys all over the map and spawn right back with them; the boring solo mentality that was so prevalent in the previous ones was my biggest gripe. I may end up giving the retail a shot, I can imagine it being a lot of fun once people get the hang of using the new additions.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Nooblet on June 14, 2005, 05:56:17 PM

What do you guys thing about Lm becomming a BF2 community. Or LM having a BF2 side.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Anarki3x6 on June 14, 2005, 06:56:12 PM

uuuh... ithink lm will always be a NS community firstly... but some bf2ness would be nice with more lmers since bf2 is nicely squad and teamwork based now :)

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Legionnaired on June 14, 2005, 09:36:40 PM

Hell, I'd not be opposed to LM becoming a large gaming community that fields clans in any game we're all playing regularly.

I say, why stop at BF2?

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: bacon_flaps on June 15, 2005, 03:44:59 PM

I think it would be bad because you are all nubs >:(

Except Anarki and Low.  And Rat.  Only because we own.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Dubbilex on June 15, 2005, 04:00:31 PM

I never got a chance :(

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: confused! on June 15, 2005, 04:23:49 PM

i havent had a lot of time to play games the last few days but the two hours i played BF2 i enjoyed. my roomate and i will be buying it once it is realeased. by then i hopefully will be no longer working 15 hour days every day.

(http://readthehook.com/Stories/2005/06/01/newsDrumrollPleaseBodosSet.html)

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: [JFF]Kirby on June 15, 2005, 04:42:17 PM

yeah ive been playing the demo quite a while... its usually really easy to run around capturing flags.. maybe im just playing with the wrong people..

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: UKchaos on June 15, 2005, 05:25:06 PM

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What do you guys thing about Lm becomming a BF2 community. Or LM having a BF2 side.

I'd def buy the full game for that!.

If thats not gonna be possible, maybe we should wear "BF" tags in irc to show we are ready for a game, then meet up in the channel and hit the pubs. Shouldnt be hard to find a 64 player server with enough free slots.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: LowCrawler on June 15, 2005, 09:19:57 PM

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I think it would be bad because you are all nubs >:(

Except Anarki and Low.  And Rat.  Only because we own.

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w00t

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Legionnaired on June 15, 2005, 11:52:28 PM

Ok, I just upgraded to a new rig, and cranked the detail...

Z-O-M-G. This game is beautiful, 1600x1200, All detail to full, 2x FSAA...

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Leaderz0rz on June 16, 2005, 12:49:59 AM

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I think it would be bad because you are all nubs >:(

Except Anarki and Low.  And Rat.  Only because we own.

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i'm a nub? pffftttttttttttttt


#nsbf2 for bf2 games

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Anarki3x6 on June 16, 2005, 01:01:35 AM

i tihnk you mean #nsbf2 for bf2 games ;)

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: spinviper on June 16, 2005, 08:34:37 AM

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Downloading now, 26%.

Jeez... took me at least 10 mins to find a download place. Sign up here, wait in line for half and hour there, move to romania to get above single-digit speeds... bleh.

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Hey Fraction, head to www.filefront.com and download it, no wait times and I get a 235 kbps download rate even though I'm from Singapore.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Niteowl on June 16, 2005, 04:30:16 PM

BF2 won't work on ratty duct taped together systems like mine. But have fun y'all!

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: devicenull on June 16, 2005, 06:04:51 PM

Yay for torrents..

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: bacon_flaps on June 16, 2005, 06:09:29 PM

After retail hits I'm not gonna be playing on any NS community servers.  It's gonna be ranked servers for me.  Gotta unlock that sexy SA80 for medic.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: LowCrawler on June 16, 2005, 09:22:25 PM

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After retail hits I'm not gonna be playing on any NS community servers.  It's gonna be ranked servers for me.  Gotta unlock that sexy SA80 for medic.

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im with bacon.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Dubbilex on June 17, 2005, 08:32:24 AM

I'll play on the Lm CommunitNO WAIT OF COURSE I WON'T :(

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: bacon_flaps on June 17, 2005, 09:37:12 AM

Ha ha dubb can't play and many others caaa-aaan.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Cheez on June 17, 2005, 02:06:25 PM

It's an ok game, but commander mode is kinda a joke. Besides the odd artillery barage, there's nothing you can really do if nobody listens to what you have to say. They dont really NEED you, so why should they bother to listen to you?

This is where NS beats it in gameplay :p

Oh, also engineer ftw. Happy happy mine fun time! *yourtankasploadkthx*  XD

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: spinviper on June 18, 2005, 06:01:00 AM

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After retail hits I'm not gonna be playing on any NS community servers.  It's gonna be ranked servers for me.  Gotta unlock that sexy SA80 for medic.

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im with bacon.

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I'm with Jim & Bacon.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Manta on June 18, 2005, 09:13:19 AM

I'd also play it (and buy the retail version) if there would be a Lunixmonster group for the game and if I could actually run it.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Leaderz0rz on June 19, 2005, 11:02:17 PM

if no one listens to you as a commander then you can run around and do art barrages and drop supply crates for yourself :D

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: bacon_flaps on June 19, 2005, 11:50:29 PM

So retail this week.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: Dubbilex on June 22, 2005, 05:23:17 PM

Okay so I downloaded it (AGAIN - the first time I got pissed off and deleted it) today, applied the special "screw you, shaders!" patch, and played for a bit.  

My verdict?  Not that good.

Title: Battlefield 2 Demo
Post by: bacon_flaps on June 23, 2005, 12:47:38 AM

Probably because it looked like **** and had bugs everywhere.