Battlefield 2 - Page 3

o_comrade tiki · 06-16-2005, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by voipme

You know...even though pretty much everyone has high speed internet, a 560 MB demo is still way too big. This is gonna take forever.

You should try asking friends around for them to burn it to CD for you.
If you are a gamer, and if you have any friends, you should at least know some people with high speed connections, right?
I think I'll burn the demo for a friend or two of mine who aren't as privileged with a cable modem.

Jiggles · 06-16-2005, 07:22 PM

Find a good Torrent and it doesn't take that long. I found a good set of mirrors here as well:

Battlefield 2 Demo Mirrors

I tried the 4th mirror down and got over 150KB/Sec.

o_sobe green · 06-16-2005, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiggles

I've had fun with the demo so far, well, at least when it's not crashing or I'm not getting kicked by Punkbuster. Ah Punkbuster, how I didn't miss you.

Plus I have this annoying crackling audio problem I can't seem to fix. Oh well, other than that it runs quite well.

Quit haxing.

o_voipme · 06-16-2005, 10:25 PM

Ugh. What's with this lame account creation thing. I hate Gamespy. All I want to do is play online.

Jiggles · 06-16-2005, 11:37 PM

For stats-based pissing contests, of course!

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Originally Posted by SoBe Green

Quit haxing.

TeH TRuTH hURTSZ mE!!!11

o_broodingdude · 06-17-2005, 01:31 AM

LOLLIE@ Stat based pissing contests!

BF2 is pretty fun. Anyone get a handle on the audio crackling?

o_sh4x · 06-17-2005, 08:49 PM

Man I can't wait for the full game haha.. it's so nice. It must be so fuckin good for clan play.

I just wish there was less idiots online sometimes tho. Anyone interested in trying to start a BF2 FF clan to enjoy nice teamwork??

FF.Sh4x
FF.WHOSNEXT =)

o_broodingdude · 06-17-2005, 09:20 PM

Sure, why not? Besides BF2, FF is the only other game I am planning on playing for a while as a substitute for my other 2 favorite hobbies...

o_fathom · 06-24-2005, 07:19 PM

This game is pretty much bad ass... compared to 1942. I didn't like bf42.. If anyone hasnt bought bf2 yet.... i suggest you do so

o_kayuni · 06-24-2005, 08:43 PM

I won't be. The Battlefield series is all right, but no matter how good your specs are, it's guaranteed to lag, and take eons when joining a server. My computer is fairly good (P4, 1 GB DDR, etc.) yet it took me a good 8 minutes to get onto a BF:V server.

o_frenchtoast · 06-25-2005, 01:59 AM

omgz0r bf2 is t3h pwn4ge

o_thenuke0 · 06-25-2005, 06:18 PM

Im not going to buy games cause im simply not sure i have the time to play them =/

o_vertical · 06-26-2005, 07:55 PM

yeah finding time to play or time that I "feel" like playing is hard to do. But I just bought this game the day after it was released, and I do have to say its awesome, def. something to keep me occupied while waiting for Age Of Empires III and Fortress-Forever to be released. Sucks that I have a GeForce 6800 GT 256 and I still can't set BF2 on very high graphics lol. Maybe in a few years there will be a card thats good enough and cheap enough to turn the graphics on full.

Good luck to anyone who doesn't have a pretty recent card...

o_kayuni · 06-26-2005, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Vertical

yeah finding time to play or time that I "feel" like playing is hard to do. But I just bought this game the day after it was released, and I do have to say its awesome, def. something to keep me occupied while waiting for Age Of Empires III and Fortress-Forever to be released. Sucks that I have a GeForce 6800 GT 256 and I still can't set BF2 on very high graphics lol. Maybe in a few years there will be a card thats good enough and cheap enough to turn the graphics on full.

Good luck to anyone who doesn't have a pretty recent card...

This is why I hate the Battlefield series. The game hogs so many resources that no matter how good your computer is, at least one part of it will lag. It's because they seem to need the equivalent of half the tropical rainforest's foliage in each level.

o_vertical · 06-26-2005, 08:01 PM

haha, I love the way the game looks, and I don't mind that it taxes the hell out of my card, but what I CANT STAND is the shitty ass in-game server browser. It blows. I'm waiting for gamespy's version to come out, and HOPEFULLY it will be easier to use. Hell, they don't even have a favorites list so you can find your favorite servers, and blah. I don't even need to say anything else about it, it just pisses me off :P

Defrag · 06-26-2005, 09:06 PM

Just ordered it... it will be here soon!

o_frenchtoast · 06-26-2005, 09:12 PM

Ican't stop playing it! The one thing I wish is that they would allow you to use the 64 player maps in single player. The fact that there aren't bots makes it so I can't make a 64 player LAN either. Oh well, still woops ass!

Jiggles · 06-27-2005, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Vertical

Sucks that I have a GeForce 6800 GT 256 and I still can't set BF2 on very high graphics lol. Maybe in a few years there will be a card thats good enough and cheap enough to turn the graphics on full.

Good luck to anyone who doesn't have a pretty recent card...

Hmm, I'm not sure how good the 6800 GT is versus my x800XL, but I was able to turn all the graphic settings to their highest at 1024x768 (with Medium Anistropic filtering, and 2x AA) and still got very good FPS. I probably could go to a higher res, but it doesn't look jagged with the AA, and 1024x768 is the highest res my monitor can do 85 Hz at.

I guess I'd feel more sorry for the people that have 512 or less MB of ram, or a slow hard drive, since even with my 10,000 RPM SATA drive, level loading is not speedy.

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

The one thing I wish is that they would allow you to use the 64 player maps in single player.

Yeah that kinda sucks. My guess is that running that many bots would be too much of a strain on the engine. Though it's not like the BF bots are that smart...

**mervaka** · 08-04-2005, 05:55 PM

sorry to bring up an old thread, but i got it today after being solidly addicted to the demo - the demo servers were virtually lag free, but the retail servers are UNPLAYABLE :(

does anyone else get this?

Jiggles · 08-04-2005, 09:30 PM

I've noticed a lot of variability on this. BF2 hits the server hard, and I think a lot of the server hosts just aren't giving it enough power/bandwidth. Also, most of the other maps are more complicated than the map included in the demo. Plus the game's got a tons of bugs, which were actually made worse after the patch + hotfix.

So, basically, if you can find a good server, and you have some luck, you can get a near lag-free gameplay experience. Otherwise, enjoy the slide show :P

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06-26-2005, 09:06 PM	#56
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Just ordered it... it will be here soon! __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

06-16-2005, 07:22 PM	#42
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Find a good Torrent and it doesn't take that long. I found a good set of mirrors here as well: Battlefield 2 Demo Mirrors I tried the 4th mirror down and got over 150KB/Sec.

06-16-2005, 10:25 PM	#44
o_voipme Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Work Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ugh. What's with this lame account creation thing. I hate Gamespy. All I want to do is play online.

06-17-2005, 01:31 AM	#46
o_broodingdude Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	LOLLIE@ Stat based pissing contests! BF2 is pretty fun. Anyone get a handle on the audio crackling?

06-17-2005, 08:49 PM	#47
o_sh4x Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Man I can't wait for the full game haha.. it's so nice. It must be so fuckin good for clan play. I just wish there was less idiots online sometimes tho. Anyone interested in trying to start a BF2 FF clan to enjoy nice teamwork?? FF.Sh4x FF.WHOSNEXT =)

06-17-2005, 09:20 PM	#48
o_broodingdude Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Sure, why not? Besides BF2, FF is the only other game I am planning on playing for a while as a substitute for my other 2 favorite hobbies...

06-24-2005, 07:19 PM	#49
o_fathom Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Auburn, AL Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This game is pretty much bad ass... compared to 1942. I didn't like bf42.. If anyone hasnt bought bf2 yet.... i suggest you do so

06-24-2005, 08:43 PM	#50
o_kayuni Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I won't be. The Battlefield series is all right, but no matter how good your specs are, it's guaranteed to lag, and take eons when joining a server. My computer is fairly good (P4, 1 GB DDR, etc.) yet it took me a good 8 minutes to get onto a BF:V server.

06-25-2005, 01:59 AM	#51
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	omgz0r bf2 is t3h pwn4ge

06-25-2005, 06:18 PM	#52
o_thenuke0 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Im not going to buy games cause im simply not sure i have the time to play them =/

06-26-2005, 07:55 PM	#53
o_vertical Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA, KY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	yeah finding time to play or time that I "feel" like playing is hard to do. But I just bought this game the day after it was released, and I do have to say its awesome, def. something to keep me occupied while waiting for Age Of Empires III and Fortress-Forever to be released. Sucks that I have a GeForce 6800 GT 256 and I still can't set BF2 on very high graphics lol. Maybe in a few years there will be a card thats good enough and cheap enough to turn the graphics on full. Good luck to anyone who doesn't have a pretty recent card...

06-26-2005, 08:01 PM	#55
o_vertical Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA, KY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	haha, I love the way the game looks, and I don't mind that it taxes the hell out of my card, but what I CANT STAND is the shitty ass in-game server browser. It blows. I'm waiting for gamespy's version to come out, and HOPEFULLY it will be easier to use. Hell, they don't even have a favorites list so you can find your favorite servers, and blah. I don't even need to say anything else about it, it just pisses me off :P

06-26-2005, 09:12 PM	#57
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ican't stop playing it! The one thing I wish is that they would allow you to use the 64 player maps in single player. The fact that there aren't bots makes it so I can't make a 64 player LAN either. Oh well, still woops ass!

08-04-2005, 05:55 PM	#59
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	sorry to bring up an old thread, but i got it today after being solidly addicted to the demo - the demo servers were virtually lag free, but the retail servers are UNPLAYABLE :( does anyone else get this?

08-04-2005, 09:30 PM	#60
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I've noticed a lot of variability on this. BF2 hits the server hard, and I think a lot of the server hosts just aren't giving it enough power/bandwidth. Also, most of the other maps are more complicated than the map included in the demo. Plus the game's got a tons of bugs, which were actually made worse after the patch + hotfix. So, basically, if you can find a good server, and you have some luck, you can get a near lag-free gameplay experience. Otherwise, enjoy the slide show :P

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