chrispchikin
Member
+3|6382
Say you got an award...(for exampe expert engineer) and it showed up on screen (drumroll etc) and you took a screenshot of it.

then...after waiting for weeks, that particular award never showed up.

Would you pad to get it again, after all, you did earn the award, and your only claiming what is yours?

Thoughts?
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,973|6603|949

maybe.
BigmacK
Back from the Dead.
+628|6722|Chicago.
No. I'd play it out again and be very satisfied when I recieve it.
russ)=spetsnaz
Banned
+131|6426|the guy in the hind on gator

chrispchikin wrote:

Say you got an award...(for exampe expert engineer) and it showed up on screen (drumroll etc) and you took a screenshot of it.

then...after waiting for weeks, that particular award never showed up.

Would you pad to get it again, after all, you did earn the award, and your only claiming what is yours?

Thoughts?
is this the situation ur in right now???/
RoosterCantrell
Goodbye :)
+399|6451|Somewhere else

Yes. I almost went expert pistol. Got the kills, no drum roll.  finally, I got it though. Was on the verge of padding.

Expert repair is tempting, but it would feel lame.  Only IF I felt genuinely felt screwed somehow.

I was building up time for the AA badge (just updated the patch) , as commander, and got expert- Accident.   But, once I realized what had happened, I Admit, I did Hop right into ground defense and cheaped that award.
chrispchikin
Member
+3|6382
It happened to me with expert explosives, screenshot and all...it was like one in a million, perfect combination of circumstances.
DrunkFace
Germans did 911
+427|6652|Disaster Free Zone
I got 39 C4 kills IAR.. and no expert badge, and that was about a year ago (jan 22 2006, the same round I got veteran), and I still haven't received it yet.. So the answer to your question in no.
David.P
Banned
+649|6245
No... I used to when i was a noob but that was only for basic heli, I was in songhua for 15 minutes doing absolutely nothing just sitting in az-10 on the cliffs right infront of the red line until i got it. I know it's wrong but i never knew about roe then. My basic aviator was a bit harder had to jump in the f-15 in cleansweep, And engage in aircombat with the mig i only hit the guy once with a ll my missles. (Hard as hell to gun but it was fun surprisingly the guy was'nt mad at me for being a noob)

Last edited by David.Podedworny (2007-03-22 19:05:55)

t0mhank5
Member
+319|6683|Surge
Engineer, would I pad for that? Yes. In fact I already have. i would have gladly padded for my expert knife, instead of getting it like a bitch with 1.3.
[RaWr]-Impsux
Have Guns, Will Travel.
+28|6527
I have been waiting for my Collectors bronze badge to pop up after I have scored it atleast 4 times already. What the fuck is up?
_NL_Lt.EngineerFox
Big Mouth Prick
+219|6501|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition
Maybe I would pad for my Expert Sniper...but I dont play normal BF2 anymore, just PR
..teddy..jimmy
Member
+1,393|6620
yes..
-[Silver.Inc*
BF2s AU Server Admin
+315|6551|Melbourne, Australia.
Awards, serious business.
ethrion
Member
+25|6364|Hong Kong @ the moment
Theres really no need to pad. Just have to keep trying and wait for the right set of circumstances to present themselves. However, its knowing which maps and under what conditions its most likely to get those circumstances is whats useful.

Last edited by ethrion (2007-03-22 23:49:30)

Ricerckt93
Member
+69|6623
No.  No need to pad. 

If you are able to get it the first time, you can get it again. 

I had to earn the Expert Anti-Tank Badge several times, because it never showed the first time.

Pretty annoying, but you can do it again.
OneSixty
Member
+14|6464|Melbourne
Nope...
  I remember about a year ago, getting a badge i wanted and having the server not shut down were 2 senarios that didnt like me at all ..
I couldnt count the amount of times on ground and pound for a vet badge i did twice / 3 times ..
If i had vet or expert explosives fair and square then - YES at this point .. id consider it mine and go get it. i have worked hard at getting it, and still dont have it, when i get it once.. thats all i care about.. 

My question is - Do people consider using jets, apaches or commanding a form of padding ( for non commanding - heli - jet badges ) ??
I personally didnt get any badges that werent for the class without pursuing that class.. i.e gong commander for expert anti tank badge. AND I HATED IT when people i know got them "quickly" by commanding and cant kill 10- 15 people with a gun barrel
Todd_Angelo
Leukocyte
+336|6598|Warlord

chrispchikin wrote:

Say you got an award...(for exampe expert engineer) and it showed up on screen (drumroll etc) and you took a screenshot of it.

then...after waiting for weeks, that particular award never showed up.

Would you pad to get it again...?
In those circumstances, I might. It would depend on which award it was.

For something really hard, where it's likely to take many many games to get it again (Expert Repair is a great example, some people try for weeks) I'd probably try to get it an easier way, if possible. For something that's just challenging like one of the expert combat badges I'd probably go for them legit... unless it was a class I totally hate and suck at, in which case once could be enough.
Fredrik
i hate you all
+201|6620|Norway
I never try for awards, they just pop up from time to time and i`m like wtf?

Edit: Oh, except for the knife and pistol i just got that. But thats because my stats got reset for some reason and i need them to get the star in my rank and you dont need to pad for that either

Last edited by Fredrik (2007-03-23 04:05:56)

De_Jappe
Triarii
+432|6498|Belgium

In the scenario you describe for expert repairing, probably.
Dragonclaw
Member
+186|6276|Florida
Probably. Unless its a kills IAR badge. I can easily get those.
PASSUBY
Member
+30|6603|Louisiana
I have..The only one I did was my Medic badges...I really felt bad after I did it too.. (Honestly)
ReDmAn_ThE_uNiQuE
oh hai :D
+156|6622|The Netherlands
No the moment will come when you CAN get it
Snake
Missing, Presumed Dead
+1,046|6537|England

BigmacK wrote:

No. I'd play it out again and be very satisfied when I recieve it.
QFT. I had to do Expert Assault & Specialist twice.
Drexel
Member
+43|6447|Philadelphia
Believe me, I got expert repair legit, and I consider myself better than anyone who didn't.
david363
Crotch fires and you: the untold story
+314|6710|Comber, Northern Ireland
too right i wud stat pad FTW!!!1

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