BF2S Forums Beta Patch 1.20 - Your Opinions

Thats an end to my titan core/ console attacks lol......hard enough getting down the corridor as it is!!

Last edited by joker3327 (2007-02-05 06:28:22)

Yeah the boots are a must-have.

It sucks when you don't have time to deploy the parachute and are dazed and half dead while the surprised enemy flinches and finish you off with a lucky burst.
Quicker stamina recovery sounds sexy too.

But still, I look forward to try out the RDX-clark.

EDIT: The infantry sonar MUST be awesome on certain maps?
And capping flags will be quite a lot easier if you've got an AFK commander who won't give you UAV's.

Last edited by Sambuccashake (2007-02-05 06:46:53)

the infantry sonar is awesome. especially on the titan.
the boots are also pretty much useless right now. there is a review of them in the NS forums and the conclusion is that they don't really do anything. clark-rdx (while i have to agree that it is fun to use) and the boots should be your last unlocks because they dont really add anything. the other unlocks are way better

There's an open beta and a closed beta. The changelog for the two are different, with some extra things in the closed beta from what I've seen. The closed beta of course is part of the NS beta so there's probably extra stuff in there to accomodate the new maps and vehicles.

i'll do a quick mini-review of the unlocks

sniper:
- decoy: it put the UAV dot/sat scan onto the decoy and you remain undetected. if you manually spot the sniper dots on both appeak
- camo upgrade: does exactly what it says. the camo lasts longer between recharges

Assault:
-extra rocket/shotgun shell: gives you 4 instead of 3 rockets/shells. pretty usefull imo
-radar nade: gives you 1 small UAV sweep. cannot be resupplied. i find that the rocket launcher and shock paddles are more usefull. dont unlock until the end

Engy:
-motion mine bait: will bait all motion mines in the area and explode them (also very useful for traps). well worth it
-exrtra ammo: you get extra bullets into your SMG. i'm sort of 50/50 on this one, i would only unlock it if you find yourself running out of ammo in fights

Support:
-Infantry sonar: gives you a infantry UAV over the deployed device. very useful.
-rdx-shotgun: see my above post

Player ability:
- boots: see my above

SL ability: you can spawn every 10s form the beacon. normal CPs are unaffected

Sambuccashake wrote:

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From the sound of it, this might just be the first weapon of the battlefield series to have a hot fix created for the exclusive purpose of nerfing it.

so if i have vanilla BF2142 i can still unlock NS unlocks in vanilla bf2 and have them for ever!!!sweet iam so getting RDX whore launcher or the N00B nooB as it will be called HAHAHAHAHAHA i will pwn u all. LOl drop 20 decoys so the enemy thinks your whole team is in there titan so they poo ther pants and abandon ship

Last edited by GR34 (2007-02-06 16:10:05)

GR34 wrote:

so if i have vanilla BF2142 i can still unlock NS unlocks in vanilla bf2 and have them for ever!!!sweet iam so getting RDX whore launcher or the N00B nooB as it will be called HAHAHAHAHAHA i will pwn u all. LOl drop 20 decoys so the enemy thinks your whole team is in there titan so they poo ther pants and abandon ship

You can unlock them in vanilla but you will have them only untill you disconnect or you get CTD

And if you want to try the beta patch go to you programs/Eletronic Arts folder. Make a copy of you Battlefield2142 directory (just right click drag-drop in same directory). You will get a directory called "Copy of Battlefield2142". Now install the new patch and it will patch the version in normal "Battlefield 2142" directory. So now you will have both versiones installed. If you want to run the 1.1 version (current) just run the .exe file in "Copy of Battlefield 2142". If you want to run the 1.2 Beta than run the .exe in "Battlefield 2142".

Sambuccashake wrote:

Would be pretty wicked (and waaay wrong) if it worked as normal RDX so you could take out vehicles/consoles/cores while standing safely out of harms way.

But I do think seasoned players will find it very usefull.
Magius5.0 seems to derive some pleasure from wielding it.  wink

Care to tell us more about it?

So far, it's okay.  It is open beta, which means the weapon may be fine-tuned before the public official release of Northern Strike.

Basically the RDX shotgun is a sticky bomb launcher, as someone pointed out.  I haven't stuck any organic objects yet (like infantry) but I assume it can.  It has considerable range if you arc high (on the order of 30 to 45 degrees from horizontal), but you need precision aim and understand parabolic trajectory if you want to become good with it.  Its very good for area denial, much like grenades--no one wants to go running out when someone is spamming a crate full of grenades at the only doorway out of your position, same thing applies here.  Plus, with 20 rounds in reserve, and a magical ammo box, you won't run out anytime soon.

I've already thought some strategies up with this new weapon (it's the only 'real' new weapon, I still think they could've put a little more innovation in the unlocks, to be honest), mostly area denial.  Also good at getting guys that are hiding behind cover, if you can arc it properly.  The best part possibly is covering your own squads ass with these things--lay down a string of them, and its unlikely the enemy will follow unless they feel like getting cooked.  It could also prove lethal on titans, if you have two, three guys spamming these things down the corridor.  Since they can launch overall faster than grenades, you have a more likely chance of getting a couple shots in before you get mowed down, and clear the path for other attackers.

So, thats all I got at the moment.  I've experimented with the other unlocks, namely the Infantry Sonar for Support...christ, could we possibly give the Support class any more reasons to be overpowered?  Dystek was good, but this thing--if it doesn't get destroyed--gives you a heads up like no tomorrow on nearby infantry movement.  The wallhack complaints are going to skyrocket.  Truly, Support now has the most diverse, lethal armament of all the classes, with possibly the exception of Recon.