BF2S Forums Do you play Highway Tampa anymore?

Longbow wrote:

Ninja_Kid2002 wrote:

This map is the one I play when I want to armour-it-up without being uncontrollably TV-raped.

Chopers wouldn't be a problem with 2 AAV's per team. Map is flat, you have no cover. Just...not my type of map, I either play infantry or fly chopers. On Tampa you are either in tank\jet or you're fucked.

[Fin]Dami3n wrote:

After reading some comments of this map let me give my own one.
It is wide map, same kind of style as karkand (fog) so karkand whores should like this map.
If you dont have vehicles you are more or less fucked, i think commander will get big points but anyways this map didnt warm me up at all.
I think im going to play it right now, of course there is good sides on low jets ration and no attack chopter A.K.A quote ->
I think Ninja_Kid2002 has some truth in it what he is saying, maybe a lot

Ninja_Kid2002 wrote:

Longbow wrote:

No attack chopers - fail. Should be 2 per team.

IMHO the best thing about this map (apart from the mass tank convoys) is the fact that there's no attack chopers and only 1 jet per side. I'm not whinging about getting owned by choppers n planes, but it's freaking annoying playing some maps (Wake, Dragon Valley, etc) where you just want to cap some flag, but you get fucked from the skys every other minute.

This map is the one I play when I want to armour-it-up without being uncontrollably TV-raped.

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[Fin]Dami3n wrote:

Played that map for an hour, opinions?
Shitty, i hate it.
Too much noise no peace only cool thing you can do is go to swim underneath the bridge and then some gay apc comes to kill you...

avman633 wrote:

I don't even play BF2 anymore so no

MOJ32 wrote:

avman633 wrote:

I don't even play BF2 anymore so no

why are you on the forums then?

Chullster wrote:

I agree with snake mainly.

This map rocks for what it's designed for, Tanks.

I've got 99.5 hrs on it, 30 of those when it was Beta, and it rocked a whole lot more with no uncaps.

It's also the easiest map to own on. Get a tank, be engineer, stay near other tanks with engineers, own, rinse and repeat.

I always thought it's the worst map for C4 jihad, as it's so open you get plenty of practice shots on them.

I don't play Tampa as heavy now as I've got exp trans. and 400hrs in the tank, which is what it's ideal for.

Ninja_Kid2002 wrote:

Can someone sum this up for me, I simply don't have the attention span to read it.

Snake wrote:

You all simply fail. 23hours on it, so far, with a BRS of 106 and simply some of the best vehicle combat Ive ever experienced. Its nice to be able to drive a tank around such a colossal map and not have a bomber or heli blowing you to shit every minute. Thats what makes tanks such a deathtrap on OCS, Daqing and Taraba, and they are biiiig maps.
The only reason people dont like that now, is that the flags are spaced out - and guess what, you have to drive to them. Oh dear, your SPM might drop by 0.5. UHHH no. You cant stand in your spawn point and lob nades at each other. Oh no.

Ok, so people who play in helis most of the time aren't going to like it. Heres an idea: try something new. Theres more to this game than a TV missile.
Or, try the tactic of a 6man squad, SL as support as the pilot of the trans heli and the rest as engineers and go AT-mine-bombarding all the enemy tanks. 100+ scores for the pilot (if hes good), wrenches to repair - even mobile AA cant bring you down and you drop unlimited mines all over enemy tanks and vehicles. THAT is epic win, teamwork and the best damned fun Ive ever had in this game.

Infantry players think its not for them? Get 3 people, grab a jeep and engage infantry at the Gas Station CP. Theres hordes of them. RD and myself did this, one medic and one assault, we lasted for about 20 kills each before being overwhelmed by enemy infantry. Not tanks. Infantry.
Theres plenty of it, you just have to find it. Its not like karkand where you just run forward 10 steps and lob nades til you die.

Why is it that people endlessly bitch about this game, no matter what is created, added or whatever when they have no sense of perspective?
Seriously, just because a single, solitary vehicle isnt (or is in some cases) in the map, people dont like it. Why is it that people endlessly complain about it? Why cant you just take the map for what it is, adapt your playstyle and try something different?
Theres very few people in this game that can and will play a bit of everything, and thats what I hate most about the BF2 community - the fact that most people cant adapt themselves to play slightly differently, whether it be a different kit, vehicle, tactic or gamestyle.

Spidery_Yoda wrote:

I found that every 5 minutes i'd get killed by a jet. Hardly saw any enemy armour when i played. Just constant bombing, or standing around in spawn points waiting for a jeep to spawn. It's also far too big.

What fucking map were you playing? Unless theres a good jet pilot in the air, a single bombing run should not be taking out your tank that often. And if they are bombing you alone that often, be an engineer and repair up. Jets get most kills from DPV's and transport helis on the map.
Considering the distance to the airfields...jets have a long return time for bombing runs compared to most maps, so its not as bad as you make out.
And if you hardly saw any enemy armour you clearly are driving near the water or need a pair of glasses.

Seriously, how many people were in the server where you were playing? Lowest Ive played is 10v10 on it, and even then , there was a lot of armour about.
Play it on a full 64man server and you cant fail to find, engage and take out enemy armour - and convoys too. And its a damn sight more fun.
Tampa wasnt designed for "High points servers" where you have 6v6 for hours upon end. Oh no, it was designed for massive tank battles in huge player games. And it does just that. Very well.
You simply have not found it. Yet.

Spidery_Yoda wrote:

Not a fun map at all.

Then learn to play it. Tank convoys, 5 strong vs an enemy column of 5-6 tanks...is that not fun and unique?
It is fun, you have just had a few bad rounds on it. End of.

Spidery_Yoda wrote:

Oh yeah, and every time I played, the MEC got raped real bad. Incredibly unbalanced, downright boring map.

Yes, MEC have it harder on the map...but they dont get raped real bad all round, every round.

Spidery_Yoda wrote:

I think that removing the jets completely and greatly increasing the number of trans heli's and jeeps would have made the map far more enjoyable.

Removing that lone jet per team? Seriously, what the fuck. ONE fighter jet and you are complaining? Tell you what, lets stick some F-15's and SU-34's on the map and see how you like that. No wonder you can hardly play the booster packs.
Transport helis...is 2 per team not enough? Ok, theres a third pad...but would that really make it that much better? No.
Increasing the number of jeeps...
1) they have done, and there are enough of them - its how people use them thats the problem
2) there would be no defense at the flags. At all. Stranding people at flags forces you to use the AT kit and take out enemy armour. And at those kind of ranges, that is a serios threat. You can see the tank, he cant see you. Wonderful.


(Yes, Im in a bad mood and, yes, this topic is full of fail of TBF2 proportions)

Ec0li wrote:

Snakes rant has just scared me into playing tampa. No but srsly, he did just kinda sell it to me, i might give it a shot later. Used to be a I/O kark whore then i discovered engy kit and love EF and AF now and tampa seems to be quite similar to those.

Snake wrote:

Or, try the tactic of a 6man squad, SL as support as the pilot of the trans heli and the rest as engineers and go AT-mine-bombarding all the enemy tanks. 100+ scores for the pilot (if hes good), wrenches to repair - even mobile AA cant bring you down and you drop unlimited mines all over enemy tanks and vehicles. THAT is epic win, teamwork and the best damned fun Ive ever had in this game.