Well, so far I like it enough to have spent $20 on it. That says something where I am concerned because I'm pretty cheap.
In the details though:
* I'm not military, but I still find it slightly surprising that every weapon except sniper rifles are using iron sights. My talks with my brother-in-law, currently deployed in Afghanistan, and responsible for the armory at one time, gave me the impression that the majority of shooters had at least some rudimentary form of optics in use (Red Dot, ACOG, etc). I'm going to assume you're being shrewd businessmen (or deferring to them) and saving optics for a later update where we will be charged even more money. Sadly, I will likely buy them.
* I am disappointed in the Engineer vehicle-specific talents. It's frustrating to spend these points on abilities that make me a more effective driver, only to find the snipers, medics and assault players all stealing the vehicles at spawn time. These talent expenditures would be nicer if there were a slight improvement in the chance that I will actually be allowed to drive, rather than follow behind it, repairing it, like some equestrian proctologist, only to see the rude sniper drive off in it the moment it's repaired. Likewise for expenditures into piloting skills.
* It would be nice to see more maps. I'm worried because I played BF1943 for a while and noticed that in the couple of years it's been available to the XBox 360 you haven't added a single new map (that I've seen). However, since this game is free, I'll understand.
* Spectator mode: Why are we not allowed to simply watch others play? I can see numerous benefits to such a mode. First, new players can watch the highest scoring players on a map to see how these people are managing to attain these scores. Also, we can help police ourselves in making sure people aren't cheating. Forgive me for lacking faith in PunkBuster. I test software for a living. I know better.
I'm sure to think of more later on.
The lag can be annoying. I don't like the fact that choppers can be taken out with 2 shots of the AA but it takes about 10 from a light tank. I also don't like the fact that you have to manually tag an opponent even after you already shot them. More weapon variety would be nice instead of normal/veteran version of each gun. I'm satisfied with the stats of the weapons bought of the real weapons but it would be nice for the to be cheaper since they aren't really OP. Scopes and sight would be a nice addition as well.
So far i liked the game even with all the hiccups I'm just waiting for more modes and maps
ok ehm i have a question and i dont know who to ask, when will the update come when we can use c4? cuz c4 is friken awsome! xD xD xD XD
Wonderful game, wonderful opportunity. I think I have created like 10 BF fans by linking people to this game. A close friend of mine went and bought BF2 and BF:BC2.
Though I have come across a problem with spammers and rage people. They are a distraction and almost as bad as the couple dozen team hamper'ers I have seen in my short time playing.
Will there ever be in-game moderators, or will they be Server appointed when the game is finally finished Beta testing? And for the EA servers now, will there be any type of in-game Moderation to stop team hampering and enrage players?
Training level, like Battlefield Heroes (another Online Free Play TPS similar to BF:P4F), will there be one soon?
But so far I enjoy playing on the server and like the easy to remember controls. I especially enjoy flying!
I'm not usually one for shooters, and I've never gotten into Battlefield on the consoles since I can never quite get the hang of targeting with a sensitive thumbpad in the heat of the moment, so as a virtual noob to the genre (I prefer MMORPGS and strategy games) I was expecting this to be a brief investigation after my Battlefield crazy housemate told me to check it out as an option for a PC jockey.
I loved it. I've had two play sessions and they've both gone on for hours. Very addictive.
Currently playing as a recon since anytime I've played these sort of games I've always preferred the challenges of sniping. This same certainly fulfils my expectations and has already provided me with a few exhilarating moments after I've managed to pull off a few whoop-worthy shots from an unprobable range. Imagine my glee at finding I could actually snipe a gunner in a chopper given enough luck and opportunity, for example. Getting better at lining people up and then seeking cover or moving to another spot for a second shot.
Recons never going to be a big scorer compared to some of the other professions, though it's good to know we get a few extra points for pulling of the more challenging snipes. I'd highly recommend recon players spend some time getting familiar with vehicles in order to earn some kills comparative to those running about tanking. Tank literally and you'll get a few kills up if you're not having much like behind the scope. I love driving the tanks around - is definitely the vehicle of choice.
Having said that, one of my best sessions was in the gunner seat of an attack helicopter with an excellent pilot. Made a mess of the enemy.
Good times.
Not having much luck getting the hang of chopper and jet controls yet, but that'll take practice. My apologies to those jumping on board choppers I've sent spiralling into oblivion until I get the hang of the stick.
Having a few bizarre connection errors now and again, but apart from that have been impressed with the server performance so far.
More maps would be cool. Already getting familiar with the current ones and the popular hiding spots.
Can't wait to get back into it tonight....
Wow...I've played several shooters with a large hacker community, CA being the worst & I honestly find this game more annoying. The maps are larger, so, running a good bit to be clearly hit by an aimbot every map, every game gets old fast...atleast CA you only had to walk 10ft.
Was hoping for a better experience, I've played every BF and probably every shooter you can think of and a free BF, that looked more realistic (The opposite of BF:H) sounded great. Very let down, the graphics I had to set to Super Low, which was very strange considering my comp. is beyond recommended. Alright, I can deal with terrible graphics, graphics don't make the game its the game-play, which was a total let down...very slow pace game.
Finally, hackers...should've known the second I seen "Installing PunkBuster".
hi guys, i want to share some of my first impressions on this game.
at the time i downloaded this game, i was very frustrated, why wont it load??!! but after 2 days of waiting, it loaded and the 2nd best thing that ever happened in my life came to life ( the first one was charlie sheen!
) . i mean, this game although sometimes laggy , had vehicles! good graphics for a free game and... ITS FREE. this game pushed my awesome barrier. i see people in game saying this game sucks and im not going to play it or its unfair, its horrible , its cr4p well guess what, i respect your opinion, as long as you keep it to yourself.
cya in da battlefield!
My main issue with the game is that i dont know what the hell im doing. There is no tutorial, and im put straight away to play with skilled players and not players that are of atleast my skill level. Hence quite frankly i dont like this game lol
I enjoyed this game back in closed beta and I'm enjoying it now in open beta. The game could be much better and please *OH PLEASE* get rid of punkbuster. It's one of the worst Hackshield out ther and it functions in a horrible way. I'd suggest HackShieldPro or nProtect Gameguard since they are the best Hackshield's out there.
Bottom Line:
-The game is good,
-The maps are fine, but CAN get boring after awhile,
-Tanks are way to OP. I'm not saying that the P4F team should do anything about the tanks, but maybe add a timer to when you are in a Vehicle for a long period of time (Maybe 5-7 mins) then there should be a countdown from 10 to 1 and the veichle overheats and explodes. Get rid of those tank nubs >
-Keep up the good work
P.S. There is a bug on the Sharqi (Don't remember the name) map where you can see under a building. I don't want to exploit this bug, but just want to point it out for the BF P4F team.
Ha yeah great job guys, this game is going good, few minor glitches but hey! it's free and still in beta stages bigggg THUMBS UPPP!
your shooting system is perfect, nice tidy quick reacting it's like counterstrike but 120% better.
map scale just awsome, maybe you could add objectives for squads to complete within levels? rather than just capture the points(THINK ABOUT IT).
scoring a point system is really good not original by no means but still ok.
all and all looking forward to continuing to play your game in the future,,, tops!!
johnie
I loved the game <3
Some suggestions:
New game modes: like explosive mode
We need a serverbrowser...
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1 thing I don´t like in the game is: if I want to change my class I need to leave the game and use another carachter...
Im waiting for new maps and weapons and I will spent money here!
So, this game has to download right?
I can't stop playing!! >.<
this is why i think ill be sticking to console gaming. No offense to anyone who games on only pc or anything but ive put so much money into my comp and in the next 3 months all the 1000's of dollars ive put into my comp is outdated and its just ridiculous. Once again not lashing out at EA or anyone that plays pc. I just enjoy paying 300 dollars one time and being able to run all these new war games without upgrading or anything. Just my opinion hope you guys have fun!
(30-04-2011 10:48 AM)CFEEZY Wrote: [ -> ]I just enjoy paying 300 dollars one time and being able to run all these new war games without upgrading or anything. Just my opinion hope you guys have fun!
We do, but certainly you can not compare P4F with new PC-Games wich provides you a Graphic, Consoles never can provide ^^
first impression : really love the game. requires skill, teamwork and planning. the best part is its free. getting kicked out of the server like every 2 minutes because of high ping, but kept playing.
playing as a recon, though wont be spending any money until the 'scoping' bug is fixed.
cant wait for battlefield 3.
A massive amount of getting kicked from servers for "high ping" When I don't appear to be lagging at all.
awesome!! i love it, also ps3 down so no online this is the closest thing to it !
nice
It's good for a free game.
But i honestly hope that they will make B3 more like BC2, because im not willing to pay 60$ for gameplay like this. Not in this life.
battlefield p4f is my favourite i love the game this is my first multiplayer-shooter since 12 years. of old time i played counterstrike. and battlefield is my new one. the gamefeeling is good the maps are few
the balance is afresh (again) good and so on, in short:
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