PC Gamers Beat Console Crowd to Bad Company 2 Vietnam Map Unlock

[kebab4you]

gratz I guess, stopped playing a couple weeks into BFBC2 since the machine guns was more deadly on long distance then the snipers. Is that fixed yet? ._.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

As a just starting PC gamer, I say...



I JUST BOUGHT BFBC2 A FEW DAYS AGO FOR LIKE, 7 BUCKS,


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Ironman126]

What PC games have you been playing? Ever third comment on BBC2 and TF2 is either a racist remark or some shithead 12-year-old threatening violence or sexual abuse against me. (granted, it's because i'm owning the idiot, but still.)

Seriously. Am i just playing on the douche-bag servers or something? Hell, it happens even on my gaming community's server.

Yeah, you are. May I suggest looking for other servers? I wouldn't guarentee that no dicks will use any specific server (this is the internet, after all), but I certainly know servers where that sort of thing is rare in my experience).

It's worse with TF2. Plus half the Mac users are dicks about being Mac users. I think i'm going to stop accepting "Join Game" invites from my friends...

 

[nesto]

they should subract 3,960,000 users statistics. Thats how many pirated Bad Company2 on PC this year.

 

[kibayasu]

Actually no, my point wasn't really built around the statistics used previously. I mentioned them here because I was arguing there's probably more to this than 'PC gamers are teh 1337', an argument that 'hardcore' (ie. insecure) PC gamers will leap on at the drop of a hat, like Nintendo fans leaping on a successful Wii game as an argument that they can still play their console. I wasn't really all that sure of the stats myself, and I didn't look at the web page itself because that wasn't really my point.

So... you did pull fake numbers out of your ass. That's a pretty lousy arguement.

they should subract 3,960,000 users statistics. Thats how many pirated Bad Company2 on PC this year.

Of course, people who pirated it need a unique CD key to play online at all. Please learn how the internet works.

 

[Kukakkau]

Yeah all I'm gonna say is it's easier to hack your stats on PC...

Either that or bad company suddenly became a PC hit overnight - it was always referred to as being designed for consoles and PCs just getting a port so I don't see how that can happen...

Anyway good for them they unlocked content early - medals all round

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

hehehehehehheheheehehh

/salute PC

 

[Thee Prisoner]

Does the game still run like crap on normal PC's? Ran like garbage on mine because of the particle effects and I will not play unless I can turn the damn dust effects down so I can play without lagging horrifically every time a grenade goes off.

Define a "normal" PC...

How about an HP in the $900-$1100 range.

The problem is just stating how much the computer costs doesn't really tell us much on why you are having these issues.

Lag can be caused by your internet connection and/or your graphic card abilities, bad drivers and etc.

If you can at least give us the model number of your computer we might be able to help. Pre-made computers are notorious for having bad to average graphic cards and/or chips.

 

[DragonTHC]

The game sold 2.7 million on xbox 360, 2 million on ps3.
How many sold on PC? 310 thousand. This from VGChartz

310 thousand players bested 4.7 million?

That is pathetic. This means that PC players truly have way more skills. It's all down to the controller.

Too bad skills don't pay the bills.

 

[thethain]

Seriously. Am i just playing on the douche-bag servers or something? Hell, it happens even on my gaming community's server.

We are, however, more organized than the console crowd. And we don't have matchmaking to contend with. I almost feel sorry for them. But they made their choice, so they can live with all the poorly balanced consequences.

I really suggest just finding a server with an active mod squad. Usually clan scrim servers keep them squared up fairly well. Even if you have to deal with them occasional all joining to practice with all clan on one team and all ranodm on other.

 

[ethaninja]

BUT PC GAMING IS DEAAAAAAAAAAD!

I'd be careful where you say that.

 

[EvolutionKills]

Being released to the PC a few days before obviously gives them an unfair advantage. By the time the challenge date of the console release, PC gamers have already gathered enough steam and had more people come back to the game. New players have also had three days prep. Also, they've had a chance to get the feel of the game such as maps and weaponry.

Wow, so they added 'new' team actions with Vietnam, one that those 2-3 extra days really helped them get the hang of? Funny, because I'm pretty sure that everything they where tracking was already implemented in the game, and is for the most part easy as all hell. Does the map really affect your ability to mark a target or heal a team-mate that much?


I don't think that they had 'more' people come back to the game. I think that this game's PC community has always been larger and stronger, partly because the aforementioned 10-year-old-ritalin mules mostly exist on consoles and have moved onto other games (like Modern Warfare 2). I remember seeing news about how the initial numbers for the size of the player bases, that the PC trumped the combined totals of the 360 and PS3 player base. I also imagine that part of the cause of this was the cold shoulder (if not an out-right 'fuck you') that the PC FPS community had just received from Modern Warfare 2, and we where a lot 'hungrier' for a game that adhered to the standards and conventions that PC gamers expect from a competitive online shooter.


Once again, driven team-oriented communities built around dedicated servers. Wise up developers/publishers, there's a reason Team Fortress 2 and Valve's other online games still have strong online communities.

 

[kibayasu]

The game sold 2.7 million on xbox 360, 2 million on ps3.
How many sold on PC? 310 thousand. This from VGChartz

310 thousand players bested 4.7 million?

That is pathetic. This means that PC players truly have way more skills. It's all down to the controller.

Too bad skills don't pay the bills.

Looks like someone doesn't know about digital sales. Pretty much all the digital retailers don't release sale numbers, including the publishers own stores.

 

[RicoADF]

In my experience, I've found the console crowd isn't exactly into the whole "teamwork" thing.

Tbh BF has always been a more PC orientated game, I'd bet the majority of fans play it on PC thus helping.
Doesn't bother me tho, after BF2 the series went to crap

 

[Warchiefwill]

soooooo, Whats the map like? Any good?

 

[Canid117]

Does the game still run like crap on normal PC's? Ran like garbage on mine because of the particle effects and I will not play unless I can turn the damn dust effects down so I can play without lagging horrifically every time a grenade goes off.

Define a "normal" PC...

How about an HP in the $900-$1100 range.

The problem is just stating how much the computer costs doesn't really tell us much on why you are having these issues.

Lag can be caused by your internet connection and/or your graphic card abilities, bad drivers and etc.

If you can at least give us the model number of your computer we might be able to help. Pre-made computers are notorious for having bad to average graphic cards and/or chips.

My internet should be fine. I can play Team Fortress 2 without any lag and the times the game would lag in BFBC2 was when stuff blew up. My Chipset is an ATI mobility Radeon 4200 series with an M520 series CPU at 2.30 GHZ according according my system information on control panel. All of this is running on a one year old pavilion. I had gone on forums and there were numerous complaints that the game ran poorly on mid range computers and that it would probably be better after a few patches but I have yet to check if performance has improved at all on my machine. System requirements labs says I should be able to run it fine if I turned down the graphics and it would have too if I was just able to turn down those damn particle effects. They are a nasty resource hog and I honestly do not mind if a dust cloud looks a little unrealistic if it means my game runs smoothly.

 

[Thee Prisoner]

Does the game still run like crap on normal PC's? Ran like garbage on mine because of the particle effects and I will not play unless I can turn the damn dust effects down so I can play without lagging horrifically every time a grenade goes off.

Define a "normal" PC...

How about an HP in the $900-$1100 range.

The problem is just stating how much the computer costs doesn't really tell us much on why you are having these issues.

Lag can be caused by your internet connection and/or your graphic card abilities, bad drivers and etc.

If you can at least give us the model number of your computer we might be able to help. Pre-made computers are notorious for having bad to average graphic cards and/or chips.

My internet should be fine. I can play Team Fortress 2 without any lag and the times the game would lag in BFBC2 was when stuff blew up. My Chipset is an ATI mobility Radeon 4200 series with an M520 series CPU at 2.30 GHZ according according my system information on control panel. All of this is running on a one year old pavilion. I had gone on forums and there were numerous complaints that the game ran poorly on mid range computers and that it would probably be better after a few patches but I have yet to check if performance has improved at all on my machine. System requirements labs says I should be able to run it fine if I turned down the graphics and it would have too if I was just able to turn down those damn particle effects. They are a nasty resource hog and I honestly do not mind if a dust cloud looks a little unrealistic if it means my game runs smoothly.

The Radeon 4200 is your problem,. It works well on older PC games but not great on new games, but if you use low to medium settings for the newer games you should be ok.

 

[Jesse Custer]

you're joking right? I understand PC Fanboyism, I even own BFBC2 and vietnam for the PC but this a bit harsh and unesscary.

If you were offended:

1. You're the fan-boy.
2. You're too sensitive.

And even if it was "unnecessary", it was (mildly) funny and that's all that counts. Toughen up kid.

 

[Korten12]

you're joking right? I understand PC Fanboyism, I even own BFBC2 and vietnam for the PC but this a bit harsh and unesscary.

If you were offended:

1. You're the fan-boy.
2. You're too sensitive.

And even if it was "unnecessary", it was (mildly) funny and that's all that counts. Toughen up kid.

Fanboy, hardly, sensitive, not really, I can take a joke, but when the site such as the Escapist already has too much PC fanboyism, its not very enligtening when one of the reporters acts like a PC fanboy.