Windows Battlefield 4 Discussion Thread

In regards repairs I actually had a couple of people actually repair my vehicle without being prompted.

I even had a none squad mate in the tank actively repair me.

Quite a shock to be honest. I used to repair all the time. But when people drive off, during or after reps I stopped doing it.

Still my favourite thing to do is anti repair tool vehicles. As they hop out I hop in and run them over

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Sadly I have to repair tool them all the way since it seems unless they see you doing it to them, they don't seem to actually understand what it happening and just sit in there till they die

 

The only rule always I play by is not stealing vehicles, it's just unsportsmanly. It's fine on Conquest because vehicle spawn points are won and lost constantly, but on Rush it unbalances the game.

What I'll normally do is steal the vehicle, drive it somewhere stupid and let them know that they should go down with their vehicle.

 

You do WHAT sir? If the enemy jumps out of their vehicle, it is my DUTY to steal it. (obviously I don't mean on rush, as I agree, it's lame) If someone on my team, is camping with a vehicle say the aa, when we have nearly all the flags, not doing anything with it, I will steal it if I get the chance. If it is a map that there are only two tanks on, my team is losing, and the guy is a recon or whatever, I will not repair them, and will steal it. Some people in this game, don't deserve to use the vehicles. Sad, but true.

I so wish they would bring squad access only for vehicles. That way at least if your friend in your squad gets out to repair you, some moron can't take their seat.

 

I agree with the above, I wouldn't intentionally go out my way to steal enemy tank on rush. As is seen a lot in Damavand.

But if they where to run off instead of going down with the vehicle then it is fair game.

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I wonder if they'll bring any bad company maps. Would be awesome to see Arica harbour or harvest day.

 

WTF have DICE done to the revolvers?!? My beloved Rex is terrible, somebody decided to make the default position for the firing pin be unset, so there's a tenth or two delay every time you pull the trigger, that person needs a slap.

 

Jet notes:

The attack jet is just like it was in BF3, which in the context of a conquest match makes it pretty unstoppable, just went 31-0 with it on Paracel Storm.

The Stealth Jet is useless with the stock gun, power leveling that now, the 25/30mm cannons cannot come soon enough.

SU-50's turn rate is about 30% higher than the other two, the F-35 can come to a dead stop in mid air, the J-20 dies, a lot. Also the J-20's canards cycle backwards, that needs patching.

Rockets and JDAM are useful, other weapons not so much, laser guided missile is just an elaborate form of suicide.

Active Radar missiles need removing from the game, there's no reliable counter, no warning when they're fired and reasonable players (like say... me) can just use them as an across map insta-gib. Not sure what anyone was thinking with those.

Lastly, somehow I am in division 1 global for attack jets, which is the top 3% right now, time for a new shitbutcket.

 

the BFBC2 maps were awesome for the most part. They were too small for bf4 however

 

I found the Jdam to be utterly useless.

As for the active radar it's about the only thing that can actually take a jet down from the ground in my opinion (apart from the AA's guns and a well aimed tank round ). As usual if you try and lock and fire on a jet with a Igla etc they just flare and head for the skies, recharge and continue.

I love flying jets and I'm not too bad at it but they are absolutely over powered, but then they always are on BF. I used to use the laser guided but then quickly realised that the cannon is far far more effective.

Fully unlocking the stealth jet was a pig.

Heli's really need to have better defenses against jets, heat seakers take way too long to recharge and jets can take the heli down in one strafing run.

I love the attack choppers but I don't go up in them now on bf4 as they are sitting ducks.

 

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What is the benefit of the Igla over the Stinger? Assuming there is one.

 

Yeah I said in my post, I'll take advantage of any vehicle in conquest, but not in Rush.

Arica is one of my all time favorite maps, so much destruction! I think almost every building in that could be leveled. I hope for a come back but I'm not hopeful... Maybe the levolution is a mountain landslide?

 

They can remake an extended version then

 

IGLA does more damage, but needs a constant lock, so it's useless unless you like standing around waiting to be knifed.

 

I thought range was longer, wasn't aware it did more damage.

Stingers are quick to lock, fire and reload so I prefer them.

 

It might be that then, I've been shot down by an IGLA but have yet to get Stingered.

On Active Radar missiles, I've found a tremendous reliable counter for them: Flying in curved arcs round the map, haven't even been hit by one since adopting that highly advanced technique...

 

The description says can disable at medium range for the igla and short range on the stinger. But neither seems to do more damage personally, and neither seems to have more range iirc, both 500m. My issue with the igla is that you pop flares and even though I'm hovering over the plane it starts locking onto the flares 2 meters to the left/right of the air unit. Plus if they go out of lock range, it seems to never hit. And yea you have to stand their like a lemon with a big sign saying "take me from behind" above your head.

Also passive radar loses lock onto flares, I thought flares were only supposed to throw off heat seekers?

 

I think you should have to choose between flares, to ward off heat seekers or Ecm to ward off things like the Igla and soflam/javellin etc.

Make people choose and make life a little more difficult for jets and helis from attack from the ground

 

Spent a few hours playing a bit of shooty bang bang tonight (couple of games of conquest) and really enjoyed it - hadn't managed to play much to be honest before today. Targetting does feel different, but it's good!