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Forum Archive 2023 => Games of old that no longer float our boat........ => dMw Gaming => Gaming Archive => Battlefield 2 => Topic started by: Carr0t on May 10, 2007, 11:08:02 AM

Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Carr0t on May 10, 2007, 11:08:02 AM
I was really not feeling like playing WoW on Monday, so i logged onto Boomer to attemt some CS. Was quite fun, as my ping seems to have stabilised again (I stopped playing BF2 cos it went up from 30 to 300 for about 2 months, after which I gave up). Pretty soon all the people on there wandered elsewhere though, so I thought i'd try some BF2 again, but the in game server browser and XFire were both unable to talk to the BF2 or PRMM servers listed in the servers thread on the forums.

Has everyone stopped playing BF2 on DMW, so the servers are now offline, or have I just failed at connecting to them, or what?
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: DuVeL on May 10, 2007, 11:47:08 AM
My twinbro da_Ricci plays BF2 sometimes.
I've heard that NinjaFreak plays sometimes over at the RIPservers.
I haven't played a game of BF2 in quit a bit, to busy at the moment but I might pick it up again in a month. I sometimes play a bit of BF2142 though just to relax a bit (don't want to disturb any games on Boomer/MeatHook).
 
PRMM was played on the Monday-evenings but seems to have died a bit...
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: delanvital on May 10, 2007, 11:52:38 AM
I play once in a while.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 10, 2007, 01:50:28 PM
Quote from: DuVeL;188627My twinbro da_Ricci plays BF2 sometimes.
I've heard that NinjaFreak plays sometimes over at the RIPservers.
I haven't played a game of BF2 in quit a bit, to busy at the moment but I might pick it up again in a month. I sometimes play a bit of BF2142 though just to relax a bit (don't want to disturb any games on Boomer/MeatHook).
 
PRMM was played on the Monday-evenings but seems to have died a bit...

 
Yup.. I'm on the RIP servers most nights from around 9pm onwards.. Just got promoted and unlocked my third sniper rifle (super accurate, sound's fab) and third support gun..
 
BF2 rox..
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: suicidal_monkey on May 10, 2007, 02:24:52 PM
I cba with the need to mess about with "experience" to unlock a fps game I thought I'd bought complete. "All-unlocks available to anyone" type servers were fun though.

...also it's not the easiest game to get and keep running smoothly on my pc. It got into the habit of crashing without explanation after about 2-3 minutes of multiplayer so now it's no longer installed
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Carr0t on May 10, 2007, 02:35:12 PM
Fair enough. I'll stick with CS again :)

I just need to learn to suck less ;)
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 10, 2007, 04:08:38 PM
Quote from: suicidal_monkey;188660I cba with the need to mess about with "experience" to unlock a fps game I thought I'd bought complete. "All-unlocks available to anyone" type servers were fun though.

What's the difference to WOW levelling up?? Same-Same
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: T e c h N i c a l on May 10, 2007, 04:10:58 PM
I love the idea of unlocks and ranks... I really need to get the game >_<.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Eternaluk on May 10, 2007, 04:12:14 PM
Quote from: T e c h N i c a l;188683I love the idea of unlocks and ranks... I really need to get the game >_<.

I've got the game,I might give it a go now, and I am as of now, on my computer! Meaning I have Internet. :)

Well... I got round to trying it in the house.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: T e c h N i c a l on May 10, 2007, 04:18:33 PM
Good fer you ^_^.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 10, 2007, 04:36:51 PM
Quote from: T e c h N i c a l;188683I love the idea of unlocks and ranks... I really need to get the game >_<.

Make you you get Special forces with it..
 
Each time you go up a rank you'll get 2 unlocks.. :D
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: suicidal_monkey on May 10, 2007, 04:58:33 PM
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;188682What's the difference to WOW levelling up?? Same-Same
er ... You said it! I don't play WoW, never have, never will :flirty:
BF2 was good fun and if it was more pick-up-and-play like CSS I'm sure I'd probably still be playing it. Cant (or don't want to) spend months levelling up before I can enjoy the full game.

mainly it was the emptiness of the dMw BF2 server and the constant crashing that stopped me playing
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Eternaluk on May 10, 2007, 06:35:38 PM
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;188689Make you you get Special forces with it..
 
Each time you go up a rank you'll get 2 unlocks.. :D

I'm just looking for a ranked server right now.

I've got Special Forces too. :D
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 10, 2007, 09:43:29 PM
Quote from: suicidal_monkey;188692er ... You said it! I don't play WoW, never have, never will :flirty:
BF2 was good fun and if it was more pick-up-and-play like CSS I'm sure I'd probably still be playing it. Cant (or don't want to) spend months levelling up before I can enjoy the full game.
 
mainly it was the emptiness of the dMw BF2 server and the constant crashing that stopped me playing

 
I knew as I was typing that I was putting my foot in my mouth.. Sorry.. Didn't mean to offend..
 
To be honest I enjoy BF2 even without the leveling up. but I do play it alot.
 
NF
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: suicidal_monkey on May 10, 2007, 09:55:39 PM
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;188774I knew as I was typing that I was putting my foot in my mouth.. Sorry.. Didn't mean to offend..
 
To be honest I enjoy BF2 even without the leveling up. but I do play it alot.
 
NF
no offence construed :D I still enjoy BF2 without the extra guns but it annoys me that you have to "grind" on "official" servers in order to get access to the rest of the game. Plus as I said my pc is just too old:doh:
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: DuVeL on May 10, 2007, 11:54:42 PM
Guys, join the RIPservers, we know them and we know what they stand for.
Play BF2, game at RIP!
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Coaxafkone on May 12, 2007, 02:55:13 PM
Quote from: DuVeL;188818Guys, join the RIPservers, we know them and we know what they stand for.
Play BF2, game at RIP!

Hmmm ok, was going to get around to Installing BF2 at some point anyway. See you BF2'ers on the servers at some point.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: DuVeL on May 12, 2007, 08:59:56 PM
dMw has a good name at RIP, that's why I used that.
Should any dMw habe a problem there, report it plz
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: big-paddy on May 15, 2007, 04:41:02 PM
All welcome on the RustyInPlaces servers.
 
I am around most nights, not always playing unfortunately.
 
If you need space making you can Yahoo me on BiggestPaddy or sometimes xFire as BIG-Paddy. I can always make space for -=dMw=- buddies.
 
Technical don't buy BF2 it looks like Carrot and S_Monkey dont want theirs :)
 
[RIP] servers
 
UK based
 
64 Man Infantry Only 217.146.93.230:16567
32 Man Vanilla 217.146.93.231:16567
 
US, but still smooth for Euro based players
 
64 Man Infantry Only 69.65.14.242:16567
64 Man Special forces 69.65.14.243:16567
 
We also have two BF2142 servers plus 1 running Northern Strike, if BF2142 is your game of choice.
 
Euro rotating Titan and Conquest maps: 81.19.208.143:17567
US titan/conquest: 89.65.14.241:17567
Euro Northern strike: 81.19.208.153:16567
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: DuVeL on May 15, 2007, 04:57:23 PM
Paddy, couls you add those also for the BF2142 aswell?
Cheers.
I allready have them on my list but others might want to have them aswell.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: big-paddy on May 15, 2007, 11:01:53 PM
I have added those to the post.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Doorman on May 16, 2007, 12:28:42 PM
I went one one of those servers last night and had a good game or two. :thumbsup:
I'll be doing that more often in future.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: GhostMjr on May 16, 2007, 12:46:41 PM
Quote from: Doorman;189904I went one one of those servers last night and had a good game or two. :thumbsup:
I'll be doing that more often in future.

Agreed the RIP guys are pretty cool witht their teamwork and teamplay. I prefer playing early morning with the RIP American members tho :).
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Eternaluk on May 16, 2007, 02:26:06 PM
I did try to join one or two RIP servers, but I think my internet hates a few of the servers, I lose connection with a few after 10 seconds or so...
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: big-paddy on May 16, 2007, 03:54:22 PM
It could be the Punkbuster Packet Loss kick thingy...
 
check out this article http://www.rustyinplaces.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=2
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: big-paddy on May 16, 2007, 03:55:20 PM
Quote from: GhostMjr;189907I prefer playing early morning with the RIP American members tho :).

The Americans really are fun to play with and if you dont have to get up then it really extends playtime.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Eternaluk on May 16, 2007, 07:05:47 PM
I was just wondering, how long does it take, on average, to unlock guns?
Say I was playing 1-3 hours a day.

@ BigPaddy, I can join the [RIP] Servers now, thanks.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 17, 2007, 09:59:54 AM
depends on mad skill..
 
The first couple of unlocks are fairly easy. go here http://bf2s.com/ and enter your player ID or your Nick name that you use to log on with (ie: inGame name).
 
This will pull up all of your stats and give you an indication of how far you are to the next unlock and how long it should take you. Keep an eye on which medals you need for a few of the higher unlocks. Pistol / knife can be hard to get but I've found a server that is knives / shock paddles only (ranked) so when you get closer I can give you that info.
 
Also, if you haven't done so yet, get the Special Forces pack. Each time you level up you'll get an extra unlock (ie: 2). All I find that you have to do is hit the next level in BF2 and then go back out and into SF and hit it again (usually takes one map) and the next day you'll have 2 weapon unlocks. IIRC when you install SF you get an unlock straight away. worth the cash if you ask me. Also, I like the idea of the grappling hook (too bad it's not in vanilla BF2) as you can go up almost any building which changes the normal gameplay.. the Zip wire is fun but you can only go down but it's still handy if you climb high you can scale the map quite easily.
 
bf2s is really helpful.
 
PM me or Duvel (he's the expert) if you have any questions.
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Dewey on May 18, 2007, 10:20:09 AM
Quote from: suicidal_monkey;188779no offence construed :D I still enjoy BF2 without the extra guns but it annoys me that you have to "grind" on "official" servers in order to get access to the rest of the game. Plus as I said my pc is just too old:doh:

Its a matter of perspective, I don't consider playing a game to be a hassle or grind. I've restarted my BF2 account several times for various reasons, and to be honest your at no great disadvantage with the basic guns. Its not like the unlocks are that much better in most cases. ie the AK47 a basic gun has better stopping power than most of the unlocks. The basic sniper rifle especially MEC one is superior in many ways to the 2nd unlock M50 (which is very slow to reload).

I guess the best unlock vs the original weapon is probably the AT DA0-12.

The most important thing in BF2 isn't your weapon,  its how skillful you are at shooting someone, your tactics, use of cover etc. Your choice of weapon will make a slight difference but not as much as a persons skill. example, Paddy and I have been known to go a bit daft and decide to be AT/Engineers on an infantry only server on Karkand or Mashtuur, and we still get top 5 (god knows how).

I think BF2 demands more from the player regarding team strategy, tactics and shooting skills than CSS which I feel is aimed at a younger audience who demand instant gratification and find games that last longer than 5 mins boring. But the world would be boring if we all like the same stuff :)

I really do need to start playing BF2 more - if it means I can shoot Ninja I'm there baby! :woot2:
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 18, 2007, 10:22:15 AM
You're never online Punk! your too busy being a "flounder".. LOL..
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Dewey on May 18, 2007, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;190099You're never online Punk! your too busy being a "flounder".. LOL..

You online tonight?
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 18, 2007, 11:45:16 AM
Yup.. CSS here first and then over to RIP l8rs..
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Eternaluk on May 18, 2007, 01:05:48 PM
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;190109Yup.. CSS here first and then over to RIP l8rs..

I might join ya if that's ok, MeatHook gets a bit slow and everyone seems to fall to sleep at their keyboards. :norty:
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Gone_Away on May 18, 2007, 02:25:03 PM
Quote from: Eternaluk;190124I might join ya if that's ok, MeatHook gets a bit slow and everyone seems to fall to sleep at their keyboards. :norty:

Last friday was Brilliant!! We were on the hook quite late and then Saddako suggested we move to our public server.. We were there until around 2..
 
Even Doorman made an appearance later on..
 
SWEET!! :woot2: :woot2:
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: Dewey on May 22, 2007, 04:27:13 PM
Great to see some of the dMw community on the RIP servers - great these clans get on so well :D
Title: Do people play BF2 any more?
Post by: FBG on June 25, 2007, 11:49:40 AM
I've been playing recently, mostly pick a rndom 32+ player server somewhere. Will try the rip servers, would be good to play with some dmw'ers again.